Research Scientist
Great Lakes Center
SUNY College at Buffalo
Classroom Building C215B
Buffalo, New York 14222
Telephone: 716-878-4504
Fax: 716-878-6644
E-mail: burlakle@buffalostate.edu
EDUCATION:
Candidate of Science (Ph.D.); Hydrobiology; Institute of Zoology, Belarusian Academy of Sciences, Belarus, Minsk, 1998
M. Sc.; Biophysics; Belarusian State University, Belarus, Minsk, 1985
POSITIONS:
2007 - present: Research Scientist, Adjunct Associate Professor, Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
2001-2007: Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2001: Research Ecologist, University of the State of New York Museum Field Research Lab
1998-2000: Assistant Professor, General Ecology Department, Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University
1997-1998: Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University
1996-1997: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1992-1997: Junior Scientist, Scientist, Senior Scientist, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Lakes Research Laboratory, Geography Faculty, BSU
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Aquatic Invasive Species: Ecology, Spread and Role in Ecosystems; Biodiversity and Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems; Ecology of Freshwater Benthic Communities; Ecology of Zebra Mussel and its Role in Aquatic Ecosystems; Growth, Reproduction, Parasitology and Spread of Zebra Mussel; Pollution and Water Quality; Radioecology of Inland Waters.
GRANTS/CONTRACTS RECEIVED (PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR) (Last 5 years):
2007-2008: State-Wide Assessment of Unionid Diversity in Texas. State Wildlife Grant Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $69,375.
2006-2009: Assessing Potential Impacts of Channeled Applesnail to Wetlands in the Galveston Bay Watershed. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, $20,000.
2006-2007: East Texas Mussel Surveys. State Wildlife Grants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. $32,056.
2006-2007: Status of Invasive Freshwater Mollusks in Texas. State Wildlife Grants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. $17,795.
2006-2007: Distributional survey and habitat utilization of freshwater mussels. Texas Water Development Board. $65,000.
2006-2007: Predicting the spread and ecosystem impact of exotic bivalve Limnoperna fortunei on North American freshwaters. SFA Faculty Research Grant. $15,704.
2006-2008: Potential effects of Zebra mussels in the Madison lakes. Wisconsin DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Grants Program. $49,037.
2004-2006: Freshwater mussel survey in Texas. State Wildlife Grants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. $120,000.
2006: SFA Research Enhancement Minigrant. $500.
2004-2006: Assessing potential impacts of Channeled Applesnail to wetlands in the Galveston Bay watershed. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and USDA Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey (CAPS) Program for 2005 surveys. $117,544.
2006: SFA Research Enhancement Minigrant. $750.
2003-2005: The impact of invasive molluscs Corbicula fluminea and Dreissena polymorpha on benthic communities of aquatic ecosystems. SFA Faculty Research Grant. $15,872.
2003-2005: Monitoring of Unionid Populations at Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) Facility, Lamar County, Texas. Texas Army National Guard. $44,900.
2003-2006: Surveys of Benthic Macroinvertebrates at Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) Facility Camp Maxey, Fort Wolters, and Camp Swift, Texas. Texas Army National Guard. $47,324
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Peer-review publications: 40. Presentations at scholarly meetings and invited talks: 42. Papers in proceedings: 11. Published abstracts: 56.
SELECTED REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (last 10 years):
Molloy, D. P., A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, D. P. Kurandina, and F. Laruelle. 1997. Natural Enemies of Zebra Mussels: Predators, Parasites and Ecological Competitors. Reviews in Fisheries Science 5(1): 27-97. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 1997. The effect of Dreissena polymorpha Pallas invasion on aquatic communities in Eastern Europe. Journal of Shellfish Research 16(1): 187-203. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and D. P. Molloy. 1998. Field and laboratory studies of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) infection by the ciliate Conchophthirus acuminatus in the Republic of Belarus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 71(3): 251-257. PDF
Burlakova, L. E. 1998. Ecology of mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) and its role in structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Candidate Dissertation, Zoology Institute of the Academy of Science Republic Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, 168 pp. (in Russian with English abstract).
