FY 2006 Presentations List

Capitalized names represent GLERL authors.
* denotes presenter

*BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, J. DePinto, and D. Dolan. Hydrodynamic and phosphorus transport modeling in Lake Erie. Lake Erie Millenium Network Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 28 - March 2, 2006. (2006).

BELETSKY, D., D. J. *SCHWAB, J. V. DePinto, and D. M. Dolan. Modeling phosphorus dynamics in Lake Erie and implications for hypolimnetic oxygen depletion. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 24, 2006. (2006).

*BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, N. HAWLEY, and R. Yerubandi. Hydrodynamic modeling of circulation and thermal structure in Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

BRANDT, S. B. Ecosystem forecasting: Integrating science to reduce the risks to human health. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 21, 2006. (2006).

BRANDT, S. B. Green Ship Initiative: Use of bio-fuels, lubricants, and oils onboard research vessels. Invited plenary paper to 9th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy Efficiency Expo, Washington, DC, June 20, 2006. (2006).

BRANDT, S. B. NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Principal Investigators Meeting, NOAA's Ocean and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).

*BUTTON, K. A., K. L. PANGLE, and S. D. PEACOR. Prey responding adaptively to an invasive predator: Relative importance of trait and density effects. Michigan State University Invasive Species Symposium, E. Lansing, MI, May 2006. (2006).

*CAVALETTO, J. F., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and S. A. LUDSIN. Vertical migration patterns of zooplankton in Lake Erie's central basin as related to an hypoxic event. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

CROLEY, T. E. II Hydrological forecasting. NOAA Senior Research Council Meeting, GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI, September 26, 2006. (2006).

CROLEY, T. E. II Hydrologic modeling. Workshop on Great Lakes Sensitivity of Hydrologic Response to Paleoclimatic Change, GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI, March 10-11, 2006. (2006).

CROLEY, T. E. II Watershed hydrology 'resource sheds'. Resource Shed Workshop, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, January 25-26, 2006. (2006).

*CROLEY, T. E. II, and C. He. Spatially distributed surface-subsurface watershed hydrology model of water and materials runoff. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*CROLEY, T. E. II, and C. He. Spatially distributed surface-subsurface watershed hydrology model of water and materials runoff. NOAA/Unviersity of Michigan Great Lakes and Human Health Seminar Series, Ann Arbor, MI, February 2, 2006. (2006).

*CROLEY, T. E. II, and C. He. Spatially distributed surface-subsurface watershed hydrology model of water and materials runoff. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).

DeMARCHI, C. Probabalistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. Seminar. Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 28, 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Effects of environmental stressors on water quality in Saginaw Bay. Seminar, Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed, Bay City State Park, MI, September 6, 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Is it safe to drink the water? Using molecular methods to detect toxic strains of Microcystis in the Great Lakes. Seminar. Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, April 6, 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Harmful algal bloom research at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative, Seattle, WA, April 24-27, 2006. (2006).

*DYBLE, J., G. L. FAHNENSTIEL, P. A. Tester, R. W. Litaker, and D. F. Millie. Detecting toxic Microcystis strains in the lower Great Lakes using molecular techniques. 49th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26,2006. (2006).

*DYBLE, J., G. L. FAHNENSTIEL, P. A. Tester, R. W. Litaker, and D. F. Millie. Distribution of Microsystis and microcystin concentrations in Saginaw Bay and western Lake Erie. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 5-9, 2006. (2006).

*EADIE, B. J. Chemical integrity of the Great Lakes. IJC Workshop on Chemical Integrity of the Great Lakes, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, November 29, 2005. EPA GLNPO, and Environment Canada, (2005).

*EADIE, B. J., N. HAWLEY, M. Charlton, R. Yerubandi, M. B. LANSING, and T. H. JOHENGEN. Rates of delivery of organic carbon and nutrients to the hypoxic region of Lake Erie. Lake Erie Milennial Meeting, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 2, 2006. (2006).

*EADIE, B. J., N. HAWLEY, M. B. LANSING, and T. H. JOHENGEN. Rates of delivery of organic carbon and nutrients to the hypoxic region of Lake Erie. AGU ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 23, 2006. (2006).

*FAHNENSTIEL, G. L., D. F. Millie, B. P. Gregson, and D. P. Fries. Improved assessment of microcystins using surface-enhanced laser dsesorption/ionization - time of flight (SELDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. National Harmful Algal Bloom Conference, California, October 2005. (2005).

