USGS technicians seining for juvenile lake whitefish on a foggy morning in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Superior, with the USGS research vessel Hammond anchored in the background. Photo credit: Mike Lowe, USGS.
Michael R Lowe, PhD
Michael Lowe is a Biologist based in Millersburg, MI.
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USGS technicians seining for juvenile lake whitefish on a foggy morning in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Superior, with the USGS research vessel Hammond anchored in the background. Photo credit: Mike Lowe, USGS.
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Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions
Detecting commonality in multidimensional fish movement histories using sequence analysis
Sequence analysis and acoustic tracking individual lake sturgeon identifies multiple patterns of river-lake habitat use
Interactive effects of water temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica: A meta-analysis using 40 years of monitoring data
Survival, growth and reproduction of non-native Nile tilapia II: Fundamental niche projections and invasion potential in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Survival, growth and reproduction of non-indigenous Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). I. Physiological capabilities in various temperatures and salinities
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Seining in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Superior
USGS technicians seining for juvenile lake whitefish on a foggy morning in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Superior, with the USGS research vessel Hammond anchored in the background. Photo credit: Mike Lowe, USGS.
USGS technicians seining for juvenile lake whitefish on a foggy morning in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Superior, with the USGS research vessel Hammond anchored in the background. Photo credit: Mike Lowe, USGS.
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Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions
Self-organization is a process of establishing and reinforcing local structures through feedbacks between internal population dynamics and external factors. In reef-building systems, substrate is collectively engineered by individuals that also occupy it and compete for space. Reefs are constrained spatially by the physical environment, and by mortality, which reduces production but exposes substrAuthorsSimeon Yurek, Mitchell Eaton, Romain Lavaud, R. Wilson Laney, Don DeAngelis, William E. Pine, Megan K. LaPeyre, Julien Martin, Peter C Frederick, Hongqing Wang, Michael R. Lowe, Fred Johnson, Edward V. Camp, Rua MordecaiDetecting commonality in multidimensional fish movement histories using sequence analysis
BackgroundAcoustic telemetry, for tracking fish movement histories, is multidimensional capturing both spatial and temporal domains. Oftentimes, analyses of such data are limited to a single domain, one domain nested within the other, or ad hoc approaches that simultaneously consider both domains. Sequence analysis, on the other hand, offers a repeatable statistical framework that uses a sequenceAuthorsMichael R. Lowe, Christopher Holbrook, Darryl W. HondorpSequence analysis and acoustic tracking individual lake sturgeon identifies multiple patterns of river-lake habitat use
Understanding the spatial ecology of sturgeon (Acipenseridae) has proven to be a challenge due to the life history characteristics of these fish, especially their long life span, intermittent spawning, and long‐distance migrations. Within the Huron‐Erie Corridor (HEC) of the Laurentian Great Lakes, habitat use of 247 lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens ) was monitored over a three‐year period (201AuthorsScott F. Colborne, Darryl W. Hondorp, Christopher Holbrook, Michael R. Lowe, James C. Boase, Justin A. Chiotti, Todd C. Wills, Edward F. Roseman, Charles C. KruegerInteractive effects of water temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica: A meta-analysis using 40 years of monitoring data
Despite nearly a century of exploitation and scientific study, predicting growth and mortality rates of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a means to inform local harvest and management activities remains difficult. Ensuring that models reflect local population responses to varying salinity and temperature combinations requires locally appropriate models. Using long-term (1988 to 2015)AuthorsMichael R. Lowe, Troy Sehlinger, Thomas M. Soniat, Megan K. LaPeyreSurvival, growth and reproduction of non-native Nile tilapia II: Fundamental niche projections and invasion potential in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Understanding the fundamental niche of invasive species facilitates our ability to predict both dispersal patterns and invasion success and therefore provides the basis for better-informed conservation and management policies. Here we focus on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758), one of the most widely cultured fish worldwide and a species that has escaped local aquaculture facilitAuthorsMichael R. Lowe, Wei Wu, Mark S. Peterson, Nancy J. Brown-Peterson, William T. Slack, Pamela J. SchofieldSurvival, growth and reproduction of non-indigenous Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). I. Physiological capabilities in various temperatures and salinities
The physiological tolerances of non-native fishes is an integral component of assessing potential invasive risk. Salinity and temperature are environmental variables that limit the spread of many non-native fishes. We hypothesised that combinations of temperature and salinity will interact to affect survival, growth, and reproduction of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, introduced into MississiAuthorsPamela J. Schofield, Mark S. Peterson, Michael R. Lowe, Nancy J. Brown-Peterson, William T. Slack - News
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