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DR. RAY W.
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Christian University EDUCATIONAL
HISTORY PRESENT
POSITION COURSES
AWARDS GRADUATE
THESES DIRECTED John R. Mummert. 1983. Gill raker morphology and the filtering efficiency of the gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum). Master of Science. Scott B. Taylor. 1984. Selective particle ingestion and phytoplankton community impact of a planktivorous cichlid. Master of Science. Robert J. Trebatoski. 1985. The impacts of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on phytoplankton community structure. Master of Science. K. David Hambright. 1985. Zooplankton community response to planktivorous bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and piscivorous largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Master of Science. Holli F. Lancaster. 1988. Experimental tank study of the main and interaction effects of phosphorus and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) on a pond community. Master of Science. Xavier Lazzaro. 1991. Co-advisor, Ph.D. Dissertation (Dissertation research conducted at T.C.U. Experimental Mesocosm Facility), Ohio State University. Robert M. Baca. 1993. Do the effects of piscivorous largemouth bass cascade to the plankton? Master of Science. Stacy J. Basham. 1994. Effects of tilapia and insects on phosphorus cycling in mesocosms: A mass balance approach. Master of Science. Don J. Day. 1994. Phosphorus and nitrogen removal by an ecological filtration system. Master of Science. Regina Steinkamp. 1995. Stonerollers and the cycling of phosphorus and nitrogen. Master of Science. Kirsten L. Gallo. 1995. Responses of macrophyte communities to fertilization and omnivorous fish. Master of Science. C. Michael Edwards. 1996. Use of mark-recapture and electrofishing CPUE to estimate densities of largemouth bass. Master of Science. Kirk R. Guckenberger. 1998. Gape-limited piscivory and its effects on prey fish assemblages. Master of Science. Weston H. Nowlin. 1998. Effects of bluegill on experimental microcosm communities in the presence and absence of a fish assemblage. Master of Science. Chris Conley. 1999. Effects of lead on phosphorus removal by an ecological water treatment system. Master of Science. Matthew M. Chumchal. 2003. Effects of common carp on water quality. Master of Science. William C. McClain. 2005. Mercury concentrations in seven species of fish from Lake Meredith, Texas. Master of Science. Amanda Davis. 2005. Mercury concentrations in largemouth bass in North Texas reservoirs. Master of Science. Jaron Hill. 2007. Use of preserved museum fish to evaluate mercury contamination in two Oklahoma rivers. Master of Science. Bradley Blackwell. 2007. Mercury contamination of invertebrates in ponds of the LBJ Grasslands, Texas. Master of Science. (In Progress) Matthew Drenner. 2007. Zooplankton community structure of ephemeral and permanent ponds of the LBJ Grasslands, Texas. Master of Science. (In Progress)
GRANTS
FUNDED Drenner, R.W., S. Threlkeld and M. McCracken, National Science Foundation, 1982-1984, Experimental Analysis of Direct and Indirect Grazing Impacts of Filter-Feeding Fish on Phytoplankton Community Structure, $82,000. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen and U. Pollingher, National Science Foundation, 1985-1987, Selective Planktivory of the Galilee Saint Peter's Fish and Its Impact on the Plankton Community of Lake Kinneret, Israel, $150,000. Drenner, R.W., K.D. Hoagland, J.D. Smith and W.J. Barcellona, FMC Corporation, 1987-1988, Experimental Microcosm Study of the Effects of a Sediment-Bound Pyrethroid Insecticide on Gizzard Shad and Plankton, $51,469. Drenner, R.W. and J.D. Smith, National Science Foundation, 1989-1991, Responses of Plankton Biomass Across Gradients of Fish Density and Lake Trophic State: Experimental Test of the Fish x Lake Trophic State Interaction Hypothesis, $150,000. Hoagland, K.D. and R.W. Drenner, Texas Water Resources Institute, 1989-1990, Freshwater Community Response to Mixtures of Agricultural Pesticides: Synergistic Effects of Atrazine and Bifenthrin, $ 24,200. Drenner, R.W. Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District, 1991-1994, Experimental Evaluation of Biomanipulation as a Technique to Improve the Water Quality of Fort Worth's Balancing Reservoirs, $37,079. Drenner, R.W. Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District, 1991-1994, Experimental Study of the Nutrient Removal Efficiency of a Periphyton-Fish Filtration System, $126,889. Drenner, R.W. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1993, Survey of Macrophyte and Fish Community Responses to the Fish and Nutrient Treatments: a Pond Experiment. $4,800. Drenner, R.W. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1995, Coupling of the Limnetic and Benthic Zones of Lakes by Omnivorous Fish, $30,000. Drenner, R.W. Tarrant Regional Water District, 1998-2003, Study of Water Quality of the Balancing Reservoir, $51,371. Weinburgh, M. and R. W. Drenner. Teacher Quality Grants Program, Enhancing Teacher Change Through Partnership, 2003. Bransom-Hommel Water Project $59,000. Weinburgh, M. and R. W. Drenner. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. 2004. Contemporary Issues in Biology, $285,000. Weinburgh, M. and R. W. Drenner. Teacher Quality Grant Program. 2004. Biology: Opportunities for Learning and Teaching. $90,295.
