This project overview describes a 2017 Collaborative Research project that generated precise estimates of nutrient retention by Lake Erie wetlands to inform management and decision making.

Over $2.6 million will be awarded to six projects by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative that engage research efforts on 12 reserves across the nation.

Nearly $400,000 will be awarded by NOAA ’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative, managed by University of Michigan Water Center, to four projects involving 15 reserve sites across the nation.

In honor of National Estuaries Week, the University of Michigan Water Center is pr