Amanda Rosenberger Assistant Professor

Affiliations

• American Fisheries Society
• Sigma Xi

Specialties

• Fish habitat modeling
• Threatened and endangered fish
• Stream fish sampling and sampling validation
• Effects of wildfire on fish

Education

• B.A. 1994 Simon's Rock College of Bard (Environmental Studies)
• M.S. 1997 University of Florida (Zoology)
• Ph.D. 2003 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Fisheries Biology)

Courses

Spring 2009

• Exp. Learning: Fisheries Internship (FISH F490)
• Fisheries Internships (FISH F290)
• Fisheries Senior Thesis (FISH F499)

Summer 2009

• Exp. Learning: Fisheries Internship (FISH F490)
• Fisheries Senior Thesis (FISH F499)

Fall 2009

• Exp. Learning: Fisheries Internship (FISH F490)
• Exp. Learning: Fisheries Internship (FISH F490)
• Fish Ecology (FISH F425)
• Fish Ecology (FISH F425)
• Fisheries Internships (FISH F290)
• Fisheries Internships (FISH F290)
• Fisheries Senior Thesis (FISH F499)
• Fisheries Senior Thesis (FISH F499)
• Introduction to Fisheries (FISH F101)
• Introduction to Fisheries (FISH F101)

Research Overview

My research interests are in the ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes with an emphasis on the role of ecological processes in shaping fish distributions, population characteristics, and community structure. Conservation problems are best addressed at multiple scales; therefore, I am interested in the spatial and temporal dynamics of these patterns at both local and landscape scales. I am particularly interested in investigating mechanistic relationships between fish and physical and biotic features of the environment.

Prospective graduate students interested in applying to my program should contact me directly after determining what aspect of my research program most interests them. I suggest reading my publications, particularly the one regarding my philosophy on maintaining a fruitful educational environment in fisheries schools. Applicants should feel free to contact my current graduate students directly with questions about life in Fairbanks and working with me as a graduate committee chair.

Current Research Projects

• The ecology of juvenile slamon in the Mat-Su region, Alaska: informing conservation and restoration practices with strategic research. Collaborators Doug MacBride, Chris Zimmerman, Matanuska-Susitna Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/alaska/files/mat_su_2009bookletweb.pdf
• Habitat modeling and diet of yellow billed loons in the North Slope (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
  Ph.D. student: Trevor Haynes. Co-P.I.'s: Mark Lindberg, Joel Schmutz. Cooperators: Matt Whitman, Bill Carter.
• Influence of lake habitat on stocked rainbow trout in interior Alaska lakes (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
  M.S. student: Kelly Mansfield; Co-P.I.: Trent Sutton; Cooperators: Cal Skaugsted, April Behr
• Fall Chum Distribution and Spawning Habitat Preferences in the Upper Tanana River (AYKSSI through Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
  M.S. Student: Lisa South. Agency Investigator: Bonnie Borba. Co-investigators and cooperators: Anupma Prakash, Joe Margraf, Rich Driscoll, Hamachan Hamazaki, Will Putman, Jeff Adams, Brandy Berkbigler, David Daum, Eric Volk, Randy Brown, and others)
• Estuarine Ecology of Juvenile Coho salmon (NOAA graduate fellowship, Sea Grant (Pending))
  PhD Student: Tammy Hoem. Co-Principal Investigators: Nicola Hillgruber and Coowe Walker. Cooperators: Chris Zimmerman
• Fisheries and Changing Climate in the Yukon Flats (USGS (pending), EPSCoR, UAF fellowship)
  Lead PhD student: SEEKING APPLICANTS; Co-Investigators: Brad Griffith, Anupma Prakash, Joe Margraf, and Stan Triebenbach; Project Cooperators: Mark Bertram, Randy Brown, Wennona Brown, and Paul Williams
• The effects of wildfire and ecological context on fish populations in the Boise National Forest (The National Fire Plan)
  Collaborators: Jason Dunham, Bruce Rieman, Helen Neville, Steve Railsback, Bret Harvey, Mark Wipfli

