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DAELYN A. WOOLNOUGH Department of Biology, Trent University Science Complex Room 146.2, Peterborough, ON Phone: (705) 748-1011 x7273 FAX: (705) 748-1139 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.people.trentu.ca/daelynwoolnough

Professional Preparation______

Postdoctoral Trent University, Department of Biology 2006 – Present Research Associate

Ph.D. Iowa State University, Department of Ecology, 2006 Evolution and Organismal Biology. Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

M.Sc. University of Guelph, Department of Zoology 2002

Advanced Diploma College of Geographic Sciences, Department 2000 in Marine Geomatics of Geomatics

Juneau Icefield University of Idaho, Glaciological and Arctic 1999 Research Program Sciences Institute Juneau, Alaska to Atlin, British Columbia.

B.Sc. (Env) University of Guelph, Department of 1999 Environmental Sciences. Major: Environmental Protection; Semester abroad 1997 University of Sydney; Sydney, Australia.

Professional Academic Experience______

August 2006 - Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, Trent University under the sponsorship of Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos and Dr. Paul Frost

Research topics include: Urbanization effects on water quality, land use impacts at watershed level, fluvial geomorphology, natural heritage system and ecological land classification, fisheries, amphibian, and vegetation monitoring. Source water protection delineation. Physico-chemical characteristics and foodwebs of urban ponds and examining ecological stoichiometry and its application in aquatic ecology. Long range movement and geospatial modeling of hosts and parasites on multiple spatial scales. Use of classically terrestrial ecology spatial statistics in aquatic systems. Combining classic GIS with spatial statistics.

Daelyn A. Woolnough

2002-2006 Ph.D., Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major under the direction of Dr. John A. Downing (Iowa State University) and Dr. Teresa J. Newton (USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center)

Research topics include: Metapopulation theory applied in aquatic systems, connectivity among mussel beds, spatial modeling of multiple species systems, host-parasite relations, home range analyses and why they differ, use of GIS with large data sets, spatial structure of populations of Unionidae, spatial statistics, bringing landscape ecology theory into aquatic systems, Iowa mussel surveys and collection, GIS analyses of Iowa Lakes Survey Data and Iowa lakes watersheds, aiding in projects including: stable isotope analysis of freshwater mussel aging analyses, collection of unionids for genetic analyses, collection of unionids for toxicity testing, USGS Long Term Resource Monitoring fish collection (10 collection methods).

Dissertation title: The importance of host fish in long range transport of unionids in large rivers

2002-2002 M.Sc., Department of Zoology, University of Guelph. Received a M.Sc. in Zoology under the direction of Dr. Gerald Mackie Research topics include: Development of laboratory facility for determination of host fish and holding facility for endangered freshwater mussels (1st in Canada) , expertise in design and carrying out of freshwater mussel field surveys, collection of fish for testing as host fish (multiple collection methods), participation on ecosystem recovery planning teams, participation on freshwater mussel recovery team

Thesis title: Life history of endangered freshwater mussels of the Sydenham River, Southwestern Ontario, Canada

1999 Student Researcher. Juneau Icefield Research Program, Graduate credits in Glaciology under the direction of Dr. Maynard Miller Research topics include: Research on environmental degradation and climate change, participated on survey crew measuring strain and glow of Taku Glacier, LeicaTM GPS systems and SurveyorTM, Interdisciplinary research vital to understanding the arctic and mountain regions, combine surveying, geophysics, meterology, geology, ecology, botany, hydrology, and entomology

1999 Undergraduate researcher. University of Guelph, under the direction of Dr. Michael Moss Research topics include: Major colloquium project on Short Hills Provincial Park: Rehabilitation and Restoration of Carolinian Forest (poster presentation and technical report presented to the Canadian Wildlife Service on implementation plans, public opinion, and GIS analyses).

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04-07/1999, Halltech Environmental, Technical Sales Representative, Guelph, ON 04-09/1998 Technical support for GPS, geological, and limnological equipment

Publications______

Articles published in refereed journals Newton, T.J., D.A. Woolnough, and D.L. Strayer. 2008. Using landscape ecology to understand freshwater mussel populations. Journal of North American Benthological Society - Special Issue Invited (MS-07-076R).

Zanatta, D.T., G.L. Mackie, J.L. Metcalfe-Smith and D.A. Woolnough. 2002. A refuge for native freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from impacts of the exotic zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lake St. Clair. J. Great Lakes Res. 28(3): 479-489.

