The Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) is multidisciplinary with faculty and collaborators from many disciplines, including biology, geology, chemistry, engineering, marine biology, molecular biology, genetics and ecology.
Researchers at GLIER address complex environmental problems that cross conventional disciplinary boundaries such as the effects of multiple environmental stressors on large lakes, their watersheds and marine environments.
GLIER's multidisciplinary focus on research and graduate training has faculty and graduate students conducting research both locally within the Great Lakes Basin and around the world.
The institute has extensively equipped laboratories, core facilities, and dedicated research vessels.
GLIER researchers hold NSERC Canada Research Chairs in Great Lakes Research, Trophic Ecology, and Environmental Genomics, as well as a Department of Fisheries and Oceans Research Chair in Invasion Biology.
The Scientific Director of the Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN) is a faculty member at GLIER.
Submissions from 2019
Biogeochemical Characterization of Metal Behavior from Novel Mussel Shell Bioreactor Sludge Residues, Sara C. Butler, James Pope, Subba Rao Chaganti, Daniel D. Heath, and Christopher G. Weisener
Life in captivity: varied behavioural responses to novel setting and food types in first-generation hybrids of farmed and wild juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Kevyn Janisse, Pauline M. Capelle, John W. Heath, Mitchel G. Dender, Daniel D. Heath, and Christina A.D. Semeniuk
Transcriptional Basis of Copper-Induced Olfactory Impairment in the Sea Lamprey, a Primitive Invasive Fish, Jenna Jones, Kyle Wellband, Barbara Zielinski, and Daniel D. Heath
Inter-population differences in farmed Chinook salmon product quantity and quality, C. M.E. Lajoie, O. P. Love, D. D. Heath, J. W. Heath, and T. E. Pitcher
The effects of variation in acclimation- and growth-maximizing behavioural types of outcrossed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on growth and survival in captivity, Jessica L. Mayrand, Daniel D. Heath, John W. Heath, and Christina A.D. Semeniuk
Testing the Expression of Circadian Clock Genes in the Tissues of Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, M. Thraya, M. Hammoud, D. D. Heath, and P. Karpowicz
Variation in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) transcription profiles among and within eight population crosses from British Columbia, Canada, Shelby D. Toews, Kyle W. Wellband, Brian Dixon, and Daniel D. Heath
Submissions from 2018
Comparison of thermal tolerance and standard metabolic rate of two Great Lakes invasive fish species, Ken G. Drouillard, David A. Feary Dr, Xin Sun, Jessica A. O'Neil, Todd Leadley, and Tim B. Johnson Dr
Immigrant song: males and females learn songs after dispersal in a tropical bird, Brendan A. Graham, Daniel D. Heath, Ryan P. Halter, and Daniel J. Mennill
Parallel evolutionary forces influence the evolution of male and female songs in a tropical songbird, Brendan A. Graham, Daniel D. Heath, Ryan P. Walter, Melissa M. Marks, and Daniel J. Mennill
Population-Specific Responses to Interspecific Competition in the Gut Microbiota of Two Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations, Xiaoping He, Subba Rao Chagantib, and Daniel D. Heath
Transcriptome response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to competition with ecologically similar non-native species, Xiaoping He, Aimee Lee S. Houde, Bryan D. Neff, and Daniel D. Heath
Molecular insights into the ctenophore genus Beroe in Europe: new species, spreading invaders, Mattias L. Johansson, Tamara A. Shiganova, Halldis Ringvold, Alexandra N. Stupnikova, Daniel D. Heath, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Significant differences in maternal carotenoid provisioning and effects on offspring fitness in Chinook salmon colour morphs, Sarah J. Lehnert, Kyle A. Garver, Jon Richard, Robert H. Devlin, Celine Lajoie, Trevor E. Pitcher, and Daniel D. Heath
IMPORTANCE OF GROWTH RATE ON HG AND PCB BIOACCUMULATION IN FISH, Jiajia Li, G. Douglas Haffner, Gordon Paterson, David M. Walters, Michael D. Burtnyk, and Ken G. Drouillard
Extracellular dsRNA induces a type I interferon response mediated via class A scavenger receptors in a novel Chinook salmon derived spleen cell line, S. L. Semple, N. T.K. Vo, S. J. Poynter, M. Li, D. D. Heath, S. J. DeWitte-Orr, and B. Dixon
