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Edward S. Rutherford is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and specializes in environmental science. Their research primarily focuses on fish ecology and management studies, along with aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and fisheries research, transboundary water resource management, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Rutherford has contributed to various subfields including nature and landscape conservation, ecology, environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a concentration on the Laurentian Great Lakes and aquatic ecosystems. Notable papers include:

  • "Consequences of changing water clarity on the fish and fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes" (2021, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)
  • "Potential establishment and ecological effects of bighead and silver carp in a productive embayment of the Laurentian Great Lakes" (2020, Biological Invasions)
  • "A Best Practices Case Study for Scientific Collaboration between Researchers and Managers" (2020, Fisheries)
  • "Potential Effects of Bigheaded Carps on Four Laurentian Great Lakes Food Webs" (2021, North American Journal of Fisheries Management)
  • "Predicting larval alewife transport in Lake Michigan using hydrodynamic and Lagrangian particle dispersion models" (2022, Limnology and Oceanography)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rutherford include Doran M. Mason, Hongyan Zhang, Mark D. Rowe, David B. Bunnell, and Tomas O. Höök.

Rutherford regularly publishes in journals such as the Journal of Great Lakes Research, Biological Invasions, Ecological Economics, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Limnology and Oceanography.

In addition to journal articles, Rutherford has a book publication titled "Egg production, spawning biomass and factors influencing recruitment of striped bass in the Potomac River and the upper Chesapeake Bay," published by UNESCO in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Assessing and addressing the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Central basin hypoxia

    Donald Scavia;J. David Allan;Kristin K. Arend;Steven Bartell

  • Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness

    J. David Allan;Peter B. McIntyre;Sigrid D. P. Smith;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web, 1970-2000

    Charles P. Madenjian;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Thomas H. Johengen;Thomas F. Nalepa

  • Recent trends in estuarine fisheries: Predictions of fish production and yield

    Edward D. Houde;Edward S. Rutherford

  • Risk Analysis and Bioeconomics of Invasive Species to Inform Policy and Management

    David M. Lodge;David M. Lodge;Paul W. Simonin;Stanley W. Burgiel;Reuben P. Keller

  • INDIVIDUAL‐BASED MODEL OF YELLOW PERCH AND WALLEYE POPULATIONS IN ONEIDA LAKE

    Kenneth A. Rose;Edward S. Rutherford;Dennis S. McDermot;John L. Forney

  • Fine-scale spatial variation in ice cover and surface temperature trends across the surface of the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Lacey A. Mason;Lacey A. Mason;Catherine M. Riseng;Andrew D. Gronewold;Edward S. Rutherford

  • Using cultural ecosystem services to inform restoration priorities in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    J David Allan;Sigrid Dp Smith;Peter B McIntyre;Christine A Joseph

  • Sampling a Littoral Fish Assemblage: Comparison of Small-Mesh Fyke Netting and Boat Electrofishing

    Carl R. Ruetz;Donald G. Uzarski;Damon M. Krueger;Edward S. Rutherford

  • Recruitment Variability of Alewives in Lake Michigan

    Charles P. Madenjian;Tomas O. Höök;Edward S. Rutherford;Doran M. Mason

  • Classifying and Forecasting Coastal Upwellings in Lake Michigan Using Satellite Derived Temperature Images and Buoy Data

    Stefan Plattner;Doran M. Mason;George A. Leshkevich;David J. Schwab

  • Biophysical Model of Larval Yellow Perch Advection and Settlement in Lake Michigan

    Dmitry Beletsky;Doran M. Mason;David J. Schwab;Edward S. Rutherford

  • Movement of Walleyes in Lakes Erie and St. Clair Inferred from Tag Return and Fisheries Data

    Hui‐Yu Wang;Edward S. Rutherford;H. Andrew Cook;Donald W. Einhouse

  • Environmental Constraints on Hydropower: An Ex Post Benefit-Cost Analysis of Dam Relicensing in Michigan

    Matthew J. Kotchen;Michael R. Moore;Frank Lupi;Edward S. Rutherford

  • A multi-modeling approach to evaluating climate and land use change impacts in a Great Lakes River Basin

    M. J. Wiley;D. W. Hyndman;B. C. Pijanowski;A. D. Kendall

  • A Regional‐Scale Habitat Suitability Model to Assess the Effects of Flow Reduction on Fish Assemblages in Michigan Streams 1

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  • Rating impacts in a multi‐stressor world: a quantitative assessment of 50 stressors affecting the Great Lakes

    Sigrid D. P. Smith;Peter B. McIntyre;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Roger M. Cooke

  • Forecasting the Impacts of Silver and Bighead Carp on the Lake Erie Food Web

    Hongyan Zhang;Edward S. Rutherford;Doran M. Mason;Jason T. Breck

  • The relative impacts of nutrient loads and invasive species on a Great Lakes food web: An Ecopath with Ecosim analysis

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  • Individual‐Based Model of Young‐of‐the‐Year Striped Bass Population Dynamics. II. Factors Affecting Recruitment in the Potomac River, Maryland

    James H. Cowan;Kenneth A. Rose;Edward S. Rutherford;Edward D. Houde

  • Use of GIS-Derived Landscape-Scale Habitat Features to Explain Spatial Patterns of Fish Density in Michigan Rivers

    Sara M. Creque;Edward S. Rutherford;Troy G. Zorn

  • Early life history of Lake Michigan alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) inferred from intra-otolith stable isotope ratios

    Elise Dufour;William P Patterson;Tomas O Höök;Edward S Rutherford

  • Use of Structured Expert Judgment to Forecast Invasions by Bighead and Silver Carp in Lake Erie

    Marion E. Wittmann;Roger M. Cooke;Roger M. Cooke;John D. Rothlisberger;Edward S. Rutherford

Frequent Co-Authors

Doran M. Mason
Doran M. Mason National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tomas O. Höök
Tomas O. Höök Purdue University West Lafayette
David J. Schwab
David J. Schwab Michigan Technological University
Charles P. Madenjian
Charles P. Madenjian United States Geological Survey
Kenneth A. Rose
Kenneth A. Rose University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Henry A. Vanderploeg
Henry A. Vanderploeg National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dmitry Beletsky
Dmitry Beletsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Edward L. Mills
Edward L. Mills Cornell University
James R. Bence
James R. Bence Michigan State University
Thomas H. Johengen
Thomas H. Johengen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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