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Dept. of
Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology 1474 Campus Delivery Phone:
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Education | Experience | Affiliations | Research | Teaching | Grad Students & Postdocs | Positions in My Lab | Publications
Education
B.S. Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983
M.S. Zoology, Aquatic Ecology Lab, The Ohio State University,
1986
Ph.D. Zoology, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1993
Professional
Experience
2004-
Professor, Department of
Fishery and Wildlife Biology (now Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation
Biology), Colorado State University.
1998-2004
Associate
Professor,
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University.
1992-1998
Assistant
Professor,
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University.
1987-1992
Fisheries
Manager,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin.
1986-1987
Research
Assistant,
Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, UW-Stevens Point, and Research Specialist,
WI Dept. of Natural Resources, Spooner.
Professional
Affiliations
American Fisheries Society
Colorado Lake and Reservoir Management
Association
Ecological Society of America
North American Lake Management Society
The Wildlife Society
Research Interests
My research is
directed at applying ecological principles to conservation and management
of aquatic ecosystems. I am interested in trophic interactions,
reservoir ecology, effects of nonnative fishes, fisheries management, limnology, bioenergetics, contaminants, population dynamics, computer models.
My current work is focusing on anthropogenic influences on aquatic ecosystems such as climate, invasive species, reservoir operations, sport fishery
harvest regulation, fish stocking, and contaminants. I enjoy applying a wide variety of techniques and approaches including field sampling, modeling,
field experiments, classical fisheries biology analytical techniques, stable isotope analysis, and otolith microchemistry. I am building bridges (excuse
the pun) between aquatic ecology and environmental management with water researchers in CSU's engineering departments. Most of my projects
benefit from close collaboration with managers and researchers from Colorado Division of Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and folks in several other state and federal agencies.
I have become increasingly concerned about the issue of illegal stocking and developed a website devoted to curbing the practice: Illegal Stocking Website.
Teaching
My teaching
responsibilities include our senior-level Fishery Science course FW401
which stresses the quantitative aspects of fishery biology and fishery
management. This course includes a laboratory section for hands-on experience with concepts discussed in lecture; labs stress computer applications
for fishery analysis. I also teach Ichthyology FW300 and FW301 which cover fish anatomy and physiology, evolution and systematics, ecology, genetics,
zoogeography, and conservation biology. I regularly co-teach graduate seminars and give numerous guest lectures in undergraduate and graduate courses.
I draw heavily on my research experience to provide contemporary, interesting and illustrative examples for all of my courses.
Here are a couple of web resources I developed for my classes: Fish ID flashcards | Field Guide to Colorado-Wyoming Fishes
Awards and Honors
2006 Best Presentation
Award, Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2006 Award of Excellence (Electronic Fish ID Flashcards). Study Sphere
2005 Provost's
N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation, Colorado State University
2002 Certified Fisheries Professional, American Fisheries Society
2001 Most Significant Paper Award, North American Journal of Fisheries
Management, American Fisheries Society
2001 Favorite Professor, CNR College Student Council, Dept of Fishery
and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University
1999 Interdisciplinary Water Research Award. The Water Center, Colorado
State University
1998 Certificate of Appreciation. Colorado-Wyoming and Bonneville
Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Junction, CO.
1997 Best Poster Award. Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American
Fisheries Society, Cheyenne, WY.
1995 Best Paper Award (coauthor). Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of the
American Fisheries Society, Casper, WY.
1992 Best Student Poster Award (coauthor). North
American Lake Management Society, Cincinnati, OH.
1990 Honorable Mention, Best Student Paper Award. Midwest Fish and
Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
1989 Southern District Fish Manager of the Year. Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI.
1989 Best Student Paper Award. Midwest Fish and Wildlife
Conference, Springfield, IL.
1987 Best Paper Award. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference,
Milwaukee, WI.
1985 Best Student Paper Award. National meeting, AFS, Sun Valley,
ID.
My Graduate Students and Postdocs
Recent Publications
Gibson-Reinemer, D.K., B.M. Johnson, P.J. Martinez, D.L. Winkelman, A. E. Koenig, and J.D. Woodhead. In press. Elemental signatures in otoliths of hatchery trout:
distinctiveness and utility for detecting origins and movement. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:513-524.
Arlinghaus, R., B.M. Johnson, and C. Wolter. 2008. The past, present and future role of limnology in freshwater fisheries science. International Review of
Hydrobiology 93: 541-549.
Johnson, B.M., P.J. Martinez, J.H. Hawkins, and K.R. Bestgen. 2008. Ranking predatory threats by nonnative fishes in the Yampa River, Colorado via bioenergetics
modeling. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:1941-1953.
