The Water Alliance’s Aquatic Ecology Hub (Eco Hub) is dedicated to advancing the protection, sustainable management, and restoration of both natural and human-altered aquatic ecosystems.
Our interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement activities support biodiversity and enhance human well-being through innovative approaches such as nature-based design, integrated water management, and sustainable fisheries.
Our work addresses critical challenges like invasive species, water quality, and coastal resilience. A current focus of the Eco Hub is defining and understanding the unique transitional ecosystems between rivers and the Great Lakes—vital zones that play a key role in ecological connectivity and water resource sustainability.
Hub lead: Michael Wagner, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Explore Aquatic Ecology Stories
- Michigan’s young engineers are using LEGO robotics to combat sea lamprey
- Detroit River habitat projects nearing completion
- New report explores the long-term costs of relying on institutional controls in responding to groundwater contamination
- Uncovering new insights into shoreline impacts of Great Lakes ice
- MSU researchers turn the tide for safer, healthier water
- Newly published research by MSU scientists shows how low levels of water contamination impact fish behavior and survival
- MSU research: Warming lakes and rivers may spread fish pathogens
- MSU scientists working to understand distribution of Michigan’s native, invasive aquatic plants