Atwood, N. A., R. Beckstrand, M. Bourke, J. D. Broesch, M. E. Coryell-Martin, A. Hanz, K. A. Hendrickson, K. P. Lynch, and D. A. Woolnough. 1999. Geodetic Activities During the 1999 Juneau Icefield Research Program Field Season. Pages 1-117. W. Welsch and S. R. McGee, editors. Institute of Geodesy, University Munich.

Articles submitted to refereed journals Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. (in revisions). Fish home ranges depend on ecosystem size and shape. Ecology of Freshwater Fish.

Woolnough, D.A., T.J. Newton, and J.A. Downing. (in review). Biological connectivity of host fish among freshwater mussel communities. For submission to Ecography.

Downing, J.A., VanMeter, P. and D.A. Woolnough. (in review). Suspects and evidence: a review of the causes of decline and extirpation in freshwater mussels. Revisions being made to BioScience.

Articles in preparation for refereed journals Woolnough, D.A. and G.L. Mackie. Byssal thread production of Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis) reveal unique behavior of adult freshwater mussels (Unionidae: Bivalvia). For submission to the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Woolnough, D.A. and G.L. Mackie. Life history and host fish suitability of the endangered Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis). For submission to Malacologia.

Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. Spatial patterns of freshwater mussels and their host fish. For submission to Freshwater Biology.

Woolnough, D.A., P.C. Frost and M.A. Xenopoulos. Invertebrate community and ecosystem resilience in urbanized streams. For submission to Global Change Biology.

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Presentations (oral) (* indicates invited presentations)______

Woolnough, D.A., M.A. Xenopoulos, P.C. Frost, and L.A. McAlister. 2008. Colonization of aquatic ecosystems after urban development. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Halifax, NS.

Woolnough, D.A. 2008. Spatial predictions of unionid populations based on fish distribution in three Southwestern Ontario rivers. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Halifax, NS.

*Newton, T.J., Strayer, D.L., and D.A. Woolnough. 2007. Understanding freshwater mussel populations by using elements of landscape ecology. Invited plenary talk. 5th biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Little Rock, AR.

*Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. 2007. Habitat requirements for host fish of freshwater mussels. Habitat workshop invited speaker. 5th biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Little Rock, AR.

Woolnough, D.A., T.J. Newton, and J.A. Downing. 2007. Functional connectivity of host fish among freshwater mussel communities. 5th biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Little Rock, AR.

Woolnough, D.A., J. Buttle, P.C. Frost, and M.A. Xenopoulos. 2007. Rebound of stream invertebrate communities during urban development. Canadian Society of Limnologists. Montreal, PQ.

*Woolnough, D.A. 2006. The importance of host fish in long range transport of unionids: A metapopulation perspective. Biology Departmental Seminar. Trent University. Peterborough, ON.

*Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. 2005. Metapopulation Models of Unionid Fish Hosts: Landscape Ecology Theory Applied in the Upper Mississippi River. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society. New Orleans, LA. Won best oral presentation for applied research.

Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. 2005. Fish mediated movement of Unionids: Neutral model of fish communities in the Upper Mississippi River. 4th biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. St. Paul, MN.

Woolnough, D.A. 2005. Interpreting home range predictions and analyses. Graduate Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Brown Bag. Ames, IA.

Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. 2004. Metapopulation characteristics of Unionid communities in the Upper Mississippi River. 52nd annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society. Vancouver, BC.

D.J. McGoldrick, J.L Metcalfe-Smith, K.A. McNichols, and D.A. Woolnough. 2004. Do you like your mussels rare? Implications of effort, experience and methods on the detection of rare species. 52nd annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society. Vancouver, BC.

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Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing, and T.J. Newton. 2004. Considering Unionid communities as metapopulations. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium. Ames, IA.

Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing and T.J. Newton. 2003. What is going on with the freshwater mussels in the Mississippi River? Graduate Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Brown Bag. Ames, IA.

Woolnough, D.A., J.A. Downing and T.J. Newton. 2003. Demographic characteristics of fish hosts and unionid communities at multiple spatial scales in the Upper Mississippi River. 3rd biennial symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Durham, NC.

Woolnough, D.A. 2002. Determination of fish hosts and life history of endangered freshwater mussels of the Sydenham River, Ontario, Canada. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Guelph. Guelph, ON.

