Hank Vanderploeg

Current Research Projects:
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• Effects of non-indigenous invertebrates on the pelagic food web of Lake Michigan
• Invertebrate Resting Eggs As Secondary Aquatic Invasion Vectors
• Implications of Cercopagis and Bythotrephes to Alewife Recruitment and Stability of the Lake Michigan Pelagic Food Web
• Changes in the Pelagic Food Web of Southern Lake Michigan

Recent GLERL Publications:
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• LIEBIG, J. R., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and S. A. RUBERG. Factors affecting the performance of the optical plankton counter in large lakes: insights from Lake Michigan and laboratory studies. Journal of Geophysical Research 111(C05S02):10 pp. (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060012.pdf
• VANDERPLOEG, H. A., and M. R. Roman. Introduction to special section on analysis of zooplankton distributions using the optical plankton counter. Journal of Geophysical Research 111(C05S01):doi:10.1029/2006JC003598 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060015.pdf
• Bundy, M. H., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, P. J. Lavrentyev, and P. A. Kovalcik. The importance of microzooplankton versus phytoplankton to copepod populations during late winter and early spring in Lake Michigan. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:2371-2385 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050024.pdf
• PEACOR, S., K. PANGLE, and H. A. VANDERPLOEG. Behavioral response of Lake Michigan Daphnia galeata mendotae to Mysis relicta. Journal of Great Lakes Research 31:144-154 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050014.pdf
• BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, D. M. MASON, E. S. Rutherford, M. J. McCORMICK, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and J. J. Janssen. Modeling the transport of larval yellow perch in Lake Michigan. Proceedings of the Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 8th International Conference, Monterey, CA, November 3-5, 2003. American Society of Civil Engineers, 439-454 pp. (2004).
• POTHOVEN, S. A., and H. A. VANDERPLOEG. Diet and prey selection of alewives in Lake Michigan: seasonal, depth, and interannual patterns. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:1068-1077 (2004).

