Aquatic Ecology & "Dead Zone"
From the loss of the Great Black Swamp to the burning of the Cuyahoga River to the changes induced by the Clean Water Act to the recent reemergence of the "Dead Zone," the Lake Erie ecosystem is in a constant state of change. It is imperative that academia, decision makers, and resource users understand these changes as they arise, and Sea Grant research significantly impacts this understanding.
Project List
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R/ER-018-PD
Started: 6/1/1991, Status: CompletedAn Analysis of the Role of Invertebrate Predators in Determining the Success of Lake Reclamation by Planktivore Removal: A Demonstration Project
R/ES-004
Started: 9/1/1987, Status: CompletedAn Ecosystem Approach to Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands: Sediment, Nutrient and Pesticide Budgets
R/ER-034-PD
Started: 8/1/1994An Integrated Examination of Structure, Function, and Value of Three Types (Undisturbed, Disturbed, and Constructed) of Lake Erie Wetlands
R/EM-007
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedApplication of Fish Community Models to the Development of Multi--species Fishery Management
R/ZM-019-PD
Started: 4/1/1993, Status: CompletedAssessing the fitness and variability of Lake Erie unionids following encrustation by zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
R/ER-072
Started: 3/31/2007Assessing the role of turbid river plumes in the development of Microcystis blooms in Lake Erie with molecular techniques
R/ZM-020-PD
Started: 5/15/1997, Status: CompletedBenthic Invertebrate Communities along Zebra Mussel-Macrophyte Gradients
R/ER-026-PD
Started: 5/19/1993Bioindicators of Lake Quality: Burrowing Mayflies (Hexagenia) and Caddisflies (Oecetis) as Heralds of the Recovery of Lake Erie
R/ER-024-PD
Started: 6/1/1992, Status: CompletedBiological Control of Lake Erie Aphanizomenon flos-aquae: Use of Motile Chemotactic Bacterial Antagonists
R/ER-077-PD
Started: 3/1/2006, Status: CompletedBoundary Dynamics of the Hypoxic Hypolimnion of Lake Erie’s Central Basin
R/LR-002
Started: 9/1/1986, Status: CompletedCompetitive Interactions of the Invading White Perch with the Yellow Perch of Lake Erie
R/ER-008
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedConnecting Water Quality to Fish Community Dynamics: Effect of Phosphorus Loading on Zooplankton
