Craig Paukert, PhD
Unit Leader - Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Research Interests
Craig's main research interests are conservation and management of stream and river fishes. However, he also has a background and interest in lake and reservoirs fisheries and have conducted research on systems such as the Colorado and Missouri Rivers, but also large reservoirs, natural lakes, and small streams.
Professional Experience
Unit Leader, Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2010-
Unit Leader, Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 1989-2010
Education and Certifications
Ph D South Dakota State University 2001
MS Oklahoma State University 1998
BS University of Minnesota 1993
Science and Products
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Suitability of Lake Erie for bigheaded carps based on bioenergetic models and remote sensing
Algal blooms in the Great Lakes are a potential food source for silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis; together bigheaded carps). Understanding these blooms thus plays an important role in understanding the invasion potential of bigheaded carps. We used remote sensing imagery, temperatures, and improved species specific bioenergetics models to determine algal conce
Authors
Karl R. Anderson, Duane Chapman, Timothy Wynne, Karthik Masagounder, Craig P. Paukert
Potential direct and indirect effects of climate change on a shallow natural lake fish assemblage
Much uncertainty exists around how fish communities in shallow lakes will respond to climate change. In this study, we modelled the effects of increased water temperatures on consumption and growth rates of two piscivores (northern pike [Esox lucius] and largemouth bass [Micropterus salmoides]) and examined relative effects of consumption by these predators on two prey species (bluegill [Lepomis m
Authors
Jason J. Breeggemann, Mark A. Kaemingk, T.J. DeBates, Craig P. Paukert, J. Krause, Alexander P. Letvin, Tanner M. Stevens, David W. Willis, Steven R. Chipps
A reply to Iversen et al.'s comment “Monitoring of animal abundance by environmental DNA - An increasingly obscure perspective”
We appreciate the conversation put forward by Iversen et al. (2015) in their response to our article “Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix” in the 2015 environmental DNA special issue of Biological Conservation.We agree with Iversen et al.'s concern about overly optimistic conclusions that could be d
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Translocation of Humpback Chub into tributary streams of the Colorado River: Implications for conservation of large-river fishes
The Humpback Chub Gila cypha, a large-bodied, endangered cyprinid endemic to the Colorado River basin, is in decline throughout most of its range due largely to anthropogenic factors. Translocation of Humpback Chub into tributaries of the Colorado River is one conservation activity that may contribute to the expansion of the species’ current range and eventually provide population redundancy. We e
Authors
Jonathan J. Spurgeon, Craig P. Paukert, Brian D. Healy, Melissa Trammell, Dave Speas, Emily Omana Smith
Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Wildlife managers can more easily mitigate the effects of invasive species if action takes place before a population becomes established. Such early detection requires sensitive survey tools that can detect low numbers of individuals. Due to their high sensitivity, environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys hold promise as an early detection method for aquatic invasive species. Quantification of eDNA amount
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Influence of riparian and watershed alterations on sandbars in a Great Plains river
Anthropogenic alterations have caused sandbar habitats in rivers and the biota dependent on them to decline. Restoring large river sandbars may be needed as these habitats are important components of river ecosystems and provide essential habitat to terrestrial and aquatic organisms. We quantified factors within the riparian zone of the Kansas River, USA, and within its tributaries that influenced
Authors
Jeffrey M. Fischer, Craig P. Paukert, M.L. Daniels
ECALS: Loading studies interim report October 2013
Here we follow up the loading studies interim report from July 2013 and include results
from laboratory studies assessing the effects of diet on eDNA shedding rates by
bigheaded carps(silver and bighead carp). In order to understand how eDNA behavesin
the environment, we must understand how it enters the system. In our July interim
report, we addressed three of our four hypotheses that could i
Authors
Katy Klymus, Cathy Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems
Ecosystems around the world are already threatened by land-use and land-cover change, extraction of natural resources, biological disturbances, and pollution. These environmental stressors have been the primary source of ecosystem degradation to date, and climate change is now exacerbating some of their effects. Ecosystems already under stress are likely to have more rapid and acute reactions to c
Authors
Amanda Staudt, Allison K. Leidner, Jennifer Howard, Kate A. Brauman, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Lara J. Hansen, Craig P. Paukert, John L. Sabo, Luis A. Solorzano
ECALS: Loading studies interim report July 2013
Since the initial detection of Asian carp moving up the Mississippi Basin, the potential for invasion of the Great Lakes by Silver Carp and Bighead Carp has been a major concern to stakeholders. To combat this problem, sampling for environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to monitor the waterways near Lake Michigan. This monitoring area includes the Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS) and the Des Plaines
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Fish assemblages at engineered and natural channel structures in the lower Missouri river: implications for modified dike structures
Large rivers throughout the world have been modified by using dike structures to divert water flows to deepwater habitats to maintain navigation channels. These modifications have been implicated in the decline in habitat diversity and native fishes. However, dike structures have been modified in the Missouri River USA to increase habitat diversity to aid in the recovery of native fishes. We compa
Authors
J.T. Schloesser, Craig P. Paukert, W.J. Doyle, T. Hill, K.D. Steffensen, Vincent H. Travnichek
Heterogeneous detection probabilities for imperiled Missouri River fishes: implications for large-river monitoring programs
Occupancy modeling was used to determine (1) if detection probabilities (p) for 7 regionally imperiled Missouri River fishes (Scaphirhynchus albus, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, Cycleptus elongatus, Sander canadensis, Macrhybopsis aestivalis, Macrhybopsis gelida, and Macrhybopsis meeki) differed among gear types (i.e. stationary gill nets, drifted trammel nets, and otter trawls), and (2) how detect
Authors
J.T. Schloesser, Craig P. Paukert, W.J. Doyle, Tracy D. Hill, K.D. Steffensen, Vincent H. Travnichek
Endangered river fish: factors hindering conservation and restoration
Globally, riverine fish face many anthropogenic threats including riparian and flood plain habitat degradation, altered hydrology, migration barriers, fisheries exploitation, environmental (climate) change, and introduction of invasive species. Collectively, these threats have made riverine fishes some of the most threatened taxa on the planet. Although much effort has been devoted to identifying
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, Craig P. Paukert, Zeb Hogan
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Suitability of Lake Erie for bigheaded carps based on bioenergetic models and remote sensing
Algal blooms in the Great Lakes are a potential food source for silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis; together bigheaded carps). Understanding these blooms thus plays an important role in understanding the invasion potential of bigheaded carps. We used remote sensing imagery, temperatures, and improved species specific bioenergetics models to determine algal conce
Authors
Karl R. Anderson, Duane Chapman, Timothy Wynne, Karthik Masagounder, Craig P. Paukert
Potential direct and indirect effects of climate change on a shallow natural lake fish assemblage
Much uncertainty exists around how fish communities in shallow lakes will respond to climate change. In this study, we modelled the effects of increased water temperatures on consumption and growth rates of two piscivores (northern pike [Esox lucius] and largemouth bass [Micropterus salmoides]) and examined relative effects of consumption by these predators on two prey species (bluegill [Lepomis m
Authors
Jason J. Breeggemann, Mark A. Kaemingk, T.J. DeBates, Craig P. Paukert, J. Krause, Alexander P. Letvin, Tanner M. Stevens, David W. Willis, Steven R. Chipps
A reply to Iversen et al.'s comment “Monitoring of animal abundance by environmental DNA - An increasingly obscure perspective”
We appreciate the conversation put forward by Iversen et al. (2015) in their response to our article “Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix” in the 2015 environmental DNA special issue of Biological Conservation.We agree with Iversen et al.'s concern about overly optimistic conclusions that could be d
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Translocation of Humpback Chub into tributary streams of the Colorado River: Implications for conservation of large-river fishes
