Faculty

 
Dr. Andrew Rypel

Andrew L. Rypel
Assistant Professor of Applied Fish Ecology

B.A., Saint Louis University (2001)
M.S., Auburn University (2004)
Ph.D., The University of Alabama (2008)

Rypel Lab Website

Academic interests:

Global change, Fish Ecology, Freshwater Mussels, Fisheries Management, River Ecology, Coastal Marine Ecology, Macroecology, Growth Rates, Ecosystem Services

Courses:

Fisheries techniques

Post-doctoral experience:

USDA Forest Service and University of Mississippi (2008-2010)
Washington University in Saint Louis (2010-2011)

Selected publications:

  • Haag, W.R., and A.L. Rypel. 2011. Growth and longevity in freshwater mussels: evolutionary and conservation implications. Biological Reviews 86: 225-247.
  • Rypel, A.L. 2010.  Mercury in lentic fish populations related to ecosystem and watershed characteristics, Ambio 39: 14-19.
  • Rypel, A.L. 2010. River impoundment and sunfish growth. River Research and Applications, Published Online, DOI: 10.1002/rra.1370.
  • Rypel, A.L. 2009. Climate-growth relationships for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) across three southeastern USA states, Ecology of Freshwater Fish 18: 620-628.
  • Rypel, A.L., W.R. Haag and R.H. Findlay. 2009. Pervasive hydrologic effects on freshwater mussels and riparian trees in southeastern floodplain ecosystems. Wetlands 29: 497-504.
  • Rypel, A.L., and D.R. Bayne. 2009. Hydrologic habitat preferences of select southeastern USA fishes resilient to river ecosystem fragmentation. Ecohydrology 2: 419-428.
  • Rypel, A.L., W.R. Haag and R.H. Findlay. 2008. Validation of annual growth rings in  freshwater mussel shells using crossdating. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 2224-2232.
  • Rypel, A.L., D.A. Arrington and R.H. Findlay. 2008. Mercury in southeastern US fish populations linked to water body type. Environmental Science and Technology 42: 5118-5124.
  • Rypel, A.L., and C.A. Layman. 2008. Degree of aquatic ecosystem fragmentation predicts population characteristics of gray snapper in Caribbean tidal creeks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 335-339.
  • Valentine-Rose, L., C.A. Layman, D.A. Arrington and A.L. Rypel. 2007. Habitat fragmentation decreases fish secondary production in Bahamian tidal creeks. Bulletin of Marine Science 80: 863-877.
  • Rypel, A.L., C.A. Layman and D.A. Arrington. 2007. Water depth modifies relative predation risk for a motile fish taxa in Bahamian tidal creeks. Estuaries and Coasts 30: 518-525.
  • Rypel, A.L., D.R. Bayne and J.B. Mitchell. 2006. Growth of freshwater drum from lotic and lentic habitats in Alabama. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135: 987-997.

Email: rypel@vt.edu