Physical Limnology
Physical limnology forms the basis for understanding many interactions within lakes. We’ve been studying the fundamentals for 50 years and counting.
Since its inception in 1968, the Experimental Lakes Area has been building a long-term data set by simultaneously monitoring atmospheric conditions, water quality and biota. By using this data, researchers at IISD-ELA are able to explore long-term changes in climate and how these changes trickle down to lake ecosystem health.
Physical limnology forms the basis for understanding many interactions within lakes. We’ve been studying the fundamentals for 50 years and counting.
As a virtually unseen aspect of the food web, zooplankton play an important role in nutrient cycling within lakes.
We have an unparalleled meteorological dataset of the local area that we have been collecting for over 50 years.
The IISD-ELA fish program is responsible for monitoring the health and behaviour of the many fish species found in IISD-ELA lakes
The algae ecology lab focusing on studying interactions between algae and the environment. Many of our study receive very little inflow from streams which directly affects nutrient concentrations in the lakes.