Dr. Aaron Fisk

ProfessorAaron fisk on a boat with another boat in the background
Canada Research Chair 

Phone: 519-253-3000 ext. 4740
Office: GLIER Rm 241
email:  Aaron Fisk

Please visit the Fisk Lab website

EXPERTISE

  • Trophic/Food Web Ecology
  • Chemical tracers (stable isotopes and fatty acids)
  • Fish movement and habitat use

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1998, Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
M.Sc. 1994, Biology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
B.Sc. 1991, Biology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada

PAST ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, 2006
  • Assistant Professor, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, 2002-2005
  • Research Scientist, Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute, Burlington, ON, Canada, 2000-2002
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department, Carleton University, Canada, 1998-2000

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that drive the structure and function of trophic interactions and food webs, which I call trophic ecology.  I use a combination of chemical tracers (stable isotopes, fatty acids and mercury) and acoustic and satellite tag technology to quantify habitat use, diet and movement of fish and marine mammals from the Great Lakes to the Arctic marine environment.

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

  • Emma DeRoy (MSc candidate - GLIER)
  • Tanya Fendler (MSc candidate - GLIER)
  • Alexandra Goodman (MSc candidate, co-supervised - GLIER)
  • Cecilia Heuvel (MSc candidate, co-supervised - GLIER)
  • Silviya Ivanova (MSc candidate)
  • Karista Hudelson (PhD candidate - GLIER)
  • Sarah Larocque (PhD candidate - GLIER)