Alexander Y. Karatayev, Ph.D.

Alexander Karatayev became the Director of the Great Lakes Center in 2007. He earned his M.S. degree in Biology from the Belarusian State University in 1976. In 1983 he earned his Ph.D. degree and in 1992 the Doctor of Science degree in Hydrobiology from the Institute of Zoology of Belarusian Academy of Science. In 2000, after being Chair of the General Ecology Department at the Belarusian State University, Alexander Karatayev relocated to the US and in 2006 became a full professor of biology at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. Since 1988 most of his research, teaching, and outreach activity has been conducted in collaboration with his wife and research partner Dr. Lyubov Burlakova, currently a Research Scientist in the Great Lakes Center.

In 2005, Dr. Alexander Karatayev was honored with the Stephen F. Austin State University Faculty Achievement Award in Research. He has taught 12 graduate and undergraduate courses including Global Ecology, General Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Introductory Zoology, Limnology, Marine Biology, and Pollution of Aquatic Environment. He has also supervised 17 graduate students who have established successful career in ecological and biomedical research, environmental companies, state and federal agencies, and high schools in the US and Europe.

Dr. Alexander Karatayev has published over 130 papers, presented over 100 talks at various state, national, and international meetings, and received over 30 research grants as principal investigator and/or co-investigator.

 

Research Interests

• Biodiversity, conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems
• Ecology, biology, parasitology and spread of aquatic invasive species and their role in aquatic ecosystems
• Diversity, biology, and ecology of benthic communities
• Diversity, distribution, and conservation of native mussels (unionids)

 

Education

• Doctor of Science; Hydrobiology; Institute of Zoology; Belarusian Academy of Science, 1992
• Candidate of Science (Ph.D.); Hydrobiology; Institute of Zoology; Belarusian Academy of Science, 1983
• M.Sc., Biology; Belarusian State University; 1976

 

Positions

2011 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Geology, State University of New York at Buffalo

2007 - Present: Professor, Director of the Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State University, Buffalo, NY

2006 - 2007: Professor, Biology Department, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

2001 - 2006: Associate Professor, Biology Department, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

2000 - 2001: Research Ecologist, University of the State of New York Museum Field Research Lab

1997 - 2000: Chair, General Ecology Department, Belarusian State University

1996 - 1997: Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

1991 - 1997: Chief, Aquatic Ecology Department, Lakes Research Laboratory, Belarusian State University

1990 - 1991: Senior Scientist, Lakes Research Laboratory, Belarusian State University

1987 - 1990: Scientist, Lakes Research Laboratory, Belarusian State University

1979 - 1987: Junior Scientist, Lakes Research Laboratory, Belarusian State University

1977 - 1979: Assistant, Ecology Department, Belarusian State University

 

Academic Honors and Awards

2005: Stephen F. Austin State University Faculty Achievement Award in Research

 

Grants/Contracts Received (PI/Co-PI) (Last 10 years):

2017-2022: Rudstam, L., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and J. Watkins. Great Lakes Long-term Biological Monitoring Program. U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. $5,999,903 ($2,700,000 for BSC).

2017-2019: Burlakova, L. E., and A. Y. Karatayev. DNA Barcode Reference Library: Mollusca, Annelida, and minor phyla. U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. $400,000.

2014-2017: Karatayev, A. Y., and L. E. Burlakova. Lake Erie and Lake Michigan Benthos: Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative. U.S. EPA. $500,000.

2014-2017: Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. Gorsky. Investigating Lake Sturgeon habitat use, feeding ecology and benthic resource availability in the lower Niagara River. Ecological Greenway Fund. $835,829.

2012-2017: Rudstam, L., A. Y. Karatayev, and L. E. Burlakova. Great Lakes Long-term Biological Monitoring Program. U.S. EPA. $3,867,525.

 

Professional Publications and Presentations

Peer-review publications: 123. Presentations at scientific meetings and invited talks: 130. Publications in proceedings: 38.

