Hank Vanderploeg

Current Research Projects:
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• Spatial Structure and Biophysical Coupling in Pelagic Food Webs–connecting the Nearshore Shunt and Offshore Desert with the Laser Plankton Survey System (LPSS)
• Dreissenid Mussels as Homeostatic Filter Feeders and Nutrient Excreters: Implications for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Nutrient Cycling Across Trophic Gradients
• Food Web Response to Invasive Species and Hypoxia in Lake Erie, Saginaw Bay Lake Huron, and Southeast Lake Michigan
• Adaptive Integrated Framework (AIF): A New Methodology for Managing Impacts of Multiple Stressors in Coastal Ecosystems
• River Discharge as a Predictor of Lake Erie Yellow Perch Recruitment
• Fish Diet and Condition: Responses to Low Oxygen Events in Central Lake Erie
• Long Term Trends in the Pelagic Foodweb in Lake Michigan
• River Discharge as a Predictor of Lake Erie Yellow Perch Recruitment
• 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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• Pichlová-Ptácniková, R., and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. The invasive cladoceran Cerocopagis pengoi is a generalist predator capable of feeding on a variety of prey species of different sizes and escape abilities. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 173(4):267-279 (2009).
• VANDERPLOEG, H.A., T.H. JOHENGEN, and J.R. LIEBIG. Feedback between zebra mussel selective feeding and algal compositon affects mussel condition: did the regime changer pay a price for its success? Freshwater Biology 54:47-62 (2009).
• Kerfoot, W.C., J.W. Budd, S.A. Green, J.B. Cotner, B.A. Biddanda, D.J. SCHWAB, and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. Doughnut in the desert: Late-winter production pulse in southern Lake Michigan. Limnology and Oceanography 53(2):589-604 (2008). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080008.pdf
• LIEBIG, J.R., and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. Selecting optical plankton counter size bins to optimize zooplankton information in Great Lakes studies. NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-143. NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, 16 pp. (2008). ftp://ftp.glerl.noaa.gov/publications/tech_reports/glerl-143/tm-143.pdf
• RUBERG, S.A., E. Guasp, N. HAWLEY, R.W. MUZZI, S.B. BRANDT, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, J.C. LANE, T.C. MILLER, and S.A. CONSTANT. Societal benefits of the real-time coastal observation network (ReCON): Implications for municipal drinking water quality. Marine Technology Society Journal 42(3):103-109 (2008). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2008/20080057.pdf
• 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

Recent Presentations:
* denotes speaker

• *DYBLE BRESSIE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and A. Sarnelle. Assessing environmental controls on Microcystis populations in the Great Lakes using molecular tools. 52nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, May 18-22, 2009 (2009).
• *FAHNENSTIEL, G.L., S.A. POTHOVEN, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, D. Klarer, T.F. NALEPA, and D. Scavia. Long-term trends in phytoplankton abundance, composition and primary production in the offshore region of  southeastern Lake Michigan. 52nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, May 18-22, 2009 (2009).
• *LIEBIG, J.R., and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. Clearance rate response to temperature by Lake Michigan profunda morph quagga mussels. 52nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, May 18-22, 2009 (2009).
• *POTHOVEN, S.A., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. Mysis in Lake Michigan. 52nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, May 18-22, 2009 (2009).
• *POTHOVEN, S.A., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, T.F. NALEPA, and C.P. Madenjian. Changes in southeast Lake Michigan offshore lower food web and implications for fish. Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Dundee, MI, March 18, 2009 (2009).
• *CAVALETTO, J.F., and H.A. VANDERPLOEG. Effect of hypolimnetic oxygen concentratioan on vertical migration and abundance of zooplankton in the central basin of Lake Erie (poster). 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and D.F. Millie. Cyanobacterial HABs in the Great Lakes: Environmental stressors, genetic diversity, and impacts on human health. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 21, 2008 (2008).
• *DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, O. Sarnelle, and R.W. Litaker. Assessing the role of grazing on genetic composition of Lake Erie cyanobacterial HAB populations. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 3, 2008 (2008).
• LIEBIG, J.R., H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. POTHOVEN, J.F. CAVALETTO, D. KRUEGER, D.M. MASON, G.A. LANG, K.L. PANGLE, R. Pichlova, and S.D. Peacor. Interactions of the invasive predatory cladocerans, Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi, with zooplankton and fish along an onshore-offhosre transect in southern Lake Michigan (poster). 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008. (2008).
• VANDERPLOEG, H.A. What dreissenid mussels do: Are they responsible for recent changes in western Lake Erie? 3rd Annual Western Lake Erie Conference, Toledo Yacht Club, Toledo, OH, March 13, 2008. Western Lake Erie Water Association, the Sierra Club, BP, and the Toledo Area Metroparks, pp. (2008).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, S.A. Ludsin, and C.P. Madenjian. Physical-biological coupling and the resource mismatch hypothesis for plankton and fish. NOAA Climate Impacts on Great Lakes Ecosystems Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29-31, 2008 (2008).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., T.F. NALEPA, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, S.A. POTHOVEN, J.R. LIEBIG, J. DYBLE, and S. ROBINSON. Dreissenids as nearshore and offshore engineers: predicting direct and indirect effects of mussels on pelagic food webs. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., T.F. NALEPA, and D.F. REID. Dreissenids in North America: 20 years of consequences - synthesis and open discussion. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. POTHOVEN, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, and T.F. NALEPA. Surprising synergies between invasive species and climate impacts. NOAA Climate Impacts on Great Lakes Ecosystems Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29-31, 2008 (2008).
• DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, and R.W. Litaker. Assessing the role of generic composition on microcystin production in Lake Erie Microcystin populations. U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae, Woods Hole, MA, October 31, 2007 (2007).
• *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).