North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Program (NTL-LTER)
The North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Program (NTL-LTER) studies lakes and watersheds of the Yahara River Lake District near Madison from a research base at Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction. Studies focus on fisheries, habitat, species invasions, water quality, climate change, and many other topics. NTL-LTER is funded by the National Science Foundation to conduct basic research on long-term change in Wisconsin's lakes and watersheds and to disseminate the findings to the general public and scientific community. The organization is part of a national network of 28 sites. NTL-LTER provides scientific information to lake and watershed managers and works closely with citizen groups concerned with lakes.
Outcomes
NTL-LTER conducted the biogeochemical, hydrological and modeling studies to design the current water quality management program for Lake Mendota implemented by Dane County and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Researchers have developed state-of-the-art models used to estimate risk of harmful species invasion for northern Wisconsin lakes, and pioneered methods for managing invasive species. NTL-LTER scientists, including UW-Madison faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates, make many presentations each year to citizen's groups, hold various meetings around the state organized by Wisconsin Association of Lakes, and participate in Governor's Lake Day.
Focus Areas
Project Leader
Emily Stanley
Professor Of Zoology
- Department/Unit
- Center for Limnology
- School or College
- College of Letters & Science
Project Sites ( 2 total )
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