*FAHNENSTIEL, G. L., D. F. Millie, P. A. Tester, J. DYBLE, and R. W. Litaker. Microcystis and microcystin in the Great Lakes: Preliminary results from two coastal lakes. State of Lake Michigan Conference, Green Bay, WI, October 2005. (2005).

Gauthier, R. L., D. J. *SCHWAB, and C. Manninen. GLOS - The Great Lakes node of the National Integrated Observing System. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 20, 2006. (2006).

*Geddes, C., J. T. Tyson, E. Rutherford, D. M. Krueger, S. A. LUDSIN, and T. Johnson. An ecological classification of open-water habitats in Lake Erie. Lake Erie Millennium Network Biannual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 2006. (2006).

*Geddes, C. A., J. T. Tyson, D. M. KRUEGER, E. S. Rutherford, S. A. LUDSIN, and T. Johnson. Development of ecological classifications of open-water habitats in Lakes Huron and Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Gray, D., C. D. A. vanOverdijk, H. J. MacIsaac, T. H. JOHENGEN, and D. F. REID. Does open-ocean ballast exchange prevent transfer of invertebrates between freshwater ports? 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 14-19, 2006. (2006).

*HAND, C. H., S. A. LUDSIN, J. E. Marsden, and B. J. Fryer. Micro-elemental analysis of statoliths as a tool for tracking stream origins of sea lamprey (poster presentation). Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 13-17, 2005. (2005).

*HAND, C. H., S. A. LUDSIN, J. E. MARSDEN, and B. J. Fryer. Statolith microchemistry as a tool for determining the stream origins of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake Huron. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*HAWLEY, N., and B. J. EADIE. Observations of sediment resuspension and transport in Lake Erie during the winter of 2004-2005. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of the water and materials transport. Center for Agricultural Water Research in China, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China, December 27, 2005. (2005).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of the water and materials transport. Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, P.R. China, December 23, 2005. (2005).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of the water and materials transport. College of Water Resources and Architecture, Northwest Science and Technology, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Yangling, P.R. China, December 19, 2005. (2005).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of the water and materials transport. Observatory and research of watershed Ecohydrologic Processes, The Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, P.R. China, December 15-16, 2005. (2005).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of the water and materials transport in the Great Lakes basin. Fall 2005 Colloquium, Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, October 6, 2005. (2005).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Spatially distributed watershed modeling of water and materials transport. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Conservancy, Chengu, Sichuan, P.R. China, August 22, 2006. (2006).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Modeling dynamics of nonpoint source pollution loadings in the U.S. Great Lakes watersheds. Seminar, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China, August 12, 2006. (2006).

*He, C., and T. E. CROLEY II. Modeling dynamics of nonpoint source pollution loadings in the Saginaw Bay watersheds by DLBRM. 2006 Annual Meeting of the Hydrologic Modeling of Watershed Land Use/Cover Change, Chicago, IL, March 7-11, 2006. Association of American Geographers, (2006).

*HOOK, T. O., J. ROBERTS, D. L. FANSLOW, and S. A. LUDSIN. Nucleic acid ratios to index the short-term growth and condition of animals in response to Lake Erie's dead zone. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Howe, E. A., J. E. Marsden, S. A. LUDSIN, C. H. HAND, and B. J. Fryer. Tributary contributions to the parasitic and spawning adult population of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake Champlain using elemental signatures. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Howe, E. A., J. E. Marsden, S. A. LUDSIN, C. H. HAND, and B. J. Fryer. Tributary contributions to the parasitic and spawning adult population of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake champlain using elemental signatures. 135th Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-14, 2006. (2006).

*Howe, E. A., J. E. Marsden, S. A. LUDSIN, C. H. HAND, and B. J. Fryer. Tributary contributions to the parasitic and spawning adult population of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake champlain using elemental signatures. Northeastern Division American Fisheries Society Conference, Burlington, VT, April 23-26, 2006. (2006).

*Howe, E. A., J. E. Marsden, S. A. LUDSIN, C. H. HAND, and B. J. Fryer. Tributary contributions to the parasitic and spawning adult population of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake Champlain using elemental signatures. Report to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Burlington, VT, May 3, 2006. (2006).