B. Intramural ARTICLES
PUBLISHED Drenner, R.W., J.R. Strickler and W.J. O'Brien. 1978. Capture probability: the role of zooplankton escape in the selective feeding of planktivorous fish. Journal of Fisheries Research Board of Canada 35: 1370-1373. Camin, J.H. and R.W. Drenner. 1978. Climbing behavior of larval rabbit ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris). Journal of Parasitology 65: 905-909. Drenner, R.W. and F.B. Cross. 1981. A natural hybrid fish, Percina maculata and P. caprodes, from Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 84: 61-62. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, W.J. O'Brien, J.R. Triplett and J. Wagner. 1981. The zooplankton community of LaCygne Lake: a cooling pond in Kansas. The Southwestern Naturalist 26: 243-249. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen and S.R. McComas. 1982. Feeding behavior of the cichlid, Sarotherodon galilaeum: selective predation on Lake Kinneret zooplankton. Hydrobiologia 87: 17-20. Drenner, R.W., W.J. O'Brien and J.R. Mummert. 1982. Filter-feeding rates of gizzard shad. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 111: 210-215. Vinyard, G.L., R.W. Drenner and D.A. Hanzel. 1982. Feeding success of hatchery-reared kokanee salmon when presented with zooplankton prey. Progressive Fish Culturist 44: 37-39. McComas, S.R. and R.W. Drenner. 1982. Species replacement in a reservoir fish community: silverside feeding mechanics and competition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 39: 815-821. Drenner, R.W., F. deNoyelles, Jr. and D. Kettle. 1982. Selective impact of filter-feeding gizzard shad on zooplankton community structure. Limnology and Oceanography 27: 965-968. Gophen, M., R.W. Drenner and G.L. Vinyard. 1983. Fish introductions into Lake Kinneret: call for concern. Fisheries Management 14: 43-45. Gophen, M., R.W. Drenner and G.L. Vinyard. 1983. Cichlid stocking and the decline of the Galilee Saint Peter's fish (Sarotherodon galilaeus) in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 40: 983-986. Drenner, R.W., S.F. Taylor, X. Lazzaro, and D. Kettle. 1984. Particle grazing and plankton community impact of an omnivorous cichlid. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113: 397-402. Drenner, R.W., J.R. Mummert, F. deNoyelles, Jr., and D. Kettle. 1984. Selective particle ingestion by a filter-feeding fish and its impact on phytoplankton community structure. Limnology and Oceanography 29: 941-948. DeMarco, V.G., R.W. Drenner and G.W. Ferguson. 1985. Maximum prey size of an insectivorous lizard Sceloporus undulatus garmani. Copeia 1985: 1077-1080. Hambright, K.D., R.J. Trebatoski, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1986. An experimental study of the impacts of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on pond community structure. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 43: 1171-1176. Mummert, J.R. and R.W. Drenner. 1986. Effect of fish size on the filtering efficiency and selective particle ingestion of a filter-feeding clupeid. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 115: 522-528. Drenner, R.W., S.T. Threlkeld, and M.D. McCracken. 1986. Experimental analysis of the direct and indirect effects of an omnivorous filter-feeding clupeid on plankton community structure. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 43: 1935-1945. Drenner, R.W., K.D. Hambright, G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen, and U. Pollingher. 1987. Experimental study of size-selective phytoplankton grazing by a filter-feeding cichlid and the cichlid's effect on plankton community structure. Limnology and Oceanography 32: 1138-1144. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, K.D. Hambright, and M. Gophen. 1987. Particle ingestion by Galilee Saint Peter's fish is not affected by removal of gill rakers and microbranchiospines. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 116: 272-276. Threlkeld, S.T. and R.W. Drenner. 