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Ann J Ropp

Ann Ropp is a Biologist based in Ann Arbor specializing in population and conservation genomics.

Ann manages the Molecular Ecology Lab at the USGS-GLSC and is involved in projects utilizing genetic and genomic techniques focused on restoration of coregonines in the Great Lakes and wetlands ecology. She has a background in using genomic and bioinformatic methods to aid conservation and restoration of marine and aquatic fisheries.

Professional Experience

  • Biologist, Restoration and Conservation Science Branch, USGS – Great Lakes Science Center | 10/2021 to Present

  • Genomics Research Technician, Contractor with USGS – Great Lakes Science Center | 02/2021 – 10/2021

  • Graduate Research Technician, Virginia Institute of Marine Science | 08/2017 - 01/2021

Education and Certifications

  • M. S. (Marine Science, Fisheries Science and Aquatic Health Departments) Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary – 2021

  • B.S. (Biology, Marine and Aquatic Science Specialization, Music Performance Minor) Bowling Green State University – 2016

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Publications by this Scientist

Larval cisco and lake whitefish exhibit high distributional overlap within nursery areas

Coregonine fishes, including lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (C. artedi), are socioecologically important in the Laurentian Great Lakes and of conservation concern, but the processes driving recruitment variability are unclear. In Lake Ontario, cisco and lake whitefish exhibit similar spawning behaviours and early life histories, but population trajectories are diverging. One hyp
Authors
Taylor A. Brown, Lars G. Rudstam, Jeremy P. Holden, Brian C. Weidel, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Ann J. Ropp, Marc Chalupnicki, James E. McKenna, Suresh A. Sethi
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Ropp, A. J., Reece, K. S., Snyder, R. A., Song, J., Biesack, E. E., & McDowell, J. R. (2023). Fine‐scale population structure of the northern hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) revealed by genome‐wide SNP markers. Evolutionary Applications, 16(8), 1422–1437. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13577

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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  • Publications

    Publications by this Scientist

    Larval cisco and lake whitefish exhibit high distributional overlap within nursery areas

    Coregonine fishes, including lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (C. artedi), are socioecologically important in the Laurentian Great Lakes and of conservation concern, but the processes driving recruitment variability are unclear. In Lake Ontario, cisco and lake whitefish exhibit similar spawning behaviours and early life histories, but population trajectories are diverging. One hyp
    Authors
    Taylor A. Brown, Lars G. Rudstam, Jeremy P. Holden, Brian C. Weidel, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Ann J. Ropp, Marc Chalupnicki, James E. McKenna, Suresh A. Sethi
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Ropp, A. J., Reece, K. S., Snyder, R. A., Song, J., Biesack, E. E., & McDowell, J. R. (2023). Fine‐scale population structure of the northern hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) revealed by genome‐wide SNP markers. Evolutionary Applications, 16(8), 1422–1437. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13577

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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