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Department of Biological Sciences


 

JOSEPH MAKAREWICZ Joe Makarewicz

Distinguished Professor

Interim Director of the Environmental Science Program at SUNY Brockport

PhD, Cornell University
Limnology, Watershed Analysis, Marine and Aquatic Ecology Telephone (716) 395-5746 or 2193, Fax (716) 395-2741  E-mail jmakarew@brockport.edu

 

Water Quality Analysis, Water Chemistry, Stress Stream Analysis, Limnology Practicum, Limnology, Environmental Impact Analysis, Population Biology

Applied aspects of environmental science, lake and watershed resource management, including such topics as watershed and ecosystem approaches to determining point and non-point sources of nutrients in urban and rural watersheds, hydrologic and nutrient budgets, indicators of successful remediation, strategies and demonstrations projects for reducing nutrient and organic hydrocarbon from watersheds, atmospheric deposition rates on ecosystems, uptake dynamics of chlorinated hydrocarbons in aquatic food-webs, top-down and bottom-up effects on plankton community structure, environmental education, environmental impact statements, plankton as indicators of success of the phosphorus reduction program in the Great Lakes and methods of reducing pesticide levels in fish grown in polluted waters.

  • Named a member of the "Environmental 25" in celebration of the Rochester Center for Environmental Studies 25th Anniversary, during which 25 people from New York State were named "Environmentalist of the Quarter Century," 1999.
  • Excellence in Environmental Teaching, Center for Environmental Information, 1999.
  • Career Achievement Award, Research Foundation of the State University of New York and SUNY Brockport, 1997 and 1998.
  • New York State Conservation Districts Special Award, "In recognition of his desire to educate and advance Soil and Water Conservation Districts in their understanding of water resources management."
  • Phi Beta Delta College International Scholar's Award, 1995.
  • SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1994.
  • Senior Fulbright Research Fellow, 1989/90, Max Planck Institute fur Limnologie, Germany.
  • Fellow of CILER; Elected member of the Cooperative Institute for Lake Experimental Research.
  • Research Achievement Award, Research Foundation of the State University of New York and SUNY Brockport, 1992.
  • Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District, in "acknowledgment and appreciation for assistance and excellence in the development of the District's water quality monitoring program."
  • Researcher of the Month Award, 1984 - SUNY Researcher.

 

PUBLICATIONS - JOURNALS AND BOOKS:

 

Makarewicz, J.C. 2000. "Lake Ontario Embayment Initiative." Finger Lakes – Lake Ontario Protection Alliance. 38pp.

Makarewicz, J.C., Igor A. Grigorovich, Edward Mills, Elizabeth Damaske, Melania E. Cristescu, Webster Pearsall, Michael J. LaVoie, Rachel Keats, Lars Rudstam, Paul Hebert, Heather Halbritter, Thomas Kelly, Carolyn Matkovich, and Hugh J. MacIsaac. In press. "The Distribution, Genetics and Dispersal of Cercopagis in Lake Ontario." Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Makarewicz, J.C., Lewis, T.W., Damaske, E. and J. Terninko, J. In review. "Maximum Loss of Atrazine Occurs during Baseline Flow." Environmental Science Technology.

Makarewicz, J. C., Lewis, T. and Bertram, P. 2000. "Chemistry of the Offshore Surface Waters of Lake Erie: Pre- and Post-Dreissena introduction." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 26:82-93.

McLish, D., Makarewicz, J.C. In Press. "Salmonine Communities in Oligotrophic Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.

Makarewicz, J. C., Lewis, T. and Bertram, P. 1999. "Phytoplankton Composition and Biomass in the Offshore Waters of Lake Erie: Pre- and Post-Dreissena introduction." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 25(1):135-148.

Lampman, G. and J.C. Makarewicz. 1999. "The Phytoplankton Zooplankton Link in the Lake Ontario Food Web." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 25(2):239-249.

Makarewicz, J.C. In Press. "Trophic Interactions: Changes in Phytoplankton Community Structure Coinciding with Alewife Introduction." Verhein International Verein Limnologie. 27:?-?.

Makarewicz, J. C., P. Bertram, and T. Lewis. 1998. "Changes in Phytoplankton Size-class Abundance and Species Composition Coinciding with Changes in the Zooplankton Community of Lake Michigan, 1983 to 1992." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 24:637-657.

Brooks, A. and J.C. Makarewicz. 1997. "Salmonine Consumption as a Source of Mirex in Human Breast Milk Near Rochester, New York." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 22: 810-818.

Buttner, J.K., R. H. Findlay, J.C. Makarewicz, D.M. Arquette, K.C. Weaver. 1996. "Impact and Potential of Yellow Perch Culture in the St. Lawrence River at Akwesasne." In An International Conference on the St. Lawrence Ecosystem, Cornwall, Ontario.

Buttner, J.K., R.H. Findlay, J.C. Makarewicz, and D.M. Arquette. "Role and potential of aquaculture in the St. Lawrence River at Akwesasne. 1996." Pages 73-84. In R.D. Needham and E.N. Novakowski (eds). Proceedings of the Conference on "Sharing Knowledge, Linking Sciences, An International Conference on the St. Lawrence Ecosystem", University of Ottawa, Ontario.

