FY 2007 Presentations List

Capitalized names represent GLERL authors.
* denotes presenter

BELETSKY, D. Physical processes in the Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea, a comparison of two systems. The North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).

BELETSKY, D. Modeling thermal structure, circulation, and larval transport in Lake Michigan. College of Engineering Seminar Series, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, November 7, 2007. (2007).

*BELETSKY, D., D.M. MASON, D.J. SCHWAB, E. Rutherford, J. Janssen, D. Clapp, and J. Dettmers. Biophysical model of larval yellow perch advection and settlement in Lake Michigan. The 30th Congress of the International Associatiaon of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 12-18, 2007. (2007).

*BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Modeling the 1998-2003 summer circulation and thermal structure in Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

BRANDT, S.B. The President's Executive Order for the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Regional Coastal Zone Management Meeting, Traverse City, MI, October 24-26, 2006. (2006).

BRANDT, S.B. NOAA's Great Lakes research and restoration programs. Great Lakes Regional Coastal Zone Management Meeting, Traverse City, MI, October 24-26, 2006. (2006).

BRANDT, S.B. President's Executive Order for the Great Lakes. Regional Ocean Governance Workshop, Monterey, CA, March 19-23, 2007. (2007).

BRANDT, S.B. The Great Lakes ecosystem: Can we forecast the future? 50th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May28-31, 2007. (2007).

*BRANDT, S.B., M. Costantini, S.A. LUDSIN, D.M. MASON, and W.C. Boicourt. Influence of hypoxia on fish growth rate potential in Chesapeake Bay. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

*BRANDT, S.B., M. Costantini, S.A. LUDSIN, D.M. MASON, and W.C. Boicourt. Influence of hypoxia on fish growth rate potential in Chesapeake Bay. Workshop on Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-29, 2007. (2007).

*BRANDT, S.B., D.M. MASON, S.A. RUBERG, and S.A. LUDSIN. Integrating Fisheries Acoustics with New Observation Platforms, Environmental Sensors and Models: Future Research Opportunities and Challenges. AIFRB 50th Anniversary Symposium, "Future of Fishery Science in North America", Seattle, WA, February 13-15, 2007. (2007).

*Carrick, H. J., L. Jones, S. Ripple, T.F. NALEPA, and N. HAWLEY. Phytoplankton dynamics and hypoxia in Lake Erie. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2007 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, February 4-9, 2007. (2007).

*Carrick, H. J., T.F. NALEPA, and N. HAWLEY. A link between seasonal plankton dynamics and hypoxia in Lake Erie. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31,2007. (2007).

*Chang, P., W. Wilson, J. Carneal, P. Atsavapranee, S. Verosto, P.T. Jenkins, and D.F. REID. A computational and experimental approach to prediction of the effectiveness of flow-through ballast water exchange. 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 2007. (2007).

*Chu, P., J. G. W. Kelley, A.J. Zhang, D.J. SCHWAB, G.A. LANG, and K.W. Bedford. Skill assessment of NOS Lake Erie operational forecast system. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

CROLEY, T.E. II. Hydrological resource sheds.Quantifying ecological subsidy and resource sheds. Water Rocks! ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, February 4-9, 2007. (2007).

CROLEY, T.E. II. Great Lakes climate change hydrologic impact assessment, IJC Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence river regulation study. Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Storm Water Conference 2007 and Unviersity of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute (Wisconsin Coastal Management Program), Green Bay, WI, March 13, 2007. (2007).

CROLEY, T.E. II. Great Lakes climate changae thermodynamic impacts assessment. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State Unviversity, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*CROLEY, T.E. II., J.F. Atkinson, and D.F. Raikow. Hydrologic-hydraulic-ecologic resource sheds. Water Resources Management 2007 Conference, Honolulu, HI, August 22, 2007. (2007).

*CROLEY, T.E. II., and M. K. LEWIS. Warmer and drier climates that make Lake Huron into a terminal lake. Physical Limnology, Hydrology, and Climate, Second International Symposium on the Lake Huron Ecosystem: The State of Lake Huron, Ecosystem Change, Habitat, Contaminants, and Management, Honey Habour, Ontario, Canada, October 11-13, 2006. (2007).

