Seminar Series
Innovations in science and
technology for monitoring,
assessment, and inventory
efforts
• When: April 28
• Where: Conference room Triple Nickle (PCE05)
Please join us for our second seminar
DNA barcoding of fish biodiversity and a
national stream internet for accurate status and trend
assessments of all things aquatic everywhere
By: Dan Isaak and Mike Young, USFS R&D
Yates Building
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C.
• Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
• Webinar:
Toll free: +1 (888) 844-9904
Participant code: 2701759
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Dan Isaak is a Research Scientist with the
U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain
Research Station in Boise, Idaho. He has a
Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming & has
worked in native fish conservation and
research in the western United States for the
past 20 years. His research focuses on the
effects of climate change and environmental
gradients on stream habitats and fish
communities, stream temperature monitoring
and modeling, development and application
of spatial statistical models for stream
networks, and use of digital and social media
to connect people, information, and
landscapes.
Mike Young is a Fisheries Research Biologist
with the U.S. Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Research Station in Missoula,
Montana. He also has a Ph.D. from the
University of Wyoming and has investigated
stream ecosystems in the West for three
decades. His most recent work has
emphasized the application of molecular
methods to discover, identify, and monitor
freshwater biodiversity.
Abstract:
Accurate, high resolution information on the status and trends of water quality and aquatic biotas
throughout all rivers and streams is needed to prioritize limited resources for conservation and
management of aquatic resources. In this presentation, we provide an overview of new, cost effective
tools for aquatic monitoring and assessment – a national stream internet & DNA barcoding of fish
biodiversity. The National Stream Internet provides a nationally consistent analytical infrastructure that
could be used to mine information from the massive amounts of water quality measurements, biological
surveys, and habitat condition data that have already been collected by state, federal, tribal, and private
organizations. The recently piloted DNA barcoding approach to broad-scale biodiversity assessments
provides managers with a new tool for benchmarking and identifying ecological change at
unprecedented spatial resolution. This approach permits better assessments of biodiversity because it can
identify conservation units within species as well as discover new species. Coupling genetic evaluations
with robust sampling designs can shed light on the abundance and distribution of organisms at all
taxonomic levels and allow cost-effective monitoring. These tools provide managers with better
information about stream and river resources, enabling more efficient and effective use of conservation
resources.
Contact: Katherine Smith
U.S. Forest Service