KANSAS COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT
Unit News
December 2009
Craig Paukert and Joe Gerken attended the 70th Annual Midwest Fish and
Wildlife Conferencein Springfield, IL. The following papers were presented:
•Gerken, J. E., and C. P. Paukert. "Effects of urbanization on
recruitment of Riverine fishes." 70th Midwest Fish and Wildlife
Conference, Springfield, IL, 8 December 2009.
•Gerken, J. E., and C. P. Paukert. "Topeka shiners status and trends
in Kansas." 70th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Springfield, IL, 8
December 2009.
•Paukert, C. P., and A. M. Severson. "Using long-term data to
determine the effects of zebra mussels on reservoir sport fishes." 70th
Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Springfield, IL, 7 December
2009.
November 2009
Craig Paukert and Jack Cully attended the Regional Cooperative Research
Units Meeting in Nebraska City, NE.
Andrea Severson attended the American Water Resources Association Annual
Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Her presentation was : Severson, A. and
C. Paukert. "Zebra Mussel Invasion and Zooplankton in a Great Plains
Reservoir: Cause for Concern?"
Craig Paukert presented an invited seminar at the Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife, University of Missouri-Columbia, "Conservation of stream and
river fishes: from landscape to local influences."
October 2009
September 2009
Craig Paukert, Joanna Whittier, Andrea Severson and Joe Gerken attended
the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN.
Joanna Whittier and Joe Gerken taught the following courses at the AFS
Meeting:
Beginning GIS for Fisheries Biologists, American Fisheries Society
Advanced GIS for Fisheries Biologists, American Fisheries Society
Papers presented:
•Severson, A., and C. Paukert. "Does zebra mussel presence
affect abundance and condition of reservoir fishes in a Kansas reservoir?"
American Fisheries
Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. 2 September 2009.
•Peterson, J., and C. Paukert. "Converting non-standard fish
sampling data to standardized data." American Fisheries Society Annual
Meeting, Nashville, TN. 2 September 2009.
•Scholten, G., and C. Paukert. "Life history, status, and management
of paddlefish." American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.
2 September 2009.
•Gerken, J., and C. Paukert. "Spatial variation in the recruitment
patterns of three riverine fishes in the Kansas River." American
Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. 2 September 2009.
Mackenzie Shardlow presented a paper at The Wildlife Society Annual
Conference in Monterey, California: Shardlow, M. and C. Paukert. "Seeing
what was missed: evaluating detection probabilities from river otter sign
surveys."
August 2009
Craig Paukert attended the "Introduction to Structured Decision Making"
course at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West
Virginia.
Jonathan Conard presented a poster at the Ecological Society of America
Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM. Poster title: "Demographic vital rates
and population growth: rethinking the relationship in a harvested elk
population."
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
Jonathan Conard defended his Ph.D. dissertation titled: “Genetic variability, demography, and
habitat selection in a reintroduced elk (Cervus elaphus) population.”
Joanna Whittier attended the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual
Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The following presentations were made:
• Peterson, J. and C. Paukert. 2009. Converting non-standard fish sampling data to
standardized data. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting,
Albuquerque, NM, 5 May 2009. poster
• Pool, T., J. Olden, J. Whittier, and C. Paukert. 2009. Riverscape patterns and
environmental drivers of functional diversity and composition of fish communities in the Lower
Colorado River Basin. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting,
Albuquerque, NM, 5 May 2009.
• Kretschmann, A., S. Bonar, K. Young, J. Whittier, C. Paukert, and D. Guertin. 2009.
Using Geographic Information Systems to delineate native fish and sport fish management areas
in the Verde River watershed, Arizona. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society
Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 4 May 2009.
• Whittier, J., C. Paukert, and J. Olden. 2009. Modeling local and watershed drivers of
native and non-native fishes in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Western Division of the
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 6 May 2009.
April 2009
Craig Paukert gave an invited presentation at the Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference
in Manhattan on April 15. His presentation was titled, “Road crossing design and their impacts
of fish assemblages and geomorphology of Great Plains streams.”
Awards and Honors: (April)
Kansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Travel Award (awarded to graduate student Mackenzie
Shardlow), 2009.
Nominee, Watkins Award for outstanding graduate student teaching in Biology, KSU (Andrea
Severson), 2009
Finalist, Outstanding Biology Graduate Faculty Award (Craig Paukert), KSU, 2009
March 2009
The Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit held its annual Coordinating
Committee Meeting on March 10, in the newly renovated conference center at Konza Prairie
Biological Station.
Mackenzie Shardlow, Unit student under the direction of Craig Paukert, was awarded the
outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit.
Jack Cully, AUL Wildlife Kansas,and his former students, Ron
VanNimwegen (deceased) and Justin Kretzer (MS 1999) had their paper,
VanNimwegen, R. E., J. Kretzer, and J. F. Cully, Jr. 2008.
