Elizabeth is interested in anthropogenic and natural influences on freshwater ecosystems using algae as indicators, with particular interest in the ecology and taxonomy of phytoplankton in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Her skillset includes phytoplankton taxonomic identification and enumeration, high-resolution microscopy and imagery, and field and laboratory techniques associated with paleolimnological and phytoplankton investigations.
Education
- M.S. Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2016
- B.S. Environmental Geosciences, Northland College, 2014
Resources
Publications
Phytoplankton trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes (2001–2021) reveal significant changes in phytoplankton abundance and taxonomic composition
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatiotemporal dynamics of cyanobacterium Dolichospermum lemmermannii populations in a bloom-prone region of Lake Superior
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dolichospermum blooms in Lake Superior: DNA-based approach provides insight to the past, present and future of blooms
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Revision of the needle-shaped Fragilaria species (Fragilariaceae, Bacillariophyta) in the Laurentian Great Lakes (United States of America, Canada)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analysis of the type of Synedra acus var. ostenfeldii (Bacillariophyta) and its transfer to the genus Fragilaria
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