Submissions from 2017
Residual eDNA detection sensitivity assessed by quantitative real-time PCR in a river ecosystem, Katherine D. Balasingham, Ryan P. Walter, and Daniel D. Heath
Environmental DNA detection of rare and invasive fish species in two Great Lakes tributaries, Katherine D. Balasingham, Ryan P. Walter, Nicholas E. Mandrak, and Daniel D. Heath
Post-spawning sexual selection in red and white Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Sarah J. Lehnert, Daniel D. Heath, Robert H. Devlin, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Bioaccumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Atlantic Sea Bream (Archosargus rhomboidalis) from Kingston Harbour, Jamaica, Ann-Teneil O'Connor, Dwight Robinson, Tara P. Dasgupta, Aaron T. Fisk, and Ken G. Drouillard
Continuous hydrogen production using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors: Effect of organic loading rate on microbial dynamics and H2 metabolism, Sathyanarayanan S. Veeravalli, Jerald A. Lalman, Subba Rao Chaganti, and Daniel D. Heath
Environmental and genetic determinants of transcriptional plasticity in Chinook salmon, Kyle W. Wellband, John W. Heath, and Daniel D. Heath
Differential invasion success in aquatic invasive species: the role of within- and among-population genetic diversity, Kyle W. Wellband, Harri Pettitt-Wade, Aaron T. Fisk, and Daniel D. Heath
Neutral genetic variation in adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) affects brain-to-body trade-off and brain laterality, Mallory L. Wiper, Sarah J. Lehnert, Daniel D. Heath, and Dennis M. Higgs
Submissions from 2016
Larval dispersal underlies demographically important intersystem connectivity in a Great Lakes yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population, Reed M. Brodnik, Michael E. Fraker, Eric J. Anderson, Lucia Carreon-Martinez, Kristen M. DeVanna, Daniel D. Heath, Julie M. Reichert, Edward F. Roseman, and Stuart A. Ludsin
Novel cost effective full scale mussel shell bioreactors for metal removal and acid neutralization, Z. A. DiLoreto, P. A. Weber, W. Olds, J. Pope, D. Trumm, S. R. Chaganti, D. D. Heath, and C. G. Weisener
Quantitative biomonitoring in the Detroit River using Elliptio complanata: Verification of steady state correction factors and temporal trends of PCBs in water between 1998-2015, Ken G. Drouillard, Mark Cook, Todd A. Leadley, Paul Drca, Ted Briggs, and G Douglas Haffner
Is it appropriate to composite fish samples for mercury trend monitoring and consumption advisories?, Ken G. Drouillard, Nilima Gandhi, Satyendra P. Bhavsar, Sarah B. Gewurtz, George B. Arhonditsis, and Steve Petro
Determination of the gut retention of plastic microbeads and microfibers in goldfish 1 (Carassius auratus), Stefan Grigorakis, Sherri A. Mason, and Ken G. Drouillard
Role of genomics and transcriptomics in selection of reintroduction source populations, Xiaoping He, Mattias L. Johansson, and Daniel D. Heath
fullfact: an R package for the analysis of genetic and maternal variance components from full factorial mating designs, Aimee Lee S. Houde and Trevor E. Pitcher
Red and white Chinook salmon: genetic divergence and mate choice, Sarah J. Lehnert, Trevor E. Pitcher, Robert H. Devlin, and Daniel D. Heath
Assessment of hazard metrics for predicting field benthic invertebrate toxicity in the Detroit River, Ontario, Canada, Kerry N. Mcphedren, Alice Grigicak-Mannnion, Gord Paterson, Briggs Tedd, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, G. Douglass Haffner, and Ken G. Drouillard
Optimizing the performance of microbial fuel cells fed a combination of different synthetic organic fractions in municipal solid waste, Brahmaiah Pendyala, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Long term impact of stressing agents on fermentative hydrogen production: Effect on the hydrogenase flux and population diversity, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, Jerald A. Lalman, Subba Rao Chaganti, Daniel D. Heath, Peter C. K. Lau, and Wudneh A. Shewa
Electricity production from lignin photocatalytic degradation byproducts, Wudneh Ayele Shewa, Jerald A. Lalman, Subba Rao Chaganti, and Daniel D. Heath
DETERMINATION OF PCB ELIMINATION COEFFICIENTS IN ROUND GOBY AND TUBENOSE GOBY, Xin Sun, Tim B. Johnson, and Ken G. Drouillard
Inbreeding effects on gene-specific DNA methylation among tissues of Chinook salmon, Clare J. Venney, Mattias L. Johansson, and Daniel D. Heath
Submissions from 2015
Benefits of Turbid River Plume Habitat for Lake Erie Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Recruitment Determined by Juvenile to Larval Genotype Assignment, Lucia B. Carreon-Martinez, Ryan P. Walter, Timothy B. Johnson, Stuart A. Ludsin, and Daniel D. Heath
Accumulation of PBDEs in an urban river otter population and an unusual finding of BDE-209, Nelson C, Ken G. Drouillard, K Cheng, J Elliott, and N Ismail
The Changing face of BECT: A citation analysis covering 1966-2009, Ken G. Drouillard and E R. Bennett
PBDEs and legacy POPs in urban birds of prey partly explained by trophic level and carbon source, J E. Elliott, J Brogan, S Lee, Ken G. Drouillard, and K H. Elliott
Particle Backtracking Improves Breeding Subpopulation Discrimination and Natal-Source Identification in Mixed Populations, Michael E. Fraker, Eric J. Anderson, Reed M. Brodnik, Lucia Carreon-Martinez, Kristen M. DeVanna, Brian J. Fryer, Daniel D. Heath, Julie M. Reichert, and Stuart A. Ludsin
Hierarchical analysis of genetic structure in the habitat-specialist Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), Robert Ginson, Ryan P. Walter, Nicholas E. Mandrak, Courtney L. Beneteau, and Daniel D. Heath
Genetic structure and diversity of spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) at its northern range edge: implications for conservation, William R. Glass, Ryan P. Walter, Daniel D. Heath, Nicholas E. Mandrak, and Lynda D. Corkum
Transcriptional profiling of two Atlantic salmon strains: implications for reintroduction into Lake Ontario, Xiaoping He, Chris C. Wilson, Kyle W. Wellband, Aimee Lee S. Houde, Bryan D. Neff, and Daniel D. Heath
Genetic and maternal effects on juvenile survival and fitness-related traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon, Aimee Lee Houde, Craig A. Black, Chris C. Wilson, Trevor E. Pitcher, and Bryan D. Neff
The effects of inbreeding on sperm quality traits in captive-bred lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1972), K. Johnson, Ian A.E. Butts, J. L. Smith, C. C. Wilson, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Uncovering adaptive versus acclimatized alterations in standard metabolic rate in Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Tood A. Leadley, Anne McLeod, Timothy B. Johnson, Daniel D. Heath, and Ken G. Drouillard
Hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant isomers in sediments from Detroit River and Lake Erie of the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America, R J. Letcher, L Zhe, S Chu, G D. Haffner, Ken G. Drouillard, C H. Marvin, and J JH Ciborowski
A comparison of the bioaccumulation potential of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in goldfish (Carassius auratus), Jiajia Li, Ken G. Drouillard, Brian Braunfireun, and Douglass G. Haffner
Spatial distributions of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, tetrabromobisphenol A and bisphenol A in Lake Erie sediment, Z Lu, R J. Letcher, S Chu, J JH Ciborowski, G D. Haffner, and Ken G. Drouillard
Effects of early rearing environment and breeding strategy on social interactions and the hormonal response to stressors in juvenile Chinook salmon, Barry N. Madison, John W. Heath, Daniel D. Heath, and Nicholas J. Bernier
Quantifying uncertainty in the trophic magnification factor related to spatial movements of organisms in a food web, A M. McLeod, J Arnot, K Borga, H Selck, D Kashian, A Krause, G Paterson, G D. Haffner, and Ken G. Drouillard
PCB Food web dynamics quantify nutrient and energy flow in aquatic ecosystems, Anne M. McLeod, Gord Paterson, Ken G. Drouillard, and Douglas G. Haffner
Effect of COD: SO42- Ratio, HRT and Linoleic Acid Concentration on Mesophilic Sulfate Reduction: Reactor Performance and Microbial Population Dynamics, Chungman Moon, Rajesh Singh, Sathyanarayan S. Veeravalli, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Niche plasticity in invasive fishes in the Great Lakes, Harri Pettitt-Wade, Kyle W. Wellband, Daniel D. Heath, and Aaron T. Fisk
Submissions from 2014
Breeding strategy and rearing environment effects on the disease resistance of cultured Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), L. A. Becker, M. Kirkland, J. W. Heath, Daniel D. Heath, and B. Dixon
Standardization of fertilization protocols for the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, Ian A.E. Butts, Sune R. Sorensen, Sebastian N. Politis, Trevor E. Pitcher, and Jonna Tomkiewicz
