1. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 1 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Ecosystem Dynamics Ed Rutherford Oxygen content (mg/l) in Lake Erie bottom waters, summer 2005

2. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 2 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 2 GLERL Organizational Themes Ecological Modeling and Forecasting Observing Systems and Advanced Technology Ecosystem Dynamics Information Services and Products

3. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 3 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 3 Addressing Research Questions in NOAA’s 5-Year Research Plan What factors influence ecosystem processes and impact our ability to manage aquatic ecosystems and forecast their future state? What is current state of biodiversity in the oceans, and what impacts will external forces have on this diversity and how we use our coasts? What are causes and consequences of climate variability and change?

4. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 4 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Purpose: To understand the impacts of perturbations on the Great Lakes ecosystem, and to parameterize ecological models Key Science question: How do Multiple Stressors, acting singly or in concert, affect Great Lakes food web and management? Principle Scales of Stress

5. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 5 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 5 Approach Lab and Mesocosm Experiments Long-term Surveys and Focused Studies

6. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 6 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Approach: Zooplankton net and pump sampling Ponar grabs (benthos) Midwater and bottom trawling Zooplankton Temperature Dissolved oxygen Light levels Chlorophyll a

7. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 7 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 7 Approach: Stakeholder-driven, Cross-Disciplinary Projects Lake Michigan Mass Balance (Contaminants) Hypoxia in Lake Erie, Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network (Invasives) Saginaw Bay Multiple Stressors Partners: Federal, state and provincial agencies, and universities in the U.S. and Canada Stakeholders : Great Lakes managers, anglers, communities, scientists

8. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 8 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level How can managers improve and restore ecosystem services in Saginaw Bay by understanding synergistic effect of multiple stressors on water quality and fisheries? Coordinated field and modeling studies within Adaptive Integrated Framework Partner with state, federal, academia and Saginaw Bay community Muck

9. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 9 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 9 Products: Long-Term Observations of Lake Michigan Dominance of Dreissenid Mussels Disappearance of Spring Bloom Increased Water Clarity Decreased 1° Production

10. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 10 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Applications: Observations Inform Ecological Forecasts. Scientists: “Mussels may leave carp nothing to eat” The Associated Press Sept. 29, 2010, (quoting Fahnenstiel, Nalepa) vs.

11. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 11 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level LocalRegionalGlobal Hours Days MonthsYears Climate impacts Exposure risk Ecosystem change Species abundance Invasive Spread Habitat migration Resource recovery Disease transmission Hypoxia formation Larval transport Spill response Beach advisories Space Ecosystem Models: Scales of Forecasts Observations and Process Studies Inform Models

12. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 12 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 12 Products  Models and Forecasts Ecopath with Ecosim

13. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 13 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 13 Physical Observations Nathan Hawley Harmful Algal Blooms Juli Dyble Bressie Hypoxia Doran Mason Process Studies Hank Vanderploeg Long-Term Ecosystem Observations Steve Pothoven Tom Nalepa Ecosystem Dynamics Presentations Information Services and Products

14. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 14 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 14 Future Science Challenges How will Great Lakes food webs, energy flows and ecosystem services change with new invasive species, changing climate and land use?

15. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 15 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Next Generation Strategic Plan: Goals and Objectives Climate Improved scientific understanding of changing climate system and impacts Healthy Oceans Improved understanding of ecosystems to inform resource management decisions Healthy habitats that sustain resilient and thriving marine resources and communities Resilient Coastal Communities Comprehensive ocean and coastal planning and management Improved coastal water quality supporting human health and coastal ecosystem services

16. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 16 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 16 Future Research: Healthy Oceans GLERL Goals: Maintain long-term ecological studies program, and enhance GLERL’s expertise in lower trophic level ecology, biogeochemistry, and physical process science Outcome: Improved understanding of Great Lakes ecosystems and habitats to inform resource management decisions Mysis relicta

17. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 17 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 17 Future Research: Healthy Oceans Great Lakes Observing System GLERL Goal: Better coordinate real-time sensing of environment with biological sampling, at relevant temporal and spatial scales Outcome: Improved understanding of factors influencing energy flow, ecosystem dynamics and health

18. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 18 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 18 Future Research: Climate GLERL Goal: Relate continuous measures of water temperature, precipitation, lake levels and hydrodynamics to long-term ecological observations Outcome: Improved understanding of climate change impacts on ecosystem dynamics and services

19. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 19 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level 19 GLERL Goal: Continue studies of factors influencing harmful algal blooms, and models to predict bloom development and toxicity Outcome: An improved early warning system for HABS formation and occurrence, leading to improved water quality and healthier communities Future Research: Resilient Coastal Communities Detroit, MI

20. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 20 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 20 Future Research: Resilient Coastal Communities GLERL Goal: Develop landscape-scale spatial framework and geodatabases to support ecological habitat classification Outcome: A framework for ecosystem modeling and management Bathy.SlopeTemp.Subs.Circ. GyresEcoregions

21. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 21 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level 21 GLERL Goal: Develop landscape-scale spatial framework and geo-databases Outcome: Provide decision support for Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Future Research: Resilient Coastal Communities

22. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 22 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 22 Future Research: Resilient Coastal Communities Outcome: Support GLRI project to Define, Quantify Land Use Tipping Points Riseng et al. 2010 Watershed Urban LU Watershed Riparian Urban LU PSD Combined Biol. Score Avg Invert. Metrics Avg Fish Metrics. Measurement model Structural model Biotic Integrity NPDES permit density Agric LU Legend Impaired Unimpaired Fish and Invertebrate Community 25.4 % impaired statewide

23. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 23 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 23 Posters 1.Jeff Elliott: Walleye recruitment dynamics in a Great Lakes tributary 2.JoAnn Cavaletto: GLRRIN: Shifts in the diel vertical distribution of zooplankton, phytoplankton and fish larvae during spring and summer in Lake Michigan 3.Hank Vanderploeg: The Quick and the Dead: fast escape response determined zooplankton community composition after invasion of a visually preying invertebrate cladoceran 4.Ed Rutherford: Stable isotope characterization of food webs in the Muskegon River watershed and nearshore Lake Michigan 5.Juli Dyble Bressie: Using novel molecular methods to understand environmental controls on Microcystis growth and toxicity 6.Gary Fahnenstiel: Recent changes in phytoplankton productivity and abundance in the offshore region of Lake Michigan 7.Gary Fahnenstiel: An ‘enviro-informatic' assessment of Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron, USA) phytoplankton: Characterization and modeling of Microcystis 8.Nathan Hawley: Sediment resuspension near the Keewenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior

24. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 24 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 24 Take Home Messages GLERL is a leader in mechanistic studies and observations of stressors facing the Great Lakes ecosystem. The lab’s studies on trophic ecology, biogeochemistry, physical processes and contaminants support models for ecosystem forecasts, and inform scientists, managers, and other stakeholders.

25. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-19, 2010 25 Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Review – Ann Arbor, MI November 15-18, 2010 25 Questions?