Matthew Cooper ( matthew.cooper )
- A growing body of evidence suggests that community metabolism (the total and relative rates of primary production and respiration) contributes substantially to the structure of fish and invertebrate communities
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectPrincipal InvestigatorRead More A test of the variability and usefulness of SOLEC indicators in wetlands of Lakes Huron and Michigan
Development of indicators of "ecosystem health" for Great Lakes coastal wetlands was recognized as a major need at the State-of-the- Lakes Ecosystem Conferences (SOLEC) held in Buffalo, New York in 1998 and Hamilton,
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More- Wetlands in southern Michigan are under severe pressure from development. The 4 4 permit process requires evaluation of wetlands and reasonable alternatives before permits can be issued. The requirement for wetland ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectRead More - This project is a component of the Muskegon River Initiative, an existing Great Lakes Fisheries Trust (GLFT) project. This collaborative effort draws upon the diverse talents of many organizations and builds upon existing ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - Great Lakes coastal wetlands may serve as refuge habitats for native species from exotic species. As a first step in testing this hypothesis, we investigated the distribution of the nonindigenous round goby (Neogobius ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - Several indicators of ecosystem integrity based on fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants were recommended for use in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands at the 2 SOLEC meeting in Hamilton, Ontario. Our objective ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - The Michigan Legislature enacted legislation in 2 3 allowing beach grooming of exposed bottomlands by owners of lakefront property on the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair. Beach maintenance activities were allowed ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - Several States in the Great Lakes region and elsewhere have developed procedures for rapid assessment of wetlands in response to the U.S. EPA National Wetland Program?s priority for establishment of such procedures. Great Lakes ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a nonindigenous species that became established in the Great Lakes basin in 199 . It was first discovered in the St. Clair River (Jude et al. 1992) and has since
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - A growing body of evidence suggests that community metabolism (the total and relative rates of primary production and respiration) contributes substantially to the structure of fish and invertebrate communities
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More - The objective of this study was to sample several wetlands in two areas of Lake Michigan (those associated with eastern Lake Michigan drowned rivermouth wetlands and northern Lake Michigan fringing wetlands ...
2017-05-12 to 2020-12-31In progress ProjectResearcherRead More