Publications:
- McGuire, M.A. and R.W. Pillsbury (in review). Factors affecting the distribution of wild rice (Zizania palustris). Wetlands.
- Pillsbury, R.W. and K.A. Slavik. (in press). Pinnularia aldenii sp. nov., a diatom from acidic habitats in northern Michigan. Diatom Research.
- Nimmo, D.W., R.W. Johnson, M.A. Preul, C.J. Castle, R.W. Pillsbury, J.R. Self and E.A. Bergey (in press) Reduction of copper toxicity to daphnids and fishes tested in water from Wisconsin with high DOC. Freshwater Ecology.
- Pillsbury, R.W., and S.L. Schmidt (in review) Periphyton and phytoplankton productivity within the Kissimmee River Channel. South Florida Water Management District Preliminary Report.
- Nimmo, D.W., M.A. Preul, C.J. Castle, J.R. Self, R.W. Pillsbury, and E.A. Bergey 2003. Effects excess copper on the growth of wild rice (Zizania palustris) seedlings tested in reconstituted and natural waters. Environmental Management. 32(4):466-475.
- Pillsbury, R.W., R.L. Lowe, Y.D. Pan, and J.L. Greenwood. 2002. The indirect effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on benthic algal resources in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21(2): 238-252.
- Pillsbury, R.W. and E.A. Bergey. 2000. The effects of root mass and disturbance on wild rice (Zizania aquatica) survivorship. in: Williamson, L.S., L.A. Dlutkowski, and A.P. McCammon Soltis (eds.) Wild Rice Research and Management. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission publication. Odanah, WI. 206-214
- Holomuzki, J.R., R.W. Pillsbury, and S.B. Khandwala. 2000 Interplay between dispersal determinants of larval hydropsychid caddisflies. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56: 2041-2050.
- Pillsbury, R.W. and R.L. Lowe 1999. The response of periphyton and metaphyton to manipulations of light resources in four acidic lakes in Northern Michigan. Hydrobiologia 394 : 69-81
- Lowe, R.L. and R.W. Pillsbury 1995. Shifts in benthic algal community structure and function following the appearance of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. J. Great Lakes Research. 21(4): 558-566.
- Litteral, R.L., R.W. Pillsbury and R.L. Lowe. 1995. The Response of the benthic algal community of Saginaw Bay, Near the Charity Islands, to changes in light penetration. Proceedings: 5th Internat. Zebra Mussel and other Aquatic Nuisance Organisms Conference. Toronto, Canada: 275-290.
- Pillsbury, R.W. and R.L. Lowe. 1994. The impact of zebra mussels on benthic algal communities in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Proceedings: 4th Internat. Zebra Mussel Conference. Madison, WI: 575-591.
- Pillsbury, R.W. and J.C. Kingston. 1990. The pH-independent effect of aluminum on cultures of phytoplankton from an acidic Wisconsin lake. Hydrobiologia 194: 225-233.
- Swain, E.B., B.A. Monson, and R.W. Pillsbury. 1986. Use of exclosures to assess the impact of copper sulfate treatment on phytoplankton. In Redfield, G., J.F. Taggart and L.M. Moore (eds.) Lake and Reservoir Management. Vol. 11. Lake Manag. Soc. Washington, D.C. 303-308.