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Probability surveys as an approach for assessing zooplankton community and biomass trends in Lake Superior
Citation:
Pawlowski, M., M. Sierszen, P. Yurista, J. Kelly, J. Scharold, AND E. Hinchey-Malloy. Probability surveys as an approach for assessing zooplankton community and biomass trends in Lake Superior. IAGLR meeting, Toronto, ON, CANADA, June 18 - 22, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation demonstrates the use of probability studies for assessing lower foodweb stability in Lake Superior and describes information useful for researchers and resource managers for Lake Superior
Description:
Freshwater ecosystems harbor a rich diversity of species and habitats and also provide critical resources to people. The condition of these ecosystems can be degraded by numerous environmental stressors, such as increases in pollution, habitat alteration, introduction of invasive species and other factors that impact, and in some cases, profoundly alter biotic and abiotic processes in these ecosystems. Long-term monitoring is essential for understanding the effects of these activities and the effectiveness of restoration and protection activities, especially in large lakes with long turn-over time. Long-term monitoring provides information on water quality and other ecosystem services, enabling discrimination between interannual variability and longer-term trends. We invite talks on the topics of monitoring methods, analysis of long-term data series, and consideration of new perspectives or solutions to recognized and emerging research and management issues related to the Great Lakes and other large lakes worldwide.