Contact Information
Fisheries Division305 Lena Point
17101 Pt. Lena Lp Rd.
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 796-5455
mjmalick@alaska.edu
Michael Malick
Affiliations
- American Fisheries Society
Specialties
- Fisheries Ecology
- Pacific Salmon Population Ecology
- Biometrics
Education
- B.S. 2006 Mansfield University (Fisheries Biology)
- M.S. 2008 University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fisheries)
Courses
Spring 2009
- Statistical Theory II (STAT F652)
Research Overview
My research interests are in applied fisheries ecology with an emphasis on anadromous fishes. I am particularly interested in, 1) the mechanisms that control the productivity of anadromous fish populations, 2) the effects of climate variability on anadromous fishes during their marine life phase, and 3) the linkages and interactions among different fish species and other trophic levels.
My current research investigates the early marine ecology of juvenile pink salmon in the northern Gulf of Alaska. The research characterizes the variability in size, condition, growth, and diet of juvenile pink salmon across different marine habitats. These characteristics are being evaluated together with marine survival rates to help identify mechanisms that control pink salmon marine survival in the northern Gulf of Alaska. In addition, the diet characteristics are being compared with zooplankton assemblages to investigate interactions between pink salmon and lower trophic levels.
Links
Publications
Malick, M.J., M.D. Adkison, and A.C. Wertheimer. In Press. Variable Effects of Biological and Environmental Processes on Coho Salmon Marine Survival in Southeast Alaska. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.