Statement of Research:

My research includes stream habitats, food webs, riparian management, and a variety of conservation issues related to watersheds. I hold affiliate faculty appointments at University of Washington and Oregon State University, and am currently serving as vice-chair of the Independent Scientific Review Panel for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.

Projects & Activities:

Columbia River Basin

Salmon Recovery in the Columbia River Basin
To help restore wild salmon and steelhead runs,
two committees of independent scientists provide
scientific oversight to the nation’s largest freshwater
ecological restoration program… read more

Selected Publications:

• Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Bisson, P.A., S.M. Claeson, S.M. Wondzell, A.D. Foster, A. Steel. In press. Evaluating headwater stream buffers: lessons learned from watershed-scale experiments in southwest Washington. In: Anderson, P.D. and K.L. Ronnenberg, eds. Density management in the 21st century: West-side story. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-XXX. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
  • Richardson, J.S., R.J. Naiman and P.A. Bisson. 2012.How did fixed-width buffers become standard practice for protecting freshwaters and their riparian areas from forest harvest practices? Freshwater Science 31(1): 232-238.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. B. Dunham and G. H. Reeves. 2009. Freshwater ecosystems and resilience of Pacific salmon: habitat management based on natural variability. Ecology and Society 14(1): 45, 18p.
  • Reeves, G. H., and P. A. Bisson. 2009. Fish and old-growth forests. Pages 70-82 In T. A. Spies and S. L. Duncan, editors. Old growth in a new world: a Pacific Northwest icon reexamined. Island Press, Washington, D. C., USA.
  • Bisson, P. A. 2008. Salmon and trout in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Climate Change Resource Center.
  • Bisson, P. A., T. J. Beechie, and G. R. Pess. 2008. Reconciling fisheries with conservation in watersheds: tools for informed decisions. Proceedings of the 4th World Fisheries Congress. American Fisheries Society Symposium 49:1865-1880.
  • Bisson, P. A. 2008. Session summary: the role of watersheds in reconciling fisheries with conservation. Proceedings of the 4th World Fisheries Congress. American Fisheries Society Symposium 49:1839-1841.
  • Gregory, S. V., J. S. Schwartz, J. D. Hall, R. C. Wildman, and P. A. Bisson. 2008. Long-term trends in habitat and fish populations in the Alsea basin. Pages 237-258 In J. Stednick, editor. Hydrological and biological responses to forest practices: the Alsea Watershed study. Ecological Studies 199, Springer, New York, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., S. V. Gregory, T. E. Nickelson, and J. D. Hall. 2008. The Alsea Watershed study: a comparison with other multi-year investigations in the Pacific Northwest. Pages 259-290 In J. Stednick, editor. Hydrological and biological responses to forest practices: the Alsea Watershed study. Ecological Studies 199, Springer, New York, USA.
  • Wondzell, S. M., M. A. Hemstrom, and P. A. Bisson. 2007. Simulating riparian vegetation and aquatic habitat dynamics in response to natural and anthropogenic disturbance regimes in the Upper Grande Ronde River, Oregon, USA. Landscape and Urban Planning 80 (2007):249-267.
  • McDonald, L. L., R. Bilby, P. A. Bisson, C. C. Coutant, J. M. Epifanio, D. Goodman, S. Hanna, N. Huntly, E. Merrill, B. Riddell, W. Liss, E. J. Loudenslager, D. P. Philipp, W. Smoker, R. R. Whitney, and R. N. Williams. 2007. Research, monitoring and evaluation of fish and wildlife restoration projects in the Columbia River basin: lessons learned and suggestions for large-scale monitoring programs. Fisheries 32(12):582-590.
  • Bisson, P. A., D. R. Montgomery, and J. M. Buffington. 2006. Valley segments, stream reaches, and channel units. Pages 23-49 In F. R. Hauer and G. A. Lamberti, editors. Methods in stream ecology – 2nd edition. Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, MA.
  • Reeves, G. H., P. A. Bisson, B. E. Rieman, and L. E. Benda. 2006. Postfire logging in riparian areas. Conservation Biology 20(4):994-1004.
  • Claeson, S. M., J. L. Li, J. E. Compton, and P. A. Bisson. 2006. Response of nutrients, biofilm, and benthic insects to salmon carcass addition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63:1230-1241.
