Fall 2017 eNewsletter
Recent Articles
Journal Articles:
Anderson, E.J. and D.J. Schwab. 2017. Meteorological influence on summertime baroclinic exchange in the Straits of Mackinac. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 122(3):2171-2182. (DOI:10.1002/2016JC012255). Anderson_etal.pdf
Beletsky, D. Beletsky, R. Rutherford, E.S., Sieracki, J.L., Bossenbroek, J.M., Chadderton, W.L., Wittman, M.E., Annis, G.M. and Lodge, D.M. 2017. Predicting spread of aquatic invasive species by lake currents. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43(3):14-32. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.02.001). Beletsky_etal.pdf
Berry, M.A., T.W. Davis, R.M. Cory, M.B. Duhaime, T.H. Johengen, C.L. Kling, J.A. Marino, P.A. Den Uyl, D.C. Gossiaux, G.J. Dick and V.J. Denef. 2017. Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are a biological disturbance to western Lake Erie bacterial communities. Environmental Microbiology. 19(3):1149-1162. (DOI:10.1111/1462-2920.13640). Berry_etal.pdf
Berry, M.A., J.D. White, T.W. Davis, S. Jain, T.H. Johengen, G.J. Dick, O. Sarnelle and V.J. Denef. 2017. Are oligotypes meaningful ecological and phylogenetic units? A case study of Microcystis in freshwater lakes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8(365). (DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00365). Berry2_etal.pdf
Bertani, Isabella, C.E. Steger, D.R. Obenour, G.L. Fahnenstiel, T.B. Bridgeman, T.H. Johengen, M.J. Sayers, R.A. Schuchman and D. Scavia. 2017. Tracking cyanobacteria blooms: Do different monitoring approaches tell the same story? Science of The Total Environment. 575:294-308. (DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.023). Bertani_etal.pdf
Biddanda, B.A. 2017. Global significance of the changing freshwater carbon cycle. EOS. 98. (DOI:10.1029/2017EO069751). Biddanda.pdf
Butts, E. and H.J. Carrick. 2017. Phytoplankton seasonality along a gradient of temperate lakes: Convergence in taxonomic composition during winter ice-cover. Northeastern Naturalist. 24:167-187. (DOI:10.1656/045.024.s719). Butts_etal.pdf
Cable, R.N., D. Beletsky, R. Beletsky, B.W. Locke, K. Wigginton and M.B. Duhaime. 2017. Distribution and modeled transport of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes, the world’s largest freshwater resource. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 5(45). (DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2017.00045). Cable_etal.pdf
Collingsworth, P.D., D.B. Bunnell, M.W. Murray, Y.C. Kao, Z.S. Feiner, R.M. Claramunt, B.M. Lofgren, T.O. Hook and S.A. Ludsin. 2017. Climate change as a long-term stressor for the fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 27(2):363-391. (DOI:10.1007/s11160-017-9480-3). Collingsworth_etal.pdf
Denef, V.J., H.J. Carrick, J.F. Cavaletto, E. Chiang, T.H. Johengen and H.A. Vanderploeg. 2017. Lake Bacterial Assemblage Composition Is Sensitive to Biological Disturbance Caused by an Invasive Filter Feeder. American Society for Microbiology: mSphere. 2(3). (DOI:10.1128/mSphere.00189-17). Denef_etal.pdf
Foley, C.J., S.R. Andree, S.A. Pothoven, T.F. Nalepa and T.O. Hook. 2017. Quantifying the Predatory effect of round goby on Saginaw Bay dressenids. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43:121-131. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2016.10.018). Foley_etal.pdf
Kramer, A.M., G. Annis, M.E. Wittmann, W.L. Chadderton, E.S. Rutherford, D.M. Lodge, L.A. Mason, D. Beletsky, C. Riseng and J.M. Drake. 2017. Suitability of Laurentian Great Lakes for invasive species based on global species distribution models and local habitat. Ecosphere. 8(7). (DOI:10.1002/ecs2.1883). Kramer_etal.pdf
Liu, Y., B.A. Engel, P.D. Collingsworth and B.C. Pijanowski. 2017. Optimal implementation of green infrastructure practices to minimize influences of land use change and climate change on hydrology and water quality: Case study in Spy Run Creek watershed, Indiana. Science of the Total Environment. 601:1400-1411. (DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.116). Liu_etal.pdf
Luscz, E.C., A.D. Kendall and D.W. Hyndman. 2017. A spatially explicit statistical model to quantify nutrient sources, pathways, and delivery at the regional scale. Biogeochemistry. 133(1):37-57. (DOI:10.1007/s10533-017-0305-1). Luscz_etal.pdf
Marcus, D.N., A. Pinto, K. Anantharaman, S.A. Ruberg, E.L. Kramer, L. Raskin and G.L. Dick. 2017. Diverse manganese (II)-oxidizing bacteria are prevalent in drinking water systems. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 9(2):120-128. (DOI:10.1111/1758-2229.12508). Marcus_etal.pdf
Meyer, K.A., T.W. Davis, S.B. Watson, V.J. Denef, M.A. Berry and G.J. Dick. 2017. Genome sequences of lower Great Lakes Microcystis sp. reveal strain-specific genes that are present and expressed in western Lake Erie blooms. PLoS One. (DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0183859). Meyer_etal.pdf
Moore, T.S., C.B. Mouw, J.M. Sullivan, M.S. Twardowski, A. Burtner, A.B. Ciochetto, M.N. McFarland, A.R. Nayak, D. Paladino, N. Stockley, T.H. Johengen, A.W. Yu, S.A. Ruberg and A. Weidemann. 2017. Bio-optical Properties of Cyanobacteria Blooms in Western Lake Erie. Frontiers in Marine Science. (DOI:10.3389/fmars.2017.00300). Moore_etal.pdf
Nojavan A., F., S.S. Qian and C.A. Stow. 2017. Comparative analysis of discretization methods in Bayesian networks. Enironmental Modelling and Software. 87:64-71. (DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.10.007). Nojavan_etal.pdf
Omrani, H., A. Tayyebi and B. Pijanowski. 2017. Integrating the multi-label land-use concept and cellular automata with the artificial neural network-based Land Transformation Model: an integrated ML-CA-LTM modeling framework. GIScience and Remote Sensing. 54(3):283-304. (DOI:10.1080/15481603.2016.1265706). Omrani_etal.pdf
Reisinger, L.S., A.K. Elgin, K.M. Towle, D.J. Chan and D.M. Lodge. 2017. The influence of evolution and plasticity on the behavior of an invasive crayfish. Biological Invasions. 19(3):815-830. (DOI:10.1007/s10530-016-1346-4). Reisinger_etal.pdf
Rowe, M.D., E.J. Anderson, H.A. Vanderploeg, S.A. Pothoven, A.K. Elgin, J. Wang and F. Yousef. 2017. Influence of invasive quagga mussels, phosphorus loads, and climate on spatial and temporal patterns of productivity in Lake Michigan: A biophysical modeling study. Limnology and Oceanography. (DOI:10.1002/lno.10595). Rowe_etal.pdf
Scavia, D., I. Bertani, D.R. Obenour, R.E. Turner, D.R. Forrest and A. Katin. 2017. Ensemble modeling informs environmental policy making: The case of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(33):8823-8828. (DOI:10.1073/pnas.1705293114). Scavia_etal.pdf
Staley, C., T. Kaiser, M.L. Gidley, I.C. Enochs, P.R. Jones, K.D. Goodwin, C.D. Sinigalliano, M.J. Sadowsky and C.L. Chun. 2017. Differential impacts of land-based sources of pollution on the microbiota of southeast Florida coral reefs. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83:e03378-16. (DOI:10.1128/AEM.03378-16). Staley_etal.pdf
Steffen, M.M., T.W. Davis, R.M. McKay, G.S. Bullerjahn, L.E. Krausfeldt, J.M.A. Stough, M.L. Neitzey, N.E. Gilbert, G.L. Boyer, T.H. Johengen, D.C. Gossiaux, A.M. Burtner, D. Palladino, M.D. Rowe, G.J. Dick, K.A. Meyer, S. Levy, B.E. Boone, R.P. Stumpf, T.T. Wynne, P.V. Zimba, D. Gutierrez and S.W. Wilhelm. 2017. Ecophysiological Examination of the Lake Erie Microcystis Bloom in 2014: Linkages between Biology and the Water Supply Shutdown of Toledo, OH. Environmental Science and Technology. 51(12):6745-6755. (DOI:10.1021/acs.est.7b00856). Steffen_etal.pdf
Steinman, A.D., Cardinale, B.J., Munns, W.R., Ogdahl, M.E., Allan, J.D., Angadi, T., Bartlett, S., Brauman, K., Byappanahalli, M., Doss, M., Dupont, D., Johns, A., Kashian, D., Lupi, F., McIntyre, P., Miller, T., Moore, M., Muenich, R.L., Poudel, R., Price, J., Provencher, B., Rea, A., Read, J., Renzetti, S. Sohngen, B. and Washburn, E. 2017. Ecosystem Services in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43: 161-168. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.02.004). Steinman_etal.pdf
Tayyebi, A., S.J. Smidt and B.C. Pijanowski. 2017. Long-Term Land Cover Data for the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 2010–2050. Data. 2(2):16. (DOI:10.3390/data2020016). Tayyebi_etal.pdf
Testa, J.M., J.B. Clark, W.C. Dennison, E.C. Donovan, A.W. Fisher, W. Ni, M. Parker, D. Scavia, S.E. Spitzer, A.M. Waldrop, V.M.D. Vargas and G. Ziegler. 2017. Ecological Forecasting and the Science of Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay. BioScience. 67(7):614-626. (DOI:10.1093/biosci/bix048). Testa_etal.pdf