 

Reviewed Publications (Last 15 years)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, V. A. Karatayev, and D. K. Padilla. 2009. Introduction, distribution, spread, and impacts of exotic freshwater gastropods in Texas. Hydrobiologia 619: 181-194. (available upon request)

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, D. K. Padilla, L. D. Cartwright, and D. N. Hollas. 2009. Wetland restoration and invasive species: applesnail (Pomacea insularum) feeding on native and invasive aquatic plants. Restoration Ecology 17(3): 433-440. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, D. K. Padilla, S. E. Mastitsky, and S. Olenin. 2009. Invaders are not a random selection of species. Biological Invasions 11: 2009-2019. (available upon request)

Boltovskoy, D., A. Karatayev, L. Burlakova, D. Cataldo, V. Karatayev, F. Sylvester, and A. Mariñelarena. 2009. Significant ecosystem-wide effects of the swiftly spreading invasive freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei. Hydrobiologia 636: 271-284. (available upon request)

Mastitsky, S. E., A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, and B. V. Adamovich. 2010. Non-native fishes of Belarus: diversity, distribution, and risk classification using the Fish Invasiveness Screening Kit (FISK). Aquatic Invasions 5: 103-114. (available upon request)

Burlakova, L. E., D. K. Padilla, A. Y. Karatayev, D. N. Hollas, L. D. Cartwright, and K. D. Nichol. 2010. Differences in population dynamics and potential impacts of a freshwater invader driven by temporal habitat stability. Biological Invasions 12: 927-942. (available upon request)

Molloy, D. P., L. Giamberini, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, J. R. Cryan, S. L. Trajanovski, and S. P. Trajanovska. 2010. Investigation of the endosymbionts of Dreissena stankovici with morphological and molecular confirmation. Chapter 23 in G. van der Velde, S. Rajagopal and A. bij de Vaate (eds), The Zebra Mussel in Europe. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden/Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim. p. 227-238. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2010. Dreissena polymorpha in Belarus: history of spread, population biology, and ecosystem impacts. Chapter 9 in G. van der Velde, S. Rajagopal and A. bij de Vaate (eds), The Zebra Mussel in Europe. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden/ Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim. p. 101-112. (available upon request)

Mastitsky, S. E., A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, and D. P. Molloy. 2010. Parasites of exotic species in invaded areas: does lower diversity mean lower epizootic impact? Diversity and Distributions 16: 798–803. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., Burlakova, L. E., Karatayev, V. A., and D. Boltovskoy. 2010. Limnoperna fortunei vs. Dreissena polymorpha: Population densities and benthic community impacts of two invasive freshwater bivalves. Journal of Shellfish Research 29(4): 975-985. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., S. E. Mastitsky, D. K. Padilla, L. E. Burlakova, and M. M. Hajduk. 2010. Differences in growth and survivorship of zebra and quagga mussels: size matters. Hydrobiologia. 668: 183-194. (available upon request)

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, V. A. Karatayev, M. E. May, D. L. Bennett, and M. J. Cook. 2011. Biogeography and conservation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Texas: Patterns of diversity and threats. Diversity and Distributions 17: 393-407. (available upon request)

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, V. A. Karatayev, M. E. May, D. L. Bennett, and M. J. Cook. 2011. Endemic species: contribution to community uniqueness, effect of habitat alteration, and conservation priorities. Biological Conservation 144: 155–165. (available upon request)

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and V. A. Karatayev. Invasive mussels induce community changes by increasing habitat complexity. Hydrobiologia.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, S. E. Mastitsky, D. K. Padilla, and E. L. Mills. 2011. Contrasting rates of spread of two congeners, Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, at different spatial scales. Journal of Shellfish Research 30(3): 923-931. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., R. Claudi, and F. E. Lucy. 2012. History of Dreissena research and the ICAIS gateway to aquatic invasion science. Aquatic Invasions 7: 1-5.

Karatayev, A. Y., T. D. Miller, and L. E. Burlakova. 2012. Long-term changes in unionid assemblages in the Rio Grande, one of the World’s top 10 rivers at risk. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 22: 206-219. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., S. E. Mastitsky, L. E. Burlakova, V. A. Karatayev, M. M. Hajduk, and D. B. Conn. 2012. Exotic molluscs in Great Lakes host epizootically important trematodes. Journal of Shellfish Research 31(3): 885-894.

