dan o’keefe, ph.d. - ottawa county...benthos benthivoresand generalist fish producer zooplankton...
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Dan O’Keefe, Ph.D.Ottawa County Water Quality Forum
November 19, 2018
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Sea Grant Communication Products
YouTube Channel
Fish Notes eNewsletter
MSU Extension News
Fact sheets and brochures
Reports and white papers
Peer reviewed literature
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More than 7,500 pounds of phytoplankton
75 pounds of alewife
2,000 pounds of zooplankton
10 pounds of salmon What does it take to make ten
pounds of fish?
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USGS Figure
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• Strong link between phosphorus and primary production Schindler (1974)
• Trophic cascade paper demonstrated impact of predation on lower trophic levels (Carpenter et al. 1985)
• Complementary concepts
Top Down vs. Bottom Up Regulation of Productivity
DFO Canada Image
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Historic Lake Michigan Food Chain
Phytoplankton (Algae)
Larval Fish
Lake Trout
Benthos Benthivores and Generalist Fish
Producer
Zooplankton
Primary Consumer
Ciscoes
Secondary Consumer Top Predator
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Sea Lamprey
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Photo: Great Lakes Fishery Commission
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Sea Lampreys on Lake Trout
Collapse of Lake Trout in Lk. Michigan
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AlewifeAlewife
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GLFC Photo
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Effects of Sea Lampreyand Alewife
CiscoesPhytoplankton
(Algae)
Larval Fish
ZooplanktonLake Trout
Benthos Benthivores and Generalist Fish
Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Top Predator
Sea Lamprey
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Effects of Lamprey Control and Salmonine Stocking
Alewife and SmeltPhytoplankton
(Algae)
Larval Fish
Zooplankton Salmon and Trout
Benthos Benthivores and Generalist Fish
Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Top Predator
Sea Lamprey
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Why have forage fish beendeclining in Lake Michigan?
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Siphon of quagga mussel
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• Dreissenid mussels filter out phytoplankton
• Disappearance of Diporeia
• Water Quality Act of 1972 reduced phosphorus inputs
• Other ballast‐borne invaders
• Increase in gamefish biomass
Possible Explanations
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Bunnell et al. 2014; BioScience: 64(1):26-39
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
1985-1990
5 27 4.6 32.8
Lake Michigan
2005-2010
3 16 41.7 1,175.084.3
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Trend From1998-2010
Top Down or Bottom Up?
Trout and Salmon
Forage Fish
Zooplankton
May Chlorophyll a
April Total Phosphorus
Lake Michigan
Native Benthos
TOP DOWN
BOTTOM UP
BOTTOM UP
BOTTOM UP
NO TREND
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids (no/ft²)
1985-1990
4 12 1.0 28.9
Lake Huron
2005-2010
2 8 0.6 45.4 116
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Trend From1998-2010
Top Down or Bottom Up?
Trout and Salmon
Forage Fish
Zooplankton
May Chlorophyll a
April Total Phosphorus
Lake Huron
Native Benthos
BOTTOM UP
BOTTOM UP
BOTTOM UP
BOTTOM UP
NO TREND
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)Zooplankton
(lbs/acre)Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
Lake Michigan
3 16 4.3 41.7 1,175
LakeHuron
2 8 0.6 45.4 116
Lake Superior
2 11 50.9
Lake Comparisons 2005-2010
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• Evidence for both top‐down and bottom‐up forcing in Lake Michigan
• Bottom‐up regulation in Lake Huron
• Both processes are important
• Relative importance of each type of forcing varies by lake and time period
Conclusions
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• Bo Bunnell (USGS)
• Chuck Madenjian (USGS)
• Steve Pothoven (NOAA)
• Katelyn Brolick (MI Sea Grant)
• Todd Marsee (MI Sea Grant)
…and many, many more!
Acknowledgements
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Any Questions?
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
1985-1990
Lake Superior
2005-2010
2 11 50.9
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April TotalPhosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
1985-1990
8 25 9.3 29.1
Lake Ontario
2005-2010
6 16 2.6 47.1 573
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity (feet)
Dreissenids (no/ft²)
1985-1990
17 5 6.7
Lake Erie (Western Basin)
2005-2010
38 18 4.7 96
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
Lake Michigan
5 27 4.6 32.8
Lake Huron
4 12 1.0 28.9
Lake Comparisons 1985-1990
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April Total Phosphorus
(ppb)
Zooplankton(lbs/acre)
Gamefish(lbs/acre)
Water Clarity(feet)
Dreissenids(no/ft²)
Lake Michigan
3 16 4.3 41.7 1,175
Lake Huron
2 8 0.6 45.4 116
Lake Comparisons 2005-2010
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