Dr. Douglas D. Kane

Heidelberg University, USA

Associate Professor

Email: dkane@heidelberg.edu

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., The Ohio State University, USA

2002 M.Sc., The Ohio State University, USA

1999 B.Sc., The Ohio State University, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. Bridgeman, T.B., Chaffin, J.D., Kane, D.D., Conroy, J.D., Panek, S.E., and Armenio, P. 2012. From river to lake: phosphorus and algal transformations in western Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38: 90-97. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.09.010.
2. Kutovaya, O.A., McKay, R.M.L., Beall, B., Wilhelm, S.W., Kane, D.D., Chaffin, J.D., Bridgeman, T.B., and Bullerjahn, G.S. 2012. Evidence against fluvial seeding of recurrent toxic blooms of Microcystis spp. in Lake Erie’s western basin. Harmful Algae 15: 71-77. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2011.11.007.
3. Chaffin, J.D., and Kane, D.D. 2010. Burrowing mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae: Hexagenia spp.) bioturbation and bioirrigation: a source of internal phosphorus loading in Lake Erie.   Journal of Great Lakes Research 36: 57-63.
4. Kane, D.D., Gordon, S.I., Munawar, M., Charlton, M.N., and Culver, D.A. 2009. The Planktonic Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI): a new technique for assessing lake ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators 9: 1234-1247.
5. Conroy, J.D., Kane, D.D., and Culver, D.A. 2008. Declining Lake Erie ecosystem health? Evidence from a multi-year, lake-wide, plankton study. Pp. 369-408. In: M. Munawar and R. Heath (eds.), Checking the Pulse of Lake Erie. Ecovision World Monograph Series.
6. Kane, D.D., Gordon, S.I., Munawar, M., Charlton, M.N., and Culver, D.A. 2008. A Planktonic Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) for Lake Erie: a new technique for checking the pulse of Lake Erie. Pp. 347-367. In: M. Munawar and R. Heath (eds.), Checking the Pulse of Lake Erie. Ecovision World Monograph Series.
7. Conroy, J.D., Quinlan, E.L., Kane, D.D., and Culver, D.A. 2007. Cylindrospermopsis in Lake Erie: testing its association with other cyanobacterial genera and limnological parameters. Journal of Great Lakes Research. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33: 519-533.
8. Conroy, J.D., Kane, D.D., Dolan, D.M., Edwards, W.J., Charlton, M.N., and Culver, D.A. 2005. Temporal trends in Lake Erie plankton biomass: roles of external phosphorus loading and dreissenid mussels. Journal of Great Lakes Research 31 (Supplement 2): 89-110.
9. Conroy, J.D., Edwards, W.J., Pontius, R.A., Kane, D.D., Zhang, H., Shea, J.F., Richey, J.N., and Culver, D.A. 2005. Soluble nitrogen and phosphorus excretion of exotic freshwater mussels (Dreissena spp.): potential impacts for nutrient remineralisation in western Lake Erie. Freshwater Biology 50: 1146-1162.
10. Kane, D.D., Gannon, J.E., and Culver, D.A. 2004. The status of Limnocalanus macrurus (Copepoda: Calanoida: Centropagidae) in Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 30: 22-30.
11. Kane, D.D., Haas, E.M., and Culver, D.A. 2003. The characteristics and potential ecological effects of the exotic crustacean zooplankter Cercopagis pengoi (Cladocera: Cercopagidae), a recent invader of Lake Erie. Ohio Journal of Science 103: 79-83.
12. Therriault, T.W., Grigorovich, I.A., Kane, D.D., Haas, E.M., Culver, D.A., and MacIsaac, H.J. 2002. Range expansion of the exotic zooplankter Cercopagis pengoi (Ostroumov) into western Lake Erie and Muskegon Lake. Journal of Great Lakes Research 28: 698-701.
13. Kane, D.D. 2002. Science in the art of the Italian Renaissance I: Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise- linear perspective and space. Ohio Journal of Science 102: 110-112.
14. Kane, D.D. 2002. Science in the art of the Italian Renaissance II: Leonardo DaVinci’s representations of animals in his works. Ohio Journal of Science 102: 113-115.

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