Just yesterday, Alice Ogden-Nussbaum, the Center for Limnology’s lead research technician on our long-term ecological monitoring project, headed out to the middle of Lake Mendota to collect some routine data on conditions in the lake. Alice is used to lowering limnology’s oldest tool, the Secchi disk, into the water and having the plate-sized, black and white disk …
Calling all lake lovers! (Or wetland enthusiasts, river runners, pond explorers, etc.) Friday, June 20th, you’re invited to Hasler Lab’s Annual Open House. This free public event offers the opportunity for guests of all ages to: Visitors can stop at several stations featuring current research, lake science demonstrations and examples of all sorts of fishes, …
by Jake Vander Zanden On Mothers Day evening I began receiving a barrage of texts along the lines of ‘What is up with these bugs outside?’ Anyone anywhere near Lake Monona would have undoubtedly noticed these impresive swarms of buzzing insects. These swarming insects are midges – also known as lakeflies or chironomids. Despite the …
A study spanning more than ten years across three lakes has found that heatwaves have a dramatic impact on algae blooms. Algal growth in one lake increased, on average, by 57 percent in the days following a heatwave – and that was the least impacted lake in the study. A second lake saw that number …