W. Nicholas Beer

W. Nicholas Beer
Research Consultant
University of Washington
School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Columbia Basin Research
Box 358218
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 221-3708
nick@cbr.washington.edu

Quick Links

Current research interests concerning salmon in the Northwest
Northwest Regional Temperature Modeling.
Web sites using my on-line tools and maps.
Mathematical model development and calibration as well as PERL-based web tool development for the Chinook Egg Growth model
Zoom-In Interactive maps and HTML generation tools for the Naturemap and Salmonweb projects.
Spatial data creation and development for the CRiSP passage model.
Mapping and animation development for the Radio telemetry demonstration site
Mapping and data file creation for the JAVA GeoMap Applet demonstration

Publications list

2001. Effect of spawning day and temperature on salmon emergence: interpretations of a growth model for Methow River chinook. Final Publication: Beer, W. Nicholas and James J. Anderson. 2001. Effect of spawning day and temperature on salmon emergence: interpretations of a growth model for Methow River chinook. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 58(5): 943-949.
2001. Evaluation of the 2000 Predictions of the Run-Timing of Wild Migrant Yearling Chinook and Water Quality at Multiple Locations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers using CRiSP/RealTime. Report to Bonneville Power Administration, Environment, Fish and Wildlife.
2000. Columbia River Salmon Passage Model CRiSP.1.6 Theory and Calibration.
2000. Evaluation of the 1999 Predictions of the Run-Timing of Wild Migrant Yearling Chinook and Water Quality at Multiple Locations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers using CRiSP/RealTime. Report to Bonneville Power Administration, Environment, Fish and Wildlife.
2000. Application of the Out-Migrant Survival Simulator (OMSS) using the SWARM modeling environment to study smolt-predator interactions. Presented at SwarmFest 2000, March 11-13, 2000, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
1999. Evaluation of the 1998 Predictions of the Run-Timing of Wild Migrant Yearling Chinook and Water Quality at Multiple Locations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers using CRiSP/RealTime. Final Publication: Beer, W.N., J.A. Hayes, P. Shaw, R.W. Zabel, and J.J. Anderson. 1999. Evaluation of the 1998 Predictions of the Run-Timing of Wild Migrant Yearling Chinook and Water Quality at Multiple Locations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers using CRiSP/RealTime. Technical Report DOE/BP-02347-1. Portland, OR : Bonneville Power Administration.
1999. Application of the Out-Migrant Survival Simulator using the SWARM modeling environment to study smolt-predator interactions: Modeling Support to Army Corps of Engineers Columbia River Fisheries Programs, DRAFT.
1999. Comparison of mechanistic and empirical methods for modeling embryo and alevin development in Chinook salmon. UW restricted access to online article. Final Publication: Beer, W.N. 1999. Comparison of mechanistic and empirical methods for modeling embryo and alevin development in Chinook salmon. North American Journal of Aquaculture 61:126-134.
1998. Growth of Snake River chinook salmon, DRAFT.
1997. Modelling the Growth of Salmonid Embryos. UW restricted access to online article . Final Publication: Beer, W.N. and J.J. Anderson. 1997. Modelling the Growth of Salmonid Embryos. Journal of Theoretical Biology 189(3): 297-306.
1996. A growth model for larval salmon with application to field and laboratory observations of chinook salmon. Final Publication: Beer, W.N. 1996. A growth model for larval salmon with application to field and laboratory observations of chinook salmon. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington. Seattle, Washington.
1994. Distribution of Fish and Stream Habitats and Influences of Watershed Conditions, Beckler River, Washington. Final Publication: Wissmar, R.C. and W. N. Beer. 1994 Distribution of fish and stream habitats and influences of watershed conditions, Beckler River, Washington. Fisheries Research Institute Technical Report FRI-UW-9417, School of Fisheries WH-10, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. 54 p.