Publications

Maitland, B.M., H.A. Bootsma, C.R. Bronte, D.B. Bunnell, Z.S. Feiner, K.H. Fenske, W.W. Fetzer, C.J. Foley, B.S. Gerig, A. Happel, T.O. Höök, F.W. Keppeler, M.S. Kornis, R.F. Lepak, A.S. McNaught, B.M. Roth, B.A. Turshcak, J.C. Hoffman, and O.P. Jensen. 2024. Testing food web theory in a large lake: the role of body size in habitat coupling in Lake Michigan. Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4413 

Bockwoldt, K.A., H.A. Bootsma, and B. M. Lesht. 2023. Spatial, seasonal, and historical variation of phytoplankton production in Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 49:246-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.11.003

Plisnier, P.-D., R. Kayanda, S. MacIntyre, K. Obiero, W. Okello, A. Vodacek, C. Cocquyt, H. Abegaz, A. Achieng, Balagizi Akonkwa, C. Albrecht, C. Balagizi, J. Barasa, R. Abel Bashonga, A. Bashonga Bishobibiri, H. Bootsma, … T. Lawrence. 2022. Need for harmonized long term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes. J. Great Lakes Res. 49: 101988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.01.016

Shen, C., Q. Liao, H.A. Bootsma, B. Moraska Lafrancois. 2022. Modeling the transport of sloughed Cladophora in the nearshore zone of Lake Michigan.  J. Environ. Manage. 323: 116203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116203

Aldstadt, J.H., H.A. Bootsma, and J.L. Ammerman.  2022. Chemical properties of water.  Encyclopedia of Inland Waters 2ndedition. Vol. 1, pp. 95-104 Elsevier, Oxford. ISBN 9780124095489. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00007-4.

Turschak, B.A., C.R. Bronte, S. Czesny, B. Gerig, A. Happel, T.O. Höök, M.K. Kornis, B.S. Leonhardt, B.G. Matthias, J. Rinchard, D. Warner, and H. Bootsma. 2022. Temporal variation in the niche partitioning of Lake Michigan salmonines as it relates to alewife abundance and size. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 79(3):487-502. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0027

Cannon, D.J., C. Troy, H.A. Bootsma, Q. Liao, and R. MacLellan-Hurd. 2021. Characterizing the Seasonal Variability of Hypolimnetic Mixing in a Large, Deep Lake.  J. Geophys. Res: Oceans 126, e2021JC017533. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017533.

Happel, A., B. Leonhardt, T. Hook, H. Bootsma, C. Bronte, M. Kornis, S. Czesny, B. Turschak, C. Maier, and J. Rinchard. 2020.  Fatty acids reveal salmonine – prey relationships in Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 46(6):1689-1701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.08.005

Leonhardt, B.S., A. Happel, H. Bootsma, C.R. Bronte, S. Czesny, Z. Feiner, M.S. Korni, J. Rinchard, B. Turshcak, and T. Höök.  2020. Diet complexity of Lake Michigan salmonines: 2015-2016. J. Great Lakes Res. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.05.010

Ngochera, M.J., and H.A. Bootsma. 2020. Spatial and temporal dynamics of pCO2 and CO2 flux in tropical Lake Malawi.  Limnol. Oceanogr. 65:1594-1607.  doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.11408 

Shen, C., Q. Liao, and H. Bootsma. 2020. Modelling the influence of invasive mussels on phosphorus cycling in Lake Michigan. Ecol. Model. 416:108920.  doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108920

Cannon, D.J., C.D. Troy, Q. Liao, and H.A. Bootsma. 2019. Ice-free radiative convection drives spring mixing in a large lake. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46:6811-6820. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11408

Bootsma, H.A., and R.E. Hecky. 2019.  Inputs, outputs, and internal cycling of phosphorus in tropical Lake Malawi. Pp. 407-429 In, Steinman, A., and B. Spears (eds.), Internal phosphorus loading: Causes, case studies, and management. J. Ross Publishing, Plantation, FL, USA.

