Thomas Nalepa

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Mehler, K., L.E. Burlakova, A.Y. Karatayev, A.K. ELGIN, T.F. NALEPA, C.P. Madenjian, and E. Hinchey. Long-term trends of Lake Michigan benthos with emphasis on the southern basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research 46(3):528-537 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2020.03.011) (2020).
Foley, C.J., S.R. Andree, S.A. POTHOVEN, T.F. NALEPA, and T.O. Hook. Quantifying the predatory effect of round goby on Saginaw Bay dreissenids. Journal of Great Lakes Research 43(1):121-131 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2016.10.018) (2017). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2017/20170002.pdf
POTHOVEN, S.A., G.L. Fahnenstiel, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. Changes in water quality variables at a mid-depth site after proliferation of dreissenid mussels in southeastern Lake Michigan. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 188(3):233-244 (DOI:10.1127/fal/2016/0883) (2016).
Foley, C.J., G.J. Bowen, T.F. NALEPA, M.S. Sepulveda, and T.O. Hook. Stable isotope patterns of benthic organisms from the Great Lakes region indicate variable dietary overlap of Diporeia spp. and dreissenid mussels. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 71:1784-1795 (DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2013-0620) (2014). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2014/20140050.pdf
NALEPA, T.F. Relative comparison and perspective on invasive species in the Laurentian and Swedish Great Lakes. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 17(4):394-403 (DOI:10.1080/14634988.2014.972494) (2014).
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, G.A. LANG, K. MABREY, and M. ROWE. Lake-wide benthic surveys in Lake Michigan in 1994-95, 2000, 2005, and 2010: Abundances of the amphipod Diporeia spp. and abundances and biomass of the mussels Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-164. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 21 pp. (2014). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-164/tm-164.pdf
Foley, C.J., G.J. Bowen, T.F. NALEPA, M.S. Sepulveda, and T.O. Hook. Stable isotope patterns of benthic organisms from the Great Lakes region indicate variable dietary overlap of Diporeia spp. and dreissenid mussels. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 71:12 pp. (DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2013-0620) (2014). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2014/20140050.pdf
Schloesser, D.W., J.A. ROBBINS, G.A. Matisoff, T.F. NALEPA, and N. MOREHEAD. A 20-year chronology of burrowing mayflies (Hexagenia spp.) in Saginaw Bay. Journal of Great Lakes Research 40(1):80-91 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2013.12.016) (2014).
Alderstein, S.A., T.F. NALEPA, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and G.L. FAHNENSTIEL. Trends in phytoplankton, zooplankton, and macroinvertebrates in Saginaw Bay relative to zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) colonization: A generalized linear model approach. In Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition. T.F. Nalepa, and D.W. Schlosser (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 525-543 pp. (2013).
NALEPA, T.F., J.S. Houghton, R. Paddock, and J. Janssen. Video Clip 3: Close-up view of inhalant siphons of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, deepwater morph) on the Midlake Reef Complex in Lake Michigan. In Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition. T.F. Nalepa, and D.W. Schlosser (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 751 pp. (2013).
NALEPA, T.F., V. Pavlova, W.H. Wong, J. Janssen, C.S. Houghton, and K. MABREY. Variation in the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), with emphasis on the deepwater morphotype in Lake Michigan. In Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition. T.F. Nalepa, and D.W. Schlosser (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 315-329 pp. (2013).
Ryan, D.J., T.F. NALEPA, L.N. IVAN, M.S. Sepulveda, and T.O. Hook. A comparison of consumptive demand of Diporeia spp. and Dreissena in Lake Michigan based on bioenergetics models. In Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition. T.F. Nalepa, and D.W. Schlosser (Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 713-723 pp. (2013).
POTHOVEN, S.A., T.O. Hook, T.F. NALEPA, M.V. Thomas, and J. DYBLE. Changes in zooplankton community structure associated with the disappearance of invasive alewife in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Aquatic Ecology 47(1):1-12 (DOI:10.1007/s10452-012-9420-1) (2013).