1987. An experimental mesocosm study of residual and contemporary effects of an omnivorous, filter-feeding, clupeid fish on plankton community structure. Limnology and Oceanography 32: 1331-1341. Vinyard, G.L., R.W. Drenner, M. Gophen, U. Pollingher, D.L. Winkelman, and K.D. Hambright. 1988. An experimental study of the plankton community impacts of two omnivorous filter-feeding cichlids, Tilapia galilaea and Tilapia aurea. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 45: 685-690. Drenner, R.W., S.T. Threlkeld, J.D. Smith, J.R. Mummert and P. Cantrell. 1989. Interdependence of phosphorus, fish, and site effects on phytoplankton biomass and zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 34: 1315-1321. Lancaster, H.F. and R.W. Drenner. 1990. Experimental mesocosm study of the separate and interaction effects of phosphorus and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) on plankton community structure. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47: 471-479. Guest, W.C., R.W. Drenner, S.T. Threlkeld, F.D. Martin and J.D. Smith. 1990. Effects of gizzard shad and threadfin shad on zooplankton and young-of-year white crappie production. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 119: 529-536. Drenner, R.W., J.D. Smith, J.R. Mummert and H.F. Lancaster. 1990. Responses of a eutrophic pond community to separate and combined effects of N:P supply and planktivorous fish: a mesocosm experiment. Hydrobiologia: 208:161-167. Guest, W.C. and R.W. Drenner. 1990. Relationship between the feeding of blueback herring and the zooplankton of a Texas reservoir. Hydrobiologia 209:1-6. Drenner, R.W. and J.D. Smith. 1991. Biomass-dependent effects of mosquitofish on zooplankton, chlorophyll and the size distribution of particulate phosphorus. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limno. 24:2382-2386. Hambright, K.D., R.W. Drenner, S.R. McComas and N.G. Hairston, Jr. 1991. Gape-limited piscivores, planktivore size refuges, and the trophic cascade hypothesis. Arch. Hydrobiol. 121:389-404. Lazzaro, X., R. W. Drenner, R. A. Stein and J. D. Smith. I992. Planktivores and plankton dynamics: effects of fish biomass and planktivore type. Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 49: 1466-1473. Hoagland, K.D., R.W. Drenner, J.D. Smith and D. Cross. 1993. Freshwater community responses to mixtures of agricultural pesticides: effects of atrazine and bifenthrin. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 12: 627-637. Drenner, R.W., K.D. Hoagland, J.D. Smith, W.J. Barcellona, P.C. Johnson, M.A. Palmieri, and J.F. Hobson. 1993. Effects of sediment-bound bifenthrin on gizzard shad and plankton in experimental tank mesocosms. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 12: 1297-1306. Baca, R.M. and R.W. Drenner. 1995. Do the effects of piscivorous largemouth bass cascade to the plankton? Hydrobiologia 316:139-151. Drenner, R.W., J.D. Smith, and S.T. Threlkeld. 1996. Lake trophic state and the limnological effects of omnivorous fish. Hydrobiogia 319:213-223. Drenner, R.W., D.J. Day, S.J. Basham, J.D. Smith and S.I. Jensen. 1997. Ecological water treatment system for removal of phosphorus and nitrogen from polluted water. Ecological Applications 7:381-390. Drenner, R.W., K.L. Gallo, C.Michael Edwards, K.E. Rieger and E.D. Dibble. 1997. Common carp affect turbidity and angler catch rates of largemouth bass in ponds. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17: 1010-1013. Edwards, C.M., R.W. Drenner, K.L. Gallo and K.E. Regier. 1997. Estimation of population density of largemouth bass in ponds using mark-recapture and electrofishing catch-per-effort. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17: 719-725. Drenner, R.W., K.L. Gallo, R.M. Baca, and J.D. Smith. 1998. Synergistic effects of nutrient loading and omnivorous fish on phytoplankton biomass. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 2087-2096. Drenner, R.W. and A. Mazumder. 1999. Microcosm experiments have limited relevance for community and ecosystem ecology: comment. Ecology 80: 1081-1085. Drenner, R.W. and K.D. Hambright. 1999. Review: Biomanipulation of fish assemblages as a lake restoration technique. Archive Hydrobiologia 146: 129-165.
