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

Staff Member

Julie Harris

Julie Harris
Post Doc
Email: jeharris@ncsu.edu

Education

  • Ph D North Carolina State University 2010
  • MS University of Florida 2003
  • BS Tufts University 2001

Biography

Population dynamics, habitat selectivity, migration patterns, and management of anadromous and riverine fishes

Research Publications Publication Date
Parkyn, D. C, D. J. Murie, J. E. Harris, D. E. Colle, and J. D. Holloway. 2007. Seasonal riverine and estuarine movements of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon in the Suwannee River and estuary, Florida. Pages 51-68 in J. Munro, D. Hatin, J. E. Hightower, K. McKown, K. J. Sulak A. W. Kahnle, and F. Caron, editors. Anadromous sturgeons: habitats, threats and management. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 56, Bethesda, Maryland. July 2007
McBride, R. S., J. E. Harris, A. R. Hyle, and J. C. Holder. 2010. Spawning run of blueback herring Alosa aestivalis in Florida’s St. Johns River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:598-609. | Publisher Website February 2010
Hightower J.E., J. E. Harris, J. K. Raabe, P. Brownell, and C. A. Drew. 2012. A Bayesian habitat suitability model for spawning American shad in southeastern United States rivers. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 3(2):184-198; e1944-687X. doi: 10.3996/082011-JFWM-047. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website May 2012
Harris, J. E., and R. S. McBride. 2009. American shad feeding on spawning grounds in the St. Johns River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:888-898. June 2009
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2011. Identification of American shad spawning sites and habitat use in the Pee Dee River, North Carolina and South Carolina. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31:1019-1033. December 2011
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2010. Evaluation of methods for identifying spawning sites and habitat selection for alosines. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30:386–399. February 2010
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2012. Demographic population model for American shad: will access to additional habitat upstream of dams increase population sizes? Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Services 4:262-283. | Download | Publisher Website June 2012
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2011. Spawning habitat selection of hickory shad. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31: 495-505. | Publisher Website July 2011
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2011. Movement patterns of American shad transported upstream of dams on the Roanoke River, North Carolina and Virginia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31: 240-256. | Publisher Website July 2011
Harris, J. E., R. S. McBride, and R. O. Williams. 2007. Life hictory of hickory shad in the St. Johns River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 1463-1471. December 2007
Harris, J. E., D. C. Parkyn, and D. J. Murie. 2005. Distribution of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon in relation to benthic invertebrate prey resources and environmental parameters in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134: 975-990. July 2005
Project Completion Date
Assessing mortality, tag reporting rate and movement patterns of Albemarle Sound-Roanoke River striped bass June 2014
Movement and spawning of American shad transported above dams on the Roanoke River, North Carolina June 2010
Identification of American shad spawning habitat in the Pee Dee River, North Carolina and South Carolina December 2010
Development of habitat suitabaility index models for American Shad June 2011
Presentations Presentation Date
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2014. Estimating Fishing and Natural Mortality Rates of Albemarle Sound Striped Bass. Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Charleston, South Carolina. January 22-26, 2014. January 2014
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2013. Migration and mortality of striped bass in the Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee, February 7-10, 2013. [Poster] February 2013
Technical Publications Publication Date
Harris, J. E., and J. E. Hightower. 2010. Movement and spawning of American shad transported above dams on the Roanoke River. Report Number NCCFWRU 2010-001. Report to North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, NC State University, Raleigh, NC. August 2010