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 1998. Physical factors that limit the distribution and abundance of Dreissena polymorpha (Pall.). Journal of Shellfish Research 17(4): 1219-1235. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. P. Molloy. 2000. Seasonal dynamics of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Ciliophora, Conchophthiridae) infection in Dreissena polymorpha and D. bugensis (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae). European Journal of Protistology. 36: 397-404. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, D. P. Molloy, and L. K. Volkova. 2000. Endosymbionts of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in Belarus. International Review of Hydrobiology. 85(5-6): 543-559. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and D. K. Padilla. 2000. The impact of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) invasion on unionid bivalves. International Review of Hydrobiology. 85(5-6): 529-541. PDF
Kraft C. E., P. J. Sullivan, A. Y. Karatayev, L. E. Burlakova, J. C. Nekola, L. E. Johnson, and D. K. Padilla. 2002. Landscape patterns of an aquatic invader: assessing dispersal extent from spatial distributions. Ecological Applications – 12(3): 749-759. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, D. P. Molloy, L. K. Volkova and V. V. Volosyuk. 2002. Field and laboratory studies of Ophryoglena sp. (Ciliata: Ophryoglenidae) infection in zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 79: 80-85. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y, L. E. Burlakova & D. K. Padilla. 2002. Impacts of Zebra Mussels on aquatic communities and their role as ecosystem engineers. In: Leppäkoski, E., S. Gollasch & S. Olenin (eds). Invasive Aquatic Species of Europe - Distribution, Impacts and Management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp 433-446. PDF
Karatayev A. Y., S. E. Mastitsky, L. E. Burlakova, D. P. Molloy, and G. G. Vezhnovets. 2003. Seasonal dynamics of endosymbiotic ciliates and nematodes in Dreissena polymorpha. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 83 (1): 73-82. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., S. E. Mastitsky, D. P. Molloy, and L. E. Burlakova. 2003. Patterns of emergence and survival of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Ciliophora: Conchophthiridae) from Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 495-500. PDF
Karatayev A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, T. Kesterton, and K. Padilla. 2003. Dominance of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller) in the benthic community of a reservoir. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(2): 487-493. PDF
Karatayev A.Y., L. E. Burlakova, D. K. Padilla, and L. E. Johnson. 2003. Patterns of spread of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)): the continuing invasion of Belarussian lakes. Biological Invasions. 5(3): 213-221. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2005. Contrasting distribution and impacts of two freshwater exotic suspension feeders, Dreissena polymorpha and Corbicula fluminea. In: R. Dame and S. Olenin (eds.) The Comparative Roles of Suspension Feeders in Ecosystems. NATO Science Series: IV – Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, pp 239-262. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and D. K. Padilla. 2005. Functional changes in benthic freshwater communities after Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) invasion and consequences for filtration. In: R. Dame and S. Olenin (eds.) The Comparative Roles of Suspension Feeders in Ecosystems. NATO Science Series: IV – Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, pp 263-275. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., R. G. Howells, L. E. Burlakova, and B. D. Sewell. 2005. History of spread and current distribution of Corbicula fluminea (Müller) in Texas. Journal of Shellfish Research 24(2): 553-559. PDF
Karatayev A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and S. I Dodson. 2005. Community analysis of Belarusian lakes: relationship of species diversity to morphology, hydrology, and land use. Journal of Plankton Research. 27(10): 1045-1053. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., D. K. Padilla, A.Y. Karatayev, and D. Minchin. 2006. Endosymbionts of Dreissena polymorpha in Ireland: evidence for the introduction of adult mussels. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 72: 207-210. PDF
Karatayev, A.Y., L. E. Burlakova, and D. K. Padilla. 2006. Growth rate and longevity of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): a review and recommendations for future study. Journal of Shellfish Research. 25(1): 23-32. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, and D. K. Padilla. 2006. Changes in the distribution and abundance of Dreissena polymorpha within lakes through time. Hydrobiologia. 571:133-146. PDF
