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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

✨ We were pleased to welcome the Hon. Mike Harris, Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources and MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, during his recent visit to @uofguelph.bsky.social. 🎣 As an avid angler, he knows that healthy fisheries depend on healthy ecosystems. That’s where the CEM comes in!

From left to right: Interim Dean of the College of Biological Sciences Dr. Graeme Holloway, the CEM's own Dr. Carling Bieg and Dr. Kevin McCann, Hon. Mike Harris, and University of Guelph President Dr. Van Acker stand in front of a display of research (fishery) equipment facing the camera.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

❓ Why does #biodiversity matter? One solid reason is the "portfolio effect": #ecosystems with a greater diversity of species and interactions tend to be more resilient to environmental change. Read more about this newly-published synthesis paper 👉 tinyurl.com/mryua4yn @esajournals.bsky.social

A collage of different visuals promoting biodiversity, largely wetland-related images.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

How is eDNA changing the way we understand and monitor ecosystems? Join the conversation at the upcoming eDNA conference @uofguelph.bsky.social where researchers and practitioners will explore advances in methodology, interpretation, and real-world application. Registration: bics.uoguelph.ca/pisces/

A poster for the upcoming eDNA conference highlighting key speakers, dates, sponsors, and a registration link. An image of a wetland anchors the right hand side of the poster.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📢 New Research Alert! No organism can be the best at everything—and now we know why. A new study by our own Dr. @jasonlaurich.bsky.social reveals the hidden limits shaping evolution itself: tinyurl.com/yc8j3434 @integrativebiology.bsky.social @uofgcbs.bsky.social @joeybernhardt.bsky.social

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📄 New research spotlight: 🌡️ What happens to ecosystems when conditions start to shift? Our latest blog post features new work from one of our Research Chairs that explores exactly that! Tap into their insights 👉 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/0kncs58... #SciComm #Ecology #UoG #ClimateChange

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🎉 Big congratulations to one of our amazing CEM postdoctoral fellows on landing a new role at the Santa Fe Institute! An exciting next chapter at a world-renowned research hub for complex systems and interdisciplinary science. We’re thrilled for you and excited to see the impact you’ll make!

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🏞️ Invasive mussels are back in the news, as their long-documented impacts continue to threaten Great Lakes whitefish on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border: 🔗 www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/jko2rpj...

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🍁 Number of the Week: $50.8 million - how much money Ontario municipalities and conservation authorities spend each year battling invasives 🔗 www.insidehalton.com/news/ontario... 🌿 #InvasiveSpecies #Ontario #Conservation #Biodiversity #EcosystemHealth #GreatLakes

A sea lamprey attaches itself to a lake trout

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎉 We're excited to introduce the CEM's newest addition, Dr. Carling Bieg! As a theoretical ecologist, her work looks at the dynamics of populations and food webs, global environmental change, and what makes ecosystems resilient. Her insights will be a welcome addition to our research community!

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🧡 September 30th marks the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Happy National #PostdocAppreciationWeek to ALL of our hard-working postdoctoral fellows here at the Centre for Ecosystem Management! Your curiosity, dedication, and big-picture thinking drive our research forward every day—we’re grateful for all that you do to advance science and inspire our team 👏

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🌍 It’s #WorldWaterWeek! You, too, can join the global conversation on water & climate action, because online participation in the conference - happening now in Stockholm, Sweden - is FREE 👇 🔗 worldwaterweek.org/attending/at... #WaterForClimate #WWWeek #GreatLakes #Sustainability 💧

An underwater view of the surface of a body of water, with sunlight and bubbles in the forefront.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🌊 Exciting steps toward collaboration! The CEM and Quantitative Fisheries Center recently met to share ideas, highlight postdoc research, and build momentum for a Great Lakes grant proposal 👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/mv4jbbum #GreatLakes #Research #GreatLakesScience #SciComm @pitcherlab.bsky.social

Pictured: Staff from both the QFC and CEM collaborate in real-time (not pictured are our virtual attendees) at a board table in the Arboretum Center (University of Guelph)

