Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Robert Fournier

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PhD
Email: rjfourni@email.uark.edu

Education

  • MS Louisiana Tech University 2013
  • BS Florida State University 2009

Biography

BS From Florida State University, MS from Louisiana Tech University. Currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at the University of Arkansas.. Community ecology, predator-prey ecology, stream ecology. General Biology Ecology

Research Publications Publication Date
Fournier, R.J., N.R. Bond and D.D. Magoulick. 2021. Modeling effects of disturbance across life history strategies of stream fishes. Oecologia 196:413-425. doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04941-8 May 2021
Fournier, R.J. and D.D. Magoulick. 2022. Drought and nutrient pollution produce multiple interactive effects in stream ecosystems. PLoS ONE 17(7):e026922. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269222 July 2022
Bayer, L.M., R.J. Fournier and D.D. Magoulick. 2021. Modeling effects of crayfish invasion and drought on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3516 February 2021
Project Completion Date
Integrating spatial data for predicting the influence of altered hydrologic and thermal conditions on fish assemblage traits and taxa across stream flow regimes June 2025
Biological responses of Ozark stream communities to compounded stressors: The convergence of drought, nutrient pollution, and novel predation May 2020
Presentations Presentation Date
Magoulick, D.D., L.M. Bayer and R. Fournier. 2018. Modeling effects of crayfish invasion and drought on crayfish population dynamics. International Association of Astacology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 2018
Magoulick, D.D., J.T. Fox, A. Yarra, R. Fournier, L. Bayer. 2024. Environmental thresholds and other approaches for aquatic conservation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey Coop Unit Liaisons meeting. June 2024
Bayer, L., R. Fournier and D.D. Magoulick. 2019. Modelling effects of crayfish invasion and drought on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies. Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, D.C. February 2019
Bayer, L., R. Fournier and D.D. Magoulick. 2018. Modelling effects of crayfish invasion and drought on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies. National Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics, Lincoln, Nebraska. February 2018
Bayer, L., R. Fournier and D.D. Magoulick. 2018. Modelling effects of crayfish invasion and drought on population dynamics of generalized crayfish life history strategies. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, California. January 2018