The Humpback Chub Gila cypha, a large-bodied, endangered cyprinid endemic to the Colorado River basin, is in decline throughout most of its range due largely to anthropogenic factors. Translocation of Humpback Chub into tributaries of the Colorado River is one conservation activity that may contribute to the expansion of the species’ current range and eventually provide population redundancy. We e
Authors
Jonathan J. Spurgeon, Craig P. Paukert, Brian D. Healy, Melissa Trammell, Dave Speas, Emily Omana Smith
Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Wildlife managers can more easily mitigate the effects of invasive species if action takes place before a population becomes established. Such early detection requires sensitive survey tools that can detect low numbers of individuals. Due to their high sensitivity, environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys hold promise as an early detection method for aquatic invasive species. Quantification of eDNA amount
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Influence of riparian and watershed alterations on sandbars in a Great Plains river
Anthropogenic alterations have caused sandbar habitats in rivers and the biota dependent on them to decline. Restoring large river sandbars may be needed as these habitats are important components of river ecosystems and provide essential habitat to terrestrial and aquatic organisms. We quantified factors within the riparian zone of the Kansas River, USA, and within its tributaries that influenced
Authors
Jeffrey M. Fischer, Craig P. Paukert, M.L. Daniels
ECALS: Loading studies interim report October 2013
Here we follow up the loading studies interim report from July 2013 and include results
from laboratory studies assessing the effects of diet on eDNA shedding rates by
bigheaded carps(silver and bighead carp). In order to understand how eDNA behavesin
the environment, we must understand how it enters the system. In our July interim
report, we addressed three of our four hypotheses that could i
Authors
Katy Klymus, Cathy Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems
Ecosystems around the world are already threatened by land-use and land-cover change, extraction of natural resources, biological disturbances, and pollution. These environmental stressors have been the primary source of ecosystem degradation to date, and climate change is now exacerbating some of their effects. Ecosystems already under stress are likely to have more rapid and acute reactions to c
Authors
Amanda Staudt, Allison K. Leidner, Jennifer Howard, Kate A. Brauman, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Lara J. Hansen, Craig P. Paukert, John L. Sabo, Luis A. Solorzano
ECALS: Loading studies interim report July 2013
Since the initial detection of Asian carp moving up the Mississippi Basin, the potential for invasion of the Great Lakes by Silver Carp and Bighead Carp has been a major concern to stakeholders. To combat this problem, sampling for environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to monitor the waterways near Lake Michigan. This monitoring area includes the Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS) and the Des Plaines
Authors
Katy E. Klymus, Cathy A. Richter, Duane Chapman, Craig P. Paukert
Fish assemblages at engineered and natural channel structures in the lower Missouri river: implications for modified dike structures
Large rivers throughout the world have been modified by using dike structures to divert water flows to deepwater habitats to maintain navigation channels. These modifications have been implicated in the decline in habitat diversity and native fishes. However, dike structures have been modified in the Missouri River USA to increase habitat diversity to aid in the recovery of native fishes. We compa
Authors
J.T. Schloesser, Craig P. Paukert, W.J. Doyle, T. Hill, K.D. Steffensen, Vincent H. Travnichek
Heterogeneous detection probabilities for imperiled Missouri River fishes: implications for large-river monitoring programs
Occupancy modeling was used to determine (1) if detection probabilities (p) for 7 regionally imperiled Missouri River fishes (Scaphirhynchus albus, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, Cycleptus elongatus, Sander canadensis, Macrhybopsis aestivalis, Macrhybopsis gelida, and Macrhybopsis meeki) differed among gear types (i.e. stationary gill nets, drifted trammel nets, and otter trawls), and (2) how detect
Authors
J.T. Schloesser, Craig P. Paukert, W.J. Doyle, Tracy D. Hill, K.D. Steffensen, Vincent H. Travnichek
Endangered river fish: factors hindering conservation and restoration
Globally, riverine fish face many anthropogenic threats including riparian and flood plain habitat degradation, altered hydrology, migration barriers, fisheries exploitation, environmental (climate) change, and introduction of invasive species. Collectively, these threats have made riverine fishes some of the most threatened taxa on the planet. Although much effort has been devoted to identifying
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, Craig P. Paukert, Zeb Hogan