Newest NTL Paper
Long-Term Stability of Macrophyte Dominance Triggered by Common Carp Removal from a Temperate Shallow Lake
The North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research (NTL-LTER) program conducts and facilitates long term ecological research on Wisconsin lakes. Housed on both the UW-Madison campus and at Trout Lake Station, NTL is part of the larger LTER network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation since 1981. NTL is dedicated to fostering a welcoming and supportive community where everyone is valued, treated with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in all aspects of our research and activities. We invite you to explore our datasets and collaborate with us.
In the News
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Spring ice is thawing earlier in lakes. What does that mean for life below the surface?
Zach Feiner is a fisheries biologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He’s hoping to catch walleye, an olive green and gold, cool-water fish in the perch family. It’s one of potentially…
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Lakes are losing their ice to warming. That’s dangerous
Every winter, hundreds of people ritually descend upon a frozen lake In Madison, Wisconsin. This year they’re there, partially, to get jiggy to the 1992 hit song “Jump Around”. It’s the precursor…
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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies.
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Ankur Desai Receives AGU Sulzman Award
Ankur Desai, AOS professor and chair, has been named the recipient of the 2025 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Sulzman Award for Scientific Excellence through Education and Mentoring.
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In Their Element
Water. Fire. Air. When it comes to today’s biggest environmental challenges, these are the elements at the heart of the issues. Meet three L&S experts who are at the top of their…