Burlakova L. E., D. Campbell, A. Y. Karatayev, and D. Barclay. 2012. Distribution, genetic analysis and conservation priorities for rare Texas freshwater molluscs in the genera Fusconaia and Pleurobema (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Aquatic Biosystems 8(1):12.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, J. Vander Zanden, R. C. Lathrop, and D. K. Padilla. 2012. Change in a lake benthic community over a century: evidence for alternative community states. Hydrobiologia.

Lucy, F. E., Karatayev, A. Y., and L. E. Burlakova. 2012. Predictions for the spread, population density, and impacts of Corbicula fluminea in Ireland. (PDF 546KB) Aquatic Invasions 7 (4):465–474.

Karatayev, V. A., Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2013. Lakewide dominance does not predict the invader species for dreissenids. Journal of Great Lakes Research 39(4).

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2013. General Overview of Zebra and Quagga Mussels: What We Do And Do Not Know. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 695-703.

Mayer, C. M., L. E. Burlakova, P. Eklöv, D. Dean Fitzgerald, A. Y. Karatayev, S. A. Ludsin, S. Millard, E. L. Mills, A. P. Ostapenya, L. G. Rudstam, B. Zhu, and T. V. Zhukova. 2013. Benthification of Freshwater Lakes: Exotic Mussels Turning Ecosystems Upside Down. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 575-586.

Lucy, F. E., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, S. E. Mastitsky, and D. T. Zanatta. 2013. Zebra Mussel Impacts on Unionids: A Synthesis of Trends in North America and Europe. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 623-646.

Molloy, D. P., D. A. Mayer, M. J. Gaylo, J. T. Morse, K. T. Presti, P. M. Sawyko, A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, F. Laruellea, K. C. Nishikawa, and B. H. Griffin. 2013. Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A – A biopesticide for the control of zebra and quagga mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113 (2013): 104–114.

Molloy, D. P., D. A. Mayer, M. J. Gaylo, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, K. T. Presti1, P. M. Sawyko, J. T. Morse, and E. A. Paul. 2013. Non-target trials with Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A, a lethal control agent of dreissenid mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Management of Biological Invasions 4(1): 71–79. Open Access article.

Karatayev, V. A., Karatayev, A.Y., Burlakova, L. E., and Padilla, D. K. 2013. Lakewide dominance does not predict the potential for spread of dreissenids. Journal of Great Lakes Research 39: 622-629.

Molloy, D. P., D. A. Mayer, M. J. Gaylo, J. T. Morse, K. T. Presti1, P. M. Sawyko1, A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, F. Laruelle, K. C. Nishikawa, and B. H. Griffin. 2013. Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A – A biopesticide for the control of zebra and quagga mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 113: 104–114.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2014. General overview of zebra and quagga mussels what we do and do not know. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 695-703.

Mayer, C. M., L. E. Burlakova, P. Eklöv, D. Fitzgerald, A. Y. Karatayev, S. A. Ludsin, S. Millard, E. L. Mills, A. P. Ostapenya, L. G. Rudstam, B. Zhu, and T. V. Zhukova. 2014. Benthification of Freshwater Lakes. Exotic Mussels Turning Ecosystems Upside Down. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 575-586.

Lucy, F. E., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, S. E. Mastitsky, and D. T. Zanatta. 2014. Zebra mussel impacts on unionids: A synthesis of trends in North America and Europe. In T. F. Nalepa and D. W. Schloesser (eds.) Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control. 2nd Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 623-646.

Mastitsky, S. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and L. E. Burlakova. 2014. Parasites of Aquatic Exotic Invertebrates: Identification of Hazards Posed to the Great Lakes. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 20:743-763.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, C. Pennuto, J. Ciborowski, V. A. Karatayev, P. Juette, and M. Clapsadl. 2014. Twenty five years of changes in Dreissena spp. populations in Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40: 550-559.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, C. Pennuto, and C. Mayer. 2014. Changes in Lake Erie benthos over the 1 last 50 years: historical perspectives, current status, and main drivers. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40: 560-573.

