| | | | | Jim Brock is a scientist with broad experience in the study, monitoring, and computer modeling of ecological processes in rivers. His principal research interests relate to material transport, nutrients, and the factors affecting metabolic processes (photosynthesis and respiration). He is actively engaged in the development of new procedures and instrumentation for aquatic studies. Jim's projects often involve collaborative efforts with other scientists, engineers, and planners in both the public and private sector. He is principal of an Idaho-based consulting firm as well as a company that fabricates specialized monitoring equipment. | | B.A. Biology, 1973, Amherst College
M.S. Zoology, 1980, Idaho State University
Ph.D. Zoology, In Progress, Idaho State University | American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Ecological Society of America
North American Benthological Society
International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology |
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Idaho Outfitters and Guide Association | | Specific Expertise: Watershed Analysis - Monitoring program design and implementation
- Shading effects of riparian vegetation
- Nutrients and organic materials budgets
- Integration of landscape, physical, chemical and biological components
Water Quality Modeling of Rivers - Temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and aquatic plants
- Empirical measurements of model rate coefficients
- Impacts of restored channel and riparian vegetation
Assimilative Capacity of Rivers - Evaluation of allowable loadings consistent with maintenance of water quality standards
- Strategies for comparing point and nonpoint source impacts
Instrumentation Research and Development - Development and application of system for measuring river-floodplain wetland ecosystem metabolism
- Optical and physical techiques for monitoring suspended material including Giardia
- Data logger enclosures for diverse streamside installations
Example Project Experience: - Consultant to South Florida Water Management District on instrumentation and methods development for monitoring oxygen dynamics and metabolism of aquatic plants
- Project Manager on computer simulation of water quality impacts of flow management operations for Truckee River, Nevada (consultant to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
- Project Manager on assessment of water quality standards and allowable nutrient TMDL for Truckee River (State of Nevada)
- Project Manager on evaluation of wastewater treatment facility on the Portneuf River (City of Pocatello, Idaho)4
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