Research and analysis
Nutrient futures for Windermere
Investigates how future climate change could impact the water quality of Windermere in the English Lake District.
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This study investigated how future climate change could impact the water quality of Windermere in the English Lake District. The project estimated how climate change affects the movement of nutrients through the catchment and the growth of microscopic lake water plants called phytoplankton.
Three management options were tested to determine if reducing nutrient inputs to lakes could counteract climate impacts on phytoplankton communities. Understanding these impacts will help the Environment Agency and others adapt its nutrient regulation to better protect lakes in future.
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Published 20 May 2026