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We have reorganized our Research Programs. Most of the research projects from this program are now organized under the Aquatic Invasive Species Research Program.

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GLERL NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES RESEARCH PROGRAM

Task Leader: David Reid

The Great Lakes basin is the aquatic gateway to the heartland of America and a hot spot for aquatic invasive species (AIS) introductions that can reach other sections of the U.S. The earliest recorded aquatic species invasion in the Great Lakes was the sea lamprey, first entering the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean via the Erie Canal during the 1820s. Based on scientific documentation, there are at least 162 AIS in the Great Lakes as of 2001 and twelve of these appear to have entered since 1990. Introduced species are now a significant component of most trophic levels in the Great Lakes.

GLERL's research on invasive species targets two key issues:

  1. Prevention of new invasive species introductions
  2. Understanding the biology and ecological impacts of nonindigenous species in the Great Lakes

National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/ncrais/ncrais.html GLERL also houses NOAA's newly established National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (NCRAIS) at it's Ann Arbor facility. The center will allow NOAA to more effectively organize and coordinate its aquatic invasive species research efforts while assuring that NOAA resources are focused on priority problems nationwide.

July 2003 NOAA magazine article about NCRAIS

Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species List
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/invasive/

click here for more general background information about GLERLs nonindigenous species research program

Current Projects

Recent Nonindigenous Species Research Program Publications

Bailey, S.A., I.C. Duggan, C.D.A. VanOverdijk, T.H. JOHENGEN, D.F. REID, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2004. Salinity tolerance of diapausing eggs of freshwater zooplankton. Freshwater Biology 49:286-295 . http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2004/20040003.pdf

Krause, A.E, K.A. Frank, D.M. Mason, R.E. Ulanowicz, and W.W. Taylor. 2003. Compartments revealed in food web structure. Nature 426:282-285. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030014.pdf

Nalepa, T. F., D. L. Fanslow, M. B. Lansing, and G. A. Lang. 2003. Trends in the benthic macroinvertebrate community of Saginaw Bay, 1987-96: Responses to phosphorus abatement and Dreissena polymorpha. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(1):14-33.

Pothoven, S. A., G. L. Fahnenstiel, and H. A. Vanderploeg. 2003. Population characteristics of Bythotrephes in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(1):145-156.

Reid, D. F., and M. I. Orlova. 2002. Geological and evolutionary underpinnings for the success of ponto-caspian species invasions in the Baltic Sea and North American Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1144-1158.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2002/20020011.pdf

SANO, L.L., R.A. Moll, A.M. Krueger, and P.F. LANDRUM. 2003. Assessing the potential efficacy of glutaraldehyde for biocide treatment of un-ballasted transoceanic vessels. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(4):545-557.

Vanderploeg, H.A. Ecological forecasting of impacts of ponto-caspian species in the Great Lakes: Describing, understanding, and predicting a system in transition. In Ecological Forecasting: New Tools for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Management. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 1. N. Valette-Silver and D. Scavia (Eds.). pp. 81-84 (2003). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2003/20030015.pdf

Information Sheets

REID, D. F. 2003. NOAA National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/NCRAIS/NCRAIS.pdf

GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. 2002. Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and the Great Lakes: Simple Questions, Complex Answers. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/invasive/AIS.pdf

GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. 2002. Exotic, invasive, alien, nonindigenous, or nuisance species: No matter what you call them, they're a growing problem. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 pp.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/invasive/ansprimer.pdf


Past Projects

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Last updated: 2004-05-15 jjs