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We help organizations understand biological systems.

We do this through GIS, databasing, data analysis and software development.

What’s in a name?

Poisson is the French word for fish and the name of a statistical distribution of fundamental importance in population ecology.

Publications

Kootenay Lake kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) collapse into a predator pit

W.G. Warnock, J.L. Thorley, S.K. Arndt, T.J. Weir, J. Tyler, M.D. Neufeld, J.A. Burrows, G.F. Andrusak

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Recent Developments in Species Sensitivity Distribution Modeling

D.R. Fox, R.A. van Dam, R. Fisher, G.E. Batley, A.R. Tillmanns, J. Thorley, C.J. Schwarz, D.J. Spry, K. McTavish

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Rattus population genomics across the Haida Gwaii archipelago provides a framework for guiding invasive species management

Bryson M. F. Sjodin, Robyn L. Irvine, Adam T. Ford, Gregg R. Howald, Michael A. Russello

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Beyond biodiversity: the cultural context of invasive species initiatives in Gwaii Haanas

K.X.T Bellis, R.T. Peet, Robyn Irvine, G. Howald, G.J. Alsop

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ssdtools: An R package to fit Species Sensitivity Distributions

Joe Thorley, Carl Schwarz

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Analyses

Duncan Lardeau Juvenile Rainbow Trout Abundance 2021

The suggested citation for this analytic report is: Thorley, J.L. and Amies-Galonski, E. (2021) Duncan Lardeau Juvenile Rainbow Trout Abundance 2021. A Poisson Consulting Analysis Appendix. URL: https://www.poissonconsulting.ca/f/1275560691.

2021-06-04

Mica Dam Expansion Water Temperature and Fish Indexing Study 2020

The suggested citation for this analytic appendix is: Thorley, J.L. & Amies-Galonski, E. (2021) Mica Dam Expansion Water Temperature and Fish Indexing Study 2020. A Poisson Consulting Analysis Appendix.

2021-05-21

Lower Columbia River Fish Population Indexing 2020

The suggested citation for this analytic report is: Thorley, J.L. & Hussein, N. (2021) Lower Columbia River Fish Population Indexing 2020. A Poisson Consulting Analysis Appendix. URL: https://www.poissonconsulting.ca/f/392669554.

2021-04-29

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Posts

Alan Constant has joined our Team!

Welcome Alan Constant Poisson Consulting has hired Alan Constant as a Junior Computational Biologist. Alan has joined us having completed the Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Biology and Conservation program at the University of Guelph as well as an OCAD in Ecosystem Management Technology.

2021-11-10 1 min read

Charley Jolley has joined our Team!

Welcome Charley Jolley Poisson Consulting has hired Charley Jolley as a part-time Administrator. Charley brings to us her extensive experience as a Media Relations Assistant, Business Support Officer, Bookkeeper, Associate Producer, Office Coordinator and Records Clerk!

2021-09-20 1 min read

Shiny Upload App

We are pleased to announce that we can now efficiently deploy user-friendly web interfaces for clients to upload different types of data including punched excel workbooks, scanned field cards, photographs, logger downloads and GPS tracks.

2021-08-12 1 min read

Nadine Hussein has joined our Team!

Welcome Nadine Hussein Poisson Consulting has hired Nadine Hussein B.Sc. as a full-time Computational Biologist. Nadine has joined us having completed the Bachelors of Science in Ecology program at the University of Calgary and an internship with Poisson Consulting.

2021-08-09 1 min read

Ayla Pearson has joined our Team!

Welcome Ayla Pearson Poisson Consulting has hired Ayla Pearson M.Sc. as a full-time Computational Biologist. Ayla is joining us having completed the Master of Data Science program at UBC, the Haida Gwaii Institute’s program in Natural Resource Science, and a degree in Chemistry from the University of Victoria.

2020-11-02 1 min read

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