**Edward S. Rutherford** Phone (734)-663-3554 (x104)

University of Michigan FAX (734)-663-9399

School of Natural Resources and Environment Internet: edwardr@umich.edu

Institute for Fisheries Research

1109 N. University Ave.

Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-1084

**Education**

Ph.D., Marine Environmental Estuarine Sciences University of Maryland
1992

M.S., Marine Science University of Miami 1982 B.S., Biology Tufts
University, 1976

**Experience**

Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory (October 2008 -- present); Interim Director (June 2007 --
present) University of Michigan Cooperative Institute for Limnology and
Ecosystems Research; Associate Research Scientist, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. (2003-present); Assistant Research Scientist,
University of Michigan (1994-2003); Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge
Associated Universities, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. (1992-1994);
Graduate Fellow, Electric Power Research Institute, University of
Maryland, Solomons, MD. (1991-1992); Graduate Research Assistant,
University of Maryland, Solomons, MD. (1987-1991); Fisheries Technician,
Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL. (1979-1987).

**Professional and Scientific Organizations**

Member American Fisheries Society, American Association for Advancement
of Science, International Association for Great Lakes Research

**Publications**

Dufour, E., T.O. Höök, W.P. Patterson, and **E.S. Rutherford**. In
press. High-resolution isotope analysis of age-0 alewife *Alosa
pseudoharengus* otoliths: assessment of temporal resolution and
reconstruction of habitat occupancy and thermal history. Journal of Fish
Biology.

Adlerstein, S.A., **E.S. Rutherford**, R.M. Claramunt, D.F. Clapp and
J.A. Clevenger. 2008. Seasonal movements of Chinook salmon in Lake
Michigan based on tag recoveries from recreational fisheries and catch
rates in gill net assessments Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society 138 (3):137-150.

Höök, T.O., **E.S. Rutherford**, T.E. Croley, D.M. Mason and C.P.
Madenjian. 2008. Annual variation in habitat-specific recruitment
success: implications from an individual-based model of Lake Michigan
alewife. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
65:1402-1412.

Höök, T.O., **E.S. Rutherford**, G.S. Carter, and D.M. Mason. 2007.
Hatch dates, growth, survival and over-winter mortality of age-0
alewives in Lake Michigan: Implications for habitat-specific recruitment
success. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:1298-1312.

Beletsky, D., D.M. Mason, D.J. Schwab, **E.S. Rutherford**, J. Janssen,
D.F. Clapp, and J. Dettmers. 2007. Biophysical model of larval yellow
perch advection and settlement in Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 33
(4):842-866.

Adlerstein, S.A., **E.S. Rutherford**, J.A. Clevenger, J.E. Johnson,
D.F. Clapp, and A.P. Woldt. 2007. Lake Trout Movements in US Waters of
Lake Huron Interpreted from Coded Wire Tag Recoveries in Recreational
Fisheries. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:186-201.

Godby, N.A., Jr., **E.S. Rutherford**, and D.M. Mason. 2007. Diet,
consumption, growth, survival, and production of juvenile steelhead in a
Lake Michigan tributary. North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Vol. 27:578-592.

Wang, H-Y, **E.S. Rutherford**, H.A. Cook, D.W. Einhouse, R.C. Haas,
T.B. Johnson, R. Kenyon, B. Locke, M.W. Turner. 2007. Movement of
Walleye in Lakes Erie and St. Clair Inferred from Tag Return and
Fisheries Data. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Vol.
136:539-551.

Ruetz, C.R., III, D.G. Uzarski, D.M. Krueger, and **E.S. Rutherford**.
2007. Sampling a littoral fish assemblage: comparing small-mesh fyke
netting and boat electrofishing. North American Journal of Fisheries
Management. 27:825-831.

Adlerstein, S.A., **E.S. Rutherford**, D. Clapp, J.A. Clevenger and J.E.
Johnson. 2007. Estimating seasonal movements of Chinook salmon in Lake
Huron from efficiency analysis of coded wire tag recoveries from
recreational fisheries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management
27(3):792-803.

Tyler, J.A., and **E.S. Rutherford**. 2007. River Restoration Effects on
Steelhead Populations in the Manistee River, Michigan: Analysis using an
Individual-Based Model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
163(6):1654-1673.

Höök, T.O., M.J. McCormick, **E.S. Rutherford**, D.M. Mason and G.S.
Carter. 2006. Short-term water mass movements in Lake Michigan:
implications for larval fish transport. Journal of Great Lakes Research
32:728-737.

Kotchen, M.J., M.R. Moore, F. Lupi and **E.S. Rutherford**. 2006.
Environmental Constraints on Hydropower: An Ex-Post Benefit-Cost
Analysis of Dam Relicensing in Michigan. J. Land Economics
82(3):384-403.  

