Contact Information
Fisheries Academic Program213 Lena Point
17101 Pt. Lena Loop Rd.
UAF Fisheries Division
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 796-5460
Fax: (907) 796-5447
ecsiddon@alaska.edu
Elizabeth SiddonPh.D. Student
Thesis Title
Community ecology of larval fishes in the southeastern Bering Sea
Advisor: Franz J Mueter
Affiliations
- American Academy of Underwater Scientists
- American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter
Specialties
- AAUS Scientific diver, PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor
- Nearshore kelp ecology
- Bioenergetics of walleye pollock
- Community dynamics of ichthyoplankton
Education
- B.S. 2000 University of New Hampshire (Marine Biology)
- M.S. 2005 University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fisheries)
Research Overview
I am interested in the effects of climate variability on early life dynamics of marine fishes and subsequent influence on recruitment success of commercially and ecologically important species. My research focuses on both individual-based and community-level responses to environmental variability. I am interested in applying ecological knowledge to predictive modeling efforts.
Current Research Projects
- Spatially explicit growth potential model for juvenile walleye pollock in the southeastern Bering Sea
- Seasonal patterns of energy content and allocation in walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) (North Pacific Research Board)
- Community-level response of ichthyoplankton to environmental variability in the eastern Bering Sea (North Pacific Research Board)
Links
- Shoals Marine Lab
Undergraduate education and research in marine science - Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program
Publications
Siddon, EC, JT Duffy-Anderson, FJ Mueter (2011) Community-level response of fish larvae to environmental variability in the southeastern Bering Sea. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 426: 225-239. (1.47MB PDF)
Mueter, FJ, EC Siddon, GL Hunt Jr (2011) Climate change brings uncertain future for subarctic marine ecosystems and fisheries. Pages 329-357 in AL Lovecraft and H Eicken, eds. North by 2020: Perspectives on Alaska’s Changing Social-Ecological Systems. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK.
Siddon, EC, R Heintz, FJ Mueter (in prep) Conceptual model of energy allocation in walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) from larvae to age-1. Deep-Sea Res II.
Smart, TI, EC Siddon, JT Duffy-Anderson (in prep) Vertical distributions of the early life stages of a common gadid in the eastern Bering Sea (Theragra chalcogramma, walleye pollock). Limnology and Oceanography.
Siddon, EC, CE Siddon, MS Stekoll (2008) Community level effects of Nereocystis luetkeana in southeastern Alaska. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 361(1): 8-15. (542KB PDF)
Awards
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Best Oral Presentation: Alaska Marine Science Symposium 2010
'Interannual variability in cross-shelf assemblage structure of ichthyoplankton in the eastern Bering Sea' - Best Oral Presentation: Western Groundfish Conference 2010
'Community-level response of ichthyoplankton to environmental variability in the eastern Bering Sea'
