Quantifying the relationship between phytoplankton and zooplankton may offer insight into
zooplankton sensitivity to shifting phytoplankton assemblages and the potential impacts of …

Invasive species represent a threat to aquatic ecosystems globally; however, impacts can be
heterogenous across systems. Documented impacts of invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena …

The lower food webs of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have experienced similar reductions
in the spring phytoplankton bloom and summer populations of Diporeia and cladocerans …

Spring and summer open-water crustacean zooplankton communities were examined
across all five Laurentian Great Lakes from 1997 to 2016. Spring communities were …

Physical processes may affect ecosystem structure and function through the accumulation,
transport, and dispersal of organic and inorganic materials, nutrients, and organisms; they …

Trophic cascades can determine the structure of aquatic food webs, a role often used to
manage water quality in lakes. However, trophic cascades are subject to multiple interacting …

Expansion of dreissenid mussel populations and decreased nutrient loading have led to a
decrease in seston concentration and an increase in water clarity documented by Secchi …

The vertical distribution of zooplankton can have substantial influence on trophic structure in
freshwater systems, particularly by determining spatial overlap for predator/prey dynamics …

Variability in abiotic and biotic factors during larval stages has profound impacts on fish
recruitment. In Lake Michigan, where the composition of lower trophic levels has undergone …

Zooplankton distributions are patchy due to multiple physical, chemical, and biological
processes, including diel vertical migration (DVM) behavior. Heterogeneity in the offshore …