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Aquatic
Ecology
Aquatic ecology
is the study of the functional relationships and productivity
of organisms and communities of waters as regulated by the
complex interactions of their physical, chemical, and biotic
environment. Research at the WATER Institute focuses on limnology,
which encompasses all inland aquatic environments, including
streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands.
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Biogeochemistry
Biogeochemistry
is the study of biological controls on the chemistry of the environment
and geochemical regulation of ecological structure and function.
This research includes improving the understanding of the chemical,
physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions
that influence the composition of the natural environment (including
the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the pedosphere, the atmosphere,
and the lithosphere), and the cycles of matter and energy that
transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space.
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Aquaculture & Fisheries
The
WATER Institute's Aquaculture reseearch is concerned primarily
with the development of practical rearing techniques for, and
the domestication of, suitable regional fish species. Our goal
is to support the development and growth of the regional Aquaculture
industry for commercial food production, as well as fish propagation
in support of conservation and fisheries management efforts.
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Aquatic Technology
The Aquatic
Technology group is dedicated to improving scientific understanding
of aquatic biology, chemistry, and geology through the selective
application of technology. Through collaborations with engineers,
the group develops new tools, systems and approaches for studying
and exploring different aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic technology
research at the Great Lakes WATER Institute includes development
of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), remote sensing, wireless
buoy networks, and underwater robotics.
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Environmental Genomics & Genetics
The
Environmental Genomics and Genetics group comprises scientists
with a common interest in the application of genetic and genomic
technologies to environmental issues, in the discovery of genes
controlling important traits, and in the investigation of the
genome-environment interactions that influence physiology.
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Environmental
Health
The Environmental Health group is involved in interdisciplinary research
whose purpose is to investigate the aggregate impact of natural and man-made
influences on the health of aquatic systems, including the Great Lakes, and
the humans that depend upon them. Our research findings have the potential
to influence policy as they relate to assessing, correcting, controlling, or
preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially affect
adversely health and disease.
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