Samuel Fey

Associate Professor of Biology

Reed College

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Samuel Fey is currently serving as a History Associate Professor of Biology at Reed College.

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Samuel Fey

Reed College

Associate Professor of Biology

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ecology environmental science climate change aquatic ecosystems evolutionary biology population biology oceanography freshwater biology limnology extreme environments population ecology phytoplankton ecology water ecologies biology community (ecology) ecosystems functional ecology aquatic conservation avian biology algal research marine systems freshwater ecosystems algal biology variable environments thermal acclimation thermal variability fisheries fish biology applied ecology ecology evolution environmental microbiology harmful algae applied phycology fishery science ecophysiology macroecology community structure bloom ecology thermoanalytical method population dynamics wildlife ecology north temperate lakes thermal fluctuations animal ecology death studies insect science bioenergetics climate variability integrative biology ecosystem interactions ecological process theoretical ecology temperature measurement spatial ecology ecological networks epidemiological dynamic biological oceanography oceanographic research cyanobacteria case studies remote teaching student learning higher education teaching spatial uncertainty osmoregulation frequency domain biological impacts multiple time scales thermal extremes fish die-offs behavioral rescue spatial heterogeneity ecological communities synchronous dynamics compensatory dynamics temporal scales

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An Aquatic Mesocosm Array to Regulate Spatial and Temporal Water Temperature Variability. Limnology and Oceanography Methods (2025)

aquatic ecosystemsoceanographywater monitoringwater resourcesocean sciencesenvironmental sciencewater biologyenvironmental monitoringaquatic mesocosm arraywater ecologiesmarine systemswater scienceecologyfreshwater biology

Nutrient Storage Links Past Thermal Exposure to Current Performance in Phytoplankton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

current performanceaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental scienceecosystemsharmful algaeoceanographybloom ecologythermal exposurephytoplankton ecologyhydrobiologiaapplied phycologylimnologyalgal researchmarine biologymarine chemistryenvironmental engineeringnutrient storage linksmarine systemsextreme environmentsecologyeutrophication

Predator Loss Amidst Heatwaves. Open MIND (2025)

ecologypredator-prey interactionswildlifeextreme environments

Resolving the Environmental Factors That Determine Pond Thermal Refuge Quality. Limnology and Oceanography Letters (2025)

aquatic ecosystemswater qualityenvironmental protectionenvironmental qualitywater resourceswater resource managementaquatic conservationenvironmental scienceenvironmental factorssurface waterfreshwater ecosystemsecohydrologyenvironmental researchwater ecologieswater scienceecologyfreshwater biology

What Environmental Features Give Rise to Thermal Refuges? a Systematic Review. Oikos (2025)

climate changehuman impacts on the environmentenvironmental featuresenvironmental impact assessmentclimate resiliencesustainability sciencea systematic reviewenvironmental planningenvironmental sciencegeographyenvironmental researchextreme environmentsclimate change adaptation

Predator Mass Mortality Events Restructure Food Webs Through Trophic Decoupling. Nature (2024)

Simon P. TyeSamuel B. FeyJean P. GibertAdam M. Siepielski

wildlife ecologywildlifetrophic decouplingpopulation ecologyecologyconservation biology

Effects of Thermal Fluctuations on Biological Processes: A Meta-Analysis of Experiments Manipulating Thermal Variability. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2023)

biophysicsthermal engineeringbiological processesbiosystemsthermal fluctuationsthermoanalytical methodbiologybioenergeticsthermal variabilityecophysiologythermodynamicsquantitative biologyecologytemperature measurement

Electronic Supplementary Material for Slein Et Al From Effects of Thermal Fluctuations on Biological Processes: A Meta-Analysis of Experiments Manipulating Thermal Variability. Open MIND (2023)

biophysicsthermal engineeringthermal fluctuationsthermal analysisthermoanalytical methodheat mass transferthermal variabilityheat transferthermodynamicselectronic supplementary materialmaterials science

Interactive Effects of Temperature and Bisphenol a on Phytoplankton Growth and Community Structure. Conservation Physiology (2023)

aquatic ecosystemsoceanographyphytoplankton ecologyphytoplankton growthinteractive effectsbloom ecologyapplied phycologyenvironmental scienceharmful algaeextreme environmentsmarine systemsecologycommunity structure

Predator Mass Mortality Events Restructure Freshwater Food Webs via Trophic Decoupling. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2023)

Simon TyeAdam SiepielskiSamuel FeyJP Gibert

wildlife ecologywildlifefood web interactionsenvironmental sciencewater ecologiesfreshwater food websecologywildlife biologyconservation biology