David B Bunnell, PhD
David "Bo" Bunnell is a Research Fishery Biologist based in Ann Arbor, MI.
I am a Research Fishery Biologist at the Great Lakes Science Center, and Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan. I am the Principal Investigator (PI) for multiple projects that study community and ecosystem-level processes within the Great Lakes and at the global scale. In short, my research seeks to understand the ecological factors (e.g., resources, climate, predation) that can explain or predict fish biomass, consistent with an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries science and management.
Professional Experience
October 2004 – present. Research Fishery Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 2003 – October 2004. Assistant Research Scientist, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland
August 2002 – August 2003. Post-doctoral researcher, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wheatley, Ontario
July 1997 – December 2002. Graduate Research Associate, Ohio State University, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Columbus, Ohio
July 1995 – May 1997. Graduate Research Associate, Clemson University Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson, SC
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2002. The Ohio State University; Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Columbus, OH
M.S. 1997. Clemson University; Fisheries Biology, Clemson, SC
B.S. 1995. Centre College, Magna cum laude; Biology, Danville, KY
Science and Products
Science pages by this scientist
Evidence for interactions among environmental stressors in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Describing the distribution and productivity of biota along a nearshore to offshore gradient
Food‐web structure and ecosystem function in the Laurentian Great Lakes—Toward a conceptual model
Are changes in lower trophic levels limiting prey-fish biomass and production in Lake Michigan?
Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030
Biotic and abiotic factors influencing zooplankton vertical distribution in Lake Huron
Report from the Workshop on Coregonine Restoration Science
Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication
The contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest
Global synthesis of the documented and projected effects of climate change on inland fishes
Climate change as a long-term stressor for the fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America
Grand challenges in the management and conservation of North American inland fishes and fisheries
News about this scientist
Science and Products
- Science
Science pages by this scientist
- Data
- Publications
Filter Total Items: 53
Evidence for interactions among environmental stressors in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Co-occurrence of environmental stressors is ubiquitous in ecosystems, but cumulative effects are difficult to predict for effective indicator development. Individual stressors can amplify (synergies) or lessen (antagonisms) each other's impacts or have fully independent effects (additive). Here we use the Laurentian Great Lakes, where a multitude of stressors have been studied for decades, as a caAuthorsSigrid D. P. Smith, David B. Bunnell, G.A. Burton, Jan J. H. Ciborowski, Alisha D. Davidson, Caitlin E. Dickinson, Lauren A. Eaton, Peter C. Esselman, Mary Anne Evans, Donna R. Kashian, Nathan F. Manning, Peter B. McIntyre, Thomas F. Nalepa, Alicia Perez-Fuentetaja, Alan D. Steinman, Donald G. Uzarski, J. David AllanDescribing the distribution and productivity of biota along a nearshore to offshore gradient
The Lake Michigan Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) proposed adding nutrients (phosphorus) to its “pollutant of concern” list in 2002, given that excessive nutrients were causing impairments in nearshore waters. Since that time, scientists have highlighted the “shunting” of nutrients to the nearshore (Hecky et al. 2004), owing to the ability of invasive dreissenid mussels to capture someAuthorsDavid B. Bunnell, Patricia M. Dieter, David M. Warner, Lauren A. Eaton, Drew EppehimerFood‐web structure and ecosystem function in the Laurentian Great Lakes—Toward a conceptual model
The relationship between food‐web structure (i.e., trophic connections, including diet, trophic position, and habitat use, and the strength of these connections) and ecosystem functions (i.e., biological, geochemical, and physical processes in an ecosystem, including decomposition, production, nutrient cycling, and nutrient and energy flows among community members) determines how an ecosystem respAuthorsJessica T. Ives, Bailey C. McMeans, Kevin S. McCann, Aaron T. Fisk, Timothy B. Johnson, David B. Bunnell, Kenneth T. Frank, Andrew M. MuirAre changes in lower trophic levels limiting prey-fish biomass and production in Lake Michigan?