Vanderploeg, H.A., Sarnelle, O., Liebig, J.R., Morehead, N.R., Robinson, S.D., Johengen, T.H., Horst, G.P. 2017. Seston Quality Drives Feeding, Stoichiometry and Excretion of Zebra Mussels. Freshwater Biology. 62: 664-680. (DOI:10.1111/fwb.12892). Vanderploeg_etal.pdf
Winslow, L.A., G.J.A. Hansen, J.S. Read and M. Notaro. 2017. Large-scale modeled contemporary and future water temperature estimates for 10774 Midwestern U.S. lakes. Nature: Scientific Data. (DOI:10.1038/sdata.2017.53). Winslow_etal.pdf
Wittman, M.T., G. Annis, A.M. Kramer, L.A. Mason, C.M. Riseng, E.S. Rutherford, W.L. Chadderton, D. Beletsky, J.M. Drake and D.M. Lodge. 2017. Refining species distribution model outputs using landscape-scale habitat data: Forecasting grass carp and Hydrilla establishment in the Great Lakes region. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 4(2):298-301. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2016.09.008). Wittmann_etal.pdf
Xue, P., D.J. Schwab, R.W. Sawtell, M.J. Sayers, R.A. Shuchman and G.L. Fahnenstiel. 2017. A particle-tracking technique for spatial and temporal interpolation of satellite images applied to Lake Superior chlorophyll measurements. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43(3):1-13. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.03.012). Xue_etal.pdf
News Stories and Related Media:
New Institute Bridges Disciplines and Institutions Across the Great Lakes; Great Lakes Connection / Connexion Grands Lacs: IJC Newsletter, 9/11/2017
ESPniagara:
- Runaway robot found in Lake Erie; Local 4 Click on Detroit, 8/15/2017 (Television)
- Great Lakes underwater mission; Local 4 Click on Detroit, 8/15/2017 (Television)
- Underwater Robot Labs Monitor Toxins; Smithsonian.com, 8/10/2017
- Robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom; The Monroe News, 7/25/2017
- Underwater Lab Helps Fight Lake Erie Algae; The Wall Street Journal, 7/24/2017
- New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom; NOAA Research, 7/21/2017
- Robotic underwater lab helps track Lake Erie water toxins; The Houston Chronicle, 7/20/2017
- New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom; Michigan News, 7/19/2017
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone:
- Our Views: Setting a ‘dead zone’ record in Gulf; The Advocate, 8/5/2017
- Gulf of Mexico sets a new record for the world’s largest ‘dead zone’; Yahoo News, 8/4/2017
- The Gulf Of Mexico’s Dead Zone Is The Biggest Ever Seen; Houston Public Media, 8/3/2017
- Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ balloons to the size of New Jersey; Fox News Science, 8/3/2017
- Unwanted record: Biggest ever dead zone in Gulf of Mexico; Associated Press, 8/2/2017
- Newser, 8/3/2017
- KUT 90.5 Austin’s NPR Station, 8/3/2017
- Kansas Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Health Medicine Network, 8/3/2017
- Lakeshore Public Media, 8/3/2017
- WRKF 89.3, 8/3/2017
- Interlochen Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- KTEP El Paso, 8/3/2017
- Omaha Public Radio KIOS 91.5FM, 8/3/2017
- Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/3/2017
- KUNC, 8/3/2017
- Koahnic Broadcast Station, 8/3/2017
- Boise State Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Iowa Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WVPE 88.1FM, 8/3/2017
- WXPR 91.7, 8/3/2017
- WYPR 88.1FM, 8/3/2017
- New England Public Radio NEPR, 8/3/2017
- Georgia Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WCBE 90.5, 8/3/2017
- New Orleans Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WUKY NPR Rocks 91.3, 8/3/2017
- North Carolina Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Jazz WCLK, 8/3/2017
- Northern Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- WKAR Public Media from Michigan State University, 8/3/2017
- 1 WBOI Northeastern Indiana Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Wyoming Public Media Statewide Network, 8/3/2017
- Rhode Island Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Tri States Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- SDPB Radio, 8/3/2017
- New Hampshire Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- KRWG FM New Mexico State, 8/3/2017
- org, 8/3/2017
- KRVS Radio Acadie 88.7, 8/3/2017
- KUNM, 8/3/2017
- NPR Michigan Radio, 8/3/2017
- KPBS, 8/3/2017
- KCUR Kansas City University Radio 89.3, 8/3/2017
