Jeffrey McKinnon

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Jeffrey McKinnon received his BSc from the University of British Columbia and his PhD from Harvard University. A Professor of Biology at East Carolina University, his research has taken him to every continent but Antarctica and has appeared in journals including Nature and the American Naturalist.

Articles by: Jeffrey McKinnon

Sunset on Lake Baikal in winter near Elenka island.

'Worrisome and even frightening': Ancient ecosystem of Lake Baikal at risk of regime change from warming

By Jeffrey McKinnon published

In this extract from Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History, Jeffrey McKinnon examines the changes taking place in Lake Baikal as temperatures rise in this vast and otherworldly ecosystem.