ANDREW KLEMER, Professor
B.A., 1964, La Salle University, Economics
Ph.D., 1973, University of Minnesota, Ecology

aklemer@d.umn.edu
LSci 305, 726-8864

Research:

LAKE ECOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

Recent Publications:

• Boyce, J.K., Klemer, A.R. et al. 1999. Inequality, power and the environment: A
  state-level analysis. Ecological Economics 29: 127-140
• Klemer, A.R., Cullen, J.J., Mageau, M.T., Hanson, K.M. & Sundell, R.A.
  1996.Cyanobacterial buoyancy regulation: The paradoxical roles of carbon. J. Phycol. 32: 47-53.
• Klemer, A.R., Hendzel, L.L., Findlay, D.L., Hedin, R.A., Mageau, M.T. & Konopka, A. 1995. Carbon availability and the pattern of cyanobacterial dominance in enriched, low-carbon lakes. J. Phycol. 31: 735-44.
• Konopka, A.E., Klemer, A.R., Walsby, A.E., & Ibelings, B.W. 1993. Effects of macronutrients upon buoyancy regulation by metalimnetic Oscillatoria agardhii in Deming Lake, Minnesota. J. Plankton Res. 15: 1019-34.
• Konopka, A.E. & A.R. Klemer. 1993. Physiological Ecology of Planktonic Cyanobacteria. In Guerreo, R. and Pedros-Alio, C. [Eds.] Trends in Microbial Ecology, Spanish Society for Microbiology, pp. 45-50.
• Klemer, A.R. 1991. Effects of nutritional status on cyanobacterial buoyancy, blooms, and dominance with special reference to inorganic carbon. Special issue of the Can. J. Bot. 69: 1133-1138.

Teaches:

BIOL 1092 Freshman Seminar: Earth's Life Support Systems
BIOL 2803 Global Ecology
BIOL 5861 Lake Ecology
BIOL 5862 Advanced Lake Ecology
IS 8250 Ecological Economics
IS 8501 Ethics and the Human Condition

Graduate Student Projects:

• Phytoplankton succession under light limitation: Chris Mrozinski
• The role of cyanobacterial toxins in phytoplankton succession: Adam DeWeese
• Water use efficiency in the Palestinian Territories: Kamal Alsharif

Recent UROP student projects:

• "Cyanobacterial Dominance in Light Limited Aquatic Environments" by John Schwalbe
• "Growth Differences in Scendesmus bijugatus on Nitrate vs. Ammonium based Media" by Jeremy Zellman

Family/hobbies:

Spouse:Mary Ellen / Children: Natasha, Suzanna, Jonathan and David.
Avocations: Political economy, political and economic history , Penn State football, New Zealand rugby, cycling, tennis and, on occasion, flag football.