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SPRING 2023 NEWSLETTER
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Remembering Great Lakes researcher, Dr. Michael Fraker

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Michigan Sea Grant research program manager and University of Michigan SEAS researcher (and former CIGLR Assistant Research Scientist), Dr. Michael Fraker. Mike was a well-respected scientist and dedicated researcher, administrator, advisor, colleague, and friend. His expertise in ecological modeling contributed to improved insight and management of Great Lakes fisheries. We are so grateful for his many contributions to Great Lakes research and beyond. Our thoughts and condolences go out to all that knew Mike. READ MORE

  • CIGLR Welcomes New Members to Our Team!
  • CIGLR’s 2022 Annual Magazine: Ripple Effect
  • Defining Baseline Ecosystem Conditions in Dynamic Great Lakes Ecosystems: A CIGLR Summit
  • 6th Annual Photo Contest Winners
  • Songzhi Liu Receives 2022 NESDIS Collaboration Award
SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to CIGLR's 2023 Award Recipients and Finalists

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 CIGLR Staff Awards! The CIGLR Staff Awards program recognizes the outstanding work done by our staff and postdoctoral research fellows. Please join us in congratulating Ashley Burtner, Christine Kitchens, Songzhi Liu, and Kelly McCabe! READ MORE

Welcome Mike Shriberg, CIGLR’s New Director for Engagement

Mike Shriberg, PhD, is a faculty member in the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan and Interim Director at Michigan Sea Grant. Shriberg now joins the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) as our new Director for Engagement, where he will lead the development and implementation of a vision and strategy to expand CIGLR’s Engagement, Career Training and Outreach (ECO) program. READ MORE

A Career of Leadership in Great Lakes Research

After 31 years serving the Great Lakes community, we celebrated the career of Dr. Thomas Johengen as he retired from the University of Michigan, on January 20, 2023. Tom Johengen had been a research scientist with the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR, formerly the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER)) at the University of Michigan since 1991. He also served as the Cooperative Institute’s Director (2000-2005, 2020-2021), Associate Director (2009-2019), on numerous Great Lakes’ advisory boards and panels, and most recently was the Michigan Sea Grant Director (2019-present). Throughout his career, Johengen led many exciting research projects and mentored countless numbers of students, technicians, administrators, and scientists. His role as an advisor and Great Lakes science mentor motivated, challenged, and afforded incredible experiences and opportunities to those lucky enough to work alongside him. Thank you, Tom, and best wishes in your well-earned retirement! READ MORE

PHOTOS FROM FRIENDS

We love sharing Photos from Friends! These images and accompanying captions highlight exciting research and activities from our colleagues and friends across the Great Lakes region. To learn even more, click on the images and read the full story.

 

                   
        

FEATURED RESEARCH

Ten Years of Data: Documenting Water Quality in Western Lake Erie

The western basin of Lake Erie has a decades long history with harmful algal blooms (HABs) and they are often composed of toxin producing cyanobacteria that can be detrimental to human and environmental health. To address the HABs and water quality issues, the United States and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) in 1972 and the U.S. implemented its own Clean Water Act (CWA) in the same year. In 1998, NOAA was mandated to advance the scientific understanding and ability to detect, monitor, assess, and predict HABs and hypoxia events. Ecological forecast models were developed and calibration required direct sampling of the lake during HAB events. As a result, the NOAA GLERL and CIGLR routine water quality-monitoring program in western Lake Erie was born. The data from this program is published online with a permanent web address and recently in a “living data paper” where new information and sampling parameters can be continuously updated. READ MORE

Understanding the Changing Patterns of Great Lakes Ice Cover and Winter Weather

Ice plays a key role not only in regional weather, but also in environmental quality and economic prosperity. This year, ice coverage on the Great Lakes was at a near record low. Alarmingly, the impacts were felt across the region. Warmer lake surface temperatures and low ice coverage in the Great Lakes can trigger severe late-season lake-effect snowstorms. Larger ice-free water areas during the windy winter season also pose concerns of high waves, which can damage the shoreline. Dr. Fujisaki-Manome and her team are focused on understanding what large-scale atmospheric circulations and patterns control the Great Lakes regional climate variability and extreme weather event occurrences. READ MORE