Snyder, R. J., L. E. Burlakova, A.Y. Karatayev, and D. B. MacNeill. 2014. Updated Invasion Risk Assessment for Ponto-Caspian Fishes to the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40: 360-369.

Karatayev, V. A., A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, L. G. Rudstam. 2014. Eutrophication and Dreissena Invasion as Drivers of Biodiversity: A Century of Change in the Mollusc Community of Oneida Lake. PLoS ONE, 9(7): e101388.

Pennuto, C. M., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, J. Kramer, A. Fisher, and C. Mayer. 2014. Spatiotemporal characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus in the benthos of nearshore Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40: 541-549.

Burlakova, L. E., B. L. Tulumello, A. Y. Karatayev, R. A. Krebs, D. W. Schloesser, D. T. Zanatta, W. L. Paterson, T. A. Griffith, M. W. Scott, and T. Crail. 2014. Competitive replacement of invasive congeners may relax impact on native species: interactions among zebra, quagga, and native unionid mussels. PLoS ONE, 9(7).

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2015. Zebra versus quagga mussels: a review of their spread, population dynamics, and ecosystem impacts. Hydrobiologia, 746: 97–112.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, S. E. Mastitsky, and D. K. Padilla. 2015. Predicting the spread of aquatic invaders: insight from 200 years of invasion by zebra mussels. Ecological Applications, 25: 430–440.

Zanatta, D. T., J. M. Bossenbroek, L. E. Burlakova, T. Crail, F. de Szalay, T. A., Griffith, D. Kapusinski, A. Y. Karatayev, R. A. Krebs, E. S. Meyer, W. L. Paterson, T. J. Prescott, M. T. Rowe, D. W. Schloesser, and M. C. Walsh. 2015. Distribution of native mussel (Unionidae) assemblages in coastal areas of Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, and connecting channels, twenty-five years after a dreissenid invasion. Northeastern Naturalist, 22(1): 223–235.

Karatayev, A., D. Boltovskoy, L. Burlakova, and D. Padilla. 2015. Parallels and contrasts between Limnoperna fortunei and Dreissena species. In: D. Boltovskoy (ed.) Limnoperna fortunei, Invading Nature – Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, 261-297.

Lopes-Lima, M., R. Sousa, J. Geist, D. C. Aldridge, R. Araujo, J. Bergengren, Y. Bespalaja, E. Bodis, L. Burlakova, D. Van Damme, K. Douda, E. Froufe, D. Georgiev, C. Gumpinger, A. Karatayev, U. Kebapci, I. Killeen, J. Lajtner, B. M. Larsen, R. Lauceri, A. Legakis, S. Lois, S. Lundberg, E. Moorkens, G. Motte, K.-O. Nagel, P. Ondina, A. Outeiro, M. Paunovic, V. Prie, T. von Proschwitz, N. Riccardi, M. Rudzīte, M. Rudzītis, C. Scheder, M. Seddon, H. Sereflisan, V. Simić, S. Sokolova, K. Stoeckl, J. Taskinen, A. Teixeira, F. Thielen, T. Trichkova, S. Varandas, H. Vicentini, K. Zajac, T. Zajac, and S. Zogaris. 2016. Conservation Status of Freshwater Mussels in Europe: State of the Art and Future Challenges. Biological Reviews, 2016.

Karatayev, A. K., L. E. Burlakova, T. D. Miller, and M. F. Perrelli. 2015. Long-term dynamics of the Rio Grande endangered endemic mollusc Popenaias popeii: An attempt to reconstruct historical range and population size. Hydrobiologia.

Burlakova, L. E., E. K. Hinchey, A. Y. Karatayev, and L. G. Rudstam. 2018. U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office monitoring of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Insights from 40 years of data collection. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 535-538.

