Zoe Kane, a PhD student from the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL) at Queen’s Biology, along with co-authors published an exciting recent paper in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
In this paper "Seabird inputs drive changes in Cladocera assemblages in freshwater ponds", Kane et al. (2024) examined sediment cores from freshwater ponds on Baccalieu Island (NL, Canada). They found that having high seabird presence led to changes in zooplankton, specifically cladoceran, assemblages in the ponds. This study builds on previous paleolimnological research on these ponds to understand food web shifts associated with seabird-driven eutrophication. To learn more, read the Open Access article here!
