Get your copies of some of the key research done on Lake of the Woods.  You’ve got until March 15th to download for free, some of the seminal research that is unlocking the mystery of what is causing algae blooms on Lake of the Woods.  You can view online or if you want to save for posterity and future reading, you can download a pdf of each article at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ulrm20/33/4

Our science partners working on Lake of the Woods have put together a special issue of the Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management (Volume 33, Issue 4) devoted entirely to Lake of the Woods. They also have negotiated a 60-day free public access and download period for this, normally paid-subscription, peer-reviewed scientific journal.

A big shout-out of thanks to the researchers who contributed to this special issue and particularly to Andrew Paterson (Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change) and Jesse Anderson (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) for organizing the special issue and for negotiating the open access period.

The special issue presents 11 papers with results of key science studies on Lake of the Woods, some of which were supported by the Foundation. Of particular interest may be:

  • An introduction to Lake of the Woods—from science to governance in an international waterbody (J. Anderson et al.)
  • Paleolimnology of the Lake of the Woods southern basin: continued water quality degradation despite lower nutrient influx (E. Reavie et al.)
  • Historical phosphorus dynamics in Lake of the Woods (USA–Canada) — does legacy phosphorus still affect the southern basin? (M. Edlund et al.)

Open public access is only available until March 15, 2018, so download now!
The main link the publisher with the special issue is: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ulrm20/33/4

The full table of contents, with links to individual articles is provided below. 

Lake and Reservoir Management Volume 33, 2017 - Issue 4

  1. An introduction to Lake of the Woods—from science to governance in an international waterbody
    Jesse P. Anderson, Andrew M. Paterson, Euan D. Reavie, Mark B. Edlund & Kathleen M. Rühland  Pages: 325-334
  2. Land cover classification of the Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Basin by object-based image analysis of Landsat and lidar data
    Leif G. Olmanson & Marvin E. Bauer  Pages: 335-346
  3. Internal phosphorus loading contributions from deposited and resuspended sediment to the Lake of the Woods
    William F. James  Pages: 347-359
  4. Diffusive phosphorus fluxes in relation to the sediment phosphorus profile in Big Traverse Bay, Lake of the Woods
    William F. James  Pages: 360-368
  5. Paleolimnology of the Lake of the Woods southern basin: continued water quality degradation despite lower nutrient influx
    Euan D. Reavie, Mark B. Edlund, Norman A. Andresen, Daniel R. Engstrom, Peter R. Leavitt, Shawn Schottler & Meijun Cai  Pages: 369-385
  6. Historical phosphorus dynamics in Lake of the Woods (USA–Canada) — does legacy phosphorus still affect the southern basin?
    Mark B. Edlund, Shawn P. Schottler, Euan D. Reavie, Daniel R. Engstrom, Nolan G. Baratono, Peter R. Leavitt, Adam J. Heathcote, Bruce Wilson & Andrew M. Paterson  Pages: 386-402
  7. Climate as a driver of increasing algal production in Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada
    Andrew M. Paterson, Kathleen M. Rühland, Crystal V. Anstey & John P. Smol  Pages: 403-414
  8. Lake of the Woods phyto- and picoplankton: spatiotemporal patterns in blooms, community composition, and nutrient status
    Susan B. Watson & Hedy Kling  Pages: 415-432
  9. Spatial and temporal patterns in microcystin toxins in Lake of the Woods surface waters
    Arthur Zastepa, Susan B. Watson, Hedy Kling & Brian Kotak  Pages: 433-443
  10. Distribution and flux of microcystin congeners in lake sediments
    Arthur Zastepa, France R. Pick & Jules M. Blais  Pages: 444-451
  11. Applying the reference condition approach to Lake of the Woods: sediment and benthic invertebrate community assessment for lake-wide management
    Tana McDaniel & Timothy Pascoe  Pages: 452-471