  • Williams, R. N., J. A. Stanford, J. A. Lichatowich, W. J. Liss, C. C. Coutant, W. E. McConnaha, R. R. Whitney, P. R. Mundy, P. A. Bisson, and M. S. Powell. 2006. Conclusions and strategy for salmon restoration in the Columbia River Basin. Pages 629-666 In R. N. Williams, editor. Return to the river: restoring salmon to the Columbia River. Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, MA.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. A. Lichatowich, W. J. Liss, D. Goodman, C. C. Coutant, L. L. McDonald, D. Lettenmeier, E. J. Loudenslager, and R N. Williams, 2006. The federal approach to salmon recovery at the millennium. Pages 571-600 In R. N. Williams, editor. Return to the river: restoring salmon to the Columbia River. Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, MA.
  • Bisson, P. A., C. M. Crisafulli, B. R. Fransen, R. E. Lucas, and C. P. Hawkins. 2005. Responses of fish to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Pages 163-182 In V. H. Dale, F. R. Swanson, and C. M. Crisafulli, editors. Ecological responses to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Springer, New York, USA.
  • Elliott, S. R., R. J. Naiman, and P. A. Bisson. 2004. Riparian influences on the biophysical characteristics of seston in headwater streams. Northwest Science 78(2):150-157.
  • Willson, M. F., S. M. Gende, and P. A. Bisson. 2004. Anadromous fishes as ecological links between ocean, fresh water, and land. Pages 284-300 in G. A. Polis, M. E. Power, and G. R. Huxel, editors. Food webs at the landscape level. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Independent Scientific Advisory Board: P. A. Bisson, C. C. Coutant, D. Goodman, R. Gramling, J. Lichatowich, W. Liss, E. Loudenslager, L. McDonald, D. Philipp, and B. Riddell. 2003. Decision support models as tools for developing management strategies: examples from the Columbia River Basin. Pages 233-242 In R. C. Wissmar and P. A. Bisson, editors. Strategies for restoring river systems: sources of variability and uncertainty in natural and managed systems. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Latterell, J. J., R. J. Naiman, B. R. Fransen, and P. A. Bisson. 2003. Physical constraints on trout (Oncorhynchus spp.) distribution in the Cascade Mountains: a comparison of logged and unlogged streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:1007-1017.
  • Wissmar, R. C., and P. A. Bisson, editors. 2003. Strategies for restoring river systems: sources of variability and uncertainty in natural and managed systems. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Bisson, P. A., and R. C. Wissmar. 2003. Strategies for restoring rivers: problems and opportunities. Pages 245-262 In R. C. Wissmar and P. A. Bisson, editors. Strategies for restoring river systems: sources of variability and uncertainty in natural and managed systems. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Bisson, P. A., B. E. Rieman, C. Luce, P. F. Hessburg, D. C. Lee, J. L. Kershner , G. H. Reeves, and R. E. Gresswell. 2003. Fire and aquatic ecosystems of the western USA: current knowledge and key questions. Forest Ecology and Management 178(2003):213-229.
  • Bilby, R. E., E. W. Beach, B. R. Fransen, J. K. Walter, and P. A. Bisson. 2003. Transfer of nutrients from spawning salmon to riparian vegetation in western Washington. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:733-745.
  • Bisson, P. A., S. M. Wondzell, G. H. Reeves, and S. V. Gregory. 2003. Trends in using wood to restore aquatic habitats and fish communities in western North American rivers. Pages 249-264 in S. V. Gregory, K. L. Boyer, and A. M. Gurnell, editors. The ecology and management of wood in world rivers. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 37, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Wondzell, S. M., and P. A. Bisson. 2003. Influence of wood on aquatic diversity. Pages 391-406 in S. V. Gregory, K. L. Boyer, and A. M. Gurnell, editors. The ecology and management of wood in world rivers. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 37, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Bisson, P. A., M. G. Raphael, A. D. Foster, and L. L. C. Jones. 2002. Influence of site and landscape features on vertebrate assemblages in small streams. Pages 61-72 In A. C. Johnson, R. W. Haynes, and R. A. Monserud, editors. Congruent management of multiple resources: Proceedings from the Wood Compatibility Workshop. General Technical Report, PNW-GTR-563, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Raphael, M. G., P. A. Bisson, L. L.C. Jones, and A. D. Foster. 2002. Effects of streamside forest management on the composition and abundance of stream and riparian fauna of the Olympic Peninsula. Pages 27-40 In A. C. Johnson, R. W. Haynes, and R. A. Monserud, editors. Congruent management of multiple resources: Proceedings from the Wood Compatibility Workshop. General Technical Report, PNW-GTR-563, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Independent Scientific Advisory Board: P. A. Bisson, C. C. Coutant, D. Goodman, R. Gramling, D. Lettenmeier, J. Lichatowich, W. Liss, E. Loudenslager, L. McDonald, D. Philipp, and B. Riddell. 2002. Hatchery surpluses in the Pacific Northwest. Fisheries 27(12):16-27.