Novel molecular approach demonstrates that turbid river plumes reduce predation mortality on larval fish, Lucia B. Carreon-Martinez, Kyle W. Wellband, Timothy B. Johnson, Stuart A. Ludsin, and Daniel D. Heath
Amino acid sequence of the AHR1 ligand-binding domain predicts avian sensitivity to dioxin like compounds: in vivo validation in European starlings, M Eng, J E. Elliott, S Jones, T D. Williams, K G. Drouillard, and S Kennedy
Inter-conversion of various indicator PCB, sum-PCB and dioxin-like PCB toxic equivalent levels in fish, N Gandhi, S Bhavsar, E Reiner, M Neff, T Chen, D Morse, G Arhonditsis, and Ken G. Drouillard
Multigenerational outbreeding effects in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Sarah Lehnert; Oliver P. Love; Trevor E. Pitcher; Dennis M. Higgs; and Daniel D. Heath,
Multigenerational outbreeding effects in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Sarah Lehnert, Oliver P. Love, Trevor E. Pitcher, D.M. Higgs, and Daniel D. Heath
Risk-benefit of consuming Lake Erie fish, M R. Neff, F Ni, D O. Caprenter, Ken G. Drouillard, A T. Fisk, and M T. Arts
Ecological tracers reveal resource convergence among prey fish species in a large lake ecosystem, G Paterson, S A. Rush, M T. Arts, K G. Drouillard, G D. Haffner, T B. Johnson, B F. Lantry, C E. Hebert, and D J. McGoldrick
Using a statistical approach to model hydrogen production from a steam exploded corn stalk hydrolysate fed to mixed anaerobic cultures in an ASBR, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel Heath
Effect of inhibitors on hydrogen consumption and microbial population dynamics in mixed anaerobic cultures, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Statistical optimization of conditions for minimum H-2 consumption in mixed anaerobic cultures: Effect on homoacetogenesis and methanogenesis, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
A molecular genetic lab to generate inclusive and exclusive forensic evidence: Two suspects, a victim, and a bloodstained T-shirt, Julie Smit, Daniel D. Heath, and Ryan P. Walter
Fermentative H-2 production using a switchgrass steam exploded liquor fed to mixed anaerobic cultures: Effect of hydraulic retention time, linoleic acid and nitrogen sparging, Sathyanarayanan S. Veeravalli, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Optimizing hydrogen production from a switchgrass steam exploded liquor using a mixed anaerobic culture in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, Sathyanarayanan S. Veeravalli, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Rapid genetic identification of brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) and their hybrids, R. P. Walter, E. S. Gnyra, L. I. Soederberg, and Daniel D. Heath
First record of living Manta alfredi x Manta birostris hybrid, R. P. Walter, S. T. Kessel, N. Alhasan, Aaron T. Fisk, Daniel D. Heath, T. Chekchak, R. Klaus, M. Younis, G. Hill, B. Jones, C. D. Braun, M. L. Berumen, J. D. DiBattista, M. A. Priest, and Nigel E. Hussey
Performance comparison of genetic markers for high-throughput sequencing-based biodiversity assessment in complex communities, Aibin Zhan, Sarah A. Bailey, Daniel D. Heath, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Reproducibility of pyrosequencing data for biodiversity assessment in complex communities, Aibin Zhan, Song He, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J. J. Chain, Thomas W. Therriault, Cathryn L. Abbott, Daniel D. Heath, Melania E. Cristescu, and Hugh J. MacIssaac
Submissions from 2013
Physiological functions of osmolality and calcium ions on the initiation of sperm motility and swimming performance in redside dace, Clinostomus elongatus, Ian A.E. Butts, Sayyed Mohammad Hadi Alavi, Ali Mokdad, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Development of a Sperm Cryopreservation Protocol for Redside Dace: Implications for Genome Resource Banking, Ian A. E. Butts, Ali Mokdad, Edward A. Trippel, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Influence of linoleic acid, pH and HRT on anaerobic microbial populations and metabolic shifts in ASBRs during dark hydrogen fermentation of lignocellulosic sugars, Subba Rao Chaganti, Brahmaiah Pendyala, Jerald A. Lalman, Sathyanarayanan S. Veeraoalli, and Daniel D. Heath
The effect of food provisioning on persistent organic pollutant bioamplification in Chinook salmon larvae, Jennifer M. Daley, Todd A. Leadley, Trevor E. Pitcher, and Ken G. Drouillard