Bravo, H.R., H. Bootsma, and B. Khazaei. 2019. Fate of phosphorus from a point source in the Lake Michigan nearshore zone. J. Great Lakes Res. 45:1182-1196. doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.09.007

Cannon, D.J., C.D. Troy, Q. Liao, and H.A. Bootsma. 2019. Ice-free radiative convection drives spring mixing in a large lake. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46:6811-6820. doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082916

Turschak, B.A., S. Czesny, J.C. Doll, B.K. Grunert, T.O. Höök, J. Janssen, and H.A. Bootsma. 2019. Spatial variation in trophic structure of nearshore fishes in Lake Michigan as it relates to water clarity. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 76(3):364-377. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0390

Bunnell, D.B., H.J. Carrick, C.P. Madenjian, E.S. Rutherford, H.A. Vanderploeg, R.P. Barbiero, E. Hinchey-Malloy, S.A. Pothoven, C.M. Riseng, R.M. Claramunt, H.A. Bootsma, A.K. Elgin, M.D. Rowe, S.M. Thomas, B.A. Turschak, S. Czesnyh, K.L. Pangle, and D.M. Warner. 2018. Are changes in lower trophic levels limiting prey-fish biomass and production in Lake Michigan? Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Miscellaneous Publication 2018-01. www.glfc.org/pubs/misc/2018-01.pdf

Feiner, Z.S., C.J. Foley, R.K. Swihart, H. Bootsma, S. Czesny, J. Janssen, J. Rinchard, and T.O Höök. 2019. Individual and spatial variation are as important as species-level variation to the trophic complexity of a lentic food web. Ecol. Freshwat. Fish. 28(4):516-532. doi.org/10.1111/eff.12472

Feiner, Z.A., C. Foley, H.A. Bootsma, S.J. Czesny, J. Janssen, J. Rinchard, and T.O. Höök. 2018. Species identity matters when interpreting trophic markers in aquatic food webs. PLoS One 13(10):e0204767.  doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204767

Tyner, E.H., P. Jensen, M. Ngochera, and H.A. Bootsma. 2018. Escherichia coli (E. coli) distribution in the Lake Malawi nearshore zone. J. Great Lakes Res. 44(6):1281-1288. doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.10.011

Bootsma, H. 2018. Oceans, lakes and inland seas: A virtual issue on the large lakes of the world. Editorial for a special issue of Limnology and Oceanography on large lakes of the world. doi.org/10.1002/lob.10230

Ngochera, M.J., and H.A. Bootsma. 2018. Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content of seston and zooplankton in tropical Lake Malawi: Implications for zooplankton nutrient cycling.  Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Manag. 21(2):185-192.  doi.org/10.1080/14634988.2017.1280294

Shen, C., Q. Liao, H.A. Bootsma, C.D. Troy, and D. Cannon. 2018. Regulation of plankton and nutrient dynamics by profundal quagga mussels in Lake Michigan: A one dimensional model. Hydrobiologia 815:47-63. doi: 10.1007/s10750-018-3547-6.  doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3547-6

Pilcher, D.J., G.A. McKinley, J. Kralj, H.A. Bootsma, and E.D. Reavie. 2017. Modeled sensitivity of Lake Michigan productivity and zooplankton to changing nutrient concentrations and quagga mussels. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci. 122(8):2017-2032.  doi.org/10.1002/2017JG003818

Foley, C., M.L. Henebry, A. Happel, H. Bootsma, S. Czesny, J. Janssen, D. Jude, J. Rinchard, and T. Höök. 2017. Patterns of integration of invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) into a nearshore freshwater food web.  Food Webs 10:26-38.  doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2016.10.001

Waples, J.T., H.A. Bootsma, and J.V. Klump. 2016.  How are coastal benthos fed? Limnol. Oceanogr. Letters 2(1):18-28. doi: 10.1002/lol2.10033.  doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10033