Rectenwald, L.L. and R.W. Drenner. 2000. Nutrient removal from wastewater
effluent using an ecological water treatment system. Environmental Science
and Technology 34: 522-526. Drenner, R.W. and K.D. Hambright. 2002. Piscivores, trophic cascades, and lake management. The Scientific World 2: 284-307. Drenner, R.W., R.M. Baca, J.S. Gilroy, M.R. Ernst, D.J. Jensen and D.H. Marshall. 2002. Community responses to piscivorous largemouth bass; a biomanipulation experiment. Lake and Reservoir Management 18: 44-51. Chumchal, M. and R. W. Drenner. 2004. Interrelationships between phosphorus loading and common carp in the regulation of phytoplankton biomass. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie. 161: 147-158. Chumchal, M. W. Nowlin, R. Drenner and S. Mann. 2005. Biomass-dependent effects of common carp on water quality in shallow ponds. Hydrobiologia, In Press. Drenner, R. W., M. Chumchal, D. Marshall, J. Owens and M. Ernst. Submitted. Changes in water quality following renovation of a water supply reservoir. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol.B. Non-refereed publications. Chumchal, M. W. Nowlin, R. Drenner and S. Mann. 2005. Biomass-dependent effects of common carp on water quality in shallow ponds. Hydrobiologia 545: 271-277. Drenner, R. W., M. Chumchal, D. Marshall, J. Owens and M. Ernst. 2005. Changes in water quality following renovation of a water supply reservoir. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 29:979-981. Nowlin, W.H., R.W. Drenner, K.R. Guckenberger, M.A. Lauden, G.T. Alonso, J.E. Fennell and J.L. Smith. 2006. Gape limitation, prey size refuges and the top-down impacts of piscivorous largemouth bass in shallow pond ecosystems. Hydrobiologia 563: 357-369. McClain, W.C., M.M. Chumchal, R.W. Drenner, L.W. Newland. 2006. Mercury concentrations in fish from Lake Meredith, Texas: Implications for the issuance of fish consumption advisories. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 123: 249-258.
B. Non-refereed publications Drenner, R.W. and S.R. McComas. 1980. The roles of zooplankton escape ability and fish size-selectivity in the selective feeding and impact of planktivorous fish. Pages 587-593 in American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Symposium entitled "The Evolution and Ecology of Zooplankton Communities."
Drenner, R.W. 1983. Gizzard shad, lake food webs and fisheries management.
Proceedings of a small lakes workshop on the "Pros and Cons of Shad."
Iowa Conservation Commission. Crowder, L.B., R.W. Drenner, W.C. Kerfoot, D.J. McQueen, E.L. Mills, U. Sommer, C.N. Spencer, and M.J. Vanni. 1988. Food web interactions in lakes. In S.R. Carpenter (ed). Complex interactions in lake communities. Springer-Verlag. Hoagland, K.D. and R.W. Drenner. 1991. Freshwater community responses to mixtures of agricultural pesticides: synergistic effects of atrazine and bifenthrin. Texas Water Resources Institute Completion Report TR-151. Gallo, K.L. and R.W. Drenner. 1994. Experimental pond study of the effects of carp and fertilizer on water quality, macrophytes and centrarchids. Proceedings, 29th Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, p. 255-262. Drenner, R.W., D.J. Day, J.D. Smith, J.L. Mancini and W. Frossard. 1995. Feasibility study of an ecological water treatment system for removal of nutrients. Water Management in Urban Areas, American Water Resources Association, p. 45-52. PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCHOLARLY MEETINGS Drenner, R.W. and W.J. O'Brien. 1976. The feeding rate and selectivity of gizzard shad. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Savannah, Georgia. Drenner, R.W. and W.J. O'Brien. 1976. The feeding mechanics of gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Missouri, Columbia. Drenner, R.W. and J.H. Camin. 1977. The role of climbing behavior in the host-specificity of larval rabbit ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris). Central States Entomological Society Meeting, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Drenner, R.W., J.R. Strickler and W.J. O'Brien. 1977. Zooplankton-escape from planktivorous fish. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, East Lansing, Michigan. Wright, D., R.W. Drenner and W.J. O'Brien. 1977. Planktivorous feeding mechanics of two fish. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Fishes Conference, Illinois State University, Normal. Drenner, R.W. 1977. Capture probability: The role of zooplankter escape in the selective feeding of planktivorous fish. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Drenner, R.W. 1978. The feeding mechanics of gizzard shad. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Drenner, R.W. and S.R. McComas. 1979. Fish predation and its effect on the zooplankton community of a reservoir. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Corpus Christi, Texas. McComas, S.R. and R.W. Drenner. 1979. The feeding mechanics of two atherinid fish. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, University of Texas at Arlington. Drenner, R.W. and S.R. McComas. 1979. The roles of fish size-selectivity and zooplankter escape abilities in the selective feeding and impact of planktivorous fish. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, University of Texas at Arlington. McComas, S.R. and R.W. Drenner. 1979. Feeding mechanics and competitive interactions of Mississippi silversides and brook silversides. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Drenner, R.W., M.L. LaGrone, C. Cahill, S.R. McComas and S.W. Brush. 1979. Predator-prey interactions and the fish community structure of an old fishing club lake. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Brown, K.L., V.G. DeMarco, R.W. Drenner, G.W. Ferguson and L.J. Smith. 