Joseph Zydlewski

Education

• Ph D University of Massachusetts 1997
• BS Bates College 1990

Biography

Joe joined the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2004 as Assistant Unit Leader, coming from the USFWS Columbia River Fisheries Program Office. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and cooperating faculty in the School of Biology and Ecology and the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine, Orono.

Research Interests

Joe's work centers on the study of fish movements and migrations. Many vital fisheries issues in the northeast United States are dependent upon a rigorous understanding of life history expression. He has effectively addressed both basic and complex management questions in innovative ways, developing a program which includes three main themes: i) Connectivity and River Restoration ii) Physiology and Behavior of Migration , and iii) Species interactions. As a critical part of his position, Joe's work is responsive to the requests of MCFWRU cooperators (e.g. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the University of Maine’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and US Fish and Wildlife Service).

Teaching Interests

As part of his appointment to the graduate faculty at the University of Maine through the MCFWRU, Joe provides graduate instruction in the form of formal courses (e.g. "Movements and Migration" and "Quantitative Freshwater Fisheries Ecology"), directing independent studies of selected topics (fisheries science, migration biology), and interacting with graduate students. Joe serves on numerous committees as degree program advisor, co-advisor, or committee member.

Research Publications

• Popescu, V., Brodie, B.S., Hunter, M., and Zydlewski, J. (2012) Use of olfactory cues by newly metamorphosed wood frogs (L. sylvaticus) during emigration. Copeia. | Download  | 
• Gorsky, D., Zydlewski, J. and Basely, D. (2012) Characterizing seasonal and diel vertical movement and habitat use of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Clear Lake, Maine. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. | Download  | 
• Gardner, C. Coghlan, S., Zydlewski, J. (2012) Distribution and Abundance of Anadromous Sea Lamprey Spawners in a Fragmented Stream: Current Status and
  Potential Range Expansion Following Barrier Removal. Northeastern Naturalist 19(X):00-00.
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Current Projects

• Trans-boundary management and conservation: linking large-scale dynamics to ecological monitoring and management
• Modeling migration of silver eels to forecast critical intervals of risk at hydrofacilities
• Regional effects of acid and aluminum exposure on Atlantic salmon juvenile development
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Completed Projects

• Penobscot River American shad; status and recovery
• Striped bass movements in the Penobscot River Maine.
• The role of marine derived nutrients delivered by anadromous fish in the restoration of freshwater ecosystems in the Penobscot River watershed, Maine
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Courses

• Quantitative Freshwater Fisheries (2010)
• Movements and Migration (2009)
• Quantitative Freshwater Fisheries (2008)
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Technical Publications

• Loftin, C.S., J. Zydlewski, and A.Elskus. 2008. Examination of mercury contamination in northern two-lined salamanders and slimy sculpin inhabiting watersheds in coastal Maine, Report to Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, 15 pp
• Zydlewski, J. and C.S. Loftin. 2008. Using dendrochonology and stable isotopes to document historical deposition of marine derived nutrients in the Penobscot River Basin, Maine, Report to Penobscot Indian Nation, 4 pp.
• Studies on Lake Whitefish in Maine. (2006) Annual Report to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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