  • Naiman, R. J., R. E. Bilby, and P. A. Bisson. 2000. Riparian ecology and management in the Pacific coastal rain forest. Bioscience 50(11):996-1011.
  • Bilby, R. E., J. T. Heffner, B. R. Fransen, J. W. Ward, and P. A. Bisson. 1999. Effects of immersion in water on deterioration of wood from five species of trees used for habitat enhancement projects. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19:687-695.
  • Graf, W. L., C. J. Aichinger, B. P. Anderson, G. Benoit, P. A. Bisson, M. W. Garcia, J. P. Heaney, C. A. Johnston, L. J. Lane, C. H. Olson, G. W. Peterson, M. J. Pfeffer, L. Shabman, J. Stanford, and S. W. Trimble. 1999. New strategies for America’s watersheds. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
  • Williams, R. N., P. A. Bisson, D. L. Bottom, L. D. Calvin, C. C. Coutant, M. W. Erho, C. A. Frissell, J. A. Lichatowich, W. J. Liss, W. E. McConnaha, P. R. Mundy, J. A. Stanford, and R. R. Whitney. 1999. Return to the river: scientific issues in the restoration of salmonid fishes in the Columbia River. Fisheries 24(3):10-19.
  • Reeves, G. H., P. A. Bisson, and J. M. Dambacher. 1998. Fish communities. Pages 200-234 In R. J. Naiman and R. E. Bilby, editors. River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Bilby, R. E., and P. A. Bisson. 1998. Function and distribution of large woody debris. Pages 324-346 In R. J. Naiman and R. E. Bilby, editors. River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., and R. E. Bilby. 1998. Organic matter and trophic dynamics. Pages 373-398 In R. J. Naiman and R. E. Bilby, editors. River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Naiman, R. J., P. A. Bisson, R. G. Lee, and M. G. Turner. 1998. Watershed management. Pages 642-661 In R. J. Naiman and R. E. Bilby, editors. River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Bilby, R. E., B. R. Fransen, P. A. Bisson, and J. K. Walter. 1998. Response of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to the addition of coho salmon carcasses to small streams in southwestern Washington, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55:1909-1918.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1998. One hundred years of Pacific Northwest salmon management: goals, results, and lessons learned. Pages 149-169 In J. M. Calhoun, editor. Forest policy: ready for renaissance. Institute of Forest Resources Contribution Number 78, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., G. H. Reeves, R. E. Bilby, and R. J. Naiman. 1997. Watershed management and Pacific salmon: desired future conditions. Pages 447-474 In D. J. Stouder, P. A. Bisson, and R. J. Naiman, editors. Pacific salmon and their ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York, USA.
  • Gregory, S. V., and P. A. Bisson. 1997. Degradation and loss of anadromous salmonid habitat in the Pacific Northwest. Pages 277-314 In D. J. Stouder, P. A. Bisson, and R. J. Naiman, editors. Pacific salmon and their ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York, USA.
  • Sedell, J. R., G. H. Reeves, and P. A. Bisson. 1997. Habitat policy for salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Pages 375-388 In D. J. Stouder, P. A. Bisson, and R. J. Naiman, editors. Pacific salmon and their ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York, USA.
  • Stouder, D. J., P. A. Bisson, and R. J. Naiman. 1997. Where are we? Resources at the brink. Pages 1-10 In D. J. Stouder, P. A. Bisson, and R. J. Naiman, editors. Pacific salmon and their ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York, USA.
