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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Migratory-stage sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus stop responding to conspecific damage-released alarm cues after 4 h of continuous exposure in laboratory conditions
Evidence for partial overlap of male olfactory cues in lampreys
Contribution of manipulable and non-manipulable environmental factors to trapping efficiency of invasive sea lamprey
Sea lamprey avoid areas scented with conspecific tissue extract in Michigan streams
White sucker Catostomus commersonii respond to conspecific and sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus alarm cues but not potential predator cues
A semelparous fish continues upstream migration when exposed to alarm cue, but adjusts movement speed and timing
Effects of coded-wire-tagging on stream-dwelling Sea Lamprey larvae
Habituation of adult sea lamprey repeatedly exposed to damage-released alarm and predator cues
A portable trap with electric lead catches up to 75% of an invasive fish species
Glass-eel-stage American Eels respond to conspecific odor as a function of concentration
Five-year evaluation of habitat remediation in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron: Comparison of constructed reef characteristics that attract spawning lake trout
Theory and application of semiochemicals in nuisance fish control
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Migratory-stage sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus stop responding to conspecific damage-released alarm cues after 4 h of continuous exposure in laboratory conditions
Evidence for partial overlap of male olfactory cues in lampreys
Contribution of manipulable and non-manipulable environmental factors to trapping efficiency of invasive sea lamprey
Sea lamprey avoid areas scented with conspecific tissue extract in Michigan streams
White sucker Catostomus commersonii respond to conspecific and sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus alarm cues but not potential predator cues
A semelparous fish continues upstream migration when exposed to alarm cue, but adjusts movement speed and timing
Effects of coded-wire-tagging on stream-dwelling Sea Lamprey larvae
Habituation of adult sea lamprey repeatedly exposed to damage-released alarm and predator cues
A portable trap with electric lead catches up to 75% of an invasive fish species
Glass-eel-stage American Eels respond to conspecific odor as a function of concentration
Five-year evaluation of habitat remediation in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron: Comparison of constructed reef characteristics that attract spawning lake trout
Theory and application of semiochemicals in nuisance fish control
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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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