Jordan Matley
Research
Growing up in Canada, nowhere near an ocean, “marine biologist” was a distant dream. What’s life without a dream though? I started my studies at the University of Guelph with Honours in Marine and Freshwater Biology. My thesis project focused on metabolic responses to low oxygen levels in hypoxia-tolerant fishes. After graduation I signed on as a research intern at Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida where I worked with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program conducting fish abundance and distribution surveys. After a 3 year hiatus travelling (and timing marathons/triathlons), I started my M.Sc. degree at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. My research was primarily concerned with foraging of top predators (whales, seals, seabirds) in the Canadian Arctic. I determined predator diets (via stomach contents and stable isotopes), quantified interactions (seabird feeding observations) and associations (hydroacoustic surveys) with prey, and examined the general biology and diet of the main prey item – Arctic cod. After a cold Master’s degree, James Cook University and the Great Barrier Reef was a logical next step. I expanded my skills gained in North America to conduct research on coral reefs. My focus was the commercially and recreationally targeted reef fish coral trout (Plectropomus spp). I used a variety of approaches and techniques (e.g., stable isotopes, DNA gut content reconstruction, acoustic telemetry) to compare resource and habitat use between different species of coral trout with overlapping distribution. Ultimately, the goal was to provide managers with species-specific ecological information, something that is lacking. Afterwards, I joined the University of the Virgin Islands for my first postdoctoral position. With access to one of my study sites only a few steps from my office, it was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the ocean while continuing research on movement ecology of fishes in the Caribbean.
Currently I work with Dr. Aaron Fisk in the Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research (GLIER) at the University of Windsor. Here, I work with a great group of students and colleagues and continue to broaden my expertise on fish telemetry and foraging ecology in freshwater systems such as lakes and rivers. I still collaborate internationally with projects in the Caribbean as well as new ones such as exploring the effects of seasonal upwelling on the behaviour of coastal fishes in Costa Rica.
Background
2018-present
Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Windsor, Canada; Research Advisor: Dr. Aaron Fisk
2018-present
Marine Acoustic Tracking Specialist: University of the Virgin Islands, US; Research Advisors: Dr. Richard Nemeth, Dr. Paul Jobsis
2017-2018
Postdoctoral Research Associate: University of the Virgin Islands, US; Research Advisors: Dr. Richard Nemeth, Dr. Paul Jobsis
2013-2017
PhD: James Cook University, Australia; Research Advisors: Dr. Michelle Heupel, Dr. Colin Simpfendorfer and Dr. Andrew Tobin
2010-2012
MSc: University of Manitoba, Canada; Research Advisors: Dr. Terry Dick and Dr. Aaron Fisk
2007
Research Internship: Mote Marine Laboratory, US; Research Advisor: Dr. Damon Gannon
2003-2007
BSc (Honours): University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Publications
Journal Publications
Marsden, J.E., Blanchfield, P., Brooks, J., Fernandes, T., Fisk, A., Futia, M., Hlina, B., Ivanova, S., Johnson, T., Klinard, N.V., Krueger, C., Larocque, S., Matley, J.K., McMeans, B., O’Connor, L., Raby, G., and Cooke, S. (In press) Using untapped biotelemetry data to explore the winter biology of freshwater fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.
Weinz, A.A., Matley, J.K., Klinard, N.V., Fisk, A.T., and Colborne, S.C. (In press) Performance of acoustic telemetry in relation freshwater submerged aquatic vegetation. Marine and Freshwater Research
Klinard, N.V., Matley, J.K., Ivanova S.V., Larocque, S.M., Fisk, A.T., Johnson, T.B. (2020) Application of machine learning to identify predators of stocked fish in Lake Ontario: using acoustic telemetry predation tags to inform management. Journal of Fish Biology. 98: 237-250 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14574
Matley, J.K., Jossart J., Johansen L., Jobsis P.D. (2020) Environmental drivers of diving behavior and space-use of the endangered Caribbean juvenile hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) identified using acoustic telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 652: 157-171 DOI: 10.3354/meps13466
Weinz, A.A., Matley, J.K., Klinard, N.V., Fisk, A.T., and Colborne, S.C. (2020) Identification of predation events in the wild using acoustic transmitters. Animal Biotelemetry. 8: 28 DOI: 10.1186s/s40317-020-00215-x
Klinard, N.V., Matley, J.K. (2020) Living until proven dead: Addressing mortality in acoustic telemetry research. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 30: 485-499 DOI: 10.1007/s11160-020-09613-z
Matley, J.K., Faust, M.D., Raby, G.D., Zhao, Y., Robinson, J., Macdougall, T., Hayden, T.A., Fisk A.T., Vandergoot, C.S., Krueger, C.C. (2020) Seasonal habitat-use differences among Lake Erie’s walleye stocks. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 46: 609-621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.03.014
Klinard, N.V., Matley, J.K., Halfyard, E.A., Connerton, M., Johnson, T.B., and Fisk, A.T. (2020) Post-stocking movement and survival of hatchery-reared bloater (Coregonus hoyi) reintroduced to Lake Ontario. Freshwater Biology. 65: 1073-1085 DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13491
Klinard, N.V., Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., and Johnson, T.B. (2019) Long-term retention of acoustic telemetry transmitters in temperate predators revealed by predation tags implanted in wild prey fish. Journal of Fish Biology. 95: 1512-1516 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14156
Matley, J.K., Eanes, S., Nemeth, R.S., Jobsis, P.D. (2019) Vulnerability of sea turtles and fishes in response to two catastrophic Caribbean hurricanes, Irma and Maria. Scientific Reports. 9: 1-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50523-3
Klinard, N.V., Halfyard, E.A., Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., and Johnson, T.B. (2019) The influence of dynamic environmental interactions on detection efficiency of acoustic transmitters in a large, deep, freshwater lake. Animal Biotelemetry. 7(17) DOI: 10.1186/s40317-019-0179-1