DeMARCHI, C. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. SNRE PhD/Faculty Seminar Series, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 18, 2006. (2006).

DeMARCHI, C. Distributed large basin runoff model for the Saginaw Bay. Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative, Saginaw, MI, April 4, 2007. (2007).

DeMARCHI, C. Assessing climate change impact on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Science and Management Seminars, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, March 29, 2007. (2007).

DeMARCHI, C. Precipitation and watershed runoff changes under future climate conditions in the Great Lakes basin (poster). Great Lakes Workshop on Climate Change Effects on Great Lakes Fish Populations: Identifying Critical Connections, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, March 14, 2007. (2007).

DeMARCHI, C. The distributed large basin runoff model: A tool for hydrologic and water quality assessment. Hydrology Seminar, National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD, February 12, 2007. (2007).

*DeMARCHI, C., and T.E. CROLE IIY. Tools for operational hydrology and climate change impact assessment for the International Upper Great Lakes Study. Hydrologic Modelers Design Forum, International Joint Commission, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, February 28 - March 2, 2007. (2007).

*DeMARCHI, C., T.E. CROLEY II, and C. He. Improving the sensitivity of the distributed large basin runoff model to land use changes. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*DeMARCHI, C., and A. Georgakakos. Uncertainty quantification in a combined IR/Microwave scheme for remote sensing of precipitation. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-June 1, 2007. (2007).

*DeMARCHI, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. IUGG2007, The XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geohysica, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007. (2007).

*DeMARCHI, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. Uncertainty characterization in a combined IR/Microwave scheme for remote sensing of precipitation. IUGG2007, The XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007. (2007).

*DONAHUE, D., and S.B. BRANDT. Green research vessel initiatives: Development of biodiesel and bioproducts in marine applications. POWER-GEN Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 6-9, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Causes of algae in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Public presentation sponsored by the State of Michigan DEQ, Caseville High School, Caseville, MI, November 30, 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. Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI, October 19, 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. Hope College, Biology Department, Holland, MI, October 27. 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Genetic and environmental factors influencing Microcytsis bloom toxicity. Seminar. Bowling Green State University, Biology Department, Bowling Green, OH, November 15, 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Harmful algal blooms. Lecture to visiting Bowling Green State University limnology class, GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI, November 30, 2006. (2006).

DYBLE, J. Genetic and environmental factors influencing Microcytsis bloom toxicity. Seminar. Heidelberg College, Biology Department, Tiffin, OH, April 19, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Genetic and environmental factors influencing Microcytsis bloom toxicity. Seminar. University of Toledo, Biology Department, Toledo, OH, April 27, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Detecting Microcystis in the lower Great Lakes. Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop, University of Toledo Lake Erie Center, Toledo, OH, February 8, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Detecting Microcystis in the lower Great Lakes. Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop, Green Bay, WI, March 22, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Detecting Microcystis in the lower Great Lakes. Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop, Bay City, MI, May 8, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Harmful algal blooms: A newly emerging pathogen in water. Pathogens Workshop, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, March 2, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Genetic and environmental factors influencing Microcystis bloom toxicity. US-China Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop, Morehead City, NC, March 26-28, 2007. (2007).

DYBLE, J. Current successes, challenges, and going forward at the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Office of Human Health Annual Meeting, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, April 26, 2007. (2007).

*DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, D.J. SCHWAB, M.J. McCORMICK, R. Whitman, S. JOSEPH, and S.B. BRANDT. Current successes, challenges, and going forward at the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. OHHI Annual Meeting, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, March 2007. (2007).

*DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, P.A. Tester, R.W. Litaker, and D.F. Millie. The impacts of harmful algal blooms on human health in the Great Lakes. 7th Annual Conference of the National Council for Science and the Environment, Integrating Environment and Human Health, Washington, DC, February 1-2, 2007. (2007).

*DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, P.A. Tester, R.W. Litaker, and D.F. Millie. Detecting and quantifying toxic Microcystis populations using genetic analyses. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Fryer, B. J., S. Melancon, Z. Yang, J. E. Gagnon, Y. E. Morbey, and S.A. LUDSIN. Biomineralization in freshwater fish: a powerful tool towards solving fisheries issues requires understanding of nucleation and growth in unusual media. Frontiers in Mineral Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 26-29, 2007. (2007).

*GOSSIAUX, D. C., P.F. LANDRUM, A. WILSON, and E. Sedgman. Evaluation of the hazard of microcystis blooms for human health through fish consumption. 27th Annual North American SETAC Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 6, 2006. (2006).

Gray, D. K., H. J. MacIsaac, T. H. JOHENGEN, and D.F. *REID. Biological effectiveness of open-ocean ballast exchange for preventing invertebrate invasions between freshwater ports. 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 2007. (2007).

*Gungor, E., P.J. Roberts, M.J. McCORMICK, and D.J. SCHWAB. Dynamical behavior of the Grand River plume entering Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

HAWLEY, N. Model studies of sediment transport and bed reworking in the Laurentian Great Lakes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006. (2006).

*He, C., and T.E. CROLEY II. Modeling distribution of nonpoint source pollution loadings int he Maumee River watershed. Association of American Geographers, East Lakes Division Meeting, Toledo, OH, October 20-21, 2006. (2007).

*He, C., and T.E. CROLEY II. Understanding the hydrologic processes of the Heihi watershed: challenges and opportunities. The Annual Project Meeting of "Basic Reserach of Water Problems in Dry Inland Watersheds", Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, January 3, 2007. (2007).

*He, C., and T.E. CROLEY II. Understanding water movement among glacial, oasis, and desert in the inland Black River watershed, Northwestern China. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, AAG Featured Session, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2007. (2007).

*He, C., T.E. CROLEY II, and C. DE MARCHI. Modeling nonpoint source pollution loading in the Great Lakes basin of the United States. The Institute of Geography and Limnology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China, August 1, 2007. (2007).

*He, C., T.E. CROLEY II, and C. DeMARCHI. Modeling spatial distributions of nonpoint source pollution loadings by using the distributed large basin runoff model. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*He, C., T.E. CROLEY II, and Q. Feng. Impacts of glacial recession on water movement between the agricultural oasis and desert in the inland Heihi Watershed, Northwestern China. The Third International Conference on Climate and Water, Finniah Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland, September 3-6, 2007. (2007).

*HÖÖK, T. O., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, J. ROBERTS, T.F. NALEPA, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. RUBERG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the ecology of zooplanktivorous and venthivorous fishes in Lake Erie's central basin. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

HUNTER, T. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory's AHPS approach to Great Lakes level and flow firecasting. Improving the International Lake Superior Board of Control and International St. Lawrence River Board of Control Level and Flow Forecasts Working Committee Workshop, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, February 12-13,2007. (2007).

*JOHENGEN, T. H., D.F. REID, C. van Overdijk, D. Gray, and P.T. Jenkins. The use of instrumented ballast tanks to examine ballast management practices. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Great Lakes and Human Health. Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Harbor Springs, MI, November 8, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Forecasting human health impacts in the Great Lakes. Friends of the Boyne River Incorporated, Boyne City, MI, November 9, 2006. (2006).

JOSEPH, S. Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health Harmful Algal Bloom (HAM) Research. Ohio Harmful Algal Bloom Focus Group Workshop, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center, Toledo, OH, February 7,2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health, Research Development. 2007 Indian General Assistance Program Conference, Chicago, IL, February 27-28, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Outreach update and plans in the Great Lakes. Oceans and Human Health (OHH) Advisory Panel Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 8-9, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research. Wisconsin Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholder Workshop, KI Convention Center, Green Bay, WI, March 22, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Great Lakes and your health. Rouge River Water Festival, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI, May 3,2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research. Michigan Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholder Workshop, Bay City Riverfront DoubleTree Hotel, Bay City, MI, May 8, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Grand River Summer Field Experiment Plans. Ottawa County Board of Commissioner Meeting, Ottawa County Building, Holland, MI, May 22, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Update on Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health research and outreach. Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Meeting, EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL, September 16-19, 2007. (2007).

