Show Notes
In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jay Austin about stratification in lakes and how the Great Lakes behave differently, stratificationally speaking. Plus: fancy meat! -- Links: Jay Austin | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth Winter thermal structure across the Laurentian Great Lakes - ScienceDirect In winter, the waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron separate into layers. Not anymore. Why? Data: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI, USA An abrupt decline in springtime zooplankton diel vertical migration due to a shift in stratification regime - ScienceDirect Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Most of My Babies Are Buoys Teach Me About the Great Lakes | 62: The G.L.O.A.T. Northern Waters Smokehaus Blue Heron | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth Slate Islands Provincial Park
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