Jubilee - 1983. Faculty, students, and independent investigators at the Biological Station have, since its founding in 1909, been concerned with a broad range of aquatic research, largely reflecting the diversity of habitats and organisms available for study. For example, a large variety of lake types are in close proximity of the Station and are visited regularly by a number of classes.
Local streams are similarly abundant.
The entire drainage of Carp Creek lies on Station land, and the Maple River, that transports water from the west end of Douglas Lake to Burt Lake, is also used frequently by classes and researchers. Most published work at the Station has been directed, however, toward understanding Douglas Lake and its surrounding wetlands, and it is that body of research l would like to review. This review will consist of three parts. First, l would like to summarize the evidence for vegetational successsion in local wetlands. Second, I will give an overview of major areas of research on Douglas Lake, emphasizing the evidence for long term changes in its trophic status.