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Danny O'Donnell

Danny O'Donnell

Danny O'Donnell

Former Postdoctoral Researcher

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Areas of Expertise

  • R
  • Statistical modeling
  • Time series
  • Phytoplankton
  • Zooplankton
  • Climate
  • Nutrients
  • Limnology

Education

  • PhD, Michigan State university, 2018
  • BA, Dartmouth College, 2011

I study the dynamics of phytoplankton and zooplankton in Lake Erie and the physical, chemical and biological drivers of those dynamics. Relying on the Lake Erie Plankton Abundance Study (LEPAS) plankton data set, NOAA climate data, USGIS river discharge data, and water chemistry data from Heidelberg University, I model long-term (1995-2020) changes in Lake Erie's phytoplankton and zooplankton communities. In particular, I focus on the causes (eutrophication, climate change) and consequences of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and of changes in plankton phenology during spring and summer.

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Population dynamics and life history
Linkages between invertebrates, primary producers, and nutrient cycles
Human impacts on aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity (Global change ecology)