Barbara C. Scudder Eikenberry
Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3832
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: beikenberry@usgs.gov
Education
- M.S., Marine Science, California State University, Hayward, CA at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 1984
- B.A., Aquatic Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979
Areas of Expertise
- Water quality assessment using stream biota, with an emphasis on bioaccumulation, toxicity, and community ecology of benthic algae and invertebrates and fish
Current Projects
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program-Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Study Unit Ecologist
- Bioaccumulation of mercury in stream ecosystems study as part of the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
- Urbanization effects on stream ecosystems study as part of the USGS NAWQA Program – Milwaukee and Green Bay area/Western Lake Michigan Drainages
- Algal, invertebrate, and fish community trends as part of the USGS NAWQA program: Surface-water status and trends
- Aquatic ecological assessment of streams as part of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Corridor Study
- Evaluation of aquatic biota in relation to environmental characteristics measured at multiple scales in agricultural streams of the Midwestern US
Affiliations
- North American Benthological Society
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Selected Publications
USGS Series Publications
Scudder, B.C., Chasar, L.C., Wentz, D.A., Bauch, N.J., Brigham, M.E., Moran, P.W., and Krabbenhoft, D.P., 2009, Mercury in Fish, Bed Sediment, and Water from Streams Across the United States, 1998-2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5109, 74 p.
Chasar, L.C., Scudder, B.C., Bell, A.H., Wentz, D.A., and Brigham, M.E., 2008, Total mercury, methylmercury, and carbon and nitrogen isotope data for biota from selected streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-04: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 349, 10 p.
Scudder, B.C., Chasar, L.C., DeWeese, L.R., Brigham, M.E., Wentz, D.A., and Brumbaugh, W.G., 2008, Procedures for collecting and processing aquatic invertebrates and fish for analysis of mercury as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1208, 34 p.
Bauch, N.J., Chasar, L.C., Scudder, B.C., Moran, P.W., Hitt, K.J., Brigham, M.E., Lutz, M.A., and Wentz, D.A., 2008 in press, Data on Mercury in Water, Streambed Sediment, and Fish Tissue from Selected Streams across the United States, 1998–2005: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Report, to be released to web.
Thomas, J.C., Lutz, M.A., Bruce, J.L., Graczyk, D.J., Richards, K.D., Krabbenhoft, D.P., Westenbroek, S.M., Scudder, B.C., Sullivan, D.J., and Bell, A.H., 2007, Water-quality characteristics for selected sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, February 2004–September 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5084, 187 p.
Harris, M.A., Scudder, B.C., Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Arnold, T.L., 2005, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Responses to Urbanization in the Fox and Des Plaines River Basins of Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5218, 73 p.
Bell, A.H., and Scudder, B.C., 2004, Bioaccumulation of mercury in riverine periphyton, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1446, 8 p.
Groschen, G.E., Arnold, T.L., Harris, M.A., Dupre, D.H., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Morrow, W.S. Jr., Terrio, P.J., Warner, K.L., and Murphy, E.A., 2004, Water Quality in the Upper Illinois River Basin, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, 1999-2001, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1230, 32 p.
Morrison, S.S., Passino-Reader, D.R., Myers, D.N., McKenna, J.E., Stewart, J., Scudder, B.C., Lohman, K., 2003, Great Lakes Regional Aquatic Gap Analysis – Preserving Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center Fact Sheet, FS 2003-1, 6 p.
Scudder, B.C., and Stewart, J.S., 2001, Benthic algae of benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-E, 46 p.
Adolphson, Debbie L.; Arnold, Terri L.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Harris, Mitchell A.; Richards, Kevin D.; Scudder, Barbara C.; Stewart, Jana S., 2001, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Methods and Data from the Urban Land-Use-Gradient Study, Des Plaines and Fox River Basins, Illinois, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-459, 20 p.
Garn, H.S., Scudder, B.C., Richards, K.D., and Sullivan, D.J., 2001, Characteristics of water, sediment, and benthic communities of the Wolf River, Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, water years 1986-1998, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 01-4019, 54 p.
Schmidt, M.A., Richards, K.D., and Scudder, B.C., 2000, Surface-water quality, Oneida Reservation and vicinity, Wisconsin, 1997-98, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4179, 30 p.
Scudder, B.C., Selbig, J.W., and Waschbusch, R.J., 2000, Determination of the effects of fine-grained sediment and other limiting variables on trout habitat for selected streams in Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 00-435, 24 p.
Peters, C.A., Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., Sullivan, D.J., Scudder, B.C., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Richards, K.D., Stewart, J.S., Fitzgerald, S.A., and Lenz, B.N., 1998, Water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1156, 40 p.
Arnold, Terri L.; Sullivan, Daniel J.; Harris, Mitchell A.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Scudder, Barbara C.; Ruhl, Peter M.; Hanchar, Dorothea W.; Stewart, Jana S., 1999, Environmental setting of the upper Illinois River basin and implications for water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 98-4268, 67 p.
Peters, C.A., ed., 1997, Environmental setting and implications for water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 97-4196, 79 p. (Sections: Ecoregions, Natural Areas, and Aquatic Biological Characteristics by Scudder and others).
Scudder, B.C., Sullivan, D.J., Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Rheaume, S.J., 1997. Trace elements and synthetic organic compounds in biota and streambed sediment of the Western Lake Michigan drainages, 1992-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 97-4192, 34 p.
Scudder, B.C., Sullivan, D.J., Rheaume, S.J., Lenz, B.N., and Parson, S.R., 1996. Summary of biological investigations relating to water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4263, 89 p.
Rheaume, S.J., Lenz, B.N., and Scudder, B.C., 1996. Benthic invertebrates of benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-C, 39 p.
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Crawford, J.K., Schmidt, A.R., Sieverling, J.B., and others, 1995. Surface-water-quality assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Major and trace elements in water, sediment, and biota, 1978-1990: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4045, 254 p.
Journal articles, Reports, and other Publications
Bell, A.H., and Scudder, B.C., 2007, Mercury Accumulation in Periphyton of Eight River Ecosystems, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 43(4):957-968. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00078.x
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Lenz, B.N., and Sullivan, D.J., 2001, Effects of multi-scale environmental characteristics on agricultural stream biota in eastern Wisconsin, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), 37(6):1489-1507. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb03655.x
Leland, H.V. and Scudder, B.C., 1990. Trace elements in Corbicula fluminea from the San Joaquin River, California: The Science of the Total Environment, v. 97/98, p. 641-672. doi:10.1016/0048-9697(90)90267-X
Scudder, B.C., Carter, J.L., and Leland, H.V., 1988. Effects of copper on development of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas Rafinesque: Aquatic Toxicology, 12(2):107-124. doi:10.1016/0166-445X(88)90029-X
|