Preface.

This document is a preface to a special issue series in the journal Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, focusing on the ecology and dynamics of Lake Erie. The authors, Mohiuddin Munawar and Stuart A. Ludsin, have a long history of studying Lake Erie and its ecosystem. They discuss the history of monitoring and research efforts on Lake Erie, including the development of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the establishment of monitoring programs. The preface also mentions the recent Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) focused on Lake Erie, which aimed to understand the impacts of eutrophication and harmful algal blooms on the lake's food web. The authors express their gratitude to the contributors and editors involved in the special issue series and hope that it will contribute to a better understanding of Lake Erie's ecology. [Extracted from the article]