- Kera News, 8/3/2017
- KNAU Arizona Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- KMUW Wichita 89.1, 8/3/2017
- KCBXFM Central Coast Public Radio, 8/3/2017
- Yahoo News, 8/2/2017
- Time, 8/2/2017
- Unwanted record: Biggest ever dead zone in Gulf of Mexico; The News and Observer, 8/2/2017
- Winnipeg Free Press, 8/2/2017
- The News Tribune, 8/2/2017
- The Bellingham Herald, 8/2/2017
- Belleville News-Democrat, 8/2/2017
- The Wichita Eagle, 8/2/2017
- Herald Leader, 8/2/2017
- Idaho Statements, 8/2/2017
- The Fresno Bee, 8/2/2017
- Sacramento Bee, 8/2/2017
- Santa Fe New Mexican, 8/2/2017
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/2/2017
Nutrient Pollution and Algal Blooms:
- UM scientists integrate microbial genomics, environmental chemistry, and ecosystem processes to understand harmful algal blooms, Center for Microbial Systems – University of Michigan, 1/18/2017
- Voluntary nutrient pollution cuts are failing to shrink algae blooms, dead zones: Opinion; Nola.com, 8/1/2017
- Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones; KiiiTV 3, 7/31/2017
- Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones; KCENG 12, 7/31/2017
- Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones; 12 News KBMT, 7/31/2017
- Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones; King 5, 7/31/2017
- Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones; Billings Gazette, 7/31/2017
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Tracker:
- Algae Bloom Tracker Developed by Anglers & Boaters; AM 800 CKLW, 7/17/2017
- New Tool for the Tackle Box: An Algal Bloom Tracker; Great Lakes Connection / Connexion Grands Lacs, 7/10/2017
Chesapeake Bay:
- Low Oxygen in Chesapeake Bay; Science Newsline Biology, 7/12/2017
- Low oxygen in Chesapeake Bay; EurekAlert!, 7/12/2017
Meteotsunamis:
- Wave Warnings: Alerts for Meteotsunamis on the Great Lakes; Great Lakes Connection / Connexion Grands Lacs, 8/4/2017
- Great Lakes tsunamis; am770, 6/27/2017 (Radio)
- Tsunamis on the Great Lakes? Researchers are looking into it; am640 The Morning Show, 6/26/2017 (Radio)
- Scientists want a tsunami warning system – for Lake Erie; The Buffalo News, 6/25/2017
- Tsunamis on the Great Lakes? Researchers are looking into it; the star.com, 6/23/2017
- Eric Anderson – NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Reseacher; WJR, 6/21/2017 (Radio)
- Believe it or not, tsunamis on the Great Lakes are frequent and can be deadly; WSBT 22, 6/21/2017
- Researchers Seek Warning System for Destructive Waves On Great Lakes; WisCONTEXT, 6/21/2017
- The little-known menace of Great Lakes tsunamis; Maclean’s, 6/21/2017
- Tsunamis on the Great Lakes? It happens more often than you think; Local 4 Click on Detroit, 6/20/2017
- Tsunamis on the Great Lakes?; Local 4 Click on Detroit, 6/20/2017 (Television)
- Scientists want to create a warning system for freshwater tsunamis; Michigan Radio, 6/20/2017 (Radio)
- Experts seek warning system for Great Lakes tsunamis; Great Lakes Echo, 6/20/2017
- Tsunami warning system studied for Lake Michigan beaches; WZZM 13 ABC, 6/19/2017
- Tsunamis? On the Great Lakes? They happen — sometimes with deadly results; Detroit Free Press, 6/19/2017
- Scientist Eric Anderson tells Guy Gordon about the meetings this week discussing a tsunami warning system for the Great Lakes; WJR, 6/19/2017 (Radio)
- A Tsunami warning system for the Great Lakes?; WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7, 6/19/2017 (Television)
- Great Lakes Tsunami Warning System In The Works; Detroit Patch, 6/19/2017
- Warning system for Great Lakes tsunamis under development; Mlive, 6/19/2017
- Tsunamis? On the Great Lakes? Ever seen one?; WITL 100.7, 6/19/2017
- Experts to discuss tsunami warning system for Great Lakes; Associated Press, 6/18/2017
- FOX 17 West Michigan, 6/19/2017
- WILX 10, 6/19/2017
- The Monroe News, 6/19/2017
- News Talk 94.9 WSJM, 6/19/2017
- 3 The Coast, 6/19/2017
- Cadillac News, 6/19/2017
- The Detroit News, 6/18/2017
- S. News and World Report, 6/18/2017
- Wood TV 8, 6/18/2017
- FOX 66 News Flint, 6/18/2017
Invasive Species:
- Rowe, M.D. Influence of invasive quagga mussels, phosphorus loads, and climate on spatial and temporal patterns of productivity in Lake Michigan: A biophysical modeling study. 2017. (Animations)