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Dr. Dominic Chaloner

Research Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Research Coordinator

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• B.S. (Hons.) Zoology 1991 University College (University of London), UK

• Ph.D. Zoology 1995 University College (University of London), UK.

Dominic is an Assistant Research Professor that has been associated with two projects in the stream ecology laboratory: 1) a USDA-funded study of the interactions between salmon-derived nutrients from spawning Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and land management in southeastern Alaskan watersheds, and 2) a Great Lakes Fishery Trust funded study of the effects of introduced salmon on tributaries of the Great Lakes. Specifically, Dominic is interested in both ecosystem-level (e.g., production) and community-level (e.g., diversity) responses of freshwater ecosystems to perturbations associated with salmon spawners and pollutants, and if and how this information can be incorporated into resource management plans. Dominic is also interested in how ecosystem and community responses might be mediated and modulated by microbial decomposers, such as water molds (Saprolegnia, a mycelial heterotroph), and invertebrate consumers, especially chironomid midges (Diptera: Chironomidae), one of the more important and widely distributed families of aquatic insects. Both groups of aquatic organisms are important colonists of organic material and food source for higher trophic levels, and therefore play a critical role in mediating the effects of salmon spawners and pollution on the rest of the stream food web. Dominic is especially interested in how stable isotopes and artificial systems can be used as tools to understand freshwater ecosystems.

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above: Bridget Cove Creek estuary, Juneau, AK.
(picture taken by Dominic)

Contact: dchalone@nd.edu
Click here for a copy of Dominic's CV (PDF)

Grants

  • Co-PI Great Lakes Fishery Trust Competitive grant, University of Notre Dame (2007 - 2010).
  • Co-PI USDA-CSREES NRI Competitive grant, University of Notre Dame (2006 - 2008).
  • Co-PI NOAA Non-Competitive grant, University of Notre Dame (2006 - 2007).
  • USDA Forest Service Cooperative Research Agreement (PNW 96-3012-2-CA), Michigan State University (1997 - 1999).

