Quantitative Ecology
Data Management, Analysis, & Visualization
Mentoring & Advising
Research
Ongoing, Finished, and Hopefully Not Forgotten Work
Evaluation of a shoreline rotenone application to control Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides recruitment in small impoundments.
Control of largemouth bass recruitment would benefit small impoundment recreational fisheries by reducing largemouth bass population density, which could improve growth rates, body condition, and population size structure. My study suggests that shoreline rotenone application may be a useful approach for reducing largemouth bass densities in small impoundments, but additional research is needed to better quantify effects of impoundment surface area and treatment frequency on the utility of the approach.
Paper in prep.
Fishes Response to Length Limit Management Strategies: A Meta-Analysis
Evaluate fishes long-term length limit studies in order to determine if a certain length limit management strategy is statistically stronger than others for all species combined and interspecifically, and to observe if some length-limits work better for certain species. This will hopefully provide fishery managers with a stronger and clearer understanding of which type of length limit(s) are most useful for managed fishes.
Paper in prep.
