Benthic algal communities in the Laurentian Great Lakes (USA and Canada) have been strongly affected by the invasion of dreissenid mussels. Early (1990-1995) studies in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, demonstrated a shift from light to nutrient (phosphorus, P) limitation of...
Hypoxia has been observed in the central basin of Lake Erie for decades. To understand the impact of various controlling factors, we analyze a record of hypoxic extents for Lake Erie for 1985–2012 and develop a parsimonious model of their interannual variability. We...
Congress designed the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) as a partnership of 17 Federal agencies and 11 regional systems. Through collaborative projects and shared objectives, these partnerships improve the understanding of the coastal ocean environment by...
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