Nicholas S Johnson, PhD
Nicholas Johnson is a Research Ecologist based in Millersburg, MI.
I study fisheries with a focus on invasive species control and native species restoration in the Great Lakes. My work links the experimental sciences of sensory ecology, physiology, and behavior with applied fish population dynamics and adaptive management to inform policy. I became a research ecologist with USGS, Great Lakes Science Center, Hammond Bay Biological Station in 2009, serve in adjunct appointments at several universities in Michigan, and am an assoicate editor of the Journal of Great Lakes Research. My research is mostly in collaboration with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission where I am a member of several Task Forces and Coordinator of the Supplemental Sea Lamprey Control Initative. Research brings me the most joy when done with students and when my neighbors in Northern Michigan understand why it matters.
Professional Experience
Acting Station Supervisor, USGS, Great Lakes Science Center, Hammond Bay Biological Station 03Jan11 to 12Sep11 and 18Jan2020 to 01Feb2021
Coordinator of Supplemental Sea Lamprey Control Initative, 2019- present
Advised or co-advised 15 graduate students/USGS interns
SCUBA Dive Team Member. USGS. 19Aug11 to present
Member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Trapping Task Force, 2012 – present
Cheboygan River Sea Lamprey Work Group member. 2012 to present
Member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Reduction in Reproduction Task Force, 2009-2012
Member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Assessment Task Force, 2009-2011
Member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Barrier Task Force, 2010-present
Education and Certifications
Ph. D., Michigan State University, Dec 2008
Dual degree in Fisheries and Wildlife and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program
M.S., Michigan State University, Dec 2005
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
B.S., summa cum laude, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, May 2004.
College of Natural Resources
Majors: Fisheries/Limnology and Biology
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Pheromone pollution from invasive sea lamprey misguides a native confamilial
Behavioural response of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to acoustic stimuli in a small stream
Winter severity, fish community, and availability to traps explain most of the variability in estimates of adult sea lamprey in Lake Superior
Evaluation of visible light as a cue for guiding downstream migrant juvenile Sea Lamprey
Where you trap matters: Implications for integrated sea lamprey management
Estimating age and growth of invasive sea lamprey: A review of approaches and investigation of a new method
Behavioural responses of female lake trout Salvelinus namaycush to male chemical stimuli and prostaglandin F2α
A pheromone antagonist liberates female sea lamprey from a sensory trap to enable reliable communication
American eels produce and release bile acids that vary across life stage
Behavioral responses of sea lamprey to varying application rates of a synthesized pheromone in diverse trapping scenarios
Push and pull of downstream moving juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) exposed to chemosensory and light cues
Bloom forming cyanobacteria can adversely affect zebra and quagga mussel veligers
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Pheromone pollution from invasive sea lamprey misguides a native confamilial
Behavioural response of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to acoustic stimuli in a small stream
Winter severity, fish community, and availability to traps explain most of the variability in estimates of adult sea lamprey in Lake Superior
Evaluation of visible light as a cue for guiding downstream migrant juvenile Sea Lamprey
Where you trap matters: Implications for integrated sea lamprey management
Estimating age and growth of invasive sea lamprey: A review of approaches and investigation of a new method
Behavioural responses of female lake trout Salvelinus namaycush to male chemical stimuli and prostaglandin F2α
A pheromone antagonist liberates female sea lamprey from a sensory trap to enable reliable communication
American eels produce and release bile acids that vary across life stage
Behavioral responses of sea lamprey to varying application rates of a synthesized pheromone in diverse trapping scenarios
Push and pull of downstream moving juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) exposed to chemosensory and light cues
Bloom forming cyanobacteria can adversely affect zebra and quagga mussel veligers
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**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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