  • Naiman, R. J., P. A. Bisson, R. G. Lee, and M. G. Turner. 1997. Approaches to management at the watershed scale. Pages 239-253 In K. A. Kohm and J. F. Franklin, editors. Creating a forestry for the 21st century: the science of ecosystem management. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
  • Hall, J. D., P. A. Bisson, and R. E. Gresswell, editors. 1997. Sea-run cutthroat trout: biology, management, and future conservation. Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
  • Cederholm, C. J., R. E. Bilby, P. A. Bisson, T. W. Bumstead, B. R. Fransen, W. J. Scarlett, and J. W. Ward. 1997. Response of juvenile coho salmon and steelhead to the placement of large woody debris in a coastal Washington stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17(4):947-963.
  • Bilby, R. E., B. R. Fransen, and P. A. Bisson. 1996. Incorporation of nitrogen and carbon from spawning coho salmon into the trophic system of small streams: evidence from stable isotopes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53:164-173.
  • Magnuson, J. J., F. W. Allendorf, R. L. Beschta, P. A. Bisson, H. L. Carson, D. W. Chapman, S. S. Hanna, A. R. Kapuscinski, K. N. Lee, D. P. Lettenmeier, B. J. McKay, G. M. MacNabb, T. P. Quinn, B. E. Riddell, and E. E. Werner. 1996. Upstream: salmon and society in the Pacific Northwest. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., and D. R. Montgomery. 1996. Valley segments, stream reaches, and channel units. Pages 23-52 In F. R. Hauer and G. A. Lamberti, editors. Methods in stream ecology. Academic Press, San Diego, California, USA.
  • Bisson. P. A. 1995. Ecosystem and habitat conservation: more than just a problem of geography. Pages 329-333 In J. L. Nielsen, editor. Evolution and the aquatic ecosystem: defining unique units in population conservation. American Fisheries Society Symposium 17, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
  • Reeves, G. H., L. E. Benda, K. M. Burnett, P. A. Bisson, and J. R. Sedell. 1995. A disturbance-based ecosystem approach to maintaining and restoring freshwater habitats of evolutionarily significant units of anadromous salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. Pages 334-349 In J. L. Nielsen, editor. Evolution and the aquatic ecosystem: defining unique units in population conservation. American Fisheries Society Symposium 17, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
  • Hawkins, C. P., J. L. Kershner, P. A. Bisson, M. D. Bryant, L. M. Decker, S. V. Gregory, D. A. McCullough, C. K. Overton, G. H. Reeves, R. J. Steedman, and M. K. Young. 1993. A hierarchical approach to classifying stream habitat features. Fisheries 18(6)3-12.
  • Trotter, P. C., P. A. Bisson, and B. R. Fransen. 1993. Status and plight of the searun cutthroat trout. Pages 203-212 In J. G. Cloud and G. H. Thorgaard, editors. Genetic conservation of salmonid fishes. Plenum Press, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
  • Bilby, R. E., and P. A. Bisson. 1992. Relative contribution of allochthonous and autochthonous organic matter to the trophic support of fish populations in clear-cut and old-growth forested headwater streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49(3):540-551.
  • Bisson, P. A., G. G. Ice, C. J. Perrin, and R. E. Bilby. 1992. Effects of forest fertilization on water quality and aquatic resources in the Douglas-fir region. Pages 179-193 In H. N. Chappell, G. F. Weetman, and R. E. Miller, editors. Forest fertilization: sustaining and improving nutrition and growth of western forests. Contribution 73, Institute of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., T. P. Quinn, G. H. Reeves, and S. V. Gregory. 1992. Best management practices, cumulative effects, and long-term trends in fish abundance in Pacific Northwest river systems. Pages 189-232 In R. J. Naiman, editor. Watershed management: Balancing sustainability and environmental change. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Naiman, R. J., T. J. Beechie, L. E. Benda, P. A. Bisson, L. H. MacDonald, M. D. O’Connor, C. Oliver, P. Olson, and E. A. Steel. 1992. Fundamental elements of ecologically healthy watersheds in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecoregion. Pages 127-188 In R. J. Naiman, editor. Watershed management: Balancing sustainability and environmental change. Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., USA.