Plattner, S., D.M. Mason, G.A. Leshkevich, D.J. Schwab and **E.S.
Rutherford**. 2006. Classifying and forecasting coastal upwellings in
Lake Michigan using satellite derived temperature images and buoy data.
J. Great Lakes Research 32:63-76.

Creque, S.M., **E.S. Rutherford** and T.G. Zorn. 2005. Use of
GIS-derived landscape-scale habitat features to explain spatial patterns
of fish density in Michigan Rivers. North Ameican Journal of Fisheries
Management. 25(4):1411-1425.

Dufour, E., W.P. Patterson, T.O. Höök, and **E.S. Rutherford**. 2005.
Early life history of Lake Michigan alewives (*Alosa pseudoharengus*)
inferred from intra-otolith stable isotope ratios. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(10):2362-2370.

Madenjian, C.P., T.O. Höök, **E.S. Rutherford**, D.M. Mason, T. Croley,
II, E.S. Szalai,and J.R. Bence. 2005.Recruitment Variability of Alewives
in Lake Michigan. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
134(1):218-230.

Bartron, M.L., D.R. Swank, **E.S. Rutherford**, and K.T. Scribner. 2004.
Methodological bias in estimates of strain composition and straying
rates of hatchery-produced steelhead in Lake Michigan tributaries. North
American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:1288-1299.

Höök, T., **E.S. Rutherford**, S.J. Brines, D.J. Schwab, and M.J.
McCormick. 2004. Relationships between surface water temperature and
steelhead distributions in Lake Michigan. North American Journal of
Fisheries Management 24:211-221.

Horne, B.D., **E.S. Rutherford**, and K.W. Wehrly. 2004. Simulating
effects of hydro-dam alteration on thermal regime and wild steelhead
recruitment in the Manistee River, Michigan. River Research and
Applications 20:185-203.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, K.A. Rose, and J.H. Cowan, Jr. 2003. Evaluation of
the Shepherd and Cushing (1980) model of density-dependent survival: a
case study using striped bass (*Morone saxatilis*) larvae in the Potomac
River, Maryland, USA. ICES Journal of Marine Science 60:1275-1287.

Höök, T.O., **E.S. Rutherford**, S.J. Brines, D.M. Mason, D.J. Schwab,
and M.J. McCormick, G.W. Fleischer, T.J. DeSorcie, T.J., and W.G.
Sprules, W.G. 2003. Spatially explicit measures of production of young
alewives in Lake Michigan: Linkage between essential fish habitat and
recruitment. Estuaries 26(1):21-29.

Höök, T.O., **E.S. Rutherford**, S.J. Brines, C.A. Geddes, D.M. Mason,
D.J. Schwab, and G.W. Fleischer. 2003. Landscape scale measures of
steelhead (*Oncorhynchus mykiss*) bioenergetic growth rate potential in
Lake Michigan and comparison with catch rates. Journal of Great Lakes
Research. 30:545-556.

Madenjian, C. P., G.L. Fahnenstiel, T.H. Johengen, T.F. Nalepa, H.A.
Vanderploeg, G.W. Fleischer, P.J. Schneeberger, D.M. Benjamin, E.B.
Smith, J.R. Bence, E.S. **Rutherford,** D.M. Lavis, D.M. Robertson, D.J.
Jude, and M.P. Ebener.. 2002. Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web,
1970-2000. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
59.736-753.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, K.A. Rose, J.L. Forney, E.L. Mills, C.M. Mayer and
L.G. Rudstam. 1999. Individual-based model simulations of a zebra mussel
(Dreissena polymorpha) induced energy shunt on walleye (Stizostedion
vitreum) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations in Oneida Lake,
NY. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56:2168-2160.

Rose, K.A., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Forney, J.L., Mills, E.L., and
SinghDermott, D. 1999. Individual-based model of yellow perch and
walleye populations in Oneida Lake, New York. Ecological Monographs
69:127-154.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, E.D. Houde, and R.M. Nyman. 1997. Relationship of
larval-stage growth and mortality to recruitment of striped bass,
[Morone saxatilis]{.underline}, in Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 20:174-198.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and Houde, E.D. 1995. The influence of temperature
on cohort-specific growth, survival and recruitment of larval striped
bass, [Morone saxatilis]{.underline}, in Chesapeake Bay. Fishery
Bulletin, U.S. 93:315-332.

Cowan, J.H., Jr., Rose, K.A., **Rutherford, E.S.**, and Houde, E.D..
1993. Individual-based model of young-of-the-year striped bass
population dynamics. II. Factors affecting recruitment in the Potomac
River, Maryland. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
122:439-458.

Houde, E.D., and **Rutherford, E.S.**. 1993. Recent trends in estuarine
fisheries: Predictions of fish production and yield. Estuaries.
16(2):161-176.

