Curriculum vitae: dr. Neil h. Ringler

B.A. Biological Science: California State University at Long Beach 1967 M.S. Fisheries Biology: Oregon State University, Corvallis 1970 Ph.D. Fisheries Biology: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1975

SP/4 U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam 1970-71

Two sons, Justin and Scott

Vice Provost for Research and Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.

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  Chairman, Environmental and Forest Biology (ESF) 1997-2005
  
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  Associate Chairman, Environmental and Forest Biology (ESF) 1990 -1997
  
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  Distinguished Teaching Professor 1993-
  
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  Director, NE Lakes EMAP Project: EPA/USFWS/ ESF 1992-1996
  
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  Acting Chairman 1988-89
  
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  Professor 1985-1993
  
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  Associate Professor 1979-1985
  
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  Assistant Professor 1975-1979
  
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  Invited Lecturer, Univ. of Iceland 1992
  
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  Visiting Scientist, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C. 1985
  
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  Co-Director, Cranberry Lake Biological Station: July-August 1980-81
  

Coghlan, S.M., M.J. Connerton, N.H. Ringler, D.J. Stewart and J.V. Mead. 2007. Survival and growth responses of juvenile Salmonidies stocked in Eastern Lake Ontario tributaries. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:56-71.

Coghlan, S.M., Jr., and N.H. Ringler. 2005. Temperature-dependent competitive effects exerted by juvenile rainbow trout on Atlantic salmon parr. J. Great Lakes Research 31:386-396.

Coghlan, S.M., Jr., and N.H. Ringler. 2005. Survival and bioenergetic responses of juvenile Atlantic salmon along a perturbation gradient in a natural stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes 14:114-124.

Karagosian, Jr., M. and N.H. Ringler. 2004. Foraging ecology: From the fish to the forest. Chapter 9. (pp. 169-191) In: T. G. Northcote and G.F. Hartman, eds. Fishes and Forestry -Worldwide Watershed Interactions and Management. Blackwell Science. 789 p.

Coghlan, Jr. Stephen and N.H. Ringler, 2004. A comparison of Atlantic salmon embryo and fry stocking in the Salmon River, New York. North American Journal of Fisheries Mgt. 24:1385-1397.

Burnett, J.A.D., N.H. Ringler, Brian F. Lantry and James H. Johnson. 2002. Double-crested cormorant predation on yellow perch in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 28(2): 202-211.

Spada, M.E. and N.H. Ringler, S. Effler. 2002. Invasion of Onondaga Lake, New York, by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) following reductions in N pollution. J.N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 21(4): 634-650.

Halliwell, D.B., T.R. Whittier and N.H. Ringler. 2001. Distributions of lake fishes of the northeast USA-III. Salmonidae and associated coldwater species. Northeastern naturalist 8(2): 189-206.

Danehy, R.J., C.H. Casipit, N.H. Ringler, and J.L. Stark. 2000. A comparison of fish populations and habitat understanding from three levels of watershed analysis intensity. Proceedings, Watershed 2000, 8/20/00. Vancouver, B.C. 14 p.

Danehy, R.J., N.H. Ringler, and R.J. Ruby. 1999. Hydraulic and geomorphic influence on macroinvertebrate distribution in the headwaters of a small watershed. J. Freshwater Ecology 14:79-91.

Danehy, R., N.H. Ringler, J. Hassett and S. Stehman. 1998. Variation in fish densities in a small catchment. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 7:36-48.

Raynal, D.J., J.P. Gibbs, N.H. Ringler and D.J. Leopold. 1998. Ecological surveys: the basis for natural area management. Pp. 141-160 In: Gibbs, J. P., M. L. Hunter, Jr. and E. J. Sterling. Problem-solving in conservation biology and management. Exercises for class, field, and laboratory. Blackwell Science, Inc. Malden, MA. 215 pp.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1998. Predator response to releases of American shad larvae in the Susquehanna River basin. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 7: 192-199.

Wagner, B., R. Danehy, S.W. Effler and N.H. Ringler. 1996. Benthic macro- invertebrates. Chapter 6.4 In: S. Effler (ed.). Limnological and engineering analysis of a polluted urban lake. Prelude to environmental management of Onondaga Lake, New York. Springer-Verlag, NY. 832 p.

Tango, P.J. and N.H. Ringler. 1996. Changes in the Onondaga Lake fish community: 1654-1994. Lake and Reservoir Management 12(1): 81-90.

Ringler, N.H., C. Gandino, P. Hirethota, R. Danehy, P.J. Tango, C.R. Morgan, C. Millard, M. Murphy, R.J. Sloan, S.W. Effler and M.A. Arrigo. 1996. Fish communities and habitats in Onondaga Lake, adjoining portions of the Seneca River, and Lake tributaries. Chapter 6.5 In: S. Effler, ed. Limnological and engineering analysis of a polluted urban lake. Prelude to environmental management of Onondaga Lake, New York. Springer-Verlag, NY. 832 p.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1995. Estimating losses to predation of recently released American shad larvae in the Juniata River, Pennsylvania. N. Amer. J. Fish. Mgt. 15:884-861.

