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Volume 34, Number 2 (6/23/08)
- Fat Lake Trout like Lots Of Fathoms!
- Bird and Human E.coli are Found in Fish
- Sampling Baby Fish on a Budget
- Study of Historic Air Photos Analyzes Cattail Invasion of Lake Ontario Wetlands
- E.coli may survive in green algae mats
Volume 34, Number 1 (4/26/08)
- Algae Exploit Toxic Cadmium as Tonic
- Big Patterns Affect Lake Erie Storms and Winds
- Winter storms: Good for ducks on the Great Lakes?
- Small perch contain more mercury than expected!
- Catching Clustered Critters
- Monitoring Data Show Improvement in Area of Concern
Volume 33, Special Issue 3 (3/31/08)
- Watchdogs for change: Environmental indicators are benchmarks for future planning
- Plants Probe Beneath the Surface to Indicate Physical Condition
- Glass Algae Reveal Condition of Great Lakes Coast
- Fish Picky About Wetlands
- Wetland plants speak to us about water quality in the Great Lakes
- Exotic Crustacean prefers mussel invaders to humans!
- Do indices of biological condition really work in measuring aquatic health?
- Land Use Changes Great Lakes Coast
- Common Reed Invades Green Bay Wetland
Volume 33, Number 4 (1/3/08)
- Watching Great Lakes Ice Cover from Space
- Models Predict Future of Lake Ontario Wetlands
- African Fish in Trouble
- Satellites used to measure water clarity in the Great Lakes
- First exotic zooplankton species invaded Lake of the Woods in 1990s!
- No Simple Answer to Lake Whitefish Decline
Volume 33, Special Issue 2 (11/7/07)
- Long-term Effects of a Dam Removal
- Cuyahoga River Healthier After Two Dams Are Removed
- Are Low-head Dams Bad News for Darters?
- Protecting Stream Resources in Great Lakes Watersheds
Volume 33, Number 3 (10/1/07)
- An Invading Phytoplankter in Lake Erie That Likes it Hot
- Exotic Bivalves Thrive in Deepwater
- Stormwater rivals combined sewer overflows as major pollution source in Lake Michigan
Volume 33, Number 2 (7/9/07)
- Stopping Gobies the Cheap Way
- Could Wetlands Provide Refuge For Native Fish?
- Ecosystem Change Leads to Reduced Growth of Lake Whitefish
- Compositing samples for beach monitoring is beneficial
- Are Cattails Squeezing Out Diverse Meadows?
- Phosphorus loading and water quality in Lake Simcoe
- Lake Whitefish Return to the Detroit River after Long Absence
- Great Lakes Fish Displays Little Bladder Control Under Pressure!
- Walleye Spawn in the Detroit River
Volume 33, Suppl. 1 - Special Issue on Restoration of Native Species (5/29/07)
- Mayflies Reveal Differences in Bottom Conditions in Lake Erie
- Strong hatches of Saginaw Bay walleye occur when adult alewives are scarce!
Volume 33, Number 1 (3/23/07)
- New Zealand Mud Snails Invade Lake Erie!
- Crayfish dine on Great Lakes trout and salmon (eggs)!
- Who's moved into Lake Erie rivers?
- Navigational Dredging Causes Dissolved Oxygen Problems in Great Lakes Tributaries!
- Smelt are the Preferred Diet of Lake Trout
- Fish Habitat Expanded in Lake Ontario!
- High Turnover Rate in Portage Lake
- Lake trout swim deep in Lake Mistassini
- Lake trout are on the move
Volume 32, Number 4 (12/8/06)
- Microbes are diverse and active in the "not-so-dead" zone of Lake Erie
- Anglers Shouldn't Fear Round Gobies
- New Method for Studying Fish Food
- Lake Gyres and Seiches
- Sea Lamprey are Wanderers
- Expanded use of Iron in Wastewater Treatment and role in toxic cyanobacterial resurgences
- Burbot Population Declining in Apostle Islands Region
- Yellow Perch Eat It All
- Pheromones Released by Invasive Great Lakes Fish Can Be Extracted From Water and Used for Control
- Severe Climates Could Close the Great Lakes
Volume 32, Number 3 (09/11/06)
- Steelheaders Value Their Fish!
