From our #FreshwaterEcology track: Decades of data on fish #BodyCondition in a Wisconsin lake reveal signs of classic #PredatorPrey coupling - and the impact of an #InvasiveSpecies doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4… #FishSci #OpenAccess #NSFFunded U.S. National Science Foundation Ben Martin Center for Limnology US LTER

It’s July and Lake Mendota looks like a lake I’d swim in 😳

Our new study examines the transfer of microplastics in freshwater communities. In lab expts, Gen D'Avignon tested how trophic & nontrophic interactions of co-occurring benthic animals (round goby, quagga mussel, amphipod) affect their uptake of microbeads: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great to see a Canadian lake used to mark the start of the Anthropocene! Meromictic lakes are rare and fascinating! ⁦SIL Limnology⁩ ⁦ASLO⁩ ⁦IAGLR⁩ ⁦Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) is vital for many of the projects conducted on station. Head over to the Center for Limnology blog to learn about what the LTER field crew has been up to this summer! blog.limnology.wisc.edu/2023/07/19/fie…

Had a blast hosting Grandparents University yesterday, but strong winds forced an early return to port (& all the grandparents to shift to the back of the boat!) Here’s hoping for smooth sailing today! Wisconsin Alumni UW–Madison

Quote: "Preserving freshwater habitats can protect more species and more evolutionary history than preserving the same amount of area on land or in the ocean." phys.org/news/2022-04-f…

Encouraging news for US lakes. New study finds if we hold steady or decrease road salt use, chloride levels in many lakes could stabilize below U.S. EPA thresholds. ASLO (Limnology & Oceanography Letters) Chris Solomon Hilary Dugan Bill Hintz Stuart E. Jones caryinstitute.org/news-insights/…

A great and much needed guide, compiled by friends of the LTER. Check it out!

One last bragging post on this dying platform? Awesome study by ⁦Benjamin Peterson⁩ from ⁦McMahon Lab⁩. “Metabolically diverse microorganisms mediate methylmercury formation under nitrate-reducing conditions in a dynamic hydroelectric reservoir nature.com/articles/s4139…

Just discovered this in the basement of Hasler Lab. Anyone want a break from this #heatwave? Cause we’ll totally switch it back!

Join us in Madison! The Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is hiring for a 2yr postdoc position UW–Madison focused on climate resilience & management of fisheries & wildlife in the midwest! limnology.wisc.edu/employment/

Out today in nature - rivers and streams are major contributors to global methane emissions. Emily Stanley & a team of international researchers mapped out where & why. blog.limnology.wisc.edu/2023/08/16/sci…

Here's to the Wisconsin Idea! If you don't know what that is, show up on the UW union terrace at Lake Mendota on Aug. 31 or tune in

Our #scicomm interns are headed back to class, but they're leaving us with cool stories. Here's Maddie Gamble's latest on the work Joe Mrnak & his team did this summer! blog.limnology.wisc.edu/2023/08/30/fie…

Register for Science in the #Northwoods now! If you're doing research on northern Wisconsin's lands & waters & want to meet other scientists doing similar work, have we got the conference for you! kemp.wisc.edu/outreach/sitnw/

Cripes! One day left until you get to see Jake Vander Zanden, Dan Egan & Charlie Berens talk #Wisconsin waters at the beautiful Memorial Union Terrace! See ya there!

Thanks for hosting Wisconsin Sea Grant! We're honored Jake Vander Zanden got to be part of the panel & had a blast!

HUGE Congrats to our grad student Danny! Thanks to the Japanese Society of Limnology for recognizing his most excellent paper! SIL Limnology Shin-Ichiro (Ichiro) Matsuzaki

"“Within the first few hours, I already looked at the lake differently. ‘Limnology’ is a word that needs to be known.” - Anna Mueller - CFL #SciComm Intern It's #DayOfTheBadger - help us get even more students like Anna out on our waters! dayofthebadger.org/campaign/limno…