
PEOPLE
Avery Dextrase
PhD Student
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I am a PhD candidate in the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies program at UNBC and am supervised by Dr. Eduardo Martins and Dr. Scott Hinch. I am researching the behavior and habitat use of endangered Nechako River white sturgeon. I am also investigating what water temperatures are too hot for the sturgeon and how often they experience these temperatures. To do this work, I am using radio telemetry and habitat monitoring equipment. This research is funded by the Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund (NEEF) and made possible through the collaboration and support of the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative.

Experience​
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2022 - 2024 Aquatic Science Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2020 - 2021 Aquatic Biologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
2018 - 2019 Assistant Fisheries Biologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Education
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2020 - 2024 MSc Biology, University of Northern British Columbia
2016 – 2020 BSc Biology, Dalhousie University

Publications
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Diet of cisco (Coregonus spp.) in Algonquin Park region lakes: variation among forms
Reid, SM and Dextrase A. 2023. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 137(3):189-200. ABSTRACT
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