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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Investigations of novel unsaturated bile salts of male sea lamprey as potential chemical cues
Bile salts as semiochemicals in fish
Timing is everything
Estimating reach-specific fish movement probabilities in rivers with a Bayesian state-space model: application to sea lamprey passage and capture at dams
Reproductive ecology of lampreys
A new clarification method to visualize biliary degeneration during liver metamorphosis in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
The behavioural response of adult Petromyzon marinus to damage-released alarm and predator cues
Mercury accumulation in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) from Lake Huron
Survival and metamorphosis of low-density populations of larval sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) in streams following lampricide treatment
Daytime avoidance of chemosensory alarm cues by adult sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Blocking and guiding adult sea lamprey with pulsed direct current from vertical electrodes
Anatomy of the lamprey ear: morphological evidence for occurrence of horizontal semicircular ducts in the labyrinth of Petromyzon marinus
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Investigations of novel unsaturated bile salts of male sea lamprey as potential chemical cues
Bile salts as semiochemicals in fish
Timing is everything
Estimating reach-specific fish movement probabilities in rivers with a Bayesian state-space model: application to sea lamprey passage and capture at dams
Reproductive ecology of lampreys
A new clarification method to visualize biliary degeneration during liver metamorphosis in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
The behavioural response of adult Petromyzon marinus to damage-released alarm and predator cues
Mercury accumulation in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) from Lake Huron
Survival and metamorphosis of low-density populations of larval sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) in streams following lampricide treatment
Daytime avoidance of chemosensory alarm cues by adult sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Blocking and guiding adult sea lamprey with pulsed direct current from vertical electrodes
Anatomy of the lamprey ear: morphological evidence for occurrence of horizontal semicircular ducts in the labyrinth of Petromyzon marinus
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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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