IAGLR State of Lake Erie (SOLE) Conference, 2022

AELers participated in the International Association for Great Lakes Research State of Lake Erie Conference March 16-17, 2022 by giving talks, presenting posters, and collaborating with colleagues. See a list of AEL talks and posters below, and find more details and collaborations in the conference abstract book [pdf].

Presentations

Jenna Bailey, D. O'Donnell, and J. Hood. Changes in zooplankton phenology in Western Lake Erie, 1995-2020.

Rich Budnik, K. Busch, C. Harris, M. Kulasa, M. Piczak, P. Collingsworth, W. Currie, J. Hoffman, J. Watkins, D. Bolgrien, K. Bowen, A. Cotter, J. Hood, M. Manubolu, L. Rudstam, and S. Ludsin. Cyanobacteria bloom effects on the feeding ecology of western Lake Erie’s fish assemblage.

Jim Hood, A. Huddleston, L. Collis, and E. Marschall. Western Lake Erie Zooplankton Dynamics Are Shaped by Winter Ice Cover and Summer Cyanobacteria Blooms.

Stuart Ludsin, P. Collingsworth, W. Currie, J. Hoffman, J. Watkins, D. Bolgrien, K. Bowen, A. Cotter, J. Hood, M. Manubolu, and Lars Rudstam. Overview of the 2019 CSMI program designed to understand harmful algal bloom & hypoxia impacts on Lake Erie’s webs.

Devan Mathie, H. Moore, and J. Hood. Phosphorus cycling during high flow events in the Maumee River watershed: A Lagrangian analysis.

Hannah Moore, and J. Hood. Influence of temperature and nutrients on primary production and phytoplankton biomass in western Lake Erie.

Posters

Lyndsie Collis, D. Peters, M. Shaw, Z. Slagle, H. Vanderploeg, and J. Hood. Grazing by Meso- and Microzooplankton During Harmful Algal Blooms in western Lake Erie.

Kristina Fite, M. Manubolu, R. Budnik, K. Busch, C. Harris, M. Kulasa, D. Bolgrien, K. Bowen, P. Collingsworth, A. Cotter, W. Currie, J. Hoffman, J. Hood, T. Jicha, M. Fitzpatrick, M. Munawar, H. Niblock, L. Rudstam, J. Watkins, and S. Ludsin. Understanding microcystin accumulation in Lake Erie’s food web.

Chad Harris, R. Budnik, K. Busch, M. Kulasa, D. Bolgrien, K. Bowen, P. Collingsworth, A. Cotter, W. Currie, J. Hoffman, J. Hood, M. Manubolu, L. Rudstam, J. Watkins, and S. Ludsin. Effects on harmful algal blooms on foraging habits of western Lake Erie walleye.

Dan Peters, L. Collis, M. Shaw, Z. Slagle, H. Vanderploeg, and J. Hood. Zooplankton Grazing on Picoplankton and Nanoplankton During Harmful Algal Blooms.