Recent Presentations:
* denotes speaker

• *HÖÖK, T. O., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, J. ROBERTS, T.F. NALEPA, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. RUBERG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the ecology of zooplanktivorous and venthivorous fishes in Lake Erie's central basin. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *LIEBIG, J.R., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, G.A. LANG, J.F. CAVALETTO, and M. CLOUSE. Selecting bin sizes to enhance zooplankton information from the optical plankton counter in Great Lakes studies. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *LUDSIN, S.A., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. POTHOVEN, D.M. MASON, T.O. HÖÖK, and S.A. RUBERG. Hypoxia effects on habitat and prey availability for rainbow smelt in central Lake Erie. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *POTHOVEN, S.A., S.A. LUDSIN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T. O. HÖÖK. Effects of Lake Erie hypoxia on pelagic fish feeding ecology. Poster presentation. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin (poster). Great Lakes Workshop on the North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).
• *ROBERTS, J.J., T.O. HÖÖK, S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and T.F. NALEPA. The ecological response of yellow perch to hypoxia in Lake Erie's central basin (poster). NOAA 200th Anniversary Outreach Event: A Great Day in the Great Lakes, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, September 8, 2007. (2007).
• VANDERPLOEG, H.A. Complex interactions between dreissenid mussels and Microcystis blooms on the Great Lakes. Michigan Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholder Workshop, Bay City, MI, May 8, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J. DYBLE, A. WILSON, J.R. LIEBIG, S. D. ROBINSON, and N.R. MOREHEAD. New approaches and new results provide evidence for promotion of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa blooms by dreissenid mussel selective rejection. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J. DYBLE, A. WILSON, J.R. LIEBIG, S. D. ROBINSON, and N.R. MOREHEAD. New approaches and new results provide evidence for promotion of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa blooms by dreissenid mussel selective rejection. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, T. O. HÖÖK, J. ROBERTS, S.A. RUBERG, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the distribution, behavior, and foraging of zooplankton and planktivorous fish in central Lake Erie: Field observations and future reearch directions. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., R. PICHLOVA, S.A. POTHOVEN, and T.F. NALEPA. Ecological effects of invasive invertebrates in the Great Lakes and Baltic Sea: A never-ending story. Great Lakes Workshop on the North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. POTHOVEN, D.M. MASON, D.M. KRUEGER, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, K.L. PANGLE, S D. PEACOR, S.B. BRANDT, S.A. LUDSIN, ROBERTS, T.O. HÖÖK, and R. PICHLOVA. Diel vertical migration and predatory interactions among zooplankton, the predatory invasive zooplankter Bythotrephes longimanus, and fish in large lakes: Observations with multiple technologies. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *CAVALETTO, J. F., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and S. A. LUDSIN. Vertical migration patterns of zooplankton in Lake Erie's central basin as related to an hypoxic event. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *LIEBIG, J. R., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, G. A. LANG, S. A. RUBERG, S. A. CONSTANT, S. A. LUDSIN, and J. F. CAVALETTO. Spatial and temporal distribution of zooplankton and chlorophyll a relative to oxygen concentration in the central basin of Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, M. R. Roman, W. C. Boicourt, D. G. Kimmel, and X. Zhang. Ecological responses of pelagic zooplankton and fish to seasonal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay, and Lake Erie. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 24, 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., T. O. HOOK, T. F. NALEPA, S. D. PEACOR, S. A. POTHOVEN, S. A. RUBERG, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, J. J. ROBERTS, J. F. CAVALETTO, G. A. LANG, and C. Rae. Influence of hypoxia on upper trophic levels of central Lake Erie's food web: preliminary observations. Lake Erie Millennium Network Biannual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., T. O. HOOK, S. A. POTHOVEN, J. Roberts, M. Costantini, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, S. A. RUBERG, J. F. CAVALETTO, J. LIEBIG, and G. A. LANG. Influence of hypoxia on the distribution and behavior of fish in central Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *PANGLE, K. L., S. D. PEACOR, and H. A. VANDERPLOEG. Non-lethal effects of the invasive invertebrate predator, Bythotrephes, on Lake Michigan zooplankton. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *Kaur, J., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, J. V. DePinto, J. R. LIEBIG, and G. L. FAHNENSTIEL. Trends in phytoplankton functional groups of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).
• *LIEBIG, J. R., N. R. MOREHEAD, and H. A. VANDERPLOEG. A laboratory mass balance method for determining potential impacts of dreissenid mussels on an aquatic ecosystem (poster). 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).
• *Messick, G. A., T. F. NALEPA, R. M. Overstreet, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, R. Dermott, and S. S. Tyler. Parasites in zooplankton from the Great Lakes region. ASLO 2005 Summer Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 19-24, 2005. (2005).
• *MOREHEAD, N. R., J. R. LIEBIG, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and T. H. JOHENGEN. A mass balance approach for assessing the nutrient excretion of Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay dreissenid mussels (poster). 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).
• *PICHLOVA, R., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and J. F. CAVAL ETTO. Comparison of Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi impacts on Lake Michigan food webs. 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).
• *PICHLOVA, R., H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and J. F. CAVALETTO. Effects of two invasive invertebrate predators, Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi on zooplankton community in Lake Michigan. ASLO 2005 Summer Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 19-24, 2005. (2005).
• VANDERPLOEG, H. A. Anatomy of the recurrent coastal plume in Lake Michigan: interactions among turbulence, suspended sediments, light, nutrients, and plankton. GLERL Seminar Series, Ann Arbor, MI, February 17, 2005. (2005).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H. A., S. A. POTHOVEN, R. O'Gorman, C. P. Madenjian, J. S. Schaeffer, D. M. Warner, R. PICHLOVA, and J. R. LIEBIG. Fish predation mediated the invasion dynamics and establishment of two predatory cladocerans in the Great Lakes. 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H. A., S. A. POTHOVEN, R. O. O'Gorman, C. P. Madenjian, J. S. Schaeffer, D. M. Warner, R. PICHLOVA, and J. R. LIEBIG. Fish predation mediated the invasion dynamics and establishment of two predatory cladocerans in the Great Lakes. ASLO 2005 Summer Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 19-24, 2005. (2005).