Dr. Carol Ann Woody

Fisheries Research and Consulting
6601 Chevigny St.
Anchorage, AK 99502
carolw@alaskalife.net

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Woody, C. A.  Editor.  2007.  Sockeye salmon evolution, ecology and management.  American Fisheries Society Symposium No. 53. Bethesda, MD.
Woody, C. A. 2007.  Counting towers as an abundance estimation tool for salmon.  Pages 363-384.  In Johnson, D.H., B.M. Shrier, J.S. O’Neal, J.A. Knutzen, X. Augerot, T.A. O’Neil, T.N. Pearsons, editors.  Salmonid Field Protocol Handbook.  American Fisheries Society, Symposium No. 57. Bethesda, MD. (PDF file 343 kb)
Young, D. B. and C. A. Woody.  2007.  The spawning distribution of sockeye salmon in a glacially influenced watershed: the importance of glacial habitats.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.  136:452—459 (PDF file 193 kb)
Kline, T. C. Jr., C. A. Woody, M.A. Bishop, S.P. Powers, and E.E.Knudsen.  2007.  Assessment of marine derived nutrients in the Copper River Delta, Alaska using natural abundance of the stable isotopes of nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon.  Pages 51-72 in C.A. Woody (editor). Evolution, ecology and management of sockeye salmon.  American Fisheries Society Symposium No. 54.  Bethesda, MD. (PDF file 226 kb)
Woody, C. A. and D. B. Young.  2007.  Life history and essential habitats of humpback whitefish in Lake Clark National Park, Kvichak River watershed, Alaska. Annual Report FIS05-0403.  US Fish and Wildlife Service.  Federal Office of Subsistence Management, Anchorage, Alaska. (PDF file 395 kb)
Ramstad, K.M., C. A. Woody, C. Habicht, G. K. Sage, J. E. Seeb, and F. W. Allendorf. 2007. Concordance of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers in detecting a founder event in Lake Clark sockeye salmon. American Fisheries Society Symposium 54:31-50. (PDF file 823 kb)
Reynolds, J.H., C.A. Woody, N.E. Gove, and L.F. Fair. 2007.  Efficiently estimating salmon escapement uncertainty using systematically sampled data.  Pages 121-129 in C.A. Woody (editor). Evolution, ecology and management of sockeye salmon.  American Fisheries Society Symposium No. 54.  Bethesda, MD.
Young, D.B. and C.A. Woody.  2006.   Dynamic in-lake spawning migrations by female sockeye salmon.  Ecology of Freshwater Fish.  115: 1-11.
Young, D. B. and C. A. Woody.  2006.  Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon Escapement and Population Monitoring.  Annual Report FIS 05-402.  US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Office of Subsistence Management, Anchorage, Alaska.
Woody, C. A.  2004.  Population monitoring of sockeye salmon from the Newhalen and Tazimina Rivers, Kvichak River watershed, Bristol Bay, Alaska, 2000-2003.  01-095, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management.  Anchorage, AK.  38 pp.
K. M. Ramstad, C. A. Woody, G. K. Sage, and F. W. Allendorf.  2004.  Founding events influence genetic population structure of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Lake Clark, Alaska.  Molecular Ecology 13:277-290.
Woody, C. A.  2003.  Unlocking the secrets of Lake Clark sockeye salmon.   Alaska Park Science.  National Park Service.  Alaska Support Office, Anchorage AK. Summer 2003 Issue.
Woody, C. A., K. M. Ramstad, D. B. Young, G. K. Sage, F. W. Allendorf.  2003.  Lake Clark sockeye salmon population assessment.  Final Report No. FIS 01-042 to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Office of Subsistence Management, Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program. 
Ramstad, K. and C. A. Woody.  2003.  Radio tag retention and tag related mortality in migrating sockeye salmon.  North American Journal of Fishery Management.  23:978-982. (PDF file 14 kb)
Yuzo Yamamoto, Takayuki Shoji, Carol Woody, and Hiroshi Ueda.  2003.  Effects of clove oil on the olfactory response in salmonid fishes.  Published abstract from Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. 
D. Rogers, T. Quinn, D. Schindler, R. Britton, R. Hilborn, C. A. Woody.  2003.  Alaska Salmon Research 2002. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.  University of Washington.  SAFS-UW-0304.  41 pp.
Woody, C. A., J.  Nelson, and K. Ramstad.  2002.  Clove oil as an anaesthetic for adult sockeye salmon: field trials.  Journal of Fish Biology.   60:340-347.
Woody, C. A., J. Olsen, P. Bentzen, and J. Reynolds.  2000.  Temporal variation of genotypic and phenotypic traits of two sockeye salmon populations, Tustumena Lake, Alaska.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.  129:1031-1043.
Woody, C. A.  1998. Ecological, morphological, genetic and life history characteristics of two sockeye salmon populations, Tustumena Lake, Alaska.  Ph.D. dissertation.  University of Washington.  114 pp.
Konecki, J. T. (deceased), C. A. Woody, and T. P. Quinn.  1995.  Influence of temperature on incubation rates of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) from ten Washington populations.  Northwest Science, 69(2): 126-132.
Konecki, J. T. (deceased), C. Woody, and T. P. Quinn.  1995.  Critical thermal maxima of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) fry under field and laboratory acclimation regimes.  Canadian Journal of Zoology.  73: 993 - 996.
Konecki, J. T. (deceased), C. Woody, and T. P. Quinn.  1995.  Temperature preference in two populations of juvenile coho salmon, (Oncorhynchus kisutch).  Environmental Biology of Fishes.  44: 417 - 421.
Konecki, J. T., C. Woody, and T. P. Quinn.  1993.  Thermal adaptations of Washington coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations:  incubation, preference and tolerance.  School of Fisheries/Center for Streamside Studies, University of Washington.  Final Report to Washington Forest Protection Association. 
Woody, C. A. and L. Holland - Bartels.  1993.  Reproductive characteristics of a population of washboard mussels, Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque 1820), in the upper Mississippi River.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology.  8: 57 - 66.
Woody, C. A. and S. Riefensthul.  1991.  Stream side incubation of chum salmon eggs at two streams on Kuiu Island, Alaska.  Proceedings of the 15th N.E. Pacific pink and chum salmon workshop.  Pacific salmon commission.  Vancouver, B. C.
Woody, C. A. 1988.  Reproductive biology, growth, and verification of three fish hosts of Magnonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the east channel of navigation pool 10, upper Mississippi River.  Masters Thesis.  University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

