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John Jackson, Ph.D.

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John Jackson, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

  • Principal investigator, Entomology Group.
  • Adjunct professor of entomology and wildlife ecology, University of Delaware.
  • Adjunct professor of biology, University of Pennsylvania.

Contact

jkjackson@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-910-0042
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311

Interests and Expertise

John Jackson’s research interests span a variety of applied and basic subjects, including population and evolutionary ecology of stream insects, the role of abiotic and biotic processes in determining the structure and function of stream assemblages, energy and nutrient exchange within streams and between streams and their surrounding watersheds, and benthic monitoring and water quality assessment. Specific projects that address these research interests include studies of growth and development of aquatic insects, the influence of dispersal, population dynamics, and environmental variation on genetic structure of stream organisms, the evolutionary and ecological significance of disturbance in aquatic insect ecology, spatial and temporal variation in the distribution and abundance of stream insects, and organic matter dynamics and secondary production. These studies have been located in temperate and/or tropical streams.

Education

  • Ph.D., entomology, University of California, Berkeley, California.
  • M.S., zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
  • B.S., biology (Honors), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Professional Experience

  • Senior research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2007–present.
  • Adjunct professor, biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001–present.
  • Adjunct Professor, entomology and wildlife ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1992–present.
  • Associate research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 1999–2007.
  • Fulbright senior scholar at Institut für Zoologie und Limnologie, Universität Innsbruck, Austria, 1998.
  • Postdoctoral research associate, assistant curator, and associate curator, Division of Environmental Research, Stroud Water Research Center, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1990–1999.

Publications

Mesh size affects macroinvertebrate descriptions in large rivers: examples from the Savannah and Mississippi Rivers

Battle, J.M., J.K. Jackson, and B.W. Sweeney. 2007. Hydrobiologia 592:329–343.

Stream insect occupancy-frequency patterns and metapopulation structure

Heatherly, T., M.R. Whiles, D.J. Gibson, S.L. Collins, A.D. Huryn, J.K. Jackson, and M.A. Palmer. 2007. Oecologia 151(2):313–331.

Annual and spatial variation for macroinvertebrates in the Upper Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Battle, J.M., J.K. Jackson, and B.W. Sweeney. 2007. Fundamental and Applied Limnology Archiv für Hydrobiology 168(1):39–54.

Macroinvertebrate distribution in relation to land use and water chemistry in New York City drinking-water-supply watersheds

Kratzer, E.B., J.K. Jackson, D.B. Arscott, A.K. Aufdenkampe, C.L. Dow, L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and B.W. Sweeney. 2006. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25:954–976.

Organic matter transport in New York City drinking-water-supply watersheds

Kaplan, L.A., J.D. Newbold, D.J. Van Horn, C.L. Dow, A.K. Aufdenkampe, and J.K. Jackson. 2006. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25:912–927.

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