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🐟 Tune in to the GLFC's next webinar on June 26, featuring Dr. Steven Cooke, and stay up to date on cutting-edge technology emerging in the fisheries field. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📈 This is what progress looks like! This working group, hosted by the CEM & funded by CIEE, brought together several bright minds from McGill, Yale, the Norwegian University of Science & Technology, and @uofguelph.bsky.social to focus on linking organismal thermal tolerance to population processes.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🌿 May 22, 2025: Happy #BiologicalDiversityDay! This year’s theme, “Be Part of the Plan”, echoes the urgent need for transformative action to halt biodiversity loss. Our affiliate, the Biodiversity Institute of Conservation Synthesis (BICS) has more: tinyurl.com/m8xpx74

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

⚠️ The 2025 National First Nations Water Leadership Award is now open for nominations! Who do YOU think has demonstrated leadership and outstanding dedication to the advancement of clean and safe drinking water in First Nations communities? Deadline is May 31, 2025: sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/17000693...

View of a serene lake surrounded by conifers along the shore.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

⚠️ Job alert! The FishPeoplePlace lab (Dalhousie) is seeking to recruit a highly qualified PhD student interested in working on a multi-disciplinary project that will investigate barriers to entry for new/young entrants to Great Lakes commercial fisheries: www.hannahharrison.ca/current-oppo... 🎣

Photo of a group of trout, taken from underwater.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

📢 The Canada Water Agency is currently funding #GreatLakes projects! The application period for their Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative is open until February 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. EST 💵 💵 💵 Check out the funding streams and application guides here: www.canada.ca/en/canada-wa...

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

📢 PSA: Get your #invasive species monitoring & management projects ready! Indigenous communities, municipalities, conservation authorities, and other incorporated non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for the Invasive Species Action Fund by January 15th: anishinabeknews.ca/2024/11/26/i...

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🙌 When launching a major project with a room full of #scientists and government employees, you pose the question, "What values are important to you?" and the result is a word cloud that looks like this: #sciencegoals #teamwork #GreatLakes #foodwebs #globalchange @joeybernhardt.bsky.social #ecology

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

👏 For our own @joeybernhardt.bsky.social, teaching #science goes beyond passing on knowledge to the next generation: it also includes passing on the skills to do #openscience through tutorials developed for students, by students ➡️ tinyurl.com/y49fkv6b @uofguelph.bsky.social 💡#GreatLakes @mcgill.ca

An illustration of the tutorial development process and summary of the six available teaching tutorials: Disease modelling in mule deer; community ecology: hemlock looper outbreak on Anticosti Island; Tree swallow: Life history R basics & data exploration; Sexual dimorphism & sexual selection in tree swallows; and Understanding biodiversity with metrics & rank abundance curves.

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🐚 If you or your stakeholders have an interest in #invasives, #LakeSuperior, or the #GreatLakes in general, then mark your calendars for Dec 4 @ 11am ET because the Lake Superior Partnership is hosting a webinar that's right up your alley! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

🎶 Tuning into #nature reminds us that it's anything but boring! (To be fair, it says "relaxing bird sounds", not "relaxed bird sounds".)

An illustration by Tommy Siegel of a man listening to supposed relaxing bird sounds on headphones, but in reality these sounds represent a crow tormenting a smaller bird after having eaten its young: "My babies! Somebody ate my babies!" // "I ate them and I'll eat them again next year!"

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Take note! 💰 The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2026 funding cycle for their Fishery and Sea Lamprey Research programs 💰 Webinar: Friday November 22 @ 1pm EST // Deadline: January 15, 2025. Details and to register for the webinar: www.glfc.org/call-for-pro... 👀

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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

🌍 At #COP16, Ecojustice, Greenpeace Canada, and other environmental groups urged Canada’s Parliament to pass Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Act, which has stalled since its introduction. Read on to discover what you need to know about Bill C-73: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/urgent-...

A birds eye view of a coniferous forest of varying shades of green.

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