IISD Experimental Lakes Area

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/IISD_Experimental_Lakes_Area

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	freshwater research facility
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:IISD-ELA
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development
gptkbp:area	58 lakes
gptkbp:conservationStatus	protected research area
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:established	1968
gptkbp:features	only facility for whole-ecosystem freshwater experiments
gptkbp:focus	algal blooms eutrophication acid rain climate change impacts mercury pollution freshwater ecology ecosystem-scale experiments
gptkbp:fundedBy	government grants private donations research grants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	IISD Experimental Lakes Area
gptkbp:impact	advanced understanding of mercury cycling influenced global phosphorus regulation informed acid rain policy
gptkbp:latitude	49.65
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:longitude	-93.72
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	featured in scientific documentaries covered by CBC, BBC, National Geographic
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Kenora
gptkbp:notableMission	acid rain simulation climate change and lake ice study mercury addition experiment phosphorus and eutrophication study
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Michael_Paterson gptkb:David_W._Schindler gptkb:Diane_Orihel
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Schindler,_D.W._(1974)_Eutrophication_and_Recovery_in_Experimental_Lakes
gptkbp:openToPublic	restricted
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development
gptkbp:previousOwner	gptkb:Fisheries_and_Oceans_Canada
gptkbp:province	gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:researchSubjects	gptkb:wetlands lakes streams watersheds
gptkbp:studiedBy	field experiments long-term monitoring whole-ecosystem experimentation
gptkbp:website	https://www.iisd.org/ela/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development gptkb:Experimental_Lakes_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7