JOSEPH, S. Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (poster). NOAA 200th Anniversary Event - A Great Day in the Great Lakes, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, September 8, 2007. (2007).

KASHIAN, D. R. Long-term analysis of resistance and rocovery of aquatic communities to metals: A meta-analysis. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Port, Portugal, May 20-24, 2007. (2007).

*LANDRUM, P.F., S. ROBINSON, D. C. GOSSIAUX, M.J. Lydy, J. You, and A. Mitra. Bioavailability from sediment of PCB and PAH in two invertebrate species. 27th Annual North American SETAC Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 5-9, 2006. (2006).

*Lee, J.-H., and P.F. LANDRUM. Comparison of delayed toxicity among organic compounds with different modes of toxic action. 27th Annual North American SETAC Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 5-9, 2006. (2006).

LESHKEVICH, G.A. Algorithm development for operational satellite SAR classification and mapping of Great Lakes ice cover. Great Lakes Joint Icebreaking Conference, Cheboygan, MI, November 14-15, 2006. (2006).

LESHKEVICH, G.A., R. *Gauthier, and S. Batzli. Satellite remote sensing in the Great Lakes (GLOS) region. Workshop on Regional Needs for Coastal Remote Sensing, Durham, NC, October 3-5, 2006. (2006).

*LESHKEVICH, G.A., and S. LIU. CoastWatch Great Lakes Program Update - 2006. Outreach talk to limnology classes from Bowling Green State University and Eastern Michigan University, NOAA, GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI, November 30, 2006. (2006).

*LESHKEVICH, G.A., and S. LIU. Environmental monitoring of the Great Lakes using CoastWatch data. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*LESHKEVICH, G.A., and S.V. Nghiem. Algorithm development for operational satellite SAR classification and mapping of Great Lakes ice cover. Ocean SAR 2006, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, October 23-25, 2006. (2006).

*LESHKEVICH, G.A., and S.V. Nghiem. Algorithm development for remote sensing of Great Lakes ice cover using multiple satellite sensors. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*LIEBIG, J.R., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, G.A. LANG, J.F. CAVALETTO, and M. CLOUSE. Selecting bin sizes to enhance zooplankton information from the optical plankton counter in Great Lakes studies. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

LOFGREN, B.M. Climate and land use in East Africa: A modeling approach to closing the feedback loop. Earth System Research Laboratory Seminar Series, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, January 4, 2007. (2007).

LOFGREN, B.M. From global to regional: The Great Lakes in a climate change context. Kent State Water Resources Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH, April 3, 2007. (2007).

LOFGREN, B.M. Thinking regionally about a global trend: The Great Lakes in the context of climate change. Great Lakes Mini-Workshop on Climate Change, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 14, 2007. (2007).

LOFGREN, B.M. Development and simulation of climate using an improved Great Lakes regional model. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*LOFGREN, B.M., T.E. CROLEY II, D.J. SCHWAB, and D. BELETSKY. Climate products for the Great Lakes region. Workshop on Climate Science and Services, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC, April 11, 2007. (2007).

LUDSIN, S.A. Ecological consequences of hypoxia in coastal systems: case studies of Lake Erie, Chesapeake Bay, and the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Seminar, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, November 1, 2006. (2006).

LUDSIN, S.A. Hypoxia alters species distributions and interactions: implications for food webs and fisheries. Invited Seminar. Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, OH, April 5, 2007. (2007).

LUDSIN, S.A. Hypoxia alters species distributions and interactions: implications for food webs and fisheries. Invited Seminar. Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, March 1, 2007. (2007).

LUDSIN, S.A. Ecological effects of hypoxia: A comparison of the Baltic and Great Lakes regions. Invited Seminar. The North American Great Lakes: Comparison with the Baltic Sea, Workshop Series-I, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).