1980. Factors influencing the sizes of prey ingested by the northern prairie swift (Sceloporus undulatus). Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Texas Christian University. McComas, S.R. and R.W. Drenner. 1980. Feedings mechanics and competitive interactions of brook silversides (Labidesthes sicculus) and Mississippi silversides (Menidia audens). Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Texas Christian University. Drenner, R.W., M.L. LaGrone, C.A. Cahill, S.R. McComas and S.W. Brush. 1980. Forage fish availability to largemouth bass in a fishing club lake. Annual Meeting of The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Texas Christian University. Drenner, R.W., F. deNoyelles and D. Kettle. 1980. Influence of filter-feeding gizzard shad on zooplankton community structure. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Drenner, R.W., F. deNoyelles and D. Kettle. 1981. Influence of filter-feeding gizzard shad on zooplankton community structure. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Fishes Conference, Illinois State University, Normal. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen and S.R. McComas. 1981. Feeding behavior of the cichlid, Sarotherodon galilaeum: Selective planktivory and management of Lake Kinneret, Israel. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Fishes Conference, Illinois State University, Normal. Drenner, R.W., F. deNoyelles, Jr. and D. Kettle. 1982. Selective impact of filter-feeding gizzard shad on plankton community structure. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Antonio, Texas. Mummert, S.R., R.W. Drenner, F. deNoyelles and D. Kettle. 1982. Selective utilization of large phytoplankton by a freshwater planktivore. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Taylor, S., R. Drenner and X. Lazzaro. 1982. Feeding selectivity and impact of a planktivorous cichlid. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Drenner, R.W., J.R. Mummert, F. deNoyelles and D. Kettle. 1982. Selective utilization of large phytoplankton by a freshwater planktivore. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Francisco.
Lazzaro, X. and R.W. Drenner. 1982. Feeding rate and selectivity of a
planktivorous cichlid as a function of particle size. International Workshop
on Tropical Zooplankton. Sao Carlos, Brazil. Drenner, R.W., S. Taylor, G.L. Vinyard, K. Kratz and M. Gophen. 1983. Filtering rates and feeding selectivities of planktivorous Sarotherodon. International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture. Nazareth, Israel. Taylor, S., R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1983. Experimental analysis of the feeding impact of an exotic planktivorous cichlid, Tilapia aurea. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Florida State University, Tallahassee. Drenner, R.W., J.R. Mummert, S. Taylor, F. deNoyelles, Jr. and D. Kettle. 1983. Selective particle utilization and phytoplankton community impacts of two freshwater filter-feeding fishes. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Drenner, R.W., S. Taylor, J. Mummert, D. Kettle and F. deNoyelles, Jr. 1983. Size-selective particle filtration and phytoplankton community impacts of two filter-feeding fishes. Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Lyon, France. Drenner, R.W., S.T. Threlkeld and M.D. McCracken. 1984. Plankton community response to a filter-feeding clupeid and particulate-feeding atherinid. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Vancouver, B.C. Threlkeld, S., R. Drenner and M. McCracken. 1984. The effects of mid-experiment fish transfers, mixing, and nutrient and silt additions on the enhancement of small phytoplankton by a filter-feeding clupeid. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Vancouver, B.C. Hambright, K.D., B.T. Trebatoski, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1984. Bluegill impact on zooplankton community structure: Effects of piscivory. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma. Drenner, R.W., S.T. Threlkeld and M.D. McCracken. 1984. Plankton community response to a filter-feeding clupeid and particulate-feeding atherinid. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma. Trebatoski, R.J., K.D. Hambright, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. Piscivorous and planktivorous fish impacts on plankton community structure. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Dallas. Trebatoski, R.J., K.D. Hambright, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. Effect of bass predation on bluegill impact on plankton community structure: A test of a cascading effects hypothesis. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hambright, K.D., R.J. Trebatoski, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. An experimental study of the impacts of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on pond community structure. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Vinyard, G.L., R.W. Drenner, M. Gophen, U. Pollingher and D. Winkleman. 1986. Plankton community responses to Sarotherodon galilaeus and Sarotherodon aureus: two omnivorous filter-feeding cichlid fishes. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Syracuse, New York. Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen, U. Pollingher and D. Hambright. 1986. Size-Selective particle grazing by a filter-feeding cichlid: effects of surgical removal of gillrakers and microbranchiospines. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Syracuse, N.Y. Guest, W.C., F.D. Martin, R.W. Drenner and J.D. Smith. 1986. Gizzard shad and threadfin shad impact on white crappie recruitment. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, San Marcos, Texas. Lancaster, H.F., and R.W. Drenner. 