LECTURESHIPS AND OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE

3/07 – Present.  Adjunct Faculty, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  Instructor of “Salmon Secrets” a course on the ecology and life history of Pacific salmon.

7/05. University of Washington.  Aleknagik Field station.  Evolution and ecology of sockeye salmon: Lake Clark as a case study.   Invited speaker to a field course co-sponsored by the University of Washington and University of Alaska.

7/05 University of Alaska, Dillingham Campus.  Can mining and fish co-exist?   Invited speaker for a one day, 0.5 credit course through the Bristol Bay Campus.

7/05.  University of Alaska, Naknek Campus.  Fishery Resources and the Proposed Pebble Mine: Important Considerations.  Invited speaker for a one day 0.5 credit course through the Bristol Bay Campus. 

9/03 – 10/06  Affiliate faculty at the University of Idaho, Moscow

8/03.  Sockeye salmon evolution and ecology: Lake Clark as a case history.  2003. Invited presentation.  University of Alaska, Anchorage, biology seminar series.  Presented.

1985.  Designed and instructed a four credit month-long university course entitled “Ecologia de los peces del agua dulce” (ecology of freshwater fishes) at the National University of Ecuador, Guyaquil, Ecuador, South America as part of my Peace Corps service.

9/04 – Present.  University of Alaska, Juneau.  Recruited, funded, supervised, and mentored Elizabeth Baney Benolkin on salmon population structure and local adaptations.   

