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Christian E. Zimmerman Title: Research Fishery Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7071 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: czimmerman@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	2000	Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR	Fishery Science
M.S.	1996	Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR	Fishery Science
B.S.	1992	Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA	Fishery Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Population biology and ecology of salmonids. Life history variation in salmonids. Otolith microchemistry and microstructure. Community ecology.

Professional Experience

2001 - Present	Research Fishery Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
2002 - Present	Chair Scientific and Technical Committee, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative, Anchorage, Alaska
2000 - 2001	Scientist, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1997 - 2000	Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1995 - 1997	Fishery Biologist, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, Oregon
1993 - 1995	Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1992	Fishery Biologist, Thomas R. Payne and Associates/Pacific Land and Water Resources Consultants, Arcata, California
1991	Teaching Assistant, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
1990 - 1991	Research Assistant, Institute of Limnology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
1989 - 1990	Biological Technician, Redwood National Park, Arcata, California

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Fisheries Society
American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology
Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Ecological Society of America

Significant Recent Publications

Zimmerman, C. E. 2005. Relationship of otolith strontium-to-calcium ratios and salinity: experimental validation for juvenile salmonids. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62:88-97.

Hillgruber, N., and C. E. Zimmerman. 2004. Early marine ecology of juvenile chum salmon in Kuskokwim Bay, Alaska: Semiannual progress report. North Pacific Research Board, Anchorage, AK, 2pp. http://www.nprb.org/2003%20Res%20Docs/r0327pr_jul-dec03.pdf

Nielsen, J. L., P. Richards, D. Wilson, C. E. Zimmerman and T. Tingey. 2004. Testing electronic archival tags in Pacific salmon. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Final Report (Restoration project 02404), USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska.

Nielsen, J. L., I. Williams, G. K. Sage, and C. E. Zimmerman. 2003. The importance of genetic verification for determination of Atlantic salmon in north Pacific waters. Journal of Fish Biology. 62:871-878.

Zimmerman, C. E., and D. E. Ratliff. 2003. Controls on the distribution and life history of fish populations in the Deschutes River: Geology, Hydrology, and Dams. Pages 51 - 70, in J. O'Connor, and G. Grant (eds.), A Peculiar River: Geology, Geomorphology, and Hydrology of the Deschutes River, Oregon, Water Science and Application 7, American Geophysical Union.

Zimmerman, C. E., R. W. Stonecypher, Jr., and M. C. Hayes. 2003. Migration of precocious male hatchery chinook salmon in the Umatilla River, Oregon. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 23:1007-1015.

Zimmerman, C. E., and R. L. Nielsen. 2003. Effect of analytical conditions on the measurement of strontium to calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios in otoliths of anadromous salmonids using wavelength dispersive electron microprobe analysis. Fish. Bull. 101:712-718.

Zimmerman, C. E., and G. H. Reeves. 2002. Identification of steelhead and resident rainbow trout progeny in the Deschutes River, Oregon, revealed with otolith microchemistry. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 131:986-993.

Zimmerman, C. E., and G.H. Reeves. 2000. Population structure of sympatric anadromous and non-anadromous Onchorhynchus mykiss: evidence from spawning surveys and otolith microchemistry. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:2152-2162.

Zimmerman, C. E.. 2000. Ecological relation of sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout in the Deschutes River, Oregon. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis.

Zimmerman, C. E., K. P. Currens, and G. H. Reeves. 1997. Genetic population structure of coastal cutthroat trout in the Muck Creek basin, Washington. Pages 170-172 in J.D. Hall, P.A. Bisson, and R.E. Gresswell, (eds.) Sea-run cutthroat trout: biology, management, and future conservation. Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Corvallis.

Zimmerman, C. E., and H. Mosegaard. 1992. Initial feeding in migratory brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) alevins. J. Fish. Biol. 40:647-650.

Websites of Interest

Research Planning, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim
Testing electronic archival tags in Alaska salmon
Steelhead archival and acoustic tag project