Project List - Principal Investigators - IFYLE Program - NOAA GLERL

Strategic Research
Planning Team

Murray N. Charlton
Project Chief
Lake Management Research
Aquatic Ecosystem Management Research
National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada
P.O. Box 5 050
Burlington, Ontario, L7R 4A6 Canada
Tel: 905 336-4758
FAX: 905-336-4699

Jan J.H. Ciborowski
CoDirector, Lake Erie Millennium Network
Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON
CANADA, N9B 3P4
Tel: 519-253-3000 ext. 2725
Fax: 519-971-3609

Brian J. Eadie
Senior Physical Scientist
NOAA-GLERL
4840 S. State Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Tel: 734-741-2281
FAX: 734-741-2055

Nathan Hawley
Oceanographer
NOAA-GLERL
4840 S. State Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Tel: 734-741-2273
FAX: 734-741-2055

Paul J. Horvatin
Chief
Monitoring and Reporting Branch
USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson St. (G-17J)
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Tel: 312-353-3612
FAX: 312-353-2018

Stuart A. Ludsin
Research Ecologist
NOAA-GLERL
4840 S. State Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
Tel: 734-741-2355
FAX: 734-741-2055

Jeffrey M. Reutter
Director, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
F.T. Stone Laboratory,
Center for Lake Erie Area Research (CLEAR), and the
Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Research Consortium (GLAERC)
The Ohio State University
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43212
Tel: 614-292-8949
FAX: 614-292-4364

Jeff Tyson
Fisheries Biology Supervisor
Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit
ODNR - Division of Wildlife
305 E. Shoreline Dr.
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Tel: 419-625-8062

List of IFYLE Projects

Project Titles and Investigators

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins in Lake Erie.
G. Boyer glboyer@esf.edu

Historical Distribution of Microcystis and Its Toxins in Lake Sediments.
G. Boyer glboyer@esf.edu

Microbial food-web structure and function in Lake Erie: Influence of benthic-pelagic coupling on hypoxia in the central basin
H. Carrick hjc11@psu.edu

Estimations and Implications of Plankton Mortality in Lake Erie.
C. Gobler christopher.gobler@liu.edu S. Wilhelm wilhelm@utk.edu

Time Series Measurements in Lake Erie
N. Hawley nathan.hawley@noaa.gov

Role of Natural Microbial Taxa and Assemblages in P- and C-dynamics in Lake Erie.
R. Heath rheath@kent.edu T. Meilander ttrzebuc@kent.edu

The Influence of Seasonal Hypoxic Events in the Central Basin of Lake Erie on the Short-Term Growth of Organisms from Multiple Trophic Levels.
T. Hook thook@umich.edu J. Diana jimd@umich.edu

Examination of Nutrient Loading and Internal Nutrient Dynamics Association with Central Basin Lake Erie Hypoxia
T. Johengen johengen@umich.edu

Lake Erie Core Inventory; Pb-210 dating, Org C & TN analysis.
V. Klump vklump@uwm.edu J. Waples jwaples@uwm.edu P. Anderson pda2@uwm.edu

Microzooplankton and Phytoplankton Distribution and Dynamics in Relation to Seasonal Hypoxia in Lake Erie.
P. Lavrentyev peter3@uakron.edu

A New MODIS Algorithm for Retrieval of Chlorophyll, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Suspended Minerals for the Great Lakes
R. Shuchman robert.shuchman@altarum.org
D. Pozdnyakov
G. Leshkevich george.leshkevich@noaa.gov

Forecast Modeling of the Impacts of Filtering Rates of Dreissenids in Lake Erie
S. Lozano stephen.lozano@noaa.gov S. Ruberg steve.ruberg@noaa.gov

Ecological Responses to Low Oxygen Events in Central Lake Erie.
S. Ludsin  stuart.ludsin@noaa.gov  H. Vanderploeg  henry.vanderploeg@noaa.gov
T. Nalepa  thomas.nalepa@noaa.gov  S. Peacor  scott.peacor@noaa.gov
S. Ruberg  steve.ruberg@noaa.gov

An Assessment of the Role of Biologically Available Iron in the Formation of Bloom Forming Cyanobacteria in Lake Erie
L. Molot lmolot@yorku.ca

Novel Methods for Identifying and Quantifying Nutrient Inputs and Cycling In Lake Erie
A. Paytan apaytan@pangea.stanford.edu C. Kendal ckendall@usgs.gov
N. Ostrom ostromn@msu.edu

Stable Isotope Analysis of the Lake Erie Food Web
D. Raikow david.raikow@noaa.gov

Integrated Observation Systems
S. Ruberg steve.ruberg@noaa.gov

Forecasting hypoxia effects on food web dynamics in the central basin of Lake Erie
E. Rutherford edwardr@umich.edu S. Bartell smbartell@aol.com
L. Sano larissa.sano@noaa.gov

Assessing Species-Specific Phytoplankton Phosphorus Limitation and Competition for Phorsphorus Uptake across the Trophic Gradient in Lake Erie.
O. Sarnelle sarnelle@msu.edu G. Horst horstgeo@msu.edu

Lake Erie Physical Measurement and Modeling Program
D. Schwab david.schwab@noaa.gov M. McCormick michael.mccormick@noaa.gov
D. Beletsky dima.beletsky@noaa.gov J. DePinto jdepinto@limno.com

Spatial and temporal changes in fatty acid content of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the eastern, central, and western basins of Lake Erie
M. Teece mteece@esf.edu S. FitzPatrick sfitzpat@mailbox.syr.edu

Lakewide Primary Productivity Survey of Lake Erie Using Advanced Technology
M. Twiss mtwiss@clarkson.edu R. Smith rsmith@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca

Dreissenid mussels as homeostatic filter feeders and nutrient excreters: Implications for harmful algal blooms (HABs) and nutrient cycling across trophic gradients
H. Vanderploeg henry.vanderploeg@noaa.gov (non-IFYLE GLERL funded Lake Erie project)

Development of a MODIS Image Product for Mapping Phycocyanin Pigment in Blue-Green Algal Blooms (Toxic Algae)
R. Vincent rvincen@bgnet.bgsu.edu G. Leshkevich george.leshkevich@noaa.gov

Last updated: 2006-02-09 mbl