Ara Anderson M.S. Student (Dr. Malcolm Butler) Office: Stevens 214 Phone: (701) 231-6561 Ara.Anderson@ndsu.edu A.A. Central Lakes College (2002) B.S. North Dakota State University, Zoology, with Honors (2004)

Research Interests:

-Life history and ecology of Hexagenia limbata (a burrowing mayfly) especially nymphs

-Lotic ecology and hydrology

-Salmo trutta L. (Brown trout) ecology

-Aquatic macroinvertebrate ecology

-Invasion biology and ecology especially the direct and indirect effects invaders have on the structure and function of stream communities.

Current Projects:

Thermal patterns in the groundwater-fed Straight River (near Osage, MN)

Life history and ecology of a burrowing mayfly (Hexagenia limbata) in small streams.

Other Interests:

I enjoy spending time with my wife Marylee and son Erron, hunting (deer, phesant, ducks, ruffed grouse), fishing (open water and ice), darkhouse spearing, camping, water skiing, traveling, boating,scuba diving, and watching baseball, hockey and football.

Pictures:

Marylee and Erron                                                                                  Erron and I

Hexagenia limbata nymph  

Straight River, MN downstream of Vern's Landing

5.5 lb walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) on Lake Winnibigoshish, MN              A very small sunfish on Hungryman Lake, MN

    Edie Evarts (MN DNR) and I checking temperature loggers in the Straight River, MN          

Straight River, MN upstream of Vern's Landing

Marsh marigolds ( Caltha palustris L.) near the Straight River, MN

Straight River, MN downstream of Becker County Rd 123    19 inch Salmo trutta (brown trout) seined from the Straight River

19 inch Salmo trutta (brown trout) seined from the Straight River                          Marylee and Erron with a large Salmo trutta (brown trout)

Salmo trutta (brown trout) from the Straight River

Created 17 Sept. 2004

Updated 16 Feb. 2005

Updated 29 July 2005