See below to see the latest media releases from IISD Experimental Lakes Area and features in media. If you wish to speak to one of our experts, contact Sumeep Bath, media and communications officer at IISD Experimental Lakes Area at [email protected] or +1 (204) 958-7700 ext. 740.
Media Releases | August 15, 2017
Canadian scientists at IISD-ELA have discovered that certain lake predators are altering their behaviour due to climate change, revealing what the future may hold for these fish and their food.
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | July 31, 2017
"Matt McCandless, executive director of IISD Experimental Lakes Area, said he doesn’t yet know how the lake’s zebra mussel problem will impact the algae, but said Lake Erie researchers saw algae increase in beach areas when the mussels arrived."
IISD-ELA in the News | The Conversation | July 20, 2017
"The Lake Matano discoveries had special significance for Dr. Sherry Schiff in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo. Her long history of studying freshwater habitats, including those at the International Institute for Sustainable Development — Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) in northern Ontario, helped her formulate a hypothesis."
IISD-ELA in the News | Kenora Daily News and Miner | July 10, 2017
"For the month of July, people can tweet at the IISD-ELA Twitter account with any questions they may have for Experimental Lakes Area scientists with the hashtag #ELA140, whether it’s about climate change, different pollutants, invasive species, or what exactly happens at the ELA, a natural laboratory made up of 58 small lakes and their watersheds near Vermilion Bay. The catch, of course, is the researchers have to respond in 140 characters or less."
IISD-ELA in the News | Radio-Canada | July 7, 2017
"Les chercheurs de la Région des lacs expérimentaux développent l'art de la concision. Le centre de recherche, situé près de Kenora, s'est donné le défi de répondre aux questions des internautes sur Twitter."