Zhulidov, A.V., A.V. Kozhara, T.F. NALEPA, T.Y. Gurtovaya, and D.A. Zhulidov. Relative abundance of two dreissenid species, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in the lower Don River system, Russia. Aquatic Invasions 8(3):311-318 (DOI:10.3391/ai.2013.8.3.07) (2013). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2013/20130032.pdf
Maity, S., A. Jannasch, J. Adamec, T.F. NALEPA, T.O. Hook, and M.S. Sepulveda. Starvation causes disturbance in amino acide and fatty acid metabolism in Diporeia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 161:348-355 (DOI:10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.12.011) (2012).
POTHOVEN, S.A., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, D.M. Warner, J.S. Schaeffer, S.A. Ludsin, R.M. Claramunt, and T.F. NALEPA. Influences on Bythotrephes longimanus life-history characteristics in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research:134-141 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.10.003) (2012).
Ryan, D.J., M.S. Sepulveda, T.F. NALEPA, and T.O. Hook. Spatial variation in RNA:DNA ratios of Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes region. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38(2):187-195 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2012.01.007) (2012).
VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. POTHOVEN, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, C.A. STOW, T.F. NALEPA, C.P. Madenjian, and D.B. Bunnell. Seasonal zooplankton dynamics in Lake Michigan: Disentangling impacts of resource limitation, ecosystem engineering, and predation during a critical transition. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38(2):336-352 (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2012.02.005) (2012). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2012/20120013.pdf
Cha, Y.K., C.A. STOW, T.F. NALEPA, and K.H. Reckhow. Do invasive mussels restrict offshore phosphorus transport in Lake Huron? Environmental Science & Technology 45(17):7226-7231 (DOI:10.1021/es2014715) (2011).
POTHOVEN, S.A., D.W. Hondorp, and T.F. NALEPA. Declines in deepwater sculpin Myoxocephalus thompsonii energy density associated with the disappearance of Diporeia spp. in lakes Huron and Michigan. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 20:14-22 (DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00447.x) (2011). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2011/20110003.pdf
FAHNENSTIEL, G.L., T.F. NALEPA, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.J. Carrick, and D. Scavia. Lake Michigan lower food web: Long-term observations and Dreissena impact. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:1-4 (2010).
FAHNENSTIEL, G.L., S.A. POTHOVEN, T.F. NALEPA, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, D.M. Klarer, and D. Scavia. Recent changes in primary production and phytoplankton in the offshore region of southeastern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:20-29 (2010).
Madenjian, C., S.A. POTHOVEN, P.J. Schneeberger, M.P. Ebener, L.C. Mohr, T.F. NALEPA, and J.R. Bence. Dreissenid mussels are not a "dead end" in Great Lakes food webs. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:73-77 (2010).
NALEPA, T.F. An overview of the spread, distribution, and ecological impacts of the quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, with possible implications to the Colorado River system. Proceedings, Colorado River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium. Coming Together, Coordination of Science and Restoration Activities for the Colorado River Ecosystem, Scottsdale, AZ, November 18-20, 2008. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5135, 372 pp. (2010). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2010/20100039.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, and S.A. POTHOVEN. Recent changes in density, biomass, recruitment, size structure, and nutritional state of Dreissena populations in southern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:5-19 (2010). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2010/20100027.pdf
VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J.R. LIEBIG, T.F. NALEPA, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, and S.A. POTHOVEN. Dreissena and the disappearance of the spring phytoplankton bloom in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36:50-59 (2010). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2010/20100025.pdf
Zhulidov, A.V., A.V. Kozhara, G.H. Scherbina, T.F. NALEPA, A. Protasov, S.A. Afanasiev, E.G. Pryanichnikova, D.A. Zhulidov, T.Y. Gurtovaya, and D.F. Pavlov. Invasion history, distribution, and relative abundances of Dreissena bugensis in the old world: a synthesis of data. Biological Invasions 12:1923-1940 (2010).