LUDSIN, S.A. Lake Erie hypoxia: History and management response. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

*LUDSIN, S.A., W.C. Boicourt, S.B. BRANDT, K. HOZYASH, D.G. Kimmel, D.M. MASON, C. Rae, M. R. Roman, H. Zhang, and X. Zhang. Indirect effects of coastal hypoxia on planktivore habitat: Implications for pelagic food webs and fisheries. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

*LUDSIN, S.A., S.B. BRANDT, D.M. MASON, M.R. Roman, D.G. Kimmel, W.C. Boicourt, X. ZHANG, and C. Rae. Effects of hypoxia on the distribution and behavior of fish in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2007 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, February 4-9, 2007. (2007).

*LUDSIN, S.A., B.J.Fryer, P.F. Sale, and R. A. Stein. Otolith micro-chemical determination of Lake Erie yellow perch natal origins: A focus on the 1995 and 1996 year-classes. Lake Erie-Inland Waters Annual Research Review, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, January 26, 2007. (2007).

*LUDSIN, S.A., C. H. HAND, and J. E. Marsden. Statolith microchemistry as a tool for identifying natal origins of Great Lakes sea lamprey. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Annual Meeting, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, June 1, 2007. (2007).

*LUDSIN, S.A., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. POTHOVEN, D.M. MASON, T.O. HÖÖK, and S.A. RUBERG. Hypoxia effects on habitat and prey availability for rainbow smelt in central Lake Erie. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Manley, T.O., K.L. Hunkins, M.J. McCORMICK, J.C. Gascard, P. Tillier, and P.L. Manley. Subsurface neutrally buoyant drifters and cross-lake intra-thermocline flow in Lake Champlain, VT. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

McCORMICK, M.J. Physical limnology. Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, January 18, 2007. (2007).

McCORMICK, M.J. Report on planned Grand River dye experiments for 2007. Grand Haven City Council Meeting, Grand Haven, MI, April 16, 2007. (2007).

McCORMICK, M.J. Five equations that have changed the world. Seminar, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, September 134, 2007. (2007).

*McCORMICK, M.J., and D.J. SCHWAB. Circulation of outer Saginaw Bay. The State of Lake Huron Conference, Honey Harbor, Ontario, Canada, October 11-13, 2007. (2007).

McCORMICK, M.J., D.J. *SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, P.J. Roberts, A.G. WINKELMAN, A.J. FOLEY, E. Gungor, and N. Nekounee. Dispersion of the Grand River plume into the coastal waters of Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

NALEPA, T.F. Aquatic invasive species and recent food web disruptions in the Great Lakes. Great Lakeks Commissin Meeting, Duluth, MN, October 2006. (2006).

NALEPA, T.F. Aquaatic invasive species and recent food web disruptions in the Great Lakes. Invited Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, February 2007. (2007).

NALEPA, T.F. Aquatic invasive species and recent food web disruptions in the Great Lakes. Invasive Species Course, Northwestern Community College, Traverse City, MI, June 2007. (2007).

*NALEPA, T.F., and D. L. FANSLOW. A comparison of benthic changes in Lakes Michigan and Huron. 50th Annual Conference of the International Associatiaon for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*NALEPA, T.F., S.A. POTHOVEN, and D.L. FANSLOW. Recent trends in the benthic macroinvertebrate community of Lake Huron and impacts on Lake Whitefish diet. The State of Lake Huron, Honey Harbor, Ontario, Canada, October 12, 2006. (2006).

*Nekounee, N., P.J. Roberts, M.J. McCORMICK, and D.J. SCHWAB. 3-D numerical predication of the Grand River plume. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

PEACOR, S. D. Non-lethal effects of an invasive invertebrate predator, Bythotrephes, on zooplankton population growth rate in the Great Lakes. Seminar. Bowling Green State University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green, OH, December 2006. (2006).

POTHOVEN, S.A. The appearance of the bloody red shrimp in the Great Lakes. Lake Michigan Fishery Workshop, Spring Lake, MI, March 3, 2007. (2007).

POTHOVEN, S.A. Feeding ecology and condition of lake whitefish and alewife following dreissenid invasion in Lake Michigan. Invasive Species of the Midwest Research Symposium, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, April 13, 2007. (2007).