  • Hicks, B. J., J. D. Hall, P. A. Bisson and J. R. Sedell. 1991. Response of salmonid populations to habitat changes. In W. R. Meehan, editor. Influences of forest and rangeland management on salmonid fishes and their habitat. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 19:483-518.
  • Bisson P. A. 1991. Streams and rivers. Pages 135-143 In J. Stolz and J. Schnell, editors. Trout. Stakpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Trotter, P. C., and P. A. Bisson. 1988. History of the discovery of the cutthroat trout. American Fisheries Society Symposium 4:8-12.
  • Bisson, P. A., K. Sullivan, and J. L. Nielsen. 1988. Channel hydraulics, habitat use, and body form of coho salmon, steelhead, and cutthroat trout in streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 117:262-273.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. L. Nielsen, and J. W. Ward. 1988. Summer production of coho salmon stocked in Mount St. Helens streams 3-6 years after the 1980 eruption. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 117:322-335.
  • Sedell, J. R., P. A. Bisson, F. J. Swanson, and S. V. Gregory. 1988. What we know about large trees that fall into streams and rivers. Pages 47-81 In C. Maser, R. F. Tarrant, J. M. Trappe, and J. F. Franklin, technical editors. From the forest to the sea: a story of fallen trees. USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau of Land Management, General Technical Report, PNW-GTR-229, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., R. E. Bilby, M. D. Bryant, C. A. Dolloff, G. B. Grette, R. A. House, M. L. Murphy, K V. Koski, and J. R. Sedell. 1987. Large woody debris in forested streams of the Pacific Northwest: past, present and future. Pages 143-190 In E. O. Salo and T. W. Cundy, editors. Proceedings of a Symposium on Forestry/Fishery Interactions, Contribution Number 57, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Bilby, R. E. and P. A. Bisson. 1987. Emigration and production of hatchery coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) stocked in streams draining an old-growth and a clear cut watershed. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 45(8):1397 1407.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. L. Nielsen, M. W. Chilcote, B. A. Crawford, and S. A. Lieder. 1986. Occurrence of anadromous brown trout in two Lower Columbia River tributaries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 6(2):290-292.
  • Bisson, P. A., and J. R. Sedell. 1984. Salmonid populations in logged and unlogged stream sections of western Washington. Pages 121-129 In W. R. Meehan, T. R. Merrell, Jr., and T. A. Hanley, editors. Fish and wildlife relationships in old growth forests. Proceedings of a symposium held April 12-13, 1982, Juneau, Alaska. American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists. John W. Reintjes, Morehead City, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. L. Nielsen, R. A. Palmason, and L. E. Grove. 1982. A system of naming habitat types in small streams, with examples of habitat utilization by salmonids during low streamflow. Pages 62-73 In N. B. Armantrout, editor. Acquisition and utilization of aquatic habitat inventory information. Proceedings of a symposium held 28-30 October, 1981, Portland, Oregon. Western Division, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., and R. E. Bilby. 1982. Avoidance of suspended sediment by juvenile coho salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 4:371-374.
  • Sedell, J. R., P. A. Bisson, J. A. June, and R. W. Speaker. 1982. Ecology and habitat requirements of fish populations in South Fork Hoh River, Olympic National Park. Pages 35-42 In E. E. Starkey, J. F. Franklin, and J. W. Matthews, technical coordinators. Ecological research in national parks of the Pacific Northwest. Proceedings of the 2nd conference on scientific research in the national parks, 1979 November, San Francisco, California. Oregon State University Forest Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
  • Quackenbush, D. W., M. L. Bothwell, and P. A. Bisson. 1980. Aluminum shadowing direct projection photomicroscopy of diatom frustules. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37(7):1160-1166.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1978. Diel food selection by two sizes of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in an experimental stream. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 35(7):971-975.
  • Bisson, P. A., and P. E. Reimers. 1977. Geographic variation among Pacific Northwest populations of longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae. Copeia 1977(3):518-522.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1977. Occurrence of the shorthead sculpin, Cottus confusus, in a headwater tributary of Deschutes River, Washington. Northwest Science 51(1):43-45.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1976. Increased invertebrate drift in an experimental stream caused by electrofishing. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 33(8):1806 1808.
