Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Ellen Marsden

Professor

Fisheries

Ellen received her doctorate in Fisheries in 1988 from Cornell University and was a post-doctoral associate at Cornell for two years. In 1990, she joined the Illinois Natural History Survey as director of the Lake Michigan Biological Station, then moved to the University of Vermont in 1996. She studies restoration, ecology, behavior, and genetics of fishes in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, primarily focused on lake trout. Her research has also addressed the identification, biology, and control of exotic species, particularly sea lamprey, dreissenid mussels, and round gobies.

Publications

Selected Publications

Marsden, JE, B Marcy-Quay, N Dingledine, A Berndt, J. Adams. In review. Physical and biological evolution of constructed reefs – long-term assessment and lessons learned. J. Great Lakes Res.
Hemmelgarn, G. L., B. Marcy-Quay, J. E. Marsden. 2022. Contemporary growth and survival of stocked and wild Lake Trout in Lake Champlain evaluated using maxillary age estimates. N. Am. J. Fish. Soc.
Izzo, L.K., G.B. Zydlewski, J.E. Marsden, D.L. Parrish. 2022. Seasonal movements and spatial overlap of juvenile and adult lake sturgeon in Lake Champlain. Trans Am Fish Soc https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10378
Marsden, J. E., M. Schumacher, PD Wilkins, B. Marcy-Quay, C. Kozel, B. Alger, K. Rokosz. 2022. Diet differences between wild and stocked age-0 to age-3 lake trout indicate influence of early rearing environments. J. Great Lakes Res. 48:782-789
Gatch, A. J., S. L. Furgal, D. Gorsky, J. E. Marsden, Z F. Biesinger, B. F. Lantry. 2022. Evaluation of post-stocking dispersal and mortality of juvenile lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Lake Ontario using acoustic telemetry. J. Great Lakes Res. 48:572-580
Bruel, R., J. E. Marsden, B. Pientka, N. Staats, T. Mihuc, J. D. Stockwell. 2021. Rainbow smelt population responses to species invasions and change in environmental condition. J. Great Lakes Res. 47:1171-1181
Binder, T., C. Bronte, J. E. Marsden. 2021. Chapter 6: Movement and Behavior. In: Lake Charr Salvelinus namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management, A. M. Muir, C. C. Krueger, M. J. Hansen, and S.C. Riley, eds. Springer Fish & Fisheries Series – Series Ed.: D. Noakes.
Goetz, R, A. N Evans, J. E. Marsden. K. Richter, S. Riley, D. Tillitt. 2021. Chapter 9: Reproductive Biology, Developmental Ontogeny, and Early Life History. In: Lake Charr Salvelinus namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management, A. M. Muir, C. C. Krueger, M. J. Hansen, and S.C. Riley, eds. Springer Fish & Fisheries Series – Series Ed.: D. Noakes.
Marsden, J. E., T.R. Binder, S.A. Farha, S.C. Riley, and C.C Krueger. 2021. Chapter 5: Habitat. In: Lake Charr Salvelinus namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management, A. M. Muir, C. C. Krueger, M. J. Hansen, and S.C. Riley, eds. Springer Fish & Fisheries Series – Series Ed.: D. Noakes.
Marsden, J. E., A.M. Muir, and C.C. Krueger. 2021. Chapter 11: Terminology issues in lake charr early development. In: Lake Charr Salvelinus namaycush: Biology, Ecology, Distribution, and Management, A. M. Muir, C. C. Krueger, M. J. Hansen, and S.C. Riley, eds. Springer Fish & Fisheries Series – Series Ed.: D. Noakes.
Marsden, J. E., P. Blanchfield, J. Brooks, T. Fernandes, A.T. Fisk, M.H. Futia, B. Hlina, S. V. Ivanova, T.B. Johnson, N.V. Klinard, C. C. Krueger, S.M. Larocque, J. K. Matley, B. McMeans, L. M. O’Connor, T. Pratt, G. D. Raby, S.J. Cooke. 2021. Winter ecology of fishes explored using biotelemetry. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09634-2
Marsden, J.E., B. Marcy-Quay. 2021. A generalized model for correcting bias due to permeability using emergent fry traps in mesocosm experiments. Fisheries Research 233:105769.
Wilkins, P.D. and J. E. Marsden. 2021. Spatial and seasonal comparisons of growth of wild and stocked juvenile lake trout in Lake Champlain. J. Great Lakes Res. 47:204-212.
Wilkins, P.D. and J. E. Marsden. 2021. Seasonal depth distribution of wild and stocked juvenile lake trout in Lake Champlain. J. Great Lakes Res. 47:252-258.
Farha, S A., T. R. Binder, C. R. Bronte, D. B. Hayes, J. Janssen, J. E. Marsden, S. C. Riley, and C. C. Krueger. 2020. Evidence of spawning by lake trout Salvelinus namaycush on substrates at the base of large boulders in northern Lake Huron. J. Great Lakes Res. 47:1674-1688.
Block, B. J.D. Stockwell, J.E. Marsden. 2020. Contributions of winter foraging to the annual growth of thermally dissimilar fishes. Hydrobiologia 847: 4325-4341.
Ladago, B. J., M. H. Futia, W. R. Ardren, D. C. Honeyfield, K. P. Kelsey, C, L, Kozel, S. C. Riley, J. Rinchard, D. E. Tillitt, J. L. Zajicek, J. E. Marsden. 2020. Thiamine concentrations in lake trout and Atlantic salmon eggs during 14 years following the invasion of alewife in Lake Champlain. J. Great Lakes Res. 46: 1340-1348.
Sorrentino, M. G., T. R. Stewart, J. E. Marsden, J. D. Stockwell. 2020. Differential lipid dynamics in stocked and wild juvenile lake trout. J. Great Lakes Res. 376-381.
Riley, S., J. E. Marsden, M.S. Ridgeway, C.P. Konrad, S. A. Farha, T. R. Binder, T.A. Middel, P. C. Esselman, and C. C. Krueger. 2019. A conceptual framework for the identification and characterization of lacustrine spawning habitats for native lake charr Salvelinus namaycush. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102, 1533–1557.
Marsden, J.E., and Siefkes, M.J. 2019. Control of invasive Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and Finger Lakes of New York. In Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control, Vol. 2. Edited by M.F. Docker. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. pp. 411–479.
Simard, L., J. E. Marsden, R. E. Gresswell, M. Euclide. 2019. Rapid early development and feeding benefits an invasive population of lake trout. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 77:496-504.