Beth Nyboer
Virginia Tech
106A Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
B.Sc., Simon Fraser University, Double major in the Departments of Biology & Humanities (2008)
M.Sc. McGill University, Department of Biology (2013)
Ph.D., McGill University, Department of Biology (2018)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Elizabeth Nyboer is a freshwater fisheries ecologist whose work aims to understand how environmental change affects aquatic ecosystems and the human societies they support. Her research integrates concepts from applied conservation ecology and social-ecological systems theory and employs a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to develop solutions to complex environmental challenges including biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, fisheries sustainability, and natural resource management. The three core themes of her research program are: 1. the ecological consequences of environmental change on fish and fisheries, 2. the impact of environmental change on fishing communities, and 3. how social and ecological knowledge is best communicated and integrated into environmental policy and practice.
- Ichthyology (FIW 4424)
- Dimension and Interfaces of Conservation Science (FIW 5984)
1. Building resilience to climate change in Lake Victoria’s fisheries: the role of women’s fisheries organizations in Uganda and Kenay.
2. Exploring the social and ecological consequences of cage aquaculture in Lake Victoria, East Africa
3. Fuzzy boundaries in recreational fishery management: exploring the importance of recreational fish food systems
4. The Bimiizii Project: Indigenous Relationships with Sea Lamprey management and control in the Great Lakes
AJ Lynch, HS Embke, EA Nyboer, LE Wood, A Thorpe, SC Phang, et al. (2024). Inland recreational fisheries contribute nutritional benefits and economic value but are vulnerable to climate change. Nature Food 5, 433–443. DOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-00961-8
Nyboer, EA, Reid, A, Jeanson, AL, Kelly, R, Mackay, M, House, J, et al. (2023). Goals, challenges, and next steps in transdisciplinary fisheries research: perspectives and experiences from early-career researchers. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 33, 349-374. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-022-09719-6
Embke, HS, Nyboer, EA, Robertson, AM, Arlinghaus, R, Bower, S, Baigun, C, Cooke, SJ, Cowx, I, Lynch, AJ, et al. (2022). Global dataset of species-specific inland recreational fisheries harvest for consumption. Scientific Data. 9, 488 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01604-y
Nyboer, EA, Musinguzi, L, Natugonza, V, Ogutu-Ohwayo, R, Young, N, Cooke, SJ, & Chapman, LJ. (2022) Climate change adaptation and adaptive efficacy in the inland fisheries of the Lake Victoria basin. People and Nature 4, 1319–1338. DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10388
Nyboer, EA, Embke, HS, Robertson, AM, Arlinghaus, R, Baigun, C, Beard, TD Jr, Bower, et al. (2022). Overturning stereotypes: The fuzzy boundary between recreational and subsistence inland fisheries. Fish & Fisheries 23, 1282–1298. DOI: 10.1111/faf.12688
Nyboer, EA, Lin HY, Bennett JR, Gabriel J, Twardek W, Chhor, A, Daly, L, et al. (2021) Global assessment of marine and freshwater recreational fish reveals mismatch in climate change vulnerability and conservation . Global Change Biology 27, 4799-4824. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15768
Nyboer, EA, Nguyen, V, Young, N, Rytwinski, T, Taylor, J, Lane, JF, Bennett, JR, Harron, N, et al. 2021. Supporting actionable science for environmental policy: Advice to funding agencies from decision makers. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2, 693129. DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.693129