Patrick Shirey
GLOBES NSF Ph.D.
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Education:
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Research Interests
My research interests include aquatic ecosystems, endangered species, and the interrelationship between science and policy for the management of natural resources. I would like to focus a portion of my dissertation work on examining preserved museum specimens to evaluate changes in aquatic ecosystems. This can be accomplished by examining gut contents and measuring stable isotope concentrations of preserved fish, and comparing the results with current food webs to evaluate changes in ecosystems.
For further information please e-mail or visit my website.
Publications
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Shirey, P.D. and G.A. Lamberti. 2009. Assisted colonization under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. In Press. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00083.x (featured on the Notre Dame College of Science website)
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Cowley, D.E., J.C. Alleman, R. Sallenave, R.R. McShane, and P.D. Shirey. 2009. Effects of salinity on specific gravity and viability of eggs of a North American minnow (Cyprinidae). Scientia Marina 73(S1): 47-58.
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Shirey, P.D., D.E. Cowley, and R. Sallenave. 2008. Diatoms from gut contents of museum specimens of an endangered minnow suggest long-term ecological changes in the Rio Grande (US). Journal of Paleolimnology 40(1):263-272.
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Cowley, D.E., P.D. Shirey, and M.D. Hatch. 2006. Ecology of the Rio Grande silvery minnow (Cyprinidae: Hybognathus amarus) inferred from specimens collected in 1874. Reviews in Fisheries Science 14: 111-125.