John Marino

Education

Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

B.A., Zoology and History, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Biography

Dr. Marino is an aquatic ecologist seeking to better understand how environmental context mediates species interactions in food webs. His research addresses freshwater systems ranging from small ephemeral ponds to the Laurentian Great Lakes. He uses a range of tools including experiments, observational studies, and modeling. Results of work in the lab have implications for confronting major challenges to sustainable freshwater systems, including emerging infectious diseases, harmful algal blooms, and invasive species.

Teaching

• BIO 251: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
• BIO 423: Freshwater Ecology
• BIO 460: General Ecology
• BIO 150: Introduction to Biology
• BIO 155: Integration of Biological Concepts
• ENS 105: Introduction to Sustainability
• GES 101: Principles of Earth Science

Scholarship

Selected Publications

Rosales, A.M., T.E. Wilcoxen, and J.A. Marino. 2024. CO2 and acidification effects on larval frog immune function, growth, and survival. Freshwater Science. Freshwater Science 43: 353–363.

Marino, J. A., V. J. Denef, G. J. Dick, M. B. Duhaime, and T. Y. James. 2022. Fungal community dynamics associated with harmful cyanobacterial blooms in two Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 48:1021–1031.

Marino, J.A., H.A. Vanderploeg, S.A. Pothoven, A.K. Elgin, and S.D. Peacor. 2020. Long-term survey data reveals large predator and temperature effects on population growth of multiple zooplankton species. Limnology & Oceanography. 65: 694-706.

Jones, J.R., C.L. Steenrod, and J.A. Marino. 2019. Effects of vertical position on trematode parasitism in larval anurans. Current Zoology. 65: 657-664.

Steenrod*, C. L., J.R. Jones, and J.A. Marino. 2019. Variation in trematode infection in snails associated with land cover and water chemistry in the central Illinois River watershed. Journal of Parasitology. 105: 546-554.

Marino, J.A., S.D. Peacor, D.B. Bunnell, H.A. Vanderploeg, S.A. Pothoven, A.K. Elgin, J.R. Bence, J. Jiao, and E.L. Ionides. 2019. Evaluating consumptive and nonconsumptive predator effects on prey density using field time series data. Ecology. 100: e02583.