*Woolnough, D.A., and G.L. Mackie. 2002. Determination of fish hosts for endangered freshwater mussels of Southwestern Ontario. Natural Resource Ecology and Management Seminar. Ames, ON.

Woolnough, D.A., and G.L. Mackie. 2002. Sediment preference and byssal thread production of the endangered rayed bean (Villosa fabalis) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Sydenham River, Ontario, Canda. 50th annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society. Pittsburgh, PA.

D. T. Zanatta, D. Woolnough, and G. L. Mackie. 2001. Relationship between wind- driven water current patterns and the persistence of Unionid mussels in Lake St. Clair, based on GIS. 49th annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society. La Crosse, WI.

*Woolnough, D.A., and G.L. Mackie. 2001. Determination of fish hosts and requirements for survival of endangered freshwater mussels. World Wildlife Fund (Canada), Toronto, ON.

Reports and Technical Papers______Woolnough. D.A. 2007. Recovery strategy for the Rainbow (Villosa iris) in Canada [Proposed]. Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa. 26pp.

Woolnough, D.A., M. V. Kingsbury, M. A. Xenopoulos and P.C. Frost. 2007. Annual Update Report on Environmental Monitoring Activities Conducted in the Phase Two Development Area of the Milton Urban Expansion Project, Town of Milton. 31pp.

Woolnough, D.A., M. V. Kingsbury, M. A. Xenopoulos and P.C. Frost. 2007. Annual Update Report on Environmental Monitoring Activities Conducted in the Phase One Development Area of the Milton Urban Expansion Project, Town of Milton. 48pp.

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Woolnough, D.A. and D.T. Zanatta. 2005. Collection of Canadian freshwater mussel records from United States institutions. Report to the Canadian Freshwater Mussel Working Group. 27pp.

Brudvig, L.A., J.A. Vogel, and D.A. Woolnough. 2005. Spatial patterns of gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) reveal invasion dynamics in a tall grass prairie. Final report for the Story County Conservation Authority, Iowa. 10 pp.

Downing, J.A., Li, J-Y, Antoniou, G., Kendall, D., Kling, C., Herriges, J., Castro, R., Van Meter,P., Woolnough, D., Egan, K., Jeon, Y., Andrews, R., Conrad, S. and L. Boatwright. 2005. Iowa Lakes Classification for Restoration. Report for Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 126 pp.

Woolnough, D.A., and G.L. Mackie. 2002. Endangered freshwater mussels in the Sydenham River, Ontario, Canada. Final report for a study funded by the Endangered Species Recovery Fund in 2001. 21 pp.

Harris, L., Hotfloetz, M-J., Lee, S. Mansfield, R., McDonell, D., Newman, S., West, B., and D. Woolnough. 1999. Rehabilitation Initiatives in Short Hills Provincial Park, Implementation Plan. Final report for the Canadian Wildlife Service focusing on two SARA species: the Acadian Flycatcher and the Hooded Warbler. 85 pp.

Competitive Awards and Research Grants______2008-2009 Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network Post- doctoral Fellowship. Spatially Explicit Connectivity Modeling of Endangered Species in a Host-Parasite System ($40,000 CAD in review) 2008-2009 Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network Grant. Invasions of aquatic systems in urban environments: Alternation to the landscape creates changes in invasion rates of introduced species and integrity of fish assemblages. ($48,150 CAD in review: PI: Xenopoulos; written 100% by D.A. Woolnough) 2008-2009 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Material retention in stormwater ponds and the health of urban aquatic ecosystems. ($197,500 CAD in review: PI: Frost; written in part by D.A. Woolnough) 2007 Best Student Platform Award. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. ($500- USD), Little Rock, AR. 2007 Long Range Movement of Unionid Species at Risk to Target Recovery Habitats in Southern Ontario Rivers. Endangered Species Recovery Fund and Species at Risk Committee / Comité sur les espèces en péril. D.A. Woolnough ($40,000 CAD) 2006 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada- Accepted candidate for Post Doctoral Fellowship- Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories 1 year (renewable up to 2 more years) ($42,761 per year CAD) 2005 Canadian Museum of Nature competitive grant for the Canadian Freshwater Mussel Project in collaboration with D.T. Zanatta (University of Toronto). 2005. ($5000) 2005 Best Oral Presentation (Applied Research)-North American Benthological Society: 2005. ($725 CAD + book) 2004-2006 All But Dissertation Award- Iowa State University. ($670/ semester USD)