*JAEGAR, A. L., D. M. MASON, A. E. Krause, W. W. Taylor, and K. A. Frank. Invasive species impacts on ecosystem structure and function: A comparison of Oneida Lake and the Bay of Quinte before and after zebra mussel invasion. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Jenkins, P. T., T. H. JOHENGEN, and D. F. REID. Best ballast management practices. Great Lakes Ballast Water Conference - Targeting Technology, Cleveland, OH, September 27, 2006. U.S. Coast Guard, (2006).

*JOHENGEN, T. H., and S. A. LUDSIN. Spatial and temporal development of hypoxia and associated trophic conditions in Lake Erie during 2005. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*JOHENGEN, T. H., D. F. REID, and P. T. Jenkins. Instrumenting ballast tanks to evaluate the effectiveness of best management practices. Great Lakes Ballast Water Conference - Targeting Technology, Cleveland, OH, September 27, 2006. U.S. Coast Guard, (2006).

JOSEPH, S. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Poster. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Ocean and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health: Outreach and education activities. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Ocean and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Harmful algal blooms and western Lake Erie. Western Lake Erie Waterkeepers and Lake Erie Center, Toledo, OH, June 8, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health: Update. Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Conference, Alpena, MI, June 11-14, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Great Lakes and human health: An overview of the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Outreach presentation for the Clean Water Action Field Staff, Ann Arbor, MI, July 13, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Great Lakes and human health: What does this mean for water quality? Leslie Science Center, Ann Arbor, MI, July 20, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Forecasting water quality: Overview of the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Northeast Michigan Waterworks Association Quarterly Meeting, Saginaw, MI, August 17, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Poster Presentation. NOAA OAR Science Research Council Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, September 26, 2006. (2006).

*JOSEPH, S., and R. *STURTEVANT. Aquatic invasive species and harmful algal blooms. Rouge River Water Festival, Dearborn, MI, May 4, 2006. (2006).

*JOSEPH, S., and K. *SURI. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Outreach event. Earth Day Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, April 22, 2006. (2006).

*JOSEPH, S., and K. *SURI. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Outreach event. Rouge River Water Festival, Dearborn, MI, May 4, 2006. (2006).

*JOSEPH, S., and K. *SURI. NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Outreach event. Rouge River Day, Detroit, MI, June 3, 2006. (2006).

*JOSEPH, S., K. SURI, S. Morrison, R. Whitman, H. Wirick, and S. Briggs. Beach Health Research Needs Workshop: Lessons Learned Towards Collaboration. International Association for Great Lakes and Human Health, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Kimura, M., S. A. LUDSIN, E. Rutherford, J. Tyson, T. Johnson, and D. M. MASON. Estimating habitat quality and recruitment potential of yellow perch larvae in Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Kimura, M., S. A. LUDSIN, E. Rutherford, J. Tyson, T. Johnson, D. M. MASON, E. Roseman, and J. Mion. Estimating habitat quality and recruitment potential of yellow perch larvae in Lake Erie (poster presentation). 135th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-14, 2006. (2006).

KRUEGER, D. Influence of brown trout and walleye on wild Chinook recruitment in the Muskegon River, Michigan. 135th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-14, 2006. (2006).

KRUEGER, D. Influence of brown trout and walleye on wild Chinook recruitment in the Muskegon River, Michigan. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

LANDRUM, P. F. Contaminant effects: how to evaluate exposure and dose. Seminar - University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, November 29, 2005. (2005).

*Lee, J.-H., and P. F. LANDRUM. Development of a multi-component damage assessment model (MDAM) for time-dependent mixture toxicity with toxicokinetic interactions. 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, November 13-18, 2005. (2005).

*LESHKEVICH, G. A. Great Lakes CoastWatch update. Great Lakes CoastWatch Node Managers Meeting, Monterey, CA, October 2005. (2005).

*LESHKEVICH, G. A., and S. LIU. Environmental Monitoring of Lake Michigan using CoastWatch data and Java GIS. Lake Michigan: State of the Lake and Great Lakes Beach Association Joint Conference, Green Bay, WI, November 2-3, 2005. USEPA, Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, Great Lakes Commission, (2005).

*LESHKEVICH, G. A., and S. LIU. Environmental monitoring of the Great Lakes using CoastWatch data and JAVA GIS. Regional Data Exchange (RDX06) Conference, Rochester, NY, April 4-6, 2006. (2006).

