David Schindler, the trailblazing researcher widely regarded for his tireless defence of Canada's freshwater systems from industrial harm, has died. "Dave was Canada's leading ecologist," said friend and colleague Mark Boyce, a professor of ecology at the University of Alberta. My good friend and fishing companion, David Schindler, died today. Before his appointment, he headed the Experimental Lakes Area project in Ontario, which provided evidence of the role of phosphorus in fish-killing algae blooms. During an experiment in August 1973, Lake 226 in the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario is divided by a plastic curtain.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2021 18:09 UTC