Ecosystem engineering by a colonial mammal: how prairie dogs
structure rodent communities. Ecology 89: 3298-3305., selected as an
"Editor's Choice" article in the 27 February 2009 issue of Science.
Presentations: (March)
Gerken, J., and C. Paukert. 2009. Spatial variation in the recruitment patterns of three riverine
fishes in the Kansas River. KSU Biology Student Research Forum, Manhattan, KS 7
March 2009.
Severson, A., and C. Paukert. 2009. Effects of zebra mussel invasion on fish abundance and
condition in a Kansas reservoir. KSU Biology Student Research Forum, Manhattan, KS 7
March 2009.
Shardlow, M. and C. Paukert. 2009. Factors affecting the detectability and occupancy of river
otters in eastern Kansas. KSU Biology Student Research Forum, Manhattan, KS 7 March
2009.
Paukert, C. P. 2009. From zebra mussels to river otters: update of the Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Division
meeting, Salina, KS. 4 March 2009.
February 2009
Craig Paukert gave an invited seminar for the Department of Natural Resources Ecology and
Management at Iowa State University. The seminar was titled, “Alteration of stream and rivers
and its effects on fishes: can we reverse the trend?”
January 2009
Mackenzie Shardlow, Andrea Severson, Joe Gerken, Craig Paukert, and Joanna Whittier
attended the Kansas Natural Resources Conference in Wichita, Kansas.
The following papers were presented at the Kansas Natural Resources Conference:
• Bouska, W., and C. Paukert. 2009. Passage of prairie fishes through different crossing
designs and water velocities in an experimental stream. Kansas Natural Resources Conference,
Wichita, Kansas 28 January 2009. poster
• Shardlow, M., C. Paukert, and T. Cable. 2009. Furharvester sighting reports and
opinions regarding river otters in Kansas. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita,
Kansas 28 January 2009. poster
• Prebyl, T., T. Mosher, C. Paukert, and S. Wisely. 2009. Identifying the strain of a
record largemouth bass using a DNA-sequencing approach. Kansas Natural Resources
Conference, Wichita, Kansas 28 January 2009. poster
• Gerken, J. W. Bouska, and C. Paukert 2009. Effects of instream habitat and fish
communities on the endangered Topeka shiner in Kansas streams. Kansas Natural Resources
Conference, Wichita, Kansas 28 January 2009. poster
• Winders, K., and C. Paukert. 2009. Reduction in the abundance and condition of native
fishes after invasion of white perch. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas 28
January 2009. poster
• Gerken, J.E. and C.P. Paukert. 2009. Impacts of a Low-head Dam on fish communities
in the Kansas River. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas 28 January 2009.
• Severson, A. C.P. Paukert. 2009. Impacts of zebra mussels on fishes in El Dorado
Reservoir. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas 28 January 2009.
Awards received at the Kansas National Resources Conference:
Andrea Severson received the award for Best Student Presentation from the Kansas Chapter of
the American Fisheries Society.
Joe Gerken received the award for Best Student Poster from the Kansas Chapter of the American
Fisheries Society.
The Kansas Chapter AFS Tiemeier-Cross Award was awarded to Andrea Severson.
Joe Gerken attended the American Fisheries Society Midwest Student Colloquium in Ames,
Iowa and presented the following papers:
Gerken, J. E. and C. P. Paukert. 2009. Impacts of a Low-head Dam on a Great Plains River
Fish Community. American Fisheries Society Midwest Student Colloquium, Annual Meeting,
Ames, Iowa. 17 January 2009.
Gerken, J. E. and C. P. Paukert. 2009. Factors impacting Topeka Shiner distribution in Kansas.
American Fisheries Society Midwest Student Colloquium, Annual Meeting, Ames, Iowa. 17
January 2009.
December 2008
Wes Bouska defended his Master's thesis titled "Road crossing designs and
their impact on fish assemblages and geomorphology of great plains
streams."
Craig Allen, Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, gave a
seminar, "Biodiversity, resilience and novelty in complex ecological
systems." The seminar was hosted by the Kansas Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit.
November 2008
Craig Paukert received a USGS STAR award for outstanding performance in
the Cooperative Research Unit program.
Mackenzie Shardlow and Wes Bouska, MS students with Craig Paukert, were
selected as finalists for the Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award.
October 2008
Craig Paukert gave an invited presentation at the Fifth World Fisheries
Congress in Yokohama, Japan titled "Effects of invasive species in
freshwater fisheries."
Joanna Whittier was invited to teach part of the International Training
Course on
Fisheries - GIS for Fisheries Research and Management at the Fifth World
Fisheries Congress in
Yokohama, Japan.
Craig Paukert met with the US State Department at the US Embassy in Tokyo,
Japan to discuss USGS research and opportunities within in the Cooperative
Research Units.
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