| Radigan, W. J., P. Chvala, C. Longhenry, and M. Pegg. 2024. Factors affecting Walleye and Sauger recruitment in Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota, 2001-2022. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 31:1-13. | |
| Stuart, M., Kludt, N., Pegg, M.A. et al. Dynamic rates of Freshwater Drum near the northern extent of their range: evidence of environment-recruitment relationships. Environ Biol Fish (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01589-0 | Online |
| Hinrichs, Matthew P., J. Nawrocki, M. P. Gruntorad, M. P. Vrtiska, M. A. Pegg, and C. J. Chizinski. 2023. An examination of scenarios to increase waterfowl hunting participation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 47:e1490. | Online |
| Hinrichs, Matthew P., J. Nawrocki, M. P. Gruntorad, M. P. Vrtiska, M. A. Pegg, and C. J. Chizinski. 2023. An examination of scenarios to increase waterfowl hunting participation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 47:e1490. | Online |
| Kane, D. S., Pope, K. L., Koupal, K. D., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C. J., & Kaemingk, M. A. (2023). Waterbody size predicts bank‑and boat‑angler efforts. Fisheries Research, 267. | Online |
| Kane, D., K. Pope, K. Koupal, M. Pegg, C. Chizinski, and M. Kaemingk. 2023. Waterbody size predicts bank and boater angler efforts. Fisheries Research 267: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106801. | Online |
| Montesanto, F., L.M. Ohlman, and M.A. Pegg. 2023. Survival and growth assessment after reintroduction of the pocketbook mussel, Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 among three streams in Nebraska (USA). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. http://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3942 | Online |
| Dean, Q. J., Werner, J. P., Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J. (2022). Blue catfish population characteristics and dispersal along a Great Plains river gradient. River Research and Applications | Online |
| Hansen, C., Kachman, S., Pegg, M. A., Charles, C., Watkinson, D. A., Enders, E. C. (2022). Informative priors assess tradeoffs between mark--recapture and telemetry-based fish movement in a large river system. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 79(11), 1961--1976. | |
| Kane, D. S., Pope, K. L., Koupal, K. D., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C., Kaemingk, M. (2022). Natural resource system size can be used for managing recreational use. Ecological Indicators, 145, 109711 | Online |
| Werner, J. P., Dean, Q. J., Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J. (2022). Spatial variability of Silver Carp population demographics in a large tributary river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 42(4), 882--892. | Online |
| Dean, Q. J., Hamel, M. J., Werner, J. P., Pegg, M. A. (2021). Efficacy and Temporal Capture Patterns of Bank Poles in the Kansas River: A Novel Sampling Tool for Catfish. NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, 41, S379-S387. | |
| Hinrichs, M. P., Gruntorad, M. P., Nawrocki, J. A., Vrtiska, M., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C. (2021). Constraints to Waterfowl Hunting by Hunters and Anglers in the Central United States. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN | Online |
| Hamel, M.J., Spurgeon, J.J., Pegg, M.A. 2020. Catfish Population Characteristics among River Segments with Altered Fluvial Geomorphic Conditions in the Missouri River, Nebraska, USA. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. doi: 10.1002/nafm.10478. | Online |
| Hamel, M.J., Spurgeon, J.J., Steffensen, K.D., Pegg, M.A. 2020. Uncovering Unique Plasticity in Life History of an Endangered Centenarian Fish. Scientific Reports. 10:12866. | Online |
| Hansen, Forzono, Grams, Ohlman, Ruskamp, Pegg, Pope, K. L. 2020. Exit here: strategies for dealing with aging dams and reservoirs. Aquatic Sciences, 82, 2. | Online |
| Archer, M. W., Pracheil, B., Otto, A. E., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Fish community response to in-channel woody debris in a channelized river system. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 34(1): 351--362. | Online |
| Carlson, A. K., Taylor, W. W., Kinnison, M. T., Sullivan, S Ma\vzeika P, Weber, M. J., Melstrom, R. T., Venturelli, P. A., Wuellner, M. R., Newman, R. M., Hartman, K. J., others 2019. Threats to freshwater fisheries in the United States: perspectives and | Online |
| Enders, E. C., Charles, C., Watkinson, D. A., Kovachik, C., Leroux, D. R., Hansen, C., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Analysing Habitat Connectivity and Home Ranges of Bigmouth Buffalo and Channel Catfish Using a Large-Scale Acoustic Receiver Network. Sustainability. | Online |
| Goto, D., Hamel, M. J., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L., Pegg, M. A., Forbes, V. 2019. Divergent population recovery trajectories following sex-biased perturbation in life history traits. BioRxiv, 828244. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Parasiewicz, P., Rogers, J. 2019. River-Wide Habitat Availability for Fish Habitat Guilds: Implications for In-Stream Flow Protection. Water. 11(6), 1132. | Online |
| Hammen, J. J., Hamel, M., Rugg, M. L., Peters, E. J., Pegg, M. A. (2018). Population characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon during low- and high-water conditions in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Population characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon during | |
| Kraus, R. T., Holbrook, C. M., Vandergoot, C. S., Stewart, T. R., Faust, M. D., Watkinson, D. A., Charles, C., Pegg, M. A., Enders, E. C., Krueger, C. C. (2018). Evaluation of acoustic telemetry grids for determining aquatic animal movement and survival. | |
| Spurgeon, J., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Steffensen, K. D. (2018). Spatial structure of large-river fish populations across main-stem and tributary habitats. Spatial structure of large-river fish populations across main-stem and tributary habitats(34), 807-8 | |
| Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Parasiewicz, P., Rogers, J. (2018). Diversity of river fishes influenced by habitat heterogeneity across hydrogeomorphic divisions. River Research and Applications, 34, 797-806. | |
| Adams, J. D., Bergthold, C. L., Haas, J. D., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. E. (2017). Blue Sucker Summer Utilization Distributions and Inter-annual Fidelity to Summering Habitats. 2017 Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 37, 18-27. | Online |
| Blank, A., Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Assessment of a channel catfish population in a large open river system. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 24(6), 460–468. | Online |
| Goto, D., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J., Rugg, M., Forbes, V. (2017). Spatially dynamic maternal control of migratory fish recruitment pulses triggered by shifting seasonal cues. Marine and Freshwater Research. | Online |
| Hammen, J., Hamel, M., Rugg, M., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Habitat associations of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 34. | Online |
| Pope, K.L., L.A. Powell, B.S. Harmon, M.A. Pegg, and. C.J. Chizinski. 2017. Estimating the number of recreational anglers for a given waterbody. Fisheries Research 191 (2017) 69–75 | Online |
| Siddons, S., Pegg, M. A., Klein, G. (2017). Borders and Barriers: challenges of Fisheries Management and Conservation in Open Systems. River Research and Applications, 33(4), 578–585. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Halden, N. M. (2018). Mixed-origins of channel catfish in a large-river tributary. Fisheries Research, 198, 195–202. | Online |
| Steffensen, K., Powell, L. A., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Using the robust design framework and relative abundance to predict the population size of pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus in the lower Missouri River. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 91(5), 1378-1391. | Online |
| Eder, B. L., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. E. 2016. Modeling Effects of Length Limit Regulations on Riverine Populations of Channel Catfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36(1):140–146. | Online |
| Eder, B., Mestl, G., Pegg, M. 2016. Temporal Trends of Channel Catfish Population Characteristics in the Missouri River, Nebraska. The American Midland Naturalist, 176(1):106–118. | Online |
| Eder, B., Pegg, M., Mestl, G. 2016. A new approach to quantifying setline angler effort and catch. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 32(3):491–494. | Online |
| Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J., Chizinski, C., Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Variability in Age Estimation Results in Ambiguity and False Understanding of Population Persistence. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36(3):514–522. | Online |
| Hamel, M.J., J.J. Spurgeon, M.L. Pegg, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg. 2016. Hydrologic variability influences distribution and occurrence of pallid sturgeon in a Missouri River tributary. River Research and Application 32:320-329. | Online |
| Hogberg, N. P., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Assessment of fish floodplain use during an extreme flood event in a large, regulated river. Hydrobiologia. 765(1):27–41. | Online |
| Hogberg, N. P., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris diet composition during extreme flow events in a large river. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 31: 431-441. | Online |
| Pope, K. L., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Spurgeon, J. J. 2016. The global status of freshwater fish age validation studies and a prioritization framework for future research. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, 23:329–345. | Online |
| Pope, K. L., Pegg, M. A., Cole, N. W., Siddons, S. F., Fedele, A. D., Harmon, B. S., Ruskamp, R. L., Turner, D. R., Uerling, C. C. 2016. Fishing for ecosystem services. Journal of environmental management. 183:408-417. | Online |
| Siddons, S. F., Pegg, M. A., Hogberg, N. P., Klein, G. M. 2016. Age, Growth, and Mortality of a Trophy Channel Catfish Population in Manitoba, Canada. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 36(6):1368–1374. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J. J., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Multi-scale approach to hydrological classification provides insight to flow structure in an altered river system. River Research and Applications. 32: 1841–1852. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J. J., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Juvenile growth of a macrohabitat generalist tied to hydrological character of large-river system. Freshwater Biology. 62: 291-302. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J. J., Stewart, N. T., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Porath, M. T. 2016. Using standardized fishery data to inform rehabilitation efforts. Lake and Reservoir Management. 32(1):41–50. | Online |
| Turek, K. C., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Schainost, S. 2016. Potential population and assemblage influences of non-native trout on native nongame fish in Nebraska headwater streams. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 25(1):99–108. | Online |
| Hamel, M.J., M.L. Rugg, J.J. Hammen, and M.A. Pegg. 2015. Reproductive Traits of Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 31. 592-602. | Online |
| Hogberg, N.P., M.J. Hamel, and M.A. Pegg. 2015. Age-0 channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth related to environmental conditions in the channelized Missouri River, Nebraska. River Research and Applications. 32. 744-752.
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2890. | Online |
| Kowalewski, L. K., C. Chizinski, L. A. Powell, K. L. Pope, and M. A. Pegg. 2015. Accuracy or Precision: Implications of Sample Design and Methodology on Abundance Estimation. Ecological Modelling 316:185-190 | Online |
| Pegg, M. A., K. L. Pope, L. A. Powell, K. C. Turek, J. J. Spurgeon, N. T. Stewart, N. P. Hogberg, and M. T. Porath. 2015. Lake and reservoir rehabilitations: seeking the fountain of youth. Fisheries 40:177-181. | |
| Pracheil, B., Pegg, M. A. (2015). Population connectivity through dams is important in fragmented large river ecosystems. River Research and Applications, 31, 517-525. | |
| Spurgeon, J., Hamel, M., Pope, K., Pegg, M. A. (2015). The global status of freshwater fish age-validation and a prioritization framework for further research. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 23, 329-345. | Online |
| Goto, D., Hamel, M., Hammen, J., Rugg, M., Pegg, M. A., Forbes, V. (2014). Hydrological influences on shovelnose sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in a regulated river. Ecological Modelling, 296, 79-92. | |
| Goto, D., M.J. Hamel, J.J. Hammen, M.L. Rugg, M.A. Pegg, and V.E. Forbes. 2014. Spatiotemporal variation in flow-dependent recruitment of long-lived riverine fish: Model development and evaluation. Ecological Modelling 296:79-92. | Online |
| Hamel, M., Koch, J. D., Steffensen, K. D., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Using mark–recapture information to validate and assess age and growth of long-lived fish species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 71, 559-566. | |
| Hamel, M., Koch, J. D., Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J., Rugg, M. (2014). Using mark-recapture information to validate and assess age and growth of long-lived species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 71, 559-566. | |
| Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Population characteristics of pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905), in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 30, 1362-1370. | |
| Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J. J., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Hydrologic variability influences local probability of pallid sturgeon occurrence in a missouri river tributary. River Research and Applications. 32: 320-329. | Online |
| Hamel, M.J., M.A. Pegg, R.R. Goforth, Q.E. Phelps, K.D. Steffensen, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg. 2014. Range-wide age and growth characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon from mark-recapture data: implications for conservation and management. Canadian Jou | |
| Pegg, M. A. (2014). Experimental evaluation of rainbow trout Onchorhynchus mykiss predation on longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 24: 600-607. | Online |
| Pegg, M. A., Behmer, A., Parasaweicz, P., Rogers, J. (2014). Application of mesohabitat fish use informatio to identify guilds for lotic systems. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30, 1065-1068. | Online |
| Rugg, M.L., M.J. Hamel, M.A. Pegg, and J.J. Hammen. 2014. Validation of annuli formation in pectoral fin rays from shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:1028-1032. | Online |
| Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Cunningham, G., Stasiak, R. (2014). Status of native stream fishes within selected protected areas of Niobrara River in western Nebraska, USA. Great Plains Research, 24, 71-78. | Online |
| Steffensen, K., Eder, B., Pegg, M. A. (2014). Fish community response to floodplain inundation in a regulated river. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 29, 413-427. | |
| Turek, K., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2014). Evaluation of visible implant alpha tags in three fish species. Journal of Fish Biology, 84, 971-981. | Online |
| Hamel, M. J., Steffensen, K. D., Hammen, J. J., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Evaluation of passive integrated transponder tag retention from two tagging locations in juvenile pallid sturgeon. Applied Ichthyology, 29, 41-43. | Online |
| Steffensen, K., Eder, B., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Trotline efficiencies and catch dynamics in a large river system. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 20, 526-532. | |
| Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Population prediction and viability model for pallid sturgeon (Schaphirhynchus albus, Forbes and Richardson, 1905) in the lower Missouri River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 29, 984-989. | Online |
| Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. (2013). Population characteristics of pallid sturgeon in the lower Missouri River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 29, 687-695. | Online |
| Turek, K. C., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2013). Review of the influences of non-native salmonids on species of concern. Great Plains Research, 23, 39-49. | Online |
| Kowalewski, L. K., Maple, A. P., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2012). Latitudinal influence on age estimates derived from otoliths and scales for bluegill. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 1175-1179. | Online |
| Pegg, M. A. (2012). Using mark-recapture to estimate population size of pallid sturgeon in the upper channelized Missouri River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 159-166. | Online |
| Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J., Hammen, J. J. (2012). Tag retention of T-bar and PIT tags in shovelnose sturgeon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 533-538 | |
| Pracheil, B. M., Powell, L. A., Mestl, G. E., Pegg, M. A. (2012). Movement and survival of paddlefish on a range-wide scale: how movement and time-scale can influence migratory fish management outcomes. Fisheries, 37, 449-457. | |
| Pracheil, B., Pegg, M. A., Powell, L. A., Mestl, G. (2012). Swimways: Protecting Paddlefish Through Movement-Centered Management. Fisheries, 37, 449-457 | Online |
| Steffensen, K. D., Powell, L. A., Pegg, M. A. (2012). Population size of hatchery-reared and wild pallid sturgeon in the lower Missouri River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 159-166. | Online |
| Neely, B.C., Steffensen, K.D., and M.A.Pegg. 2009. A comparison of gastrically and surgically implanted telemetry transmitters in shovelnose sturgeon. Fisheries Ecology and Management. 16: 323-328. | Online |
| Peters, L., Reinhardt, U., and M.A. Pegg. 2008. Factors influencing radio wave transmission and reception: applications for radio telemetry by boat in large river systems. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:301-307. | |
| Noble, R.L., D.J. Austen, and M.A. Pegg. 2007. Fishery Management Study Design Considerations. Pages 31-49 in C.G. Guy and M.L. Brown (editors). Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fishery Data, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. | |
| Pegg, M.A., and R.M. Taylor. 2007. Diversity partitioning of fish communities along the Illinois and Missouri rivers. Journal of Biogeography 34:549-558. | |
| Pegg, M.A., M.A. Herbert, and A.M. Lemke. 2007. Fish community development during wetland restoration of an agriculturally impacted floodplain system, 1998-2003. Pages 23-25 in E.J. Heske, J.R. Herkert, K.D. Blodgett, and A.M. Lemke, editors. Spunky Botto | |
| McClelland, M.A., M.A. Pegg, and T.W. Spier. 2006. Longitudinal patterns of the Illinois Waterway Fish Community. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:91-99. | |
| Pegg, M.A., K.S. Irons, and T.M. O'Hara. 2006. Response of floodplain fish communities to habitat restoration. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes 15:40-47. | |
| Peters, L., M.A. Pegg, and U. Reinhardt. 2006. Dispersal rates of adult bighead carp in the Illinois River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1205-1212. | |
| Yildirim, A., Bektas, S., Arslan, M., M. Pegg. 2006. Spatial and seasonal variation in nutrition and condition of Barbus plebejus escherichi (Steindacher 1897) in the Upper Coruh River (Erzurum-Turkey). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:379-384. | |
| Pegg, M.A. and M.A. McClelland. 2004. Spatial and temporal patterns in fish communities along the Illinois River. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13:125-135. | Online |
| Pegg, M.A., C.L. Pierce, and A. Roy. 2003. Effects of channelization and impoundment on flow in the Missouri River: a time series analysis of daily mean flow. Aquatic Sciences 65:63-72. | |
| Hinrichs, M. P., Vrtiska, M., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C. (2021). Motivations to participate in hunting and angling: a comparison among preferred activities and state of residence. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 26(6), 576--595. | Online |
| Pegg, M.A., J.H. Chick, and B.M. Pracheil. In press. The influence of non-native species on paddlefish. Proceedings of the 2006 Paddlefish Symposium. | |
| Uerling, C., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Fish community response to habitat variables in two restored side channels of the lower Platte River, Nebraska. River Research and Applications. 35: 178-187. | Online |