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UofR Limnology
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Limnology Laboratory at the University of Regina. Now in 4th decade of Qu'Appelle Valley Long Term Ecological Research program (QU-LTER) on Treaty 2, 4 and 6
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UofR Limnology @ureginalimnology.bsky.social · Jul 25
Despite increased mixing, flooding causes abrupt deoxygenation shocks in rivers, particular in agricultural and urban regions. New from Yongqiang Zhou, NILAS and other collaborators! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Episodic flooding causes sudden deoxygenation shocks in human-dominated rivers - Nature Communications
“Dissolved oxygen (DO) sustains river ecosystems, but the effects of hydrological extremes remain poorly understood. Here it is shown that sudden floods cause abrupt declines in DO, suggesting that in...
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UofR Limnology @ureginalimnology.bsky.social · Jun 4
If you are interested in lakes and the role of nitrogen pollution in degrading them, here's a summary talk of 30+ years of our research presented at #aslo this spring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIa...
ASLO 2025 Plenary: The Ruth Patrick Award is Presented to Peter Leavitt
YouTube video by ASLO
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UofR Limnology @ureginalimnology.bsky.social · Apr 1
Excited and honoured to represent my lab in receiving the 2025 #ASLO Ruth Patrick Award for research that addresses important environmental issues-
"Water quality degradation by nitrogen: Application of 30 years of research to benefit Society"
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UofR Limnology @ureginalimnology.bsky.social · Mar 31
@aslo.org www.uregina.ca/stories/2025...
Marking World Water Day: Long-term research project examines water quality in Saskatchewan lakes
VIDEO: Over the past 30 years, Dr. Peter R. Leavitt and Dr. Kerri Finlay have been sampling lakes in the Qu’Appelle Valley to provide valuable, long-term data
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Steve Carpenter @steve-carpenter.bsky.social · Mar 18
Peter Leavitt wins @aslo.org Ruth Patrick Award for 'solving complex environmental problems through building collaborations' www.aslo.org/aslo-awards/...
2025 Ruth Patrick Award Recipient - ASLO
Peter R. Leavitt Each year, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) honors an aquatic scientist whose research leads to the identification, analysis, or solution of impor...
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University of Regina @uregina.bsky.social · Mar 21
🌊 Tomorrow is World Water Day!

Freshwater is essential to life, but how do we protect it?

University of Regina's Kerri Finlay and Peter Leavitt are leading long-term research on water quality in Saskatchewan lakes. Learn more in Discourse Magazine!

www.discoursemagazine.ca/how-is-water...
Marking World Water Day | Discourse Magazine
How is water quality changing in Saskatchewan lakes? A long-term study investigates.
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