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Bulger ,
Arthur J. 		Research Interests

Research Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1978.

Physiological ecology of fishes.

B072 Clark Hall
434-924-0531
abulger@virginia.edu

My research involves analysis of biotic responses to abiotic controls. Specific research projects fall into two main areas. (1) Analysis of acidification impacts on fish communities in both Virginia and Norway; these projects include field studies, laboratory toxicity studies and interpretation of regional-scale effects based on analysis of large data sets. (2) Analysis of the organization of estuarine fish communities at the regional scale with respect to abiotic features such as environmental gradients and inlet dynamics. My work on fishes thus spans stress physiology to biogeography.


Selected Recent Publications

Bulger, A.J., B.J. Cosby and J.R. Webb. 2000. Current, reconstructed past, and projected future status of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) streams in Virginia. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57: 1515-1523.

Bulger, A.J., T.A. Lowery, and M.E. Monaco. 1995. Characterizing the estuarine-catadromous life history strategy. In: Bulger, A.J., T.A. Lowery, and M.E. Monaco. 1995. Estuarine catadromy: a life history strategy coupling marine and estuarine environments via coastal inlets. ELMR Rep. No. 12. NOAA/NOS Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Silver Spring, MD. 110 p.

Bulger, A.J., C.A. Dolloff, B.J. Cosby, K.N. Eshlemen, J.R. Webb, and J.N. Galloway. 1995. The "Shenandoah National Park: Fish in sensitive habitats (SNP: FISH)" Project. An integrated assessment of fish community responses to stream acidification. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 85: 309-314.

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