Burlakova, L. E., R. P. Barbiero, A. Y. Karatayev, S. E. Daniel, E. K. Hinchey, and G. J. Warren. 2018. The benthic community of the Laurentian Great Lakes: analysis of spatial gradients and temporal trends from 1998 to 2014. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44: 600-617. Open Access.

Burlakova, L. E., K. E. Kovalenko, K. L. Schmude, R. P. Barbiero, A. Y. Karatayev, and B. M. Lesht. 2018. Development of new indices of Great Lakes water quality based on profundal benthic communities. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 618-628.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, E. Froufe, A. E. Bogan, and M. Lopes-Lima. 2018. A new freshwater bivalve species of the genus Cyclonaias from Texas (Unionidae: Ambleminae: Quadrulini). The Nautilus 132(2): 45–50. (available upon request)

Kovalenko, K. E., E. D. Reavie, R. P. Barbiero, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, L. G. Rudstam, G. Warren, and J. M. Watkins. 2018. Patterns of long-term dynamics of aquatic communities and water quality parameters in the Great Lakes: Are they synchronized? Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 660-669.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, R. P. Barbiero, E. K. Hinchey, P. D. Collingsworth, K. E. Kovalenko, and G. Warren. 2018. Life after Dreissena: The decline of exotic suspension feeder may have significant impacts on lake ecosystems. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 650-659.

Karatayev, A. Y., K. Mehler, L. E. Burlakova, E. K. Hinchey, and G. Warren. 2018. Benthic video image analysis facilitates monitoring of Dreissena populations across spatial scales. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 629-638.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, S. A. Bocaniov, P. D. Collingsworth, G. Warren, R. T. Kraus, and E. K. Hinchey. 2018. Biomonitoring using invasive species in a large lake: Dreissena distribution maps hypoxic zones. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44(4): 639-649.

Karatayev, A. Y., V. A. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, M. D. Rowe, K. Mehler, and M. D. Clapsadl. 2018. Food depletion regulates the demography of invasive dreissenid mussels in a stratified lake. Limnology and Oceanography 63(5): 2065-2079. Open access.

Bossenbroek, J. M., L. E. Burlakova, T. C. Crail, A. Y. Karatayev, R. A. Krebs, and D. T. Zanatta. 2018. Modelling habitat of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the lower Great Lakes 25 years after the Dreissena invasion. Freshwater Science 36(2):330–342.

Mehler, K., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, Z. Biesinger, A. Valle-Lewinson, C. Castiglione, and D. Gorsky. 2018. Sonar technology and underwater video analysis can enhance invasive Dreissena distribution assessment in large rivers. Hydrobiologia 810: 119-131.

Lopes-Lima, M., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, K. Mehler. M. Seddon, and R. Sousa. 2018. Conservation of freshwater bivalves at the global scale: diversity, threats and research needs. Hydrobiologia 810:1–14.

Collas, F. P. L., A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, and R. S. E. W. Leuven. 2018. Detachment rates of dreissenid mussels after boat hull-mediated overland dispersal. Hydrobiologia 810: 77-84.

Dascher, E. D., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, D. F. Ford, and A. N. Schwalb. 2018. Distribution of unionid freshwater mussels and host fishes in Texas. A study of broad-scale spatial patterns across basins and a strong climate gradient. Hydrobiologia 810: 315-331.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, T. D. Miller, and M. F. Perrelli. 2018. Reconstructing historical range and population size of an endangered mollusc: long-term decline of Popenaias popeii in the Rio Grande, Texas. Hydrobiologia 810: 333-349.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2018. Can introduced species replace lost biodiversity? A test with freshwater molluscs. Hydrobiologia 810: 45-56.

Barbiero, R., B. M. Lesht, G. J. Warren, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, E. D. Reavie, K. E. Kovalenko, and A. Y. Karatayev. 2018. A comparative examination of recent changes in nutrients and lower food web structure in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Journal of the Great Lakes Research 44: 573-589.

Mitchell, Z. A., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and A. N. Schwalb. 2019. Changes in community composition of riverine mussels after a severe drought depend on local conditions: a comparative study in four tributaries of a subtropical river. Hydrobiologia.