RECENT ARTICLES
Journal Article Highlights
  • Andres, K.J., T.D. Lambert, D.M. Lodge, J. Andrés, J.R. Jackson. 2022. Combining Sampling Gear to Optimally Inventory Species Highlights the Efficiency of eDNA Metabarcoding. Environmental DNA. 5(1):146-157. (DOI:10.1002/edn3.366). [Altmetric Score]
  • Beletsky, D., D. Titze, J. Kessler, L. Mason, L. Fry, L. Read, W. Saunders, P.Y. Chu, J. Feyen, D. Lee, J.G.W. Kelley, Yi Chen, A. van der Westhuysen. 2022. Development of Coupled Hydrologic-Hydrodynamic-Wave Flood Forecasting System for Lake Champlain. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-179. (DOI:10.25923/2hy2-ca15).
  • Dahal, N., P. Glyshaw, G. Carter, H.A. Vanderploeg, V.J. Denef. 2023. Impacts of an Invasive Filter-Feeder on Bacterial Biodiversity are Context Dependent. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 99(1):fiac149. (DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiac149). [Altmetric Score]
  • Den Uyl, P.A., L.R. Thompson, R.M. Errera, J.M. Birch, C.M. Preston, W. Usslerlll, C.E. Yancey, S.R. Chaganti, S.A. Ruberg, G.J. Doucette, G.J. Dick, C.A. Scholin, K.D. Goodwin. 2022. Lake Erie Field Trials to Advance Autonomous Monitoring of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal blooms. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:1021952. (DOI:10.3389/fmars.2022.1021952). [Altmetric Score]
  • Fraker, M.E., N.R. Aloysius, J.F. Martin, S.C. Keitzer, D.A. Dippold, H. Yen, J.G. Arnold, P. Daggupati, M.V.V. Johnson, D.M. Robertson, S.P. Sowa, M.J. White, S.A. Ludsin. 2022. Agricultural Conservation Practices Could Help Offset Climate Change Impacts on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 49(1):209-219. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2022.11.009). [Altmetric Score]
  • Fraker, M., J. Fredrickson, L. Marshall, R. Miller. 2022. Scales of Spatial Variability in Lake Michigan Glider-Based Limnological Observations. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(6):1718-1722. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2022.08.020). [Altmetric Score]
  • Green, S.R., C.W. Rosenbaum, S. Hughes, X. Wu, E. Dusicska, K. Sun, S.R. Chaganti, C. Godwin, M. Fraker, H.A. Vanderploeg. 2023. Nutrient Management in Lake Erie: Evaluating Stakeholder Values, Attitudes, and Policy Preferences. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2023.03.007). [Altmetric Score]
  • Horvath, I.R., A.J. Parolari, S. Petrella, C.A. Stow, C.M. Godwin, T.J. Maguire. 2022. Volunteer Science Data Show Degraded Water Quality Disproportionately Burdens Areas of High Poverty. Journal of Hydrology. 613(part b):128475. (DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128475). [Altmetric Score]
  • Stow, C.A., M.D. Rowe, C.M. Godwin, L.A. Mason, P.J. Alsip, R.T. Kraus, T.H. Johengen, S.A. Constant. 2023. Lake Erie Hypoxia Spatial and Temporal Dynamics Present Challenges for Assessing Progress Toward Water Quality Goals. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2023.02.008). [Altmetric Score]
  • Watkins, R.H., M.J. Sayers, R.A. Shuchman, K.R. Bosse. 2023. Assessment of Using Spaceborne LiDAR to Monitor the Particulate Backscatter Coefficient on Large, Freshwater Lakes: A Test Using CALIPSO on Lake Michigan. Frontiers in Remote Sensing. 4:1104681. (DOI:10.3389/frsen.2023.1104681). [Altmetric Score]
  • Yancey, C.E., E.A. Kiledal, V.J. Denef, R.M. Errera, J.T. Evans, L. Hart, D. Isailovic, W. James, J.K. Kharbush, J.A. Kimbrel, W. Li, X. Mayali, H. Nitschky, C. Polik, M.A. Powers, S.H. Premathilaka, N. Rappuhn, L.A. Reitz, S.R. Rivera, C.C. Zwiers, G.J. Dick. 2023. The Western Lake Erie Culture Collection: A Promising Resource for Evaluating the Physiological and Genetic Diversity of Microcystis and Its Associated Microbiome. Harmful Algae. (DOI:10.1101/2022.10.21.513177).
  • Yancey, C.E., O, Mathiesen, G.J. Dick. 2023. Transcriptionally Active Nitrogen Fixation and Biosynthesis of Diverse Secondary Metabolites by Dolichospermum and Aphanizomenon-like Cyanobacteria in Western Lake Erie Microcystis Blooms. Harmful Algae. 124:102408. (DOI:10.1016/j.hal.2023.102408). [Altmetric Score]
  • Yancey, C.E., F. Yu, A. Tripathi, D.H. Sherman, G.J. Dick. 2023. Expression of Microcystis Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Natural Populations Suggests Temporally Dynamic Synthesis of Novel and Known Secondary Metabolites in Western Lake Erie. BioRXiv. (DOI:10.1101/2022.10.12.511943).
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As one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes, CIGLR helps NOAA accomplish its goals for research and management of the Laurentian Great Lakes by leading exciting new research efforts, training the next generation of Great Lakes scientists, expanding NOAA research in the Great Lakes through our Consortium, and translating research into actionable science to meet societal needs. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is our primary NOAA sponsor and home of CIGLR research personnel.

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