Ringler, N.H. 1995. Inland fisheries management in North America (Book Review). Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 124:147-149.

Ringler, N.H. 1995. The physiology of fishes. (Book Review). Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 124: 150.

Kennen, J.G., S.J. Wisniewski, and N.H. Ringler. 1994. Application and modification of an auger trap to quantify emigrating fishes in Lake Ontario tributaries. N. Amer. J. Fish. Manag. 14: 828-836.

Morgan, C.R. and N.H. Ringler. 1994. Role of a benthic fish (Cottus cognatus) on invertebrate community structure and secondary production of a tributary of the Susquehanna River. J. Freshwater Ecology 9(1): 63-78.

Ringler, N.H. 1994. Fish foraging: Adaptations and patterns. Chapter 4, pp. 33-59 In: Advances in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol. 1. H.R. Singh and S.Z. Qasim (eds.). Vedams Books International, Delhi. 304 p.

Hirethota, P. and N.H. Ringler. 1993. Fish populations as bioindicators of long term contaminant-related stress. In: H.R. Singh, ed. Advances in Limnology, Academic Press.

Morgan, C.R. and N.H. Ringler. 1992. Experimental manipulation of sculpin (Cottus cognatus) populations in a small stream. J. Freshwater Ecology 7(2):227-232.

Rand, P.S., C.A.S. Hall, W.H. McDowell, N.H. Ringler and J.G. Kennen. 1992. Factors limiting primary productivity in Lake Ontario tributaries receiving salmon migrations. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 49(11):2377-2385.

Danehy, R.J. and N.H. Ringler. 1991. Ecology of smallmouth bass in the near shore of Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario. In: Symposium volume, 1^st International Smallmouth Bass Symposium, 1991: 66-72.

Danehy, R.J., N.H. Ringler and J.E. Gannon. 1990. The influence of near shore structure on growth and diets of yellow perch and white perch in Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 17(2):183-193.

Hyatt, K.D. and N.H. Ringler. 1989. Role of nest raiding and egg predation in regulating population density of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in a Coastal B.C. lake. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 46(2):372-384.

Hyatt, K.D. and N.H. Ringler. 1989. Egg cannibalism and the reproductive strategies of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in a coastal British Columbia lake. Can. J. Zool. 67(8):2036-2046.

Preall, R. and N.H. Ringler. 1989. A test of a bioenergetic model of growth in brown trout, Salmo trutta, in three headwater streams. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 46(6):1067-1076.

Preall, R. and N.H. Ringler. 1989. Comparison of actual and potential growth rates of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in natural streams based on bioenergetic models. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

Ringler, N.H., K. D. Hyatt and J.D. Radziul. 1989. Behavioral responses of threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) L. to population density in a coastal British Columbia lake. Behaviour (manuscript).

Danehy, R. and N.H. Ringler, J.E. Gannon. 1989. Influence of near shore structure on growth and diet of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and white perch (Morone Americana) in Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario. Can. J. Zoology.

Ringler, N.H. and J.D. Hall. 1988. Vertical distribution of sediment and organic debris in salmon redds. Can. J. Fish. Aq. Sci. 45(4):42-47.

Sinnott, T.J. and N.H. Ringler. 1987. Population biology of the brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus Lesueur). J. Freshwater Ecol. 4(2):225-234.

Bannon, E. and N.H. Ringler. 1986. Optimal prey size for stream resident brown trout (Salmo trutta): Tests of predictive models. Can. J. Zoology 64:704-713.

Ringler, N.H. 1985. Individual and temporal variation in prey switching by brown trout, Salmo trutta. Copeia (4): 918-926.

Ringler, N.H. 1983. Variation in foraging tactics of fishes. pp. 159-171 In: Developments in Environmental Biology 2. Predators and Prey in Fishes. D.L. Noakes, D.G. Lindquist, G.S. Helfman and J.A. Ward (eds.). Dr. W. Junk, Publishers, The Hague.

Ringler, N.H. and D.H. Brodowski. 1983. Functional responses of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) to invertebrate drift. J. Freshwater Ecology 2(1):45-57.

