Dr. Kaleigh Davis is sharing her expertise in the latest quarterly newsletter from Georgian Bay Forever! Her article, “Harnessing Theory and Data to Understand Ecological Responses to Warming,” explores how research and data can help us better understand the impacts of a warming climate on ecological systems.
Read MoreDr. Hashimoto recently connected with CEM Director Dr. Kevin McCann to explore how changes in species interactions and fish population dynamics can offer insights into the health and changing state of Great Lakes ecosystems.
Read MoreA recent CTV News article highlights growing concerns among Canadian scientists about the potential environmental consequences of the federal government’s proposed Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act.
Read MoreThis month, the CEM has had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Mito Ikemoto, an ecologist visiting from Japan, to work alongside researchers here and explore new connections between their research.
Read MoreAn extraordinary fish die-off in Lake Huron made headlines in 2025 when millions of gizzard shad accumulated near Bruce Power’s nuclear generating station, overwhelming the plant’s cooling-water intake system and contributing to a reactor shutdown.
Read MoreWhat does fisheries monitoring look like beyond the datasets and research papers? For students Nash and Mason, the answer recently meant heading out on Lake Erie with the Lake Erie Management Unit crews to see fisheries assessment in action.
Read MoreThe Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM) was pleased to welcome the Honourable Mike Harris, Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources and MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, during his visit to the University of Guelph in September as part of a campus tour.
Read MoreA new perspective published in Nature Ecology & Evolution brings together ideas from food-web, community and animal-movement ecology to propose a common framework for understanding dynamic hotspots.
Read MoreFor decades, yellow perch have been an important part of Lake Erie’s ecosystem, supporting both commercial and recreational fisheries. But in recent years, yellow perch productivity in the lake’s central basin has declined.
Read MoreThe Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM) is pleased to celebrate Dr. Tim Fernandes as he begins an exciting new chapter in his career as a Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR).
Read MoreResearchers from the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM) at the University of Guelph recently led discussions on an emerging ecological concept at the annual meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) and Southern Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS) in Winnipeg.
Read MoreIn a new synthesis paper recently published in Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, researchers from the CEM examine the ecological structures and processes that help ecosystems withstand disturbances while continuing to provide the benefits that people and wildlife depend on.
Read MoreCongratulations to our recent PhD graduate Dr. Ward, whose paper, published in Ecology Letters, was selected as one of the top three within the University of Guelph’s College of Biological Sciences.
Read MoreNew research led by one of our postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Kaleigh Davis, takes a step toward a more predictive understanding of network interactions in the face of climate warming by combining Modern Coexistence Theory with the Metabolic Theory of Ecology.
Read MoreThe Centre for Ecosystem Management recently met with the Lake Erie Management Unit last month to share updates on ongoing and planned research activities and to learn more about the MNR’s Lake Erie priorities, fisheries management objectives, and current initiatives.
Read MoreNew research led by ecologists at the Centre for Ecosystem Management (University of Guelph) is arguing that ecosystems are far more fluid than we once believed. In a changing world, ecological networks are constantly “rewiring” themselves as species alter who they interact with, where they feed, and how strongly they depend on one another.
Read MoreA new study led by one of our postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Jason Laurich, looks at a framework that may help predict how species can—and cannot—adapt to increasingly complex conditions in a world facing rapid environmental change.
Read MoreHarmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming an increasingly serious problem in lakes worldwide, driven largely by nutrient runoff from agriculture and urban development. A new study co-authored by our director, Dr. Kevin McCann, delves into how one particular neurotoxin and its related compounds move through the food web in Lake Erie.
Read MoreThe NSERC Food Web Alliance is a recently-funded project designed to tackle a major challenge in Canada and beyond: understanding and mitigating the combined impacts of multiple stressors—such as nutrient loading, harvesting, climate change, and invasive species—on the sustainability of Great Lakes fisheries and their food webs.
Read MoreA recent informal postdoc symposium brought together our ten researchers for a fast-paced, idea-rich day built around short, focused presentations that sparked questions and discussion.
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