Welcome to
the Fisheries Systems Ecology Lab
led by Dr. Gretchen Hansen
at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Understanding Freshwater Systems Through Experimentation, Observation, Modeling, and Management
Our lab examines freshwater communities in the context of environmental change. Our research focuses on pattern and process in aquatic communities and ecosystems, and management responses to local, regional, and global change. To answer complex questions we employ multiple approaches including statistical analyses of historical data, observational field studies, simulation modeling, and large-scale experimentation.