*POTHOVEN, S.A., S.A. LUDSIN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T. O. HÖÖK. Effects of Lake Erie hypoxia on pelagic fish feeding ecology. Poster presentation. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Rae, C., S.A. LUDSIN, K. Hozyash, and D. G. Kimmel. Hypoxia effects on fishing in the North Gulf of Mexico (poster). 21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA, April 14, 2007. (2007).

*Rao, Y. R., and N. HAWLEY. Inter-basin exchange flows in Lake Erie. 6th International Conference of Stratified Flows, Perth, Australia, December 9-12, 2006. (2006).

*Rao, Y. R., W. M. Schertzer, N. HAWLEY, and M.J. McCORMICK. Obervations of physical processes in the Great Lakes. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Reichert, J., S.A. LUDSIN, B.J.Fryer, G. Milanowski, T. Johnson, J. Tyson, T.H. JOHENGEN, and N. HAWLEY. Role of river plumes in mediating larval yellow perch foraging, growth, and survival in Lake Erie. 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, CA, September 2-6, 2007. (2007).

REID, D.F. An overview of aquatic nonindigenous species in the Great Lakes. Great Ships Initiative Executive Committee Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 2, 2006. (2006).

REID, D.F. Anatomy of ballast transport and ballast water exchange with special reference to propagule pressure and the Great Lakes. Graduate student class, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center, Oregon, OH, March 19, 2007. (2007).

REID, D.F. Ballast management and Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) risk in the Great Lakes. Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association Fall Conference, Chicago, IL, August 27, 2007. (2007).

REID, D.F. Anatomy of non-native species, ballast transport, and ballast water exchange for the Great Lakes. Invasive Species Field Course, Inland Seas Education Association and Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Traverse City, MI, June 26, 2007. (2007).

*REID, D.F. Anatomy of non-native species, ballast transport, and ballast water exchange for the Great Lakes. Invasive Species Field Course, Traverse City, MI, June 26, 2007. (2007).

REID, D.F. Anatomy of non-native species, Ballast transport, and ballast wataere xchange for the Great Lakes. Public Lecture - Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, Alpena, MI, May 3, 2007. (2007).

*REID, D.F., T. H. JOHENGEN, and P.T. Jenkins. Residual sediment resuspension and discharge from ballast tanks. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin (poster). Great Lakes Workshop on the North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).

*ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin (poster). NOAA 200th Anniversary Outreach Event: A Great Day in the Great Lakes, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, September 8, 2007. (2007).

*RUBERG, S.A., S.B. BRANDT, R.W. MUZZI, N. HAWLEY, H.A. Bootsma, J. Gray, and T.B. Bridgeman. Real-time environmental coastal observation network. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Santagata, S., Z.R. Gasiunaite, E. Verling, J.R. Cordel, K. Eason, J. S. Cohen, K. Bacela, G. Quilez-Badia, T.H. JOHENGEN, D.F. REID, and G.M. Ruiz. The efficacy of ballast water exchange for preventing the spread of nonindigenous species among freshwater and low-salinity ports of the U.S. and Europe. Fifth International Marine Bioinvasions Conference, Cambridge, MA, May 2007. (2007).

*Santagata, S., Z.R. Gasiunaite, E. Verling, J.R. Cordell, K. Eason, J.S. Cohen, K. Bacela, G. Quilez-Badia, D.F. REID, T.H. JOHENGEN, and G.M. Ruiz. The efficacy of ballast water exchange for preventing the spread of nonindigenous species among freshwater and estuarine ports of the United States and Europe. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, State College, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Schertzer, W., R.A. ASSEL, D. BELETSKY, T.E. CROLEY II, B.M. LOFGREN, J. SAYLOR, and D.J. SCHWAB. Overview of physical limnology, hydrology, and climate characteristics of Lake Huron. Physical Limnology, Hydrology, and Climate, Second International Symposium on the Lake Huron Ecosystem: The State of Lake Huron, Ecosystem Change, Habitat, Contaminants, and Management, Honey Harbour, Ontario, Canada, October 11-13, 2006. (2007).

*Schuler, L.J., P.F. LANDRUM, and M.J. Lydy. Response spectrum of fluoranthene and pentachlorobenzene for Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans. 27th Annual North American SETAC Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 5-9, 2006. (2006).