Porto-Hannes, I., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and H. R. Lasker. 2019. Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and conservation of the freshwater endemic mollusk Lampsilis bracteata in Texas. Zootaxa 4652(3): 442-456. (available upon request)

Strayer, D. L., B. V. Adamovich, R. Adrian, D. C. Aldridge, C. Balogh, L. E. Burlakova, H. Fried-Petersen, L. G.-Tóth, A. L. Hetherington, T. S. Jones, A. Y. Karatayev, J. B. Madill, O. A. Makarevich, J. E. Marsden, A. L. Martel, D. Minchin, T. F. Nalepa, R.  Noordhuis, T. J. Robinson, L. G. Rudstam, A. N. Schwalb, D. R. Smith, A. D. Steinman, and J. M. Jeschke. 2019. Long-term population dynamics of dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis): a cross-system analysis. Ecosphere 10(4): 1-22. Article e02701.

Bunnell, D. B, S. A. Pothoven, P. M. Armenio, L. Eaton, D. M. Warner, A. K. Elgin, L. E. Burlakova, and A. Y. Karatayev. 2019. Spatiotemporal variability in energetic condition of alewife and round goby in Lake Michigan. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76(11): 1982-1992.

Lopes‐Lima, M, L. Burlakova, A. Karatayev, A. Gomes‐dos‐Santos, A. Zieritz, E. Froufe, and A. E. Bogan. 2019. Revisiting the North American freshwater mussel genus Quadrula sensu lato (Bivalvia Unionidae): Phylogeny, taxonomy and species delineation. Zoologica Scripta 48(3): 313-336.

Burlakova, L. E., D. Campbell, and A. Y. Karatayev. 2019. Status of rare endemic species: molecular phylogeny, distribution and conservation of freshwater molluscs Truncilla macrodon and Truncilla cognata in Texas. Malacologia 62(2): 345–363. (available upon request)

Teixeira, J. E., E. Froufe, A. Gomes-dos-Santos, A. E. Bogan, A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, D. C. Aldridge, I. N. Bolotov, I. V. Vikhrev, A. Teixeira, S. Varandas, D. T. Zanattah, and M. Lopes-Lima. 2020. Complete mitochondrial genomes of the freshwater mussels Amblema plicata (Say, 1817), Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) and Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857) (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5:3, 2977-2979.

Mehler, K., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, A. K. Elgin, T. F. Nalepa, C. P. Madenjian, and E. Hinchey. 2020. Long-term trends of Lake Michigan benthos with emphasis on the southern basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research 46:528-537. (available upon request)

Rudstam, L. G., J. M. Watkins, A. E. Scofield, R. P. Barbiero, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, K. Mehler, E. D. Reavie, E. T. Howell, and E. K. Hinchey. 2020. Status of lower trophic levels in Lake Huron. Pages 14-45 in: S. C. Riley and M. P. Ebener, editors. State of Lake Huron. Great Lakes Fisheries Commission Special Publications 2020-01. (available upon request)

Karatayev, V. A., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, L. Yang, and T. Miller. 2020. Advection and habitat loss interactively reduce persistence: maintaining threatened riverine populations while restoring natural flow regimes. Oecologia 193(3): 773-785. (available upon request)

Boltovskoy, D., N. M. Correa, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, E. V. Thuesen, F. Sylvester, and E. M. Paolucci. 2021. Traits and impacts of introduced species: a quantitative review of meta-analyses. Hydrobiologia 848: 2225–2258.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, E. K. Hinchey, M. Wick, M. Bakowska, and N. Mrozinska. 2021. Rapid assessment of Dreissena population in Lake Erie using underwater videography. Hydrobiologia 848, 2421–2436.

