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In Four of Five Great Lakes, Algae Feast Near the Shore While Fish Go Hungry in the Depths

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Shallow Lake Erie must stick to its strict diet to starve its problematic algal blooms, but the four deeper Great Lakes face a tricky dilemma balancing their nutrient needs, according to a new report by the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Science Advisory Board. Understanding...
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New Analysis: Commercial Fertilizer Applications Decreasing in Western Lake Erie Overall, but Increasing in Canada according to IJC Science Advisory Board

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Between 2007 and 2012, the amount of commercial fertilizer applied to agricultural watersheds draining to the western Lake Erie basin declined in the United States but increased in Ontario, according to a 2019 supplemental study to the International Joint Commission’s 2018 report, Fertilizer...
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Coordinated Modeling Can Improve Management of Lake Erie, According to International Joint Commission’s Science Advisory Board – Research Coordination Committee

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According to a new report from the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Research Coordination Committee (RCC), computer models used in an adaptive management framework can help assess outcomes of actions aimed at reducing nutrient runoff that feeds harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie...
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