🌊 A new chapter for Dr. Tim Fernandes! After completing his postdoctoral fellowship at the CEM, Tim is joining the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources as a Research Scientist. 👏 Congrats, Tim — we can’t wait to see where your research takes you! 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/dr-tim-...

Dr. Tim Fernandes: The OMNR’s Newest Research Scientist — Centre for Ecosystem Management

The 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 Reso...

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With temperatures climbing, everyone's talking about hotspots. At IAGLR-SCAS, CEM researchers were discussing a different kind: trophic hotspots—places and moments where energy moves through food webs in ways that can shape entire ecosystems. Learn more about why these ecological hotspots matter:

Exploring Trophic Hotspots at IAGLR-SCAS — Centre for Ecosystem Management

Researchers 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...

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❓ Why does #biodiversity matter? One solid reason is the "portfolio effect": #ecosystems with a greater diversity of species and interactions tend to be more resilient to environmental change. Read more about this newly-published synthesis paper 👉 tinyurl.com/mryua4yn @esajournals.bsky.social

🚨New paper alert🚨🔥 I’m thrilled to share new work from our lab in Ecology Letters: we tackle the challenge of making general predictions for competition in a warming world 🌡️🔥🌏 Led by the brilliant postdoc @kaleighedavis.bsky.social with @tessgrainger.bsky.social and others tinyurl.com/44hr6bzf

When Warming Levels the Playing Field: Rethinking Competition in a Changing Climate — Centre for Ecosystem Management

New 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 C...

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Collaboration is key to effective fisheries management. Last month, we met with Ontario's Lake Erie Management Unit to discuss shared priorities, research, and new opportunities for collaboration in support of science-based fisheries and ecosystem management: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/dom7n0e...

Strengthening Science–Management Partnerships in the Lake Erie Basin — Centre for Ecosystem Management

The 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 p...

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How is eDNA changing the way we understand and monitor ecosystems? Join the conversation at the upcoming eDNA conference @uofguelph.bsky.social where researchers and practitioners will explore advances in methodology, interpretation, and real-world application. Registration: bics.uoguelph.ca/pisces/

⚠️ Ecosystems aren’t static — they’re constantly rewiring in response to climate change, species shifts, and human impacts. New #research out of the CEM explores what that means for resilience and conservation: 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/new-res... @uofgcbs.bsky.social

New Research: Resilience, Rewiring, and the Future of Ecosystems — Centre for Ecosystem Management

New 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 networ...

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We often think of “heat tolerance” as a breaking point. But what if it also tells us how species function before they reach that limit? New work out of the CEM (#UofG) connects those dots 👇 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/new-res... @integrativebiology.bsky.social @joeybernhardt.bsky.social

New Research: How Heat Tolerance Shapes Everyday Performance in a Warming World — Centre for Ecosystem Management

Predicting how species will respond to rising temperatures is still a major challenge in ecology. A big part of this comes down to understanding how temperature affects how well organisms function, es...

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👉 Mark your calendars! The 16th International Symposium on Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes is being hosted by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation between September 21 & 25 in Port Elgin, Ontario. Learn more and register at event.fourwaves.com/coregonidsym... #Coregonid #Fishes #Symposium #SON

Coregonid Symposium 2026

Join Coregonid Symposium 2026, September 21-25, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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📢 New Research Alert! No organism can be the best at everything—and now we know why. A new study by our own Dr. @jasonlaurich.bsky.social reveals the hidden limits shaping evolution itself: tinyurl.com/yc8j3434 @integrativebiology.bsky.social @uofgcbs.bsky.social @joeybernhardt.bsky.social

🤔 What happens when curious minds come together to share early ideas and ask big questions? Our recent postdoc symposium showed the power of conversation in shaping collaborative science 🗣️ 🔗 Read more in our latest blog post: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/8a87qqg... #SciComm #GreatLakes

Small Talks, Big Ideas: Highlights from Our Postdoc Research Exchange — Centre for Ecosystem Management

A 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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📄 New research spotlight: 🌡️ What happens to ecosystems when conditions start to shift? Our latest blog post features new work from one of our Research Chairs that explores exactly that! Tap into their insights 👉 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/0kncs58... #SciComm #Ecology #UoG #ClimateChange

🎉 Shoutout to our very own @joeybernhardt.bsky.social on being awarded the Stevenson Lectureship Award from @cdnsciencepub.com for her leadership and impact in aquatic science! Read more about this achievement and her upcoming plenary lecture at the IAGLR & SCAS conference: 🔗 tinyurl.com/ys8r9tbf

Recognizing Research Excellence: Dr. Bernhardt Honoured with Stevenson Lectureship — Centre for Ecosystem Management

We are delighted to announce that our own Dr. Joey Bernhardt has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Stevenson Lectureship Award in recognition of her exceptional scientific leadership a...

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🎉 Big congratulations to one of our amazing CEM postdoctoral fellows on landing a new role at the Santa Fe Institute! An exciting next chapter at a world-renowned research hub for complex systems and interdisciplinary science. We’re thrilled for you and excited to see the impact you’ll make!

