Anne Hunter
Undergraduate Education:	B.S. in Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Undergraduate Research:	While at Vanderbilt University Anne pursued fisheries through seasonal work experience. She was part of a brook trout restoration project in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, a hook-and-line project with the Fish and Wildlife Service in southwestern Alaska, and the management of healthy fisheries on the Ute Indian Reservation in Utah with the Fish and Wildlife Service. During the year after her graduation she worked for the School for Field Studies in British Columbia, which is a fisheries and forestry program.
Graduate School:	M.S. in Fisheries Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Thesis Title:	Longitudinal Patterns of Community Structure for Stream Fishes in a Virginia Tailwater
Thesis Research Topics:	Fish Community Structure - Six families of fish are present in the Smith River, boasting 33 species. Anne is currently researching community structure of the nongame fish in relation to environmental variables in the Smith River tailwater. Longitudinal patterns of abundance and diversity are being assessed in relation to biological and physical components of the tailwater. Elements of flow and temperature are being analyzed in conjunction with fish data. Patterns of macroinvertebrate abundance, chlorophyll a content, and substrate composition are also being compared with fish data.
	Spawning Surveys - Anne conducted spawning surveys on the two most ubiquitous species (Bluehead Chub and Fantail Darter) in the Smith River. A total of 86 fantail darter nests and 43 bluehead chub mounds were located. She is interested in comparing microhabitat data collected at these spawning sites with analogous data from a non-regulated river.