Whitledge, G. W., B. M. Johnson, P. J. Martinez, and A. M. Martinez. 2007. Sources of nonnative centrarchids in the upper Colorado River revealed by stable isotope
and microchemical analyses of otoliths. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 1263–1275.
Beauchamp, D. A., D. H. Wahl, and B. M. Johnson. 2007. Predator-Prey Interactions. Chapter 16 In M. L. Brown and C. S. Guy, editors. Analysis and interpretation
of freshwater fisheries data. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Crockett, H. J., B. M. Johnson, P. J. Martinez, and D. Brauch. 2006. Modeling Target Strength Distributions to Improve Hydroacoustic Estimation of Lake
Trout Population Size. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1095–1108.
Whitledge, G. W., B. M. Johnson and P. J. Martinez. 2006. Stable hydrogen isotopic composition of fishes reflects that of their environment. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63:1746-1751.
Nydick, K. R., B. M. Moraska Lafrancois, J. S. Baron, and B. M. Johnson. 2004. Nitrogen regulation of algal biomass, productivity, and composition in small
mountain lakes, Snowy Range, Wyoming, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61:1256-1268.
Lafrancois, B. Moraska, K. R. Nydick, B. M. Johnson, and J. S. Baron. 2004. Cumulative effects of nutrients and pH on the plankton of two mountain lakes. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61:1153-1165.
Hardiman, J. M., B. M. Johnson, and P. J. Martinez. 2004. Do predators influence distribution of young-of-year kokanee in a Colorado reservoir? Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society 133:1366-1378.
Johnson, B.M., M. Anderson, L. Saito, P. Weiss, M. Andre and D. Fontane. 2004. Effects of climate and dam operations on reservoir thermal structure. Journal
of Water Resources Planning and Management 130: 112-122.
Nydick, K. R., B. M. Moraska, J. S. Baron, and B. M. Johnson. 2003. Lake-specific responses to elevated atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Colorado
Rocky Mountains, USA. Hydrobiologia 510:103-114.
Koski, M. L., B. M. Johnson, and T. Stecklein. 2003. Effects of light on size selectivity of kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) feeding on Daphnia. Journal of Fish
Biology 62:1456-1461.
Moraska, B.M., D. M. Carlisle, K. R. Nydick, B. M. Johnson, and J. S. Baron. 2003. Environmental characteristics and benthic invertebrate assemblages in
Colorado mountain lakes. Western North American Naturalist 63:137-154.
MacRury, N. K., B. D. S. Graeb, B. M. Johnson and W. H. Clements. 2002. Comparison of dietary mercury exposure in two sympatric top predator fishes, largemouth
bass and northern pike: a bioenergetics modeling approach. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 9:137-147.
Lathrop, R.C., B. M. Johnson, T. B. Johnson, M. T. Vogelsang, S. R. Carpenter, T. R. Hrabik, J. F. Kitchell, J. J. Magnuson, L. G. Rudstam, and R. S. Stewart. 2002.
Stocking piscivores to improve fishing and water clarity: a synthesis of the Lake Mendota biomanipulation project. Freshwater Biology 47:2410-2424.
Koski, M. and B. M. Johnson. 2002. Functional response of kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) feeding on Daphnia under a range of light intensities. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59(4): 707-716.
Johnson, B. M., P. J. Martinez, and J. D. Stockwell. 2002. Tracking trophic interactions in coldwater reservoirs using naturally occurring stable isotopes.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:1-13.
Saito, L., B. M. Johnson, J. M. Bartholow, and D. G. Fontane. 2001. Interdisciplinary modelling to assess ecosystem effects of reservoir operations. Integrated
Water Resources Management Symposium Proceedings, IAHS Publication No. 272, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Oxford.
Martinez, P. J., B. M. Johnson, and J. Hobgood. 2001. Stable isotope signatures of native and non-native fishes in upper Colorado River backwaters and ponds.
Southwestern Naturalist 46:311-322.
Saito, L., B. M. Johnson, J. Bartholow, and R. B. Hanna. 2001. Assessing ecosystem effects of reservoir operations using food web-energy transfer
and water quality models. Ecosystems 4:105-125.
Johnson, B. M. and P.J. Martinez. 2000. Trophic economics of lake trout management in reservoirs of differing productivity. North American Journal of
Fisheries Management 20:115‑131. (Most Significant Paper Award)
Education | Experience | Affiliations | Research | Teaching | Grad Students & Postdocs | Positions in My Lab | Publications
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