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Torgersen, Christian E.

Torgersen, Christian E.
Research Landscape Ecologist
Email: ctorgersen@usgs.gov
Ph: 206-616-1874; Fax:206-685-0790
Univ. of Washington, School of Forest Resources, Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195-2100

Education:
B.A. (1993) Geography, German (double major), Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
M.S. (1996) Fisheries Science (Geography minor), Oregon State University
Ph.D. (2002) Fisheries Science, Oregon State University

Research Interests:
Riverine landscapes, watershed processes, ecological scaling, water quality, fish habitat, land use/land cover change, landscape scenario modeling, spatial analysis, remote sensing, GIS

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Torgersen, C.E., Gresswell, R.E., Bateman, D.S., Burnett, K.M., 2008, Spatial identification of tributary impacts in river networks In Rice, S., Roy, A., Rhoads, B., eds., River Confluences, Tributaries and the Fluvial Network: West Sussex, UK, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., p. 159-181. [Highlight]  [FullText] Catalog No: 1680
Torgersen, C.E., Gresswell, R.E., Bateman, D.S., Hockman-Wert, D.P., 2008, Effects of landscape pattern on the distribution of coastal cutthroat trout in headwater catchments in western Oregon In Connolly, P.J., Williams, T.H., Gresswell, R.E., eds., The 2005 Coastal Cutthroat Trout Symposium- Status, management, biology, and conservation: Portland, OR, Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society, p. 58-59. [FullText] Catalog No: 1723
Brenkman, S.J., Pess, G.R., Torgersen, C.E., Kloehn, K.K., Duda, J.J., Corbett, S.C., 2008, Predicting recolonization patterns and interactions between potamodromous and anadromous salmonids in response to dam removal in the Elwha River, Washington State, USA: Northwest Science, v. 82, no. Special Issue, p. 91-106. [FullText] Catalog No: 1890
Torgersen, C.E., Hockman-Wert, D.P., Bateman, D.S., Leer, D.W., Gresswell, R.E., 2007, Longitudinal Patterns of Fish Assemblages, Aquatic Habitat, and Water Temperature in the Lower Crooked River, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1125, p. 37. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1836
Torgersen, C.E., Baxter, C.V., Li, H., McIntosh, B.A., 2006, Landscape influences on longitudinal patterns of river fishes- Spatially continuous analysis of fish-habitat relationships In Hughes, R., Wang, L., Wofford, J.E., eds., Influences of Landscapes on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages: Bethesda, MD, American Fisheries Society, p. 473-492. [Highlight]  [FullText] Catalog No: 1511
Gresswell, R.E., Torgersen, C.E., Bateman, D.S., Guy, T., Hendricks, S.R., Wofford, J.E., 2006, A spatially explicit approach for evaluating relationships among coastal cutthroat trout, habitat, and disturbance in small Oregon streams In Hughes, R., Wang, L., Seelbach, P., eds., Influences of Landscapes on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages: Bethesda, MD, American Fisheries Society, p. 457-471. [FullText] Catalog No: 1651

Background:
Newsletters and Annual Reports:

Torgersen, C.E., J.H. Cissel, D.P. Hockman-Wert, C.D. Sheridan, and J.H. Guetterman. 2004. Modeling alternative landscapes in western Oregon. CFER News 4(3): 1-5. http://www.fsl.orst.edu/cfer/pdfs/Vol4_3.pdf

Torgersen, C.E., R.E. Gresswell, and D.S. Bateman. 2003. Detecting spatial patterns in coastal cutthroat trout distribution with single- versus multiple-pass electrofishing: Tradeoffs in precision and accuracy. CFER News 3(1): 2-5. http://www.fsl.orst.edu/cfer/pdfs/Vol3_1.pdf

Gresswell, R.E., C.E. Torgersen, and D.S. Bateman. 2002-2005. Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research (CFER) Program Annual Reports. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. http://www.fsl.orst.edu/cfer/products/annualrpts.html

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