A.
Center/Institute/Program
Environmental Research Center/University of Notre Dame
September 30 – May 15
P.O. Box 369
Department of
Biological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN
46556-0369
Phone: 574-631-7186
Fax: 574-631-7413
E-mail: biology.underc.1@nd.edu
Web Page: http://underc.nd.edu
May 15 – September 30
UNDERC
7645 Palmer Lake Road
Land O’Lakes, WI 54540
Phone: 906-842-2264
Fax: 906-842-2311
E-mail: biology.underc.1@nd.edu
Web Page: http://underc.nd.edu
Director/Chairperson:
Dr. Gary A. Belovsky
Representative to AERC:
Dr. Gary A. Belovsky
Alternate: Dr. Karen
E. Francl
B. Major objectives of the
Center/Institute/Program
1. Lake,
wetland, and terrestrial ecosystem research.
2. Education and training.
C. Major ecosystem research emphases
1. Lakes:
Interactions of food web processes and ecosystem function.
2. Terrestrial: Invertebrate food web dynamics; wetland function, connectivity,
and community interactions.
D. Staff
Permanent
scientific staff: PhD: 2
Scientific
support staff: Postdocs: 1, Technicians: 1
Other
support staff: Clerical: 1
Graduate
students: PhD: 6, MS:
3
Summer
undergraduates: 20
E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)
Core
funding: $520,000/yr, Source: Endowment and fees
Grants: None (only individual research grants)
F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies
Environmental
Research Center, N. Wisconsin/Michigan U.P., 3,040 ha total (land area and
surface area of 30 lakes and bogs).
G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and
specialty areas)
Belovsky,
G.A. – terrestrial ecology
Francl,
K.F. – wetland ecology
Yurewicz,
K. – vernal pond ecology
H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer
accessibility)
1. Chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton,
and fish of 3 lakes, 1984-87 and continuing, accessible as ASCII files for IBM
microcomputer.
2. Historical records of whole-lake
manipulations since 1951 are being accumulated, edited, and organized.