HABs Collaborative

Publications and Documents

HABs Collaborative Products

• Knowledge Gaps Update: In-lake Conditions 2026 (9/21/2026)
  • The HABs Collaborative developed this fact sheet to demonstrate the knowledge gaps regarding limnological processes affecting HABs formation and toxicity and the legislative and funding needs to close these gaps. The fact sheet also includes several research highlights of HABs development, humans health and monitoring in the Great Lakes basin. 
• Knowledge Gaps Update: Nature-based Solutions to Manage Runoff 2026 (9/21/2026)
  • The HABs Collaborative developed this fact sheet to demonstrate the knowledge gaps regarding watershed runoff management and the legislative and funding needs to close these gaps. The fact sheet also includes several research highlights of nutrient management and monitoring in the Great Lakes basin. 
• Harmful Algal Blooms Conference Research Summary 2024 (10/22/2024)
  • The HABs Collaborative helped to facilitate sessions at two conferences related to freshwater research in 2024: the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) conference and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) annual meeting. This document serves to share the 32 abstracts and contact information from these conference research sessions, as modified for a broader audience (including non-scientists).
• HABs Science & Policy Workshop Takeaways (10/14/2024)
  • On April 9-10, 2024, the Great Lakes Commission hosted agency officials, scientists, and legislators to chart a way forward on how to reduce and mitigate HABs throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin. This multidisciplinary group discussed nutrient management programs, systems in place to respond to HABs, and potential methods for improving water quality. While this document is not a comprehensive review of the HABs issue, it is intended to provide a summary of workshop discussions.
• Chronic Long-Term Health Effects of HAB Toxins (5/24/2022)
  • Contributions by: Jordan Murray, Rebecca Kuang, Alison Mascarenhas, Apurva Lad, John Najjar, David Kennedy, Andrew Ault, Judy Westrick, Steven Haller (with input from the HABs Collaborative Steering Committee)
• Health Effects Associated with Exposure to HAB Toxins through Aerosolization (5/24/2022)
  • Contributions by: Jordan Murray, Prajwal Hegde, Shivani Patel, Josh Breidenbach, Judy Westrick, Steven Haller, David Kennedy, Andrew Ault (with input from the HABs Collaborative Steering Committee)
• Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms: Current Knowledge Gaps (5/11/2021)
  • Contributions by: Greg Boyer, Mary Anne Evans, Timothy Maguire, Silvia Newell, Heather Raymond, Dale Robertson, Katie Stammler, Nicole Zacharda, and Ken Gibbons
• Who Does What? A Guide to Agencies’ Roles in HABs (2/19/2021)
  • Contributions by: Paul Gledhill, Cherri Baysinger, Michelle Selzer, Katie Stammler, Nicole Zacharda, and Ken Gibbons.
• How Does Nitrogen Affect Harmful Algal Blooms? (10/9/2017)
  • Contributions by: Silvia Newell, Laura Johnson, Mark McCarthy, Justin Chaffin, Kateri Salk, Mary Skopec, Austin Brian, Victoria Pebbles, and Ken Gibbons.
• Phosphorus (P) and HABs: Sources of P from the Maumee River (9/12/2017)
  • Contributions by: Rebecca Logsdon Muenich , Laura Johnson, John Bratton, Kristen DeVanna Fussell, Douglas Kane, Margret Kalcic, Dale Robertson, Sandra Eberts, Mary Anne Evans, and Ken Gibbons
• A Collaborative Approach: Linking science and management to reduce harmful algal blooms – Video

HABs Collaborative Presentations

• The Great Lakes HABs Collaborative: connecting science and management (11/19/2020)
  • Dr. Katie Stammler, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative: Webinar on Phosphorus and Hazardous Algae Blooms
• The Great Lakes HABs Collaboratory: building a boundary space for scientists and managers (2/27/2019)
  • Victoria Pebbles, ASLO Winter Meeting 2019

HABs Collaborative Project Documents

• HABs Collaboratory Charter (adopted May 2018)

HABs Collaborative Videos

• A Collaborative Approach: Linking science and management to reduce harmful algal blooms (2018)

HABs Collaborative Coverage

• Collaboratives in the Great Lakes Basin — Joining Forces for a Collective Impact (pg 24)
• Webinar Series Offers Insights into State of the Science on Harmful Algal Blooms
• Great Lakes HABs Collaboratory Aims for Collective Impact on HABs