Current Students

	Scott Ayers M.S. Thesis Topic: Species status and ecology of Salvelinus in the Brooks Range of North America, with emphasis on Angayukaksurak Char (Salvelinus anaktuvukensis). s.ayers@sfos.uaf.edu
	Trevor Haynes (co-advised with Dr. Mark Lindberg) Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: The role of fish in habitat selection and diet of Yellow-billed Loons in northern Alaska t.haynes@sfos.uaf.edu
	Kelly Mansfield (co-advised with Dr. Trent Sutton) M.S. Thesis Topic: Lake correlates of stocked fish productivity in interior Alaska fskam1@uaf.edu
	Lisa South (co-advised with Dr. Joe Margraf) M.S. Thesis Topic:  Fall chum distribution and spawning habitat preferences in the Upper Tanana River. fsjen1@uaf.edu
	Tammy Hoem (co-advised with Dr. Nicola Hillgruber) Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: The influence of estuarine and early marine habitats on the expression of life history characteristics of coho salmon smolts in southcentral Alaska. t.hoem@sfos.uaf.edu
	Jason Neuswanger (co-advised with Dr. Mark Wipfli) Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Process-based Modeling of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Distribution and Abundance in the Chena River, Alaska Dr. j.neuswanger@sfos.uaf.edu
	Kevin Foley Thesis topic: Habitat Use Patterns and Longitudinal Distribution of Juvenile Coho Salmon in Small-Order Tributaries of the Little Susitna River: Overall Patterns & Their Transferability.   kmfoley@alaska.edu

 

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Publications

Roberts, J.H., A. E. Rosenberger.  2008.  Threatened fishes of the world: Percina rex.. Environmental Biology of Fishes (2008) 83:439-440  Download PDF (90 KB)

Roberts, J.H., A. E. Rosenberger, B.W. Albanese, and P.L. Angermeier.  2007.  Movement patterns of endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex).  Ecology of Freshwater Fish.  Available Online doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00288.x 1. Download PDF (224 KB)

Swenson, E.A., A.E. Rosenberger, and P.J. Howell.  2007.  Validation of endoscopy for non-lethal determination of maturity of small brook trout.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:994-998. Download PDF (53 KB)

Dunham, J.B., A.E. Rosenberger, C.H. Luce, and B.E. Rieman. 2007. Influences of wildfire and channel reorganization on spatial and temporal variation in stream temperature and the distribution of fish and amphibians. Ecosystems 10:335-346. Download PDF (545 KB)

Rosenberger, A.E. and J.B. Dunham. 2005. Validation of abundance estimates from mark–recapture and removal techniques for rainbow trout captured by electrofishing in small streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:1395–1410. Download PDF (510 KB)

Wheeler, A.P., P.L. Angermeier, and A.E. Rosenberger. 2005. Impacts of new highways and subsequent landscape urbanization on stream habitat and biota. Reviews in Fisheries Science 13: 141-164. Download PDF (2.51 MB)

Angermeier, P.L., A.P. Wheeler, and A.E. Rosenberger. 2004. A conceptual framework for assessing impacts of roads on aquatic biota. Fisheries 29:19-29. Download PDF (850 KB)

Rosenberger, A.E. and P.L. Angermeier. 2003. Ontogenetic shifts in habitat use by the endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex). Freshwater Biology 48:1563-1577. Download PDF (760 KB)

Whittaker, D. and A.E. Rosenberger. 2000. On creating a fertile academic atmosphere in fisheries and wildlife schools. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:1176-1180. Download PDF (3.1 MB)

Rosenberger, A.E. and L.J. Chapman. 2000. Respiratory characters of three haplochromine cichlid species: implications for persistence in wetland refugia. Journal of Fish Biology 57:483-501. Download PDF (210 KB)

Walsh, S.J., L.J. Chapman, A.E. Rosenberger, and C.A. Chapman. 2000. Redescription and ecology of Amphilius jacksonii (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae), a hillstream catfish of western Uganda. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters 11:163-174. Download PDF (710 KB)

Rosenberger, A.E. and L.J. Chapman. 1999. Hypoxic wetland tributaries as faunal refugia from an introduced predator. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes 8:22-34. Download PDF (1.0 MB)

Chapman, L.J., C.A. Chapman, R. Ogutu-Ohwayo, M. Chandler, L. Kaufman, and A.E. Keiter. 1996. Refugia for endangered fishes from an introduced predator in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda. Conservation Biology 10:554-561.

Reports

Rosenberger, A.E. 2007. An update to the Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) recovery plan. Report to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, Gloucester, VA . Download PDF (600 KB)

Rosenberger, A.E. and P.L. Angermeier. 2002. Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) population structure and habitat use. Final Report to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Blacksburg, VA. Download PDF (30 KB)