Current Research

Japanese Hops Management
Dr. Lyle Guyon

Phytoplankton abundance and contributions to suspended particulate matter in the Ohio, Upper Mississippi and Misouri Rivers
Contributing authors: Paul A. Bukaveckas, Amy MacDonald, Anthony Aufdenkampe, John H. Chick, John E. Havel, Richard Schultz, Ted R. Angradi, David W. Bolgrien, Terri M. Jicha, Debra Taylor

Invasive Carp in the Mississippi River Basin
Dr. John Chick and mark A. Pegg, Science Report, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
Dr. John Chick, Dr. Richard Sparks, Eric Ratcliff, Eric Gittinger, Lori Gittinger, Ben Lubinski.  http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/ltrmp.html

Long-term Electrofishing Program (LTEF) 
New expansion of LTEF on the Illinois River to include the Mississippi River. The first year of data has been collected.
Dr. John Chick and Ben Lubinski.

USEPA Great Rivers Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)
Assessment of zooplankton, chl-a, and seston indicators collected on the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers. All data collected and finalized. One manuscript conditionally accepted in Milnology and Oceanography Methods. Dr. John Chick, Lori Gittinger, John Havel (MSU) and Paul Bukavekas (Virginia Commonwealth)

Swan Lake Ecological Assessment Monitoring and Assessment of Water Quality, Substrate Hardness, Aquatic Vegetation and Fish Communities.
Dr. John Chick

Canadian Railroad Project - Herptile Assessment
Assessment of effects of increased rail traffic on reptiles and amphibians in the Chicago area. John Tucker.

Cladocerans of the Upper Mississippi River System
Lori Gittiner, author 

Melvin Price L & D Fish Passage for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Assessment of fish use of navigation locks. First year of data partially complete. Recent discussions with ACOE about expanding to general pre-post monitoring of fish to assess success of fish passage facility.
John Chick, Eric Gittinger

Ecological Characteristics of High Quality UMRS Floodplain Forest Reference Sites
Dr. Lyle Guyon, Dr. Loretta Battaglia, Dr. John Chick, Megan Dooling. Additional Program Element of the LTRMP.

Pool 26 Forest Resources Survey for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Dr. Lyle Guyon,  Megan Dooling. In partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and Southern University @ Baton Rouge.

Hill Prairie Restoration and Invasive Species Management at the Palisades Nature Preserve 
Dr. Lyle Guyon, Megan Dooling.

USACE Upper Mississippi River System Systemic Forest Management Plan
Dr. Lyle Guyon, contributing author

USACE Reno Bottoms Forest Restoration Project Implementation Report
Dr. Lyle Guyon, contributing author