9/03 – 10/06. Recruited, funded, supervised and acted as Masters thesis committee member and mentor for Ryan Kreiner.  M.S. Title: An investigation of Arctic char and lake trout in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

9/00 – 9/04.  Daniel B. Young, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.   Recruited, funded, supervised and acted as a thesis committee member and mentor for Daniel B. Young.  Thesis title: Sockeye salmon habitat use and movements in Lake Clark, Alaska: the importance of glacial habitats

9/00 – 4/06.  University of Montana, Missoula.  Recruited, funded, supervised and served as committee member for Dr. Kristina Ramstad. Dissertation title:  Colonization and local adaptation of Lake Clark sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).  Ms. Ramstad’s dissertation publications are listed in selected publications. 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Fisheries Society – Alaska Chapter
Past President – 2002
President:  2001-2002
President- Elect: 2000- 2001
Elected Vice President: 1999 – 2000
Membership Committee Chair: 1999 – 2000
Awards Committee- 2003-2005
Invited Co-Chair and discussion panel member of the Kvichak River Special Session. Annual meeting. 2002.
Mentorship Program Chair: 2005-Present
Environmental Concerns Committee: 2005-present
Genetics Section Member 2001-2005
Endangered Species Committee member: 1996-1998

Grants and Projects Funded

Table 1.  Summary of grants awarded since 1998.  NPS = National Park Service; FWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service; EVOS = Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.; TU = Trout Unlimited; RRC = Renewable Resource Coalition; UAF = University of Alaska , Fairbanks.  In kind support is also acknowledged.  PI indicates that I was the lead Project Investigator and responsible for project planning, implementation, and reporting.  

