@article{b1b66aada285421dbfb500b88d896ed8,
title = "Complex interactions in Lake Michigan's rapidly changing ecosystem",
author = "Vanderploeg, {Henry A.} and Bunnell, {David B.} and Carrick, {Hunter J.} and H{\"o}{\"o}k, {Tomas O.}",
note = "Funding Information: The idea for the special issue and papers herein originally arose from a special session we convened at the 56th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR; June 2–6, 2013) entitled “Tracking and Understanding Changes in Lake Michigan{\textquoteright}s Emerging Food Web” that brought together 21 studies assessing various aspects of the Lake Michigan food web from lower to upper trophic levels, nearshore to offshore patterns, and the physical, chemical, and biological processes driving these changes. Many of the large-scale intensive studies were coordinated, funded, and supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency{\textquoteright}s Coordinated Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) Year of Lake Michigan 2010. Another stimulus and source of papers for this special issue came from the Lake Michigan Food Web Research Workshop, held on April 1–2, 2014, in Ann Arbor, Michigan sponsored by The Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network (GLRRIN) and co-organized by three Lake Michigan Sea Grant programs. This workshop brought federal and academic scientists together to discuss the current status and understanding of the Lake Michigan food web and also began planning for the 2015 CSMI field year ( http://www.iisgcp.org/research/2014foodwebworkshop.pdf ). When proposing a title for this special issue, we thought “complex interactions” was something that would appeal to journal editors and potential readers. Little did we realize how complex and subtle the interactions really are. Herein, we begin with an overview of papers within topical areas and make connections within and across topical areas. Then, looking across all topical areas, we attempt to draw holistic conclusions and identify cross-cutting research themes needing further research. One common theme among many of these papers was evaluation of how different components of the food web have responded to the proliferation of nonindigenous dreissenid mussels and the predatory cladoceran Bythotrephes longimanus. ",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1016/j.jglr.2015.11.001",
language = "English",
volume = "41",
pages = "1--6",
journal = "Journal of Great Lakes Research",
issn = "0380-1330",
publisher = "Journal of Great Lakes Research",
}