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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• 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
• VANDERPLOEG, H.A., T.H. JOHENGEN, and J.R. LIEBIG. Feedback between zebra mussel selective feeding and algal composition affects mussel condition: did the regime changer pay a price for its success? Freshwater Biology 17 pp. (2008).
• 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

• *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).
• *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).