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Paul Frost
@drdaphnia.bsky.social
Lake ecologist who studies nutrients and plankton at Trent University. Scientific method dogmatist. frostlab.ca
Algal blooms in the Kawartha Lakes on tap for summer 2025?
kawarthaNOW@kawarthanow.bsky.social · last yr.#FenelonFalls and #Lindsay wastewater systems releasing untreated sewage into the Fenelon and Scucog rivers. Amount of wastewater entering systems has exceeded capacity, residents drawing water downstream of sewage pumping stations should take precautions. kawarthanow.com/2025/04/03/f...
Interviewed today about dead fish in a Toronto pond. Also featuring fish biologist, Graham Raby: www.torontotoday.ca/local/enviro...
A fishy mystery: Why did dozens of fish die in this High Park pond?
More than three dozen fish are dead in a High Park pond. What killed them?
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My first post is finally here: I am very excited to share our newest paper in Ecology where we present the temperature-dependent effect of multiple resources on #phytoplankton growth, using gradients of temperatures, light and nutrients. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Temperature‐dependent responses to light and nutrients in phytoplankton
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New stoichiometry paper for those who are into that kind of thing. Fun with phosphorus and fish tanks. doi.org/10.1093/plan...
Effects of phosphorus enrichment on Daphnia–algae interactions in laboratory microcosms
Abstract. We examined the effects of phosphorus (P) on algal biomass and stoichiometry and, subsequently, alterations to zooplankton populations. We modifi
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New Great Lakes paper 💧🌊 “The Metabolic Balance of Lake Superior's Mixed Layer” agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Metabolic Balance of Lake Superior's Mixed Layer
The metabolic balance of Lake Superior's mixed layer indicates net heterotrophy, meaning it primarily releases carbon to the atmosphere The mixed layer of Lake Superior releases nearly 90 Tg y−1 ...
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New stoichiometry paper from Nicole Wagner! This one is definitely worth checking out if you are into nutrients, cyanos, and stoichiometry: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/FQDVKB...
Current and Historical Resource Nitrogen Supply Affects the Eco‐Physiological Traits and the Ionome of a Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium
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Announcing Trent's 2025 David Schindler Professorship Lecture Featuring Dr. Nandita Basu (Waterloo) who will speak on warming winters, algal blooms, and legacy nutrients. For those who would like to come, the talk is Thursday, February 6 at 7:30 at Market Hall in PTBO. Hope to see you there!
We end the semester in my limnology class with Limnolympics! It's the game where students put their limnology knowledge to the test. Congratulations to Team Macrophyters for a close but decisive victory!
I'll be sticking to good news on bluesky. So here is a story about the big award that Maggie Xenopoulos is receiving at the AGU meeting in a couple of weeks. www.trentu.ca/news/story/4...
Trent Canada Research Chair Receives International Recognition for Efforts to Improve Inclusion in Science Publishing
Biology professor Dr. Maggie Xenopoulos becomes first Canadian to receive award from the American Geophysical Union
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