Pacific salmon in natal Alaska and introduced Great Lakes ecosystems: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Dr. Gary A. Lamberti, Professor and Chair

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Notre Dame

12PM, Room 1040

School of Natural Resource and Environment

University of Michigan

Dr. Gary A. Lamberti is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches Biostatistics, Stream Ecology, and Restoration Ecology.  His primary research interests are in stream and watershed ecology, and include identifying and remediating human impacts on aquatic ecosystems; the ecology of native and introduced Pacific salmon; and the control of invasive aquatic organisms.  Dr. Lamberti conducts research in the Pacific Northwest and in the Great Lakes basin.  In Alaska and around the Great Lakes, he investigates methods to restore degraded streams and rivers that support wild or introduced salmonids.  In the native range of salmon, streams degraded by past logging are assessed for their capacity to support wild salmon with appropriate restoration strategies.  In the Great Lakes, Dr. Lamberti studies the unintended ecological consequences of past large-scale introductions of Pacific salmon, which can transport contaminants to new areas during their spawning migrations.  His laboratory also investigates the ecology of fringing wetlands in the Great Lakes, with the objective of understanding the function of these threatened habitats. He further studies the spread and impacts of invasive aquatic organisms, including zebra mussels and various invasive fishes, which can compete with native biota for food and space.  Dr. Lamberti has over 150 publications dealing with various aspects of aquatic ecology, and has edited the Elsevier book entitled Methods in Stream Ecology.  Dr. Lamberti is also past-President of the Society for Freshwater Science, the leading international society for river ecologists.