Staff Member
Peter Zaidel
Master's
Email: pzaidel@umass.edu
Biography
I joined the Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMass-Amherst in May 2015 to begin my research as a Master's student. Following graduation from Holy Cross in 2012, I worked for Olympic National Park and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection before arriving here in Amherst. I am currently studying the impacts of dams and dam removals on water temperature and dissolved oxygen concentrations in Massachusetts streams under the direction of Dr. Allison Roy.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.M. Houle, B. Lambert, B.H. Letcher, K.H. Nislow, and C. Smith. 2020. Impacts of small dams on stream temperature. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106878 | Publisher Website | September 2020 |
| Abbott, K.M., P.A. Zaidel, A.H. Roy, K.M. Houle, and K.H. Nislow. 2022. Investigating impacts of small dams and dam removal on dissolved oxygen in streams. PLoS ONE 17: e0277647. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277647 | Publisher Website | November 2022 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| The longitudinal extent of thermal alteration downstream of impoundments in Massachusetts streams | June 2015 |
| Restoring Aquatic Habitats through Dam Removal | June 2023 |
| Effects of Dam Removal on Stream Ecosystems | January 2018 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, C.R. Smith, and B.H. Letcher. 2016. Impacts of small, surface-release dams on stream temperature. New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 23-25 March 2016, Rockland, ME. | March 2016 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, C.R. Smith, and B.H. Letcher. 2016. Impacts of small, surface-release dams on stream temperature. Annual Meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science, 21-25 May 2016, Sacramento, CA. | May 2016 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, B.H. Letcher, and C.R. Smith. 2016. Small dam impacts to stream temperature and potential consequences for aquatic biota. Northeast Natural History Conference, 22-24 April 2016, Springfield, MA. | April 2016 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, B.H. Letcher, K. Houle, B. Lambert, and C.R. Smith. 2018. Small dams can have large thermal effects with negative implications for coldwater species. Annual Meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science, 20-24 May 2018, Detroit, MI. | May 2018 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, B.H. Letcher, K. Houle, B. Lambert, and C.R. Smith. 2017. Tackling the worst first: Variable impacts of dams on stream temperature and dissolved oxygen. 4th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology, 31 May-3 June 2017, Browns Summit, NC. | June 2017 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, B.H. Letcher, B. Lambert, K. Houle, and C.R. Smith. 2017. Understanding variation in stream temperature and dissolved oxygen responses to small dams. Annual Meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science, 4-9 June 2017, Raleigh, NC. | June 2017 |
| Zaidel, P.A., A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, B.H. Letcher, B. Lambert, K. Houle, and C.R. Smith. 2017. Factors explaining observed variation in dam-induced temperature and dissolved oxygen changes in Massachusetts streams. Annual Meeting of the New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 14-16 March 2017, Hartford, CT. | March 2017 |
| Zaidel, P., A. Roy, K. Nislow, B. Letcher, B. Lambert, K. Houle, and C. Smith. 2016. Assessing the potential for dam removal to restore natural thermal and dissolved oxygen regimes. Society for Ecological Restoration New England Chapter Annual Conference, 14-15 October 2016, Durham, NH. | October 2016 |
| Zaidel, P., A. Roy, K. Nislow, B. Letcher, B. Lambert, K. Houle, and C. Smith. 2016. Assessing the potential for dam removal to restore natural thermal and dissolved oxygen regimes. Life Sciences Graduate Research Symposium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. | December 2016 |
| Sillen, S.J., P.A. Zaidel, A.H. Roy, K.H. Nislow, K. Houle, and B. Lambert. 2018. Dissolved oxygen response to dam removal in Massachusetts streams. Society for Ecological Restoration New England Conference, 11-13 October 2018, New Haven, CT. | October 2018 |
| Roy, A.H., R. Bouldin, P.A. Zaidel, and S. Mattocks. 2018. Increasing resilience of coldwater fish habitat with dam removal. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, 19-23 August 2018, Atlantic City, NJ. | August 2018 |
| Roy, A.H., P.A. Zaidel, K. Houle, B. Lambert, and K.H. Nislow. 2018. Potential responses of stream water quality and macroinvertebrates to small dam removal. New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 13-15 March 2018, Devens, MA. | March 2018 |
| Roy, A.H., K.M. Abbott, and P.A. Zaidel. 2021. Ecological Considerations for Dam Removal: Charles River Dam in South Natick. Charles River Dam Advisory Committee. 14 October 2021. | October 2021 |
| Abbott, K.M., A.H. Roy, P.A. Zaidel, K.M. Houle, and K.H. Nislow. 2020. Thermal and dissolved oxygen recovery following small dam removals in Massachusetts. Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference, 4-6 March 2020, Newport, RI. | March 2020 |
| Abbott, K.M., A.H. Roy, P.A. Zaidel, K.M. Houle, and K.H. Nislow. 2020. Dam removal as a tool to increase ecological resilience through water quality improvements. Quebec RE<sup>3 </sup>Conference , 7-11 June 2020, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. | June 2020 |