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Estuarine habitats in the St. Louis Estuary, Lake Superior, Wisconsin: past, present, and future
(National Estuarine Research Reserve Assocaition (NERRA), 2023)In the face of climate change, understanding trajectories of change is critical for coastal management, particularly for identifying future restoration and climate adaptation opportunities. The National Estuarine Research ... -
Under-Ice Water Quality Assessment in Perch Lake, Mud Lake, and Kimballs Bay
(2020-09)Previous studies have found lower-than-expected dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in a number of bays of the St. Louis River estuary. These hypoxic conditions, which can negatively impact fish and other organisms, are ... -
Documenting Water Depth Fluctuation and Waterfowl Occurrence within Wild Rice Beds in the St. Louis River Estuary
(2022-02)The St. Louis River Estuary’s shallow wetlands are home to northern wild rice (manoomin), an ecologically, economically, and culturally important keystone species. Wild rice abundance in the Estuary was negatively ... -
Analysis of PFAS release following the April 2018 refinery fire in Superior, Wisconsin
(2020-09)This report summarizes monitoring data collected by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve during and after an explosion and series of fires at a refinery facility in Superior, Wisconsin in 2018. Many other ...