Staff Member
Dr. Michelle Staudinger
Phone: (703) 648 - 4097
Email: mstaudinger@usgs.gov
Education
- Ph D University of Massachusetts Amherst 2010
- MS Stony Brook University 2004
- BS Boston University 1997
Biography
I have a broad interest in the ecology and life history of marine and aquatic organisms, animal behavior, fisheries management, and conservation biology. The over-riding goals of my research are to quantify the functional role of organisms in marine and aquatic ecosystems, and investigate how anthropogenic stressors including exploitation, pollution, and climate change, impact species interactions and habitat use. . My primary teaching interests are field and laboratory-oriented courses in fisheries ecology, environmental science, and conservation biology. Previous courses and lectures include: BIOL 542 Ichthyology: Quantifying trophic interactions among marine organisms. Guest lecturer. University of Massachusetts Amherst WFCON 470 Ecology of Fish: Climate change and the effects on fish populations. Guest lecturer. University of Massachusetts Amherst BIOL 497 Tropical Field Biology. Co-instructor. University of Massachusetts Amherst Coastal Ecology Program at the Marine Conservation Center. Ward Melville Heritage Organization MAR 385 Fish Ecology: Indirect effects of fishing. Guest lecturer. Stony Brook University BIO 150 Introduction to Biology. Teaching Assistant. Stony Brook University
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Staudinger, M. D., and F. Juanes. 2010. Size-dependent susceptibility of longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealeii) to attack and capture by two predators. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 393: 106-113. | December 2010 |
| Staudinger, M. D., and F. Juanes. 2010. Feeding tactics of a behaviorally plastic predator, summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). Journal of Sea Research, 64 (1): 68-75. | December 2010 |
| Staudinger, M. D., and F. Juanes. 2010. A size-based approach to quantifying predation on longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealeii) in the northwest Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 399: 225-241. | December 2010 |
| Staudinger, M. D., Juanes, F., and S. Carlson. 2009. Reconstruction of original body size and estimation of allometric relationships for the longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealeii) and northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus). Fishery Bulletin, 107: 101–105. | December 2009 |
| Staudinger, M. D., Juanes, F., Link, J. 2007. Prey size-predator size relationships of squid and their predators in the Northwest Atlantic in Olson, R. J. and J. W. Young (eds). 2007. The role of squid in open ocean ecosystems. Report of a GLOBEC-CLIOTOP/PFRP workshop, 16-17 November 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. GLOBEC Report 24: 94 p. | December 2007 |
| Staudinger, M. D., Hanlon, R.T., and F. Juanes. 2011. Primary and secondary defenses of squid to cruising and ambush fish predators: variable tactics and their survival value. Animal Behaviour, 81: 585-594. | December 2011 |
| Staudinger, M. D. 2011. Species- and size-specific variability of mercury concentrations in four commercially important finfish and their prey from the northwest Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62: 734 - 740. | December 2011 |
| Staudinger, M. D. 2009. Cephalopods: Ecology and Fisheries. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 138 (5): 1198-1205. | December 2009 |
| Staudinger, M. D. 2006. Seasonal and size-based predation on two species of squid by four fish predators on the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf. Fishery Bulletin, 104 (4): 605-615. | December 2006 |
| Moltschaniwskyj, N.A., Hall, K., Lipinski, M. R., Marian, J.E.A.R., Nishiguchi, M., Sakai, M., Shulman, D.J., Sinclair, B., Sinn, D.L., Staudinger, M., Van Gelderen, R., Villanueva, R., and K. Warnke. 2007. Ethical and welfare considerations when using cephalopods as experimental animals. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 17: 455-476. | December 2007 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity | September 2014 |