Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

I am a large river ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Illinois River Biological Station as well as a fisheries specialist for the Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program. I have worked at the Survey’s Illinois River Biological Station, in Havana, Illinois, since 1991. Over the past few years my research has focused on the strengths of the LTRMP to answer research questions as well topics of invasive species in the Illinois River. These invasives include: white perch Morone americana, round goby Neogobius melanostomus, and Asian carp species (bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, and grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella). In addition to the day to day monitoring on large rivers, my research has focused on largemouth bass population dynamics, winter habitat preference, and age and growth of several riverine species. I also provide much of the GIS support for the field station; which includes development of a decision-support system to allow river managers access to the data collected by several Survey projects throughout the Illinois River. I am currently the Fisheries-Exotic Team Leader for the LTRM Program and Secretary/Treasurer of the Introduced Fish Section of the American Fisheries Society. I have attended Northland College (B.S) and Michigan State University.

In my spare time I enjoy time with my sons, fishing, hunting, and traveling with my wife.

LTRM Fisheries component

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