Troy, C., D. Cannon, Q. Liao, and H.A. Bootsma. 2016. Logarithmic velocity structure in the deep hypolimnetic waters of Lake Michigan.  J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans. 121(1):949-965.  doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010506

Tyner, E., H.A. Bootsma, and B. Moraska-Lafrancois. 2015. Dreissenid metabolism and ecosystem-scale effects as revealed by oxygen consumption. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):27-37.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.05.009

Turschak, B.A., and H.A. Bootsma. 2015. Lake Michigan trophic structure as revealed by C and N isotopes. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):185-196.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.04.004

Mosley, C.M., and H.A. Bootsma. 2015. Phosphorus cycling and grazing by profunda quagga mussels in Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):38-48.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.07.007

Driscoll, Z.G., H.A. Bootsma, and E. Christiansen. 2015. Zooplankton trophic structure in Lake Michigan as revealed by stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):104-114.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.04.012

Bootsma, H.A., M.D. Rowe, C.N. Brooks, and H.A. Vanderploeg. 2015. Commentary: The need for model development related to Cladophora and nutrient management in Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):7-15.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.03.023

Happel, A., Rinchard, J., Creque, S., Höök, T., Bootsma, H., Janssen, J., Jude, D., and Czesny, S.J. 2015. Spatio-temporal description of spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) fatty acid profiles in Lake Michigan’s southern basin. J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):179-184.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.04.013

Happel, A., Lafountain, J., Rinchard, J., Creque, S., Höök, T., Bootsma, H., Janssen, J., Jude, D., and Czesny, S.J. 2015. Exploring yellow perch diets in Lake Michigan through stomach content, fatty acids, and stable isotope ratios J. Great Lakes Res. 41 (Suppl. 3):172-178.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2015.03.025

Cleary, P.A., N. Fuhrman, L. Schulz, J. Schafer, J. Fillingham, H. Bootsma, J. McQueen, Y. Tang, S. McKeen, T. Langel, E.J. Williams, and S.S. Brown. 2015. Ozone distributions over southern Lake Michigan: Comparison between ferry-based observations, shoreline-based DOAS observations and model forecasts.  Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15: 5109-5122.  doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5109-2015

Pilcher, D.A., G.A. McKinley, H.A. Bootsma, and V. Bennington. 2015. Physical and biogeochemical mechanisms of internal carbon cycling in Lake Michigan. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans 120(3): 2112-2128.  doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010594

Wang, B., Q. Liao, J.H. Fillingham, and H.A. Bootsma. 2015. On the coefficients of small eddy and surface divergence models for the air-water gas transfer velocity. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans 120: 2129-2146 doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010253

Lepak, R., D. Krabbenhoft, J. Ogorek, M. Tate, H. Bootsma, and J. Hurley. 2015. Influence of Cladophora-quagga mussel assemblages on nearshore methylmercury production in Lake Michigan. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 7606-7613.  doi.org/10.1021/es506253v

Phillips, J.C., G.A. McKinley, V. Bennington, H.A. Bootsma, D.J. Pilcher, R.W. Sterner, and N.R. Urban. 2015. The potential for CO2-induced acidification in freshwater: A Great Lake case study. Oceanography 28(2): 136-145.  doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.37

Bootsma, H.A., and Q. Liao. 2014. Nutrient cycling by dreissenid mussels: Controlling factors and ecosystem response. Pages 555-574 In: T.F. Nalepa and D.W. Schloesser (eds.), Quagga and zebra mussels: biology, impacts and control (2nd ed.). Taylor and Francis.

Turschak, B.A., D. Bunnell, S. Czesny, T.O. Höök, J. Janssen, D. Warner, and H.A. Bootsma. 2014. Nearshore energy subsidies support Lake Michigan fishes and invertebrates following major changes in food web structure. Ecology 95(5): 1243-1252.  doi.org/10.1890/13-0329.1

Paige, K., J. Austin, H. Bootsma, G. Meadows, and S. Ruberg. 2013.  Freshwater observing: The Great Lakes Observing System contributions to regional and national observations. IOOS Summit Proceedings. http://www.iooc.us/summit/white-paper-submissions/community-white-paper-submissions/.

