George Host, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate

Position and Focus

Dr. Host's current research interests include landscape/forest ecology, biostatistics and modeling.

His current project websites include:

• Exploring Lake Superior
• CoastalGIS
• Lake Superior Streams
• Great Lakes Environmental Indicators
• Water on the Web
• Minnesota Beach Advisories

Background

Ph.D., Forest Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing. 1987
M.S., Botany, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 1982
B.S., Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 1977

Current Publications

Host GE, Brown TN, Hollenhorst TP, Johnson LB, Ciborowski JJH. 2011. High-resolution assessment and visualization of environmental stressors in the Lake Superior basin. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 14(4):376-385.

Ruzycki EM, Axler RP, Henneck J, Will NR, Host GE. 2011. Estimating mercury concentrations and loads from four western Lake Superior watersheds using continuous in-stream turbidity monitoring. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Niemi GJ, Reavie ED, Peterson GS, Kelly JR, Johnston CA, Johnson LB, Howe RW, Host GE, Hollenhorst TP, Danz NP, Ciborowski JJH, Brown TN, Brady VJ, Axler RP. 2011. An integrated approach to assessing multiple stressors for coastal Lake Superior. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 14(4):1-21.

Lenz KE, Host GE, Roskoski K, Noormets A, Sober A, Karnosky DF. 2010. Analysis of a Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry leaf-level photosynthetic rate model for Populus tremuloides in the context of modelling and measurement limitations. Environmental Pollution 158:1015-1022.

Johnson LB, Host GE. 2010. Recent developments in landscape approaches for the study of aquatic ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29(1):41-66.

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Project list for George Host :

(A link will go to the project's current report, an arrow will take you to a project's home page)

Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring
To assess the biotic condition of all the major coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes, United States and Canadian shorelines.

Great Lakes Beach Information Communication System
To develop real-world and on-line warning systems to alert beachgoers to real-time rip current conditions.

Reducing Human-mediated Spread of Non-native Earthworms
The long-term goal of this integrated proposal is to reduce substantially the rate of spread of damaging, invasive earthworms in northern hardwood forests.

A Web 2.0 Guide to Coastal resources, Hazards, and Habitats
This project will develop a Web 2.0 application to integrate the long-term information provided in the Coastal Atlas (see Project ID 1597), CoastalGIS, and other sources with real-time related to coastal resources, hazards and habitats. Key data layers will include public access, tourism, transportation and coastal hazards such as beach advisories and rip currents.

Ecological Design for the St. Louis River Area of Concern
To develop an ecological design for restoring the Fish and Wildlife Service 40th Avenue West and 21st Avenue West project areas.

GIS Techical Assistance to Support Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Management
To develop on-line tools to assist Great Lakes fisheries managers in visualizing and interpreting lamprey data.

Stressor Gradients and Spatial Narratives of the St. Louis River Estuary
Provide an assessment of reference and at-risk aquatic habitats in the St. Louis River watershed and estuary to guide future monitoring, restoration, remediation, land use planning, along with community awareness and stewardship.

The North Shore Data Consortium: Acquiring and Distributing High-Resolution Geospatial Information
To create the North Shore Data Consortium - a group of local and regional government and industry officials with the goal of collaborating on the collection and use of high-resolution spatial data, including LiDAR.