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Fish Fry Day: “Fishes of Wisconsin” Challenge – Largemouth Bass

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Happy Fish Fry Day! For those of you just tuning in, last week we embarked on a crusade to share a little bit about ALL 183 species on the amazing “Fishes of Wisconsin” poster. Fish #1 was the suckermouth minnow, and we learned all sorts of fun stuff, like the fact that not all small …

Ecosystems on the Brink – CFL in Scientific American

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The October 2012 issue of Scientific American is out and it features a nice article on ecosystem regime shifts, CFL experimental workhorses Peter and Paul Lakes, and our director, Steve Carpenter. Ecosystems on the Brink by Carl Zimmer Peter lake lies deep in a maple forest near the Wisconsin-Michigan border. One day in July 2008 …