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, and G.A. LANG. Transformation of the offshore benthic community in Lake Michigan: Recent shift from the native amphipod Diporeia spp. to the invasive mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis. Freshwater Biology 54(3):466-479 (2009). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2009/20090007.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., S.A. POTHOVEN, and D.L. FANSLOW. Recent changes in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Huron and impact on the diet of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformus). Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 12(1):2-10 (2009). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2009/20090009.pdf
Dettmers, J.M., C.P. Madenjian, P.J. Allen, S.A. POTHOVEN, and T.F. NALEPA. Impacts of recent invasive species on nearshore fishes. In The State of Lake Michigan in 2005. D.F. Clapp and W. Horns (Eds.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission Special Publication 08-02. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI, pp. 19-26 (2008). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/2008/20080066.pdf
Kiziewicz, B., and T.F. NALEPA. Some fungi and water molds in waters of Lake Michigan with emphasis on those associated with the benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:774-780 (2008). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080052.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, G.A. LANG, D.B. LAMARAND, L.G. CUMMINS, and G.S. CARTER. Abundances of the amphipod Diporeia spp. and the mussels Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in Lake Michigan in 1994-1995, 2000, and 2005. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-144. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 25 pp. (2008). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-144/tm-144.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, S.A. POTHOVEN, A.J. FOLEY III, and G.A. LANG. Long-term trends in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Huron over the past four decades. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33(2):421-436 (2007). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070020.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., D.L. FANSLOW, S.A. POTHOVEN, A.J. FOLEY III, G.A. LANG, S.C. Mozley, and M.W. Winnell. Abundance and distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Huron in 1972 and 2000-2003. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-140. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 33 pp. (2007). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-140/tm-140.pdf
Zaiko, A., S. Olenin, D. Daunys, and T.F. NALEPA. Vulnerability of benthic habitats to the aquatic invasive species. Biological Invasions 9:(doi 10.1007/s10530-006-9070-0):703-714 (2007). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070050.pdf
CARTER, G. S., T. F. NALEPA, and R. R. Rediske. Status and trends of benthic populations in a coastal drowned river mouth lake of Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 32:578-595 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060029.pdf
FOLEY, A. J. III, T. F. NALEPA, G. K. Walker, and M. J. McCORMICK. Epibiont populations associated with Diporeia spp. (amphipoda) from Lake Michigan. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 29:1205-1211 (2006).
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW, A. J. FOLEY III, G. A. LANG, B. J. EADIE, and M. A. QUIGLEY. Continued disappearance of the benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. in Lake Michigan: Is there evidence of food limitation? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63:872-890 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060003.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW, A. J. FOLEY III, G. A. LANG, B. J. EADIE, and M. A. QUIGLEY. Continued disappearance of the benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. in Lake Michigan: Is there evidence for food limitation? Aquatic Invaders 17(3):1-12 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060018.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. C. Rockwell, and D. W. Schloesser. Disappearance of the amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes: Workshop summary, discussion, and recommendations. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-136. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 20 pp. (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-136/tm-136.pdf
POTHOVEN, S. A., and T. F. NALEPA. Feeding ecology of lake whitefish in Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 32:489-501 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060030.pdf
POTHOVEN, S. A., T. F. NALEPA, C. P. Madenjian, R. R. Rediske, P. J. Schneeberger, and J. X. He. Energy density of lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis in Lakes Huron and Michigan. Environmental Biology of Fishes 76:151-158 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060031.pdf
Zhulidov, A. V., T. F. NALEPA, A. V. Kozhara, D. A. Zhulidov, and T. Y. Gurtovaya. Recent trends in relative abundance of two dreissenid species, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis in the lower Don River System, Russia. Archives fur Hydrobiologie 165(2):209-220 (2006). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060010.pdf
Barbiero, R. P., T. F. NALEPA, and M. L. Tuchman. Phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthos. In The State of Lake Huron in 1999. M.P. Ebener (Ed.). Special Publication 05-02. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI, 33-41 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050029.pdf
Dermott, R., M. Munawar, R. Bonnell, S. Caron, H. Niblock, T. F. NALEPA and G. Messick. Preliminary investigations for causes of the disappearance of Diporeia spp. from Lake Ontario. In Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and the amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes. L. C. Mohr and T.F. Nalepa (eds.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Technical Report 66, Ann Arbor, MI, 203-232 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050008.pdf