  • Bisson, P. A., and G. E. Davis. 1976. Production of juvenile chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, in a heated model stream. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fishery Bulletin (NOAA) 74(4):763-774.
  • Bisson, P. A., and C. E. Bond. 1971. Origin and distribution of the fishes of Harney Basin, Oregon. Copeia 1971(2):268-281.
• Selected Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Bilby, R. E., P. A. Bisson , C. C. Coutant, D. Goodman, R. Gramling, S. Hanna, E. Loudenslager, L. McDonald, D. Philipp, and B. Riddell. 2003. A review of strategies for recovering tributary habitat. Report of the Independent Scientific Advisory Board for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, ISAB Report 2003-2, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A., C. C. Coutant, D. Goodman, R. Gramling, J. L. Lichatowich, E. Loudenslager, W. J. Liss, L. McDonald, D. Philipp, and B. Riddell. 2001. A review of salmon recovery strategies for the Columbia River Basin. Report of the Independent Scientific Advisory Board for the Northwest Power Planning Council, ISAB Report 2001-7, Northwest Power Planning Council, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Botkin, D. B., D. L. Peterson, F. Allendorf, R. J. Beamish, G. Belovsky, R. E. Bilby, P. A. Bisson, K. W. Cummins, T. Dunne, J. F. Franklin, J. Innes, M. J. Sobel, D. Schneider, F. B. Schwing, and J. Zedler. 2000. The scientific basis for validation monitoring of salmon for conservation and restoration plans. College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1997. Monitoring biological success of stream habitat improvement projects. COPE Newsletter, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA. 10(1):17-19.
  • Coutant, C. C., P. A. Bisson, and P. Brouha. 1997. Management audit gives AFS headquarters good marks, makes suggestions for improvement. Fisheries 22(8):16-18.
  • Fransen, B. R., P. A. Bisson, R. E. Bilby, and J. W. Ward. 1993. Physical and biological constraints on summer rearing of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in small western Washington streams. Pages 271-288 In L. Berg and P. Delaney, editors. Proceedings of a Workshop on Coho Salmon, held May 26-28, 1992, at Nanaimo, British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
  • Bilby, R. E., and P. A. Bisson. 1991. Enhancing fisheries resources through active management of riparian areas. Pages 201-209 In B. White and I. Guthrie, editors. Proceedings of the 15th Northeast Pacific pink and chum salmon workshop, Pacific Salmon Commission and Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
  • Bisson, P. A. and B. R. Fransen. 1990. Cyclic rebound of salmonid productivity in Mount St. Helens streams: implications for long-term monitoring. In Proceedings of the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Western Division American Fisheries Society and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Sacramento, California, USA.
  • Bilby, R. E., and P. A. Bisson. 1989. Relative importance of allochthonous vs. autochthonous carbon sources as factors limiting coho salmon production in streams. Pages 123-135 In B. G. Shepherd, editor. Proceedings of a workshop on chinook and coho salmon, held October 2-4, 1988, Bellingham, Washington. Sponsored by North Pacific International Chapter, American Fisheries Society, and available from B.C. Ministry of Environment, 3547 Skaha Lake Road, Penticton, B.C., Canada.
  • Bisson, P. A. 1987. Professionalism and ethics: some issues of increasing concern for fishery biologists. Pages 51-55 In Proceedings of the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Western Division American Fisheries Society and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Helm, W. T., M. L. Aceituno, C. Armour, P. A. Bisson, J. D. Hall, G. Holton, and M. A. Shaw. 1986. A glossary of stream habitat and inventory methods. Western Division, American Fisheries Society. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA. 34 p.
  • Bisson, P. A., J. L. Nielsen, and J. W. Ward. 1985. Experimental release of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) into a stream impacted by Mount Saint Helens volcano. Pages 422-435 In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Western Division American Fisheries Society and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, held July 16-19, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Book Reviews
  • Bisson, P. A. 2008. A review of Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems: A Troubled Sense of Immensity. Quarterly Review of Biology 83(1):137-138.
  • Bisson, P. A. 2004. A review of Restoration of Puget Sound Watersheds. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:1290-1292.
  • Bisson, P. A. 2000. A review of Salmon Without Rivers. Restoration Ecology 10(3):1-3.