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Research interests
Areas of interest include environmental assessment and bioindicators, impacts of climate change, decision making in the environmental sciences. Research projects include: effects of multiple stressors on aquatic communities; testing indicators of coastal ecosystem integrity; predicting impacts of climate change on stream communities.
Teaching
Graduate Faculty, Water Resources Science and Integrated Biological Science, 2000 - present
Instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Landscape Ecology, Stream Ecology
Publications
- Olker, J.H., Kovalenko, K.E., Ciborowski, J.J.H., Brady, V.J., Johnson, L.B. 2016. Watershed land use and local habitat: implications for habitat assessment. Wetlands 36:311-318
- Creed, I.F., Cormier, R., Laurent, K.L., Accatino, F., Igras, J., Friedman, K.B., Johnson, L.B., Crossman, J., Dillon, P.J., Trick, C.G. 2016. Formal integration of science and management systems needed to achieve thriving and prosperous Great Lakes. Bioscience 66:408-418.
- Stueve, K.M., Hollenhorst, T.P., Kelly, J.R., Johnson, L.B., Host, G.E. 2014. High-resolution maps of forest-urban watersheds present an opportunity for ecologists and managers. Landscape Ecology 30:313-323.
- Smith, S.D.P., McIntyre, P.B., Halpern, B.S., Cooke, R.M., Marino, A.L., Boyer, G.L., Buchsbaum, A., Burton, G.A. Jr., Campbell, L.M., Ciborowski, J.J.H., Doran, P.J., Infante, D.M., Johnson, L.B., Read, J.G., Rose, J.B., Rutherford, E.S., Steinman, A.D., Allan, J.D. 2015. Rating impacts in a multi-stressor world: a quantitative assessment of 50 stressors affecting the Great Lakes. Ecological Applications 25:717-728. doi:10.1890/14-0366.1
- Kovalenko, K.E., Brady, V.J., Ciborowski, J.J.H., Ilyushkin, S., Johnson, L.B. 2014. Functional changes in littoral macroinvertebrate communities in response to watershed-level anthropogenic stress. PLoS ONE 9:e101499.
- Kovalenko, K.E., Brady, V.J., Brown, T.N., Ciborowski, J.J.H., Danz, N.P., Gathman, J.P., Host, G.E., Howe, R.W., Johnson, L.B., Niemi, G.J., Reavie, E.D. 2014. Congruence of community thresholds in response to anthropogenic stress in Great Lakes coastal wetlands.Freshwater Science 33:958-971.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Zoology, Michigan State University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Minerals and Water: Demonstration of Three Sulfate Reduction Technology Applications
Hudak III, G. J., Cai, M., Chun, C. L., Johnson, L. B., Kolomitsyn, I. V., Hanson, A. T. & Rao, S.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
8/26/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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RCN: Climate and Governance Variability in the Great Lakes
Bergstrom, R. D., Johnson, L. B. & Sterner, R. W.
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
4/1/20 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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RCN: The Climate and Governance Variability in the Great Lakes (CGVG) Project
Bergstrom, R. D., Sterner, R. W. & Johnson, L. B.
4/1/20 → 3/31/23
Project: Research project
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Minerals and Water Research: Mobile Water Treatment Demonstration System for Sulfate Reduction
Weberg, R. T. & Johnson, L. B.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/17/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Forest and Bioeconomy Research-Expanding the interactive natural resource Atlas for Minnesota
Weberg, R. T. & Johnson, L. B.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/17/19 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Inequality in aquatic ecosystem services
Kovalenko, K. E., Bini, L. M., Johnson, L. B. & Wick, M. J., Jul 2023, In: Hydrobiologia. 850, 12-13, p. 2963-2974 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Building a research network to better understand climate governance in the Great Lakes
Bergstrom, R. D., Johnson, L. B., Sterner, R. W., Bullerjahn, G. S., Fergen, J. T., Lenters, J. D., Norris, P. E. & Steinman, A. D., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48, 6, p. 1329-1336 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Community capacity and climate change in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region: the importance of social, human, and political capital for community responses to climate-driven disturbances
Fergen, J. T., Bergstrom, R. D., Steinman, A. D., Johnson, L. B. & Twiss, M. R., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Spatial university for service and support
Sward, D., Craig, W., Delegard, K., Johnson, L., Matson, J., Mattke, R., Stark, S. & Tafil, D., Feb 23 2022, Building the Spatial University: Spatial Thinking, Learning, and Service Throughout the System. Springer International Publishing, p. 31-54 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Understanding Effects of Climate Change and Eutrophication on Fish Habitat in Glacial Lakes of the Midwest States and Management Strategies
Fang, X., Jacobson, P. C., Jiang, L., Herb, W. R., Stefan, H. G., Pereira, D. L. & Johnson, L. B., Jan 1 2022, Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Third Edition. Springer International Publishing, Vol. 1. p. 77-146 70 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Press/Media
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Experts developing early warning system for threats to Great Lakes
7/10/20 → 7/11/20
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment