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Environmental Science Faculty

William W. Jones
Clinical Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs

Bill Jones is an aquatic ecologist whose specialty is lake and watershed management. He received a B.S. in zoology (1972) and a M.S. in water resources management (1977) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

He teaches courses in limnology, stream ecology, and lake and watershed management. He and his research group perform lake diagnostic studies, prepare lake and watershed management plans, and work with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in implementing the Indiana Clean Lakes Program. Recently, Mr. Jones has been collaborating with Charles Beeker of HPER's Underwater Science Program on freshwater and marine research in the Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, and the Florida Keys.

Mr. Jones was a founding member of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), is editor of the Society's quarterly, LakeLine, and an associate editor of the its journal, Lake and Reservoir Management, and served as the NALMS President during 1998. He is currently a Governor-appointment to the Indiana Lakes Management Work Group, a Legislative study group that is recommending changes in Indiana lake policy.

Awards

Recent Publications
Jones, W.W. 2003. Lake Management Issues; Lakes: Biological Processes; and Lakes: Chemical Processes. In, E. Julius Dasch (Ed.), Water: science and issues. McMillan Reference USA, New York, NY.

Jones, W.W. 2001. Chapter2: Ecological Concepts. In, C. Holdren, W. Jones and J. Taggart (Eds.), Managing Lakes and Reservoirs, North American Lake Management Society in cooperation with U.S Environmental Protection Agency, Madison, WI.

Jones, W.W. 1998. All aquatic plants aren't weeds! President's Address, LakeLine, Vol. 18(1): 11.

Jones, W.W. 1997. Limnological Characteristics of the Manantial de La Aleta: A Preliminary Assessment. Dominican Republic Research Site Web page: http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/dr/spea/july1997.html

Jones, W.W. et al. 1997. Lake Monroe Diagnostic and Feasibility Study, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 324 pp.

Jones, W.W. 1996. Indiana Lake Water Quality Update for 1989-1993. Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, Indiana, 58 pp.

Jones, W.W. 1996. Balancing recreational user demands and conflicts on multi-use public waters. Third Reservoir Symposium - Multidimensional Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Jones, W.W. 1996. Design features of constructed wetlands for nonpoint source treatment, LakeLine, 16,(3): 14-15; 52-53.