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- — July 26, 2010
Satellite tracking of loons will assist avian botulism study

The U.S. Geological Survey is using satellite transmitters to track loons over the Great Lakes and learn more about the spread of avian botulism. The large black and white, fish-eating[…]

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- — July 15, 2010
Study on golden mussels aims to fight Great Lakes invaders

Dr. Hugh MacIsaac has made a career out of fighting invasive species. The University of Windsor professor and researcher with the Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research has for years[…]

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- — July 7, 2010
Despite years of phosphorus controls, Lake Erie remains unhealthy

Despite meeting Clean Water Act mandated pollution targets for more than a decade, a new study shows Lake Erie is still fundamentally unhealthy. The Nearshore and Offshore Lake Erie Nutrient[…]

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- — July 6, 2010
Herring could help stabilize Great Lakes food webs

As Great Lakes food webs collapse under the pressure of invasive species, some researchers say reviving a declining native fish could restore stability. Lake herring (Coregonus artedii), or “ciscoes,” were[…]

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