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2005 Professional Advancement Grant (research)- Graduate College Iowa State University: 2005. ($290 USD) 2005 and Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Travel Grant- FMCS ($680 2003 USD) 2001 Arthur Latornell Scholarship- University of Guelph ($750 CAD) 2001 Norman James Aquatic Animal Ecology Fellowship- University of Guelph. ($4000 CAD) 1995 Entrance Scholarship- University of Guelph ($3000 CAD) 1995 Queen Elizabeth II Medal- Middleton Regional High School. 1995 Entrance Scholarship- McGill University. ($10,000 CAD per year renewable (declined))

Teaching Experience______

Trent University • Instructor for Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canadian Federal Government) Freshwater Mussel Identification Course.

Iowa State University • Guest lecturer for Aquatic Ecology: Morphometrics, carbon-alkalinity, secondary production and riverine theory lectures.

• Aquatic Ecology: Lectured and taught laboratory, ordered equipment, prepared and marked quizzes, exams and lab reports. Maintenance of equipment and responsibility of 15 students on a local lake weekly, aided in developing student projects (e.g., macrophyte quadrat surveys, zooplankton, and phytoplankton) and water quality parameters (e.g., ammonia, phosphorus, Chl a, and coliform). Only lecturer for this laboratory course. 08/2002-12/2002. 08/2003-12/2003, 08/2004- 12/2004. Contributes to curricula of: Departments of Botany, Environmental Science, Animal Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology.

University of Guelph • Environmental Biology of Fishes: Demonstrations of materials and techniques on reproductive styles, ontogeny, morphology, buoyancy, and territoriality. 01/2002- 05/2002, 01/2001-05/2001. Department of Zoology.

• Invertebrate Zoology: Phylum Annelida to phylum Chordata. 01/2001-05/2001. Department of Zoology. Taught students identification, functional morphology, and ecology of species. Set up lab specimens and designed lab exams.

• Introduction to Aquatic Environments: 09/2001-12/2001. Department of Zoology. Taught CD-Rom based laboratory and designed hands on learning tools to aid students in learning basics of local and world aquatic ecosystems, how these ecosystems are conceptualized, measured, quantified and described, and techniques of measurement and description of the methodologies in aquatic biology.

• Biology of Polluted Waters: 09/2000-12/2000. Department of Zoology. Taught students in field and laboratory studies about: biochemical oxygen demand, biological and chemical assessment of water quality, identification of organisms (phytoplankton, benthic invertebrates, and zooplankton), and an acute lethal toxicity study. Prepared laboratory sessions and marked exams.

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Committees______

• Member of the Ontario Freshwater Mussel Recovery Team; 2000- present. • Member of the Ontario Freshwater Fish Recovery Team; 2006- present. • Sydenham River Recovery Plan Team Member. 1999-present. Founding member, assisted in facilitating public meetings, communicating conservation strategies to landowners, NGOs, government officials and other stakeholders. • Research and Monitoring Recovery Implementation Group member: Sydenham River Recovery. • Outreach Recovery Implementation Group member: Sydenham River Recovery.

Organizing conferences and seminars______• Organizing committee for International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) annual conference; Trent University, Peterborough, ON. • Registration at 2005 FW Mollusk Conservation Society Conference, St. Paul, MN. • Formed an aquatic ecology discussion group (graduate and faculty level). 2002- 2005. Choose topics of discussion, papers, and lead weekly discussion.

Elected positions______

• Elected President of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Graduate Student Organization 2003-2004. Organized and sponsored special seminar speaker, fundraisers and social events for ~60 graduates and faculty. • Graduate student representative on departmental seminar committee 2005-2006. Help choose, contact, organize, and entertain weekly speakers from other institutions. • Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) senator 2004-2005. Represented interdepartmental major at the university level. GPSS allocates professional advancement grants, liaise between students and administration, and plan socials.

Mentoring______

• Undergraduate Honours Thesis Advisor- Biology Department, Trent University (L. McAlister- Colonization of Urban Ponds by Fish Communities).