Dobiesz, N. E., D. A. McLeish, R. L. Eschenroder, J. R. Bence, L. C. Mohr, M. P. Ebener, T. F. NALEPA, A. P. Woldt, J. E. Johnson, R. L. Argyle and J. C. Makarewicz. Ecology of the Lake Huron fish community, 1970-1999. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:1432-1451 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050012.pdf
Mohr, L. C. and T. F. NALEPA. Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and the Amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes. Technical Report 66. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI, 310 pp. (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050004.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW and G. Messick. Characteristics and potential causes of declining Diporeia spp. populations in southern Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. In Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and the amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes. L. C. Mohr and T.F. Nalepa (eds.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Technical Report 66, Ann Arbor, MI, 157-188 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050007.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., L. C. Mohr, B. A. Henderson, C. P. Madenjian and P. J. Schneeberger. Lake Whitefish and Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes: An overview. In Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and the amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes. L. C. Mohr and T.F. Nalepa (eds.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Technical Report 66, Ann Arbor, MI, 3-20 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050005.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW and A. J. FOLEY III. Spatial patterns in population trends of the amphipod Diporeia spp. and Dreissena mussels in Lake Michigan. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 29:426-431 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050019.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW, G. A. LANG and S. A. RUBERG. Recent trends in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Michigan. In State of Lake Michigan (SOLM) - Ecology, Health, and Management. T. Edsall and M. Munawar (eds.). Ecovision World Monograph Series, Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society, 269-292 (2005).
Zhulidov, A. V., D. A. Zhulidov, D. F. Pavlov, T. F. NALEPA and T. U. Gurtovaya. Expansion of the invasive bivalve mollusk Dreissena bugensis (quagga mussel) in the Don and Volga River basins: revisions based on archived specimens. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology 5(2):127-133 (2005). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050013.pdf
Messick, G. A., R. M. Overstreet, T. F. NALEPA, and S. Tyler. Prevalence of parasites in amphipods Diporeia spp. from Lakes Michigan and Huron, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 59:159-170 (2004). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040047.pdf
Zhulidov, A. V., D. F. Pavlov, T. F. NALEPA, G. H. Scherbina, D. A. Zhulidov, and T. U. Gurtovaya. Relative distributions of Dreissena bugensis and Dreissena polymorpha in the lower Dan River, Russia. International Review of Hydrobiology 89(3):326-333 (2004). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040010.pdf
LOZANO, S. J., and T. F. NALEPA. Disruption of the benthic community in Lake Ontario. In State of Lake Ontario (SOLO) - Past, Present, and Future. M. Munawar (Ed.). Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society 305-322 (2003).
Neilson, M. A., D. S. Painter, G. Warren, R. A. Hites, I. Basu, D. V. C. Weseloh, D. M. Whittle, G. Christie, R. Barbiero, M. Tuchman, O. E. Johannsson, T. F. NALEPA, T. A. Edsall, G. Fleischer, C. Bronte, S. B. Smith, and P. C. Baumann. Ecological monitoring for assessing the state of the nearshore and open waters of the Great Lakes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 88:103-117 (2003).
CAVALETTO, J. F., T. F. NALEPA, D. L. FANSLOW and D. W. Schloesser. Temporal variation of energy reserves in mayfly nymphs (Hexagenia spp.) from Lake St. Clair and western Lake Erie. Freshwater Biology 48:1726-1738 (2003). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030010.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW, M. B. LANSING, and G. A. LANG. Trends in the benthic macroinvertebrate community of Saginaw Bay, 1987-96: Responses to phosphorus abatement and Dreissena polymorpha. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(1):14-33 (2003). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030023.pdf
Madenjian, C. P., G. L. FAHNENSTIEL, T. H. JOHENGEN, T. F. NALEPA, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, G. W. Fleischer, P. J. Schneeberger, D. M. Benjamin, E. B. Smith, J. R. Bence, E. S. Rutherford, D. S. Lavis, D. M. Robertson, D. J. Jude, and M. P. Ebener. Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web, 1970-2000. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:736-753 (2002). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020015.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. L. FANSLOW, M. B. LANSING, G. A. LANG, M. FORD, G. GOSTENIK, and D. J. HARTSON. Abundance, biomass, and species composition of benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, 1987-96. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-122, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 32 pp. (2002). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-122
Schloesser, D. W., and T. F. NALEPA. Comparison of 5 benthic samplers to collect burrowing mayfly nymphs (Hexagenia spp: Ephemeroptera:Ephemeridae) in sediments of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21(3):487-501 (2002).