*LESHKEVICH, G. A., and S. LIU. Great Lakes CoastWatch update. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

LESHKEVICH, G. A., and S. V. *Nghiem. Toward automated mapping of Great Lakes ice cover using satellite radar data. 13th Annual Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 20-24, 2006. Americal Geophysical Union, (2006).

*Lewis, C. F., M. King, and T. E. CROLEY II. A phase of terminal paleo-Laurentian Great Lakes: An opportunity to evaluate their hydrological response to high amplitude climate change. 10th International Paleolimnology Symposium on Past Ecosystem Processes and Human-Environment Interactions, Duluth, MN, June 25-29, 2006. (2006).

*LIEBIG, J. R., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, G. A. LANG, S. A. RUBERG, S. A. CONSTANT, S. A. LUDSIN, and J. F. CAVALETTO. Spatial and temporal distribution of zooplankton and chlorophyll a relative to oxygen concentration in the central basin of Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

LOFGREN, B. M. Climate, weather, and physical-biological coupling research in a Great Lakes context. NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division Seminar Series, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO, Marcy 1, 2006. (2006).

LOFGREN, B. M. Climate and weather research in a Great Lakes context (with a little ice and snow if you're good). Cryospheric and Polar Processes Seminar Series, National Snow and ice Data Center, Boulder, CO, May 5, 2006. (2006).

*LOFGREN, B. M., and T. E. CROLEY II. Climate and hydrologic research at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). National Weather Service Sub-Regional Climate Services Meeting, West Lafayette, IN, July 18-19, 2006. (2006).

*Lowe, M. R., D. R. DeVries, R. A. Wright, S. A. LUDSIN, and B. J. Fryer. Using otolith microchemistry to reconstruct past environments of age-0 largemouth bass and southern flounder in a seasonally saline, tidal river estuary. Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN, August 2006. (2006).

*LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, N. HAWLEY, and B. J. EADIE. The 2005 International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE) Program. Lake Erie Millennium Network Meeting, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2006. (2006).

*LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, N. HAWLEY, B. J. EADIE, and M. B. LANSING. Overview of the 2005 International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE) program. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, M. R. Roman, W. C. Boicourt, D. G. Kimmel, and X. Zhang. Ecological responses of pelagic zooplankton and fish to seasonal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay, and Lake Erie. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 24, 2006. (2006).

*LUDSIN, S. A., T. O. HOOK, T. F. NALEPA, S. D. PEACOR, S. A. POTHOVEN, S. A. RUBERG, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, J. J. ROBERTS, J. F. CAVALETTO, G. A. LANG, and C. Rae. Influence of hypoxia on upper trophic levels of central Lake Erie's food web: preliminary observations. Lake Erie Millennium Network Biannual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 2006. (2006).

*LUDSIN, S. A., T. O. HOOK, S. A. POTHOVEN, J. Roberts, M. Costantini, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, S. A. RUBERG, J. F. CAVALETTO, J. LIEBIG, and G. A. LANG. Influence of hypoxia on the distribution and behavior of fish in central Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Moore, N. J., B. M. LOFGREN, N. Torbick, J. Wang, and J. A. Andresen. Modeling changes in energy budget variability and distribution due to land cover parameterization in East Africa. Integrated land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study. 1st ILEAPS Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 21-26, 2006. International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, (2006).

*Mortsch, L., T. E. CROLEY II, and D. Fay. Impact of climate change on hydroelectric generation in the Great Lakes. Water, Hydropower, and Climate Change Workshop, Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research network, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, March 2-3, 2006. (2006).

NALEPA, T. F. Recent trends in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Huron. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, December 12, 2005. (2005).

NALEPA, T. F. Benthos and diet of Lake Whitefish in Lake Huron. Winter Meeting of the Lake Huron Technical Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Port Huron, MI, January 18, 2006. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, (2006).

NALEPA, T. F. Trends in benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lake Huron. Freshwater Cage Culture Environmental Forum, Sundbury, Ontario, Canada, March 7, 2006. (2006).

NALEPA, T. F. Tipping the balance: alarming changes to Lake Huron's food chain. Is the Coast Clear? - A One-Day Conference on Lake Huron's Coastal Environment, Grand Bend, Ontario, July 21, 2006. Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation, (2006).

NALEPA, T. F. Aquatic invasive species and recent food web disruptions in the Great Lakes. Invasive Species Course, Inland Seas Association, Traverse City, MI, June 2006. (2006).

