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Fall 2021 Lakes Letter

This issue explores the unique challenges of winter research and makes the case for a coordinated, collaborative approach to do more.

2021-Fall

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Contents

Cover: The state of winter limnology in the Great Lakes by Andy Bramburger

Association news

  • Four IAGLR conferences coming in 2022
  • Staffing changes: IAGLR hires second employee; on track for ED next year
  • A new approach to funding

Member news

  • Kudos
  • Welcome new members
  • 2022 membership drive
  • New member spotlight: Jana Levison & Dominique Rumball

Articles: Winter research

  • The Great Lakes Winter Network by Ted Ozersky
  • Investigating life under the ice in Lake Onego, Russia by Natacha Tofield-Pasche
  • Winter wakes by  Ellen George
  • A call to prioritize and coordinate winter research by Michael Twiss and Marguerite Xenopoulos
  • Embedding with the “Guardians of the Great Lakes” by  R. Michael McKay

Research Briefs: Winter research

  • Winter shapes fish behavior and species interactions by Bailey McMeans
  • Filling data gaps: A project to measure winter oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in western Lake Erie by Rachel Eveleth
  • Winter and summer bathymetric distribution and diet of benthic fishes in Grand Traverse Bay, Mich. by David Jude, Hans Van Sumeren, and John Luchco
  • Earlier winter-spring runoff leads to lower summer primary production in temperate lakes by Allison Hrycik

Community News

  • Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
  • Smart Great Lakes Initiative