VANDERPLOEG, H. A., T. F. NALEPA, D. J. Jude, E. L. MILLS, K. T. HOLECK, J. R. LIEBIG, I. A. Grigorovich, and H. Ojaveer. Dispersal and emerging ecological impacts of Ponto-Caspian species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1209-1228 (2002). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020012.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. J. HARTSON, D. L. FANSLOW, and G. A. LANG. Recent population changes in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lake St. Clair, USA. American Malacological Bulletin 16(1/2):141-145 (2001).
POTHOVEN, S. A., T. F. NALEPA, P. J. Schneeberger, and S. B. BRANDT. Changes in diet and body condition of Lake Whitefish in southern Lake Michigan associated with changes in benthos. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:876-883 (2001).
Budd, J. W., T. D. Drummer, T. F. NALEPA, and G. L. FAHNENSTIEL. Remote sensing of biotic effects: Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) influence on water clarity in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Limnology and Oceanography 46(2):213-223 (2001).
FANSLOW, D. L., T. F. NALEPA, and T. H. JOHENGEN. Seasonal changes in the respiratory electron transport system (ETS) and respiration of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Hydrobiologia 448:61-70 (2001).
Lozano, S. J., J. V. Scharold, and T. F. NALEPA. Recent declines in benthic macroinvertebrate densities in Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58(3):518-529 (2001).
https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2001/20010003.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. W. Schloesser, S. A. POTHOVEN, D. HONDORP, D. L. FANSLOW, M. Tuchman, and G. Fleischer. First finding of the amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and the mussel Dreissena bugensis in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 27(3):384-391 (2001). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2001/20010010.pdf
Schloesser, D. W., and T. F. NALEPA. Changing abundance of Hexagenia mayfly nymphs in western Lake Erie of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Impediments to assessment of lake recovery? International Revue Hydrobiologie 86(1):87-103 (2001).
VANDERPLOEG, H. A., J. R. LIEBIG, W. W. Carmichael, M. A. AGY, T. H. JOHENGEN, G. L. FAHNENSTIEL, and T. F. NALEPA. Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) selective filtration promoted toxic Microcystis bloom in Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Lake Erie. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58(6):1208-1221 (2001).
https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2001/20010004.pdf
LANDRUM, P. F., D. C. GOSSIAUX, T. F. NALEPA, and D. L. FANSLOW. Evaluation of Lake Michigan sediment for causes of the disappearance of Diporeia spp. in southern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 26(4):402-407 (2000). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2000/20000009.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., G. A. LANG, and D. L. FANSLOW. Trends in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in southern Lake Michigan. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 27:2540-2545 (2000).
https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2000/20000004.pdf
JOHENGEN, T. H., T. F. NALEPA, G. A. LANG, D. L. FANSLOW, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and M. A. AGY. Physical and chemical variables of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in 1994-1996. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-115, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, NTIS# PB2000-102421/XAB, 39 pp. (2000). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-115
NALEPA, T. F. Changes in mussel populations in the Great Lakes: Native mussels eliminated from Lake St. Clair. Color Brochure, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp. (2000).
NALEPA, T. F., D. J. HARTSON, J. Buchanan, J. F. CAVALETTO, G. A. LANG, and S. J. Lozano. Spatial variation in density, mean size, and physiological condition of the holoarctic amphipod Diporeia spp. in Lake Michigan. Freshwater Biology 43:107-119 (2000).
