Dr. Mark Sytsma

sytsmam@pdx.edu
Ph: 503.725.3833
Fax: 503.725.3834

Ph.D: University of California-Davis • Ecology
M.S: University of Washington • Environmental Science
B.S: Iowa State University • Biology

Mark Sytsma is an Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, director of the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, and co-director of the Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute. His primary research interest is in limnology and the biology and management of aquatic invasive species. Long-term, ongoing projects include the limnology of Waldo Lake, an ultraoligotrophic lake in the Cascade Mountains; aquatic plant surveys in Pacific Northwest lakes; invasive species in the Columbia River; dreissenid mussel monitoring in western states; spartina management in Oregon estuaries; ballast water transport of aquatic invasive species; and ballast water management policy development.

He co-authored the Oregon Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan and is responsible for implementation of the Plan in collaboration with other state agencies. He is a founding member of the Oregon Invasive Species Council, the Columbia River Basin Team of the 100th Meridian Initiative, and the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species.