Mark Pegg

Mark Pegg

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Contact Information

TitleFisheries Ecologist
Faculty RankProfessor
Address402 South Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln NE
68583–0974

East Campus
Phone
  • office: 402-472-6824
  • fax: 402-472-4915
E-mailmpegg2@unl.edu
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Contact Preference

e-mail

Office Hours

By appointment

My Story

Hi, I'm Mark Pegg, fisheries ecologist and associate professor in the School of Natural Resources. I'm associated with the undergraduate major in fisheries and wildlife and the graduate specializations in aquatic ecology and wildlife ecology.

Most of my career has been dedicated to working on fisheries and aquatic ecosystem issues. These interests have generally led me to conduct research centered on the ecology of flowing systems, fisheries management, the impacts of aquatic nuisance species and restoration ecology. I've been at UNL since August 2005.

Specifically, I am interested in aquatic community responses in time and space to environmental conditions such as hydrology, habitat availability and water quality; aspects of fish-population dynamics like survival, age and growth and angler exploitation; how aquatic nuisance species influence ecosystems; and most recently, assessing river-restoration techniques.

Mark Pegg
Mark collects fish on the Mississippi River using an electrofishing boat. The fish are temporarily stunned, weighed and measured and then returned to the water unharmed.

Selected Publications

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/s10641-024-01589-0Online
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 ApplicationsOnline
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, 109711Online
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 BULLETINOnline
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) 69–75Online
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 316:185-190Online
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, 449-457Online
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

Background

Education

DegreeMajorInstitutionYear Awarded
Doctorate of PhilosophyFisheries BiologyIowa State University2000
Master of ScienceBiologyTennessee Technological University1994
Bachelor of ScienceFish and Wildlife BiologyIowa State University1992

 

Affiliations

 

Awards

TitleAwarded byYear Awarded
Parent's Recognition AwardUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Council and Parents Association2020
Parent's Recognition AwardUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Council and Parents Association2019
Meritorious Service AwardNorth Central Division, American Fisheries Society2019
Lawrence K. Crowe Undergraduate Advisor AwardCollege of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources - University of Nebraska-Lincoln2018
Award of ExcellenceNebraska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society2017
UNL Parents Association Recognition AwardUNL Parents Association2015
Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence AwardHolling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence2014

 

SNR Program Areas

  • Applied Ecology

Areas of Interest/Expertise

  • Fisheries ecology/management
  • River ecology
  • Aquatic nuisance species
  • River restoration

Grants

Currently this page only displays grants that were awarded on 1/1/ 2009 to the present. If a grant was awarded prior to 1/1/ 2009 and is still active, it will not be displayed on this page.

Grant TitleAssessing Mussel Reintroductions in the Great Plains
Starting Date05/06/2024

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2027
Funding Level$196,248.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleAge and Growth Analyses on a Stunted vs. Non-Stunted Population of White Perch in SE NE Reservoirs (UCARE: Cali Engel)
Starting Date05/02/2024

Investigator(s)

Ending Date05/01/2025
Funding Level$3,600.00
Funding AgencyInternal - 24-25 UCARE

 

Grant TitleIntegrating fish passage considerations into cultural and ecological connectivity in the Red River watershed (Additional Funding)
Starting Date04/19/2024

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2025
Funding Level$75,702.00
Funding AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Grant TitleDrift Dynamics of Early Life-Stage Invasive Carps
Starting Date02/15/2024

Investigator(s)

Ending Date03/31/2026
Funding Level$215,011.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleIntegrating fish passage considerations into cultural and ecological connectivity in the Red River Watershed
Starting Date01/10/2023

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2025
Funding Level$50,245.00
Funding AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Grant TitleAssessment of Pallid Sturgeon population, movements, and reproductive ecology in Nebraska's interior rivers
Starting Date01/10/2023

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2025
Funding Level$224,951.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleRisk Assessment of Silver Carp and Bighead Carp Expansion in Nebraska Waterways
Starting Date01/10/2023

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2024
Funding Level$185,000.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleUpdating SNR's Research Boat Fleet
Starting Date05/04/2022

Investigator(s)

Ending Date05/31/2022
Funding Level$22,000.00
Funding AgencyARD Strategic Funding (Internal)

 

Grant TitlePallid Sturgeon Biology in the Platte River and its Tributaries
Starting Date07/01/2021

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2026
Funding Level$1,201,000.00
Funding AgencyHeadwaters Corporation

 

Grant TitleImproving Water Quality and Surveying Fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE (Additional Funding)
Starting Date04/08/2021

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2022
Funding Level$75,000.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Environmental Trust

 

Grant TitleSpatial Distribution and Population Demographics of Asian Carp in the Missouri River Basin, Nebraska
Starting Date01/06/2021

Investigator(s)

Ending Date10/01/2022
Funding Level$333,994.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Games and Park Commission

 

Grant TitleAssessing movement and entrainment of Walleye in Lewis & Clark Lake and its tailwaters
Starting Date10/26/2020

Investigator(s)

Ending Date10/01/2025
Funding Level$464,400.00
Funding AgencySouth Dakota Game, Fish & Parks

 

Grant TitleImproving Water Quality and Surveying Fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE
Starting Date06/29/2020

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2021
Funding Level$75,000.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Evironmental Trust

 

Grant TitleImproving Water Quality and Surveying fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE
Starting Date06/11/2020

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2022
Funding Level$72,988.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Games and Park Commission

 

Grant TitleDetermining Annual Movement Patterns of Channel Catfish
Starting Date02/25/2020

Investigator(s)

Ending Date04/30/2022
Funding Level$97,288.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Fund

 

Grant TitlePopulation Structure and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes of the Missouri River and its Major Tributaries with an Emphasis on Sicklefin and Sturgeon Chub in South Dakota
Starting Date01/01/2020

Investigator(s)

Ending Date09/30/2022
Funding Level$233,239.00
Funding AgencySouth Dakota Game, Fish and Parks/US Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Grant TitlePlatte River Water Quality
Starting Date05/19/2019

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2020
Funding Level$84,762.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Environmental Trust

 

Grant TitleChute Monitoring at Camp Ashland (Additional Funding)
Starting Date09/01/2017

Investigator(s)

Ending Date08/31/2020
Funding Level$175,971.00
Funding AgencyNE Millitary Department

 

Grant TitleRestoring Native Mussels to the Great Plains
Starting Date04/03/2017

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2019
Funding Level$132,239.00
Funding AgencyNGPC

 

Grant TitleRed River Catfish Cohesive Population Mangement
Starting Date01/10/2017

Investigator(s)

Ending Date04/30/2019
Funding Level$70,487.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

 

Grant TitlePlatte River Tributaries
Starting Date08/01/2016

Investigator(s)

Ending Date07/31/2017
Funding Level$21,603.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleWahoo Creek Fish and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assessment
Starting Date07/11/2016

Investigator(s)

Ending Date09/30/2016
Funding Level$27,456.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Department of Environmental Quality

 

Grant TitleRed River Telemetry
Starting Date04/25/2016

Investigator(s)

Ending Date03/31/2017
Funding Level$43,600.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

 

Grant TitlePreliminary Assessment of Movements of Channel Catfish in the Red River Using Passive Telemetry
Starting Date08/17/2015

Investigator(s)

Ending Date03/31/2016
Funding Level$8,113.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

 

Grant TitleChannel Catfish Movements in the Lower Red River
Starting Date06/15/2015

Investigator(s)

Ending Date03/31/2016
Funding Level$16,161.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

 

Grant TitleChute Monitoring at Camp Ashland
Starting Date09/15/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date09/30/2017
Funding Level$196,946.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Military Department

 

Grant TitleThe Effects of Alum and Fish Restoration on Water Quality in the Fremont Lake, NE (additional extension funding)
Starting Date05/01/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2015
Funding Level$31,009.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Department of Environmental Quality

 

Grant TitleShell Creek Assessment
Starting Date05/01/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date09/30/2015
Funding Level$89,870.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Department of Environmental Quality

 

Grant TitleFremont Continuation
Starting Date04/01/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date05/31/2015
Funding Level$26,400.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleNebraska Game and Parks Commission Missouri River Sportfish Ecology and Management (additional funding)
Starting Date03/01/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date02/28/2018
Funding Level$923,578.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleRed River Bibliography
Starting Date02/01/2014

Investigator(s)

Ending Date08/31/2014
Funding Level$21,850.00
Funding AgencyManitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

 

Grant TitleImplications for Connectivity and Movement of Iotic Great Plains Fishes in the Face of Climate Change
Starting Date08/01/2013

Investigator(s)

Ending Date07/31/2014
Funding Level$101,850.00
Funding AgencyUS Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Grant TitleInfluence of Trout Stockings on Tier I/II Fishes
Starting Date05/01/2012

Investigator(s)

Ending Date04/30/2014
Funding Level$114,576.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleFremont Water Quality (additional funding)
Starting Date04/13/2012

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2015
Funding Level$23,700.00
Funding AgencyNebraksa Department of Environmental Quality

 

Grant TitleFremont Water Quality
Starting Date04/06/2012

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2014
Funding Level$240,448.00
Funding AgencyNebraksa Department of Environmental Quality

 

Grant TitleInfluence of Trout Stockings on Tier I/II Fishes
Starting Date05/01/2011

Investigator(s)

Ending Date04/30/2012
Funding Level$32,000.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleDeveloping Environmental Flows in the Niobrara River for Fish and Wildlife
Starting Date07/01/2009

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2012
Funding Level$726,754.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleNebraska Game and Parks Commission Niobrara River Flows (additional funding)
Starting Date07/01/2009

Investigator(s)

Ending Date06/30/2012
Funding Level$52,500.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitleMissouri River Sportfish Ecology and Management
Starting Date03/01/2009

Investigator(s)

Ending Date02/28/2014
Funding Level$401,210.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitlePlatte River Catfish Population Dynamics
Starting Date01/01/2009

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2009
Funding Level$33,000.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Grant TitlePlatte River Catfish Population Dynamics
Starting Date01/01/2007

Investigator(s)

Ending Date12/31/2014
Funding Level$356,767.00
Funding AgencyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

 

Advising

Graduate Programs

Master of Applied Science

Master of Science in Natural Resource Sciences
including specializations in

  • Applied Ecology

Doctorate of Philosophy in Natural Resource Sciences
including specializations in

  • Applied Ecology

Courses Taught

Course NumberCourse TitleFall Even YearsFall Odd YearsSpring Even YearsSpring Odd YearsSummer SessionCross Listing
NRES 163Oh My Cod: Exploring Aquatic Ecology CareersXX
NRES 463/863Fisheries ScienceXX
NRES 965Managed Aquatic SystemsX