To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.
Meredith B. Nevers
Meredith B. Nevers is a Bureau Approving Official with the U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Science, Quality, and Integrity, stationed in Chesterton, Indiana.
Nevers received her Bachelor’s in Biology and English from Wittenberg University and her Master’s in Marine Biology from University of North Carolina – Wilmington, where she was inspired by the influence and diversity of algal communities. Nevers has been with USGS since 1997 in multiple appointments, recently including research aquatic ecologist. Nevers is an expert in beach water quality and human health, and she served as President of the Great Lakes Beach Association. Nevers interests include aquatic ecology of the Great Lakes including drivers of nuisance and harmful algal blooms, restoring, and improving urban waterways, detecting invasive species, and improving ecosystems assessments using advanced technology and genomics and continues to encourage science application for improving ecosystem function. In her role as Bureau Approving Official, Nevers now guides science integrity and communication throughout USGS to help maintain scientific excellence.
Science and Products
Water Quality Monitoring and Algal Community Composition Analysis in Support of Eutrophication Beneficial Use Impairment Evaluation in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Northwest Indiana
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2020 (ver. 2, May 2023)
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2019 (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Environmental DNA detection and survival, influence of sediment, and stream transport in a Lake Michigan watershed, 2018
Identify sources of high E. coli concentrations, beaches of southern Lake Michigan, 2015, (version 2.0, July 2020)
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2018 (ver. 2.0, June 2023)
Microbial communities and bacterial indicators for shoreline sand, sediment, and water in Racine, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; and East Chicago, Indiana; 2016-2017
16S rRNA gene sequencing and E. coli for shorelines and the Grand Calumet River, Indiana, 2015
16S rRNA gene sequencing and E. coli for shorelines and the Grand Calumet River, Indiana, 2015
Identify sources of high E. coli concentrations, Grand Calumet River Area of Concern beaches of southern Lake Michigan, 2016-2018
Round goby eDNA survey, evaluation, and laboratory data in Lakes Michigan and Huron 2016-2017
To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.
Development of an integrated survey design to assess invasive round goby abundance and distribution across gradients in substrate and depth
Round goby detection in Lakes Huron and Michigan— An evaluation of eDNA and fish catches
Microbial source tracking and evaluation of best management practices for restoring degraded beaches of Lake Michigan
Influence of filter pore size on composition and relative abundance of bacterial communities and select host-specific MST markers in coastal waters of southern Lake Michigan
Sequestration of microfibers and other microplastics by green algae, Cladophora, in the US Great Lakes
Influence of sediment and stream transport on detecting a source of environmental DNA
Evaluating the impacts of foreshore sand and birds on microbiological contamination at a freshwater beach
Utilization of multiple microbial tools to evaluate efficacy of restoration strategies to improve recreational water quality at a Lake Michigan Beach (Racine, WI)
Interaction of bacterial communities and indicators of water quality in shoreline sand, sediment, and water of Lake Michigan
Quantifying microplastics in Indiana’s Lake Michigan watershed and submerged aquatic vegetation
Real-time nowcasting of microbiological water quality at recreational beaches: A wavelet and artificial neural network-based hybrid modeling approach
Real-time water quality monitoring at a Great Lakes National Park
Science and Products
Water Quality Monitoring and Algal Community Composition Analysis in Support of Eutrophication Beneficial Use Impairment Evaluation in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Northwest Indiana
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2020 (ver. 2, May 2023)
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2019 (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Environmental DNA detection and survival, influence of sediment, and stream transport in a Lake Michigan watershed, 2018
Identify sources of high E. coli concentrations, beaches of southern Lake Michigan, 2015, (version 2.0, July 2020)
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2018 (ver. 2.0, June 2023)
Microbial communities and bacterial indicators for shoreline sand, sediment, and water in Racine, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; and East Chicago, Indiana; 2016-2017
16S rRNA gene sequencing and E. coli for shorelines and the Grand Calumet River, Indiana, 2015
16S rRNA gene sequencing and E. coli for shorelines and the Grand Calumet River, Indiana, 2015
Identify sources of high E. coli concentrations, Grand Calumet River Area of Concern beaches of southern Lake Michigan, 2016-2018
Round goby eDNA survey, evaluation, and laboratory data in Lakes Michigan and Huron 2016-2017
To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.
To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.