Moyle, Peter B.

Research:

I have been studying the ecology and conservation of freshwater and estuarine fishes in California for over 50 years. My loose research team has documented the biology, management and status of native freshwater and estuarine fishes in California, including salmon and other anadromous fishes. The team has created fish data bases which are publically available, as well data and publications on California dams and their impacts on fishes, especially through altered flows Part of this research is quantifying effects of climate change on status and distribution of both native and alien fishes of California. We have documented that the 125+ native fish species face high risks of extinction in not-too-distant future, while the 50+ alien fishes will mostly expand their ranges. Another research focus focuses on fishes of the San Francisco Estuary, that includes 40 years of monthly fish and macro-invertebrate sampling at multiple locations in Suisun Marsh, the largest tidal marsh on the west coast of North America. I incorporate much of this information into books or book-length reports on which I am co-author, most recently: Environmental Flow Assessment: Methods and Applications. (2019, Wiley), Floodplains: Processes, Ecosystems, and Services in Temperate Regions (2017, UC Press), Fish Species of Special Concern in California. 3rd edition. (2015, California Department of Fish and Wildlife), Suisun Marsh: Ecological History and Possible Futures. (2014 UC Press).

Education and Experience:

1964 University of MinnesotaB.A. - Zoology

1966 Cornell UniversityM.S. - Conservation

1969 University of MinnesotaPh.D. - Zoology

1969 - 1972 Assistant Professor, Biology, California State University, Fresno, CA

1972 – present Assistant to Full Professor, University of California, Davis, California

1982 - 1987 Chair, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis, California

2002-present Associate Director, Center for Watershed Science UCD