Publications

Journal Articles (Selected of 26 Total)
  • Rüegg, J., D.T. Chaloner, P. Levi, S.D. Tiegs, J.L. Tank, and G.A. Lamberti. 2011. Environmental variability and the ecological effects of spawning Pacific salmon on stream biofilm. Freshwater Biology, 57:129–142.
  • Chaloner, D.T., and R.S. Wotton. 2011. Overview: the links that bind aquatic ecosystems. Journal of North American Benthological Society 30:751-761.
  • Kulacki, K.J., D.T. Chaloner, D.M. Costello, K.M. Docherty, J.H. Larson, R.J. Bernot, M.A. Brueseke, M.A. Evans-White, C.F. Kulpa, and G.A. Lamberti. 2011. Proactive ecotoxicology for the evaluation of emerging aquatic contaminants. Organic Chemistry 15:1918-1927.
  • Lamberti, G.A., D.T. Chaloner, and A.E. Hershey. 2010. Linkages among aquatic ecosystems. Journal of North American Benthological Society 29:245-263.
  • Janetski, D.J., D.T. Chaloner, S.D. Tiegs, and G.A. Lamberti. 2009. Pacific salmon effects on stream ecosystems: a quantitative synthesis. Oecologia 159:583-595.
  • Cak, A.D., D.T. Chaloner, and G.A. Lamberti. 2008. Influence of spawning Pacific salmon on southeastern Alaskan estuaries. Aquatic Sciences 70:169-178.
  • Tiegs, S.D., D.T. Chaloner, P. Levi, J. Rüegg, and G.A. Lamberti. 2008. Timber harvest transforms ecological roles of salmon in southeast Alaska rain forest streams. Ecological Applications 18:4-11.
  • Chaloner, D.T., G.A. Lamberti, A.D. Cak, N.L. Blair, and R.T. Edwards. 2007. Inter-annual variation in the water chemistry and epilithon responses to Pacific salmon spawners in an Alaskan stream. Freshwater Biology 52:478-490.
  • Kulacki, K.J., D.T. Chaloner, D.M. Costello, K.M. Docherty, J.H. Larson, R.J. Bernot, M.A. Brueseke, C.F. Kulpa, and G.A. Lamberti. 2007. Aquatic Toxicity and Biodegradation of Ionic Liquids: A Synthesis. Chemistry Today 25:32-36.
  • Chaloner, D.T., G.A. Lamberti, R.W. Merritt, N.L. Mitchell, P.H. Ostrom, and M.S. Wipfli. 2004. Variation in responses to spawning Pacific salmon among three south-eastern Alaska streams. Freshwater Biology 49:587-599.
  • Chaloner, D.T., K.M. Martin, M.S. Wipfli, P.H. Ostrom, and G.A. Lamberti. 2002. Marine carbon and nitrogen isotopes in southeastern Alaska stream food webs: evidence from artificial and natural streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 59:1257-1265.
  • Chaloner, D.T., and M.S. Wipfli. 2002. Influence of decomposing Pacific salmon carcasses on macroinvertebrate growth and standing stock in southeastern Alaska streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21:430-442.
  • Chaloner, D.T., M.S. Wipfli, and J.P. Caouette. 2002. Mass loss and macroinvertebrate colonization of Pacific salmon carcasses in southeastern Alaskan streams. Freshwater Biology 47:263-274.
  • Wotton, R.S., D.T. Chaloner, C.A. Yardley, and R.W. Merritt. 1997. Growth of Anopheles mosquito larvae on dietary microbiota in aquatic surface microlayers. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 11:65-70.
  • Chaloner, D.T., and R.S. Wotton. 1996. Tube building by larvae of three species of midge (Diptera: Chironomidae). Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15: 300-307.
  • Chaloner, D.T., and R.S. Wotton. 1996. Substratum preferences by larvae of three species of midge (Diptera: Chironomidae). Hydrobiologia 339:93-99.
Book Chapters
  • Chaloner, D.T., A.E. Hershey, and G.A. Lamberti. 2009. Benthic Invertebrate Fauna. Pages 157-172 in G.E. Likens (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Vol. 2). Elsevier, New York.
  • Hershey, A.E., G.A. Lamberti, D.T. Chaloner, and R.M. Northington. 2009. Aquatic insect ecology. Pages 659-694 in J.H. Thorp and A. P. Covich (Eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (Third Edition). Elsevier, New York.
  • Wotton, R.S., D.T. Chaloner, and P.D. Armitage. 1996. Midges in slow sand filters - their colonization, role in filtration and potential nuisance value. Pages 149-157 in N. Graham and R. Collins (Eds.). Advances in Slow Sand and Alternative Biological Filtration. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK.

Courses Taught

  • Earth in Crisis - Current Environmental Issues (BIOS 10107), Fall 2003 and Spring 2004, University of Notre Dame.
  • General Ecology Lecture (BIOS 30312), Spring and Fall 2006, Spring and Fall 2011, University of Notre Dame.
  • General Ecology Laboratory (BIOS 31312), Fall 2006 - 2011, University of Notre Dame.
  • Biostatistics (BIOS 40411/42411) Spring 2008 - 2010, University of Notre Dame.

Committees

  • Undergraduate Research, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame.
  • Jordan Hall Galleria Displays, College of Science, University of Notre Dame.
  • Conservation and Environmental Issues, North American Benthological Society.
  • Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group, University of Notre Dame.
  • College of Science Joint Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, College of Science, University of Notre Dame.
  • Bernoulli Prize for Undergraduate Statistical Research, Dept. of Economics, University of Notre Dame.
  • Undergraduate Research Travel Grant and Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Review Panel, College of Science, University of Notre Dame.
  • University Council for Academic Technologies, Learning Environment subcommittee, University of Notre Dame.
  • University Council for Academic Technologies, Learning Environment subcommittee, University of Notre Dame.
  • University Landscaping Sustainability Committee, University of Notre Dame.

 
 

 
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