Understanding How Climate Change Affects Carbon Loading to Boreal Lakes
We want to understand how climate change affects carbon loading to boreal lakes, through long-term changes in precipitation and changes in the intensity and duration of storms.
Research
With 58 lakes reserved for scientific purposes, the IISD Experimental Lakes Area provides researchers with living laboratories and access to untapped research potential.
This unique structure allows IISD-ELA researchers to work with governments, industry and other academic scientists to identify and study new and emerging concerns before they become large-scale environmental problems.
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Measuring Impacts on Fish, Without Being an Impact
Researchers at IISD Experimental Lakes Area are exploring how we can use mucus to assess the health of fish populations—a measure that would not require sacrificing them.
Tracking Fish Behaviour
Our researchers are using hydro-acoustic monitoring to track fish behaviour in IISD Experimental Lakes Area lakes.
Investigating The Role of Cattails in Removing Phosphorus from Lakes
Could floating bioplatforms help lakes that are suffering from eutrophication? We have currently testing out that very question.
Researching the Effectiveness of eDNA Testing in Fresh Water
Researchers are exploring how effective and accurate environmental DNA can be at monitoring species in fresh water systems.