Author:

• Ed Verhamme
  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Michigan Tech

Advisors:

• Dr. Nancy Auer
  Department of Biological Sciences
  Michigan Tech
• Pam Schmidt
  Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science
  Mathematics and Environmental Education
• Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray
  Biology Department
  Hope College
• Helen Stenvig
  L’Anse Middle School
• Rebecca Stroube
  L’Anse Middle School

Production:

Tech Alive

• Animation and Web Design:
  Dr. Susan E. Hill
  Michigan Tech
• Production Management:
  Dr. Martin T. Auer
  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Michigan Tech

This web page was developed under a grant awarded to the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Ms. Shawn Oppliger, Center Director and Project Coordinator
Ms. Joan Chadde, Center Education Program Coordinator and Project Coordinator
Mr. Thomas M. Occhipinti, MDEQ Environmental Education Coordinator and Grant Administrator

Media Credits

Title Page: The Great Lakes Ecosystem

• Great Lakes Map illustration: Map courtesy of the Great Lakes Information Network.
• Great Lakes photo collage: Ed Verhamme.

Great Lakes Formation

• Northern Lake Michigan in Winter photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Lake Superior Ice Formations photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Lake Fanny Hooe photo: Ed Verhamme.

Great Lakes Flow

• Great Lakes Flow animation: © 2004 State of Michigan.

Great Lakes Food Web

• Great Lakes Food Web animation: © 2004 State of Michigan.
• Great Lakes Food Web illustration: © 2004 State of Michigan.

Producers

• Great Lakes Producers animation: © 2004 State of Michigan.
• Great Lakes Producers illustration: © 2004 State of Michigan.

Phytoplankton

• Pediastrum photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Crucigenia photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.
• Goniumpectorale photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.
• Anabaena photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.

Phytoplankton Movies

• Cryptomonas photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.
• Cladophora photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.
• Dinobryon photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.
• EntoSiphon photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.
• Peridinium photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.
• Stentor photo and Flash video: Jason Oyadomari. Used with permission.

Consumers

• Great Lakes Consumers animation: © 2004 State of Michigan.
• Great Lakes Consumers illustration: © 2004 State of Michigan.

Zooplankton

• Copepod photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Mysis photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Holopedium photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Rotifer photo: Ed Verhamme.

Fish

• Walleye photo: © Shedd Aquarium (Patrice Ceisel).
• Pumpkinseed photo: © Shedd Aquarium (Patrice Ceisel).
• Lake Sturgeon photo: © Shedd Aquarium.

Benthic Animals

• Diporeia photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Rusty Crayfish photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.

Decomposers

• Bacteria photo: Ed Verhamme.
• Great Lakes Decomposers illustration: © 2004 State of Michigan.

Exotic Species

• Sea Lamprey photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.
• Zebra Mussels photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.
• Round Golby photo: United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program office.

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