To improve understanding of how recent changes in lower trophic levels in Lake Michigan could be affecting prey-fish biomass and production, the Lake Michigan Committee (LMC) convened a Lower Trophic Level Task Group and provided several charges that are responded to in this report. First, we compiled a comprehensive summary of lower trophiclevel data in Lake Michigan, separating out nearshore verAuthorsDavid B. Bunnell, Hunter J. Carrick, Charles P. Madenjian, Edward S. Rutherford, Henry A. Vanderploeg, Richard P. Barbiero, Elizabeth Hinchey-Malloy, Steven A. Pothoven, Catherine M. Riseng, Randall M. Claramunt, Harvey A. Bootsma, Ashley Elgin, Mark Rowe, Sara Thomas, Benjamin A. Turschak, Sergiusz J. Czesny, Kevin Pangle, David M. WarnerInland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030
The United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the formidable challenge of integrating historically separate economic, social, and environmental goals into a unified ‘plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.’ We highlight the substantial contribution inland fisheries can make towards preventing increased poverty and, in some cases, alleviating poverty (i.e. addrAuthorsAbigail Lynch, I.G. Cowx, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, S. M. Glaser, Sui C. Phang, T. Douglas Beard, S. D. Bower, J.L. Brooks, David B. Bunnell, Julie Claussen, S. J. Cooke, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Bonnie Myers, Andrea J. Reid, J. J. Taylor, S. YounBiotic and abiotic factors influencing zooplankton vertical distribution in Lake Huron
The vertical distribution of zooplankton can have substantial influence on trophic structure in freshwater systems, particularly by determining spatial overlap for predator/prey dynamics and influencing energy transfer. The zooplankton community in some of the Laurentian Great Lakes has undergone changes in composition and declines in total biomass, especially after 2003. Mechanisms underlying theAuthorsCarly J. Nowicki, David B. Bunnell, Patricia M. Dieter, David M. Warner, Henry A. Vanderploeg, Joann F. Cavaletto, Christine M. Mayer, Jean V. AdamsReport from the Workshop on Coregonine Restoration Science
SummaryGreat Lakes fishery managers have the opportunity and have expressed interest in reestablishing a native forage base in the Great Lakes consisting of various forms and species within the genus Coregonus. This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop focused on a subset of the genus, and the term “coregonines” is used to refer to several species of deepwater ciscoes (also known as “chAuthorsCharles R. Bronte, David B. Bunnell, Solomon R. David, Roger Gordon, Dimitry Gorsky, Michael J. Millard, Jennifer Read, Roy A. Stein, Lynn VaccaroEvaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication
Oligotrophication has negatively affected fisheries production in many freshwater ecosystems and could conceivably reduce the efficacy of stockings used to enhance fisheries. In Lake Michigan, offshore oligotrophication has occurred since the 1970s, owing to reductions in total phosphorus (TP) inputs and nearshore sequestration of TP by nonindigenous dreissenid mussels. We evaluated simultaneous eAuthorsYu-Chun Kao, Mark W. Rogers, David B. BunnellThe contribution of lakes to global inland fisheries harvest
Freshwater ecosystems provide numerous services for communities worldwide, including irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water; however, the services provided by inland fisheries – nourishment, employment, and recreational opportunities – are often comparatively undervalued. We provide an independent estimate of global lake harvest to improve biological and socioeconomic assessments of inland fiAuthorsAndrew M. Deines, David B. Bunnell, Mark W. Rogers, David Bennion, Whitney Woelmer, Michael J. Sayers, Amanda G. Grimm, Robert A. Shuchman, Zachary B. Raymer, Colin N. Brooks, Justin G. Mychek-Londer, William W. Taylor, T. Douglas BeardGlobal synthesis of the documented and projected effects of climate change on inland fishes
Although climate change is an important factor affecting inland fishes globally, a comprehensive review of how climate change has impacted and will continue to impact inland fishes worldwide does not currently exist. We conducted an extensive, systematic primary literature review to identify English-language, peer-reviewed journal publications with projected and documented examples of climate chanAuthorsBonnie Myers, Abigail Lynch, David B. Bunnell, Cindy Chu, Jeffrey A. Falke, Ryan Kovach, Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Thomas J. Kwak, Craig P. PaukertClimate change as a long-term stressor for the fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America
The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America provide valuable ecosystem services, including fisheries, to the surrounding population. Given the prevalence of other anthropogenic stressors that have historically affected the fisheries of the Great Lakes (e.g., eutrophication, invasive species, overfishing), climate change is often viewed as a long-term stressor and, subsequently, may not always be pAuthorsParis D. Collingsworth, David B. Bunnell, Michael W. Murray, Yu-Chun Kao, Zachary S. Feiner, Randall M. Claramunt, Brent M. Lofgren, Tomas O. Höök, Stuart A. LudsinGrand challenges in the management and conservation of North American inland fishes and fisheries
Even with long-standing management and extensive science support, North American inland fish and fisheries still face many conservation and management challenges. We used a grand challenges approach to identify critical roadblocks that if removed would help solve important problems in the management and long-term conservation of North American inland fish and fisheries. We identified seven grand cAuthorsAbigail Lynch, Steven J. Cooke, T. Douglas Beard, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Andrew M. Song, Micheal S. Allen, Zeenatul Basher, David B. Bunnell, Edward V. Camp, Ian G. Cowx, Jonathan A. Freedman, Vivian M. Nguyen, Joel K. Nohner, Mark W. Rogers, Zachary A. Siders, William W. Taylor, So-Jung Youn - News
News about this scientist