Dan Larkin

Dan Larkin
Professor
Extension Specialist
Research chair
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Education
  • Ph.D, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Areas of Interest

Curlyleaf pondweed

Eurasian and hybrid watermilfoil

Phragmites

Starry stonewort

Biography

Dr. Dan Larkin specializes in aquatic and wetland plant management and restoration. His research addresses applied problems concerning how to reduce the spread and impacts of invasive plant species and support the recovery of impacted areas through ecological restoration and management. His work with MAISRC involves research and extension outreach on risk assessment, control, and post-treatment restoration of aquatic habitats impacted by Eurasian watermilfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, non-native Phragmites, starry stonewort, and other invasive plants.

Research

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  • Verhoeven, M. R., Bacon, J. A., & Larkin, D. J. (2023). Effects of seed traits and dormancy break treatments on germination of four aquatic plant species. Aquatic Botany, 103746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103746
  • Glisson, W. J., Contreras-Rangel, R., Bishop, W. M., & Larkin, D. J. (2022). Laboratory evaluation of copper-based algaecides for control of the invasive macroalga starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa). Management of Biological Invasions, 13(2), 303–325. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2022.13.2.04
  • Glisson, W. J., Muthukrishnan, R., Wagner, C. K., & Larkin, D. J. (2022). Invasive Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) has distinct late-season phenology compared to native and other invasive macrophytes in Minnesota, USA. Aquatic Botany, 176. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2021.103452
  • Weber, M. M., Larkin, D. J., & Mulcahy, P. (2022). Creating informed consumers of aquatic invasive species management programs through online education for nonprofessionals. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 15(1), 41–48. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2022.10
  • Glisson, W. J., & Larkin, D. J. (2021). Hybrid watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum × Myriophyllum sibiricum) exhibits traits associated with greater invasiveness than its introduced and native parental taxa. Biological Invasions, 23(8), 2417–2433. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02514-7
  • Mayfield, A. E., Seybold, S. J., Haag, W. R., Johnson, M. T., Kerns, B. K., Kilgo, J. C., Larkin, D. J., Lucardi, R. D., Moltzan, B. D., Pearson, D. E., Rothlisberger, J. D., Schardt, J. D., Schwartz, M. K., & Young, M. K. (2021). Impacts of Invasive Species in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States. In Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the U. S.: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the U. S. Forest Sector (pp. 5–39). Springer International Publishing; Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45367-1_2
  • Thomas, S. M., Verhoeven, M. R., Walsh, J. R., Larkin, D. J., & Hansen, G. J. A. (2021). Species distribution models for invasive Eurasian watermilfoil highlight the importance of data quality and limitations of discrimination accuracy metrics. Ecology and Evolution, 11(18), 12567–12582. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8002