POTHOVEN, S. A., T. F. NALEPA, and S. B. BRANDT. Age-0 and age-1 yellow perch diet in southeastern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 26(2):235-239 (2000). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2000/20000006.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., G. L. FAHNENSTIEL, and T. H. JOHENGEN. Impacts of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on water quality: A case study in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. In Non-Indigenous Freshwater Organisms in North America: Their Biology and Impact, R. Claudi and J.H. Leach (Eds.), CRC Press, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 255-271 (1999).
LANDRUM, P. F., and T. F. NALEPA. A review of the factors affecting the ecotoxicology of Diporeia spp. Journal of Great Lakes Research 24(4):889-904 (1998). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1998/19980010.pdf
NALEPA, T. F., D. J. HARTSON, D. L. FANSLOW, G. A. LANG, and S. J. Lozano. Declines in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in southern Lake Michigan, 1980-1993. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55(11):2402-2413 (1998). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1998/19980005.pdf
QUIGLEY, M. A. and NALEPA, T. Decline in Lake Michigan Bottom Life. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp. (1997).https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/dipo.pdf
CAVALETTO, J.F., T.F. NALEPA, R. Dermott, W.S. GARDNER, M.A. QUIGLEY, and G.A. LANG. Seasonal variation of lipid composition, weight, and length in juvenile Diporeia spp. (Amphipoda) from Lakes Michigan and Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53(9):2044-2051 (1996). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1996/19960002.pdf
NALEPA, T.F. Exotics species and ecosystem management. In State of the Great Lakes, 1995 Annual Report, M. Waszak (ed.). Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Lansing, MI, 21-22 (1996).
NALEPA, T.F., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, M.J. McCORMICK, T.H. JOHENGEN, G.A. LANG, J.F. CAVALETTO, and G. Goudy. Physical and chemical variables of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron in 1991-93. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL GLERL-91, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI (NTIS# PB96-182357/XAB) 78 pp. (1996). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/tech_reports/glerl-091/tm-091.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., D.J. HARTSON, G.W. GOSTENIK, D.L. FANSLOW, and G.A. LANG. Changes in the freshwater mussel community of Lake St. Clair: from Unionidae to Dreissena polymorpha in eight years. Journal of Great Lakes Research 22(2):354-369 (1996). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1996/19960005.pdf
Schloesser, D.W., T.F. NALEPA, and G.L. Mackie. Zebra mussel infestation of unionid bivalves (Unionidae) in North America. American Zoology 36:300-310 (1996).
BRIDGEMAN, T.B., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, G.A. LANG, and T.F. NALEPA. Zooplankton grazing during the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) colonization of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):567-573 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950016.pdf
FAHNENSTIEL, G.L., T.B. BRIDGEMAN, G.A. LANG, M.J. McCORMICK, and T.F. NALEPA. Phytoplankton productivity in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron: Effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) colonization. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):465-475 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950010.pdf
FAHNENSTIEL, G.L., G.A. LANG, T.F. NALEPA, and T.H. JOHENGEN. Effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) colonization on water quality parameters in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):435-448 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950008.pdf
FANSLOW, D.L., T.F. NALEPA, and G.A. LANG. Filtration rates of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on natural seston from Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):489-500 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950011.pdf
JOHENGEN, T.H., T.F. NALEPA, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, and G. Goudy. Nutrient changes in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron after the establishment of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):449-464 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950009.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., and G.L. FAHNENSTIEL. Special Section on Zebra Mussels in the Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Ecosystem. T.F. Nalepa, and G. L. Fahnenstiel (eds.). International Association for Great Lakes Research, NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 132 pp. (1995).
NALEPA, T.F., and G.L. FAHNENSTIEL. Dreissena polymorpha in the Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron ecosystem: overview and perspective. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):411-416 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950006.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., J.A. WOJCIK, D.L. FANSLOW, and G.A. LANG. Initial colonization of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Saginaw Bay: Population recruitment, density, and size structure. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21(4):417-434 (1995). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1995/19950007.pdf
Schloesser, D.W., and T.F. NALEPA. Freshwater mussels in the Lake Huron-Lake Erie corridor. In Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S.Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems, E.T. Laroe, G. S. Farris, C.E. Puckett, P. Doran, and M.J. Mac (eds.). U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, DC, 179-182 (1995).
VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J.R. LIEBIG, and T.F. NALEPA. From picoplankton to microplankton: temperature-driven filtration by the unionid bivalve Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea in Lake St. Clair. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52:63-74 (1995).
NALEPA, T.F. Decline of native unionid bivalves in Lake St. Clair after infestation by the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51(10):2227-2233 (1994).
Schloesser, D.W., and T.F. NALEPA. Dramatic decline of unionid bivalves in offshore waters of western Lake Erie after infestation by the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51:2234-2242 (1994).
NALEPA, T.F., J.F. CAVALETTO, M. FORD, W.M. GORDON, and M. WIMMER. Seasonal and annual variation in weight and biochemical content of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in Lake St. Clair. Journal of Great Lakes Research 19(3):541-552 (1993). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1993/19930008.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., W.S. GARDNER, and J.M. MALCZYK. Phosphorus cycling by mussels (Unionidae:Bivalvia) in Lake St. Clair. Hydrobiologia 219:239-250 (1991).
NALEPA, T.F. Status and trends of the Lake Ontario macrobenthos. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48(8):1558-1567 (1991).
NALEPA, T.F., B.A. Manny, J.C. Roth, S.C. Mozley, and D.W. Schloesser. Long-term decline in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae) of the western basin of Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 17(2):214-219 (1991). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1991/19910002.pdf
NALEPA, T.F. Estimates of macroinvertebrate biomass in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 15(3):437-443 (1989). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1989/19890003.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., and J.M. GAUVIN. Distribution, abundance, and biomass of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae) in Lake St. Clair. Journal of Great Lakes Research 14(4):411-419 (1988). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1988/19880011.pdf
EADIE, B.J., T.F. NALEPA, and P.F. LANDRUM. Toxic contaminants and benthic organisms in the Great Lakes: Cycling, fate and effects. In Toxic Contamination in Large Lakes, Volume I. Chronic Effects of Toxic Contaminants in Large Lakes, N.W. Schmidtke (ed.). Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI, 161-178 (1988).
NALEPA, T.F., and P.F. LANDRUM. Benthic invertebrates and contaminant levels in the Great Lakes: Effects, fates, and role in cycling. In Toxic Contaminants and Ecosystem Health; A Great Lakes Focus, M.S. Evans (ed.). Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 77-102 (1988).
NALEPA, T.F., M.A. QUIGLEY, and R.W. ZIEGLER. Sampling efficiency of the Ponar grab in two different benthic environments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 14(1):89-93 (1988). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1988/19880002.pdf
GARDNER, W.S., T.F. NALEPA, and J.M. MALCZYK. Nitrogen mineralization and denitrification in Lake Michigan sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 32(6):1226-1238 (1987). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1987/19870012.pdf
NALEPA, T.F. Long-term changes in the macrobenthos of southern Lake Michigan. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 44(3):515-524 (1987).
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. Distribution of photosynthetic pigments in nearshore sediments of Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 13(1):37-42 (1987). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1987/19870001.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., C.C. Remsen, and J. Val Klump. Note: Observations of hydra from a submersible at two deepwater sites in Lake Superior. Journal of Great Lakes Research 13(1):84-87 (1987). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1987/19870002.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. Distribution of epibenthic microcrustaceans in nearshore Lake Michigan. Freshwater Inverebrate Biology 4(2):53-63 (1985).
GARDNER, W.S., T.F. NALEPA, W.A. Frez, E.A. Chichocki, and P.F. LANDRUM. Seasonal patterns in lipid content of Lake Michigan macroinvertebrates. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42(11):1827-1832 (1985).
NALEPA, T.F. Occurrence of a resting stage in cyclopoid and harpacticoid copepods in nearshore Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 11(1):59-66 (1985). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1985/19850003.pdf
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. Distribution of epibenthic microcrustaceans in nearshore Lake Michigan. Freshwater Inverebrate Biology 4(2):53-63 (1985).
