Christopher M. Pennuto

Appointent: Research Scientist in Buffalo State Biology Department

Office: 264 Science Building

Phone: (716) 878-4105

Email: pennutcm at buffalostate edu

Home Page:http://www.buffalostate.edu/biology/pennutcm.xml?username=pennutcm

Research Interests: freshwater macroinvertebrate ecology; stream ecology; invasive species in the Great Lakes; ecological stoichiometry; mercury in the environment; and insect behavioral ecology

Current Projects:

• Impact of non-native round gobies in Lake Erie tributary streams
• Role of intraguild predation on invasion success in amphipods
• Investigating learning and memory differences in predator avoidance behavior of invasive crayfish

Recent Publications:

• Krakowiak, P.A. and C.M. Pennuto (2008)."The effects of round gobies (Apollonia melanostoma) on fish and macroinvertebrate communities in tributary streams of Eastern Lake Erie." Journal of Great Lakes Research, 34(4):675-689.
• Pennuto, C.M. and D.A. Keppler (2008). "Short-term predator avoidance behavior by invasive and native amphipods in the Great Lakes." Aquatic Ecology, 42(4):629-641.
Riley, C., S. Inamdar, and C. Pennuto(2007). "Use of benthic macroinvertebrate indices to assess aquatic health in a mixed-landuse watershed." Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 22(4):539-551.

ERIE related courses:

• Engineering for Ecosystem Restoration: University at Buffalo Summer Workshop Series (Summer 2008,2009)

last updated: 3/09