Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Windsor
$200,000.00
Aquatic Invasive Species
EF 2024-25
Résumé
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.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
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
2024
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
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10505
Field of research list names en
Oceanography
Field of research list names fr
Océanographie
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Aquatic Invasive Species
Keywords
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.
