Nathan Furey Professor Dept of Biological Sciences

Nathan Furey

Associate Professor
Phone: (603) 862-0675
Office: Spaulding Hall, Room 276, Durham, NH 03824
Websites:
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Our group conducts research in fish ecology and animal movements. We primarily try to understand the motivations and consequences of fish movements through space and time. We are also interested in predator-prey interactions, bioenergetics, and landscape ecology. To study these topics, we use a variety of techniques including telemetry (putting an electronic tag on or in an animal to follow its movements), diet analyses, bioenergetics models, and geographic information systems (GIS).

We conduct research on various taxa, mostly fishes, across the globe. This includes Pacific salmon in British Columbia, fishes in the high Arctic, Atlantic salmon and other migratory sea-run fishes in New England, seabirds in the Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Maine crustaceans, and even dolphins in the Mediterranean.

Courses Taught

  • BIOL 780: Capstone Companion Course
  • BIOL 999: Doctoral Dissertation Research
  • MEFB 772/872: Fisheries Biology
  • MEFB 799H: MEFB Honors Senior Thesis
  • ZOOL 708: Stream Ecology
  • ZOOL 710: Sharks and Bony Fishes
  • ZOOL 710/810: Sharks and Bony Fishes
  • ZOOL 810: Sharks and Bony Fishes

Education

  • Ph.D., Forestry, University of British Columbia
  • M.S., Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Texas A & M University
  • B.S., Marine Biology; Environmental Science, University of New England

Research Interests

  • Animal Ecology
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Bioenergetics
  • Ecology
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Fisheries Management
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Zoology
  • Migratory Animals and Birds
  • Telemetry

Selected Publications

  • Hermann, N. T., Wuenschel, M. J., & Furey, N. B. (2025). Marine and freshwater organism energy densities integrated across previous sources.. Ecology, 106(7), e70154. doi:10.1002/ecy.70154

  • Livernois, M. C., Ogburn, M. B., Legett, H. D., Richie, K. D., Aguilar, R., Heggie, K., & Furey, N. B. (2025). Tracking animal movements via collaborative acoustic telemetry networks: Multiscale habitat use, phenology, and management insights.. J Fish Biol, 106(5), 1619-1638. doi:10.1111/jfb.15952

  • Pearson, C. F., Hammer, L. J., Eberhardt, A. L., Kenter, L. W., Berlinsky, D. L., Costello, W. J., . . . Furey, N. B. (2025). Monitoring post-spawning movement, habitat use, and survival of adult anadromous rainbow smelt using acoustic telemetry in a New Hampshire estuary.. J Fish Biol, 106(5), 1478-1494. doi:10.1111/jfb.15787

  • Furey, N. B., Armstrong, J. B., Beauchamp, D. A., & Hinch, S. G. (2018). Migratory coupling between predators and prey. NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2(12), 1846-1853. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0711-3

  • Furey, N. B., Hinch, S. G., Mesa, M. G., & Beauchamp, D. A. (2016). Piscivorous fish exhibit temperature-influenced binge feeding during an annual prey pulse. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 85(5), 1307-1317. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12565

  • Furey, N. B., Hinch, S. G., Bass, A. L., Middleton, C. T., Minke-Martin, V., & Lotto, A. G. (2016). Predator swamping reduces predation risk during nocturnal migration of juvenile salmon in a high-mortality landscape. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 85(4), 948-959. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12528

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