Conference on Great Lakes Research IAGLR 2002: The Other Great Lakes

June 2-6, 2002
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

http://www.iaglr.org/conference/conference.html (Official Site)

Session 10. STATE OF LAKE WINNIPEG ECOSYSTEM: FOOD WEB, HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT, Monday, June 3, 2002

Co-Chairs: Diane Malley, Mohiuddin Munawar, and Alex Salki

Diane Malley, 365 Wildwood Park, Winnipeg MB R3T 0E7, Phone: (204) 284-8047,
Fax: (204) 475-6090, dmalley@pdkprojects.com.

Mohiuddin Munawar, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Great Lakes
Laboratory for Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington
ON L7R 4A6; Phone: (905) 336-4867, Fax: 906-336-6437,
MunawarM@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Alex Salki, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 501 University Crescent,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6; Phone: (204) 983-5241, Fax: (204) 984-2404,
salkia@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Of the great lakes of the world, Lake Winnipeg is one of the most poorly
known with respect to the food web structure and its performance. Moreover,
the lake is exposed to a diversity of environmental impacts such as water
level manipulation, flooding, flow restriction, eutrophication,
contamination, and exotic species invasion. It is intended to bring together
researchers and managers dealing with various aspects of food web
interactions, including fisheries, in Lake Winnipeg under a variety of
anthropogenic stressors. The session is planned to develop an integrated,
ecosystemic and top-down view of its ecosystem health to facilitate its
management and restoration.