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1 Vanessa L. Lougheed University of Texas at El Paso, Dept. of Biological Science, El Paso, TX, USA, Phone: Fax: Education: 2001 Ph.D. Department of Biology, McMaster University, A study of water quality, zooplankton and macrophytes in wetlands of the Canadian Great Lakes basin: implication for the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh B.Sc. (Honours) Department of Biology, McMaster University. Specialist option in Ecology. 2 Professional Experience: Jan present: June 2001 Jan. 2004: Jan Apr. 2001: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso. Visiting Research Associate, Algal Ecology Lab, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University. Sessional lecturer. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Oct May. 2001: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aquatic Ecology Lab, Department of Biology, McMaster University 3 Research Interests: Wetland ecology; aquatic ecology; impacts of human activities and exotic species on freshwater ecosystems; wetland restoration; role of heterogeneity in structuring wetland communities; development of aquatic bioindicators; relative productivity of aquatic habitats. 4 Publications: 4.1 Refereed Publications (9 in total): Lougheed, V.L. and R.J. Stevenson. (2004) Exotic marine macroalgae (Enteromorpha flexuosa) reaches bloom proportions in a coastal lake of Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 30(4): Lougheed, V.L., T. Theÿsmeÿer, T. Smith and P. Chow-Fraser (2004) Carp exclusion, food-web interactions and the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh. J. Great Lakes Res. 30(1): Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser (2004) The distribution of zooplankton in coastal wetlands of Lake Erie: association with macrophytes and water quality. Proceedings of the Lake Erie Millennium Workshop, Windsor, ON, April 26-28, Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser (2002) Development and use of a zooplankton index to monitor wetland quality in the Great Lakes basin. Ecol. Appl. 12: Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser (2001) Spatial variability in the response of lower trophic levels after biomanipulation in a freshwater marsh. J. Aquat. Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 9: Vanessa L. Lougheed, p.1

2 Lougheed, V.L., B. Crosbie and P. Chow-Fraser (2001) Primary determinants of macrophyte community structure in 62 marshes across the Great Lakes basin: latitude, land use & water quality effects. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 58: Lougheed, V.L., B. Crosbie and P. Chow-Fraser (1998) Predictions on the effect of carp exclusion on water quality, zooplankton and submergent macrophytes in a Great Lakes wetland. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 55: Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser (1998) Factors that regulate the zooplankton community structure of a turbid, hypereutrophic Great Lakes wetland. Can. J. Fish Aq.Sci. 55: Chow-Fraser, P., V. Lougheed, V. LeThiec, B. Crosbie, L. Simser and J. Lord (1998) Long-term response of the biotic community to fluctuating water levels and changes in water quality in Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario. Wetland Ecology and Management 6: Websites: Muskegon River Watershed Ecological Assessment Project. Data resources, environmental report cards, with searchable database. 5 Conference Presentations: 5.1 Published Meeting Abstracts (35 in total): Lougheed, V.L. and R.J. Stevenson. Indicators for wetland assessment and criteria development in the Muskegon River watershed. International Association for Great Lakes Research Conference (IAGLR). May, Lougheed, V.L. and R.J. Stevenson. An invasive macroalga (Enteromorpha flexuosa) in Muskegon Lake. IAGLR May Stevenson, R.J., M. Wiley, V.L. Lougheed and 6 others. An Integrated Assessment of a Great Lakes Watershed: Relating Valued Ecological Attributes to Stressors and Human Activities. IAGLR May Lougheed, V.L., R.J. Stevenson, C.A. Parker and M.D. McIntosh. Differential responses of trophic levels to human disturbance: identification of tiered criteria. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers (ASLO). June 13-18, Lougheed, V.L., C.R. Riseng, S. Ananthakrishnan, C.A. Parker, and R.J. Stevenson. Developing web-based environmental report cards to effectively communicate watershed health. Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting. August Tweedie, C.E, V.L. Lougheed, R.D. Hollister, J. Hesse, P. Roberts, J. Wilson, M.I. Wilson and P.J. Webber. Michigan State University s Antarctic system science field course. ESA. August Stevenson, R. J., V.L. Lougheed and C.A. Parker. Development of tiered biocriteria to protect the best wetlands and improve the impaired. ASLO. June 13-18, McIntosh, M.D., R.W. Merritt, V.L. Lougheed, C.A. Parker and R.J. Stevenson. Macroinvertebrate diversity of isolated wetlands: Are wetland quality and size Vanessa L. Lougheed, p.2

