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Jeffrey A. Falke

Research Interests: 

My research focuses on the population and community ecology of freshwater fishes, often linking environmental stressors (e.g., large reservoirs, groundwater pumping, wildfire) to freshwater fish population and assemblage dynamics across a variety of aquatic ecosystems. This research bridges the gap between basic and applied fisheries ecology, integrating quantitative ecological analyses, spatial statistical methods, landscape ecology and conservation biology to address conservation and management issues. Recent projects have focused on evaluating spatial ecological processes as predictors of steelhead spawning distribution, vulnerability analysis of bull trout habitat and populations to wildfire and climate change, designing practical applications for spatial stream network models, and developing multi-state occupancy estimation methods for lotic systems.

Jeff Falke
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Jeff Falke
Jeffrey A. Falke
Associate Professor of Fisheries
Unit Leader, AKCFWRU
Office: 
210 Irving 1
907-474-6044
Postal Address: 
Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
PO Box 757020
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7020
  • B.S. 2000 University of Missouri (Fisheries and Wildlife)
  • M.S. 2004 Kansas State University (Biology)
  • Ph.D. 2009 Colorado State University (Fisheries Biology)
  • 2019 - pres Unit Leader , U . S . Geological Survey, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
  • 2019 - pres Associate Professor, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology & Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 2012 - 2018 Assistant Leader , U . S . Geological Survey, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
  • 2012 - 2018 Assistant Professor, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 2010 - 2012 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oregon State University
  • 2009 - 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Research Council / NOAA - Fisheries
  • 2005 - 2009 Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University
  • 2003 - 2004 Graduate Research Assistant, Kansas State University
  • 2001 - 2002 Fisheries Research Technician, Arizona Game and Fish Department
  • 1999 - 2001 Fisheries Aide, Missouri Department of Conservation

2014

Isaak, D.J. et al., 2014. Applications of spatial statistical network models to stream data. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 1, pp.277-294.
Sloat, M.R. et al., 2014. Ecological and evolutionary patterns of freshwater maturation in Pacific and Atlantic salmonines. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 24, pp.689-707.

2013

Peterson, E.E. et al., 2013. Modelling dendritic ecological networks in space: an integrated network perspective. Ecology Letters, p.n/a-n/a.

2012

2011

2010

Falke, J.A. & Fausch, K.D., 2010. From metapopulations to metacommunities: linking theory with empirical observations of the spatial population dynamics of stream fishes. In K. B. Gido & Jackson, D. A. Community ecology of stream fishes: concepts, approaches and techniques. Community ecology of stream fishes: concepts, approaches and techniques. Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society, pp. 207-233.
Falke, J.A. et al., 2010. Spawning phenology and habitat use in a Great Plains, USA, stream fish assemblage: an occupancy estimation approach. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 67, pp.1942-1956.
Falke, J.A., Bestgen, K.R. & Fausch, K.D., 2010. Streamflow Reductions and Habitat Drying Affect Growth, Survival, and Recruitment of Brassy Minnow across a Great Plains Riverscape. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 139, pp.1566-1583.

2009

Gido, K.B., Schaefer, J.F. & Falke, J.A., 2009. Convergence of fish communities from the littoral zone of reservoirs. Freshwater Biology, 54, pp.1163-1177.

Pages

  • Finalist, American Fisheries Society Best Student Paper Award 2008
  • Eugene Maughan Graduate Student Scholarship, Western Division AFS 2008
  • Colorado-Wyoming Chapter AFS Memorial Scholarship 2008
  • Jay Hokenstrom Memorial Scholarship 2008
  • John E. Skinner Memorial Fund Award, American Fisheries Society 2004
  • Kansas State University Division of Biology Student Travel Award 2004
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008-2009)
  • American Fisheries Society (2000-Present)
  • American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2003-2004)
  • Ecological Society of America (2012-Present)
  • Society for Freshwater Science (2008-Present)
  • Southwestern Association of Naturalists (2003-2004)
  • COURSES TAUGHT:
    • Research Design, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fall 2018, Primary Instructor
    • Physical Processes in Freshwater Ecosystems, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Primary Instructor
    • Community Ecology of Stream Fishes, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Primary Instructor
    • Ichthyology, Colorado State University, Fall 2008, Primary Instructor
    • Design of Fishery and Wildlife Projects, Colorado State University, Spring 2008, Co-Instructor
    • Undergraduate Research Experience, Colorado State University, Spring 2008, Primary Instructor
  • TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS: 
    • Fisheries Management, Kansas State University, Fall 2004
    • Principles of Biology, Kansas State University, Spring 2004
    • Botany, Kansas State University, Fall 2003
    • Principles of Biology, Kansas State University, Spring 2003
Past Graduate Students
  • Kevin Fraley (MS, 2015)
  • Allison Matter (MS, 2016)
  • Morgan Sparks (MS, 2016)
  • Eric Torvinen (MS, 2017)
  • Chelsea Clawson (MS, 2017)
  • Kristin Neuneker (MS, 2017)
  • Chase Jalbert (MS, 2018)
Past Post-Doctoral Fellows
  • Dr. Brock Huntsman (2014-2016)
  • Steering Committee, Chena River Watershed Summit, Spring 2013,Spring 2014
  • Member, Technical Advisory Group, Alaska Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Network. 2014.
  • Member, Technical Advisory Group, Alaska Water Temperature Standards and Protocols. 2014.
  • Program Committee, Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Fall 2013)
  • Seminar Committee, College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries Division, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fall 2013 – Present)
  • Member, Membership Committee, American Fisheries Society Parent Society (Spring 2014 –Present)
  • Member, Graduate Committee, Fisheries Division, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Spring 2014 –Present)
  • Core Team Member, University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for Salmon and Society (Fall 2014- 2015)
  • Team Member, Chena River Watershed Resources Action Plan (Nov 2014 – April 2015)
  • Executive Committee, E.S.C.A.P.E. Engaging Salcha and Chena Area Partners on Ecosystems (Spring 2015-Present)
  • Western Division Representative, Education Section of the American Fisheries Society (2015-2017)
  • Vice President, Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society (2015-2017)
  • President-Elect, Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society (2017-Present)
  • Member, Deans Research Working Group, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks (2015-2017)