Peter B. Moyle has been studying the ecology and conservation of freshwater and estuarine fishes in California for over 40 years. He has documented the declining status of many native species in California as well as invasions of alien species. The interactions among native and alien species in environments with varying degrees of disturbance have provided a partial basis for his ecological studies. Increasingly his research is involved in predicting effects of climate change on native fishes and non-native fishes. Most of his research is conducted in the Sierra Nevada and the San Francisco Estuary (especially Suisun Marsh), but he has studied fish all over California.
Dr. Moyle served as member of the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project science team (1994-1996), developing strategies for the conservation of fish, amphibians, and watersheds in the mountain range that forms the state's backbone (and main source of water). He was a member of the NRC panel on endangered fishes in the Klamath River and was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for restoration of the San Joaquin River, including restarting runs of Chinook salmon. He is part of the Delta Solutions Team with his colleagues at UC Davis and the Public Policy Institute of California, which is addressing diverse problems in the estuary (has produced three books on the subject).
He is author/coauthor/co-editor of over 190 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 10 books, and many other publications. For those who fish, keep an aquarium or just admire fish for what they are, he shamelessly recommends his Fish: an enthusiast's guide, a cheap paperback published by University of California Press. The completely revised and updated version of his book Inland Fishes of California was published in 2002 and the 5th edition of Fishes: an introduction to ichthyology, co-authored with Joseph Cech, was published in 2004. In 2008, he completed an assessment of the state of salmon and trout in California, which is available on-line .
One recent book (2010) is a text on conservation with Michael Marchetti as the lead author (Protecting life on Earth: an introduction to the science of conservation, UC Press)
He is a professor of fish biology in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis. He teaches basic courses in fish biology, wildlife conservation and watershed ecology.
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