Item talk:Q166056

USGS Staff Profile:

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   abstract: Research Fish Biologist with the Cooperative Research Units
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   abstract: Unit Leader - California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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   abstract: "Nicholas\u2019 educational history includes an undergraduate mathematics\
     \ degree from Regis University, a master\u2019s degree in statistics from Washington\
     \ State University, and he received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University where\
     \ he studied time-series and spatial statistics for data originating from stream\
     \ and river networks. Prior to joining the CRU, Nicholas was a statistician\
     \ and program lead for the fish and aquatic conservation program at the Arcata\
     \ US Fish and Wildlife office.Nicholas\u2019 research focuses on answering ecological\
     \ questions with quantitative tools aimed to inform resource management decision\
     \ makers. His main interests include water management and the ecology of pacific\
     \ salmon, and his work includes both methods development and applied science\
     \ projects. His applied work has ranged from the Columbia to Sacramento Rivers,\
     \ but with most attention on the Klamath Basin. He frequently works on models\
     \ for aquatic habitat, population dynamics, and disease dynamics.Nicholas teaches\
     \ graduate courses on statistical methods common to fish and wildlife projects,\
     \ such generalized linear models, applied Bayesian modeling, etc.Areas of ExpertiseDecision\
     \ Support/Analysis, Disease/Parasites, Ecological Flows, Fisheries Management,\
     \ Habitat Management, Managed Flows/Hydrology, Population Dynamics, Species\
     \ Distribution Modeling, Statistics and Modelling, Stream Ecology, T&E Species\
     \ ManagementTaxon Groups StudiedAnadromous Fishes, Freshwater Fishes, Salmonids"
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 email: nsom@usgs.gov
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   name: Ph.D. - Oregon State University
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     name: Cooperative Research Units
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cooperative-research-units
   roleName: Research Fish Biologist
   startDate: '2024-05-12T14:24:02.628235'
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   name: Unit Leader - California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2023-
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Statistician, Program Lead, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arcata Fish and
     Aquatic Conservation Program (2011-2023)
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   value: 0009-0006-9722-6330
 jobTitle: Research Fish Biologist
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   name: Decision Support/Analysis
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Disease/Parasites
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   name: Ecological Flows
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   name: Fisheries Management
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   name: Species Distribution Modeling
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   name: T&E Species
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   member:
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     name: U.S. Geological Survey
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   startDate: '2024-05-12T14:24:02.625593'
 name: Nicholas Som, PhD
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/nicholas-som