**Rutherford, E. S.**, Tilmant, J.T., Thue, E.B., and Schmidt, T.W..
1989. Fishery harvest and population dynamics of spotted seatrout,
[Cynoscion nebulosus]{.underline}, in Florida Bay and adjacent waters.
Bulletin of Marine Science 44:108-125.

**Rutherford, E. S.**, Tilmant, J.T., Thue, E.B., and Schmidt, T.W..
1989. Fishery harvest and population dynamics of gray snapper, [Lutjanus
griseus]{.underline}, in Florida Bay and adjacent waters. Bulletin of
Marine Science 44:139-154.

**Rutherford, E. S.**, Schmidt, T.W., and Tilmant, J.T.. 1989. Early
life history of spotted seatrout, [Cynoscion nebulosus]{.underline}, and
gray snapper, [Lutjanus griseus]{.underline}, in Florida Bay, Everglades
National Park, Florida. Fishery Bulletin 44:49-64.

Tilmant, J.T., **Rutherford, E.S.**, and Thue, E.B. 1989. Fishery
harvest and population dynamics of the common snook (Centropomus
undecimalis) from Florida Bay and adjacent waters. Abstract In:
Symposium on Florida Bay, a subtropical lagoon. Bulletin of Marine
Science 44:52:53

Scott, J. P., Dewey, R.R., Hansen, L.J., Owen, R.E., and **Rutherford,
E.S.**. 1989. How many mullet are there in Florida Bay? Bulletin of
Marine Science 44:89-107.

Iversen, E.S., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Bannerot, S.P., and Jory, D.E.
1987. Biological data on Berry Islands, (Bahamas) queen conchs, Strombus
gigas, with mariculture and fisheries management implications. Fishery
Bulletin 85:299-310

**Manuscripts in Review**

Swank, D.R., and **E.S. Rutherford**. Temporal variation in life history
traits of wild Great Lakes steelhead populations. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Wang, Hui-Yu, and **E.S. Rutherford**. Bioenergetic growth potential of
walleye in Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research. Journal of Great
Lakes Research.

**Manuscripts in Preparation**

**Rutherford, E.S.,** and Rose, K.A. Individual-based model analysis of
dynamics of walleye and yellow perch populations under multiple
ecosystem stressors in Oneida Lake, NY. In: E.L. Mills and D.J. Stewart
(eds.), Oneida Lake: Long-term dynamics of a managed ecosystem and its
fisheries. Published by American Fisheries Society

Breck, J.E., C.P. Simon, **E.S. Rutherford**, P.J. Lamberson, B.S. Low
and D.R. Swank. When to Mature? Answers from life history theory.
American Naturalist.

**Rutherford, E.S.** , and J.A.Tyler. Individual-based model simulations
of steelhead response to flow variation in in Great Lakes tributaries.
Journal of Great Lakes Research.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, Geddes, C.A., Schwab, D.G., Madenjian, C.P. and
Mason, D.M. Ecological classification of offshore fisheries habitats of
Lake Michigan. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, D.M. Mason, D. Zafft, R.F. Elliott, and L. Carl.
Factors influencing spatial and temporal variability in recruitment of
Chinook salmon to Lake Michigan. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and E.R. Marshall. Landscape-scale regression
estimates of steelhead and Chinook salmon habitat suitability and
recruitment in Lake Michigan tributaries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences

**Rutherford, E.S.**, E.R. Marshall and M. Kimura. Landscape-scale
regression estimates of Chinook salmon habitat and potential recruitment
to Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, S.R. Thorrold, and J. Christensen. Identification
of natal habitats for juvenile steelhead using trace element and stable
isotope analysis of steelhead otoliths and scales. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

**Rutherford, E.S.**, M. Kimura, S.Ludsin, E. Roseman, T. Johnson and D.
Culver. Does bioenergetic growth potential predict habitat suitability
and recruitment potential of yellow perch larvae in western Lake Erie?
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Brenton, B.D., **E.S. Rutherford**, K.A. Rose, and C.R. Bronte.
Simulating effects of ruffe invasion on walleye and yellow perch
populations in the Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences.

Woldt, A.P. and **E.S. Rutherford**. Production of young steelhead in
two central Lake Michigan tributaries. Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Swank, D.R., and **E.S. Rutherford**. Spatial variation in life history
traits of wild Great Lakes steelhead populations. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Geddes, C.A. **E.S**.**Rutherford,** T.O., Höök, and C.P. Madenjian.
Movements of coho salmon in Lake Michigan interpreted from angler catch
per unit effort. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Höök, T.O., **E.S. Rutherford**, D.M. Mason, and G. Carter, G. Relative
importance of nursery habitats for alewife in Lake Michigan. Journal of
Great Lakes Research.

