At the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), we believe that science grows stronger when knowledge is shared. That’s why we advocate for open data practices across ecological research and environmental management.
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As northern lakes heat up, Canada’s lake trout are losing their individuality — and with it, a key source of ecological resilience. A new study in Ecology led by Cassandra Kotsopoulos at the University of Guelph examined lake trout across 52 boreal lakes in Ontario.
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Carling Bieg to the Centre for Ecosystem Management! Dr. Bieg is a theoretical ecologist who studies how ecological systems respond to global change across scales of space, time, and the ecological hierarchy.
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Staff from the Quantitative Fisheries Center and Centre for Ecosystem Management recently came together for their annual meeting set against the lush green backdrop of the Arboretum Centre (University of Guelph).
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We’re excited to welcome our newest postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Megan Szojka, to the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM)!
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Freshwater ecosystems are under growing pressure from human activities like development, climate change, and pollution. But how do we know when fish are most at risk—and how can we use that knowledge to better protect them?
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A new study co-authored by the Centre for Ecosystem Management’s Dr. Kevin McCann reveals that agricultural land use—especially nutrient runoff and the loss of streamside vegetation—is reshaping how energy flows through stream food webs.
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Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House is highlighting a distressing trend: lake whitefish (or adikameg, in the Anishinaabe language) — once a staple in the diets and culture of those living along the shores of the Great Lakes — are now on the verge of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
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As the planet faces unprecedented environmental change, understanding how ecosystems respond is increasingly important. A new study, co-authored by the Centre for Ecosystem Management’s Charlotte Ward, Dr. Kevin McCann, and Dr. Kayla Hale, sheds light on a widespread ecological phenomenon.
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When we talk about climate change, we often think in extremes—heat waves, vanishing glaciers, and species on the brink. But nature’s responses to these shifts are far more nuanced, and according to a new paper co-authored by the Centre for Ecosystem Management’s Dr. Joey Bernhardt, understanding when ecosystems respond may be just as important as understanding how they respond.
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You don’t always need massive datasets to learn something important about nature. While modern ecology often focuses on large-scale “big data,” a recent study carried out, in part, by one of our collaborators Dr. Robert Hanner shows that smaller, less-than-perfect datasets can still reveal important patterns—if analyzed carefully.
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Today, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity, a global occasion to reflect on and reaffirm our collective commitment to protecting the natural world.
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The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released a landmark Nexus Assessment, examining the deep interconnections among biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate change.
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We are proud to share that Dr. Joey Bernhardt, Assistant Professor and researcher with the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM) at the University of Guelph, has been named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
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The Nature Collection titled "Freshwater ecosystems under global change" spotlights the critical yet often underrepresented role of freshwater systems—rivers, lakes, wetlands—in global ecological processes and human well-being.
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We’re pleased to announce that our own Drs. McCann and Bernhardt recently received a grant from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to support a proposed Timing Windows project.
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On September 25 & 26th, 2024, the Canada Water Agency - a federal initiative operating under Environment and Climate Change Canada - hosted the National Freshwater Data Strategy Workshop.
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We’re pleased to share that Dr. Chris Brimacombe, a newly-arrived Postdoctoral Fellow here at the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), has been awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant to support his research on ecological networks, particularly food webs.
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The Canada Water Agency is currently funding Great Lakes projects to target the most significant environmental challenges affecting Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health.
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New research, conducted in part by the CEM’s Director Dr. Kevin McCann, reveals the steep biodiversity costs of global food production. The Conversation explores what’s really at stake.
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