Robert E Zuellig, Ph.D.
Bob is an Ecologist with the Colorado Water Science Center.
Bob Zuellig obtained his Ph.D. in Ecology at Colorado State University in 2006. He is an Ecologist at the Colorado Water Science Center. Since 2001, his research has focused on stream insect, fish, and diatom communities and how they respond and recover from human induced stressors. Other research interests include aquatic insect taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography as well as the ecology of plains stream fishes. Currently, Bob is the ecology trend analyst for the Surface-Water Trends Team of the National Water Quality Project of the National Water Quality Program. You can find more information about it here http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/swtrends/
Professional Experience
2006 to present: Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Denver, Colorado
2004 to 2006: Ecologist Student Trainee, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Denver, Colorado
2001 to 2003: Biologist Student Trainee, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Denver, Colorado
2000 to 2001: Aquatic Biologist, Department of Public Works, Water Quality and Environmental Services, Boulder, Colorado
1999 to 2002: Aquatic Biologist, Department of Water Quality Services, City of Fort Collins, Colorado
1997 to 1999: Research Assistant, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
1997 to 2001: Fishery Biology and Aquaculture Instructor, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Ecology, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, 2006
M.S. Entomology, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, 2001
B.S. Fishery Biology, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 1999
A.S. Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Front Range Community College, 1996
Affiliations and Memberships*
May 2007 to present: Affiliated Faculty, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Science and Products
Macroinvertebrate community sample collection methods and data collected from Sand Creek and Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, 2005–07
Metamorphosis alters contaminants and chemical tracers in insects: implications for food webs
Comparability among four invertebrate sampling methods, Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado, 2010-2012
Cross-ecosystem impacts of stream pollution reduce resource and contaminant flux to riparian food webs
Barriers impede upstream spawning migration of flathead chub
Assessing the use of existing data to compare plains fish assemblages collected from random and fixed sites in Colorado
Characterizing invertebrate traits in wadeable streams of the contiguous US: differences among ecoregions and land uses
Diversity and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), and caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the South Platte River Basin, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, 1873-2010
Variance partitioning of stream diatom, fish, and invertebrate indicators of biological condition
Critical tissue residue approach linking accumulated metals in aquatic insects to population and community-level effects
A new species of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from North Carolina with additional records for North Carolina and Virginia
Are invertebrate traits influenced by natural gradients? Implications for trait based biomonitoring at national and regional-scales
Science and Products
Macroinvertebrate community sample collection methods and data collected from Sand Creek and Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, 2005–07
Metamorphosis alters contaminants and chemical tracers in insects: implications for food webs
Comparability among four invertebrate sampling methods, Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado, 2010-2012
Cross-ecosystem impacts of stream pollution reduce resource and contaminant flux to riparian food webs
Barriers impede upstream spawning migration of flathead chub
Assessing the use of existing data to compare plains fish assemblages collected from random and fixed sites in Colorado
Characterizing invertebrate traits in wadeable streams of the contiguous US: differences among ecoregions and land uses
Diversity and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), and caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the South Platte River Basin, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, 1873-2010
Variance partitioning of stream diatom, fish, and invertebrate indicators of biological condition
Critical tissue residue approach linking accumulated metals in aquatic insects to population and community-level effects
A new species of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from North Carolina with additional records for North Carolina and Virginia
Are invertebrate traits influenced by natural gradients? Implications for trait based biomonitoring at national and regional-scales
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