The phenomenon of how natural resource subsidies support stream productivity is well-known in the Pacific Northwest where salmon return from the ocean to spawn. In doing so they import nutrients and energy that supercharge the ecosystem. Does this also happen in the Great Lakes? This presentation will discuss a study on this very question, and will also evaluate factors that drive brook trout distribution in the Lake Simcoe watershed.

Nicolas Jones is a research scientist with the Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and is an Adjunct Professor at Trent University and the University of Toronto. Nick has expertise in the ecology and management of flowing waters. He has studied many species, including brook trout, sturgeon, redside dace, and lake trout.

Thursday, May 9

Doors open 7 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Hybrid meeting Camp Kawartha 2505 Pioneer Road