Katy Klymus, PhD
Dr. Katy Klymus is a Research Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
She has a background in evolutionary biology, animal behavior and genetics. Since joining the USGS in 2016, my research focus is on using genetic methods to inform wildlife species management. Currently I am studying environmental DNA methods and how they can be used to assess current levels of and changes in biodiversity.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, The University of Missouri, 2011
B.S. Zoology, The University of Texas, 2000
Science and Products
Mucket eDNA detection in Wallen's Bend, Clinch river, Tennessee, September 2019
eDNA sampling sites in the Grand Canyon region near breccia pipe uranium mines_2015_2016
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA samples to explore the use of uranium mine containment ponds as a water source for wildlife
Experimental observations on the decay of environmental DNA from bighead and silver carps
Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species
Environmental DNA calibration study interim technical review report December 2014
A reply to Iversen et al.'s comment “Monitoring of animal abundance by environmental DNA - An increasingly obscure perspective”
Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Environmental DNA calibration study. Interim technical review report
ECALS: Loading studies interim report October 2013
ECALS: Loading studies interim report July 2013
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Mucket eDNA detection in Wallen's Bend, Clinch river, Tennessee, September 2019
eDNA sampling sites in the Grand Canyon region near breccia pipe uranium mines_2015_2016
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA samples to explore the use of uranium mine containment ponds as a water source for wildlife
Experimental observations on the decay of environmental DNA from bighead and silver carps
Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species
Environmental DNA calibration study interim technical review report December 2014
A reply to Iversen et al.'s comment “Monitoring of animal abundance by environmental DNA - An increasingly obscure perspective”
Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Environmental DNA calibration study. Interim technical review report
ECALS: Loading studies interim report October 2013
ECALS: Loading studies interim report July 2013
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.