Lake Scientist

- — April 15, 2014
Lake Taupo is New Zealand’s Largest

Like many magnificent lakes, New Zealand’s largest lake is a crater lake. Formed by volcanic eruption, Lake Taupo sits in a caldera on the country’s North Island. This island has[…]

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- — April 14, 2014
Six months after Lake Texoma fish kill, populations completely recovered

Six months after an algae-induced fish kill on a cove of Lake Texoma, researchers found the population had completely recovered after six months.

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- — April 11, 2014
Friday Five: Lakes of East Africa

In geological terms, a “rift” is an area of Earth where the planet’s crust is separating from the mantle beneath. One of the most extensive rift systems is found in[…]

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- — April 9, 2014
Research Summary: Impact of Gobies on Native Fishes of the Lake Erie Drainage, Pennsylvania

Degradation of aquatic ecosystems by the introduction of nonnative fish species is exemplified in the Great Lakes of North America. Native fish communities in this region have been irreparably harmed[…]

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