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Department of Biology University of St. Thomas, Minnesota USA

 

Kyle D. Zimmer, Ph.D. 
  

Courses

 

  • Ecology

  • Global Ecology

  • Aquatic Biology

 

Professional Interests

  Link to Dr. Zimmer's research page
  • Community and ecosystem ecology of shallow lakes and wetlands.

  • Role of food-web interactions in the alternative stable state model for shallow lakes. 

  • Ecology of fish, aquatic invertebrates, and submerged macrophytes.

  • Biotic and abiotic factors responsible for the structure of aquatic food webs.

 

 

Recent Publications

Student authors are in bold.

Herwig, B.R., and K.D. Zimmer.  Population dynamics and prey consumption by fathead minnows in prairie wetlands: importance of detritus and larval fish. Submitted to Ecology of Freshwater Fish.

Potthoff, A.J., B.R. Herwig, K.D. Zimmer, M.A. Hanson, M.G. Butler, J.R. Reed, B.G. Parson, M.C. Ward, and D.W. Willis. Effects of piscivore introduction on wetland ecosystems: trophic interactions as determinants of ecosystem structure. In preparation

Verant, M.L., M.L. Konsti, C.A. Deans, and K.D. Zimmer. Factors influencing nitrogen and phosphorus excretion rates by a fish community in a shallow lake. In preparation.

Zimmer, K.D. Stoichiometric responses to state shifts in shallow lakes. In preparation

Hood J.M., S. Brovold, R.W. Sterner,  M. Villar-Argaiz, K.D. Zimmer. 2006.  Near infrared spectrophotometry (NIRS) for the analysis of seston carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from diverse sources.  Limnology and Oceanography Methods 4:96-104.

Scheffer, M. K.D. Zimmer, E. Jeppesen, M.G. Butler, G.J. van Geest, M.A. Hanson, M. Søndergaard, S. Declerck, and L. De Meester. 2006. Small habitat size and isolation can promote species richness: second-order effects and biodiversity in shallow lakes and ponds. Oikos: 112:227-231.

Hanson, M.A., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, B.A. Tangen, B.H. Herwig, and N.H. Euliss. Biotic interactions as determinants of ecosystem structure in prairie   wetlands: an example using fish. Wetlands: in press.

Zimmer, K.D., B.H. Herwig, and L.M. Laurich. Nutrient excretion by fish in wetland ecosystems and its potential to support algal production.  Limnology and Oceanography 51:197-207.

Hanson, M.A., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, B.A. Tangen, B.H. Herwig, and N.H. Euliss. 2005. Biotic interactions as determinants of ecosystem structure in prairie wetlands: an example using fish. Wetlands 25:764-775.

Herwig, B.R., M.A. Hanson, J.R. Reed, B.G. Parsons, A.J. Pothoff, M.C. Ward, K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, D.W. Willis, and V.A. Snook. 2004. Walleye stocking as a tool to suppress fathead minnows and improve habitat quality in semipermanent and permanent wetlands in the prairie pothole region of Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Special Publication Number 159.

Angeler, D.G., P. Chow-Fraser, M.A. Hanson, S. Sánchez-Carillo, and K.D. Zimmer. 2003. Biomanipulation: a useful tool for freshwater wetland mitigation?  Freshwater Biology:2203-2213.

Laurich, L.M., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, and M.A. Hanson. 2003. Selectivity for zooplankton prey by fathead minnows and brook sticklebacks. Wetlands 23:416-422.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, and M.G. Butler. 2003. Interspecies relationships, community structure, and factors influencing the abundance of submerged macrophytes in prairie wetlands. Wetlands:717-728.     

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, and M.G. Butler. 2003. Relationships among nutrients, phytoplankton, macrophytes, and fish in prairie wetlands. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:721-730.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, and M.G. Butler. 2002. Effects of fathead minnows and restoration on prairie wetland ecosystems. Freshwater Biology 47:2071-2086.

Melaas, C.L., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, and M.A. Hanson. 2001. Effects of   rotenone on aquatic invertebrate communities in prairie wetlands.  Hydrobiologia 459:177-186.

Muscha, M.J., K.D. Zimmer, M.G. Butler, and M.A. Hanson. 2001. A comparison of horizontally and vertically deployed aquatic invertebrate activity traps.  Wetlands 21:301-307.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, M.G. Butler, and W.G. Duffy. 2001. Size distributions of aquatic invertebrates in two prairie wetlands, with and without fish, with implications for community production. Freshwater Biology 46:1373-1386.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, and M.G. Butler. 2001. Effects of fathead minnow colonization and removal on a prairie wetland ecosystem. Ecosystems 4:346-357

Zimmer, K.D., M.G. Butler, M.A. Hanson, and W.G. Duffy. 2001. Influences of fathead minnows and aquatic macrophytes on nutrient partitioning and ecosystem structure in two prairie wetlands. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 150:411-433.

Hanson, M.A., C.C. Roy, N.H. Euliss, K.D. Zimmer, M.R. Riggs, and M.G. Butler.  2000. A surface-associated activity trap for capturing water-surface and aquatic invertebrates in wetlands. Wetlands 20:205-212.

Zimmer, K.D., M.A. Hanson, and M.G. Butler. 2000. Factors influencing invertebrate communities in prairie wetlands: a multivariate approach.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57:76-85.

 

 

 

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