• Helped develop GIS coverages for the ISU Limnology Lakes Classification and taught staff (4) to use and perform analyses in ArcMapTM (http://limnology.eeob.iastate.edu/lakereport/). • Trained Ryan Castro how to digitize and create bathymetric maps for 132 Iowa lakes in ArcMapTM. • Trained A. Goewert (Iowa State University), P. Van Meter (Pioneer Inc.), T. Blake (Iowa State University) in freshwater mussel identification and collection methods. • Developed surveys and collections for stable isotope analysis of freshwater mussel aging analyses for A. Goewert (University of North Carolina) including training 14 summer interns in mussel searches, mussel tissue collection, water collection, and water quality analyses.

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• Taught Dr. K. Kinkead (Iowa State University) about unionid surveys and aided in developing a state wide unionid survey protocol for Iowa as a part of the statewide multi-species monitoring manual: (http://www.iowadnr.com/wildlife/diversity/msim_manual.html) • Trained K. McNichols (M.Sc. candidate University of Guelph), Tyler Zemlak (M.Sc. candidate University of Guelph), and James Histand (DVM) in rare species surveys for unionids, laboratory identification of juveniles, aquatic invertebrates, and laboratory care of fish for host fish testing.

Other relevant research experience ______

• Review papers for the North American Journal of the North American Benthological Society, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Journal of Freshwater Biology, Canadian Field Naturalist, and Iowa Academy of Science • Member of the Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences, working group in ecological and environmental statistics at Iowa State 2005. With this group we consider spatial statistics by looking at previously unanalyzed data (e.g., dispersal of invasive seed propagules, hierarchical models). • Use of R Software, Fragstats, Geostatistical Analyst (ArcGIS), Spatial Analyst (ArcGIS), and background with large datasets (e.g., Long Term Resource Data- USGS). • Unionid and fish survey design and collection in large rivers (i.e., Mississippi River), medium size rivers (i.e., Sydenham River, Ontario), small creeks, lakes (i.e., Lake St. Clair) and ponds. Unionid collection included snorkelling, racooning, and excavation. Fish collection included electrofishing, fyke nets, seines, hoop nets, and trawling. • Contributor to the Ohio River Valley Ecosystem report “Status assessment for three imperilled mussel species spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus) and rayed bean (Villosa fabalis)” to list these three species as endangered in the United States. • I was a student researcher for the Juneau Icefield Research Program (University of Idaho) and received graduate credit for the work I did on environmental degradation and climate change. My role in this project was a survey crew member measuring the strain and flow of the Taku Glacier. This interdisciplinary research is vital to understanding the total environment of arctic and mountain regions and combined surveying , meterology, geology, ecology, botany, hydrology, and entomology. • I have a strong geomatics background with Trimble GPS certification, use of Leica, Magellen and Garmin GPS, ArcGIS, ArcView, ArcInfo, MapInfo, Visual Basic, UNIX and CARIS. This geomatic background was gained in courses and field work in systems ranging from marine and freshwater to prairie and glacial ecosystems.

Certifications______• Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network Certification (OBBN) Trainer, 2007 • Class 1 Electrofishing Certification (backpack, boat, shoreline, punt), Trainer 2007 • Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol Certification, 2007 • Telemetry Certification with Advanced Telemetry Systems (mammals and fish). • Trimble GPS Certification • CPR Certificate- St.John's Ambulance • Royal Life Saving Society of Canada National Lifeguards Service (Pool), 1998 • PADI SCUBA Certification, September 1997. • Valid Drivers License

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Professional Affiliations______American Fisheries Society- Iowa Chapter. Member since 2004. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Member since 2004. Ecological Society of America. Member since 2004. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Member since 2001. North American Benthological Society. Member since 2001. Society for Conservation Biology- Iowa Chapter. Member since 2005.

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Contact Information for Referees

Dr. John A. Downing (Ph.D. co-advisor) Dept of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Iowa State University 353 Bessey Hall Ames, IA 50011-1020 USA ph: (515)-294-8880 fax: (515)-294-1337 email: [email protected] (Presently on sabbatical in Spain; best contacted through email)

Dr. Teresa J. Newton (Ph.D. co-advisor) USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 2630 Fanta Reed Road, P.O. Box 818 P.O. Box 818 LaCrosse, WI 54603 USA ph: (608) 783-6217 fax: (608)-783-6066 email: [email protected]

Dr. Gerry L. Mackie (M.Sc. advisor) Department of Integrative Biology- Emeritus University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada ph: (519) 822-2755 alternative: (519) 767-6684 email: [email protected]