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Steven G. PaulsenAquatic EcologistVoice: 541-754-4428 Fax: 541-754-4716 |
Education:
- B.A., The Colorado College; Biology, 1974
- University of Northern Colorado; Secondary Teaching Certificate (Science), 1977
- M.S., Iowa State University; Animal Ecology (Limnology), 1982
- Ph.D., Univ. of California, Davis; Ecology (Limnology), 1987
Previous Positions:
- 1998-2003: Chief, Aquatic Monitoring & Bioassessment Branch, USEPA-ORD, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
- 1996-1998: Director, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, USEPA-ORD, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
- 1987-1994: Associate Research Professor, Limnologist, Environmental Research Center, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
- 1986-1987: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of California, Davis
Research Interests and Skills:
- Regional Aquatic Ecology
- Aquatic Nutrient Cycling
Professional Societies:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ALSO)
Appointments / Honors:
- USEPA Bronze Medal, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001
- USEPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 1996
- USEPA Honor Award, 1999
- National Academy of Science Delegate to Romanian Academy of Science
- National Academy of Science Twinning Partnership with University of Bucharest
- Senior Advisor to National Academy of Science Young Scientist Exchange with Romania
- Whittier, T., S.G. Paulsen, D. P. Larsen, S.A. Peterson, A. Herlihy, and P. Kaufmann. 2002. Indicators of ecological stress and their extent in the population of Northeastern Lakes: A regional scale assessment. Bioscience 52(3):235-247.
- Herlihy, A.T., D.P. Larsen, S.G. Paulsen, N.S. Urquhart, B.J. Rosenbaum. 2000. Designing a spatially balanced, randomized site selection process for regional stream surveys: the EMAP mid-Atlantic pilot study. Environ. Mont. Assess. 63:95-113.
- Hughes, R.M., S.G. Paulsen, and J.L. Stoddard. 2000. EMAP-Surface Waters: a multiassemblage probability survey of ecological integrity. Hydrobiologia. 442/443:429-443.
- Allen, A.P., T.R. Whittier, P. R. Kaufmann, D. P. Larsen, R.J. O'Connor, R.M. Hughes, R.S. Stemberger, S.S. Dixit, R.O. Brinkhurst, A.T. Herlihy, and S. G. Paulsen. 1999. Concordance of taxonomic richness patterns across five assemblages in lakes of the northeastern USA, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56(5):739-747.
- Dixit, S.S., J.P. Smol, D.F. Charles, R.M. Hughes, S.G. Paulsen, and G.B. Collins. 1999. Assessing water quality changes in the lakes of the northeastern United States using sediment diatoms. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56:131-152.
- Landers, D.H., R.M. Hughes, S.G. Paulsen, D.P. Larsen, and J.M. Omernik. 1998. How can regionalization and survey sampling make limnological research more relevant? Verh. Int. Verein. Limnol. 26:2428-2436.
- Paulsen, S.G., R.M. Hughes, and D.P. Larsen. 1998. Critical elements in describing and understanding our nation's aquatic resources. J. Am. Water Res. Assn. 34(5):995-1005.
- Peterson, S.A., D.P. Larsen, S.G. Paulsen, N.S. Urquhart. 1998. Regional lake trophic patterns in the Northeastern United States: Three approaches. Environ. Mgt. 22(5):789-801.
- Thornton, K.W., and S.G. Paulsen. 1998 Can anything significant come out of monitoring? Hum. & Ecol. Risk Assess. 4:797-805.
- Urquhart, N. S., S.G. Paulsen, and D.P. Larsen. 1998. Monitoring for policy-relevant regional trends over time. Ecological Applications 8:246-257.
- Whittier, T.R., D.B. Halliwell, and S.G. Paulsen. 1997. Cyprinid distributions in Northeast USA lakes: evidence of regional-scale minnow biodiversity losses. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54:1593-1607.
- Stemberger, R.S., A.T. Herlihy, D.L. Kugler, S.G. Paulsen. 1996. Climatic Forcing on Zooplankton Richness in Lakes of the Northeastern United States. Limnology and Oceanography. 41:1093-1101.
- Williamson, C.T., R.S. Stemberger, D.P. Morris, T.M. Frost, and S.G. Paulsen. 1996. Attenuation of UV radiation in North American lakes: estimates from DOC measurements and implications for plankton communities. Limnology and Oceanography. 41: 1024-1034.
- Larsen, D.P., K.W. Thornton, N.S. Urquhart, and S.G. Paulsen. 1994. The role of probability-based surveys for monitoring the condition of the nation's lakes. Environ. Mont. Assess. 32(2):101-134.
- Paulsen, S.G., and R.A. Linthurst. 1994. Biological monitoring in the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program. Pages 297-322 in S.L. Loeb and A. Spacie, editors. Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor.
- Whittier, T.R., and S.G. Paulsen. 1992. The surface waters component of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP): an overview. J. Aquatic Ecosystem Health 1:119-126.
- Larsen, D.P., D.L. Stevens, A.R. Selle, and S.G. Paulsen. 1991. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, EMAP-Surface Waters: A northeast lakes pilot. Lake and Res. Mangmt. 7(1):1-11.