James A. PerryJames A. Perry


H.T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Water Quality and Environmental Management
Phone: 612 625-4717
E-mail: jperry@umn.edu
Ph.D., Idaho State University

Fields of Interest

Science-policy linkage in natural resource management and applied aquatic ecology

Research

My research has two components: the science-policy linkage in natural resource management and applied aquatic ecology (i.e., the quantitative science which influence management decisions). In the former component, I address water quality policy and decision making in environmental management. The focus is on optimal use of scientific information to develop and implement the most sustainable policies and management strategies. In the applied ecology components, I address the ways in which aquatic ecosystems respond to various stressors. A wide variety of stream, lake and wetland ecosystems have been involved in studies of nutrient cycling, decomposition, and ecosystem structure and function, all leading toward a better understanding of integrated watershed management.

Selected Publications

  • Tanner, D. and J. Perry. 2007. Road Effects on Abundance and Fitness of Galapagos Lava Lizards (Microlophus albemarlensis) Journal of Environmental Managment (in press).
  • Savanick, S. and J. Perry. 2006. Case Study for Evaluating Campus Sustainability: Nitrogen Balance for the University of Minnesota. Urban Ecosystems. Published on-line first; available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/1573-1642/?k=Savanick
  • Savanick, S. and J. Perry. 2006. Using the Campus Nitrogen Budget to Teach about the Nitrogen Cycle. Journal of Geoscience Education. Vol 54. http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/abstracts/may06.html#v54p312
  • Perry, J. A. and K. W. Easter. 2004. Resolving the Scale Incompatibility Dilemma in River Basin Management. Water Resources Research 40 (8): http://www.agu.org/pubs/current/wr/index.php?month=July
  • Talmage, P., J. A. Perry and R. Goldstein. 2002. Relation of Instream Habitat and Physical Conditions to Fish Communities of Agricultural Streams in the Northern Midwest. Journal of Fish Managment. 22: 825-833.