Wang, B., Liao, Q., Xiao, J., & Bootsma, H. A. 2013. A Free-Floating PIV System: Measurements of Small-Scale Turbulence under the Wind Wave Surface. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 30:1494-1510.  doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00092.1

Liao, Q., and H.A. Bootsma. 2012.  In situ measurement and modeling of particle filtration rate by invasive quagga mussels in Lake Michigan.  Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Sep. 17-21, Vienna, Austria.

Wang, B., Q. Liao, H.A. Bootsma, and P.-F. Wang. 2012.  A dual-beam-dual-camera method for a battery-powered underwater miniature PIV (UWMPIV) system.  Exp. Fluids 52(6):1401-1414.  doi.org/10.1007/s00348-012-1265-9

Jamu, D., N.L. Andrew, H.A. Bootsma, and R.E. Hecky. 2011. Editorial: Reconciling livelihoods and aquatic ecosystem resilience in the lakes of Malawi. J. Great Lakes Res. 37:1-2.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2010.11.017

Ngochera, M.J., and H.A. Bootsma. 2011. Temporal trends of phytoplankton and zooplankton stable isotope composition in tropical Lake Malawi. J. Great Lakes Res. 37:45-53.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2010.09.004

Auer, M.T., L.M. Tomlinson, S.N. Higgins, S.Y. Malkin, E.T. Howell, and H.A. Bootsma. 2010. Great Lakes Cladophora in the 21st century: same algae, different ecosystem. J. Great Lakes Res. 36:248-255.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2010.03.001

Tomlinson, L.M., M.T. Auer, H.A. Bootsma, and E.M. Owens. 2010. The Great Lakes Cladophora model: Development, testing, and application to Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 36:287-297.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2010.03.005

Aldstadt, J.H., H.A. Bootsma, and J.L. Ammerman.  2009. Chemical properties of water.  In, G.E. Likens (ed.), Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Vol. 3, pp. 139-147. Oxford: Elsevier.

Consi, T.R., G. Anderson, G. Barski, H. Bootsma, T. Hansen, J. Janssen, V. Klump, R. Paddock, D. Szmania and J.T. Waples. 2009. Measurement of Spring Thermal Stratification in Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS Observing System.  Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2009 Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi. doi.10.23919/OCEANS.2009.5422125

Liao, Q., H.A. Bootsma, J.Xiao, J.V. Klump, A. Hume, M.L. Herman, P. Berg. 2009. Development of an in situ underwater particle image velocimetry (UWPIV) system. Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods.: 7:169-184. doi.org/10.4319/lom.2009.7.169

Bootsma, H.A., B.T. Maybruck, S.A. Faude, and J.S. Schafer. 2008. Modeling of thermal impacts on benthic algae.  Pages 12-1 – 12-10 In Proceedings: Second Thermal Ecology and Regulation Workshop: October 2-3, 2007.  EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2008. 1016809.   Pages 12-1 – 12-10.

Consi, T.R., G. Anderson, G. Barske, H. Bootsma, T. Hansen, J. Janssen, V. Klump, R. Paddock, D. Szamania, K. Verhein, and J.T. Waples. 2008. Real time observation of the thermal bar and spring stratification of Lake Michigan with the GLUCOS coastal observatory.  Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2008 Conference, Quebec City, Canada.  doi.10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5152000

Ruddy, B.A., D.T. Qadah, J.H. Aldstadt, III, and H.A. Bootsma. 2008. Improving analytical confidence in the determination of PCBs in complex matrices by a sequential GC-MS/MS approach. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem.  88(5): 337-351.  doi.org/10.1080/03067310701832161

