Harkness News and Information
This page outlines recent and upcoming events involving Harkness staff, students and colleagues.
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Doug Brown Retired!
Doug Brown retired at the end of May. Doug worked at Harkness for over 20 years as our maintenance mechanic. The great condition of the lab, making boats work, finding and fixing trucks, the classroom, keeping research programs running etc. ~ all of this and so much more is because Doug was here and helping everyone.
Everyone who has had the privilege of working at Harkness or visiting for meetings knows what Doug has done for this facility. All of us at Harkness wish Doug all the best in his retirement.
LDyNE first steps
Lake dynamics in nearshore ecosystems (LDyNE) is based on lake physics and the movement of water as a function of wind velocity and density gradients in lakes (ie., temperature profile) - and how this affects the distribution and abundance of organisms and their food webs. It provides a means of mapping physically active areas where lake dynamics sweeps substrate regions in and around thermoclines. First steps in this physical - ecological connection can be seen in the video clips from Kevin Lamb's lab at the University of Waterloo. The clips can be viewed by following links on the Aquatic Research page.
Research Permission Forms for Algonquin in 2010
Researchers and grad students conducting field work out of Harkness in 2010 need to complete a permission form and receive approval prior to the start of the field season. Please follow the procedure outlined on the home page (Dec 2009)
LDyNE ~ Lake Dynamics and Nearshore Ecosystems
A research initiative between aquatic ecologists and limnologists at the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and Harkness (OMNR) began in 2009 with a focus on the physics of lake dynamics and the effects this has on the distribution and ecology of nearshore food webs. Physical forcing is a major element of marine systems and is increasingly recognized as important for lakes as well. The ability to develop 3D models of lake behaviour combined with new technology for mapping organism distribution promises to be a productive research initiative.