Publications

Biesinger, Z., J. Deller, E. Weimer, J. Markham, T. MacDougall, L. Witzel, M. Hosack, M. Thomas, P. Kocovsky, A. Perez-Fuentetaja. 2015 March. Status of Lower Trophic Indicators and Forage Fishes in Lake Erie. Forage Task Group report to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Markham, J., K. Tallon, J. Braunscheidel, K. Kayle, A. Todd, T. MacDougall, L. Witzel, C. Murry, T. Sullivan, Z. Biesinger. 2015 March. State of Lake Erie 2015: Status of the Coldwater Fish Community. Coldwater Task Group report to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Biesinger, Z., D. Gorsky, G. Jacobs, J. Sweka, M. Webb, M. Talbott. 2014 March. Population Assessment of Lake Sturgeon in the Lower Niagara River in the NYSDEC Lake Ontario Annual Report 2013.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, D. Marcinek, T. Grothues, J. Dobarro, W. Lindberg. 2013. Testing an autonomous acoustic telemetry positioning system for fine-scale space use in marine animals. J. Exptl. Mar. Biol. and Ecol. 448: 46-56.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. 2013. Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) space-use correlations with landscape structure and environmental conditions. J. Exptl. Mar. Biol. and Ecol. 443: 1-11.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. In prep. Comparing gag space use in two landscapes.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. 2011. Predicting local population distributions around a central shelter based on a predation risk-growth trade-off. Ecological Modelling 222: 1448-1455.
Bret-Harte, S., M.C. Mack, G.R. Goldsmith, D.B. Sloan, J. DeMarco, G.R. Shaver, P.M. Ray, Z. Biesinger, and F.S. Chapin, III. 2008. Plant functional types do not predict biomass responses to removal and fertilization in Alaskan tussock tundra. Journal of Ecology 96: 713-726.
Biesinger, Z., E.B. Rastetter, and B.L. Kwiatkowski. 2007. Hourly and daily models of active layer evolution in arctic soils. Ecological Modelling. 206:131-146.
Biesinger, Z. and J. Haefner. 2005. Proximate cues for predator searching: a quantitative analysis of hunger and encounter rate in the ladybird, Cocinella septempunctata. Animal Behavior. 69: 235-244.
Biesinger, Z., J. Powell, B. Bentz, and J. Logan. 2000. Direct and indirect parametrization of a localized model for the mountain pine beetle - lodgepole pine system. Ecological Modelling. 129 (2-3): 273-296.

Presentations

Kocovsky, P., Z. Biesinger, J. Deller, M. Hosack, T. MacDougall, J. Markham, A. Perez-Fuentetaja, M. Thomas, E. Weimer, L. Witzel. 2015 August. The Lake Erie Forage Task Group: a model for cooperative forage fish monitoring. American Fisheries Society 145th Annual Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., D. Gorsky, G. Jacobs. 2015 May. Lake Sturgeon spawning in the lower Niagara River. International Association for Great Lakes Research Meeting.
Bruestle, E., D. Gorsky, Z. Biesinger. 2015 May. Tracking sturgeon movement and habitat use in the lower Niagara River. International Association for Great Lakes Research Meeting.
Willink, P., G. Jacobs, Z. Woiak, D. Gorsky, Z. Biesinger, A. Kough. 2015 May. Monitoring activity patterns of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in Lakes Erie and Ontario using pop-off satellite archival tags. International Association for Great Lakes Research Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., J. Deller, E. Weimer, J. Markham, T. MacDougall, L. Witzel, M. Hosack, M. Thomas, P. Kočovský, A. Pérez-Fuentetaja. 2015 March. Status of Lower Trophic Indicators and Forage Fishes in Lake Erie. Forage Task Group presentation to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Markham, J., K. Tallon, J. Braunscheidel, K. Kayle, A. Todd, T. MacDougall, L. Witzel, C. Murry, T. Sullivan, Z. Biesinger. 2015 March. State of Lake Erie 2015: Status of the Coldwater Fish Community. Coldwater Task Group presentation to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Biesinger, Z., 2014 April. Lake Sturgeon of the Great Lakes. Orleans County Federation of Sportsmen’s Club.
Biesinger, Z., C. Castiglione, D. Gorsky. 2014 February. Lake Sturgeon spawning habitat enhancement. Poster at the New York American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., 2013 March. Habitat effects of the space use and growth of reef-oriented fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State SUNY.
Biesinger, Z. 2012 August. Gag space use and fitness in two landscapes. Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker, D. Marcinek. 2012 January. Linking habitat, space use, and fitness of a mobile reef predator. University of Florida Marine Biology Symposium.
Biesinger, Z. 2012 August. Gag space use and fitness in two landscapes. Dissertation defense, <a href="files/Zy Biesinger 2011 Defense 03.pptx">slides (18MB pptx)</a> and <a href="files/scan of patch.mpg">gag video (4MB mpg)</a>.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker, D. Marcinek. 2011 March. Gag home range size in two landscapes. Benthic Ecology Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker, D. Marcinek. 2011 March. Gag home range size in two landscapes. University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker, D. Marcinek. 2011 January. Fine-scale movement and habitat data for gag grouper. Presentation and poster at the Southern Division - American Fisheries Society Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker. 2010 February. Fine-scale movement and habitat data for gag grouper. <a href="files/Biesinger_poster.pptx">Best Poster (4MB pptx)</a> award at the University of Florida Marine Biology Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker. 2010 February. Fine-scale movement and habitat data for gag grouper. Florida Chapter - American Fisheries Society Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker. 2010 February. Fine-scale movement and habitat data for gag grouper. Poster at the University of Florida Graduate Student Council Research Conference.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker. 2010 January. Fine-scale movement and habitat data for gag grouper. Poster at the Florida Artificial Reef Summit.
Biesinger, Z., 2009 March. Landscape, movement, and growth in gag grouper. Florida Sea Grant Advisory Council.
Biesinger, Z., W. Lindberg, B. Bolker. 2009 March. How the seascape shapes grouper behavior and affects fisheries conservation. Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.
Biesinger, Z., 2009 January. Juvenile gag fine-scale space-use patterns. University of Florida Marine Biology Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., G. Niezgoda, P. Anson, M. Sisak, B. Bolker, and W. Lindberg. 2008 August. Obtaining fine-scale movement and habitat data for spatial fisheries modelling. American Fisheries Society Meeting.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. 2008 March. Gag grouper habitat, movement, and fitness. University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. 2007 April. Gag grouper habitat and movement. University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., B. Bolker, W. Lindberg. 2006 April. Habitat, behavior, and fitness. University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., 2005 April. Gag grouper habitat selection and population dynamics. University of Florida Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
Biesinger, Z., 1997. Modeling Mountain Pine Beetle population redistribution. Mathematical Association of America Meeting.