3 important factors? North American Benthological Society (NABS) Annual Meeting. June 6-10, Lougheed, V.L., C.A. Parker and R.J. Stevenson. The effect of wetland size and agricultural land use on heterogeneity of diatoms, zooplankton & macrophytes in isolated depressional wetlands. North American Diatom Symposium. Islamorada, Florida, October Stevenson, R.J., V. Lougheed, and C. Parker. Refining Water Quality Standards Through an Aquatic Life Support Framework. American Society of Wetland Managers. New Hampshire, October 2003 Lougheed, V.L., C.A. Parker, M.D. McIntosh, R.W. Merritt and R.J. Stevenson. The effect of wetland size and agricultural land use on the distribution of zooplankton and macrophytes in isolated depressional wetlands. Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) conference. June Parker, C.A., V.L. Lougheed, M.D. McIntosh, R.W. Merritt and R.J. Stevenson. Effect of land use on algal and macrophyte community heterogeneity. SWS. June Lougheed, V.L., C.A. Parker, M.D. McIntosh, R.W. Merritt and R.J. Stevenson. Habitat heterogeneity, productivity, and patterns in lower trophic level communities in wetlands of the Muskegon River watershed. IAGLR June, Lougheed, V.L., C.A. Parker, M.D. McIntosh, R.W. Merritt and R.J. Stevenson. Does size matter: a study of wetlands and biodiversity in an agricultural watershed. ESA August John, R., V. Lougheed, S. Nelson, and J. Qi. The Relationship between LU/LC and Water Quality in the Muskegon River Watershed, Michigan. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting Lindeman, M., N. Saladin, K. Wayland, D. Long., V. Lougheed, R. Jan Stevenson, M. Wiley, D. Hyndman and B. Pijanowski. Influences of land use on the biogeochemistry of streams. Geological Society of America conference. Oct Lougheed, V.L., R.J. Stevenson, S.H. Gage, R.A. Hough, D.T. Long, C.A. Parker, B. Pijanowski, J. Qi, C. Riseng and M.J. Wiley. Innovation in ecological assessment: the Muskegon River watershed assessment project. NABS. May 28-June 1, Parker, C.A., V.L. Lougheed and R.J. Stevenson. Using multiple taxonomic groups to assess land use impacts in wetlands of the Muskegon River watershed. NABS. May 28-June 1, Harrington, K.H., V.L. Lougheed and R.J. Stevenson. Investigating the effects of lake quality on zooplankton in the Muskegon River watershed. Undergraduate Research Forum. Michigan State University. March Lougheed, V.L., R.J. Stevenson, S.H. Gage, R.A. Hough, D.T. Long, C.A. Parker, B. Pijanowski, J. Qi, C. Riseng and M.J. Wiley. The Muskegon River watershed assessment project: innovation, evaluation and restoration. Land Use Poster Forum. Michigan State University. February 21, Lougheed, V.L., T. Theÿsmeÿer, T. Smith and P. Chow-Fraser. Food web interactions and the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh. Ecology of wetlands and shallow lakes: alternative stable states, anthropogenic influences, and management options. Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada, August 15-19, Lougheed, V.L., T. Theÿsmeÿer and P. Chow-Fraser. Fish-zooplankton interactions: implications for the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh. IAGLR June 10-14, Vanessa L. Lougheed, p.3

4 Taylor, L.N., V.L. Lougheed, C.M. Wood and D.G. McDonald. Using individual variation as a tool in determining the toxic effects of waterborne copper on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Canadian Society of Zoology conference, Sudbury, ON. May Chow-Fraser, P., V.L. Lougheed, S. McNair and B. Crosbie. Towards a comprehensive assessment of wetland quality of Lake Erie coastal marshes: combining landscape and food web approaches. Lake Erie at the Millennium conference. Windsor, ON Taylor, L.N., V.L. Lougheed, C.M. Wood and D.G. McDonald. Individual variation and copper toxicity in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). 10 th Annual Fish Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop. February Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser. Habitat use by zooplankton in 60 marshes in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin. SWS - Wetland 2000 conference, Aug. 7-11, Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser. An index of zooplankton community structure to monitor wetland quality in the Canadian water of the Laurentian Great Lakes basin. IAGLR May 22-26, Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser. Changes in the zooplankton and phytoplankton communities following carp exclusion from Cootes Paradise Marsh, Lake Ontario. IAGLR May 25-29, Lougheed, V.L., Crosbie, B. and Chow-Fraser, P. Response of macrophyte and zooplankton communities to water quality and land use in 60 wetlands in the Great Lakes basin. IAGLR May 25-29, Chow-Fraser, P. & V. Lougheed. Relationship between water quality and zooplankton species composition in seven wetlands on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie. Lake Erie at the Millennium conference. Windsor, ON. April 26-28, Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser. Can zooplankton grazing help control water clarity in a turbid, hypereutrophic Great Lakes wetland? IAGLR May 18-22, Lougheed, V., V. McLean, P. Chow-Fraser and D. Johnson. The effect of carp biomass on the water quality of two Great Lakes wetlands of different trophic status. IAGLR May 26-30, Lougheed, V. and P. Chow-Fraser. Plankton community dynamics and the effect of varying carp biomass in Cootes Paradise, a marsh undergoing carp exclusion. IAGLR. May 28-June 1, Lougheed, V.L. and P. Chow-Fraser. Changes in the zooplankton community structure in Cootes Paradise Marsh. Ontario Ethology and Ecology Colloquium. May 1-3, Teaching: 6.1 Graduate Students Mentored (Michigan State University): Mollie D. McIntosh (Ph.D. student), Christian A. Parker (M.Sc. student) 6.2 Undergraduate Students Mentored (Michigan State University): Kendall Harrington (2002), Elizabeth Mullen (2003) Vanessa L. Lougheed, p.4

5 6.3 Undergraduate Subjects - Lecturer: BIO1306: Organismal Biology, Spring 2005; University of Texas at El Paso. ANR-475/FW-480/FW-490/PLB-490,498/NSC-490,491: Study Abroad: Antarctic System Science. Winter Break BIO 451: Limnology, Spring 2001; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. 7 Professional Affiliations: Ecological Society of America (2003 to present) Society of Wetland Scientists (1998 to present) International Association for Great Lakes Research (1996 to present) Vanessa L. Lougheed, p.5

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