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Leaf Bottom   Robert F. Carline
Robert F. Carline Title: Adjunct Professor of Fisheries
Leader, PA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Phone: 814-865-4511
Email: f7u@psu.edu
Address: The Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
402 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Education:
B.S., Rutgers (1965)
M.S., Oregon State University (1968)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (1975)
Academic Interests:
Environmental biology of fishes; management of freshwater sport fisheries; stream ecology
Affiliated Programs:
Graduate faculty, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Courses Taught:
Fish Population Dynamics, Communications in Natural Resources
Professional Affiliation:
Steering Committee, Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, representing the
American Fisheries Society; Former Editor, North American Journal of
Fisheries Management; Past President, American Fisheries Society; Program
Chair for Wild Trout IX Symposium.
Recent Research/Educational Projects:

Responses of Stream Communities to Riparian Zone Restoration
Agricultural activities along streams often result in loss of streamside vegetation and substantial erosion. These activities typically have adverse effects on benthic macroinvertebrate and fish communities. The objectives of this study are to quantify responses of biotic communities to
restoration of riparian zones in two small watersheds that are characterized by intense agricultural activity. These results will assist land managers in allocating funds for conservation practices in riparian zones and adjoining uplands. 

Understanding Changes in Fish Abundance and Distribution
To conserve Pennsylvania's native fish fauna, we must develop an understanding of factors that have influenced their abundance and distribution and identify regions o the state that merit special protection because they support assemblages of rare fishes.  The objectives of this study were to assemble historical and contemporary records of fish collections in a geographical information system, update the status of native fishes, identify areas of high biodiversity, reassess the state's listing of endangered, threatened, and candidate species, and relate changes in abundance and distribution to landscape level geographic features and human activities.  Results will be used by managers to formulate a conservation plan for rare species.

Sediment Contributions to Streams from Highway Construction
Nonpoint source pollution is a major concern for streams and sediment is the primary pollutant entering pennsylvania's waters.  highways construction activities are a potential source of sediment.  This study is monitoring water quality upstream and downstream of two construction sites along Spring Creek, Centre County.  The construction practices used at these sites have been adopted to minimize sediment delivery to the stream.  The composition of stream substrates, benthic macroinvertebrates, and trout spawning activity are also being monitored to assess the influence, if any, of these construction activities on the well being of the stream.

Selected Publications:

Carline, R. F., and B. J. McCullough. 2003. Effects of floods on brook trout populations in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:1014-1020.

Argent, D. G., and R. F. Carline. 2004. Fish assemblage changes in relation to watershed landuse disturbance. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Manage. 7, 101-114.

Carline, R. F., P. M. Barry, and H. G. Ketola. 2004. Dietary uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by rainbow trout. North American Journal of Aquaculture 66:91-99.

Copeland, T., and R. F. Carline. 2004. Relationship of lipid content to size and condition of walleye fingerlings from natural and aquacultural environments. North American Journal of Aquaculture 66: 237-242.

Kocovsky, P. M., and R. F. Carline. 2005. Stream pH as an ecological gradient influencing distributions of trout in Pennsylvania streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:1299-1312.

Peterson, D. L., J. Peterson, and R. F. Carline. 2006. Effects of zooplankton density on survival of stocked walleye fry in five Pennsylvania reservoirs. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21(1):121-129.

Counahan, D. F., R. F. Carline, and J. W. Reid. The occurrence of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) in the upper Ohio River. Northeastern Naturalist 12:541-545.

Kocovsky, P. M., and R. F. Carline. 2006. Influence of landscape-scale factors in limiting brook trout populations in Pennsylvania streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:76-88.
 
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