Matthew Dare
Postdoctoral Ecologist

e-mail: mdare[at]fs.fed.us

B.S., Biology, Central Michigan University

M.S., Biology, Central Michigan University

Ph.D., Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming

Personal Research Program

• Disturbance scaling and the role of disturbance in shaping aquatic habitat
• Stream fish movement and habitat use
• Decision support tools for natural resources management, with an emphasis on wildland fire and endangered species.
• Interactions of research and management in the design of natural resources policy

Recent Publications

2007

Benjamin, J. R., J. B. Dunham, M. R. Dare. 2007.  Invasion by non-native brook trout in Panther Creek, Idaho: roles of habitat quality, biotic resistance, and connectivity to source habitats.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:875-888.

2006

Dare, M.R.  2006.  Integration and application of radio telemetry data collected on a mobile fish species:  a synthesis of bull trout movement research.  Project Completion Report, Contract 143303G098. 67pp.

2003

Dare, M. R. 2003. Mortality and long-term retention of passive integrated transponder tags by spring Chinook salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:1015-1019.

2002

Dare, M. R., W. A. Hubert, K. G. Gerow. 2002. Changes in habitat availability and habitat use and movements by two trout species in response to declining discharge in a regulated river during winter. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:917-928.

2001

Dare. M. R., W. A. Hubert, and J. S. Meyer. 2001. Influence of stream flow on hydrogen sulfide concentrations and distributions of two trout species in a Rocky Mountains tailwater. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:971-975.

Research Scientists