Dr. Mark Wipfli

Education

• Ph D Michigan State University 1992

Biography

Mark Wipfli joined the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit as Assistant Leader Fisheries in December 2003. He holds a joint appointment as a Professor of Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries with the Department of Biology and Wildlife, the Institute of Arctic Biology, and the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Research Interests

Riverine ecology, riparian ecology and management, freshwater foodwebs, energy and nutrient flow among marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems, predator-prey interactions.

Teaching Interests

Aquatic entomology, riverine ecology, freshwater foodwebs

Professional Society Service

• Xerces Society - Member (January 1992 - December 2009)
• North American Benthological Society - Co-chair, Program Committee (May 2005 - June 2006)
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography - Member (January 1995 - January 2005)
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Research Publications

• Benson, E.R., M.S. Wipfli, J. Clapcott, and N.F. Hughes. 2012. Relationships between ecosystem metabolism, benthic macroinvertebrate densities, and environmental variables in an interior Alaska river. Hydrobiologia DOI 10.1007/s10750-012-1272-0
• Rinella, D.J., M.S. Wipfli, C.A. Stricker, and R. A. Heintz. 2011. Pacific salmon runs and consumer fitness: growth and energy storage in stream-dwelling salmonids increase with salmon spawner density. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 69:73-84.
• Peirce, J.M., E.O. Otis, M.S. Wipfli, and E.H. Follmann. 2011. Radio-telemetry as a tool for estimating stream life and predation by brown bears for chum salmon at McNeil River, Alaska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31(2):315-322.
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Current Projects

• Fish movement on the Arctic Coastal Plain
• Sockeye salmon competition on Afognak Island
• Bioenergetics and habitat use of wetlands by fish of the Arctic Coastal Plain
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Completed Projects

• Ecology and Demographics of Chinook salmon
• Mitigating Marine Nutrient Loss in the Upper Snake River Basin
• Developing ecological escapement goals for Pacific salmon: Role of marine derived nutrients in the health and sustainability of resident and anadromous fishes of the Yukon drainage

Courses

• Coastal Ecosytems (2012)
• Climate Change Seminar (2011)
• Aquatic Entomology (2011)
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Alaska Other Professional Positions and Memberships

• Mark WipfliMember, Biological Review Panel for the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 3-5 November 2008 (November 2008 - November 2008)

Alaska University Committees and Workgroups

• Mark WipfliChair, Search Committee for Assistant Leader Fisheries, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (April 2011 - March 2012)
• Mark WipfliChair, Fisheries Division Seminar Committee (July 2010 - December 2011)
• Mark WipfliChair, Meek Invited Scholar Committee (July 2010 - July 2011)
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Technical Publications

• Wipfli, M. S., and R. L. Deal. 2004. Ecological payoffs from red alder in southeastern Alaska. Pacific Northwest Research Station Report - Science Findings. Issue 63.
• Musslewhite, J. and M. S. Wipfli. 2004. Effects of alternatives to clearcutting on invertebrate and detritus transport from headwaters in southeastern Alaska. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-602. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR.
• Deal, R. L., E. H. Orlikowska, P. E. Hennon, M. S. Wipfli, A. C. Johnson, T. L. De Santo, M. E. Schultz, R. T. Edwards, and M. D. Bryant. 2002. Red alder as a tool for restoring forest ecosystems in young-growth western hemlock-Sitka spruce stands of southeastern Alaska. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters, Winston-Salem, NC, Oct 5-9, 2002. Pp. 159-169.
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