Price, J., D.M. Mason, and **E.S. Rutherford**. Evaluation of
Fixed-Location, Riverine, Hydroacoustics for Enumerating Out-migrating
Chinook Salmon *Oncorhynchus tshawytscha* Smolts. North American Journal
of Fisheries Management.

Swank, D.R., and **E.S. Rutherford.** Spatial variation in life history
traits of wild steelhead populations in the Great Lakes. Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci.

**Refereed Book Chapters, Conference Proceedings, Reports,**

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and E.R. Marshall. 2007. Development of
Environmental Objectives to support Fish Community Objectives for Lake
Michigan. Report to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

**Rutherford, E.S.** 2007. Chapter "Tributary and Nearshore Fishery
Habitats". In: Lake Michigan State of the Lake 2005, published by the
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, C.A. Geddes, and M. Kimura. Final Report: "Lake
Erie Aquatic Habitat Geographic Information System" to Great Lakes
Fishery Commission.

Beletsky, D., D.J. Schwab, D.M.Mason, **E.S. Rutherford**, M.J.
McCormick, H. Vanderploeg, and J. Janssen. Modeling the transport of
larval yellow perch in Lake Michigan. Proceedings of Estuarine and
Coastal Management Conference, 2003.

**Rutherford, E.S.** 2002. The unique contributions of early life
history stages to fisheries management. Ch. 9, In L. Fuiman and R.G.
Werner (eds.), The Unique Contributions of Early Life Stages to
Fisheries Science. Blackwell Science, London.

Woldt, A.P., and **E.S. Rutherford**. 2002. Production of young
steelhead in two central Lake Michigan tributaries. Michigan Department
of Natural Resources, Fisheries Research Report 2060. Ann Arbor.

Rose, K. A., J. A. Tyler, D. Singh Dermott, and **E. S. Rutherford**.
1996. Multispecies modeling of fish populations. pp. 194-222. In: B.A.
Megrey and E. Moksness \[eds.\], Computers in Fisheries Research.
Chapman and Hall, London.

Rask, M., van Densen, W., Lehtonen, H., and **Rutherford, E.S.**
(editors). 1995. Percis II. The second international percid fish
symposium, Vaasa Finland, 21-25 August, 1995. Annales Zoologici Fennici
Vol. 33 (3-4).

**Rutherford, E.S.** 1997. Evaluation of natural reproduction, stocking
rates, and fishing regulations for steelhead [Oncorhynchus
mykiss]{.underline}, chinook salmon [O. tschawystscha]{.underline}, and
coho salmon ([O. keta]{.underline}) in Lake Michigan. Final Report
Project No. F-35-R-22, study 650, to Federal Aid for Sport Fish
Restoration. 29 pp.

Houde, E.D., **E.S. Rutherford**, and S.D. Leach. 1996. Interactions
among environmental factors and recruitment potential in striped bass.
Reference No.\[UMCEES\]CBL 96-107, Contract No. CB94-011-002 to Maryland
Department of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring
Division. 214 pp.

**Research Presentations at Conferences (last 3 years):**

*2007:*

Tyler, J.A., M.J. Wiley, C.R. Riseng, and **E.S. Rutherford**. Modeling
flow-dependent fish habitat in the Lower Muskegon River: Linking
hydrologic models with an individual-based model for steelhead.
International Association of Great Lakes Research Annual Meeting, May
2007, University Park, PA.

**Rutherford, E.S**. Biology and fisheries of Lake Michigan steelhead.
Presented April 2007 at Chicago chapter of Lake Michigan Steelheaders,
Chicago, IL.

**Rutherford, E.S**. Synopsis of research on steelhead in Great Lakes
tributaries. Presented March 2007 at Schaum's West Michigan Chapter of
Trout Unlimited, Muskegon, MI.

[Ivan, L.N]{.underline}., **E.S. Rutherford**, M.J. Wiley, C. Riseng and
B. Sparks-Jackson. Longitudinal Trends in Stream Macroinvertebrates and
Fishes in the Muskegon River, Watershed of Lake Michigan. International
Association of Great Lakes Research Annual Meeting, May 2007, University
Park, PA.

Kimura, M., **E.S. Rutherford**, and L. Stanfield. Landscape-habitat
models of Chinook salmon recruitment in Lake Huron. International
Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, May 2007, University
Park, PA.

Tyler, J.A., M.J. Wiley, **E.S. Rutherford**, [L.N. Ivan]{.underline},
and C.R. Riseng. Modeling flow-dependent fish habitat suitability in a
Lake Michigan tributary. International Association of Great Lakes
Research Annual meeting, May 2007, University Park, PA.

*2006:*

**Rutherford, E.S.** Recruitment Dynamics of Chinook Salmon in the
Muskegon River Watershed. Presented April 2006 at Annis Water Resources
Institute, Muskegon MI.

