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Collaborating Institutions
Center for the Environment at Cornell University
Syracuse University
State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Associated Projects
Hydroecology and conservation mapping: A tool for community planning around the Great Lakes of New York Sponsor: The Great Lakes Protection Fund
Using Lake Ontario Biocomplexity Research Sites for Coastal Environmental Indicator Testing Sponsor: The Great Lakes Commission
Modeling Hydroecology Relations for Assessing Impacts of Water Regulation Plans on the Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River System Sponsor: The International Joint Commission
The Effect of Water Retention Time on Embayment Ecosystem Dynamics Sponsor: International Association for Great Lakes Research
Optimum Water Depth and Flooding Duration for Native and Exotic Plant Species in Lake Ontario Shoreline Wetlands Sponsor: The International Joint Commission
Lake Ontario’s Dynamic Coast: Analyzing Ecosystem History for Sustaining Environmental Health Sponsor: New York State Great Lakes Protection Fund
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Frequently Used Public Domain Data
Cornell University Geospatial Clearinghouse
Great Lakes Water Levels, from NOAA
New York State GIS Clearinghouse
Water data, from USGS
International Sites
Binational (USEPA and Environment Canada)
Catalog of Great Lakes Wetland Resources (Federation of Ontario Naturalists)
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Environmental Atlas (Environment Canada)
Great Lakes Fishery Commission - Lake Ontario Committee
International Association for Great Lakes Research
International Joint Commission
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Research Inventory
International Joint Commission 11th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality
International Joint Commission FOCUS Newsletter
Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Plan (USEPA)
Our Great Lakes (Environment Canada)
USEPA-Environment Canada Binational Projects
U.S. Federal Government Sites
Biodiversity Investement Areas: Coastal Wetland Ecosystems (EPA)
Great Lakes Congressional Updates
Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (NOAA)
Great Lakes Monitoring (EPA-GLNPO)
Great Lakes National Program Office (EPA)
Great Lakes Online (NOAA)
Great Lakes Science Center (USGS)
Great Lakes Wetlands Characterization (EPA)
NWISWeb Water Resources Data (USGS)
US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
US Geological Survey, New York State
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, New York State office
New York State and Local Sites
Cayuga County Government
Jefferson County Government
Oswego County Government
New York Sea Grant
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Environmental and Great Lakes Organizations
Center for Great Lakes Culture
Council of Great Lakes Governors
Council of Great Lakes Industries
Finger Lake-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat & Network Fund
Great Lakes Environmental Directory
Great Lakes Information Network
Great Lakes Protection Fund
Nature Conservancy - Great Lakes Program
Report on Climate Change and the Great Lakes (Union of Concerned Scientists)
St. Lawrence Institute of Environmental Sciences
Great Lakes Research
Eastern Lake Ontario Sand Dunes (NY Sea Grant)
Great Lakes Forestry Center (Natural Resources Canada)
Great Lakes Research Consortium
Lake Ontario Management Plan 2003 Update (Download)
River flows in Great Lakes Basin (University of Michigan)
State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences (Environment Canada)
SUNY Buffalo Great Lakes Program
Upstate Freshwater Institute
Complexity Science and Biocomplexity Research
Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Complexity, Cornell University
Complexity and adaptive complex systems (subject area portal)
Institute for the Study of Cohesion and Emergence
Journal of Complexity
Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
National Science Foundation Biocomplexity Program (including past awards)
Santa Fe Institute
Miscellaneous Sites of Interest
Great Lakes Forecasting System
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council
Great Lakes Television
Lake Ontario Fishing Reports
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Photo by Gail Steinhart
