The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $130,123 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin System at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, with a project period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2027. The funding supports collaborative research to develop a comprehensive model of year-round ecosystem function in seasonally frozen lakes, addressing the "winter knowledge gap" in understanding how changing winter conditions impact lake ecosystems. The project combines intensive ecological studies of 12 lakes by the core research team and a broader network of at least 60 additional lakes to assess how winter severity and water quality interact to affect plankton populations, food web dynamics, and organic matter cycling across seasons. The research aims to train a network of winter-hardy aquatic scientists and improve predictive capabilities for how climate change is affecting lake ecosystems and the services they provide.
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