Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Sergiusz Czesny
Lake Michigan Biological Station
400 17th Street

Zion, IL 60099
Phone: 847-872-8677   Fax: 847-872-9679
Email: czesny@illinois.edu
Title: Assistant Professional Scientist, Director, Lake Michigan Biological Station
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Research
My research interests focus on the ecology and ecophysiology of aquatic ecosystems. I am interested in the ecosystem scale trophic interactions, population dynamics, and early life history of fish, predator-prey interactions, and the ecology of invasive species. I also pursue questions related to the function of essential nutrients (vitamins, fatty acids, etc.) in aquatic food webs and their role in regulating reproductive success and recruitment of fish.

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Selected
publications
Czesny, S., Dettmers, J.M., Rinchard, J., Dabrowski, K. 2009. Linking egg thiamine and fatty acid concentrations of Lake Michigan lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) with early life stage mortality. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. In press

Czesny, S., Graeb B.D.S. and Dettmers, J.M., 2005. Ecological consequences of swim bladder noninflation for larval yellow perch. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 134: 1011-1020.

Czesny, S., Rinchard, J. and Dabrowski, K., 2005. Intra-population variation of egg lipid/fatty acid composition and embryo viability in a naturally spawning walleye population from an inland reservoir. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 25, 122-129.

Czesny, S., Rinchard, J., Garcia-Abiado, M.A. and Dabrowski, K., 2003. The effect of fasting, prolonged swimming, and predator presence on energy utilization and chronic stress in juvenile walleye (Stizostedion vitreum). Physiology and Behavior, 79: 597-603.

Czesny, S., Dabrowski, K. and Frankiewicz, P., 2001. Foraging patterns of juvenile walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) in a single- and two-prey species systems - testing model predictions. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79: 1394-1400.


Education PhD, Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, 2000

MS, Applied Ecology, University of Lodz, Poland, 1993



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