Joseph Conroy

Joseph D. Conroy

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Aquatic Ecology Laboratory

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

The Ohio State University

Room 200R, Research Center

1314 Kinnear Road

Columbus, Ohio 43212

E-mail: conroy.27@osu.edu

Office (direct): (614) 247-7229

AEL: (614) 292-1613

Fax: (614) 292-0181

Research Interests:

My research interests lie at several interfaces: community and ecosystem ecology, watershed-lake interactions, human-ecosystem feedbacks, and basic and applied science.  I have conducted research on topics ranging from the local (10's of square meters) daily effects of individuals of an invasive mussel (zebra mussels) on nutrient cycling to basin-wide (1,000's of  square kilometers) decadal trends in phytoplankton biomass in a large lake.  I work toward better understanding aquatic ecology by studying multiple processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales.  Most of my current efforts focus on understanding how Ohio’s reservoirs operate functionally.  That is, how do management practices (e.g., stocking, creel limits, and/or size limits), angling, watershed processes, basin morphometry, lower trophic levels, climatological effects, and prey fish dynamics affect sport fish production.

Education:

Ph.D.  2007.  The Ohio State University.  Advisor: Dr. David A. Culver.  Title of dissertation: Testing the algal loading hypothesis: the importance of Sandusky River phytoplankton inputs to offshore Lake Erie processes.

M.S.  2005.  The Ohio State University.

B.S. Biochemistry and B.S. Zoology (Dual Degree).  2001.  The Ohio State University.  Graduation with honors in the Liberal Arts, Magna cum laude.

Selected Publications:

Conroy, J.D., E.L. Quinlan, D.D. Kane, and D.A. Culver.  2007.  Cylindrospermopsis in Lake Erie: testing its association with other cyanobacterial genera and major limnological parameters.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 33: 519-535.

Conroy, J.D., D.D. Kane, D.M. Dolan, W.J. Edwards, M.N. Charlton, and D.A. Culver.  2005.  Temporal trends in Lake Erie plankton biomass: roles of external phosphorus loading and dreissenid mussels.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 31(Suppl. 2): 89-110.

Conroy, J.D., W.J. Edwards, R.A. Pontius, D.D. Kane, H. Zhang, J.F. Shea, J.N. Richey, and D.A. Culver.  2005.  Soluble nitrogen and phosphorus excretion of exotic freshwater mussels (Dreissena spp.): potential impacts for nutrient remineralisation in western Lake Erie. Freshwater Biology 50: 1146-1162.