THE JONES LAB
Annis Water Resource Institute - Grand Valley State University
Aquatic Ecology Across Scales
In the Jones Lab, our mission is to build a deeper understanding of aquatic ecosystems and contribute to their management. We achieve this mission by adopting a systems approach that synthesizes theory and observations. While pursuing our mission, we emphasize professional development of early-career scientists and community engagement.
LAB NEWS
Jul 11, 2026
Jones Lab members participated in a celebratory open house event for the community, teaching stations about lake stratification, zooplankton, and aging organisms with rings. We had a lot of fun connecting with community members of all ages and sharing in their excitement about aquatic ecosystems!
AWRI celebrates 25 years in Muskegon with an Open House
Jun 1, 2026
Our field season has begun with a number of interesting projects investigating topics such as water chemistry and primary productivity in drowned river mouth lakes, lake network hydrology, carbon burial in Great Lakes coastal wetland soils, E. coli levels in Muskegon County beaches, and sunfish hybridization dynamics.
Kicking off the Summer Field Season
May 15, 2026
Stuart Jones and Bennett McAfee presented at this year's ASLO conference in Montreal. Bennett gave a talk titled "LakeBeD-US and GLAMR: Two Data Harmonization Case Studies" and presented a poster titled "Consequences of Climate Reanalysis Model Use for Estimates of Lake Productivity: Insights from the Global Lake Metabolism Repository". Stuart presented a poster titled "Exploring the Building Blocks of Lake Metabolic Regimes" and gave a talk titled "Lake Metabolic Regimes: A New Global Synthesis of GPP and ER Patterns and Drivers"
Members of the Jones Lab attend ASLO 2026