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Jake Vander Zanden

University of Wisconsin
226 Center for Limnology
680 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
mjvanderzand@wisc.edu
(608) 262-9464
http://limnology.wisc.edu/personnel/jakevz/

Research Projects

Invasive Crayfish Trapping

Can an ecosystem dominated by an invasive species be forced into an alternate stable state of low invader abundance? Invasive rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) adversely affect native biota when present at high densities; however, at low densities their effects are minimal.  Lakes with high and low densities of rusty crayfish may represent alternate stable states, meaning that crayfish at low densities could be maintained ...

Impacts, dynamics, and prediction of aquatic invasive species

Invasive species are a leading threat to aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems. Because invasions are among the most irreversible of human impacts, prevention is the most important approach for dealing with this problem. But with approximately 15,000 lakes in Wisconsin, how do we focus our efforts most effectively? We have been working with a variety of researchers on what we call 'smart prevention' projects. The idea is to identify lakes that are most likely to be invaded and most likely to be impacted by an invader.

Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts WICCI

WICCI represents a unique and innovative process to develop a statewide climate change adaptation strategy. WICCI has formed through a non-bureaucratic, bottom-up approach to engage scientists, researchers and management agencies in understanding the impacts of climate change on communities and natural resources across the state, and to develop strategies to make them more resilient to climate change.

Lakelevel Effects on Invaded Lake Ecosystems

How do lake levels affect invaded ecosystems in northern Wisconsin? Lake levels in northern Wisconsin are currently at historic lows, and climate models predict this trend to continue.  Lowered lake levels affect littoral habitats and associated communities; however specific effects on native and invasive species are poorly understood ...

Bioeconomics of Aquatic Invasive Species (CNHS)

Invasive species are often a major threat to native species and biodiversity, and consequently to the social value of ecosystems. In the absence of good modeling of the economics and ecology of human-caused species dispersal, identifying management policies that best serve social objectives with respect to the control and prevention of the spread of invasive species is unlikely if not impossible. This project develops an integrated economic and ecological model to examine the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a freshwater lake system where recreational boaters are the principle vector of dispersal. The model is applied to an investigation of a large lake system in northern Wisconsin.

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Recent Publications

Vander Zanden JM, Gratton C.  2011.  Blowin' in the wind: reciprocal airborne carbon fluxes between lakes and land. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 68:170-182.
Higgins SN, Vander Zanden JM, Joppa LN, Vadeboncoeur Y.  2011.  The effect of dreissenid invasions on chlorophyll and the chlorophyll: total phosphorus ratio in north-temperate lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 68:319-329.
Butkas KJ, Vadeboncoeur Y, Vander Zanden JM.  2011.  Estimating benthic invertebrate production in lakes: a comparison of methods and scaling from individual taxa to the whole-lake level. Aquatic Sciences. 73:153-169.
Sharma S, Vander Zanden JM, Magnuson JJ, Lyons J.  2011.  Comparing climate change and species invasions as drivers of coldwater fish population extripations. PLoS ONE. 6:e22906.
Higgins SN, Vander Zanden JM.  2010.  What a difference a species makes: A meta-analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems.. Ecological Monographs. 80:179-196.
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Selected Datasets

Biocomplexity; Whole Lake Manipulations: Aquatic Macrophytes
Biocomplexity; Whole Lake Manipulations: Exotic Crayfish Removal
Biocomplexity; Whole Lake Manipulations: Rainbow Smelt Removal
Cross Lake Comparison - Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Food Web Isotope Study in North Temperate Lake
Little Rock Lake - CWH Study - Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Wisconsin Lake Historical Limnological Parameters
Snail Survey in Northern Wisconsin Lakes
Native and invasive species abundance distributions
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