Karatayev, A. Y., V. A. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, M. D. Rowe, A. K. Elgin, and T. Nalepa. 2021. Lake morphometry determines Dreissena invasion dynamics. Biological Invasions 23: 2489-2514.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, A. R. Hrycik, S. E. Daniel, K. Mehler, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, R. Dermott, J. Scharold, A. K. Elgin, T. F. Nalepa, E. K. Hinchey, and S. J. Lozano. 2021. Density data for Lake Ontario benthic invertebrate assemblages from 1964 to 2018. Ecology. 102(12), 2021, e03528. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, A. K. Elgin, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, and M. Wick. 2022. Dreissena in Lake Ontario 30 years post-invasion. Journal of Great Lakes Research. In press.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, A. R. Hrycik, S. E. Daniel, K. Mehler, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, R. Dermott, J. Scharold, A. K. Elgin, and T. F. Nalepa. 2022. Six decades of Lake Ontario ecological history according to benthos. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48: 274-288. (available upon request)

Evans, T. M., Z. S. Feiner, L. G. Rudstam, D. M. Mason, J. M. Watkins, E. D. Reavie, A. E. Scofield, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and W. G. Sprules. 2022. Size spectra analysis of a decade of Laurentian Great Lakes data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 79(1): 183-194. (available upon request)

Boltovskoy, D., R. Guiaşu, L. Burlakova, A. Karatayev, M. Schlaepfer, and N. Correa. 2022. Misleading estimates of economic impacts of biological invasions: including the costs but not the benefits. Ambio.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, K. Mehler, and E. K. Hinchey. 2022. Exploring Great Lakes benthoscapes: can we visually delineate hypoxic habitats? Hydrobiologia.

Spear, M. J., P. A. Wakker, T. P. Shannon, R. L. Lowe, L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and M. J. Vander Zanden. 2022. Early changes in the benthic community of a eutrophic lake following zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion. Inland Waters.

Bayba, S., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, and R. J. Warren II. 2022. Non-native Dreissena associated with increased native benthic community abundance with greater lake depth. Journal of Great Lakes Research 48 (3): 734-745. (available upon request)

Boltovskoy, D., R. C. Guiaşu, L. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, M. A. Schlaepfer and N. Correa. 2022. Aquatic invasive species: The economic cost-benefit balance of human-made infrastructure. Anales de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (Argentina) 73: 122-132. (available upon request)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, A. R. Hrycik, S. E. Daniel, K. Mehler, E. K. Hinchey, R. Dermott, G. W. Kennedy, R. Griffiths. 2022. Long-term dynamics of Lake Erie benthos: One lake, three distinct communities. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(6): 1599-1617.

Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, D. Boltovskoy, and N. M. Correa. 2022. Ecosystem services provided by the exotic bivalves Dreissena polymorpha, D. rostriformis bugensis, and Limnoperna fortunei. Hydrobiologia, first on-line.

Karatayev, A. Y., and L. E. Burlakova. 2022. What we know and don’t know about the invasive zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels. Hydrobiologia, first on-line.

Karatayev, A. Y., and L. E. Burlakova. 2022. Dreissena in the Great Lakes: What have we learned in 30 years of invasion. Hydrobiologia, first on-line.

Burlakova, L., A. Karatayev, L. Rudstam, V. Karatayev, B. Adamovich, H. Zhukava, K. Holeck, A. Hetherington, J. Jackson, C. Balogh, Z. Serfőző, T. Zhukova, T. Mikheyeva, R. Kovalevskaya, O. Makarevich, and D. Kruk. 2022. Time scales of ecosystem impacts and recovery under individual and serial invasions. Dryad, Dataset.

Karatayev, V. A., L. B. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, L. G. Rudstam, B. V. Adamovich, H. A. Zhukava, K. T. Holeck, A. L. Hetherington, J. R. Jackson, C. Balogh, Z. Serfőző, C. W. Hotaling, T. V. Zhukova, T. M. Mikheyeva, R. Z. Kovalevskaya, O. A. Makarevich, and D. V. Kruk. 2023. Time scales of ecosystem impacts and recovery under individual and serial invasions. Ecosystems.

Eifert, R. A., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, S. E. Daniel, A. E. Scofield, and E. K. Hinchey. 2023. Could quagga mussels impact offshore benthic community and surface sediment-bound nutrients in the Laurentian Great Lakes? Hydrobiologia.

