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Christopher D. Arp Title: Research Ecologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7119 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: carp@usgs.gov Curriculum Vitae

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	2006	Utah State University, Logan, UT	Ecology
M.S.	1998	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO	Watershed Science
B.S.	1994	Iowa State University, Ames, IA	Fisheries and Wildlife Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Limnology and hydrology. Studies of streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands in complex watersheds of arctic and alpine landscapes. Interest in the relationship of hydrologic surface storage to climate and geology and the role hydrologic storage in ecosystem functioning.

Professional Experience

2006 - Present	Research Ecologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2002 - 2006	Research Fellow, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2001 - 2002	Environmental Consultant, Dr. David J. Cooper, Boulder, CO
1999 - 2001	Peace Corps Volunteer, Loja, Ecuador, SA
1996 - 1998	Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1994 - 1996	Fisheries Observer, Saltwater Inc., Anchorage, AK

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Geophysical Union
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Geological Society of America

Honors and/or Awards

EPA STAR Fellow - 2004-2006
Subsurface Science Fellow, Inland Northwest Research Alliance - 2002-2004
Alpha Zeta National Agricultural Honorary - 1993

Significant Recent Publications

Hall, R.O., Baker, M.A., Arp, C.D., and Koch, B.J. in press. Hydrologic control of nitrogen removal, storage, and export in a mountain stream. Limnology and Oceanography.

Jones, B.M., Kolden, C.A., Jandt, R., Abatzoglou, J.T., Urban, F.E., and Arp, C.D. in press Fire behavior, weather, and burn severity of the 2007 Anaktuvuk River tundra fire, North Slope, Alaska. Arctic, Anarctic, and Alpine Research, 41 (3).

MacKay, M.D., Neal, P..J., Arp, C.D.., De Senerpont Domis, L.N., Fang, X., Gal, G., Jöhnk, K., Kirillin, G., Lenters, J.D., Litchman, E., MacIntyre, S., Marsh, P., Melack, J., Mooij, W.M., Peeters, F., Quesada, A., Schladow, S.G.., Schmid, M., Spence, C., and Stokes, S.L. in press. Modeling lakes and reservoirs in the climate system. Limnology and Oceanography.

Jones, B.M., Arp, C.D., Jorgenson, M.T., Hinkel, K.M., Schmutz, J.A., and Flint, P.L. 2009. Increase in the rate and uniformity of coastline erosion in Arctic Alaska. Geophysical Research Letters, 36 (L03503) : 1-5.

Briggs, M.A., Gooseff, M.N., Arp, C.D., and Baker, M.A. 2009. A method for estimating surface transient storage parameters for streams with concurrent hyporheic storage. Water Resources Research, 45( W00D27):1-13.

Arp, C.D. and B.M. Jones. 2009. Geography of Alaska lake identification, description, and analysis of lake-rich regions of a diverse and dynamic state. Scientific Investigations Report, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5215, 40 p.

Jones, B.M., Arp, C.D., Hinkel, K.M., Beck, R.A., Schmutz, J.A., and Winston, B. 2009. Arctic lake physical processes and regimes with implications for winter water availability and management in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. Environmental Management, 43:1071-1084.

Jones, B.M., K.M. Hinkel, C.D. Arp, W.R. Eisner. 2008. Modern erosion rates and loss of coastal features and sites, Beaufort Sea coastline, Alaska. Arctic, 61(4):361-372.

Jones, B.M., R. Rhykus, Z. Lu, C.D. Arp, D. Selkowitz. 2008. Radar imaging of winter seismic activity in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. Polar Record, 44(2):1-5.

Alessa, L, A. Kliskey, R. Lammers, C. Arp, D. White, L. Hinzman, and R. Busey. 2008. The arctic water resources vulnerability index: an integrated assessment tool for community resilience and vulnerability with respect to freshwater. Environmental Management, 42:523-541.

Arp, C.D. and M.A. Baker. 2007. Discontinuities in stream nutrient uptake below lakes in mountain drainage networks. Limnology and Oceanography, 52: 1978-1990.

Myers, A.K., A.M. Marcarelli, C.D. Arp, M.A. Baker, W.A. Wurtsbaugh. 2007. Disruption of stream sediment size and stability by lakes in mountain watersheds: potential effects on periphyton biomass. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 26(3): 390-400.

Arp, C.D., J.C. Schmidt., M.A. Baker, and A. Myers. 2007. Stream geomorphology in a mountain lake district: hydraulic geometry, sediment sources and sinks, and downstream effects. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32(4): 525-543.

Arp, C.D., M.N. Gooseff, M.A. Baker, and W. Wurtsbaugh. 2006. Surface-water hydrodynamics and regimes of a small mountain stream-lake ecosystem. Journal of Hydrology, 329: 500-513.

Arp, C.D. and D.J. Cooper. 2004. Analysis of sediment retention in western riverine wetlands: the Yampa River Watershed, Colorado. Environmental Management, 33(3):318-330.

Cooper, D.J., R.A. Andrus, and C.D. Arp. 2002. Sphagnum balticum in a Southern Rocky Mountain iron fen. Madrono, 49(3):186-188.

Arp, C.D., D.J. Cooper, and J.D. Stednick. 1999. The effects of heavy metals from acid rock drainage on Carex aquatilis leaf litter decomposition in Rocky Mountain fens. Wetlands, 19(3):665 - 674.