R.A. CURRY, Hons. B.E.S. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (Trent), Ph.D. (Guelph). Fish ecology, aquatic ecosystem structure and function, and population dynamics Teaching Responsibilities: ENR 1973 (Fall Field Camp) Biol 2113 (Introduction to Ecology) Biol 4373 (Tropical Marine Biology – Coral Reef Fishes of Cuba) Biol 4772 (Aquatic Ecology – with Culp, Baird, and Monk) FE 4995 (Structural Design of Forest Engineering Systems - with Jaeger and Smith) Biol 6772 (Advanced Aquatic Ecology – with Culp)

Curry Lab

Research Interests:
My research programme is a mix of applied and theoretical questions in aquatic ecology with a focus on fish and freshwaters.  The brook trout or charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) are a major focus of my research.  We are studying the ecology of anadromous forms using biotelemetry, analyses of strontium in bone structures, microsatellite DNA, and stable isotopes.  My students are developing models of brook trout production in streams using GIS, and the flux and fate of mercury in lakes inhabited by brook trout.  We are using infrared images of rivers to detect potential thermal refugia for trout and Atlantic salmon.  We are working define and identify critical habitats, and developing models of landscape features that predict the occurrence of these critical thermal habitats.

Special Responsibilities/Interests/Expertise:
Director, CRI
Professor, Biology and Forestry and Environmental Management
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy/Cloverleaf Foundation Professor of Recreational Fisheries Research
Assistant Director, New Brunswick Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NBCFWRU)
Undergraduate Director, Water Resources Management (BSc Environment and Natural Resources)

Downloads:
Stream Ecosystem Health Kit download page
Inland Fishes of New Brunswick
Freshwater Macro-Invertebrates of New Brunswick

Some Recent Publications:
Curry, R.A.  2010.  Fishes of the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone.  Pages 1-13, Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone. Edited by D.F. McAlpine and I.M. Smith. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Canada. (In press).

Wyn, B., K.A. Kidd, N.M. Burgess, R.A. Curry.  2010.  Mercury biomagnification in the food webs of acidic lakes in Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Nova Scotia.  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (In press).

Monk, W.A. and R.A. Curry.  2009.  Ecological significance of spatial and temporal variability in stream temperatures across north-eastern North America.  Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment.  American Fisheries Society Symposium 69:215-230.

González-Sansón, G., C. Aguilar, I. Hernández, Y. Cabrera1, and R.A. Curry.  2009.  Factors influencing fish assemblages of coral reefs along the Northwestern Cuban shelf.  Gulf Coast Research 21:13-21.

Aguilar, C., G. González-Sansón, I. Faloh, and R.A. Curry.  2008.  Spatial variation of stable isotopes (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) in marine fishes along the coast of Havana City: Evidence of human impacts from harbor and river waters.  Journal of Coastal Research 24:1281–1288.

Hubert N., R. Hanner, E. Holm, N. Mandrak, N. Laviolette, E. Taylor, M. Burridge, D. Watkinson, A. Curry, P. Bentzen, J. Zhang, J. April, and L. Bernatchez.  2008.  Identifying Canadian freshwater fishes through DNA barcodes. PLOS One 3:e2490

Jardine, T.D., E. Chernoff, and R.A. Curry.  2008.  Maternal transfer of carbon and nitrogen to progeny of sea-run and resident brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis).  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65:2201–2210.

Chernoff, E. and R.A. Curry.  2007.  First summer growth predetermined in anadromous and resident brook charr. J. Fish Biol. 70:334-346.

Curry, R.A., C. Doherty, S. Currie, and T.J. Jardine.  2007.  The movements and diet of introduced muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in the Saint John River, New Brunswick.  Env. Biol. Fish. 79:49-60.

Curry, R.A.  2007.  Late glacial impacts on dispersal and colonization of Atlantic Canada and Maine by freshwater fishes.  Quaternary Research.  67:225-233.

Courtemanche, D., F.G. Whoriskey, Jr., and R.A. Curry.  2006.  Assessing anadromy of brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) using scale microchemistry.  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63:995-1006.

