Dr. Donn Branstrator
Professor
Dr. Donn Branstrator is a Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth with a focus on limnology and freshwater zooplankton. His research with the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center focuses on the impacts and colonization history of spiny water flea in Lake Mille Lacs and Lake Kabetogama, as well as an evaluation of the risk of dispersal of spiny water flea by boating equipment. He teaches courses in general ecology, lake ecology, and ethics in science, and he co-directs the Water Resources Science Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota.
Education
- B.A. Lawrence University
- Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Current MAISRC projects
- Determining highest-risk vectors of spiny waterflea spread
- Characterizing spiny waterflea impacts using sediment records
Publications
- Colonization dynamics of the invasive predatory cladoceran, Bythotrephes longimanus, inferred from sediment records. Limnology and Oceanography, 2017
- The North American invasive zooplanktivore Bythotrephes longimanus is less hypoxia-tolerant than the native Leptodora kindtii. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2017
- Changes in the cladoceran community of Lake Superior and the role of Bythotrepes longimanus. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2017