Consi, T.R., G. Barske, H. Bootsma, T. Hansen, J. Janssen, J. Kipp, V. Klump, R. Paddock, D. Szmania, and J. T. Waples. 2007. The Great Lakes Urban Coastal Observing System (GLUCOS): Results of first deployments in coastal Lake Michigan.  Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2007 Conference, Vancouver, BC. doi.10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449280

Guildford, S.J., H.A. Bootsma, W.D. Taylor, and R.E. Hecky. 2007. High variability of phytoplankton photosynthesis in response to environmental forcing in oligotrophic Lake Malawi/Nyasa. J. Great Lakes Res. 33(1): 170-185.  doi.org/10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[170:HVOPPI]2.0.CO;2

Consi, T.R. G. Barske, H. Bootsma, T. Hansen, J. Janssen, V. Klump, R. Paddock, and J.T. Waples. 2006. GLUCOS: The Great Lakes Urban Coastal Observing System, Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2006 Conference, Boston, MA, Sept. 18-21, 2006. doi.10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306812

Zagorski, J. and H. Bootsma. 2006. High spatial-resolution monitoring of surface CO2 concentrations in Lake Michigan. p. 1-5 In OCEANS 2006. IEEE. doi.10.1109/OCEANS.2006.307084

Hecky, R.E., H.A. Bootsma, and E.O.  Odada. 2006. African lake management initiatives: the global connection.  Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management 11(4): 203-213.  doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1770.2006.00307.x

Bootsma, H.A., E.B. Young, and J.A. Berges (eds.). 2005. Cladophora research and management in the Great Lakes.  Proceedings of workshop, December 2004.  Special Report No. 2005-01, UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute.  http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/GLWI/cladophora/page_report.html.

Bootsma, H.A., E.B. Young, and J.A. Berges. 2005. Temporal and spatial patterns of Cladophora biomass and nutrient stoichiometry in Lake Michigan. Pp. 81-88 In Bootsma, H.A., E.B. Young, and J.A. Berges (eds.). 2005. Cladophora research and management in the Great Lakes.  Proceedings of workshop, December 2004.  Special Report No. 2005-01, UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute.

Young, E.G., J.A. Berges, and H.A. Bootsma. 2005. Can activity of enzymes involved in nutrient assimilation be useful as indices of nutrient status in Cladophora?  Pp. 89-95 In Bootsma, H.A., E.B. Young, and J.A. Berges (eds.). 2005. Cladophora research and management in the Great Lakes.  Proceedings of workshop, December 2004.  Special Report No. 2005-01, UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute.

Scott, B.F., C. Spencer, J.W. Martin, R. Barra, H.A. Bootsma, K.C. Jones, A.E. Johnston, and D.C.G. Muir. 2005. Comparison of haloacetic acids in the environment of the northern and southern hemispheres.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:8664-8670.  doi.org/10.1021/es050118l

Vollmer, M.K., H.A. Bootsma, R.E. Hecky, G. Patterson, J.D. Halfman, .J.M. Edmond, D.H. Eccles, and R.F. Weiss. 2005.  Deep-water warming trend in Lake Malawi, East Africa.  Limnol. Oceanogr. 50: 727-732.  doi.org/10.4319/lo.2005.50.2.0727

Duponchelle, F., A.J. Ribbink, A. Msukwa, J. Mafuka, D. Mandere, and H. Bootsma. 2005.  Food partitioning within the species-rich benthic fish community of Lake Malawi, East Africa. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62:1651-1664.  doi.org/10.1139/f05-075

Bootsma, H.A., and S.E. Jorgensen. 2004. Lake Malawi / Nyasa. P. 259-276 In Nakamura, M. (ed.), Managing Lake Basins; Practical Approaches for Sustainable Use.  International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC). https://www.ilec.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/pub/16_Lake_Malawi_Nyasa_27February2006.pdf

Bootsma, H.A., and R.E. Hecky. 2003. A comparative introduction to the biology and limnology of the African Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2):3-18.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70535-8

