Nicholas Jones
Research Scientist
Aquatic Research
& Development Section,
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
River & Stream Ecology Unit Webpage
Background:
Research Area:
Research in my lab focuses on the ecology and management of flowing waters. My students, collaborators, and I are interested in the interaction of stream fishes and invertebrates at the individual, population and community levels with their habitat at different spatial and temporal scales across Ontario. Laboratory and field experiments are combined with broad-scale comparisons in studies of community organization, population dynamics and life history. Recently, my lab has been working on broad-scale ecological classification of flowing waters in Ontario via flow and thermal regimes, climate, water chemistry, turbidity, and geomorphology.
Graduate Education:
- B.Sc. Honours, University of Guelph, Pure and Applied Ecology - 1997
- Ph. D., University of Alberta, Ecology and Environmental Biology - 2003
Current Projects
- Development of a broad-scale monitoring program for Ontario’s flowing waters
- Regional and temporal variation in the thermal habitat of Great Lakes streams
- Landscape influences on flow regime characteristics in Ontario
- Influence of flow regime on benthic invertebrate communities: Magpie River, Wawa, Ontario
- Development of a netting protocol for large rivers in Ontario (Riverine Index Netting)
- Evaluation of single pass electrofishing sampling protocol to monitor Ontario’s redside dace populations.
Cross-Appointments:
- Watershed Ecosystems Graduate Program, Trent University
Graduate Students
I supervise graduate students at Trent University, co-supervise students at other universities, and serve on graduate student committees at several universities. Students interested in graduate opportunities can learn more at my unit webpage (http://people.trentu.ca/nicholasjones/ ) or contact me by e-mail or at my address at Trent.
Selected Publications
- Jones, N.E., W. M. Tonn, G. Scrimgeour, and C. Katopodis. 2003. Ecological characteristics of Barrenland Streams, Northwest Territories, Canada. Arctic, 56: 249-261.
- Jones, N.E., W. M. Tonn, G. Scrimgeour, and C. Katopodis. 2003. Fish habitat compensation and the effectiveness of an artificial stream in the Canadian arctic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 60: 849-863.
- Jones, N.E. and W. Tonn. 2004. Resource selection functions for age-0 Arctic grayling and their application to stream habitat compensation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 61:1736-1746.
Contact Info:
Nicholas.Jones at ontario.ca
(705) 755-2268 (office)
(705) 755-1559 (fax)
Office Location: Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
Mailing Address:
Aquatic Research and Development Section
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Trent University
2140 East Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8
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