OpportunityTitle: Determine invasion status and ecological impacts of an exotic zooplankter in Great Lakes parks
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This is a single source award to Michigan Technological University under the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The applicant is uniquely qualified by their long term experience with working with both native zooplankton and invasive spiny water flea.
Description: The Great Lakes basin has a lengthy history of biological invasions. The spiny water fleas is an invasive zooplankter that received increasing attention over the past decade as its effects on Great Lakes ecology became apparent and invasion of the region&apos;s inland waters began to occur. National Park units in the western Great Lakes region feature abundant and valuable inland water resources that are vulnerable to invasion by fleas. Two lakes at Pictured Rocks have already been invaded. The proposed study aims to determine which inland lakes and parks have been invaded and investigate the effect of fleas invasions on two inland lakes at Pictured Rocks and convey the implications of these findings to the public.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: tonya_bradley@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: Tonya Bradley &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 402-661-1656