Andrew Brainard, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Department: Administration / Technical Staff
Contact
Email: asbrainard@upstatefreshwater.org
Telephone: 315-431-4962 ext. 125
Street address: 224 Midler Park Drive, Syracuse, NY 13206
Education
Ph.D. Ecology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, NY
M.S. Biology, West Chester University, PA
B.S. Biology, West Chester University, PA
Research Interests
Lake ecology
Aquatic ecosystems
Macrophytes
Water quality
Data analysis / Statistics
Select Publications
Brainard, A.S., V.A. Luzadis, and K.L. Schulz. 2021. Drivers of species richness, biomass, and dominance of invasive macrophytes in temperate lakes. Biological Invasions, 23:1069-1085.
Brainard, A.S. and K.L. Schulz. 2017. Impacts of the cryptic macroalgal invader, Nitellopsis obtusa, on macrophyte communities. Freshwater Science, 36(1):55-62.
Hall, C.A.S., F. Knickmeyer, A. Wiegman, A.S. Brainard, A.R. Diaz, C. Huynh, and J. Mead. 2018. A class excercise for Systems Ecology: Synthesis of stream energetics and testing Allen's paradox. Ecological Modeling, 369:42-65.
Fairchild, G.W., C. Robinson, A.S. Brainard, and G.W. Coutu. 2012. Historical changes in the distribution and abundance of constructed ponds in response to changing population density and land use. Landscape Research, 38(5):593-606.
Brainard, A.S. and G.W. Fairchild. 2012. Sediment characteristics and accumulation rates in constructed ponds. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 67(5):425-432.