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
Spatiotemporal patterns in trophic niche overlap among five salmonines in Lake Michigan, USA
Spatiotemporal variability in energetic condition of alewife and round goby in Lake Michigan
Densities, diets, and growth rates of larval Alewife and Bloater in a changing Lake Michigan ecosystem.
Spatial patterns of rainbow smelt energetic condition in Lakes Huron and Erie in 2017: Evidence for Lake Huron resource limitation
Status and trends of prey fish populations in Lake Michigan, 2018
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
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Science and Products
Science pages by this scientist
Spatiotemporal patterns in trophic niche overlap among five salmonines in Lake Michigan, USA
Spatiotemporal variability in energetic condition of alewife and round goby in Lake Michigan
Densities, diets, and growth rates of larval Alewife and Bloater in a changing Lake Michigan ecosystem.
Spatial patterns of rainbow smelt energetic condition in Lakes Huron and Erie in 2017: Evidence for Lake Huron resource limitation
Status and trends of prey fish populations in Lake Michigan, 2018
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
News about this scientist