Curriculum Vitae Donald G. Uzarski Home Office Address: 2688 12 Mile Rd. Department of Biology Remus, MI 49340 Central Michigan University Biosciences 2410 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Telephone: (989) 967-3018 989-774-2504 E-Mail: [email protected] Education: Ph.D. Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 1995-1999 (Dual Degree: Limnology/Stream Ecology; Ecological, Evolutionary, and Behavioral Biology) M.S. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. 1993-1995 B.S. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI. 1990-1992 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. 1988-1989 Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI. 1986-1988 Professional Experience: Central Michigan University Director of the CMU Institute for Great Lakes Research (IGLR) 2010-present Director of CMU Biological Station (CMUBS) 2010-present Professor of Biology 2013-present Associate Professor of Biology 2009-2013 Director of Great Lakes and Environmental Research 2010-2011 Assistant Professor of Biology 2007-2009 Director of Great Lakes Research 2007-2009 Grand Valley State University Assistant Professor of Water Resources 2002-2007 Senior Research Scientist 2001-2002 Adjunct Professor of Biology 2000-2002 Michigan State University Visiting Assistant Professor 1999-2001 Post-Doctoral Research Associate 1999 Peer Reviewed Publications (>50 total; * graduate student; ** undergraduate): Uzarski CV - Page 1 of 56 Uzarski, D.G., V.J. Brady, M.J. Cooper, D.A. Wilcox, D.A. Albert, R. Axler, P. Bostwick, T.N. Brown, J.J.H. Ciborowski, N.P. Danz, J. Gathman, T. Gehring, G. Grabas, A. Garwood, R. Howe, L.B. Johnson, G.A. Lamberti, A. Moerke, B. Murry, G. Niemi, C.J. Norment, C.R. Ruetz III, A.D. Steinman, D. Tozer, R. Wheeler*, T.K. O'Donnell, and J.P. Schneider. 2016 Standardized measures of coastal wetland condition: implementation at the Laurentian Great Lakes basin-wide scale. Wetlands doi:10.1007/s13157-016-0835-7. Schoen*, D. G. Uzarski. 2016. Reconstructing fish movements between coastal wetlands and nearshore habitats of the Great Lakes. Limnology and Oceanography, LO-15-0273.R1. Langer*, T. A., B. A. Murry, K.L. Pangle, and D. G. Uzarski. 2016. Species turnover drives b- diversity patterns across multiple spatial and temporal scales in Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Communities. Hydrobiologia, DOI 10.1007/s10750-016-2762-2. Clement*, T. A., B. A. Murry and D. G. Uzarski. 2015. Fish community size structure of small lakes: the role of lake size, biodiversity and disturbance. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 30(4): 557-568. Patrick, C., M.J. Cooper, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Dispersal mode and ability affect the spatial turnover of a wetland macroinvertebrate metacommunity. Wetlands, 34:1133-1143. Clement*, T.A., B.A. Murry, K.L. Pangle, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Effectiveness of fishing gears to assess fish assemblage size-structure in small lake ecosystems. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 21(3): 211-219. Peters, J.A., M.J. Cooper, S.M Creque, M.S. Kornis, J.T. Maxted, W.L Perry, F.W. Schueler, T.P. Simon, C.A. Taylor, R.F. Thoma, D.G. Uzarski, and D.M. Lodge. 2014. Historical changes and current status of crayfish diversity and distribution in the Laurentian Great Lakes. J. Great Lakes Res, 40(1):35-46. Steinman, A.D., M.E. Ogdahl, M. Weinert, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Influence of water level fluctuation duration and magnitude on sediment-water nutrient exchange in coastal wetlands. Aquatic Ecology, 48(2): 143-159. Cooper, M.J., G.A. Lamberti, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Spatial and temporal trends in invertebrate communities of Great Lakes coastal wetlands, with emphasis on Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 40(1): 168-182. Schock*, N.T., B.A. Murry, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Impacts of agricultural drainage outlets on Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Wetlands, 34:297-307. Calabro**, E.J., B.A. Murry, D.A. Woolnough, and D.G. Uzarski. 2013. Application and transferability of Great Lakes coastal wetland indices of biotic integrity to high quality inland lakes of Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 16(3):338–346. Uzarski CV - Page 2 of 56 Sherman* J.J., B.A. Murry, D.A. Woolnough, D.T. Zanatta, and D.G. Uzarski. 2013. Assessment of remnant unionid assemblages in a selection of Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 39(1): 201-210. Cooper*, M.J., A.D. Steinman, D.G. Uzarski. 2013. Influence of geomorphic setting on the metabolism of Lake Huron fringing wetlands. Limnol. Oceanogr., 58(2), 2013, 452–464 Steinman, A.D., M.E. Ogdahl, M.W., K.Thompson, M.J. Cooper*, and D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Water Level Fluctuation and Sediment-Water Nutrient Exchange in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38: 766–775 Coulter*, D.P. B.A. Murry, and D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Use of wetland versus open habitats by round gobies in lakes Michigan and Huron: Patterns of CPUE, length, and maturity. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 38: 439-444 Ruetz, C.R. III, M.R. Reneski**, and D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Round goby predation on Dreissena in coastal areas of eastern Lake Michigan. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 27(2): 171-184. Parker*, A.D., M.J. Cooper*, C.R. Ruetz III, D.P. Coulter*, D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Chemical and physical factors associated with yellow perch abundance in Great Lakes coastal wetlands: patterns within and among wetland types. Wetland Ecology and Management 20: 137- 150. Cooper*, M.J., K.F. Gyekis*, and D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Edge effects on abiotic conditions, zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, and larval fishes in Great Lakes fringing marshes. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 38: 142-151. Wieten**, A.C., M.J. Cooper*, A.D. Parker*, and D.G. Uzarski. 2012. Great Lakes coastal wetland habitat use by seven turtle species: influences of wetland type, vegetation, and abiotic conditions. Wetland Ecology and Management, 20(1): 1-12. Coulter*, D.P., B.A. Murry, W.C. Webster**, and D.G. Uzarski. 2011. Effects of dreissenid mussels, chironomids, fishes, and zooplankton on growth of round goby in experimental aquaria. Freshwater Ecology 26(2): 155-162. Parker*, A.D., D.G. Uzarski, C.R. Ruetz III, and T.M. Burton. 2009. Diets of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in wetland habitats of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 24(3): 347-355. Nelson* K.M., C.R. Ruetz III, and D.G. Uzarski. 2009. Colonization by Dreissena of Great Lakes coastal ecosystems: how suitable are wetlands? Freshwater Biology, 54(11): 2290- 2299. Uzarski CV - Page 3 of 56 Cooper*, M.J., C.R. Ruetz III, D.G. Uzarski, and B.M. Shafer**. 2009. Habitat use and diet of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in coastal areas of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 24(3): 477-488. Parker*, A.D., C.A. Stepien, O.J. Sepulveda-Villet, C.B. Ruehl, and D.G. Uzarski. 2009. The interplay of morphology, habitat, resource use, and genetic relationships in young yellow perch. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138: 899-914. Cooper*, M.J., R.R. Rediske, D.G. Uzarski, and T.M. Burton. 2009. Sediment contamination and faunal communities in two subwatersheds of Mona Lake, Michigan. Journal of Environmental Quality 38:1-11 Uzarski, D.G., T.M. Burton, Kolar, R.E. and M.J. Cooper*. 2009. The Ecological Impacts of Fragmentation and Vegetation Removal in Lake Huron Coastal Wetlands. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 12 (1): 45-62. Burton, T.M.and D.G. Uzarski. 2009. Biodiversity in protected coastal wetlands along the west coast of Lake Huron. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 12 (1): 63-76. Wessell K.J., R.W. Merritt, J.G.O. Wilhelm, J.D. Allan, K.W. Cummins, and D.G. Uzarski 2008. Biological evaluation of Michigan’s non-wadeable rivers using macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 11 (3): 335-351 Bhagat, Y. J.J.H. Ciborowski, L.B. Johnson, T.M. Burton, D.G. Uzarski, S. A. Timmermans and M. Cooper*. 2007. Testing a fish index of biotic integrity for Great Lakes coastal wetlands: stratification by plant zones. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33 (3):224-235 Cooper*, M.J., D.G. Uzarski and T.M. Burton. 2007. Macroinvertebrate community composition in relation to anthropogenic disturbance, vegetation, and organic sediment depth in four Lake Michigan drowned river mouth wetlands. Wetlands 27 (4):894-903 Ruetz III C.R., D.G. Uzarski, D.M. Krueger, and E.S. Rutherford. 2007. Sampling a littoral fish assemblage: Comparing small-mesh fyke netting and boat electrofishing. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:825-831 Cooper*, M.J., C.R. Ruetz III, D.G. Uzarski and T.M. Burton. 2007. Distribution of round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) in Lake Michigan drowned river mouth lakes and wetlands: do coastal wetlands provide refugia for native species? Journal of Great Lakes Research 33(2): 303-313. Gyekis*, K.F., M.J. Cooper*, and D.G. Uzarski. 2006. A New High-Intensity LED Light Source for Larval Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Floating Quatrefoil Light Traps. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21(4): 621-626. Cooper*, M.J., D.G. Uzarski, T.M. Burton, and R.R. Rediske. 2006. Macroinvertebrate Uzarski CV - Page 4 of 56 community composition in response to chemical/physical condition, land use and cover, and vegetation within a Lake Michigan drowned river mouth wetland. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9(4): 463-479. Steinman, A.D., R. Rediske, X. Chu, R. Denning, L. Nemeth, D.G. Uzarski, B. Biddanda, and M. Luttenton. 2006. An environmental assessment of an impacted, urbanized watershed: the Mona Lake Watershed, Michigan. Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie. 166(1):117-144. Uzarski, D.G., T.M.