Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Windsor
$200,000.00
Aquatic Invasive Species
FY 2023-24
Summary
The Nominee will use species-specific genetic markers and metabarcoding to determine whether recently reported aquatic invasive species are established in the Great Lakes and to test whether proposed ¿invasion hotspots¿ exist. He will explore whether a new global ballast water standard is optimal for attenuating invasions in the Great Lakes since it focuses only on total abundance. Dr. MacIsaac will test mechanism(s) responsible for replacement of invasive zebra mussels by quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Finally, he will determine the importance of species introductions and other stressors to the historical and contemporary decline of native fishes in the Plateau Lakes, China.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00030
Name nom
MacIsaac, Hugh
Department département
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research - University of Windsor
Organization id
37
Institution établissement
University of Windsor
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10505
Field of research list names en
Oceanography
Field of research list names fr
Océanographie
Application title
Aquatic Invasive Species
Keyword
aquatic invasive species
early detection
community composition
environmental DNA
metabarcoding
endangered species
environmental modeling
ballast water perfamance standard
Application summary
The Nominee will use species-specific genetic markers and metabarcoding to determine whether recently reported aquatic invasive species are established in the Great Lakes and to test whether proposed ¿invasion hotspots¿ exist. He will explore whether a new global ballast water standard is optimal for attenuating invasions in the Great Lakes since it focuses only on total abundance. Dr. MacIsaac will test mechanism(s) responsible for replacement of invasive zebra mussels by quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Finally, he will determine the importance of species introductions and other stressors to the historical and contemporary decline of native fishes in the Plateau Lakes, China.
