About

We help organizations understand biological systems.

We do this through data analysis, database design 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. Background Rainbow Trout rear in the Lardeau and Lower Duncan rivers.

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. URL: https://www.

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. Background In the mid 1990s BC Hydro began operating Hugh L.

2021-04-29

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Posts

Andrea Kortello has joined our Team!

Welcome Andrea Kortello Poisson Consulting has hired Andrea Kortello as an Ecologist. Andrea brings to us her extensive experience leading projects on carnivore ecology and conservation as well as working on odonates and trout.

2022-05-30 1 min read

Employment Opportunity - Data Manager

We have a position open for a remote, permanent, full-time data manager (starting from $69,550 to 81,500 CAD/yr). Requires a minimum of a degree in Computer Science. Candidate must have an strong interest in the Natural Sciences, at least four years experience working with remote databases and be located in British Columbia or Alberta.

2022-05-15 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

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