Eric Chapman, UCD Staff Research Associate

Position/Affiliation: Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology

Contact Info:

Degrees:

  • 2001: University of Maine Orono – B.S. Natural Resources

Research Interests: Behavioral ecology, ultrasonic tracking and telemetry, native species conservation

Recent Publications:

Teo, S.L.H., Sandstrom, P.T., E.D. Chapman, Null, R.E., Brown, K., Klimley, A.P., and Block, B.A. 2011. Archival and acoustic tags reveal the post-spawning migrations, diving behavior, and thermal habitat of hatchery-origin Sacramento River steelhead kelts (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9938-4

Michel, C.J., Ammann, A.J., E.D. Chapman, Sandstrom, P.T., Fish, H.E., Thomas, M.J., Singer, G.P., Lindley, S.T., A.P. Klimley, and MacFarlane, R.B. 2012. The effects of environmental factors onthe migratory movement patterns of Sacramento River yearling late-fall run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI:10.1007/s10641-012-9990-8

E.D. Chapman, Hearn, A.R., Michel, C.J., Ammann, A.J., Lindley, S.T., Thomas, M.J., Sandstrom, P.T., Singer, G.P., Peterson, M.L., MacFarlane, R.B., and Klimley, A.P. 2012. Diel movements of out-migrating Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) smolts in the Sacramento/San Joaquin watershed. Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0037-x

G.P. Singer, Hearn, A.R., E.D. Chapman, Peterson, M.L., LaCivita, P.E., Brostoff, W.N., Bremner, A., and Klimley, A.P. 2012. Interannual variation of reach specific migratory success for Sacramento River hatchery yearling late-fall run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10614-012-0037-y

P.T. Sandstrom, Ammann, A.J., Michel, C., Singer, G., E.D. Chapman, S. Lindley, R.B. MacFarlane, and A.P. Klimley. 2012. Growth, survival, and tag retention of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and its application to survival estimates. Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0051-0

Hearn, A.R., E.D. Chapman, Klimley, A.P., LaCivita, P.E., and Brostoff, W.N. 2010. Salmonid smolt outmigration and green srugreon distribution in the San Francisco Estuary. Interim Draft Report, University of California Davis and US Army Corps of Engineers. 89p. DRAFT in Review

Chapman E.D., Hearn, A.R., Buckhorn, M., Klimley, A.P., Lacivita, P., Brostoff W.N. & A.M. Bremner. 2009. Juvenile salmonid outmigration and green sturgeon distribution in the San Francisco Estuary: 2008-2009 Annual Report, University of California Davis and US Army Corp of Engineers. 91p

 

Recent Presentations:

E.D. Chapman, Hearn, A.R., Singer, G.P., Kilmley, A.P. 2011. Outmigration of salmonid smolts in the San Francisco Bay Estuary in relation to dredging activities. Oral Talk. National Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA

Peterson, M.L., Thomas, M.J., E.D. Chapman, Hearn, A.R., Singer, G.P., Klimley, A.P. 2011. Behavior and fine scale habitat usage patterns of juvenile green sturgeon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Oral Talk. National Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA

Thomas, M.J., Peterson, M.L., E.D. Chapman, Hearn, A.R., Singer, G.P., and A.P. Klimley. 2011. Fine scale movement and habitat utilization of adult green sturgeon in the upper Sacramento River. Oral Talk. National Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA

 

Recent Posters:

Hearn, A.R., E.D. Chapman, A.P. Klimley, W.N. Brostoff, P.E. LaCivita, and A.N. Bremner. 2010. Movement of outmigrating salmonid smolts in relation to dredging and dredged material placement sires in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Poster. 7th Biennial CALFED Bay-Delta Science Conference, Sacramento, CA