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88
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526
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186

Overview

Daniel E. Schindler is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has conducted extensive research in environmental science, with a focus on aquatic and marine ecosystems. Their work covers a range of topics including fish ecology and management, marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems, isotope analysis in ecology, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Schindler has published in numerous scientific venues with a concentration in areas related to fisheries, ecology, and environmental science. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • BioScience
  • Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on ecological adaptation to climate change, aquatic ecosystems, and fisheries science. Notable works include:

  • "Getting ahead of climate change for ecological adaptation and resilience," 2022, published in Science
  • "Deeper waters are changing less consistently than surface waters in a global analysis of 102 lakes," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Evolution and connectivity influence the persistence and recovery of coral reefs under climate change in the Caribbean, Southwest Pacific, and Coral Triangle," 2021, published in Global Change Biology
  • "Glacier Retreat and Pacific Salmon," 2020, published in BioScience
  • "The reproductive value of large females: consequences of shifts in demographic structure for population reproductive potential in Chinook salmon," 2020, published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Collaboration has been a significant component of Schindler's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Michael M. Webster
  • Lisa C. McManus
  • Edward W. Tekwa
  • Madhavi A. Colton
  • Timothy E. Essington

Their research contributions have focused on subfields such as ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, oceanography, and environmental chemistry. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into aquatic systems and their response to environmental changes.

Daniel E. Schindler's body of work reflects sustained activity in environmental science, with particular emphasis on understanding the dynamics of fish populations, coral reefs, and aquatic ecosystems under global change pressures.

Best Publications

  • Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an exploited species

    Daniel E. Schindler;Ray Hilborn;Brandon Chasco;Christopher P. Boatright

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe

    Catherine M. O'Reilly;Sapna Sharma;Derek K. Gray;Stephanie E. Hampton

  • Biocomplexity and fisheries sustainability.

    Ray Hilborn;Thomas P. Quinn;Daniel E. Schindler;Donald E. Rogers

  • CLIMATE CHANGE UNCOUPLES TROPHIC INTERACTIONS IN AN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM

    Monika Winder;Daniel E. Schindler

  • Habitat coupling in lake ecosystems

    Daniel E. Schindler;Mark D. Scheuerell

  • Pacific Salmon, Nutrients, and the Dynamics of Freshwater and Riparian Ecosystems

    Robert J. Naiman;Robert E. Bilby;Daniel E. Schindler;James M. Helfield

  • TROPHIC CASCADES, NUTRIENTS, AND LAKE PRODUCTIVITY: WHOLE‐LAKE EXPERIMENTS

    Stephen R. Carpenter;Jonathan J. Cole;James R. Hodgson;James F. Kitchell

  • Phenotypic plasticity and population viability: the importance of environmental predictability.

    Thomas E. Reed;Robin S. Waples;Daniel E. Schindler;Jeffrey J. Hard

  • The portfolio concept in ecology and evolution

    Daniel E Schindler;Jonathan B Armstrong;Thomas E Reed

  • Climatic effects on the phenology of lake processes

    Monika Winder;Daniel E. Schindler

  • Pacific salmon and the ecology of coastal ecosystems

    Daniel E. Schindler;Mark D. Scheuerell;Jonathan W. Moore;Scott M. Gende

  • A Coherent Signature of Anthropogenic Nitrogen Deposition to Remote Watersheds of the Northern Hemisphere

    Gordon W. Holtgrieve;Daniel E. Schindler;William O. Hobbs;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Interacting effects of phenotypic plasticity and evolution on population persistence in a changing climate.

    Thomas E. Reed;Daniel E. Schindler;Robin S. Waples

  • Influence of Food Web Structure on Carbon Exchange Between Lakes and the Atmosphere

    Daniel E. Schindler;Stephen R. Carpenter;Jonathan J. Cole;James F. Kitchell

  • Impacts of Lakeshore Residential Development on Coarse Woody Debris in North Temperate Lakes

    David L. Christensen;Brian R. Herwig;Daniel E. Schindler;Stephen R. Carpenter

  • Prediction, precaution, and policy under global change

    Daniel E. Schindler;Ray Hilborn

  • STOICHIOMETRY OF FISHES AND THEIR PREY: IMPLICATIONS FOR NUTRIENT RECYCLING

    Daniel E. Schindler;Lisa A. Eby

  • The Role of Sharks and Longline Fisheries in a Pelagic Ecosystem of the Central Pacific

    James F. Kitchell;Timothy E. Essington;Christofer H. Boggs;Daniel E. Schindler

  • Food Web Structure and Phosphorus Cycling in Lakes

    Daniel E. Schindler;James F. Kitchell;Xi He;Stephen R. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Scheuerell
Mark D. Scheuerell University of Washington
James F. Kitchell
James F. Kitchell University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gordon W. Holtgrieve
Gordon W. Holtgrieve University of Washington
Jonathan W. Moore
Jonathan W. Moore Simon Fraser University
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Timothy E. Essington
Timothy E. Essington University of Washington
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter R. Leavitt
Peter R. Leavitt University of Regina
Kathryn L. Cottingham
Kathryn L. Cottingham Dartmouth College

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