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freshwater ecology, salmon biology, water quality, hydrology, Alaska, Pacific Northwest
United States

Biography

My research interests fall under the general umbrella of freshwater ecology with special emphases on water quality, hydrology, mining impacts to rivers, and Pacific salmon biology.

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Washington: Seattle, US

2023-11-16 to present | Research Scientist (School of Marine and Environmental Affairs)
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Christopher Sergeant

University of Montana: Seattle, Washington, US

2018-09-04 to present | Research Scientist (Flathead Lake Biological Station)
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Christopher Sergeant

National Park Service: Juneau, Alaska, US

2011-05-08 to 2018-08-31 | Ecologist (Inventory and Monitoring Division - Southeast Alaska Network)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Alaska Fairbanks: Juneau, AK, US

2017 to 2022 | Ph.D. (College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences)
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University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

2003 to 2004 | M.S. (School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
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Christopher Sergeant

University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

1996 to 2000 | B.S. (School of Fisheries)
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Works (19)

An interdisciplinary synthesis of floodplain ecosystem dynamics in a rapidly deglaciating watershed

Science of The Total Environment
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Sergeant; Jonathan W. Moore; Diane C. Whited; Kara J. Pitman; Mark Connor; Erin K. Sexton
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Hypoxia vulnerability in the salmon watersheds of Southeast Alaska

Science of The Total Environment
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Sergeant; J. Ryan Bellmore; Rebecca A. Bellmore; Jeffrey A. Falke; Franz J. Mueter; Peter A.H. Westley
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Modeling coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) population response to streamflow and water temperature extremes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2023-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Ryan Bellmore; Christopher J. Sergeant; Rebecca A. Bellmore; Jeffrey A. Falke; Jason B. Fellman
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Risks of mining to salmonid-bearing watersheds

Science Advances
2022-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Sergeant; Erin K. Sexton; Jonathan W. Moore; Alana R. Westwood; Sonia A. Nagorski; Joseph L. Ebersole; David M. Chambers; Sarah L. O’Neal; Rachel L. Malison; F. Richard Hauer et al.
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Premature Mortality Observations among Alaska’s Pacific Salmon During Record Heat and Drought in 2019

Fisheries
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Vanessa R. von Biela; Christopher J. Sergeant; Michael P. Carey; Zachary Liller; Charles Russell; Stephanie Quinn‐Davidson; Peter S. Rand; Peter A.H. Westley; Christian E. Zimmerman
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Independent validation of downscaled climate estimates from a coastal Alaska watershed using local historical weather journals

PeerJ
2021-09-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2167-8359
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A Classification of Streamflow Patterns Across the Coastal Gulf of Alaska

Water Resources Research
2020-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Sergeant; Jeffrey A. Falke; Rebecca A. Bellmore; J. Ryan Bellmore; Ryan L. Crumley
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Assessing the influence of migration barriers and feeding ecology on total mercury concentrations in Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) from a glaciated and non-glaciated stream

Science of The Total Environment
2017 | Journal article
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High salmon density and low discharge create periodic hypoxia in coastal rivers

Ecosphere
2017 | Journal article
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A practitioner's guide for exploring water quality patterns using principal components analysis and Procrustes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
2016 | Journal article
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Ecological monitoring and evidence-based decision-making in America's National Parks: highlights of the Special Feature

Ecosphere
2016 | Journal article
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Icefield-to-Ocean Linkages across the Northern Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem

BioScience
2015 | Journal article
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Predator-prey migration phenologies remain synchronised in a warming catchment

Freshwater Biology
2015 | Journal article
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The Implications of Monitoring Frequency for Describing Riverine Water Quality Regimes

River Research and Applications
2015 | Journal article
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Practical advice for implementing long‐term ecosystem monitoring

Journal of Applied Ecology
2012 | Journal article
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Spatial and temporal patterns of vertical distribution for three planktivorous fishes in Lake Washington

Ecology of Freshwater Fish
2012 | Journal article
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Effects of Physical Habitat and Ontogeny on Lentic Habitat Preferences of Juvenile Chinook Salmon

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
2006 | Journal article
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Effects of Slope, Substrate, Cover, Predators, and Ontogeny on Lentic Habitat Preferences of Juvenile Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha, in Experimental Arenas

2004 | Dissertation/Thesis
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Spatial-temporal dynamics of early feeding demand and food supply for sockeye salmon fry in Lake Washington

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
2004 | Journal article
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Global biogeochemical cycles. (2)