SCHWAB, D.J. Physical limnological circulation models of Lake Michigan. Recent advances in limnology and oceanography seminar, Milwaukee, Great Lakes Water Institute. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, April 26, 2007. (2007).

SCHWAB, D.J. Geophysical fluid dynamics in the Great Lakes. NOAA Special Symposium Honoring the Career of Dr. D.B. Rao, NOAA Bldg. SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD, January 26, 2007. (2007).

SCHWAB, D.J. GLOS interconnecting challenges, and going forward at the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. GLOS Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, NY, April 12-13, 2007. (2007).

SCHWAB, D.J. GLOS modeling and forecasting. GLOS Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls, NY, April 12-13,2007. (2007).

SCHWAB, D.J. Review of hydrodynamic modeling in the Great Lakes. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31,2007. (2007).

SCHWAB, D.J. Numerical models of water motion in the Great Lakes: A brief history and some new directions. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, September 13, 2007. (2007).

SELLINGER, C.E. The rise and fall of Great Lakes water levels. Great Lakes Congressional Caucus, Traverse City, MI, August 25, 2007. (2007).

Shuchman, R., C. Hatt, Pozdnyakov, A. Korosov, and G.A. *LESHKEVICH. Development of a new hydrooptical model for Lake Erie for the extraction of chlorophyll, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended minerals from MODIS satellite data. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

STOW, C. The confounding effect of river discharge on estuarine response to nutrient loading. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

*Stroud, J.R., B.M. Lesht, D.J. SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, and M.L. Stein. Space-time forecasting of Lake Michigan sediment levels using satellite observations and a numerical model. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Thupaki, P., M.S. Phanikumar, D.J. SCHWAB, R. L. Whitman, M. B. Nevers, and D A. Shively. Sensitivity analysis of factors influencing the fate and transport of fecal indicator bacteria in southern Lake Michigan. American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-25,2007. (2007).

VANDERPLOEG, H.A. Complex interactions between dreissenid mussels and Microcystis blooms on the Great Lakes. Michigan Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholder Workshop, Bay City, MI, May 8, 2007. (2007).

*VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J. DYBLE, A. WILSON, J.R. LIEBIG, S. D. ROBINSON, and N.R. MOREHEAD. New approaches and new results provide evidence for promotion of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa blooms by dreissenid mussel selective rejection. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J. DYBLE, A. WILSON, J.R. LIEBIG, S. D. ROBINSON, and N.R. MOREHEAD. New approaches and new results provide evidence for promotion of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa blooms by dreissenid mussel selective rejection. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, T. O. HÖÖK, J. ROBERTS, S.A. RUBERG, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the distribution, behavior, and foraging of zooplankton and planktivorous fish in central Lake Erie: Field observations and future reearch directions. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).

*VANDERPLOEG, H.A., R. PICHLOVA, S.A. POTHOVEN, and T.F. NALEPA. Ecological effects of invasive invertebrates in the Great Lakes and Baltic Sea: A never-ending story. Great Lakes Workshop on the North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).

*VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. POTHOVEN, D.M. MASON, D.M. KRUEGER, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, K.L. PANGLE, S D. PEACOR, S.B. BRANDT, S.A. LUDSIN, ROBERTS, T.O. HÖÖK, and R. PICHLOVA. Diel vertical migration and predatory interactions among zooplankton, the predatory invasive zooplankter Bythotrephes longimanus, and fish in large lakes: Observations with multiple technologies. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

WANG, J. Modeling ocean circulatin in the North Aleutian basin. Seminar. MMS Headquarters, Herndon, VA, September 5, 2007. (2007).

*WILSON, A., E. Sedgman, D. C. GOSSIAUX, P.F. LANDRUM, S.A. POTHOVEN, J. DYBLE, and S.D. ROBINSON. Preliminary assessment of mycrocystin accumulation in yellow perch during the 2006 cyanobacterial bloom season in western Lake Erie. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).

*Zhang, Z., D. BELETSKY, D.J. SCHWAB, and M.L. Stein. Assimilation of current measurements into a circulation model of Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31,2007. (2007).

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