Start Date
14-11-2023 3:45 PM
End Date
14-11-2023 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are getting saltier. This will change the ecology and functioning of freshwater ecosystems and threatens the services fresh waters provide us as humans, such as drinking water quality. In this presentation, Dr. Hintz will explain new research that investigates the ecological consequences of freshwater salinization and how current water quality guidelines need to be reevaluated to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Biography
Dr. Bill Hintz earned a B.S. and M.S. in Biology from the University of Wiscosnin -Eau Claire and a PhD in Ecology from Southern Illinois University in 2014. As an assistant professor at The University of Toledo since 2019, he has taught courses and labs in ecology and aquatic ecology. Bill’s research lab is based at the Lake Erie Center at The University of Toledo. Dr. Hintz’s research focuses on how multiple interacting stressors affect freshwater communities and food webs. Much of his research also focuses on fish and fisheries ecology, conservation and management.
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The Ecological Consequences of Salty Fresh Waters
Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are getting saltier. This will change the ecology and functioning of freshwater ecosystems and threatens the services fresh waters provide us as humans, such as drinking water quality. In this presentation, Dr. Hintz will explain new research that investigates the ecological consequences of freshwater salinization and how current water quality guidelines need to be reevaluated to protect freshwater ecosystems.