Daniel E. Schindler

About

Daniel E. Schindler is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington, with additional appointment in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. His research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of ecosystem dynamics, particularly in aquatic environments. His interests include the effects of changing climate on trophic interactions and ecosystem services, the role of fisheries as large-scale drivers of ecosystem organization, the importance of anadromous fishes in linking marine ecosystems to coastal aquatic and riparian systems, and the significance of aquatic-terrestrial coupling in ecosystem organization. Schindler's approach to research integrates field ecology with simulation and statistical modeling. He advocates for collaborative research, believing that the best science is achieved through multi-investigator teams that can effectively address ecological problems at scales relevant to resource management and conservation. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.S. in Zoology from the same institution, and a B.Sc. in Biology with Honours from the University of British Columbia. He has been a faculty member at the University of Washington since 2003, serving as an Associate Professor since then, and previously as an Assistant Professor from 1997 to 2002.

Research topics

• Environmental science
• Ecology
• Biology
• Geography
• Oceanography
• Political Science
• Geology
• Environmental planning
• Physical geography
• Environmental resource management

Selected publications

• Getting ahead of climate change for ecological adaptation and resilience

  Science · 2022 · 180 citations

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  Changing the course of Earth's climate is increasingly urgent, but there is also a concurrent need for proactive stewardship of the adaptive capacity of the rapidly changing biosphere. Adaptation ultimately underpins the resilience of Earth's complex systems; species, communities, and ecosystems shift and evolve over time. Yet oncoming changes will seriously challenge current natural resource management and conservation efforts. We review forward-looking conservation approaches to enable adaptat…

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• Deeper waters are changing less consistently than surface waters in a global analysis of 102 lakes

  Scientific Reports · 2020 · 130 citations

  . The variability in deepwater temperature trends was not explained by trends in either surface water temperatures or thermal stability within lakes, and only 8.4% was explained by lake thermal region or local lake characteristics in a random forest analysis. These findings suggest that external drivers beyond our tested lake characteristics are important in explaining long-term trends in thermal structure, such as local to regional climate patterns or additional external anthropogenic influence…

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• Glacier Retreat and Pacific Salmon

  BioScience · 2020 · 74 citations

  Glaciers have shaped past and present habitats for Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in North America. During the last glacial maximum, approximately 45% of the current North American range of Pacific salmon was covered in ice. Currently, most salmon habitat occurs in watersheds in which glacier ice is present and retreating. This synthesis examines the multiple ways that glacier retreat can influence aquatic ecosystems through the lens of Pacific salmon life cycles. We predict that the coming…

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• Glacier retreat creating new Pacific salmon habitat in western North America

  Nature Communications · 2021-12-07 · 46 citations

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  Glacier retreat poses risks and benefits for species of cultural and economic importance. One example is Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), supporting subsistence harvests, and commercial and recreational fisheries worth billions of dollars annually. Although decreases in summer streamflow and warming freshwater is reducing salmon habitat quality in parts of their range, glacier retreat is creating new streams and lakes that salmon can colonize. However, potential gains in future salmon habitat…

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• Coral conservation in a warming world must harness evolutionary adaptation

  Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2022-09-16 · 38 citations

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Recent grants

• CNH: Diversification, Portfolio Effects, and the Sustainability of Fishing Communities

  NSF · $1.5M · 2011–2016

Frequent coauthors

• Mark D. Scheuerell

  United States Geological Survey

  51 shared

• Gordon W. Holtgrieve

  University of Washington

  39 shared

• Jacob E. Allgeier

  University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

  38 shared

• Gus Wathen

  Providence College

  38 shared

• Nicolaas Bouwes

  Utah State University

  37 shared

• Chris E. Jordan

  NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center

  36 shared

• Michael M. Pollock

  NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

  36 shared

• Jonathan B. Armstrong

  Oregon State University

  35 shared

Education

• B.S., Biology with Honours

  University of British Columbia

  1990

• M.S., Zoology

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1992

• Ph.D., Zoology

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1995

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