Ecologist & Acting Branch Chief
Ecosystem Health and Restoration, Public Lands Ecology Section, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station

Education:
B.S. (Biology), Stephen F. Austin State University, 1971
M.S. (Limnology), Stephen F. Austin State University, 1973
Ph.D. (Wildlife and Fishery Sciences), Texas A&M University, 1979

Research Interests:
E. coli, eutrophication, contaminants, environmental assessment, biomonitoring indicators

Mailing Address:
USGS Great Lakes Science Center
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304

E-mail: rwhitman@usgs.gov

Phone: (219) 926-8336, ext. 424

Fax: (219) 929-5792

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N. and Richard L. Whitman. 2009. Clostridium botulinum type E occurs and grows in the alga Cladophora glomerata. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66(6): 879-882.
Contribution # 1531 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard Sawdey, Satoshi Ishii, Dawn A. Shively, John A. Ferguson, Richard L. Whitman, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2009. Seasonal stability of Cladophora-associated Salmonella in Lake Michigan watersheds. Water Research 43(3): 806-814.
Contribution # 1514 [Abstract]

Nevers, Meredith B., Dawn A. Shively, Gregory T. Kleinheinz, Colleen M. McDermott, William Schuster , Vinni Chomeau, and Richard L. Whitman. 2009. Geographic relatedness and predictability of Escherichia coli along a peninsular beach complex of Lake Michigan. Journal of Environmental Quality 38(6): 2357-2364.
Contribution # 1538 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, and Richard L. Whitman. 2008. Environmental occurrence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene is an unreliable indicator of human fecal contamination. Environmental Science & Technology 42(21): 8014-8020.
Contribution # 1494 [Abstract]

Nevers, Meredith B. and Richard L. Whitman. 2008. Coastal strategies to predict Escherichia coli concentrations for beaches along a 35 km stretch of southern Lake Michigan. Environmental Science & Technology 42(12): 4454-4460.
Contribution # 1480 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L. and Meredith B. Nevers. 2008. Summer E. coli patterns and responses along 23 Chicago beaches. Environmental Science and Technology 42(24): 9217-9224.
Contribution # 1507 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, Meredith B. Nevers, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli. 2008. Sunlight, season, snowmelt, storm, and source affect E. coli populations in an artificially ponded stream. Science of the Total Environment 390(2-3): 448-455.
Contribution # 1455 [Abstract]

Boehm, Alexandria B., Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, Deyi Hou, and Stephen B. Weisberg. 2007. Nowcasting recreational water quality. Pages 179-210 in Wymer, Larry J., editor. Statistical Framework for Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Monitoring. John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK.
Contribution # 1382 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, John Ferguson, Satoshi Ishii, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2007. Population structure of Cladophora-borne Escherichia coli in nearshore water of Lake Michigan. Water Research 41(16): 3649-3654.
Contribution # 1417 [Abstract]

Nevers, Meredith B., Richard L. Whitman, Walter E. Frick, and Zhongfu Ge. 2007. Interaction and influence of two creeks on E. coli concentrations of nearby beaches: Exploration of predictability and mechanisms. Journal of Environmental Quality 36(5): 1338-1345.
Contribution # 1421 [Abstract]

Peller, Julie R., Richard L. Whitman, Scott Griffith, Patricia Harris, Cassie Peller, and Joanne Scalzitti 2007. TiO₂ as a photocatalyst for control of the aquatic invasive alga, Cladophora, under natural and artificial light. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 186(2-3): 212-217.
Contribution # 1387 [Abstract]

Whitman, Richard L., Katarzyna Przybyla-Kelly, Dawn A. Shively, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli. 2007. Incidence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene in human and animal fecal sources. Environmental Science & Technology 41(17): 6090-6095.
Contribution # 1434 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, W. T. Evert Ting, Charles C. Tseng, and Meredith B. Nevers. 2006. Seasonal persistence and population characteristics of Escherichia coli and enterococci in deep backshore sand of two freshwater beaches. Journal of Water and Health 4 (3): 313-320.
Contribution # 1318 [Abstract]

Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara., Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Satoshi Ishii. 2006. Population structure, persistence, and seasonality of autochthonous Escherichia coliin temperate, coastal forest soil from a Great Lakes watershed. Environmental Microbiology 8 (3): 504-513.
Contribution # 1338 [Abstract]

Ishii, Satoshi, Tao Yan, Dawn A. Shively, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Richard L. Whitman, and Michael J. Sadowsky. 2006. Cladophora (Chlorophyta) spp. harbor human bacterial pathogens in nearshore water of Lake Michigan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(7): 4545-4553.
Contribution # 1370 [Abstract]

Liu, Lubo, Mantha S. Phanikumar, Stephanie L. Molloy, Richard L. Whitman, Dawn A. Shively, Meredith B. Nevers, David J. Schwab, and Joan B. Rose. 2006. Modeling the transport and inactivation of E. coli and enterococci in the near-shore region of Lake Michigan. Environmental Science and Technology 40(16): 5022-5028.
Contribution # 1378 [Abstract]

Smith, Wendy, Meredith Nevers, and Richard Whitman. 2006. Advances in recreational water quality monitoring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Park Science 24(1): 19-23.
Contribution # 1379 [Abstract] [PDF 3.67 MB]

Whitman, Richard L., Meredith B. Nevers, and Muruleedhara Byappanahalli. 2006. Examination of the watershed-wide distribution of Escherichia coli along southern Lake Michigan: an integrated approach. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(11): 7301-7310.
Contribution # 1395 [Abstract]