37. - Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and their Toxicity: Remote Sensing and Modeling Approaches

Date: Tuesday, Jun 19, 2018
Time: 8:40 AM - 3:40 PM
Location: AA112

Chair(s): Serghei Bocaniov, Homa Kheyrollah Pour, Philippe Van Cappellen

Characterizing Lake Erie HAB dynamics through geostatistical synthesis of multiple sampling programs
Daniel Obenour, NC State University; Shiqi Fang, North Carolina State University; Joseph Guinness, NC State University; Caren Binding, Environment Canada; Thomas Bridgeman, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo; Justin Chaffin, Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University; Mary Anne Evans, USGS, Great Lakes Science Center; Thomas Johengen, CILER, University of Michigan; Richard Stumpf, NOAA; Timothy Wynne, NOAA

Extending the forecast model: Predicting the spatial distribution of HABs in western Lake Erie
Nathan Manning, University of Michigan; Yu-Chen Wang, University of Michigan; Colleen Long, University of Michigan; Mike Sayers, Michigan Tech. Research Inst.; Karl Bosse, Michigan Tech Research Inst.; Robert Shuchman, Michigan Technological University; Donald Scavia, University of Michigan

Satellite monitoring of harmful algal blooms in the Western Basin of Lake Erie: a 20-Year History
Amanda Grimm, Michigan Tech Research Inst.; Mike Sayers, Michigan Tech. Research Inst.; Robert Shuchman, Michigan Technological University; Karl Bosse, Michigan Tech Research Inst.; George Leshkevich, Great Lakes Env. Research Lab, NOAA; Steve Ruberg, NOAA - GLERL; Gary Fahnenstiel, Great Lakes Res Center/ Mich Tech Res Institute, Michigan Technological Univ

Monitoring cyanobacteria blooms from drone based imaging systems
Ryan Ford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Anthony Vodacek, Rochester Institute of Technology

Semi-automated method for detecting and counting cells of cyanobacterial colonies and filaments
Frances Buerkens, Fluid Imaging Technologies; Peggy Lehman, California Department of Fish & Wildlife ; Harry Nelson, Fluid Imaging Technologies; Andrew Bramburger, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth

Detection & Monitoring of HABs in Theory & Practice
Sheela Agrawal, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Judy Westrick, Wayne State University

Understanding the frequency, distribution, and regulating mechanisms of HABs in Minnesota lakes
Matthew Bambach, Natural Resources Research Institute- The University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrew Bramburger, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth

Understanding the Role of Physical Processes in Algal Bloom Formation in Lake St. Clair
Serghei Bocaniov, University of Waterloo; Homa Kheyrollah Pour, University of Waterloo; Donald Scavia, University of Michigan; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo

Modeling cyanobacterial blooms in Presque Isle Bay, Erie, PA, using the EPA model AQUATOX
H. Rick Diz, retired-Gannon University; J. Campbell, Mercyhurst University

Distribution and flux of microcystin congeners in lake sediments
Arthur Zastepa, Environment and Climate Change Canada; F. Pick, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa; Jules Blais, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa

The effect of river-borne phosphorus loading on the phytoplankton community of Nottawasaga Bay
Chris Farrow, University of Guelph; Josef Ackerman, University of Guelph