Collection of research summaries from expert lake scientists around the world.
Abstract Changes in water temperatures resulting from climate warming can alter the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Lake-specific physical characteristics may play a role in mediating individual lake responses[…]
1Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York 2The Nature Conservancy, Central Science Department, Arlington, VA Bathymetry is traditionally done using an echo sounder fitted on the[…]
1School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Humans have been clearing forest for thousands of years to prepare the landscape for settlement and agriculture.[…]
1Institute for Great Lakes Research and Department of Biology, Central Michigan University Throughout the Laurentian Great Lakes, lacustrine wetlands form where coastal geomorphology provides protection from hydrologic energy and where[…]
Spring 2025 Environmental Monitor Available NowMay 7, 2025
Research Brief: CyanoHABs Forecasting in Satellite Monitored LakesMay 5, 2025
Supplying Seattle’s Drinking Water: Using Data Buoys to Monitor the Cedar River Municipal WatershedApril 30, 2025
Research Brief: Threats to High-Mountain Lakes in the AlpsApril 28, 2025
Research Brief: Measuring Climate-Related Shifts in Lake EcosystemsApril 21, 2025