 

Presentations (Last 10 years)

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. Spread, population dynamics and ecosystem impacts of zebra versus quagga mussels. 57th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. May 26-30, 2014, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Karatayev, A. Y., T. D. Miller, and L. E. Burlakova. Long-term changes in the distribution range and population size of endemic unionid bivalve Popenaias popeii. Invited talk presented February 4, 2014 at Berry College seminar, Rome, Georgia.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. Zebra versus quagga mussels: spread, population dynamics, and ecosystem impacts of zebra versus quagga mussels. 15th World Lake Conference. September 1-5, 2014, Perugia, Italy.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and K. Mehler. Preliminary Results of Dreissena spp. study in Lake Erie using traditional sampling and Video Imaging Analysis. Invited talk presented February 12, 2015, at EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, Illinois.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. Difference in spread, population dynamics, and ecosystem impacts of two Dreissena congeners. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. February, 2015, Granada, Spain.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and K. Mehler. Long-term dynamics of Dreissena spp. in Lake Erie: Insights for population boom and bust. 58th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. May 25-29, 2015, Burlington, Vermont.

Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, K. Mehler, and R. P. Barbiero. Environmental factors affection distribution and population dynamics of Dreissena spp. in Lake Erie. Invited talk at the Cornell University Biological Field Station, June 18, 2015, Bridgeport, NY.

 

Professional Societies

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

International Association for Great Lake Research

National Shellfisheries Association

Great Lakes Research Consortium

 

Teaching Experience

Belarus:

Hydrobiology (Lecture)

Global Ecology (Lecture)

General Ecology (Lecture and Lab)

Aquatic Ecology (Lecture and Lab)

USA:

Introductory Zoology

Limnology (Lecture and Lab)

Marine Biology (Lecture and Lab)

Senior Seminar in Exotic Species

Pollution of Aquatic Environment (Lecture)

Waste Water Analysis (Graduate course, Lecture and Lab)

Advanced Limnology (Graduate course, Lecture and Lab)

Plankton Ecology (Graduate course, Lecture and Lab)

Aquatic Ecology (Graduate course, Lecture)

 

Graduate Students (Major Adviser)

Nataliya M. Lisovskaya (1998-2000), M.Sc., Belarusian State University, Belarus

Sergey E. Mastitsky (2000-2004), Ph.D., Belarusian State University, Belarus

Tom Kesterson (2001-2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Andrei Nesterovitch (2002–2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Michael Houston (2002–2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Sewell Brian (2002–2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Arias Jason (2002–2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Rhonda Mood (2002–2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Oladunni Olayinka (2002–2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Volha Minich (2003-2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Jules Smith (2002-2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Leah Cartwright (2004–2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

David Hollas (2004–2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Daniel Bennett (2005–2007), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Kevin Nichols (2006–2008), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Michael Cook (2006–2008), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University

Paul Juette (2011–2014), MA, SUNY Buffalo State University

 

Service

SUNY Buffalo State University:

• Campus representative for the Great Lakes Research Consortium (2007 – current)
• Member of the Biology Department Personnel Committee (2007 – current)
• New Science Building Renovation Committee member (2007 – current)
• Member of the Great Lakes Center Graduate Committee (2011 – current)
• Member of the Field Station Renovation Committee (2011 – current)

Stephen F. Austin State University:

• Department Committees: Scholarship Committee (2001 – 2003); Vehicle Use Committee (2001 – present), Graduate Committee (2003 - present), Freshman Biology Committee (2003 - present)
• Chair, 2003-2004
• Zoology & Ecology Positions Search Committees, 2001-2006

 

Graduate Research

Candidate Dissertation Title: Ecology of Dreissena polymorpha Pallas and its effects on macrozoobenthos of the thermal power plant’s cooling reservoir. Supervisor V. P. Lyakhnovich. 1977-1983.

Doctoral Dissertation Title: The structure and function of benthic and periphyton’s communities in cooling reservoirs. 1984-1992.