Research and Funding Research Projects
Potential Impacts of Invading Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) on Benthic and Pelagic Ecosystems of the Great Lakes
Major Goals and Objectives
Our three major objectives are to determine:
- The potential competitive interactions between exotic
Eurasian ruffe and native yellow perch in Lake Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes, through new knowledge of their preferences for prey and habitat. - How predators (e.g., pike) and another exotic animal, zebra mussels, might affect the success of ruffe and their interactions with yellow perch in the Great Lakes.
- The current composition of benthic macroinvertebrates in Lake Michigan to generate a baseline prior to the anticipated invasion by ruffe.
Research Information
Principal Investigator:
Gary Lamberti
Gary Lamberti
Initiation Date:
1995
1995
Completion Date:
1999
1999
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Our Work
Contacts
Gary Lamberti
glambert@nd.edu
glambert@nd.edu