Staff Member
Matthew VanLandeghem
Post Doc
Phone: (806) 742 - 2851
Email: matt.vanlandghem@ttu.edu
Biography
Matt is working on his PhD in Fisheries Science in the Department of Natural Resources Management. His research is focused on examining environmental factors that regulate blooms of golden alga, a toxic, invasive algal species which has caused significant fish kills throughout Texas and other states, and the impacts of these blooms on fish populations.. Matt works closely with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel and uses a combination of field, laboratory, and data mining techniques to address golden alga-related issues. This project recently received additional financial support from TPWD and he has added a host of water nutrient parameters to our sampling schedule. The information generated from this study will lead to development of new mitigation strategies that will allow for recovery of fish populations in impacted systems.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Meyer, M.D., Cox, S.B., Sharma, B., Patiño, R. 2012. Spatial and temporal patterns of surface water quality and ichthyotoxicity in urban and rural river basins in Texas. Water Research 46: 6638-6651. | November 2012 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Farooqi, M., Southard, G., Patiño, R. 2015. Spatiotemporal associations of reservoir nutrient characteristics and the invasive, harmful alga Prymnesium parvum in west Texas. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 51: 487-501. | April 2015 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Farooqi, M., Southard, G., Patiño, R. 2015. Associations between water physicochemistry and Prymnesium parvum presence, abundance, and toxicity in west Texas reservoirs. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 51: 471-486. | Abstract | April 2015 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Farooqi, M., Farquhar, B., Patiño, R. 2013. Impacts of golden alga Prymnesium parvum on fish populations in reservoirs of the upper Colorado River and Brazos River basins, Texas. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142:581-595. | February 2013 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Denny, S., Patiño, R. 2015. Predicting the risk of toxic blooms of golden alga from cell abundance and environmental covariates. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 13: 568-586. | Abstract | November 2015 |
| Patiño, VanLandeghem, M.M., Goodbred, S.L., Orsak, E., Jenkins, J.A., Echols, K., Rosen, M.R., Torres, L. 2015. Novel associations between contaminant body burdens and biomarkers of reproductive condition in male Common Carp along multiple gradients of contaminant exposure in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA. General and Comparative Endocrinology 219: 112-124. | August 2015 |
| Patiño, R., Dawson, D., VanLandeghem, M.M. 2014. Retrospective analysis of the association between water quality and toxic blooms of golden alga (Prymnesium parvum) in Texas reservoirs: implications for understanding dispersal mechanisms and impacts of climate change. Harmful Algae 33, 1-11. | January 2014 |
| Israël NMD, VanLandeghem MM, Denny S, Ingle J, and Patiño R. 2014. Golden alga presence and abundance are inversely related to salinity in a high-salinity river ecosystem, Pecos River, USA. Harmful Algae 39: 81-91. | Abstract | July 2014 |
| Dawson, D., VanLandeghem, M.M., Asquith, W.H., and Patiño, R. 2015. Long-term trends in reservoir water quality and quantity in two major river basins of the southern Great Plains, USA. Lake and Reservoir Management 31: 254-279. | Abstract | September 2015 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Environmental factors influencing the spread, growth, and toxicity of golden alga | September 2013 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Patiño, R. 2013. Predicting the risk of toxic golden alga blooms from cell density and environmental variables. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Conroe, Texas. | January 2013 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Patiño, R. 2013. Predicting the risk of toxic golden alga blooms from cell density and environmental variables. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. | February 2013 |
| VanLandeghem, M.M., Patiño, R. 2013. Predicting the risk of toxic golden alga blooms from cell density and environmental variables. 12th Annual Graduate Student Poster Competition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. | April 2013 |
| VanLandeghem, M., Patiño, R. 2015. Using a niche model to hindcast and forecast golden alga blooms: when did golden alga first arrive in the Brazos River and which lake will be affected next? Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Tyler, Texas. | January 2015 |
| Israel, N., VanLandeghem, M.M., Rogowski, D., Patiño, R. 2013. Relationships between surface water quality and golden alga blooms in the Pecos River basin, Texas and New Mexico, USA. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. | February 2013 |
| Israel, N., VanLandeghem, M.M., Rogowski, D., Patiño, R. 2013. Relationships between surface water quality and golden Alga blooms in the Pecos River basin, Texas and New Mexico, USA. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Conroe, Texas. | January 2013 |
| Israel, N., VanLandeghem, M.M., Rogowski, D., Patiño, R. 2013. Relationships between surface water quality and golden Alga blooms in the Pecos River basin, Texas and New Mexico, USA. 12th Annual Graduate Student Poster Competition, Texas Tech University , Lubbock, Texas. | April 2013 |
| Gicklhorn, T.S., P.K. Borsdorf, C.W. Boal, and M. VanLandeghem. Assessing Predator-Prey Use and Interactions at Man-Made Water Sources on the Southern High Plains of Texas. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, San Antonio, TX. | February 2016 |