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Dr. Aaron Fisk, an ecologist at the University of Windsor and a frequent collaborator of ours, shares his perspective on the impacts of recent U.S. government policy changes on scientific research and international collaborations: www.cbc.ca/news/science... #GreatLakesSci

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🎉 We have reason to celebrate! Our own Dr. @chrisbrimacombe.bsky.social, Postdoctoral Fellow here at the CEM, has received an NSERC grant to further support his research on ecological networks like food webs 🕸️ Read alllllll about it in our latest blog post: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/celebra...

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🎣 Calling all ice fishing afficionados! Amid the funding chaos, a new community #data program to help inform existing ice modeling and expand upon work already being done by federal agencies in the #GreatLakes region has been unveiled: grist.org/science/ice-...

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📢 The Canada Water Agency is currently funding #GreatLakes projects! The application period for their Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative is open until February 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. EST 💵 💵 💵 Check out the funding streams and application guides here: www.canada.ca/en/canada-wa...

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🌾 Global food production has resulted in significant #biodiversity loss, new research shows. The Conversation unpacks how this drive for increased food production has fundamentally altered ecosystem biostructure and what can be done to address it: theconversation.com/global-food-... #SciComm #Food

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📢 Calling all fishery managers, biologists, and anyone else with an interest in cutting-edge technology: the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has a new Technoscience Webinar Series you won't want to miss! #GreatLakes #Science #Webinar #Fishery #Technology #GLFC 🐟 🐟 🐟

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📢 The CEM team at #UofG is growing! We have not one, not two, but ⭐ three ⭐ new Postdoctoral Fellows who've joined us within the last few weeks, bringing a whole slew of experience and enthusiasm along with them. We'd love for you to meet them: tinyurl.com/ycaywab9 🐟 #GreatLakes #Science

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Carlson and colleagues explore the relationships between emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, and global environmental change. go.nature.com/4gT0za1

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ICYMI: Freshwater ecosystems are in crisis ☠️ A new study in Nature shows 24% of nearly 24,000 #freshwater species, including crabs, fish, and dragonflies, are at high risk of #extinction. Threats like pollution and habitat loss are pushing them to the brink: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/study-d... 🦀

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🐠 Oceans, rivers, lakes: they're all connected. The @ipbes.bsky.social Transformative Change Assessment Report, along with this phenomenal graphic (!), aim to highlight the shifts urgently needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss within and safeguard life on Earth: www.ipbes.net/transformati...

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📢 PSA: Get your #invasive species monitoring & management projects ready! Indigenous communities, municipalities, conservation authorities, and other incorporated non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for the Invasive Species Action Fund by January 15th: anishinabeknews.ca/2024/11/26/i...

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💡 Pro tip for researchers — Elicit.com is the AI assistant you didn’t know you needed. It handles lit reviews, extracts data, and organizes insights in no time. Save hours and focus on the big ideas. You’re welcome 😉 (Many thanks to one of our collaborators @ inSileco Inc. for introducing us to it!)

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🙌 When launching a major project with a room full of #scientists and government employees, you pose the question, "What values are important to you?" and the result is a word cloud that looks like this: #sciencegoals #teamwork #GreatLakes #foodwebs #globalchange @joeybernhardt.bsky.social #ecology

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👏 For our own @joeybernhardt.bsky.social, teaching #science goes beyond passing on knowledge to the next generation: it also includes passing on the skills to do #openscience through tutorials developed for students, by students ➡️ tinyurl.com/y49fkv6b @uofguelph.bsky.social 💡#GreatLakes @mcgill.ca

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Social Media for Fisheries Science and Management Professionals: How to Use It and Why You Should (Here is a link to a 2018 paper I wrote about social media for science communication, which I am now updating to inlcude Bluesky) afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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🐟 #CESAB ONLINE conference 🐟 Fish biodiversity facing global change 📅 Dec 5 ⏰ 2 to 6 pm Paris time 🔗 umontpellier-fr.zoom.us/j/95406319308 👉 Topics will cover imputation of missing fish traits, Red list assessments, heat waves, homogenization, fish stocks and fishery management 🧪🌐🌍🦤 #addOcean

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🐚 If you or your stakeholders have an interest in #invasives, #LakeSuperior, or the #GreatLakes in general, then mark your calendars for Dec 4 @ 11am ET because the Lake Superior Partnership is hosting a webinar that's right up your alley! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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🦠 Plankton: "I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal." And yet, an alarming new study has revealed that they're unable to adapt fast enough to keep up with global warming, endangering marine life as well as human food supplies 🥵 The full story: scitechdaily.com/ocean-ecosys...

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One of my favourite data discoveries this year: Google's mind-blowing ARCO-ERA5 dataset: hourly data for ~300 climate variables, available globally from 1940! 🤯 Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊

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🎉 Huge congrats to our @jasonlaurich.bsky.social for his outstanding #graduate research project on how diverse and abundant #mutualisms shape #plant life! 🌱 His project was so good, in fact, that it won him the prestigious Stearns Graduate Student Prize 🌟 Way to go, Dr. Laurich! tinyurl.com/54a2n9ma

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🎶 Tuning into #nature reminds us that it's anything but boring! (To be fair, it says "relaxing bird sounds", not "relaxed bird sounds".)

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🌍 In a world where #ClimateChange seems insurmountable at an individual level, perhaps the solution lies in our investment portfolios. Greening them could be 21 times more effective than giving up flying, becoming vegetarian and choosing a renewable energy supplier combined: tinyurl.com/yc66v4k5 📈

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Take note! 💰 The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2026 funding cycle for their Fishery and Sea Lamprey Research programs 💰 Webinar: Friday November 22 @ 1pm EST // Deadline: January 15, 2025. Details and to register for the webinar: www.glfc.org/call-for-pro... 👀

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The Rough Fish Revolution "Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk" www.biographic.com/the-rough-fi...

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I spoke with Peter Mansbridge the other day about climate action, where Canada is going wrong (as it’s obvious to all where the US is), what’s going right, and where do we go from here. For all non-Canadians, Peter is our national news icon. I grew up watching him on The National every night!

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After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior #GreatLakes www.wmuk.org/2024-11-20/a...

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🌊 #Invasive species are a pressing concern in the #GreatLakes region; the Grass carp being one. Prolific eaters, they're capable of devastating wetland environments and upending the commercial #fishing industry. Stay up to speed on what's being done to keep them out: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-gras... 🎣

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Our Centre for Ecosystem Management is here!! Welcome to 🦋! Follow us for the coolest posts from our communications officer Helen, for the latest science from the Great Lakes and beyond! And to see what we are up to @centreecomgmt.bsky.social

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🌿 Our ecosystems are changing - and so must our strategies. At the Centre for Ecosystem Management, we bring together diverse voices, skills, and science-driven solutions to address pressing environmental challenges in the Great Lakes region and beyond. Intrigued? Learn more @ ecosystemscience.ca 🌍

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The launch of The Plankton Manifesto in September 2024 academic.oup.com/plankt/advan... #jcampubs 🌊

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🌍 At #COP16, Ecojustice, Greenpeace Canada, and other environmental groups urged Canada’s Parliament to pass Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Act, which has stalled since its introduction. Read on to discover what you need to know about Bill C-73: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/urgent-...

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