1987. Experimental tank study of the effects of phosphorus and zooplanktivorous fish on plankton community structure. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, Ames, Iowa. Hambright, K.D, R.W. Drenner, S.R. McComas, and N.G. Hairston. 1988. Gape-limited piscivores, prey size refuges, and the trophic cascade. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Boulder, Colorado. Lancaster, H.L., and R.W. Drenner. 1988. Experimental study of the interactions between phosphorus and fish as regulators of plankton community structure. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Boulder, Colorado. Drenner, R.W., W.C. Guest, S.T. Threlkeld, F.D. Martin, and J.D. Smith. 1988. Effects of gizzard shad and threadfin shad on zooplankton and young-of-year production by white crappie. Annual Meeting of the Great Plains Limnology Association, Univ. of Oklahoma Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Guest, W.C. and R.W. Drenner. 1989. Relationship between the feeding of blueback herring and the zooplankton community of a Texas Reservoir. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, San Antonio. Drenner, R.W., and J.D. Smith. 1989. Experimental mesocosm study of the effects of fish density on plankton biomass. Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Munich, Germany. Drenner, R.W., J.D. Smith, H.F. Lancaster, and J.R. Mummert. 1989. Regulation of plankton community structure by nutrient supply and bluegill: separate and interaction effects. Annual Meeting of the North American Lake Management Society. Austin, Texas. Drenner,R.W., K.D. Hoagland, J.D. Smith, W.J. Barcellona, P.C. Johnson, M.A. Palmieri and J. Hobson. 1990. Experimental microcosm study of the effects of sediment-bound bifenthrin on plankton and gizzard shad. Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Arlington, Virginia. Drenner, R.W., K.D. Hoagland, J.D. Smith, W.J. Barcellona, P.C. Johnson, M.A. Palmieri and J. Hobson. 1991. Experimental microcosm study of the effects of sediment-bound bifenthrin on plankton and gizzard shad. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches. Drenner, R.W., J.D. Smith and S.T. Threlkeld. 1991. Are the effects of planktivorous fish independent of lake trophic state? Annual Meeting the Ecological Society of America, San Antonio. Hoagland, K.D., R.W. Drenner and J.D. Smith. 1991. Freshwater community responses to mixtures of agricultural pesticides. Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Seattle, Washington. Hoagland, K.D., R.W. Drenner and J.D. Smith. 1991. Phytoplankton community responses to mixtures of agricultural pesticides. Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society. Drenner, R.W., J.D. Smith and T. Threlkeld. 1992. Changes in the limnological effects of fish with increased utrophication experimental tests of the fish x lake trophic state hypothesis. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lazzaro, X., R.W. Drenner, R.A. Stein and J.D. Smith. 1992. Effects of planktivore biomass and type on phosphorus cycling and zooplankton grazing: modeling gizzard shad & bluegill bioenergetics and zooplankton ingestion in a mesocosm experiment. Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Barcelona, Spain. Drenner, R.W. 1992. Use of tank-microcosms for studies of the effects of pesticides: Issues of scale and experimental design. Roussel UCLAF Table Ronde on the Effects of Pesticides on Aquatic Organisms, Paris, France. Baca, R. M. and R.W. Drenner . 1993. Can phytoplankton be controlled through food web manipulations? studies with threadfin shad and largemouth bass. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Denton, Texas. Baca, R.M., R.W. Drenner, and C. Hosny. 1993. Can phytoplankton be controlled through food web manipulations? studies with threadfin shad and largemouth bass. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Drenner, R.W. 1993. Beware of untested hypotheses: Confessions of an ecological alchemist. Annual Meeting of the Texas Lake and Reservoir Management Society, SMU, Dallas. Drenner, R.W., W. K. Gallo, R.M. Baca, J. Rice, J.D. Smith and C.M. Edwards. Synergistic regulation of phytoplankton biomass by omnivorous fish and nutrients. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Knoxville, Tennessee. Drenner, R.W. 1994. Experimental test of a periphyton-fish system for removal of nutrients from polluted waters. Texas River and Reservoir Management Society. Baylor University, Waco. Basham, S.J., R.W. Drenner, D.J. Day and J.D. Smith. 1994. Experimental test of a periphyton-fish system for removal of nutrients from polluted water. Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology. Denver, Colorado. Drenner, R.W., K.L. Gallo, J.D. Smith and M. Edwards. 1994. Coupling of limnetic zones and benthic zones by omnivorous fish. Annual Meeting of the Aquatic Plant Control Research Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Drenner, R.W. 1995. Experimental tests of a periphyton-fish system for removal of nutrients from polluted water. Water for Texas Meeting, Austin. Drenner, R.W., C.M. Edwards, K.L. Gallo, K.E. Regier and E. Dibble. 1995. Rough fish and the quality of fishing for largemouth bass. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, College Station. Edwards, C.M., R.W. Drenner, K.L. Gallo and K.E. Regier. 1995. A model for estimating densities of largemouth bass using electrofishing catch per unit effort. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, College Station. Drenner, R.W., M. Ernst, D. Jensen and D. Marshall. 1996. Experimental study of the use of piscivorous fish to reduce the phytoplankton of a water supply reservoir, Regional Conference of the North American Lake Managment Society, Fort Worth, Texas. Lauden, M.A. and R.W. Drenner. 1997. Effects of largemouth bass on the water quality of ponds with a complex fish community. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Drenner, R., R. Baca, M. Ernst, D. Jensen and D. Marshall. 1997. Experimental biomanipulation of a water supply reservoir by stocking piscivorous largemouth bass. 3rd International Conference on Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Drenner, R.W. 1997. The ups and downs of biomanipulation. Annual Meeting of the North Texas Limnological Association. University of Texas, Arlington. Drenner, R.W. 1997. The ups and downs of biomanipulation. Annual Meeting of the North American Lake Management Society, Houston, Texas. Nowlin, W.H. and R.W. Drenner. 1998. Effects of bluegill on experimental microcosm communities in the presence and absence of a fish assemblage. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the Ecological Society of America. St. Louis, Missouri. Nowlin, W.H. and R.W. Drenner. 1998. Effects of bluegill on experimental microcosm communities in the presence and absence of a fish assemblage. Annual Meeting of the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Drenner, R.W., R. Baca, M. Ernst, D. Jensen, and D. Marshall. 1998. Experimental biomanipulation of a water supply reservoir by stocking piscivorous largemouth bass. XXVII Societas Internationalis Limnologiae Congress, Dublin, Ireland. Drenner, R. W., W. H. Nowlin, K. R. Guckenberger, M. Lauden, J. E. Fennell and J. L. Smith. 1999. Effects of piscivorous largemouth bass on water quality. Annual Meeting of the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society. College Station, Texas. Drenner, R. W., J. L. Smith, S. Mann, M. Chumchal, J. Fennell, W. H. Nowlin and C. M. Edwards. 2000. Estimating the densities of common carp and their biomass-dependent effects on ponds. Annual Meeting of the Arkansas, Louisiana ant Texas Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Bossier City, Louisiana. Nowlin, W. H., R. W. Drenner, M. M. Chumchal and S. A. Mann. 2000. Biomass-dependent effects of common carp on water quality: Implications for biomanipulation of Texas reservoirs. Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Copenhagen, Denmark. Drenner, R. W. and K. D. Hambright. 2002. Piscivores, trophic cascades and lake management. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceangraphy, Victoria, Canada. Chumchal, M. M. and R. W. Drenner. 2002. Interrelationships between nutrients, fish, and supplemental feeding in the regulation of phytoplankton biomass. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceangraphy, Victoria, Canada. Drenner, R. W., M. Chumchal, D. Marshall, J. Owens and M. Ernst. 2004. Changes in water quality following renovation of a water supply reservoir. XXIX Congress of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology. Lahti, Finland. McClain, W.C., M.M. Chumchal, R.W. Drenner, and L. Newland. 2004. Bioaccumulation of mercury in fish from Lake Meredith, Texas. Annual Meeting of the Great PlainsLimnology Association. Springfield, Missouri. McClain, W. C., M. M. Chumchal, R. W. Drenner and L. Newland. 2005. Bioaccumulation of mercury in fish from two Texas lakes. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Grapevine, Texas. Chumchal, M. M., K. D. Hambright, W. C. McClain, R. W. Drenner and D. Cross. 2005. Do fish advisories accurately convey risk? Effect of small sample size and species specific advisories. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Grapevine, Texas. McClain, W. C., M. M. Chumchal, R. W. Drenner and L. Newland. 2005. Bioaccumulation of mercury in fish from two Texas lakes. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences, Edinburg, Texas. Chumchal, M. M., K. D. Hambright, W. C. McClain, R. W. Drenner and D. Cross. 2005. Do fish advisories accurately convey risk? Effect of small sample size and species specific advisories. Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences, Edinburg, Texas. Chumchal, M. M., W. C. McClain, A. Davis, R. W. Drenner, K. D. Hambright, and L. Newland. 2005. Effect of sample size and non-random samples on the issuance of fish advisories. Conference of the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society, Baylor University, Waco. Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland. 2006. Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas. Joint Meeting of the Southern Division and the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, San Antonio, Texas. Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland. 2006. Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas. Texas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Beaumont, Texas. Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland. 2006. Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas. Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Madison, Wisconsin. Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, L. Newland. B. Fry, and K.D. Hambright. 2007. Habitat-specific differences in mercury concentrations of largemouth bass from Caddo Lake. Joint Meeting of the South Central Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society. Nacogdoches, Texas. Chumchal, M.M., M.C. Slattery, R.W. Drenner, S.M. Drenner and L. Newland. 2007. How will new coal burning power plants in Texas affect mercury contamination in fish? Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Jackson, Texas. Hill, J.J., R.W. Drenner, J.E. Pinder, and M.M. Chumchal. 2007. Use of preserved museum fish to evaluate mercury contamination in two Oklahoma rivers. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Jackson, Texas. Drenner, S.M., R.W. Drenner, L. Newland, M. Stone, and M.M. Chumchal. 2007. Mercury concentrations in largemouth bass from six north Texas reservoirs. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Jackson, Texas.