Espinoza, M., Matley, J.K., Heupel, M.R., Tobin, A.J., Fisk, A.T., Simpfendorfer, C.S. (2019) Multi-tissue stable isotope analysis reveals resource partitioning and trophic relationships of large reef-associated predators. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 615: 159-176 DOI: 10.3354/meps12915
Scott, M., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.S., Matley, J.K., Pratchett, M. (2019) Latitudinal and seasonal variation in home range by a large, predatory reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus. Functional Ecology. 33: 670-680 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13271
Eurich, J.G., Matley, J.K., Baker, R., McCormick, M.I., Jones, G.P. (2019) Stable isotope analysis reveals trophic diversity and partitioning in territorial damselfishes on a low latitude coral reef. Marine Biology. 166:17 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3463-3
Matley, J.K., Maes, G.E., Devloo-Delva, F., Huerlimann, R., Chua, G., Tobin, A.J., Fisk, A.T., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R. (2018) Integrating complementary methods to improve diet analysis in fishery-targeted species. Ecology and Evolution. 1-37 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4456
Graba-Landry, A., Hoey, A.S., Matley, J.K., Sheppard-Brennand, H., Poore, A.G.B., Byrne, M., Dworjanyn, S.A. (2018) Ocean warming has greater and more consistent negative effects than ocean acidification on the growth and health of subtropical macroalgae. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 595: 55-69 DOI: 10.3354/meps12552
Devloo-Delva, F., Huerlimann, R., Chua, G., Matley, J.K., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Maes, G.E. (2018) How does marker choice affect your diet analysis? Comparing genetic markers and digestion levels for diet metabarcoding of tropical reef piscivores. Marine and Freshwater Research. 70: 8-18 DOI: 10.1071/MF17209
Matley, J.K., Tobin, A.J., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Fisk, A.T., Heupel, M.R. (2017) Trophic niche and spatio-temporal changes in the feeding ecology of two sympatric species of coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus and P. laevis). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 563: 197-210 DOI: 10.3354/meps11971
Matley, J.K., Tobin, A.J., Lédée, E.J.I., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2016) Contrasting patterns of vertical and horizontal space use of two sympatric coral reef fish. Marine Biology. 163: 253 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-3023-7
Matley, J.K., Heupel, M.R., Fisk, A.T., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Tobin, A.J. (2016) Niche overlap between co-occurring Plectropomus spp. using acoustic telemetry and stable isotopes. Marine and Freshwater Research. 68: 1468-1478 DOI: 10.1071/MF16120
Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., Tobin, A.J., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2016) Diet-tissue discrimination factors and turnover of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in tissues of an adult predatory coral reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 30: 29-44 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7406
Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., Dick, T.A. (2015) Foraging ecology of ringed seals (Pusa hispida), beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), and narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in the Canadian high Arctic determined by stomach content and stable isotope analysis. Polar Research 35, 24295, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v34.24295
Matley, J.K., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2015) Depth and space use of leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus) using passive acoustic tracking. Marine Ecology Progress Series 521: 201-216 DOI: 10.3354/meps11122
Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., Dick, T.A. (2013) The foraging ecology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) during open water (July-August) in Allen Bay, Arctic Canada. Marine Biology 160: 2993-3004 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2289-2
Matley, J.K., Crawford, R., Dick, T.A. (2012) Observation of common raven (Corvus corax) scavenging Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) from seabirds in the Canadian High Arctic. Polar Biology 35: 1119-1122 DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1148-1
Matley, J.K., Fisk, A.T., Dick, T.A. (2012) Seabird predation on Arctic cod during summer in the Canadian Arctic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 450: 219-228 DOI: 10.3354/meps09561
Matley, J.K., Crawford, R., Dick, T.A. (2012) Summer foraging behaviour of shallow-diving seabirds and distribution of their prey, Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida), in the Canadian Arctic. Polar Research 31, 15894. DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.15894
Book Chapters
Heupel, M.R., Kessel, S., Matley, J.K., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2018) Chapter 9: Acoustic Telemetry. In Carrier, Heithaus, Simpfendorfer. Shark Research: Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Field and Laboratory. CRC Press, Florida, 392 pp.
Fortier, L., Reist, J.D., Ferguson, S.H., Archambault, P., Matley, J., and Macdonald, R.W. (2015) Arctic Change: Impacts on marine ecosystems and contaminants. In: Stern, G.A. and Gaden, A. From science to policy in the western and central Canadian Arctic: an integrated regional impact study (IRIS) of climate change and modernization. ArcticNet, Quebec City, 432 pp.
Dissertations
Matley, J.K. (2017) Investigation of coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) movement patterns and resource use: a multidisciplinary approach using acoustic telemetry and dietary indicators. Ph.D. Thesis. Townsville: James Cook University.
Matley, J.K. (2012) The ecology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and interactions with seabirds, seals, and whales in the Canadian Arctic. M.Sc. Thesis. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba.
Matley, J.K. (2007) Metabolic responses of goldfish (Carassius auratus) to moderate hypoxia. Honours Thesis. Guelph: University of Guelph.