University of Helsinki
When a lake is frozen, oxygen, which is vital for fish and other aquatic life depletes as the ice and snow prevent mixing with the air and limit oxygen production via photosynthesis. As the climate warms, the time a lake is covered with ice shortens, but the oxygen situation in all lakes has not improved.
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