David, S.R. and **Rutherford, E.S**. Ecological Factors affecting Fish
Communities in the Lower Muskegon River, MI. International Association
of Great Lakes Research, May 2006, Windsor, CA.

Ivan, L.N., and **Rutherford, E.S**. Ecological Impacts of Adfluvial
Fish Spawning Migrations on a Lake Michigan tributary. International
Association of Great Lakes Research, May 2006, Windsor, CA.

Geddes, C.A., Tyson, J., Krueger, D.M., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Ludsin,
S., and Johnson, T. Development of Ecological Classifications of
Open-Water Habitats in Lakes Huron and Erie. International Association
of Great Lakes Research, May 2006, Windsor, CA.

Kimura, M., Ludsin, S., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Tyson, J., Johnson, T.,
and Mason, D.M. Estimating Habitat Quality and Recruitment Potential of
Yellow Perch Larvae in Lake Erie. International Association of Great
Lakes Research, May 2006, Windsor, CA.

Tyler, J.A., Wiley, M.J., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Ivan, L.N., and Riseng,
C.M. Modeling flow-dependent fish habitat suitability in a Lake Michigan
tributary. International Association of Great Lakes Research, May 2006,
Windsor, CA.

Krueger, D.M., **Rutherford, E.S.**, and Mason, D.M. Predation as a
mediator of Chinook salmon recruitment success in a large Lake Michigan
tributary International Association of Great Lakes Research, May 2006,
Windsor, CA.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and [D.R. Swank]{.underline}. Developing a
Stock-Recruit relationship for steelhead from a Lake Michigan tributary.
Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and [E.R. Marshall]{.underline}. Temporal and
spatial variability in recruitment of Chinook salmon from Lake Michigan
tributaries. Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid,
NY.

**Rutherford, E.S.**, and K.A. Rose. Individual-based model simulations
of multiple ecosystem stressors and fisheries management options in
Oneida Lake, NY. . 2006 Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society,
Lake Placid, NY.

[Krueger, D.M.]{.underline}, **Rutherford, E.S**., and Mason, D.M.
Predation as a mediator of Chinook salmon recruitment success in a large
Lake Michigan tributary. 2006 Annual Meeting of American Fisheries
Society, Lake Placid, NY.

Kimura, M, **E.S. Rutherford**, S. Ludsin, J. Tyson, E. Roseman, and D.
Mason. Does bioenergetic growth potential predict recruitment potential
of yellow perch larvae in Lake Erie. 2006 Annual Meeting of American
Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.

Tyler, J.A., M.J. Wiley, **E.S. Rutherford**, and C.M. Riseng. Modeling
flow-dependent fish habitat in the Lower Muskegon River: Linking
hydrologic models with and individual-based model for steelhead. 2006
Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.

Geddes, C.A., **E.S. Rutherford** and M. Kimura. Development of a GIS
for Great Lakes Aquatic Habitats. 2006 Annual Meeting of the American
Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.

Breck, J.R., **E.S. Rutherford**, [D.R. Swank]{.underline}, B. Low and
C.P. Simon. Modeling the influence of stream growth on steelhead life
history variation in the Great Lakes. 2006 Annual Meeting of the
American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.

[Swank, D.R]{.underline}., J.R. Breck**, E.S. Rutherford**, C.P. Simon
and B. Low. Modeling life histories of Great Lakes and West Coast
Steelhead populations. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society,
Lake Placid, NY.

*2005:*

Krueger, D.M., **Rutherford, E.S.**, and Mason, D.M. Predation as a
mediator of smolt recruitment success in a large Great Lakes tributary.
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Sept. 2005, Anchorage, AL.

Marshall, E.R., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Creque, S.M., and Swank, D.R. Use
of Landscape-scale models to estimate recruitment of steelhead and
Chinook salmon to Lake Michigan fisheries. American Fisheries Society
Annual Meeting, Sept. 2005, Anchorage, AL.

Tyler, J.A., Wiley, M.J., Riseng, C.M, and **Rutherford, E.S**. Modeling
flow-dependent fish habitat in the Lower Muskegon River: Linking
hydrologic models with and individual-based model for steelhead.
Conference on Modeling trout and salmon habitat, CA. 2005 Conference on
Natural Resource Modeling, Arcata, CA.

**Rutherford, E.S.** Natural reproduction and recruitment of Chinook
salmon in Lake Michigan tributaries. Presented to Michigan DNR and
Michigan United Conservation Corps, Lansing, MI. November 2005

**Rutherford, E.S.** Status and Trends in Inventory and Classification
of Lake Michigan's Coastal Fisheries Habitats, presented at State of the
Lake Michigan Biennial Conference, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, WI,
November 2005.

**Rutherford, E.S.** Research on food web disruption in Great Lakes
Ecosystems. Presented Dec. 2005 at USGS-Great Lakes Science Center.