Bootsma, H.A., R.E. Hecky, T.C. Johnson, H.J. Kling, and J. Mwita. 2003. Inputs, outputs, and internal cycling of silica in a large, tropical lake.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (suppl. 2): 121-138.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70543-7

Hamblin, P. F., H.A. Bootsma, and R.E. Hecky. 2003.  Modelling nutrient upwelling in Lake Malawi/Nyasa.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 34-47.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70537-1

Guildford, S.J., R.E. Hecky, W.D. Taylor, R. Mugidde, and H.A. Bootsma. 2003. Nutrient enrichment experiments in tropical Great Lakes Malawi/Nyasa and Victoria. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 89-106.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70541-3

Higgins, S.N., H.J. Kling, R.E. Hecky, W.D. Taylor, and H.A. Bootsma. 2003. The community composition, distribution, and nutrient status of epilithic periphyton at five rocky littoral zone sites in Lake Malawi, Africa. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 181-189.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70547-4

Hecky, R.E., H.A. Bootsma, and M.J. Kingdon. 2003.  Impact of land use on sediment and nutrient yields to Lake Malawi/Nyasa (Africa).  Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 139-158.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70544-9

Kidd, K.A., H.A. Bootsma, R.H. Hesslein, W.L. Lockhart, and R.E. Hecky. 2003.  Mercury concentrations in the food web of Lake Malawi, East Africa. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 258-266.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70553-X

Ramlal, P.S., R.E. Hecky, H.A. Bootsma, S.L. Schiff, and M.J. Kingdon. 2003. Sources and fluxes of organic carbon in Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29 (Suppl. 2): 107-120.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70542-5

Hamblin, P.F., H.A. Bootsma, and R.E. Hecky. 2003. Surface meteorological observations over Lake Malawi/Nyasa.  J. Great Lakes Res. 29 (Suppl. 2): 19-33.  doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70536-X

Hamblin, P.F., P. Verburg, P. Roebber, H.A. Bootsma, and R.E. Hecky. 2002. Observations, evaporation and preliminary modelling of over-lake meteorology on large African lakes.  Pages 121-151In Odada, E.O., and D.O. Olago (eds.), The East African Great Lakes: Limnology, Palaeolimnology and Biodiversity.   Advances in Global Change Research, Vol. 12.  Kluwer, the Netherlands.

Lam, D.C.L., L. Leon, R.E. Hecky, H. Bootsma, and R.C. McCrimmon. 2002. A modelling approach for Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: Integrating hydrological and limnological data.  Pages 189-208 In Olago, D.O., and E.O Odada (eds.), The East African Great Lakes: Limnology, Paleolimnology and Biodiversity. Advances in Global Research. Kluwer.

Vollmer, M.K., R.F. Weiss, and H.A. Bootsma. 2002. Ventilation of Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Pages 209-233 In Olago, D.O., and E.O Odada (eds.), The East African Great Lakes: Limnology, Paleolimnology and Biodiversity. Advances in Global Research. Kluwer.

Kidd, K.A., H.A. Bootsma, R. H. Hesslein, D.C.G. Muir, and R.E. Hecky. 2001.  Biomagnification of DDT through the benthic and pelagic food webs of Lake Malawi, East Africa: Importance of trophic level and carbon source.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 35:14-20.  doi.org/10.1021/es001119a

Bootsma, H.A., and R.E. Hecky. 2001.  Initial measurements of benthic photosynthesis in Lake Malawi.  Pages 31-45 In Munawar, M., and R.E. Hecky (eds.), Great Lakes of the World (GLOW): Food-web, health and integrity. Ecovision World Monograph Series. Backhuys, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Karlsson, H., D.C.G. Muir, C.F. Teixiera, D. A. Burniston, W.M.J. Strachan, R.E. Hecky, J. Mwita, H. A. Bootsma, N. P. Grift, K.A. Kidd, B. Rosenberg. 2000. Persistent Chlorinated Pesticides in Air, Water and Precipitation from the Lake Malawi Area, Southern Africa.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 4490-4495.  doi.org/10.1021/es001053j

