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Emily Kara

University of Wisconsin
5525b Microbial Sciences Building
1550 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
kara@wisc.edu
(608) 890-2858
http://kara.bact.wisc.edu/Home.html

Research Projects

Heterotrophic Bacterial Community Patterns in Lake Mendota

Part of this research is about long-term heterotrophic bacterial community patterns in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. Heterotrophic bacteria are responsible for nutrient cycling in aquatic systems. These preliminary abundance data indicate seasonal patterns in bacterial taxa (OTU’s). We will perform time-series analysis with these data together with environmental variables (water chemistry and meteorological factors) in order to investigate drivers of the bacterial community ...

Predicting Water Quality in Lake Mendota

Eutrophication of surface waters is of increasing concern worldwide, and is the most significant water quality issue in Lake Mendota, WI. Water quality in Lake Mendota, WI has implications for human health, aquatic organisms, and recreation.

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Recent Publications

Kara EEL, Heimerl C, Killpack T, Van De Bogert MC, Yoshida H, Carpenter SR.  2012.  Assessing a decade of phosphorus management in the Lake Mendota, Wisconsin watershed and scenarios for enhanced phosphorus management. Aquatic Sciences. 74:241-253.
Hanson PC, Hamilton DP, Stanley EH, Preston N, Langman O, Kara EEL.  2011.  Fate of Allochthonous Dissolved Organic Carbon in Lakes: A Quantitative Approach. PLoS ONE . 6
Shade A, Cary C, Kara EEL, Bertilsson S, McMahon KD, Smith MC.  2009.  Can the black box be cracked? The augmentation of microbial ecology by high-resolution, automated sensing technologies The ISME Journal. :1-8.
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