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  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Natural Resources
  • Fish

Long term monitoring programs are important for understanding how ecosystems change over time. Additionally, understanding changes in the zooplankton community, the primary food for larval and forage fish, is vital for understanding the overall aquatic food web.

Stephanie E. Figary, Kristen T. Holeck, Christopher W. Hotaling, James M. Watkins, Jana R. Lantry, Michael J. Connerton, Scott E. Prindle, Zy F. Biesinger, Brian P. O'Malley, Lars G. Rudstam

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.02.013

Cornell Biological Field Station conducts research in fisheries and aquatic ecology in New York State with a focus on Oneida Lake, the Great Lakes and other NYS inland lakes, and supports the educational, outreach and extension programs of the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (DNRE), the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), and Cornell University.

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The New York Chapter and Northeastern Division of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting was held in Saratoga, New York, from February 4-6. Seven Cornell Biological Field Station (CBFS) representatives attended, including Tom Brooking...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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Kelsey Alvarez del Castillo published the second paper documenting her studies on round goby in the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society in January 2026. Round Goby are a highly invasive fish species that have recently invaded the...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section