INVITED DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS Drenner, R.W. 1978. The feeding mechanics of gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum). University of Texas at Arlington. Drenner, R.W. 1978. The feeding mechanics of gizzard shad. University of Oklahoma Summer Environmental Program at the Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Drenner, R.W. 1978. The roles of zooplankter escape and fish size-selectivity in the selective feeding of planktivorous fish. Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Drenner, R.W. 1979. Fish-plankton interactions in Lake Texoma. University of Oklahoma Summer Environmental Program at the Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Drenner, R.W. 1980. The role of gizzard shad in lake management. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Drenner, R.W. 1981. Feeding ecology of planktivorous fish: Where limnologist meets fisheries biologist. Oakridge National Laboratory, Oakridge, Tennessee. Drenner, R.W. 1982. Cichlid stocking and the fate of the St. Peter's fish in Lake Kinneret, Israel. University of Oklahoma Summer Environmental Program at the Biological Station, Lake Texoma. Drenner, R.W. 1983. Management of the Galilee Saint Peter's fish in Lake Kinneret Israel: Where limnologist meets fisheries biologist. Campbell Lecture, University of Missouri, Columbia. Drenner, R.W. 1983. Gizzard shad, limnetic food webs and lake management. Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia. Drenner, R.W. 1985. The direct and indirect impacts of a filter-feeding clupeid on plankton community structure: An experimental analysis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Drenner, R.W. 1986. Management of Lake Kinneret, Israel: Where limnologist meets fisheries biologist. University of Texas at Arlington. Drenner, R.W. 1991. Environmental effect of bifenthrin: a mesocosm evaluation. University of North Texas, Denton. Drenner, R.W. 1991. Do fish affect the water quality of eutrophic reservoirs? Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Drenner, R.W. 1991. Do fish affect the water quality of eutrophic reservoirs? Baylor University, Waco. Drenner, R.W. 1992. Beware of untested hypotheses: confessions of an ecological chemist. University of Texas, Arlington. Drenner , R.W. 1992. Hypotheses need to be tested before they are accepted: a slimy tale of warm-water fisheries ecology. University of Mississippi, Oxford. Drenner, R.W. 1993. Hypotheses need to be tested: A slimy tale of warm-water fisheries ecology. Departmental Seminar, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos. Drenner, R.W. 1994. Beware of untested hypotheses: Confessions of an ecological alchemist. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station. Drenner, R.W. 1994. Beware of untested hypotheses: Confessions of an ecological alchemist. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, Logan. Drenner, R. W. 1999. The Ups and Downs of Biomanipulation. Department of Biology, University of North Texas, Denton. Drenner, R.W. 2000. The Ups and Downs of Biomanipulation: Confessions of an Ecological Alchemist. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Drenner, R.W. 2001. Piscivores, Trophic Cascades and Lake Management. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio PANELS AND WORKSHOPS
University of Oklahoma — City of Norman, Panel on Water Quality
of Lakes, 1986. Discussion Leader, Experimental Issues, National Science Foundation sponsored workshop, Water Science and Engineering in River Impoundments, Hancock Biological Station and Murray State University, Kentucky, 1989. Lecturer at a workshop on "An introduction to experimental limnology" which was sponsored by the Comision Nacional del Aqua of Mexico. The workshop was held at Lake Chapala, Mexico in May 1993. MEMBERSHIPS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Fisheries Society PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Cohost (with Dr. G. Ferguson) of the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Texas Christian University, 1980. Publicity Committee, Texas Chapter, American Fisheries Society, 1984. Membership Committee, Ecological Society of America, 1989-1990. Associate Editor, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 1989-1990. Host, Annual Meeting of the North Texas Limnological Association, Texas Christian University, 1992. Board of Directors, Texas River and Reservoir Management Society, 1994-1995. Research Awards Committee, Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 1995 Chair, Education Committee, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2002-2004 REVIEWER FOR: American Midland Naturalist, American Naturalist, Aquaculture, Archive fur Hydrobiologia, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Copeia, Ecology, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Hydrobiologia, International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Biology, National Science Foundation, Progressive Fish-Culturist, Science, Southeastern Assoc. of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Southwestern Naturalist, Texas Academy of Science, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |