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Edward L. Mills
Professor

Cornell Biological
Field Station
900 Shackelton Point Rd.
Bridgeport, NY 13030
Ph: 315-633-9243
Fx: 315-633-2358
e.mail: elm5@cornell.edu
Edward L. Mills

Ph.D - Cornell University - 1975
M.S. - Cornell University - 1972
B.S. - SUNY-Geneseo - 1969

Ed Mills joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1975. He conducts research in ecology of freshwater ecosystems and pursues questions, such as: How do exotic species alter pathways of energy flow in freshwater lakes? How do processes of oligotrophicaton and benthification impact aquatic ecosystems? Do large lakes ecosystems like the Laurentian Great Lakes have a sustainable future?

Research

His current research examines (i) benthification of Great Lakes ecosystems and the consequences to fish, (ii) food web ecology of Oneida Lake and similar ecosystems, and (iii) ecological impact of exotic species in freshwater ecosystems.

Teaching

Selected Publications

  • Mills, E.L., J.M. Casselman, R. Dermott, J.D. Fitzsimons, G. Gal, K.T. Holeck, J.A Hoyle, O.E. Johannsson, B.F. Lantry, J.C. Markarewicz, E.S. Millard, I.F. Munawar, M. Munawar, R. O'Gorman, R.W. Owens, L.G. Rudstam, T. Schaner, and T.J. Stewart. (in press) A synthesis of ecological and fish community changes in Lake Ontario, 1970-2000. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Technical Report.

  • Parker Stetter, S.L., L.D. Witzel, L.G. Rudstam, D.W. Einhouse, and E.L. Mills. (2005) Energetic consequences of diet shifts in Lake Erie rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62,145-152.

  • Holeck, K.T., E.L. Mills, H.J. MacIsaac, M.R. Dochoda, R.I. Colautti, and A. Ricciardi. (2004) Bridging troubled waters: Biological invasions, transoceanic shipping, and the Laurentian Great Lakes. BioScience 54,919-929.

  • Mills, E.L. (2004) Book review: Regime shifts in lake ecosystems--Patterns and variation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133,1540.

  • Klumb, R.A., K.L. Bunch, E.L. Mills, L.G. Rudstam, G. Brown, C. Knauf, R. Burton, and F. Arrhenius. (2004) Establishment of a metalimnetic oxygen refuge for zooplankton in a productive Lake Ontario embayment. Ecological Applications 14(1),113-131.