Daniel E. Canfield Jr.

Daniel E. Canfield Jr.

Professor

Ph.D., Zoology (Limnology), 1979, Iowa State University
M.S., Zoology (Limnology), 1976, Iowa State University
B.S., Biology, 1973, Bates College

Dan Canfield is a professor of Limnology and his specialty is applied research that directly relates to the management of aquatic ecosystems. Among his many achievements in this area is the TEAM (Together for Environmental Assessment and Management) approach -- a process for developing effective lake management plans or water resource policy. TEAM brings professional water managers, scientists, government and citizens together with the ultimate objective of developing water management goals and plans that everyone can live with.

Canfield is the founder of Florida LAKEWATCH, a statewide citizen-volunteer water quality monitoring program now being emulated across the United States and internationally. He also is one of the founders of the Fishing For Success program, which received a national award in 2003 and the Albert "Ray" Massey Award for Citizen Volunteers from the City of Gainesville for 2005. Among other lake management activities, he currently serves as the Univ. of Florida member on the Technical Advisory Group for the Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council.

He has served as president of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) and is a recipient of its prestigious Secchi Disk Award for his many contributions to the management of America's lakes. The Florida Lake Management Society has also honored him with the Ed Deevey Jr. Award in "recognition of contributing to our scientific understanding of Florida's water bodies."
Courses

FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science. Spring.

Credits: 3. Prerequisite: Junior standing Natural Resources and Conservation, Wildlife, or Forestry, or consent of the instructor. Principles of fish management in freshwater systems. Includes field and laboratory techniques for aquatic habitat and fishery resource assessment, aquaculture practices, and consideration of contemporary issues pertinent to sport and commercial uses of renewable fisheries resources. More Information

E-mail: decan.ufl.edu

Phone: 352-392-9617 ext. 246

Curriculum Vitae (includes complete list of publications)

For other publications from this laboratory group go to: R. Bachmann, M. Hoyer.

Canfield and Bachmann, 1981

Selected Publications
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Mark V. Hoyer, Roger W. Bachmann and Daniel E. Canfield, Jr. 2008. Lake management (muck removal) and hurricane impacts to the trophic state of Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. Lake and Reservoir Management 24:57-68 pdf

Caffrey, A.J., M.V. Hoyer and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 2007. Factors affecting the maximum depth of colonization by submersed macrophytes in Florida lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management 23: 287-297.

Bachmann, R.W., M.V. Hoyer, S.B. Vinzon and D.E. Canfield Jr. 2005. The origin of the fluid mud layer in Lake Apopka, Florida. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50:629-635. PDF

Hoyer, M.V., C.A. Horsburgh, D.E. Canfield, Jr. and R.W. Bachmann. 2005. Lake level and trophic state variables among a population of shallow Florida lakes and within individual lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62: :2760-2769. PDF.

Bachmann, R.W., MV Hoyer and DE Canfield, Jr. 2004. Aquatic plants and nutrients in Florida lakes. Aquatics: 26(3)4-11 PDF

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield. Jr. 2003. Predicting the frequencies of high chlorophyll levels in Florida lakes from average chlorophyll or nutrient data. Lake and Reserv. Manage. 19:229-241.PDF

Canfield, Jr., D. E., C. D. Brown, R. W. Bachmann and M. V. Hoyer. 2002. Volunteer lake monitoring: Testing the reliability of data collected by the Florida Lakewatch Program. Lake and Reservoir Management. 18 (1):1-9. PDF

Canfield, D. E., Jr. 2002. Will stringent phosphorus control improve the quality of Lake Okeechobee? Aquatics 24 (1): 8-15. PDF

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2001. Sediment removal by the Lake Apopka marsh flow-way. Hydrobiologia 448:7-10. PDF

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2001. Evaluation of recent limnological changes at Lake Apopka. Hydrobiologia 448:19-26. PDF

Brown, C. D., M. V. Hoyer, R. W. Bachmann, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2000. Nutrient-chlorophyll relationships: an evaluation of empirical nutrient-chlorophyll models using Florida and north-temperate lake data. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:1574-1583. PDF

Canfield, D. E., Jr., R. W. Bachmann, & M. V. Hoyer, 2000. A management alternative for Lake Apopka. Lake and Res. Manage. 16:205-221. PDF

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2000. The potential for wave disturbance in shallow Florida lakes. Lake and Res. Manage. 16:281-291. PDF

Bachmann, M.D., M.V. Hoyer, and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1999. Living at the lake. Special Publication. University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Gainesville, Florida.

Bachmann, R.W. and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1996. Use of an alternative method for monitoring total nitrogen concentrations in Florida lakes. Hydrobiologia 323:1-8. PDF

	Dan Canfield is founder of Florida LAKEWATCH, a state-wide citizen volunteer water quality monitoring program. Since its inception in 1988, baseline data have been gathered on more than 700 Florida lakes in over 40 counties. Canfield created the program in an effort to economically and efficiently gather water chemistry data on as many lakes as possible. This enhances our understanding of Florida's unique lake systems, while reaching out and educating the citizens of Florida who live on or near lakes
	Mark Hoyer (top left) and Dan Willis (front center), are shown here recording fathometer readings and GPS coordinates which will later be used to create bathymetric maps-part of Dr. Canfield's annual summer lake data collection project. Aquatic plant surveys were conducted on this same lake as well. Representatives from local water management districts are aboard to observe their technique.
	Water sample bottles cover the countertops in the department's water chemistry laboratory. The lab is open virutally around the clock to process thousands of water samples delivered to the lab each month. The samples are collected by volunteers throughout the state, as part of the Florida LAKEWATCH program.
	Summer limnology activities include collecting and weighing plants, as part of ongoing, annual aquatic plant surveys. Pictured are researchers Eric Schulz and Christy Horsburgh.

Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 7922 NW 71st St., Gainesville, FL 32653
UF PO: 110600 Phone: 352/392-9617 Fax: 352/392-3672

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