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Lisa K Izzo

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources

Specialization: Fisheries

Overview

My research interests broadly focus on movement ecology of fishes, and how that information can be used to assess and manage populations. I often use telemetry (acoustic or radio) to address research questions, but integrate that technique with various other laboratory and field-based methods in fisheries science, including hydroacoustics, age and growth analysis, and conventional tagging. Through my research, I aim to directly address issues of importance to fisheries managers in the region.

Research Focus

Fish movements & migrations, age & growth, methods development & validation, thermal ecology, population dynamics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
FWF 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101-BIOL 102 or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115 or BIOL 150-BIOL 159-BIOL 160.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Buehler, David A

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
SNR 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management. Registration Enforced

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101*-BIOL 102* or BIOL 113*-BIOL 114*-BIOL 115* or BIOL 150*-BIOL 160*-BIOL 159*.

Other Instructors: Buehler, David A

Semesters Offered: Fall
WFS 423 - Fisheries Data Collection and Management
2 credit hour(s)

Data collection and management skills are crucial in fisheries. Contemporary fisheries research generates a multitude of data, and managing the data is becoming increasingly important in fisheries research and management. This course will introduce students to data management, and give them the skills needed to collect, and manage data in fisheries research or fisheries management. Concepts to be introduced include data collection methods, data integration methods, data management basics, and data quality assessment and quality control. This course will be divided into two daily sessions, one theoretical session in the morning and a practical session in the afternoons. All practical session will include data traditionally collected in fisheries management projects.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : WFS 100, FWF 250 and FWF 315

Semesters Offered: Fall
WFS 443 - Fisheries Science
3 credit hour(s)

Quantification and management of freshwater fisheries, including population estimation, age and growth, biological assessment, and stocking.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315.

Semesters Offered: Spring
WFS 452 - Ecology and Management of Fishes
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover theoretical and applied conservation and management issues relating to the ecology and regulation of fish populations and assemblages. Topics will include the abiotic (physical, chemical) and biotic (predation, competition) interactions facing fishes and how these interactions may be affected by humans, as well as how humans can manage these interactions to conserve and sustain fish populations and assemblages.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315, FORS 215, or BIOL 260.

Semesters Offered: Spring
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865-974-7979

lizzo1@tennessee.edu

472 Agriculture and Natural Resource
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 2021
  • MS, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine, 2016
  • BS, Marine Sciences, Rutgers University, 2012
Web Presence
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisa-Izzo

Lisa K Izzo

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources
Picture of Lisa K Izzo image

865-974-7979

lizzo1@tennessee.edu

472 Agriculture and Natural Resource
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 2021
  • MS, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine, 2016
  • BS, Marine Sciences, Rutgers University, 2012
Overview

My research interests broadly focus on movement ecology of fishes, and how that information can be used to assess and manage populations. I often use telemetry (acoustic or radio) to address research questions, but integrate that technique with various other laboratory and field-based methods in fisheries science, including hydroacoustics, age and growth analysis, and conventional tagging. Through my research, I aim to directly address issues of importance to fisheries managers in the region.

Research Focus

Fish movements & migrations, age & growth, methods development & validation, thermal ecology, population dynamics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
FWF 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101-BIOL 102 or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115 or BIOL 150-BIOL 159-BIOL 160.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Buehler, David A

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
SNR 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management. Registration Enforced

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101*-BIOL 102* or BIOL 113*-BIOL 114*-BIOL 115* or BIOL 150*-BIOL 160*-BIOL 159*.

Other Instructors: Buehler, David A

Semesters Offered: Fall
WFS 423 - Fisheries Data Collection and Management
2 credit hour(s)

Data collection and management skills are crucial in fisheries. Contemporary fisheries research generates a multitude of data, and managing the data is becoming increasingly important in fisheries research and management. This course will introduce students to data management, and give them the skills needed to collect, and manage data in fisheries research or fisheries management. Concepts to be introduced include data collection methods, data integration methods, data management basics, and data quality assessment and quality control. This course will be divided into two daily sessions, one theoretical session in the morning and a practical session in the afternoons. All practical session will include data traditionally collected in fisheries management projects.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : WFS 100, FWF 250 and FWF 315

Semesters Offered: Fall
WFS 443 - Fisheries Science
3 credit hour(s)

Quantification and management of freshwater fisheries, including population estimation, age and growth, biological assessment, and stocking.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315.

Semesters Offered: Spring
WFS 452 - Ecology and Management of Fishes
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover theoretical and applied conservation and management issues relating to the ecology and regulation of fish populations and assemblages. Topics will include the abiotic (physical, chemical) and biotic (predation, competition) interactions facing fishes and how these interactions may be affected by humans, as well as how humans can manage these interactions to conserve and sustain fish populations and assemblages.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315, FORS 215, or BIOL 260.

Semesters Offered: Spring
Web Presence
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisa-Izzo