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Ramstad, K. M., C. A. Woody, and F. W. Allendorf. August 2007. Spawning color divergence reflects local adaptation among sockeye salmon. Poster. 11th Congress of the European Society of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala, Sweden. (PDF file 1.29 mb)
Ramstad, K. M., C. A. Woody, and F. W. Allendorf. June 2007. Increased weapon size and reduced visual displays: evidence for a glacial ecotype of sockeye salmon. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Christchurch, New Zealand.
C. A. Woody.  2006.   Annual Update on Lake Clark Fisheries Research Projects.  Presentation to the Kijik Coorporation.  Anchorage AK.
C. A. Woody.  2006.  Unlocking the secrets of Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon.  Invited presentation to the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.  Anchorage, AK.
Ramstad, K. M., C. A. Woody, C. Habicht, G. K. Sage, J. E. Seeb, and F. W. Allendorf. 2006.  Concordance of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers in detecting a founder event in Lake Clark sockeye salmon. Coastwide Salmonid Genetics Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA.
Woody, C. A., J. H. Reynolds, and L. Holland-Bartles.  2005.  Sockeye salmon resource selection: fickle fish?  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska. 
Young, D. B. and C. A. Woody.  2005.  Dynamic in-lake migration patterns observed for homing sockeye salmon.  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska.
Ramstad, K. M., C. A. Woody, G. K. Sage, C. Habicht, J. Seeb, and F. W. Allendorf   2005.  Founding events influence population genetic structure of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Lake Clark Alaska.  Poster.  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska.
J. H. Reynolds, C. A. Woody, N. E.Gove, and L. Fair.  2005.  Efficiently estimating sockeye salmon escapement uncertainty from tower count data.  Poster.  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska.
Habicht, C., J. Miller, L. Fair, C. A. Woody, and 9 other coauthors.  2005.  Applying genetic data to management needs: sockeye salmon returning to Bristol Bay drainages. Poster.  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska.
Kline, T. C, C. A. Woody, M. A. Bishop, S. P. Powers, G. H. Reeves, R. Douctt, and E. Knudsen.  2005. Preliminary assessment of marine derived nutrients in the Copper River Delta, Alaska, using stable isotope analysis.  Poster.  American Fisheries Society.  Anchorage, Alaska.
Woody, C. A., K. M. Ramstad, and D. B. Young.  2005.  Collaborative Sockeye Salmon Research in the Kvichak Watershed.  Invited presentation to Senator Ted Stevens and congressional delegation Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Port Alsworth, Alaska. 
Ramstad, K. M., C. A. Woody, F. W. Allendorf.  2005.  Evidence of local adaptation among wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).  Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Fairbanks, AK.
C. A. Woody, D. B. Young and P. H. Poe. 2005.  Status and Trends of Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon, 2000-2004.  Kijik Tribal Council meeting, Nondalton, AK.
C. A. Woody, D. B. Young and P. H. Poe.  2005. Status and Trends of Lake Clark and Tazimina River Sockeye Salmon, 2000-2004.  Southwest Alaska Park Network, monitoring program review.  Anchorage, AK. 
E. Baney and C. A. Woody.  2004.  Coho salmon find refuge on Fort Richardson, a military reserve. Poster Presentation.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter, 2004, Sitka, Alaska.
D. B. Young, C. A. Woody, and J. B. Margraph.  2004.  Migration and spawning distribution of sockeye salmon within Lake Clark, Alaska.  Poster.  Alaska USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Review.  Fairbanks, AK.
D. B. Young. and C. A. Woody.  2004.  Dynamic in-lake migration patterns observed in sockeye salmon. Poster presentation.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter, Sitka, Alaska.
C. A. Woody.  2003.  Sockeye salmon evolution and ecology: Lake Clark as a case history.  2003. Invited presentation.  University of Alaska, Anchorage, biology seminar series.  Presented.
D. B. Young, C. A. Woody, and J. B. Margraph.  2003.  Migration and spawning distribution of sockeye salmon in Lake Clark, Alaska.  Poster.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter, 2003, Fairbanks, AK. 
Ramstad, K. M., and C. A. Woody.  2003. Radio tag retention and mortality of adult sockeye salmon. Poster.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter, Fairbanks, AK.
Woody, C. A., J. Nelson, and K. Ramstad.  2003.  Clove oil as an anesthetic for migrating sockeye salmon: field trials. Poster.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter, 2003, Fairbanks, AK.
K.M. Ramstad., C. A. Woody, G. K. Sage, and F. W. Allendorf.  2003.  Bottleneck effects explain genetic population structure of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Lake Clark, Alaska. Pacific Inland Salmonid Rendezvous, Cavendish, ID. 
Yamamoto, Y., C. A. Woody and H. Ueda.  2003.  Effects of clove oil exposure on olfaction in salmonids.  National Fisheries Society of Japan, Annual Meeting. Tokyo, Japan. 
Woody, C. A. 2003.  Bristol Bay sockeye salmon declines.  Nature Conservancy Seminar Series, Anchorage, AK.  Presented.