Curry, R.A., J. van de Sande, J., and F.G. Whoriskey.  2006.  Temporal and spatial habitats of anadromous brook charr in the Laval River and its estuary.  Env. Biol. Fish. 76:361-370

Jardine, T.D. and R.A. Curry.  2006.  Unique perspectives on the influence of size and age on consumer δ¹⁵N from a rainbow smelt complex.  Journal of Fish Biology 69:215-223

Munkittrick, K.R., R.A. Curry, J.M Culp, R.A. Cunjak, D.L. MacLatchy, K.A. Kidd, S. Dalton, D.J. Baird and R. Newbury. 2006. A framework for integrated watershed management for the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada. Water and Ecosystems: Water Resources Management in Diverse Ecosystems and Providing for Human Needs, UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada.

Courtemanche, D., F.G. Whoriskey, Jr., and R.A. Curry.  2005.  A non-lethal approach using strontium in scales to distinguish periods of marine and freshwater residency of anadromous species.  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.62:2443–2449

Curry, R.A.  2005.  Assessing the reproductive contributions of sympatric anadromous and freshwater-resident brook trout.  J. Fish Biol. 66:741-757.

Curry, R.A., S.L. Currie, S.A. Arndt, and A. Bielak.  2005.  Winter survival of age-0 smallmouth bass in northeastern lakes.  Env. Biol. Fish. 72:111-122. 

Curry, R.A. and K.R. Munkittrick.  2005.  Fish community responses to multiple stressors along the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada.  In (J.N. Rinne, R. Calamusso, and R. Hughes, eds.) Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas.  American Fisheries Society Symposium 45: 505-521.

Doherty, C.A., B. Galloway, R.A. Curry, and K.R. Munkittrick.  2005.  Performance of white sucker populations along the Saint John River main stem, New Brunswick, Canada: an example of effects-based cumulative effects assessment.  Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 40:361-373.

Gray, M.A., R.A. Curry, and K.R. Munkittrick.  2005.  Impacts of non-point inputs from potato farming on populations of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus).  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24: 2291-2298.

Jardine, T., R.A. Curry, K.S. Heard, and R.A. Cunjak.  2005.  High fidelity: Stream Invertebrate tissue and stomach content isotope ratios, and the effects of diet quality.  J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 24:290–299.

Skinner, M., Courtenay, S., Parker, W.R., and Curry, R. A.  2005.  Site fidelity of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) in an Atlantic Canadian estuary.  Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 40:288-298.

Skinner, M., Courtenay, S., Parker, W.R., and Curry, R. A.  2005.  Evaluation of techniques for the marking of mummichogs with emphasis on Visible Implant Elastomer.  North American Journal of

Cunjak, R.A., R.A. Curry, K. Clarke and D.A. Scruton.  2004.  Fish-forestry studies in Atlantic Canada.  Pages 439-462, Fishes and Forests: an Approach to Fish-Forestry Interaction (Northcote, T.G. and G.F. Hartman, eds.). Blackwell Science. Oxford.

Curry, R.A. and S. MacNeill.  2004.  Population-level responses to sediment during early life in brook trout.  J. N. Am. Benth. Soc. 23:140-150

Curry R.A., S.L. Currie, R. Saint-Laurent, and L. Bernatchez.  2004.  The reproductive ecology and genetics of multiple forms of rainbow smelt in Lake Utopia, New Brunswick.  Env. Biol. Fishes 69:153-166.

Hanson, S.D and R.A. Curry.  2004.  Effects of river herring management in the Saint John River, New Brunswick on trophic interactions with age-0 smallmouth bass.  Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 134:356–368.

Rogers, S.M. and R.A. Curry.  2004. Genetic population structure of brook trout inhabiting a large river watershed.  Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 113:1138-1149

Curry, R.A., C. Brady, and G.E. Morgan.  2003.  Population dynamics of exploited lake-dwelling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).  N. Am. J. Fish. Mgt. 23:35-47.

Galloway, B.J., K.R. Munkittrick, S. Currie, M.A. Gray, R.A. Curry, and C. Wood.  2003.  Examination of the responses of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) collected on the Saint John River downstream of pulp mill, paper mill, and sewage discharges. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22: 2898-2907.

Curry, R.A., D.A. Scruton, and K.D. Clarke.  2002. The thermal regimes of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, incubation habitats and evidence of changes during forestry operations.  Can. J. For. Res. 32:1200-1207.

Curry, R.A., D. Sparks and J. VandeSande.  2002.  Movement patterns of a riverine population of brook trout.  Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 131:551-560.

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