Cotner, J.B., R.H. Sada, H.A. Bootsma, T. Johengen, J.F. Cavaletto, and W.S. Gardner. 2000.  Nutrient limitation of heterotrophic bacteria in Florida Bay.  Estuaries 23: 611-620.  doi.10.2307/1352888

Bootsma, H.A.  2000.  Book review: Ecological Dynamics of Tropical Inland Waters (J.F. Talling and J. Lemoalle, eds.), Limnology and Oceanography 45(2): 523.

Guildford, S.J., H.A. Bootsma, E.J. Fee, R.E. Hecky, and G. Patterson. 2000.  Phytoplankton nutrient status and mean water column irradiance in Lakes Malawi and Superior.  Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 3: 35-45.  doi.10.1080/14634980008656989

Gardner, W.S., P.J. Lavrentyev, H.A. Bootsma, J.F. Cavaletto, F. Troncone, and J.B. Cotner. 2000.  Effects of natural light on nitrogen dynamics in diverse aquatic environments. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 27: 64-73.  doi.org/10.1080/03680770.1998.11901204

Gardner, W.S., H.A. Bootsma, F. Troncone, P.J. Lavrentyev, and J.F. Cavaletto. 1998. Nitrogen cycling rates and light effects in tropical Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.  Limnology and Oceanography 43(8): 1814-1825.  doi.org/10.4319/lo.1998.43.8.1814

Lavrentyev, P.J., H.A. Bootsma, T.H. Johengen, J.F. Cavaletto, and W.S. Gardner. 1998. Microbial plankton response to resouce limitation: insights from the community structure and seston stoichiometry in Florid Bay, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 165:45-57. doi:10.3354/meps165045

Bootsma, H.A., R.E. Hecky, R.H. Hesslein, and G.F. Turner. 1996. Food partitioning among Lake Malawi nearshore fishes as revealed by stable isotope analyses. Ecology 77: 97-101.  doi.org/10.2307/2265598

Hecky, R.E., H.A. Bootsma, R. Mugidde, and F.W.B. Bugenyi. 1996. Phosphorus pumps, nitrogen sinks, silicon drains; plumbing nutrients in the African Great Lakes. p. 205-224 In T.C. Johnson and E.O. Odada (eds.), The Limnology, Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes. Gordon and Breach, Toronto.

Bootsma, H.A., M.J. Bootsma, and R.E. Hecky. 1996. The chemical composition of precipitation and its significance to the nutrient budget of Lake Malawi. Pages 251-265 In T.C. Johnson and E.O. Odada (eds.), The Limnology, Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes. Gordon and Breach, Toronto.

Gardner, W.S., H.A. Bootsma, C. Evans, and P.A. St. John. 1995. Improved chromatographic analysis of 15N:14N ratios in ammonium or nitrate for isotope addition experiments. Marine Chemistry 48: 271-282.  doi.org/10.1016/0304-4203(94)00060-Q

Bootsma, H.A., and R.E. Hecky. 1993. Conservation of the African Great Lakes: A limnological perspective. Conservation Biology (Special Issue) 7: 644-656.  doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1993.07030644.x

Bootsma, H.A. 1993. Spatio-temporal variation of phytoplankton biomass in Lake Malawi, Central Africa. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 25: 882-886.  doi.org/10.1080/03680770.1992.11900272

Bootsma, H.A., R.E. Hecky and E.J. Fee. 1992. The relation of surface water nitrate concentration to morphometry and hydrology in large lakes. (December 1992 meeting of the American Geophysical Union). Eos 73: 197 (Abstract).

Bootsma, H.A. 1992. Lake Malawi National Park: An overview. Mitteilungen Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 23:125-128.  doi.org/10.1080/05384680.1992.11904017