David, S. R., and **Rutherford, E.S**. Ecological Factors affecting Fish
Communities in the Lower Muskegon River, Michigan. Presented to IAGLR
meeting Ann Arbor, MI..

Marko, K., **, Rutherford, E.S.**, Eadie, B., Lansing, M. A Stable
Isotope Analysis of Food Webs Supporting Fisheries in the Muskegon River
Estuary System. Presented to IAGLR meeting Ann Arbor, MI..

Hook, TO, **Rutherford, E.S.**, Beletsky, D., McCormick, M.J., Mason,
D.M. Transport of fish larvae measured by drifter release experiments in
Southern Lake Michigan, 2001-2002. Presented to IAGLR meeting Ann Arbor,
MI..

Ivan, L. and **Rutherford, E.S.** Modeling the ecological effects of
adfluvial fishes on a Lake Michigan tributary. Presented to IAGLR
meeting Ann Arbor, MI..

Krueger, D., **Rutherford, E.S.**, and Mason, D.M. Factors influencing
outmigration success of Chinook salmon in the Muskegon River. Presented
to IAGLR meeting, Ann Arbor, MI..

Swank, D.R., and **Rutherford, E.S**. Temporal Variation in Life History
Variation of Great Lakes Steelhead. Presented to IAGLR meeting, Ann
Arbor, MI..

Beletsky, D., Schwab, D.J., **Rutherford, E.S.**, Mason, D.M. and
Janssen, J. A coupled physical biological model of yellow perch
recruitment in Lake Michigan. Presented to IAGLR meeting, Ann Arbor,
MI..

Adlerstein, S. and **Rutherford, E.S**. Analysis of Lake Trout movements
in Lake Huron inferred from tag recoveries and angler catch rates.
Presented to IAGLR meeting, Ann Arbor, MI..

**Sessions organized at Scientific Conferences or Workshops:**

\- I helped organize a coastal conservation workshop at IAGLR, 2008 at
Trent University.

\- I co-chaired a workshop on "Adaptations to Climate Change" at the
national conference "Adapting to Climate Change" May 2007, Ann Arbor MI.

\- I co-chaired a session on "Anthropogenic Effects on Great Lakes
Aquatic Food Webs" at the 48^th^ Annual Meeting of the International
Association for Great Lakes Research, 2005, in Ann Arbor, MI

\- I co-chaired a session on "Physical-Biological Coupling in Large
Lakes" at the 48^th^ Annual Meeting of the International Association for
Great Lakes Research, 2005, in Ann Arbor, MI.

\- I helped organize the 48^th^ Annual Meeting of the International
Association for Great Lakes Research, 2005, in Ann Arbor, MI.

\- I chaired the organizing committee, and ran the 22^nd^ Annual Meeting
of the Early Life History Section of American Fisheries Society, 1998,
Ann Arbor, MI..

\- I co-chaired a session on "Advances in otolith technology" at the
22^nd^ Annual meeting of the Early Life History Section of the Early
Life History Section of American Fisheries Society, 1998, Ann Arbor MI.

**Teaching**

Fisheries Conservation and Management (NRE 639_066) W' 08).

Fish Ecology (NRE/ENVIRON 409) W' 00-04.

Fisheries Science (NRE 460) F' 95, 97, 99, 01, 03

River Restoration Seminar (co-taught with Michael Moore NRE 609) W' 01

**Graduate Advisees**

*Past Graduate Students:* Tomas Höök, Larissa Sano, Aaron Woldt, David
Swank, Brian Brenton, Brad Horne, Sara Creque, Neal Godby, Darryl
Hondorp, Hui-Yu Wang, Thomas Neeson, Sarah Zorn, Michelle DePhilip,
Matthew Diana, Christine Diana, Dana Infante, Brian McCrae, Larissa
Sano, Hideaki Sano, David Halsing, Solomon David (University of
Michigan);Brian Lantry (Cornell University); Meredith Bartron (Michigan
State University); Susan Doka (McMasters University).

*Current graduate students:* Brad Utrup, Solomon David, Katharine Marko,
Lori Ivan, Angela Giuliano, Damon Krueger, Hui-Yu Wang, James Roberts,
Thomas Neeson, Michael Fainter, Bryan Sederberg (University of Michigan)

**Research Associates:** Christine Geddes, Minako Kimura, Emily
Marshall, Christine Folz, Shannon Brines

**Research Grants:**

***Pending:***

1\. *GL08: A Regional Ecosystem Forecasting Model to Support Adaptive
Management of the Laurentian Great Lakes in a Dreissenid-Dominated
World*, requested \$4,827,000 from NOAA CSCOR, **E.S. Rutherford
(co-PI)** with H. Vanderploeg (P.I. NOAA GLERL), J. DePinto (P.I.
Limnotech), and 11 others.

2\. Spawning Habitat Suitability of Lake Sturgeon in Lake Huron
Tributaries. Requested \$64,100 from US Fish and Wildlife Service.
**E.S. Rutherford (P.I.)**, C. Geddes (University of Michigan), J.
Johnson and R. Haas (Michigan Department of Natural Resources), J. Boase
(National Fish and Wildlife Federation). Oct. 2008 -- Sept. 2009.

***Current:***

*1.* Reproductive and Recruitment Success of Walleye in the Muskegon
River. Requested \$82,732 from Michigan Dept Natural Resources. C.
Ruetz, Grand Valley State University (PI), **E. S. Rutherford** (co-PI),
University of Michigan. Jan 2009-Dec. 2010.

2\. Poor quality of spawning habitat: a serious impediment to Cisco
rehabilitation in the Great Lakes? Requested \$74,601 from Great Lakes
Restoration Act. **E.S. Rutherford** (PI), C. Madenjian (USGS Great
Lakes Science Center, co-PI). June 2008 -- Aug 2010.

3\. *Development of GIS -- based decision support system for evaluation
of lake-bed alterations.* \$29,984 from Michigan Dept. Environ. Quality.
E.S. Rutherford (P.I.) with C.A. Geddes. Jan 2008 -- Mar 2009.

4\. *Development of a GIS for inventory, classification and management
of non-game wildlife in Great Lakes waters*. Michigan DNR, \$390,000,
Oct 1 2006- Sept 30, 2010. E.S. Rutherford (P.I.)

5\. *Impacts of multiple stressors on Lake Huron Fish Communities,
1970-2004: an integrative analysis**.*** **E.S. Rutherford**
(co-PI)**,** with P.I. Sara Adlerstein, R. Haas, D. Fielder, L. Mohr,
J.Johnson, and S. Riley. Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.

6\. *Quantitative tools to predict sea lamprey production based on
habitat: prioritizing dam removal and contrl decisions - Development of
a sea lamprey habitat model*. **E.S Rutherford** (co-P.I.), with E.
Silverman (P.I.), M.J. Wiley and S.A. Adlerstein. Great Lakes Fisheries
Commission.

7\. *Classification and Analysis of Great Lakes Fisheries Habitats.*
\$537,240, 2003-2008.

> MDNR Fisheries Division. **E.S. Rutherford** (P.I.)

8\. *ECOFORE 2006: Assessing the causes, consequences and remedies for
hypoxia in Lake Erie. \$2,200,000.* **ES Rutherford** (co-PI), Donald
Scavia (PI, UM) and several others.

***Past:***

1\. *Development of a GIS for Great Lakes Aquatic Habitats.\$*271,000.
2004-2007. From USFWS and Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. **E.S.
Rutherford (P.I.)**, with 4 others.

2\. *Impacts of multiple stressors on the Saginaw Bay fish community.*
Michigan Sea Grant, **E.S. Rutherford (co-P.I.),** with P.I. Sara
Adlerstein and five others.

3\. *A GIS for Lake Erie Aquatic Habitats.* \$142,000. From USFWS and
Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. 2004-2005. **E.S. Rutherford**
**(P.I.)**, R.C. Haas, and C.A. Geddes.

4\. *Evaluation of Ecoregion Classifications and Development of
Reference Conditions for Great Lake Fisheries Habitats*. \$63,000.
2004-2005. MDNR Fisheries Division. **E.S. Rutherford (P.I.)**.

5\. *Fish Recruitment at the Interface of the Great Lakes and their
Watersheds: (An Addendum to enhance current projects of the Muskegon
River Initiative)*. 2003-2007. \$900,000 from **Great Lakes Fisheries
Trust, 2003-2007.** E.S. Rutherford (co-P.I.), with MJ Wiley (PI, UM)
and several others**.**

## 6. Development of Environmental Objectives for Lake Michigan. \$60,000 from Great Lakes Fishery Commission. E.S. Rutherford (P.I.) 

7\. *Watershed -- Great Lakes Interactions: Defining the Ecological
Footprint of the Muskegon River Watershed in Nearshore Lake Michigan.*
S100,000 from University of Michigan Office of Vice President for
Research, 11/1/02 -- 10/31/03. **E.S. Rutherford** (P.I.)**,** M. Wiley,
T. Johengen, D. Jude, S. Adlerstein, J. Diana, B. Eadie, D. Mason.

8\. *Impacts of nutrient reduction and exotic species invasion on fish
community composition and growth in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.* \$134,000
from Michigan Sea Grant. 3/1/03 -- 2/28/05. **E.S. Rutherford**
(Co-P.I.), with S. Adlerstein (PI, UM), T. Nalepa (NOAA), R. Haas and M.
Thomas (MDNR)..