Howells, R. G., L. E. Burlakova, A. Y. Karatayev, R. K. Marfurt, and R. L. Burks. 2006. Native and introduced Ampullaridae in North America: history, status, and ecology. In: R. C. Joshi, L. S. Sebastian, eds. Global Advances in Ecology and Management of Golden Apple Snails. Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Philippines. 73-112. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., D. K. Padilla, D. Minchin, D. Boltovskoy, and L E. Burlakova. 2007. Changes in global economies and trade: the potential spread of exotic freshwater bivalves. Biological Invasions. 9:161-180. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., D. Boltovskoy, D. K. Padilla, and L. E. Burlakova. 2007. The invasive bivalves Dreissena polymorpha and Limnoperna fortunei: parallels, contrasts, potential spread and invasion impacts. Journal of Shellfish Research. 26 (1): 205-213. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., and A. Y. Karatayev. 2007. The effect of invasive macrophytes and water level fluctuations on unionids in Texas impoundments. Hydrobiologia. 586: 291-302. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., S. E. Mastitsky, L. E. Burlakova, and S. Olenin. 2008. Past, current, and future of the Central European corridor for aquatic invasions in Belarus. Biological Invasions. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, and S. I. Dodson. 2008. Community analysis of Belarusin lakes: correlations of species diversity with hydrochemistry. Hydrobiologia. 605: 99-112. PDF
Burlakova, L. E., A. Y. Karatayev, D. K. Padilla, L. D. Cartwright, and D. N. Hollas. 2009. Wetland restoration and invasive species: applesnail (Pomacea insularum) feeding on native and invasive aquatic plants. Restoration Ecology. Published online 07/28/2008. DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00429.x. PDF
Karatayev, A. Y., L. E. Burlakova, V. A. Karatayev, and D. K. Padilla. 2009. Introduction, distribution, spread, and impacts of exotic freshwater gastropods in Texas. Hydrobiologia. 619: 181-194. PDF
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Belarus:
Experimental Design (3 credits; Lecture and Lab). Developed as a new course Fall 1998, Fall 1999.
Population Ecology (2 credits, Lecture and Lab). Developed as a new course Spring 1999, Spring 2000.
Biostatistics (1 credit, Lecture and Lab). Developed as a new course Spring 1999.
Biostatistics (4 credits, Lab). Developed as a new course Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Fall 1999.
Special Practicum in Ecology and Aquatic Biology (3 credits, Lab). Developed Fall and Spring 1998, 1999.
USA:
Biological Experimental Design and Analysis (3 credits; Lecture and Lab). Developed as a new graduate course. Fall 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Biostatistics and Biological Data Analysis (4 credits, lecture and Labe). Developed as a new graduate/undergraduate course. Fall 2008.
Population Biology (3 credits). Developed as a new graduate course. Spring 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Conservation Biology (3 credits). Developed as a new graduate/undergraduate course. Fall 2005, 2006.
GRADUATE RESEARCH:
Candidate Dissertation (Ph.D. Thesis) title: Ecology of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) and its role in structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Supervisor Dr. A. P. Ostapenya. 1989-1998.
MANUSCRIPTS REVIEWED FOR:
Applied Ecology
Aquatic Invasions
Biological Invasions
Journal of North American Benthological Society
Hydrobiologia
Marine and Freshwater Research
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Biota Neotropica
GRANTS REVIEWED:
National Science Foundation
GRADUATE STUDENTS (Advising):
Nataliya M. Lisovskaya (1998-2000), M.Sc., Belarusian State University, Belarus
Sergey E. Mastitsky (2000- 2004), Ph.D., Belarusian State University, Belarus
Tom Kesterson (2001 - 2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Andrei Nesterovitch (2002 – 2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Sewell Brian (2002 – 2003), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Arias Jason (2002 – 2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Rhonda Mood (2002 – 2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Oladunni Olayinka (2002 – 2004), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Olga Minich (2003-2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Jules Smith (2002 - 2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Leah Cartwright (2004 – 2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
David Hollas (2004 – 2006), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Daniel Bennett (2005 – 2007), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Kevin Nichols (2006 – present), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Michael Cook (2006-present), M.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (Advising):
Andrey Usov (1998-2000), B.Sc., Belarusian State University, Belarus
Edgardo Avelar (2006), B.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Steven Grice (2006), B.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Jered Simpson (2007), B.Sc., Stephen F. Austin State University
Marissa Hajduk (2008-present), Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) Program, Buffalo State College
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1994 (December): International Workshop on Zebra Mussel Parasites, Minsk, Belarus
1995 (October): International Workshop on Zebra Mussel Parasite, France
1997 (June): International Workshop on Zebra Mussel Parasite, Minsk, Belarus
1998 (February): International Workshop on Zebra Mussel Parasite, Cornwall-on-Hudson, USA
2004 (October): "The Comparative Roles of Suspension Feeders in Ecosystems", NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Nida, Lithuania
2005 (May): "Portrait of Marine and Freshwater Invertebrate Invaders", International Research Workshop, Ireland