NALEPA, T. F. Aquatic invasive species and recent food web disruptions in the Great Lakes. Public Forum and Discussion, Michigan Sea Grant and Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ann Arbor, MI, August 2006. (2006).

Nghiem, S. V., and G. A. *LESHKEVICH. Satellite scatterometer monitoring of freeze-up and break-up dates in large northern hemisphere lakes. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*PANGLE, K. L., S. D. PEACOR, and O. R. Johannsson. Nonlethal effect of an invasive predator, Bythotrephes, on the population growth rate of zooplankton prey in Lakes Michigan and Erie. 90th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN, August 2006. (2006).

*PANGLE, K. L., S. D. PEACOR, and H. A. VANDERPLOEG. Non-lethal effects of the invasive invertebrate predator, Bythotrephes, on Lake Michigan zooplankton. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

PEACOR, S. D. Context dependence of trait-mediated indirect interactions and implications for scaling up to long-term predictions. 90th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Organized oral session: "When does fear matter? A road map to the implications of trait-mediated effects to ecology." Memphis, TN, August 2006. (2006).

*Pijanowski, B. C., M. Huebner, and B. M. LOFGREN. Sources, characterization, and communication of uncertainty in climate impacts. U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Workshop "Climate Science in Support of Decision Making", Arlington, VA, November 15, 2005. U.S. Climate Change Science Program, (2005).

POTHOVEN, S. A. Alewife in Lake Michigan: before and after zebra mussels. Michigan Anglers Association, Muskegon, MI, May 3, 2006. (2006).

*POTHOVEN, S. A., and T. F. NALEPA. Diet characteristics of Lake Whitefish in Lake Huron following declines of Diporeia. 2005 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, December 12, 2005. (2005).

*POTHOVEN, S. A., T. F. NALEPA, C. P. Madenjian, R. R. Rediske, P. J. Schneeberger, and J. X. He. Energy density of lake whitefish in Lakes Huron and Michigan. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

QUIGLEY, M. A. Careers in Great Lakes science. Birmingham Seaholm High School oceanography and SCUBA class, Birmingham, MI, December 13, 2005. (2005).

*RAIKOW, D. F., Al-Asam, and J. J. H. Ciborowski. Spatial patterns of isotope signatures in sediment and seston. Lake Erie Millennium Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2006. (2006).

*RAIKOW, D. F., J. Atkinson, and T. E. CROLEY II. Resource shed delineation in Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2006. (2006).

*RAIKOW, D. F., J. Atkinson, and T. E. CROLEY II. Resource shed delineation in Lake Erie. Seminar. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI, June 21, 2006. (2006).

*RAIKOW, D. F., J. Atkinson, and T. E. CROLEY II. Resource shed delineation in Lake Erie. Seminar. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, July 20, 2006. (2006).

*RAIKOW, D. F., P. F. LANDRUM, and D. F. REID. Acute toxicity of proposed chemical and physical ballast tank treatment methods to invertebrate resting eggs. 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 2006. USGS, (2006).

Rao, Y. R., N. *HAWLEY, D. J. SCHWAB, W. M. Schertzer, and M. Charlton. Water currents and temperature in Lake Erie during 2004 and 2005. Lake Erie Millennium Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 28, 2006. (2006).

*REID, D. F., D. Carlson, M. Harmon, and D. Wilkinson. NOAA's aquatic invasive species research program - an overview. Science Program and Budget Planning Workshop, Canada DFO, Toronto, Canada, November 8, 2005. (2005).

*REID, D. F., P. T. Jenkins, and T. H. JOHENGEN. Ballast water best management practices for transoceanic ships: theory and practicability. 14th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Key Biscayne, FL, May 16-19, 2006. (2006).

*REID, D. F., S. Verosto, P. Chang, W. Wilson, P. Atsavapranee, and P. Jenkins. Ballast water modeling study. Great Lakes Ballast Water Conference: Targeting Technology, Cleveland, OH, September 27, 2006. (2006).

*ROBERTS, J. J., T. O. HOOK, S. A. LUDSIN, and S. A. POTHOVEN. Hypoxia-mediated interactions between round goby and yellow perch in central basin of Lake Erie. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, December 11-14, 2005. (2005).

