- Field Station Manager, Research Associate
- Great Lakes Center
- SUNY College at Buffalo
- Science Building 405B
- Buffalo, New York 14222
- Phone: 716-878-5625, 716-878-3766
- Fax: 716-878-5035
- E-mail: clapsamd@buffalostate.edu
EDUCATION:
M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Fisheries biologist: food web dynamics, invasive species in the Great Lakes
GRANTS/CONTRACTS RECEIVED:
2006-2007: Monitoring for E. coli on Erie County Beaches. USEPA through Erie County Department of Health
2005: Impact of Estrogen Inputs in Lake Erie Fish Populations. Great Lakes Research Consortium
2003: An Analysis of the Diet of Steelhead Trout in Lake Erie to Provide Resource Managers with a Basic Understanding of Their Role in Lakewide Predator/Prey Dynamics. Great Lakes Fishery Commission
2002: Botulism type E in Lake Erie: Ecology and Lower Food Web Transfer. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
2002: Botulism E in Lake Erie: Ecology and Lower Food Web Transfer. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Workshop: Collection and Identification of Freshwater Mollusks (Clams, Mussels and Snails), NYS Museum of Natural History, Albany, NY. State of NY/United University Professions Joint Labor-Management Committee Individual Development Awards Program
REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS:
Pérez-Fuentetaja, A., M.D. Clapsadl, D. Einhouse, P.R. Bowser, R.G. Getchell and W.T. Lee. 2005. The Role of Benthic Invertebrates in the Transmission of Type E Botulism in Eastern Lake Erie.
Pérez-Fuentetaja, A., M.D. Clapsadl, D. Einhouse, P.R. Bowser, R.G. Getchell and W.T. Lee. 2006. Influence of Limnological Conditions on Clostridium botulinum Type E Presence in Eastern Lake Erie (Great Lakes, USA) Sediments. Hydrobiologia, 563(1): 189-200.
Pérez-Fuentetaja, A., T. Lee, M. Clapsadl. 2003. Botulism Outbreaks: Environmental parameters associated to Clostridium botulinum Type E in Eastern Lake Erie. International Association for Great Lakes Research. International Lake Environment Committee. Global Threats to Large Lakes. Abstract. June 22-26, 2003, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. Page 218.
Pérez-Fuentetaja, A., T. Lee, M. Clapsadl. 2003. Environmental parameters associated with outbreaks of botulism in Eastern Lake Erie. Botulism in Lake Erie Workshop Proceedings, New York Sea Grant, Ohio Sea Grant, and Pennsylvania Sea Grant. April 3, 2003. Buffalo, New York. Pages 30-36.
Willette, T.M., R.T. Cooney, V. Patrick, G.S. Thomas, T.C. Kline Jr., K. Hyer, G. Carpenter, and M. Clapsadl. 1999. Ecological Processes Influencing Mortality of Juvenile Pink Salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Legacy of an Oil Spill: 10 Years after Exxon Valdez Scientific Symposium. March 23-26, 1999.
Werner, R.G., B.V. Jonckheere, M.D. Clapsadl, and J.M. Farrell. 1996. A bioenergetic exploration of piscivory and planktivory during the early life history of two species of freshwater fishes. Marine and Freshwater Research 47(2): 113-120.
OTHER:
Research on endocrine disruptors in fish.
Organized BSC participation in NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Lake Trout stocking.
Conducted mussel surveys of several streams for NYS Dept. of Transportation.
