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Cool Weather Means Clear Waters for Wisconsin Lakes

Posted on May 13, 2020

Most people think of green, algae-filled waters when talking about southern Wisconsin lakes. And, sure, these highly productive bodies are full of nutrients that run off from the landscape and feed huge algae blooms every …

Posted in Ecological Processes, Hasler Lab, Limnology 101Tagged algae, clear water, daphnia, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, water clarity, Wisconsin fishing

Water We Talking About? A Pennsylvania Pond Infested with “Fleas”

Posted on April 24, 2020

We realize we’ve all lost track of time as we continue to flatten the COVID-19 curve but, trust us, it’s Friday. And that means it’s time for Water We Talking About? Kids have questions and …

Posted in Ecological Processes, Graduate Student Research, Water We Talking About?Tagged ask a scientist, clear water phase, daphnia, limnology, Mike Spear, water fleas, Water We Talking About?

Can UW Researcher and Freshwater Zooplankton “Make Our Planet Great Again?”

Posted on March 22, 2019

by Kelly April Tyrrell – Plankton, says the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Carol E. Lee, are cows of the sea. These tiny marine organisms eat algae and in turn, fish eat the plankton. If plankton become …

Posted in Awards & Milestones, Global Change & Long-Term EcologyTagged daphnia, zooplankton

Past Post: Early “Spring Cleaning” for Lake Mendota

Posted on April 1, 2014

Obviously Lake Mendota is still frozen over here in the Spring of 2014. But, two years ago, Madison lakes had officially opened up (i.e. thawed) on March 10th and, by early April, we were writing …

Posted in Ecological Processes, Hasler Lab, Water Quality, Hydrology & NutrientsTagged Center for Limnology, clear water phase, daphnia, Lake Mendota, Madison, Ted Bier

Muckraking Mendota: Seeing the Invisible

Posted on June 27, 2013

Last week I took advantage of the clear water conditions to observe fish in their natural habitat. While it was an awesome experience, I was left wondering: “Why does the water start off clear and …

Posted in Ecological Processes, Hasler Lab, Muckraking MendotaTagged Center for Limnology, daphnia, Emily Hitls, Lake Mendota, limnology

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