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Tom Reid, PhD
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Hydroecology Monitoring and Research Facility at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. Physical biogeochemistry research on the Great Lakes and in the Canadian Arctic. #greatlakes #climatechange #biogeochemistry #microbialecology #AMR #sedimentdynamics
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I do not think most people in Canada realize the implications of cutting science funding in the USA. But the Great Lakes are shared waters- and as such we will share the cost of missing important information to keep water safe.

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'It will lead to a catastrophe:' U.S. federal job cuts will harm the Great Lakes, Canadian scientists say | CBC News
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency cut hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week, including technicians who work with Canadian scientists ...
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March 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Canada standing strong 🍁🇨🇦
February 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Christmas arrived early in Erieau. You're welcome!

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December 21, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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Ships taking extra caution after seiche exposes parts of the Detroit River's bank
'We haven't seen the bottom of the river' in more than a decade
#LakeErie #GreatLakes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ship-seiche-detroit-river-1.7404183
December 9, 2024 at 2:09 PM
#lakeerie water/sediment going for a spin. We’re looking to see how, where and to what extent #sediments contribute internal nutrient loads to the lake. #greatlakes #eccc #scienceisfun was
November 26, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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"When you plan your work, be careful to give yourself time to think."
- advice given by British ecologist Charles Elton to his graduate students over 60 years ago (Crowcroft 1991)
November 16, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Going through data and pictures from this years field season on #lakeerie. Can’t beat a nice day on the #greatlakes. Studying the mechanisms of internal nutrient loading particularly focused on the #sediment water interface. Pub to come… #science
November 12, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Hello Bluesky!
November 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM