- Grow freshwater actinomycete bacteria from sediment collected in Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes
Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
Results
Alteration of nutrient cycling and food web structure by profundal quagga mussels in Lake Michigan
- Quantify the flux of carbon and phosphorus through the profundal quagga mussel community
- Determine the effect of these mussel-mediated fluxes on ecosystem-scale nutrient dynamics and energy flow
On the feasibility of establishing a saline aquaculture industry in Illinois
- Determine the existing and near-term (5-10 years) market for striped bass species in the Midwest region of the US for food consumption
- Analyze the competitive advantages of rearing a euthyhaline species (Striped Bass) in Illinois/Midwest using regional saline water resources
- Locate appropriate saline water resources in Illinois and examine water quality for compatibility with striped bass production
Modeling methods to evaluate low impact development
- Develop a modeling framework for the representation, evaluation, and reporting the effectiveness of low impact development practices using curve number technology
The effect of wet weather driven dissolved oxygen sags on fishes in urban systems
- Quantify the impacts of acute hypoxia events on fishes, using the Chicago Area Waterway System as a test environment
Impacts of nanomaterials on aquatic microbial communities
- Examine the effects of nanotitanium dioxide on microbial communities in streams
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