Makarewicz, J. C., P. Bertram., T.Lewis, and E. Brown. 1995. "A Decade of Predatory Control of Zooplankton Species Composition of Lake Michigan." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 21: 620-641.

Buttner, J., J. C. Makarewicz, and T.Lewis. 1995. "Concentration of Priority Organic Contaminants in Fish Maintained on Formulated Diets in Lake Ontario Waters." Progressive Fish Culturist. 57:141-146.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS - TECHNICAL REPORTS

Makarewicz, J.C., J.M. Haynes, R.C. Dilcher, J.C. Hunter, C.J. Norment and T.W. Lewis. 2000. "Biological Survey of Yanty Creek Marsh at Hamlin Beach State Park." Prepared for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Castile, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "Nutrient and Sediment Loss from the Watersheds of Canandaigua Lake, January 1997 to January 2000." Technical report to the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force, Canandaigua, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "Nutrient and Sediment Loss from a Niagara County Watershed, the East branch of Twelvemile Creek." Technical report to the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District, Lockport, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "Segment Analysis of Johnson Creek, the Location of Sources of Pollution." Technical report to the Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District, Albion, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., S. Silverstone, and T.W. Lewis 2000. "The Optimum Bio-media for use in the Floating Biological Contactor." Technical report prepared for FBC Technologies, Inc. Fairport, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "The Use of a High Speed Centrifuge for the Oxygenation of Water." Technical report prepared for FBC Technologies, Inc. Fairport, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "The Floating Biological Contactor’s Effect on the Oxygenation of Water." Technical report prepared for FBC Technologies, Inc. Fairport, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 2000. "The Muckland Demonstrations Project, Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution Control." Technical report to the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District, Oswego, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., T.W. Lewis and S.S. Lewandowski. 1999. "Segment Analysis of Sucker Brook, the Location of Sources of Pollution." Technical report to the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Fund and the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force, Canandaigua, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 1999. "The Loss of Nutrients and Materials from the Naples Creek Watershed." Technical report to the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force, Canandaigua, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis 1999. "A Technique for Identifying Pollution Sources in a Watershed: Stressed Stream Analysis Revisited." The Information Exchange, the newsletter of the Finger Lakes – Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance. Vol 7(2).

Makarewicz, J.C., R.W. Ward and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Water Quality of Cayuga Lake, 1991-1998." Technical report prepared for the Seneca County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Makarewicz, J.C., R.W. Ward and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Water Quality of Seneca Lake, 1991-1998." Technical report prepared for the Seneca County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Makarewicz, J.C., P. Bertram and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Chemistry of the offshore surface waters of Lake Erie: Pre- and post-Dreissena introduction (1983 – 1993)." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 26(1):82-93.

Makarewicz, J.C., T.W. Lewis and H. Halbritter. 1999. "Cercopagis – A New Exotic. Zooplankter to Lake Ontario." Dreissena!, the digest of the National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse, a Sea Grant publication. Vol 10(1).

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Nutrient and Sediment Loss from the Watersheds of Canandaigua Lake, January 1997 to January 1999." Technical report to the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force, Canandaigua, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Nutrient and Sediment Loss from Watersheds of Orleans County – Year 2." Technical report to the Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District, Albion, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Soil and Nutrient Loss from Sub-watersheds in the Southwest Quadrant of Conesus Lake." Technical report to the Livingston County Health Department and the Livingston County Planning Department, Mount Morris, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C., and T.W. Lewis. 1999. "Nutrient Loading and Segment Analysis of Stream Entering Lake Neatahwanta with an Evaluation of the Muckland Demonstration Project." Technical report to the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District, Oswego, NY.

Makarewicz, J.C. and Lewis, T. 1998. "The Loss of Materials from Watersheds in Orleans County: Johnson, Oak Orchard and Sandy Creeks." Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District. 42pp.

Makarewicz, J.C. and Lewis, T. 1998. "Nutrient and Sediment loss from Watersheds of Canandaigua Lake." Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force. 45pp.

Makarewicz, J.C. and Lewis, T. 1997. "The loss of nutrients and materials from watersheds draining into Lake Neantahwanta." Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District. 35pp.

Makarewicz, J.C. and T. Lewis. 1997. "Factors Affecting Watershed Pollutants in Sucker Creek." Canandaigua Water Quality Task Force.

Makarewicz, J.C. 1995. "Nutrient Loading of Streams Entering Lake Neatahwanta." Oswego Soil and Water Conservation District. 47pp.

Makarewicz, J. C. and T. Lewis. 1996. The Environmental Quality of Watersheds. Environmental Studies Project. Contains eight teaching modules. Available at the following web site: http://www.esf.edu/esp/Watershd/.

Makarewicz, J.C. 1995. "Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Macrobenthos and Ichthyoplankton Abundance, Biomass, and Species Composition of Onondaga Lake." Onondaga Lake Management Conference.

Makarewicz, J.C. 1995. "Nutrient Loading of Stream Entering Lake Neatahwanta." Oswego Soil and Water Conservation District.


 

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