William J. Lindberg

Department of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences

William J. Lindberg

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Biological Science, 1980
Florida State University

M.S., Biological Sciences, 1975
Illinois State University

B.S., Biological Sciences, 1973
Illinois State University

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Bill Lindberg came to the University of Florida in 1981, and has been a faculty member in the Department since its inception in 1984.

Dr. Lindberg's work and interest in marine ecology, behavioral ecology and crustacean biology helped launch the beginnings of the marine component of this Department.

In 1990 he established the Suwannee Regional Reef Program ó a nationally recognized experimental system for the study of ecological processes affecting exploited species on the shallow continental shelf. For example, his group has been using experimental reefs to study the effects of habitat quality, fish behavior, and fishing pressure on grouper populations since 1992.

Courses

ZOO 5265C Crustacea Biology. Spring, even years.

Credits: 4; Prerequisite: ZOO 3203C or permission of instructor. Biology of Crustacea including systematics, physiology, and adaptations to the environment, behavior, life history strategies and community ecology.

FAS 5265 Reproductive Biology of Fish and Shellfish. Spring.

Credits: 3. Prerequisites: Courses in ecology and animal physiology. Ecological, behavioral, and physiological control mechanisms/models of reproduction, and their manipulation in fisheries and aquaculture.

FAS 5901 Aquatic Research and Science. Spring, even years.
(Credits 2; Max: 10). Prerequisites: none. Philosophical and ethical foundations for scientific research, contrasting schools of thought, and critiques of contemporary ecology.

E-mail: wjl@ufl.edu

Phone: 352-392-9617 ext. 239

Curriculum Vitae -Jan, 2005 (pdf)

See more photos from Dr. Lindberg's research lab.

Selected Publications

Lindberg, W.J., T.K. Frazer, K.M. Portier, F. Vose, J. Loftin, D.J. Murie, D.M. Mason, B. Nagy and M.K. Hart. 2006. Density-dependent habitat selection and performance by a large mobile reef fish. Ecol. Applic. 16(2): 731-746 PDF

Wilson, Jacqueline, Craig W. Osenberg, Colette M. St. Mary, Craig A. Watson and William J. Lindberg. 2001. Artificial reefs, the attraction-production issue, and density dependence in marine ornamental fishes. Aquarium Sci. and Conserv. 3:95-105. PDF

St. Mary, C.M., C.W. Osenberg, T.K. Frazer and W.J. Lindberg. 2000. Stage structure, density dependence and the efficacy of marine reserves. Bull. Marine Sci. 66(3):675-690. PDF

Posey, N.H., T.D. Alphin, S. Banner, F. Vose and W.J. Lindberg. 1998. Temporal variability, diversity and guild structure of a benthic community in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science. 63;143-155

Lindberg, W.J. 1997. Can science resolve the attraction-production issue? Fisheries 22:10-13 PDF

Lindberg, W.J. and Giulio Relini.1997. Integrating evaluation into reef project planning. pp.196-212. In. W.J. Seaman, Jr. (Ed). Artificial reef evaluation with application to natuaral marine habitats. CRC Press. Boca Raton. PDF in two parts: Part 1 Part 2

Frazer, T.K. and W.J. Lindberg. 1994. Refuge spacing similarly affects reef-associated species from three phyla. Bulletin of Marine Sciences 55(2-3):388-400. PDF

Lindberg, W.J. and F.D. Lockhart. 1993. Depth-stratified population structure of geryonid crabs in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Crustacean Biology 13: 713-722. PDF

Lockhart, F.D., W.J. Lindberg, N.J. Blake, R.B. Erdman, H.M. Perry and R.S. Waller. 1990. Distributional differences and population similarities for two deep-sea crabs (Family Geryonidae) in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47: 2112-2122.

Lindberg, W.J., T.K. Frazer and G.R. Stanton. 1990. Population effects of refuge dispersion for adult stone crabs (Xanthidae, Menippe). Marine Ecology Progress Series 66: 239-249. PDF

	Dr. Bill Lindberg's assistants Jason Hale and Al Heck "set up shop" at a research site 20 miles offshore of the Suwannee river basin, in the northeast Gulf of Mexico.
	A number of gag grouper were tagged and monitored for five years at UF's artificial reef site, before their location was released to the public. Some fish were tagged internally, while others wore these external tags as homing devices. Recently, one of these fish was recaptured off Vera Cruz, Mexico. Two other fish were recaptured off Galveston, Texas.
	Schools of grouper were attracted to and inhabited UF's experimental reef sites some 20 miles off Suwannee, Florida. Dr. Lindberg's team dove and studied these artificial reef dwelling grouper for years before recreational fisherman were informed of some spots. Once the locations were made public, these same fish populations were monitored for recreational fishing impact, which proved to be considerable.
	Bill Lindberg is shown here being interviewed by a public television correspondent, after his artificial reef sites had just been fished for the first time by recreational anglers. The angler's catches were monitored and samples taken that day by UF's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences graduate students.

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