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Nicole (Nikki) L Berry, PhD

Nicole (Nikki) Berry is a Biologist, stationed in Courtland, NY

I am an experimental biologist interested in studying the impediments to the survivorship and development of the early life stages of fish. 

Professional Experience

  • Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, November 2023-Present

Education and Certifications

  • Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology PhD, Miami University, 2024

  • Biology MS, Miami University, 2019

  • Biology BS, Ohio Northern University, 2016

Science and Products

Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation from 2021 Lake Michigan CSMI survey Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation from 2021 Lake Michigan CSMI survey

Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation were collected along multiple transects throughout Lake Michigan during the 2021 cooperative science monitoring initiative survey of the lake. These data were collected as part of an effort to quantify the water transparency of the lake. The data included in this release provide the percent of photosynthetically active...
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Great Lakes Science Center

Cisco Egg Hatching Data for UV-lamp Phototron Experiments Cisco Egg Hatching Data for UV-lamp Phototron Experiments

These data contain the survivorship, hatching dates, and two metrics of sublethal effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV-B; 320 nm) exposure on Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos. These data were derived from UV-lamp phototron experiments conducted in the laboratory using fertilized Cisco eggs from wild caught fish from Lake Koronis, MN from 2021 - 2022. Cisco are an important species of...
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Great Lakes Science Center
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Researcher on a vessel wearing cold weather gear

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Staff Profile image of Nikii Berry taken during field work in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron working with US Fish and Wildlife Service Researchers sampling larval coregonine fish.

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Great Lakes Science Center
Researcher on a vessel wearing cold weather gear

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Staff Profile image of Nikii Berry taken during field work in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron working with US Fish and Wildlife Service Researchers sampling larval coregonine fish.

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Great Lakes Science Center

Lake Ontario spring prey fish bottom trawl survey and Alewife assessment, 2025 Lake Ontario spring prey fish bottom trawl survey and Alewife assessment, 2025

The multi-agency Lake Ontario spring prey fish survey quantifies changes in pelagic prey fish populations, in particular Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, which are the primary prey supporting the lake’s sport fishes. The 2025 survey included 230 trawls in the main lake and embayments and sampled depths from 5.5 to 245 m (15 – 810 ft). The survey captured 504,541 fish from 33 species with a...
Authors
Brian Weidel, Jessica Goretzke, Jeremy Holden, Emma Bloomfield, Scott Stahl, Olivia Mitchinson, Brian O’Malley, Nicole Lynn Berry, Katie Anweiler, Amanda Ackiss
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation induces escape hatching of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos Exposure to ultraviolet radiation induces escape hatching of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos

Cisco (Otoonapii in Ojibwe; Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818), is a widely distributed stenothermic freshwater fish whose embryos typically incubate under ice and in the dark. We used Cisco as a model organism for testing the potential of UV-induced escape hatching behaviour. Owing to reduced ice cover and increased water transparency in north temperate lakes, these experiments provide...
Authors
Nicole Lynn Berry, David Bunnell, Erin P. Overholt, Jennifer A. Schumacher, Addison Z. Almeda, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Peter C. Jacobson, Kristopher Dey, Jason Smith, Andrew Tucker, Thomas J. Fisher, Elizabeth M. Mette, Bradley N. Carlson, Gretchen Hansen, Tyler D. Ahrenstorff, Derek L. Bahr, Kevin Keeler, Brian Weidel, Abigail Lynch, Craig Williamson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Great Lakes Science Center

Science and Products

Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation from 2021 Lake Michigan CSMI survey Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation from 2021 Lake Michigan CSMI survey

Underwater measurements of photosynthetically active radiation were collected along multiple transects throughout Lake Michigan during the 2021 cooperative science monitoring initiative survey of the lake. These data were collected as part of an effort to quantify the water transparency of the lake. The data included in this release provide the percent of photosynthetically active...
By
Great Lakes Science Center

Cisco Egg Hatching Data for UV-lamp Phototron Experiments Cisco Egg Hatching Data for UV-lamp Phototron Experiments

These data contain the survivorship, hatching dates, and two metrics of sublethal effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV-B; 320 nm) exposure on Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos. These data were derived from UV-lamp phototron experiments conducted in the laboratory using fertilized Cisco eggs from wild caught fish from Lake Koronis, MN from 2021 - 2022. Cisco are an important species of...
By
Great Lakes Science Center
Researcher on a vessel wearing cold weather gear
Profile Image of Nikki Berry
Profile Image of Nikki Berry
Researcher on a vessel wearing cold weather gear

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Staff Profile image of Nikii Berry taken during field work in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron working with US Fish and Wildlife Service Researchers sampling larval coregonine fish.

By
Great Lakes Science Center
Researcher on a vessel wearing cold weather gear

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Profile Image of Nikki Berry

Staff Profile image of Nikii Berry taken during field work in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron working with US Fish and Wildlife Service Researchers sampling larval coregonine fish.

By
Great Lakes Science Center

Lake Ontario spring prey fish bottom trawl survey and Alewife assessment, 2025 Lake Ontario spring prey fish bottom trawl survey and Alewife assessment, 2025

The multi-agency Lake Ontario spring prey fish survey quantifies changes in pelagic prey fish populations, in particular Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, which are the primary prey supporting the lake’s sport fishes. The 2025 survey included 230 trawls in the main lake and embayments and sampled depths from 5.5 to 245 m (15 – 810 ft). The survey captured 504,541 fish from 33 species with a...
Authors
Brian Weidel, Jessica Goretzke, Jeremy Holden, Emma Bloomfield, Scott Stahl, Olivia Mitchinson, Brian O’Malley, Nicole Lynn Berry, Katie Anweiler, Amanda Ackiss
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation induces escape hatching of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos Exposure to ultraviolet radiation induces escape hatching of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) embryos

Cisco (Otoonapii in Ojibwe; Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818), is a widely distributed stenothermic freshwater fish whose embryos typically incubate under ice and in the dark. We used Cisco as a model organism for testing the potential of UV-induced escape hatching behaviour. Owing to reduced ice cover and increased water transparency in north temperate lakes, these experiments provide...
Authors
Nicole Lynn Berry, David Bunnell, Erin P. Overholt, Jennifer A. Schumacher, Addison Z. Almeda, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Peter C. Jacobson, Kristopher Dey, Jason Smith, Andrew Tucker, Thomas J. Fisher, Elizabeth M. Mette, Bradley N. Carlson, Gretchen Hansen, Tyler D. Ahrenstorff, Derek L. Bahr, Kevin Keeler, Brian Weidel, Abigail Lynch, Craig Williamson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Great Lakes Science Center
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