Ramstad, K., C. A. Woody, G. K. Sage, and F. Allendorf.  2002.  Genetic population structure and geologic history of Lake Clark sockeye salmon.  Poster.  Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting.  
Young, D. B., C. A. Woody and J. Margraf.  2002.    Spawning distribution of sockeye salmon in Lake Clark, Alaska.  Poster.  Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting.  Girdwood, Alaska. 
Woody, C. A. and P. Poe.  2002.  Kvichak and Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon Escapement: Past and Present.   Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting.  Girdwood, Alaska.  Presentation.
Woody, C. A.  2002.  Unlocking the Secrets of Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon. National Park Service Science Program Review for the Undersecretary of the Interior.  King Salmon, AK. Presentation.
Woody, C. A and 6 co-authors.  2002.    Lessons Learned from the Columbia River: Kvichak River sockeye salmon.  Poster:  Joint meeting: International Pacific Salmon Committee, Western Division of the American Fisheries Society.  
Woody, C. A.  2002.  Science, Research and Education: knowledge is power.  National Conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society.  Presented.
Young, D. B., C. A. Woody and J. Margraf.  2002.  Spawning Distribution and Migration of Lake Clark Sockeye Salmon.  Poster:  Alaska Science Center Public Opening.
Woody, C. A.  2002.  USGS Fisheries Program Overview.  Annual Southwest Alaska Interagency Meeting.  Dillingham, AK.  Presented.
Woody, C. A.  2001.  Poster:  Sockeye salmon run time differences coordinate fry emigration.  2001 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  Phoenix, AZ.  Presented.
Woody, C. A.  2001.  Subsistence Resource Monitoring in the new Millennium.  7th Alaska Salmon Workshop, “Escapement and the Realities of New Salmon Management”.  Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK.
Woody, C. A.  2001.  Sockeye salmon radio telemetry and genetics research: results and plans.  National Park Service Annual Research Program Review.  Anchorage, AK.  Presented.
Woody, C. A.  2000.  Lake Clark Fisheries Research Program - 2000.  Nilavena Tribes Consortium.  Iliamna, AK.  Presented.
Woody, C. A., J. Olsen, J. Reynolds, and P. Bentzen.   2000.  Molecular genetic and ecologic comparison of proximate sockeye salmon populations.  Society for Conservation Biology.  Missoula, Montana. Presented.
Woody, C. A. 2000.  Overview of the USGS Fisheries Research and Student Internship Program.  Bristol Bay Native Association Annual Meeting.  Dillingham, Alaska.  Presented.
Woody, C. A.  1998.  Ecologic and genetic differences between proximate sockeye salmon populations.  Ph.D. Dissertation defense.  University of Washington.  Seattle, WA.  
Woody, C. A.  1998.  Bears and salmon: considering other species in productivity estimates.  Joint meeting: Western Division of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, and the Lowell-Wakefield SEAGRANT. Anchorage, Alaska.  Presented.
Woody, C. A.  1998.  Temporal variation in genetic and phenotypic traits of two proximate sockeye salmon populations: implications for managers.  USGS Fisheries Cooperative Unit Program Review, Seattle, Washington.   Presented.
Woody, C. A. 1997.  Ecological differences between sockeye salmon populations originating from two streams within the Tustumena Lake watershed.  Watersheds ‘97 Cook Inlet Symposium, Anchorage, AK.  Presented.
Knudsen, E. E., G.K. Sage, K. S. Scribner, C. A. Woody.  1997. The scale of biologically unique Pacific salmon stocks and implications for management.  American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. 
Woody, C. A.  1996. Phenotypic and habitat use differences between proximate sockeye salmon populations: searching for environmental links.  American Water Resource Association, Anchorage, AK. Presented. 
Woody, C. A.  1995. Sockeye salmon ecology in two tributaries to Tustumena Lake.    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Project Review.  Anchorage, AK. Presented.
Konecki, J. T., C. Woody and T. P Quinn.  1993.  Influence of temperature on incubation rates of coho salmon.  School of Fisheries, Annual Science Review, University of Washington, Seattle.   Presented.
Konecki, J. T., C. Woody, and T. P. Quinn.  1993.  Adaptations of coho salmon to the temperature regimes of Washington rivers.  Center for Streamside Studies, Annual Program Review.  University of Washington, Seattle.   Presented.
Woody, C. A. and S. Riefensthul.  1991.  Streamside incubation of chum salmon eggs, Kuiu Island, Alaska.  Presented.  Proceedings of the 15th N.E. Pacific pink and chum salmon workshop.  Pacific Salmon Commission.  Vancouver, B. C.  Presented.

Professional References

Dr. Stephen Fried
USFWS, Office of Subsistence Management
Fisheries Information Service
3601 C Street, Suite 1030
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 786-3824
Stephen_Fried@fws.gov

Dr. Chris Foote -College Professor, Fisheries & Aquaculture Programs
Malaspina University, Nanaimo Campus
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada  V9R 5S5
(250) 753-3245
footec@mala.bc.ca

Dr. Chris Zimmerman
USGS – Research Fishery Biologist
1011 E. Tudor Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99502
907-786-3954
Czimmerman@usgs.gov