NALEPA, T.F., M.A. QUIGLEY, K.F. CHILDS, J.M. GAUVIN, T.S. HEATLIE, M.P. PARKER, and L. VANOVER. Macrobenthos of southern Lake Michigan, 1980-81. NOAA Data Report ERL GLERL-28, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI (PB86-119625/XAB) 273 pp. (1985).
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. Abundance and biomass of the meiobenthos in nearshore Lake Michigan with comparisons to the macrobenthos. Journal of Great Lakes Research 9(4):530-547 (1983). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/1983/19830005.pdf
GARDNER, W.S., T.F. NALEPA, D.R. SLAVENS, and G.A. LAIRD. Patterns and rates of nitrogen release by benthic Chironomidae and Oligochaeta. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 40(3):259-266 (1983).
NALEPA, T.F., W.S. GARDNER, and J.M. MALCZYK. Phosphorus release by three kinds of benthic invertebrates: Effects of substrate and water medium. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 40(6):810-813 (1983).
EADIE, B.J., W.R. FAUST, P.F. LANDRUM, N.R. MOREHEAD, W.S. GARDNER, and T.F. NALEPA. Bioconcentrations of PAH by some benthic organisms. Proceedings, Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Seventh International Symposium on Formation, Metabolism, and Measurement, M.W. Cooke and A.J. Dennis (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 437-449 (1982).
EADIE, B.J., W.R. FAUST, W.S. GARDNER, and T.F. NALEPA. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie. Chemosphere 11(2):185-191 (1982).
GARDNER, W.S., T.F. NALEPA, M.A. QUIGLEY, and J.M. MALCZYK. Release of phosphorus by certain benthic invertebrates. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 38(8):978-981 (1981).
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. The macro- and meiobenthos of southeastern Lake Michigan near the mouth of the Grand River, 1978-79. NOAA Data Report ERL GLERL-19, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI (PB82-111642) 7 pp. (1981).
NALEPA, T.F., and A. ROBERTSON. Screen mesh size affects estimates of macro- and meiobenthos abundance and biomass in the Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 38(9):1027-1034 (1981).
NALEPA, T.F., and A. ROBERTSON. Vertical distribution of the zoobenthos in southeastern Lake Michigan with evidence of seasonal ariation. Freshwater Biology 11:87-96 (1981).
NALEPA, T.F., D.S. White, C.M. Pringle, and M.A. QUIGLEY. The biological component of phosphorus exchange and cycling in lake sediments. In Nutrient Cycling in the Great Lakes: A Summarization of Factors Regulating the Cycling of Phosphorus, D. Scavia and R.A. Moll (eds.). Special Report No. 83, Great Lakes Research Division, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 93-109 (1980).
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 52(6):1686-1703 (1980).
NALEPA, T.F., and M.A. QUIGLEY. The macro- and meiobenthos of southeastern Lake Michigan near the mouth of the Grand River, 1976-77. NOAA Data Report ERL GLERL-17, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI (PB81-108169) 12 pp. (1980).
NALEPA, T.F. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 51:1694-1708 (1979).
NALEPA, T.F. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 50:1301-1313 (1978).
Thomas, N.A., T.F. NALEPA, and A. ROBERTSON. Biology-chemistry program during IFYGL. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 20:304-310 (1978).
NALEPA, T.F. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 49:1206-1218 (1977).
Ischinger, L.S., and T.F. NALEPA. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 48(6):1318-1335 (1976).
Ischinger, L.S., and T.F. NALEPA. Freshwater macroinvertebrates. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 47(6):1520-1538 (1975).
*NALEPA, T.F., and L.S. Ischinger. Sediment oxygen demand studies on the Androscoggin, Presumpscot, and Penobscot Rivers, Maine, May and July 1974. Report to Region I, EPA, and State of Maine prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Field Investigations Center, Boston, MA, (1974).
*NALEPA, T.F., and L.S. Ischinger. Sediment oxygen demand studies on the Chowan River, North Carolina, December 1974. Report to State of North Carolina prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Field Investigation Center, Boston, MA, (1974).

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