Behavioural and genetic analyses of mate choice and reproductive success in two Chinook salmon populations, Melissa L. Evans, Bryan D. Neff, and Daniel D. Heath
Associations Between Female Reproductive Traits and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Sediment Concentrations in Wild Populations of Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Michelle Farwell, Ken G. Drouillard, Daniel D. Heath, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Reproductive investment patterns, sperm characteristics, and seminal plasma physiology in alternative reproductive tactics of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Erin W. Flannery, Ian A.E. Butts, Mariola Slowinska, Andrzej Ciereszko, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Ovarian fluid influences sperm performance in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, Patrick M. Galvano; Katelynn Johnson; Chris C. Wilson; Trevor E. Pitcher; and Ian A.E. Butts,
Sperm Quality of Hatchery-Reared Lake Trout Throughout the Spawning Season, Katelynn Johnson, Ian A.E. Butts, Chris C. Wilson, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Ecological and genetic risks arising from reproductive interactions between wild and farmed Chinook salmon, Sarah J. Lehnert, John W. Heath, and Daniel D. Heath
Effect of parental mate choice and semi-natural early rearing environment on the growth performance and seawater tolerance of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, B. N. Madison, J. W. Heath, Daniel D. Heath, and N. J. Bernier
Using a food and paper-cardboard waste blend as a novel feedstock for hydrogen production: Influence of key process parameters on microbial diversity, Brahmaiah Pendyala, Subba Rao Chaganti, Jerald A. Lalman, Daniel D. Heath, Saravanan R. Shanmugam, and Sathyanarayanan S. Veeravalli
Evolution of mating systems and sexual size dimorphism in North American cyprinids, M. Pyron, Trevor E. Pitcher, and S. J. Jacquemin
Effect of furans and linoleic acid on hydrogen production, Sathyanarayanan Sevilimedu Veeravalli, Subba Rao Chagantib, Jerald A. Lalman, and Daniel D. Heath
Environmental associations with gene transcription in Babine Lake rainbow trout: evidence for local adaptation., K. W. Wellband and Daniel D. Heath
The relative contribution of drift and selection to transcriptional divergence among Babine Lake tributary populations of juvenile rainbow trout, K. W. Wellband and Daniel D. Heath
High sensitivity of 454 pyrosequencing for detection of rare species in aquatic communities, Aibin Zhan, Martin Hulak, Francisco Sylvester, Xiaoting Huang, Abisola A. Adebayo, Cathryn L. Abbott, Sarah J. Adamowicz, Daniel D. Heath, Melania E. Cristescu, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Submissions from 2012
Sex-biased genetic component distribution among populations: additive genetic and maternal contributions to phenotypic differences among populations of Chinook salmon, T. Aykanat, C. A. Bryden, and Daniel D. Heath
Additive, non-additive and maternal effects of cytokine transcription in response to immunostimulation with Vibrio vaccine in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Tutku Aykanat, John W. Heath, Brian Dixon, and Daniel D. Heath
Spawning coloration, female choice and sperm competition in the redside dace, Clinostomus elongatus, Jean-Marc J. Beausoleil, Stephanie M. Doucet, Daniel D. Heath, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Spawning coloration, female choice and sperm competition in the redside dace, Clinostomus elongatus, Jean-Marc J. Beausoleil, Stéphanie M. Doucet, Daniel D. Heath, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Range expansion by invasion: genetic characterization of invasion of the greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides) at the northern edge of its distribution, Courtney L. Beneteau, Ryan P. Walter, Nicholas E. Mandrak, and Daniel D. Heath
Ovarian fluid enhances sperm velocity based on relatedness in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, Ian A. E. Butts, Katelynn Johnson, Chris C. Wilson, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Primary and secondary sexual characters in alternative reproductive tactics of Chinook salmon: Associations with androgens and the maturation-inducing steroid, Ian A. E. Butts, Oliver P. Love, Michelle Farwell, and Trevor E. Pitcher