Job Title: Researcher
Primary Affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences
Secondary Affiliation: Fluvial Habitats Center
Primary Affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences
Secondary Affiliation: Fluvial Habitats Center
education
- 2004 BS. Mathematics. James Madison University
- 2005 MAT. Middle and Secondary Education. James Madison University
- 2014 MS. Watershed Sciences. Utah State University
research
- My current research focuses on integrating hydraulic simulations and foraging models to estimate energetic profitability for drift-feeding fishes at various spatial scales. With the help other FHC researchers and associates, I am also attempting to link energetic profitability predictions to the status and trend of fish populations.
bio
Eric is a researcher with the Fluvial Habitats Center at Utah State University. He attended James Madison University to earn degrees in mathematics and education and previously taught middle and high school mathematics. After teaching, Eric came to Utah State University to pursue his MS in watershed sciences. He hopes to officially graduate in September, 2014. Currently, Eric is working with other FHC researchers to model fish energetics at a variety of spatial scales.
projects
- Net rate of energy intake (NREI) modeling for CHaMP sites.
- Application-specific R-based implementation of fish bioenergetics software.
scholarly contributions
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Rosenfeld J, Bouwes N, Wall E, Naman S. 2013. Successes, failures, and opportunities in the practical application of drift-foraging models. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 97: 551-574. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-013-0195-6
- Presentation: Wall E, Bouwes N, Bennett S, Hill A, Camp R. Assessing the predictive ability of a process-based net rate of energy intake model for drift-feeding salmonids. American Fisheries Society Western Division Annual Meeting. Boise, ID.
- Poster: Wall E, Bouwes N, Bennett S, Wheaton JM, Camp R. Giving fish more energy without giving them more food: Can streambed topography influence a fish’s net rate of energy intake? American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.
- Presentation: Wall E, Bouwes N. Can we give fish more energy without giving them more food? Utah State University Water Initiative Spring Runoff Conference. Logan, UT.
- Bennett S, Camp R, Bouwes N, and Wall E. 2012. Southeast Washington Intensively Monitored Watershed project in Asotin Creek: year four pretreatment monitoring summary report. Prepared for the State of Washington Recreation and Conservation Office, Olympia, WA. Prepared by Eco Logical Research, Inc. 187pp.
- Bennett S, Bouwes N, and Wall E. 2011. Southeast Washington Intensively Monitored Watershed project in Asotin Creek: year two pretreatment monitoring annual report. Prepared for the State of Washington Recreation and Conservation Office, Olympia, WA. Prepared by Eco Logical Research, Inc. 67pp.