Ringler, N.H. and J.H. Johnson. 1982. Diet composition and diel feeding periodicity of some fishes in the St. Lawrence River. N.Y. Fish and Game J. 29(1):65-75.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1981. Natural reproduction and juvenile ecology of Pacific salmon and steelhead trout in tributaries of the Salmon River, New York. New York Fish and Game J. 28(1):49-60.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1981. Natural hybridization of Oncorhynchus kisutch and O. tshawytscha in a Lake Ontario tributary, with notes on meristic variation. Copeia 1981(3):720-721.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1981. Predation on immature midges by recently emerged coho salmon. N.Y. Fish and Game J. 28:121.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1980. Diets of juvenile Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) relative to prey availability. Can. J. Zool. 58:553-558.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1979. Predation on Pacific salmon eggs by salmonids in a tributary of Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Research 5(2):177-181.

Johnson, J.H. and N.H. Ringler. 1979. The occurrence of blow-fly larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on salmon carcasses and their utilization as food by juvenile salmon and trout. Great Lakes Entomologist 12(3):137-139.

Ringler, N.H. 1979. Selective predation by drift-feeding brown trout (Salmo trutta). J. Fish. Res. Board Canada. 36:392-403.

Ringler, N.H. 1979. Prey selection by benthic feeders. Pp. 219-229. Chapter In: Predator Prey Systems in Fisheries Management. Sport Fishery Institute, Washington, D.C. 504 p. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Predator-Prey Relationships in Fish Communities. Atlanta, Georgia, July 23-27, 1978 .

Ringler, N.H. 1977. Feeding ecology of fishes in the St. Lawrence River. pp. 91-109 In: Biological Characteristics of the St. Lawrence River. Institute for Environmental Program Affairs (Publication Series). SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. 231 p.

Ringler, N.H. and J.D. Hall. 1975. Effects of logging on water temperature and dissolved oxygen in spawning beds. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 104(1):111-121.

RECENT PAPERS PRESENTED:

Ringler, N.H., K. Schulz, J.P. Hassett, D. Gefell, A. Siniscal, C. Whritenour. 2007. Potential biotic and abiotic impacts of proposed transfer of chilled water from Lake Ontario to Onondaga Lake, NY. Presented at 137^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, CA. September 2-6. 2007.

Siniscal, A., N.H. Ringler, L. Kirby. 2007. Migratory sportfish populations in a recovering urban lake. Presented at 137^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, CA. September 2-6. 2007.

Thompson, P.F., N.H. Ringler, J. Nesbit, J. Madsen. 2007. Interactions of juvenile fishes and habitat in Onondaga Lake: Lessons from 10 years of study. Presented at 137^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, CA. September 2-6. 2007.

Waldt, E., A. Siniscal, C. Van Maaran, N.H. Ringler. 2007. Ecology of the aquatic community of Cranberry Lake and the Oswegatchi River (Emphasis on Fish). Presented at SUNY ESF Ranger School, Wanakena, NY. September 14, 2007.

Coghlan, S.M., M.J. Connerton, N.H. Ringler. 2006. Does temperature mediate the coexistence of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Lake Ontario tributaries? Presented at 136^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14, 2006.

Coghlan, S.M., G.R. Cain, N.H. Ringler. 2006. Food partitioning patterns suggest competition between sub yearling Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in a natural stream. Presented at 136^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14, 2006.

Connerton, M.J., P.S. Rand, D.J. Stewart, R. O’Gorman, N.H. Ringler. 2006. Towards a Lake Ontario model of predator-prey dynamics. Presented at 136^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14, 2006.

Everitt, D.W., M.E. Penny, M.J. Connerton, M.J. Johnson, N.H. Ringler. 2006. Natural reproduction on Chinook salmon in the Salmon River, NY. Presented at 136^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14, 2006.

Everitt, D.W., M.J. Connerton, N.H. Ringler, F.J. Verdoliva, D.L. Bishop. 2006. Chinook salmon escapement and spawning dynamics in a heavily fished tributary to Lake Ontario. Presented at 136^th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14, 2006.

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  Ecology of Freshwater Fish (Editorial Board)
  
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  Himalayan Journal of Zoology (Associate Editor)
  
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  American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow 1993-)
  
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  Sigma Xi
  
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  American Fisheries Society (President, NY Chapter 1992)
  
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  American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists
  
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  Upstate Freshwater Institute (Board of Directors)
  
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  New York Sea Grant (Director search)
  

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  Commercial Airplane Pilot: Aerial Photography and Wildlife Radio Tracking
  
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  FAA Certificated Flight Instructor
  
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  SCUBA Certified Diver
  
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  Commercial Boat Pilot
  

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  2003 Meritorious Service Award. American Fisheries Society, Northeastern Division.
  
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  2000 Distinguished Graduate Award, Oregon State University.
  
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  1996 Professional Service Award: New York Chapter, American Fisheries Society
  
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  1995 Scientific Literary and Information Scholar: Friends of Moon Library Award, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
  
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  1993 Distinguished Teaching Professor, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry.
  
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  1972 Fisheries Alumni Memorial Award, University of Michigan.