by Madelyn Anderson –Have you ever wondered what happens to a lake when the water rises? Aquatic plants, lake sediment, fish communities and more can be affected and, here at Hasler Lab, we’re uncovering how. …
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Unthreading the Mussel Mystery: Part 3
We’re back with CFL postdoc Tyler Butts and his team as they explore how invasive species interact with eutrophic lakes. As you may have noticed, they are a dedicated crew! by Madelyn Anderson – When I …
Beneath the Surface, Long-Term Lake Monitoring Reveals the Drama of a Food Web in Flux
Seen from shore, it doesn’t look like a lot is going on in Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin. Aside from windy days that shove waves against its mostly wooded shoreline, the lake presents, more often …
Socially Distant Science: How COVID Complicated Summer 2020 Research
This article first appeared in our 2020 Annual Newsletter. Earlier this summer, Ted Bier was out on Lake Monona with the Madison skyline bobbing in the background collecting samples for the North Temperate Lakes (NTL) …
Fishes of Wisconsin: School’s in Session for Brook Silversides
by Andy Stevens If you’ve taken an evening stroll anywhere along the shore of Lake Mendota over the last week or so, you will likely have noticed large schools of translucent, pencil-like minnows darting about …
LTEArts Goes to Washington: Exploring the Beauty of Science on Wisconsin Lakes
In 2011, researchers at the Center for Limnology’s Northern Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research project teamed up with artists in Wisconsin’s Northwoods to explore a new way of communicating science. They all asked the …