9\. *Development of GIS-based analysis of tagging and cpue data for
walleye and yellow perch in Lake Erie.* \$76,000 from Great Lakes
Fishery Commission. 9/1/01 -- 7/1/03. **E.S. Rutherford** (PI).

10\. *Review of Procedures for estimating wild production of chinook
salmon through Marking Experiments.* \$16,669 from Great Lakes Fishery
Commission. 9/01/01 -- 8/30/02. **E.S. Rutherford** (PI), and J.R. Bence
(MSU).

11\. *Modeling the influence of lake circulation patterns, upwelling
events and turbulence on fish recruitment variability in Lake Michigan*.
\$350,419 from Great Lakes Fisheries Trust. 9/1/01 -- 8/31/04. **E.S.
Rutherford** (Co-P.I.), with D. Beletsky (P.I)., D. Schwab, H.
Vanderploeg and D.Mason (NOAA), , and J. Janssen (Univ. Wisconsin).

12\. *Development of GIS for Great Lakes Fisheries Analysis*. \$300,000
from Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 10/1/01-9/30/04. **E.S.
Rutherford** (PI)**.**

13\. *Dynamics of Alewife Recruitment Variability in Lake Michigan.*
\$358,456 from Great Lakes Fisheries Trust. 9/01/00 -- 8/31/03. **E,S,
Rutherford** (PI)**,** Co-P.I.'s D. Mason (NOAA), C. Madenjian (USGS),
and W. Patterson (Syracuse University).

14\. *Salmonid Spawning Stock Abundance, Recruitment, and Exploitation
in the Muskegon River, Michigan.* \$306,000 from Great Lakes Fisheries
Trust. 9/1/99 -- 8/30/02. .**E.S. Rutherford** (Co-P.I.)**,** with D.
Mason (PI, NOAA).

15\. *Impacts of Watershed Fragmentation and Restoration on Fish
Habitat, Migration and Production in Great Lakes Tributaries*. \$206,181
from the Great Lakes Protection Fund. 9/1/99 -- 8/31/02. **E.S.
Rutherford** (PI), Co-P.I.'s J. Tyler (Worcester Polytechnic
University), P. Seelbach (Michigan DNR), J. Diana (UM-SNRE) and K.
Wehrly (Michigan DNR)

15\. *Development of a Geographical Information System for Great Lakes
Fisheries.* \$280,000 from Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
4/1/98 -- 9/30/01. **E.S. Rutherford** (PI)**.**

16\. *Ecological and Economic Consequences of hydropower-related
watershed restoration on salmonid production in Great Lakes
Tributaries.* \$139,655 from Michigan Sea Grant, 3/1/99 -- 2/28/01.
**E.S. Rutherford (PI)** Co-P.I.'s M. Moore (UM-SNRE), K. Wehrly (EPA),
F. Lupi and J. Hoehn (Michigan State University).

17\. *Ecological and Economic Impacts of Watershed Restoration on
Salmonid Productivity in Lake Michigan Tributaries.* \$106,455, funded
by Michigan Sea Grant. 3**/**1/7 -- 2/28/99.. **E.S. Rutherford
(Co-P.I.),** with M. Moore (PI, UM-SNRE), J. Hoehn and F. Lupi (Michigan
State University).

18\. *Abundance, Production and Harvest of Potamodromous Salmonids in
the Manistee, Muskegon and Au Sable Rivers.* \$537,000 from Michigan
Department of Natural Resources. 10/1/95 - 9/30/99. **E.S. Rutherford
(PI)**, E.S. Co-P.I. S. Thorrold (Old Dominion University).

19**.** *Bioenergetics model of ruffe trophic energetics in the Great
Lakes.* \$107,800 from National Sea Grant. 10/1/95 -- 9/30/98. E.S.
**Rutherford (**Co-P.I.), C. Richards (PI University of Minnesota, and 8
others at Univ. Notre Dame and Univ. Cinncinnati.

20. *Individual-based bioenergetics model of walleye and yellow perch in
    Oneida Lake, New York.* Reward \$19,996 from Martin Marietta Corp.
    (Department of Energy). 2/1/95 -- 12/31/95. **E.S. Rutherford**
    (PI)**.**

21\. *Evaluation of natural reproduction, stocking rates, and fishing
regulations for steelhead, chinook salmon, and coho salmon in Lake
Michigan.* \$66,930 from Michigan Department of Natural Resources
(MDNR). 10/1/95 -- 9/30/97. **E.S. Rutherford** (P.I.)**.**

22\. *Interactions Among Environmental Factors and Recruitment Potential
in Striped Bass.* \$8,504 (subcontract) from Maryland Department of
Natural Resources (3/30/95 -- 4/30/96). **E.S. Rutherford** (Co-P.I.),
with E. Houde (PI, University of Maryland).