Sophia Bonjour, PhD
Dr. Sophia Bonjour is a Fish Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Sophia joined USGS in January 2024 as a part of the Fisheries and Invasive Species Branch to analyze fish movement data with an emphasis on invasive carp behavior and ecology. Her previous research included projects focused on migration and reproductive ecology of large river desert fish, interactions between fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages, and stream ecology in a variety of ecosystems.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2024
M.S., Southern Illinois University, 2018
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 2014
Science and Products
Non-USGS Publications**
Rüegg, J., Conn, C.C., Anderson, E.P., Battin, T.J., Bernhardt, E.S., Boix Canadell, M., Bonjour, S.M., Hosen, J.D., Marzolf, N.S., and Yackulic, C.B., 2021, Thinking like a consumer: Linking aquatic basal metabolism and consumer dynamics: Limnology and Oceanography Letters, v. 6, no. 1, p. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10172
Farrell, K.J., Rosemond, A.D., Kominoski, J.S., Bonjour, S.M., Rüegg, J., Koenig, L.E., Baker, C.L., Trentman, M.T., Harms, T.K., and McDowell, W.H., 2018, Variation in Detrital Resource Stoichiometry Signals Differential Carbon to Nutrient Limitation for Stream Consumers Across Biomes: Ecosystems, v. 21, no. 8, p. 1676-1691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0247-z
Bonjour, S.M., Whiles, M.R., and Gido, K.B., 2020, Influence of fishes on macroinvertebrate communities and insect emergence production in intermittent stream refuges: Freshwater Biology, v. 65, no. 8, p. 1412-1428. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13509
Whiles, M.R., Snyder, B.A., Brock, B.L., Bonjour, S., Callaham Jr., M.A., Meyer, C.K., and Bell, A., 2019, Periodical cicada emergence resource pulse tracks forest expansion in a tallgrass prairie landscape: Ecosphere, v. 10, no. 7, p. e02779. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2779
Bonjour, S.M., Rantala, H.M., Bennett, M.G., and Whiles, M.R., 2018, Fish Community Structure and Diet Responses to Newbury Weirs in a Low-Gradient River: Environmental Management, v. 61, no. 6, p. 928-938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1022-9
Dodds, W.K., Bonjour, S.M., Fisher, M., Krueger, L.J., Pfaff, P.J., Raihan, M.A., and Rode, O., A novel index reveals disconnects between recreational harmful algal bloom exposure risks and responses among U.S. states: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. n/a, no. n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13181
Bonjour, S.M., Gido, K.B., McKinstry, M.C., Cathcart, C.N., Bogaard, M.R., Dzul, M., Healy, B.D., Hooley-Underwood, Z.E., Rogowski, D.L., and Yackulic, C.B., 2023, Migration timing and tributary use of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis): Journal of Fish Biology, v. 103, no. 5, p. 1144-1162. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15509
Allen, D.C., Gill, B.A., Metcalfe, A., Bonjour, S., Starr, S., Wang, J., Valentin, D., and Grimm, N.B., 2023, Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates: Limnology and Oceanography Letters, v. 8, no. 3, p. 464-472. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10303
**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.
Science and Products
Non-USGS Publications**
Rüegg, J., Conn, C.C., Anderson, E.P., Battin, T.J., Bernhardt, E.S., Boix Canadell, M., Bonjour, S.M., Hosen, J.D., Marzolf, N.S., and Yackulic, C.B., 2021, Thinking like a consumer: Linking aquatic basal metabolism and consumer dynamics: Limnology and Oceanography Letters, v. 6, no. 1, p. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10172
Farrell, K.J., Rosemond, A.D., Kominoski, J.S., Bonjour, S.M., Rüegg, J., Koenig, L.E., Baker, C.L., Trentman, M.T., Harms, T.K., and McDowell, W.H., 2018, Variation in Detrital Resource Stoichiometry Signals Differential Carbon to Nutrient Limitation for Stream Consumers Across Biomes: Ecosystems, v. 21, no. 8, p. 1676-1691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0247-z
Bonjour, S.M., Whiles, M.R., and Gido, K.B., 2020, Influence of fishes on macroinvertebrate communities and insect emergence production in intermittent stream refuges: Freshwater Biology, v. 65, no. 8, p. 1412-1428. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13509
Whiles, M.R., Snyder, B.A., Brock, B.L., Bonjour, S., Callaham Jr., M.A., Meyer, C.K., and Bell, A., 2019, Periodical cicada emergence resource pulse tracks forest expansion in a tallgrass prairie landscape: Ecosphere, v. 10, no. 7, p. e02779. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2779
Bonjour, S.M., Rantala, H.M., Bennett, M.G., and Whiles, M.R., 2018, Fish Community Structure and Diet Responses to Newbury Weirs in a Low-Gradient River: Environmental Management, v. 61, no. 6, p. 928-938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1022-9
Dodds, W.K., Bonjour, S.M., Fisher, M., Krueger, L.J., Pfaff, P.J., Raihan, M.A., and Rode, O., A novel index reveals disconnects between recreational harmful algal bloom exposure risks and responses among U.S. states: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. n/a, no. n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13181
Bonjour, S.M., Gido, K.B., McKinstry, M.C., Cathcart, C.N., Bogaard, M.R., Dzul, M., Healy, B.D., Hooley-Underwood, Z.E., Rogowski, D.L., and Yackulic, C.B., 2023, Migration timing and tributary use of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis): Journal of Fish Biology, v. 103, no. 5, p. 1144-1162. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15509
Allen, D.C., Gill, B.A., Metcalfe, A., Bonjour, S., Starr, S., Wang, J., Valentin, D., and Grimm, N.B., 2023, Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates: Limnology and Oceanography Letters, v. 8, no. 3, p. 464-472. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10303
**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.