An Assessment of Current Distribution and Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Muskegon River - (MDEQ) - investigation of unionid community responses.

An Evaluation of Bioenergetics Modeling for Lake Whitefish in Lake Michigan - (NOAA) - objectives: validate coregonus spp. bioenergetics model, evaluate age-specific diet of lake and growth of whitefish, etc.

Assessments of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in the Great Lakes - (NOAA) - objective: examine temporal trends and/or spatial distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate populations.

Biodiversity Around the Great Lakes - a computer program showing the biodiversity in the Great Lakes.

Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region:
Impacts on Michigan Communities and Ecosystems - projections of future climate change using 100 years of historical data for Michigan.

Reducing Heat-Trapping Emissions in Michigan - practical solutions to address the growing problem of global warming.

Contaminants in Fishes from Great Lakes-Influenced Sections and above Dams of Three Michigan Rivers - 1994 & 1995 studies of concentrations of chemicals in composite samples of fishes and the adverse effects on bald eagles and mink which consume these fishes. Contact MRWA.

Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration - (Hart, D.D.) - a spatial and temporal context for examining ecological responses to dam removal.

Developing a Watershed Management Plan for Water Quality - (MSU & MDEQ) - a guide to help local units of government, nonprofit organizations and citizens develop watershed management plans. Contact MRWA

Do Created Wetlands Replace the Wetlands that are Destroyed? - (USGS) - a fact sheet explaining what is wetland mitigation and the challenges and issues.

Dynamics of Alewife Recruitment Variability in Lake Michigan (UMICH)

Ecology of Mysis relicta in the Great Lakes - seeks an accurate assessment of mysis relicta and its abundance and distribution in the Great Lakes. Contact MRWA.

Effects of Diporeia declines on fish diet, growth and food web dynamics in southeast Lake Michigan - (NOAA) - compares the diets, growth, condition and distributions of key Lake Michigan fish at different sites.

Enterococci as Indicators of Lake Michigan Recreational Water Quality - (Kinzelman, C. et al) - a comparison of two methodologies and their impacts on public health regulatory events.

Final Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - Ruddiman Creek, Muskegon, MI - 1999. Contact MRWA

Fish Utilization of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands - (abstract) establishment of a foundation for determining whether there are characteristic fish species associated with various wetland types in the Great Lakes coastal zone and how they change when these habitats are degraded.

Freshwater Mussel Surveys of Great Lakes Tributary Rivers in Michigan - MDEQ, MDNR & MSUE - presents results of 2002 freshwater mussel surveys.

Geologic Study of Sand Deposits in Michigan - (MDEQ) - a study to identify non-coastal dune sand deposits in Michigan.

Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk - introduction to the Great Lakes Region and the projected impacts of climate change on natural and managed ecosystems.

Great Lakes Fishery Trust - a video broadcast in 2003 about the GLFT with a short excerpt from the Muskegon River Initiative video. Contact MRWA.

Great Lakes Regional Aquatic Gap Analysis - Preserving Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Basin - goal is to keep common species common. Contact MRWA.

Higgins Lake Watershed Management Plan - a management plan for nonpoint source pollution reduction. Contact MRWA.

Implications of Cercopagis and Bythotrephes to Alewife Recruitment and Stability of the Lake Michigan Pelagic Food Web - (NOAA) - experimental work on food web interactions

Lake Michigan Monitoring Inventory - (GLC) - online and searchable, the inventory covers federal, state, local and NGO efforts.

Landscape-Based Models that Predict July Thermal Characteristics of Lower Michigan Rivers - (MDNR) - illustrates importance of catchment- and local-scale attributes in controlling instream habitat.

Long-Term Trends in Benthic Populations - (NOAA) - monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrate populations in southern Lake Michigan.

Love Handles in Aquatic Ecosystems: The Role of Dissolved Organic Carbon Drawdown, Resuspended Sediments and Terrigenous Inputs in the Carbon Balance of Lake Michigan (pdf)

Lower Muskegon River Streambank Erosion Survey - 1998 - (Timberland RC&D) - contact MRWA.

Mercury and elements in Counties of Upper Midwestern U.S. - (USGS) - data about mercury and elements in each county calculated from cells in geochemical grid plotting.

Michigan Coastal nonpoint source program - (MDNR) - 1995 - coastal nonpoint source management areas delineated. Contact MRWA.

Modeling the Influence of Lake Circulation Patterns, Upwelling Events, and Turbulence on Fish Recruitment Variability in Lake Michigan - (NOAA) - a model-based approach to evaluate the relative effects of lake physics and trophodynamics for understanding fish recruitment in Lake Michigan.

Muskegon River Watershed Project - (GVSU)

Natural Recruitment of Salmonids in the Muskegon River, MI - (NOAA) - proposes using fixed-location, split-beam hydracoustics technology in the Muskegon River to estimate absolute abundance and production of out-migating smolts.

Preliminary Investigation of the Extent of Sediment Contamination in Muskegon Lake (EPA)

Research Monitoring of the Lake Michigan Ecosystem Research - monitoring and assessing the health of the Lake Michigan ecosystem. (GLERL) - Contact MRWA.

Ruddiman Creek (Muskegon, MI) - Phase II Site Investigation Report. Contact MRWA.

Salmonid Spawning Stock Abundance, Recruitment and Exploitation in the Muskegon River - (NOAA) - objectives were to quantify smolt behavior during migration, estimate abundance of out-migrating smolts, etc..

Stormwater Practices for Cold Climates - (CWP) - implementing and design recommendations for stormwater best management practices under cold climatic conditions.

The Muskegon River Unnatural Wonder - Courtesy of The Muskegon Chronicle - a 4-part series by Jeff Alexander that takes an exhaustive look at the Muskegon River system. (This is a very large file so you may not be able to open it).

Thermal Structure Monitoring and Related Studies - (NOAA) - develop improved climatological information by means of observations, new instrumentation and improved analysis.

Tumor-like Anomalies in Lake Michigan Zooplankton - research involving turmor-like anomalies in zooplankton - (GLERL). Contact MRWA.

Zizania Aquatica (Wild Rice) - (MSUE) - fact sheet about zizania aquatica and state distribution, recognition, habitat, biology and research needs.