Ian W Bishop, Ph.D.
Ian Bishop is a research ecologist at the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. His current work is focused on modeling river metabolism and diatom community dynamics in the Glen Canyon tailwater.
Ian’s broader research interests center on diatom ecology and biodiversity, in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. He has expertise in morphological and genomic approaches and applies both to explore how important diatom communities at the base of sensitive and valued food webs respond to rapid environmental change.
Professional Experience
2023-present: Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwestern Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, AZ
2018-2023: Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI
2015-2017: Professional Research Assistant (Diatom analyst), Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2011-2012: Professional Research Assistant (Pre-clinical vaccine research), Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA
Education and Certifications
2023 – Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI. Advised by Dr. Tatiana Rynearson
2014 - M.S. in Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Advised by Dr. Sarah Spaulding
2010 – B.A. in Biology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Science and Products
Diatoms of North America: Nomenclatural transfers within the Bacillariophyceae 1
Non-USGS Publications**
Rynearson, T.A., Bishop, I.W., and Collins, S., 2022, The Population Genetics and Evolutionary Potential of Diatoms, in A. Falciatore & T. Mock (eds.), The Molecular Life of Diatoms: Springer International Publishing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92499-7
Spaulding, S.A., Potapova, M.G., Bishop, I.W., Lee, S.S., Gasperak, T.S., Jovanoska, E., Furey, P.C., and Edlund, M.B., 2021, Diatoms.org: Supporting taxonomists, connecting communities: Diatom Research, 36(4), p. 291–304, https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2021.2006790
Williams, D. M., Spaulding, S.A., & Bishop, I., 2021, Studies on type material from Kützing’s diatom collection IV: The basionym, author and type of Tetracyclus rupestre: Phytotaxa, 498(1), p. 44–50. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.498.1.5
Tyree, M.A., Bishop, I.W., Hawkins, C.P., Mitchell, R., and Spaulding, S.A., 2020, Reduction of taxonomic bias in diatom species data: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 18(6), p. 271–279, https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10350
Lee, S.S., Bishop, I.W., Spaulding, S.A., Mitchell, R.M., and Yuan, L.L., 2019, Taxonomic harmonization may reveal a stronger association between diatom assemblages and total phosphorus in large datasets: Ecological Indicators, 102, p. 166–174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.061
Bishop, I.W., Tucker, S.T., Joeckel, R.M., and Spaulding, S.A., 2018, Benthic fossil diatoms from the upper Ogallala Group (late Miocene) near Scotia, NE (USA): Nova Hedwigia, Beihefte, 147, p. 261–294, https://doi.org/10.1127/nova-suppl/2018/021
Bishop, I.W., Esposito, R.M., Tyree, M., and Spaulding, S.A., 2017, A diatom voucher flora from selected southeast rivers (USA): Phytotaxa, 332(2), https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.332.2.1
Bishop, I.W., and Spaulding, S.A., 2017, Life cycle size dynamics in Didymosphenia geminata (Bacillariophyceae): Journal of Phycology, 53(3), p. 652–663, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12528
Bishop, I., and Spaulding, S., 2015, Tetracyclus hinziae (Bacillariophyta), a new species from the central Cascade Mountains (WA, USA): Phytotaxa, 205(3), https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.205.3.7
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Diatoms of North America: Nomenclatural transfers within the Bacillariophyceae 1
Non-USGS Publications**
Rynearson, T.A., Bishop, I.W., and Collins, S., 2022, The Population Genetics and Evolutionary Potential of Diatoms, in A. Falciatore & T. Mock (eds.), The Molecular Life of Diatoms: Springer International Publishing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92499-7
Spaulding, S.A., Potapova, M.G., Bishop, I.W., Lee, S.S., Gasperak, T.S., Jovanoska, E., Furey, P.C., and Edlund, M.B., 2021, Diatoms.org: Supporting taxonomists, connecting communities: Diatom Research, 36(4), p. 291–304, https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2021.2006790
Williams, D. M., Spaulding, S.A., & Bishop, I., 2021, Studies on type material from Kützing’s diatom collection IV: The basionym, author and type of Tetracyclus rupestre: Phytotaxa, 498(1), p. 44–50. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.498.1.5
Tyree, M.A., Bishop, I.W., Hawkins, C.P., Mitchell, R., and Spaulding, S.A., 2020, Reduction of taxonomic bias in diatom species data: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 18(6), p. 271–279, https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10350
Lee, S.S., Bishop, I.W., Spaulding, S.A., Mitchell, R.M., and Yuan, L.L., 2019, Taxonomic harmonization may reveal a stronger association between diatom assemblages and total phosphorus in large datasets: Ecological Indicators, 102, p. 166–174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.061
Bishop, I.W., Tucker, S.T., Joeckel, R.M., and Spaulding, S.A., 2018, Benthic fossil diatoms from the upper Ogallala Group (late Miocene) near Scotia, NE (USA): Nova Hedwigia, Beihefte, 147, p. 261–294, https://doi.org/10.1127/nova-suppl/2018/021
Bishop, I.W., Esposito, R.M., Tyree, M., and Spaulding, S.A., 2017, A diatom voucher flora from selected southeast rivers (USA): Phytotaxa, 332(2), https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.332.2.1
Bishop, I.W., and Spaulding, S.A., 2017, Life cycle size dynamics in Didymosphenia geminata (Bacillariophyceae): Journal of Phycology, 53(3), p. 652–663, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12528
Bishop, I., and Spaulding, S., 2015, Tetracyclus hinziae (Bacillariophyta), a new species from the central Cascade Mountains (WA, USA): Phytotaxa, 205(3), https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.205.3.7
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.