Plankton are vital to planetary and climate stability and are therefore important contributors to human well-being.
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New techniques monitor the health of lakes in real time by analyzing their microbiome to anticipate and respond to environmental threats such as cyanobacteria.
Zooplankton are microscopic in size, but crucial for regulating aquatic ecosystems and moving nutrients up the food chain. This is affected by human activities including pollution and climate change.
New research reveals how water containing the antidepressant Prozac affects male guppies, raising concerns about the health of aquatic ecosystems exposed to pharmaceutical pollution.
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Beatrix Beisner is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Aquatic ecology; Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Forrest Research Fellow, Centre for Evolutionary Biology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, Monash University
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Professeure agrégée, Sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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PhD Candidate, Aquatic Ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Chercheuse en écologie et génomique microbionne, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Assistant Professor in behavioural ecology
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PhD candidate in water sciences, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Executive Secretary, European Polar Board, Umeå University
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Maîtresse de conférences en écologie marine, Sorbonne Université
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Professor of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
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Associate professor, Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)