Dr. Edward Rutherford

Associate Research Scientist

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My research interests include Fish Population Dynamics, Larval Fish Ecology, Bioenergetics Modeling, and Fisheries Management.

Some recent interests include:

• Exotic species impacts on aquatic food webs and predator-prey dynamics;
• Understanding environmental factors influencing fish spawning, growth, and survival;
• Consequences of dam removal or altering hydropower operations for fish habitat and production;
• Use of GIS to classify and map Great Lakes fish habitats; and,
• Use of hydrodynamic circulation models and satellite imagery to understand effects of climate variability on advection and survival of fish eggs and larvae.

Some current and/or recently funded projects include:

• Development of GIS for Great Lakes Fisheries, funded by Michigan Department of Natural Resources;
• Impacts of the Ruffe Invasion on Great Lakes Walleye and Yellow Perch Populations, funded by National Sea Grant Program;
• Ecological and Economic Impacts of Watershed Restoration on Salmonid Productivity in Great Lakes Tributaries, funded by Michigan Sea Grant Program;
• Impacts of Watershed Fragmentation and Restoration on Fish Habitat, Migration, and Production in the Great Lakes Tributaries, funded by Great Lakes Protection Fund;
• Salmonid Spawning Stock Abundance, Recruitment, and Exploitation in the Muskegon River, Michigan, funded by Great Lakes Fisheries Trust; and,
• Dymanics of Alewife Recruitment Variability in Lake Michigan, funded by Great Lakes Fisheries Trust.