- Heavy Metals in Sediments of the Detroit River: A Different Approach
- Beach Pollution Disappears Within a Very Short Distance
- Using telemetry to track eels? We recommend surgically implanting the tags!
- Mysterious Nitrogen Sources Fuel Algae in African Great Lake
- Lake Health Improves, Problems Linger
- Zebra Mussel Larvae Extremely Sensitive to Copper!
Volume 32, Number 2 (06/28/06)
- Measuring Great Lake Processes and Water Quality from Space!
- Big Lake Herring Like Big Water
- Atlantic Salmon Juveniles Rely on Vitamin B1 for Survival
- Survival of large lake trout as good as the small ones in Lake Michigan
- E. coli Grow in Beach Sand
Volume 32, Number 1 (03/15/06)
- Powerful Barriers Needed To Stop Exotic Ruffe!
- Bird Counts Predict E.Coli In Beach Water Better Than Bird Droppings
- "Museum Lake" under Human Pressure!
Volume 31, Suppl. 2 - Special Issue on Lake Erie Trophic Status Collaborative Study (6/12/06)
Volume 31, Number 4 (12/1/05)
- Salmon turn up the heat on trout!
- Sunfish Gobble Up Zebra Mussels
- Deepwater Tapeworms in Round Gobies
- Round Gobies are Increasing in Lake Huron
- Brown bullheads may have questionable parentage
- Diatoms algae prefer it light!
- It's back! Green Slime Takes Over Great Lakes Beaches
Volume 31, Number 3 (9/2/05)
- Lake Michigan Infested With Fleas
- Alewives Have Negative Effect On Deepwater Sculpins
- Diked Wetlands A Haven For Invasive Species
- Does Ice Boom Alter Buffalo's Climate?
- When Alewives Attack, Little Lake Trout Flee … the Wrong Way?
- New Crustacean Invader Found In The Great Lakes
- Lake's Ups And Downs Recorded In River Valley
- Lake Herring Survive Cooling Events
- Chinese Mitten Crab In The St. Lawrence River
Volume 31, Number 2 (6/7/05)
- Model Quantifies Round Goby Feeding And Growth
- Male Sex Pheromone Could Control Sea Lamprey Populations
- Bird Surveys Needed In Offshore Great Lakes
- DDT and PCBs no longer hinder Bald Eagles of Lake Superior
Volume 31, Number 1 (4/15/05)
- Sexual Practices of Healthy Lake Trout Uncovered
- Viruses And Human Fecal Pollution Found In Michigan Waters
- Invasive Species Win Territorial Disputes
- 10 Billion Round Gobies In Western Lake Erie
- Combined Sewer Overflows Not The Only Source of Water Problems
- Low E. coli Levels Found At Lake Superior Beaches
Volume 30, Number 2 (7/2/04)
- Sun Evaporates Lake Erie More Than it Warms it!
- Contaminant Levels in Suspended Sediments Drop in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
- Banned Chemical Still Shows Up in Lake Superior Fish
Volume 30, Number 1 (6/7/04)
- Crustacean Comeback in Lake Erie
- Cutting the Carp is Not Enough
- Bloater Works Harder Under Pressure
- Endocrine Disruptors In Detroit River
- Young Yellow Perch Like Rocky Bottoms!
- Watching Great Lakes Winds from Space
Volume 29, Suppl. 2 - Special Issue on the African Great Lakes (5/29/04)
Volume 29, Suppl. 1 - Special Issue on Sea Lamprey (6/22/04)
Volume 29, Number 4 (6/11/04)
- Joining the Dots to Identify Superior Farmland in the Great Lakes Basin
- Digging up the Dirt on Cleveland's Past
- New Diatom Species Gets Hooked on Sand
- Exposed, Tethered Round Gobies are Vulnerable to Predators
- Public Access to Lake Superior Increases Inland Property Values
- Reservoir Absolved as Significant Source of Niagara River Contamination
- Maintaining Momentum in Remedial Action Plans
- Buffalo River Recovering from Near-Death Experience
- Rapid Population Explosion of Exotic Variety of Phragmites australis
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