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Stanford University
B.S. Earth Systems
2000
Baylor University
M.S. Biology
2010
Downscaling recent and future freshwater processes across two large subarctic watersheds: Assessing effects on freshwater habitat potential and productivity
- Jeff Falke
I grew up in Anchorage and worked at the Alaska Center for Conservation Science at UAA as a researcher in their Aquatic Ecology program from 2011 to 2023. I currently work as a Project Manager for BLM in the Alaska State Office.
- Modeling
- Water quality
- Freshwater habitat
- Macroinvertebrates
Linking climate change effects to animals with complex life histories is especially challenging because it requires downscaling climatic data to spatial and temporal scales that match the experience of different life stages. Pacific salmon utilize freshwater and marine ecosystems, populations in Alaska are undergoing some of the fastest rates of climate change, and many have suffered large declines in abundance. Multidecadal declines in western Alaska Chinook and chum salmon populations have had profound impacts on Alaska Native communities that rely on salmon for cultural well-being and food security. I am interested in using methods that utilize climate data to estimate freshwater habitat conditions and understand drivers of the declines and expected future dynamics. My project is a collaboration between researchers at multiple universities and agencies including the University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S. Geological Survey (Nevada Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, Alaska Science Center), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and state and federal fisheries managers on the Yukon River.
AFS Alaska Chapter Student Representative 2023–2024
