Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)

From Lake Malawi to Lake Michigan: A scientist’s lifelong dive into freshwater research Harvey Bootsma has spent decades studying Lake Michigan's ecosystems. His work helps further the health of freshwater systems worldwide.

🌊As we continue celebrating #GreatLakesWeek, it’s a reminder that freshwater research connects lakes worldwide. 🌍 From Africa's L. Malawi to L. Michigan in the #GreatLakes, our UW-Milwaukee partner Dr. Harvey Bootsma’s career explores how large lakes function & support life: uwm.edu/news/from-la...

Check out Maddie and her work here: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/maddie-tomcz...

You can also read about her in our 2024 Annual Magazine on page 6: Leveraging Long-Term Research to Evaluate Impacts on the Lower Food Web in Lake Michigan → ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-content/u...

#GreatLakesWeek: At the Michigan Chapter of the
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Conf, #CIGLR’s Maddie Tomczak shared her research tracking Alewife larvae in L. Michigan. Using long-term monitoring, she studied when larvae appear, peak & taper off, helping manage this key prey species for salmon.

🌊 Happy #GreatLakesDay! The #GreatLakes hold ~20% of the world’s surface freshwater & support millions of people & ecosystems. Cheers to the lakes that connect us all! 💙 Learn more about our collaborative #science & partners around the region: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/resources/fa...

#GreatLakesWeek: Just days into March & meteorological spring, the #GreatLakes remain nearly half ice-covered at 46.6%. 🧊🌊 Check out NOAA GLERL's website for ice data as conditions evolve & temps warm: www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#cu...

Superior: 47%
Michigan: 20%
Huron: 69%
Erie: 74%
Ontario: 16%

Join us Thursday, March 12 from 12-1pm! for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Ted Lawrence: "Strengthening science on the #AfricanGreatLakes through a highly collaborative network of freshwater experts"

Register online TODAY: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/031220...

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🌊 NEW BLOG! Listening to Storm Waves Beneath Lake Ontario

A study led by former #CIGLR postdoc Dr. Chu-Fang Yang & CIGLR's Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome & @umich.edu partners shows how a fiber-optic cable on the lakebed can monitor storm waves in real time: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/listening-st... #GreatLakes

Hello, Bluesky 🌊 We’re #CIGLR, advancing science to protect the #GreatLakes & support #NOAA’s mission to protect lives, property, & the region’s economy. Through research & partnerships, we connect science to society.

Learn more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu

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