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Collection of research summaries from expert lake scientists around the world.

  • Snow covered Lake Superior
    • — November 18, 2022

    Research Brief: Compilation of Lake Superior Temperature Data

    Despite the strides made in recent years surrounding remote sensing and environmental IoT technology, multiyear, year-round records of physical parameters in the US-Canada Laurentian Great Lakes are few and far between. Even more so, finding data on subsurface conditions throughout the water column is even rarer. Nevertheless, physical parameters like temperature and currents are part of the fundamental characteristics of the Great Lakes, meaning the data could impact and inform management strategies for state and local groups.

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    lime green phytoplankton bloom that shows how invader species can thrive
    • — November 11, 2022

    Research Brief: Resident Species Aid Invader Evolution

    In the wake of some of the world’s largest recorded algal blooms in history occurring over the past few decades, researchers are left asking how we got here. Nutrient loading and climate[…]

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  • Photomicrograph depicting the siliceous frustules of fifty species of diatoms arranged within a circular shape. Diatoms form the base of many marine and aquatic food chains and upon death, their glassy frustules form sediments known as diatomaceous earth.
    • — November 4, 2022

    Research Brief: Automated Organism Tracking Applications in Microbial Research

    Plankton recorders have been used for field research dating all the way back to the 1930s and yet, there is still no perfect solution to quantifying plankton community structures and[…]

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    Jeans Run near its headwaters in Hughes Swamp, Carbon County, within State Game Land 141
    • — October 28, 2022

    Research Brief: Meeting Lake Protection Targets in the U.S.

    New research determines that lake protection targets neglect surrounding watersheds and fail to protect ecosystems.

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