John Magnuson
Aquatic ecologist and limnologist, trained in fish and fisheries ecology, taught ecology of fishes and limnology
Professor emeritus, zoology and limnology College of Letters and Science — Home and cell phones available upon request jjmagnus@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Climate change and its impacts on lakes and streams, especially lake ice and freshwater fishes
- Long-term dynamics of lakes in the landscape, especially at decadal scales, use of landscape ecology to understand lakes
- Impacts and dynamics of invasive aquatic species especially exotic crayfish and fishes
- Thermal ecology of fishes and role of water temperature in the distribution of freshwater and marine fishes
Achievements
- A lead author on impacts of climate change on aquatic systems for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, 1995 and 2001
- Hilldale Award in Biological Sciences, UW-Madison, 2000
- Award of Excellence, American Fisheries Society, 2000
- Chair, National Research Council committees and publications, e.g., conservation of Pacific salmon, Atlantic bluefin tuna, sea turtles and ecological effects of fishing
- Founding director of UW-Madison Center for Limnology, 1982 until retirement, 2000