Stephen R. Carpenter

Scientist, Emeritus Director of the Center for Limnology, and Emeritus Professor of Integrative Biology

Steve Carpenter, director emeritus of the Center for Limnology and Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology, is pictured along the Lake Mendota shoreline near the Hasler Lab of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on July 28, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison)

Center for Limnology
680 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706

steve.carpenter@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-3014

Research

For publications that illustrate my most recent research activities, select “Publications List ” from the menu and scroll down to the most recent papers. To request a copy of a particular paper, please email CFL Hasler Lab Admin Asst Kelly O’Ferrell.

My limnological research focuses on the interaction of biogeochemistry and food web processes in lakes. I am especially interested in prediction of lake characteristics from land-water interactions and food web processes, including human effects such as fishing and introduction of exotic species. My research on these topics is connected to the LTER, Trophic Cascade and Water, Sustainability and Climate projects.

I also work on resilience of linked social-ecological systems through collaborations with the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm Resilience Center and Resilience Alliance.

I served on the Founding Board of the South American Institute for Resilience and Sustainability (SARAS)

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