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Ice and snow cover on a boreal forest lake in winter (Lake Simoncouche, Saguenay, Québec). (Noémie Gaudreault)

Lakes don’t sleep in winter! There’s a world living under ice

Canadians are no strangers to cold winters, when everything in nature appears to be frozen solid. However, under the ice cover of lakes, many animals remain active during the winter.
Lake Cromwell at the Station de biologie des Laurentides of the Université de Montréal, where many of our studies are carried out on parasitized fish. (Ariane Côté)

Our lakes are teeming with parasites. Why that’s good…and bad

Many wild fish in Québec have parasites. Is this necessarily a bad thing? How can we limit the proliferation and spread of specific harmful parasites?
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted to open water. Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program via Wikimedia

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea‑level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go

A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
The habitats used throughout the halibut’s life and the movements between them are difficult to characterize. (Charlotte Gauthier)

How do halibut migrate? Clues are in their ear bones

Atlantic halibut are making a strong comeback in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. But how do we know where the fish move throughout their lives?
Harajicadectes cruises through the ancient rivers of central Australia ~385 million years ago. Brian Choo

A 380‑million‑year old predatory fish from Central Australia is finally named after decades of digging

For decades, the sandstone in central Australia yielded tantalising segments of some sort of fossil fish. Now, we have finally pieced together a complete picture of this remarkable species.

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