*ROBERTS, J. J., T. O. HOOK, S. A. LUDSIN, and S. A. POTHOVEN. The effects of hypoxia on offshore stocks of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Erie's central basin. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*ROBERTS, J. J., T. O. HOOK, S. A. LUDSIN, S. A. POTHOVEN, and G. Milanowski. Hypoxia-mediated interactions between round goby and yellow perch in central basin of Lake Erie. 135th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-14, 2006. (2006).

RUBERG, S. A. Observing system research and development: The Real-Time Environmental Coastal Observation Network (RECON). Seminar, AOML, Miami, FL, February 9, 2006. (2006).

RUBERG, S. A. Observing system research and development: The Real-Time Environmental Coastal Observation Network (RECON). Lake Erie Millennium Network Conference 2006, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2006. (2006).

RUBERG, S. A. Observing system research and development: The Real-Time Environmental Coastal Observation Network (RECON). Windows on the Future, Columbus, OH, March 7, 2006. (2006).

*RUBERG, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, H. A. Bootsma, S. J. Gordon, J. C. LANE, G. A. Meadows, T. C. MILLER, and R. W. MUZZI. The Real-Time Environmental Coastal Observation Network (RECON). 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26 , 2006. (2006).

*Schloesser, D. W., T. F. NALEPA, R. Dermott, D. Dittman, and J. R. P. French. Status of dreissenid mussels (Dreissena bugensis) in the Laurentian Great Lakes. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 2006. (2006).

*Schuler, L. J., P. F. LANDRUM, and M. J. Lydy. Response of fluoranthene and pentachlorobenzene for the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, November 13-18, 2005. (2005).

*Schuler, L. J., P. F. LANDRUM, and M. J. Lydy. Response spectrum of pentachlorobenzene and fluoranthene for Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca. Ozark-Praire SETAC Regional Meeting, Columbia, MO, May 22-24, 2006. (2006).

SCHWAB, D. J. Lake currents and human health issues in the Great Lakes - is there a connection? NOAA/University of Michigan Great Lakes and Human Health Seminar Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, December 1, 2005. (2005).

SCHWAB, D. J. Nearshore hydrodynamic modeling for beach closure forecasting. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 17-20, 2006. (2006).

*SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, J. DePinto, and D. Dolan. Simulating phosphorus distribution in Lake Erie. 9th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, Charleston, SC, November 3-5, 2005. (2005).

*SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, W. Frick, Z. Ge, M. J. McCORMICK, A. G. WINKELMAN, and A. J. FOLEY. Development of nearshore hydrodynamic models for beach closure forecasting in the Great Lakes. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 21, 2006. (2006).

*SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, W. Frick, Z. Ge, M. J. McCORMICK, A. G. WINKELMAN, and A. J. FOLEY. Development of nearshore hydrodynamic models for beach closure forecasting in the Great Lakes. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Senauer, A., S. *Lovelace, and S. *JOSEPH. Outreach and education at the NOAA Centers of Excellence for Oceans and Human Health. Principal Investigator's Meeting, NOAA's Ocean and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).

*Stroud, J. R., M. Stein, B. Lesht, and D. J. SCHWAB. Data assimilation and real-time forecasting of sediment levels in Lake Michigan. Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, November 17, 2005. (2005).

*STURTEVANT, R., S. *JOSEPH, and K. SURI. Harmful algal bloom event response website. International Association for Great Lakes and Human Health, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*WANG, H. Y., and T. O. HOOK. Modeling spatial and temporal variation in maturation schedules of Great Lakes lake whitefish. 136th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY, September 10-14, 2006. (2006).

*WANG, H. Y., T. O. HOOK, M. Eener, L. Mohr, and P. J. Schneeberger. Spatial and temporal variation in maturation schedules of Great Lakes lake whitefish. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Westrick, J., and S. JOSEPH. Great Lakes and human health: Is there a relationship? International Association for Great Lakes and Human Health, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).

*Wilson, W., P. Chang, S. Verosto, P. Atsavapranee, D. F. REID, and P. T. Jenkins. Computational and experimental analysis of ballast water exchange. ASNE Marine Environmental Engineering Technical Symposium (MEETS) 2006, Arlington, VA, January 23-24, 2006. (2006).

*You, J., P. F. LANDRUM, and M. J. Lydy. Chemical approaches for assessing bioavailability of hydrophobic contaminants in sediment. 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, November 13-18, 2005. (2005).

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