This meeting could have been an email. (Just kidding. It absolutely could not.) 🧠 The Centre for Ecosystem Management's postdoctoral fellows are bringing big brain energy into their weekly meeting! Find out what they're so keen to discuss: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/behind-...

Behind the Scenes: CEM's Postdoctoral Fellows — Centre for Ecosystem Management

Every week at the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), our postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) gather for a standing meeting that’s part think tank, part sounding board, and part creative laboratory.

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🏫 Some of our postdoctoral fellows recently partnered with the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation to host a PA Day featuring outdoor learning on the Saugeen Peninsula. From wildlife spotting to food web games, it was a day of shared discovery: 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/tmfly5m...

Learning Together on the Land and Water — Centre for Ecosystem Management

A day of outdoor exploration, wildlife sightings, and freshwater science came to life as some of our postdoctoral fellows led a hands-on outreach event for local youth on the Saugeen Peninsula.

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🏞️ Invasive mussels are back in the news, as their long-documented impacts continue to threaten Great Lakes whitefish on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border: 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/jko2rpj...

⏩⏩ What happens when nature itself starts to speed up? A new CEM working group led by Dr. Hale brings together researchers from 5 countries to study how #globalchange is accelerating the pace of #ecosystems — and what that means for the stability and productivity of food webs. tinyurl.com/mrccfnhp

New Working Group: Understanding the Pace of Change in Ecosystems — Centre for Ecosystem Management

Every ecosystem relies on its primary producers, the organisms that capture sunlight and turn it into energy for others. Their traits—how efficiently they photosynthesize, how quickly they grow, and h...

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🐟 Dive into the tiny world that’s quietly shaping Lake Huron’s recovery story! At the 40th annual Pow Wow in Cape Croker, our team set up an interactive booth exploring nutrients → phytoplankton → zooplankton → the comeback of the whitefish (dikameg). 👉 Check out the full story: tinyurl.com/mpkthyfv

Pow Wow Booth Engages Public on Lake Huron’s Changing Food Web — Centre for Ecosystem Management

The 40th annual Neyaashiinigmiing Traditional Pow Wow brought together community and culture in early August in Cape Croker, attracting several hundred attendees from multiple states and provinces.

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🌿 Data drives better decisions. At the CEM, we’re committed to advancing open data practices that help researchers, managers, and communities understand and protect ecosystems more effectively: 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/why-ope... #OpenData #EcosystemScience #Conservation #GreatLakes

Why Open Data Matters for Ecosystem Management — Centre for Ecosystem Management

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 environme...

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Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30: 🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Climate tipping points are being crossed, scientists warn ahead of COP30

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.

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🍁 Number of the Week: $50.8 million - how much money Ontario municipalities and conservation authorities spend each year battling invasives 🔗 www.insidehalton.com/news/ontario... 🌿 #InvasiveSpecies #Ontario #Conservation #Biodiversity #EcosystemHealth #GreatLakes

🎉 We're excited to introduce the CEM's newest addition, Dr. Carling Bieg! As a theoretical ecologist, her work looks at the dynamics of populations and food webs, global environmental change, and what makes ecosystems resilient. Her insights will be a welcome addition to our research community!

🧬 eDNA is revolutionizing how we detect aquatic invasive species—faster, easier, and more precise! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Multi-species eDNA as a screening tool to facilitate early detection and eradication of aquatic invasive species in large water bodies - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Multi-species eDNA as a screening tool to facilitate early detection and eradication of aquatic invasive species in large water bodies

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🧡 September 30th marks the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

Happy National #PostdocAppreciationWeek to ALL of our hard-working postdoctoral fellows here at the Centre for Ecosystem Management! Your curiosity, dedication, and big-picture thinking drive our research forward every day—we’re grateful for all that you do to advance science and inspire our team 👏

As invasive mussels ravage the Great Lakes, Lake Superior is the last holdout: thenarwhal.ca/lake-superio...

Can Lake Superior hold off invasive mussels? | The Narwhal

Lake Superior is the last holdout against invasive mussels that have plagued the Great Lakes. Scientists fear climate change threatens its fate

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📄 A new report out of the @elpcenter.bsky.social highlights how climate change is affecting the Great Lakes — warmer waters, less ice cover, and shifting ecosystems. See what the data show: 🔗 www.preventionweb.net/quick/95883 🌡️ #GreatLakes #ClimateChange #GreatLakesScience #ClimatePolicy

An assessment of the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes: 2025 report

This report confirms climate change is affecting the Great Lakes region through warmer and wetter weather, greater fluctuation in lake levels and disappearing fish populations.

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🌍 It’s #WorldWaterWeek! You, too, can join the global conversation on water & climate action, because online participation in the conference - happening now in Stockholm, Sweden - is FREE 👇 🔗 worldwaterweek.org/attending/at... #WaterForClimate #WWWeek #GreatLakes #Sustainability 💧

🌊 Exciting steps toward collaboration! The CEM and Quantitative Fisheries Center recently met to share ideas, highlight postdoc research, and build momentum for a Great Lakes grant proposal 👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/mv4jbbum #GreatLakes #Research #GreatLakesScience #SciComm @pitcherlab.bsky.social