Biology

Our work seeks to understand how these organisms fit into lake ecosystems, how invasive species alter their biotic and abiotic environments, and how long-term climate change affects species distributions. LLO researchers perform studies on food webs, production dynamics, community ecology, microbes and genomics, among many other biological topics.

LLO Biology Faculty

  • John Downing, Eutrophication, Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity, Microbes, Plankton, Fish.
  • Ted Ozersky, Benthos, Food webs, Nutrients
  • Cody Sheik, Geomicrobiology, Microbial ecology, Anaerobic microbiology.
  • Robert Sterner, Plankton, Production, Stoichiometry.

Research Associates and Adjunct Faculty