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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Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity
To date, the predominant use of systematic conservation planning has been to evaluate and conserve areas of high terrestrial biodiversity. Although studies in freshwater ecosystems have received recent attention, research has rarely considered the potential trade-offs between protecting different dimensions of biodiversity and the ecological processes that maintain diversity. We provide the first
Authors
Angela L. Strecker, Julian D. Olden, Joanna B. Whittier, Craig P. Paukert
Development and assessment of a landscape-scale ecological threat index for the Lower Colorado River Basin
Anthropogenic disturbances impact freshwater biota but are rarely incorporated into conservation planning due to the difficulties in quantifying threats. There is currently no widely accepted method to quantify disturbances, and determining how to measure threats to upstream catchments using disturbance metrics can be time consuming and subjective. We compared four watershed-scale ecological threa
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, K.L. Pitts, Joanna B. Whittier, Julian D. Olden
Factors affecting detectability of river otters during sign surveys
Sign surveys are commonly used to study and monitor wildlife species but may be flawed when surveys are conducted only once and cover short distances, which can lead to a lack of accountability for false absences. Multiple observers surveyed for river otter (Lontra canadensis) scat and tracks along stream and reservoir shorelines at 110 randomly selected sites in eastern Kansas from January to Apr
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Brett K. Sandercock, Philip S. Gipson
Scale-dependent factors affecting North American river otter distribution in the midwest
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) is recovering from near extirpation throughout much of its range. Although reintroductions, trapping regulations and habitat improvements have led to the reestablishment of river otters in the Midwest, little is known about how their distribution is influenced by local- and landscape-scale habitat. We conducted river otter sign surveys from Jan. t
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Joanna B. Whittier, B. K. Sandercock, P. S. Gipson
Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity
To date, the predominant use of systematic conservation planning has been to evaluate and conserve areas of high terrestrial biodiversity. Although studies in freshwater ecosystems have received recent attention, research has rarely considered the potential trade-offs between protecting different dimensions of biodiversity and the ecological processes that maintain diversity. We provide the first
Authors
A. L. Strecker, J. D. Olden, Joanna B. Whittier, Craig P. Paukert
Fish community structure in natural and engineered habitats in the Kansas River
We investigated fish assemblage structure in engineered (rip‐rap) and natural habitats (log jams and mud banks) in the Kansas River USA to determine if natural structures had higher abundance and diversity of fishes at a local spatial scale. A total of 439 randomly selected sites were boat electrofished from May to August 2005 and 2006. Mean species diversity and richness were significantly higher
Authors
K. White, J. Gerken, Craig P. Paukert, Andrew S. Makinster
The effects of road crossings on prairie stream habitat and function
Improperly designed stream crossing structures may alter the form and function of stream ecosystems and habitat and prohibit the movement of aquatic organisms. Stream sections adjoining five concrete box culverts, five low-water crossings (concrete slabs vented by one or multiple culverts), and two large, single corrugated culvert vehicle crossings in eastern Kansas streams were compared to refere
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Timothy Keane, Craig P. Paukert
Effects of visible implant elastomer mark colour on the predation of red shiners by largemouth bass
No abstract available.
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Craig P. Paukert
Road crossing designs and their impact on fish assemblages of Great Plains streams
A mark-recapture field study was conducted to determine fish passage at 5 concrete box culverts and 5 low-water crossings (concrete slabs vented by culverts) as well as 10 control sites (below a natural riffle) in Flint Hills streams of northeastern Kansas. Additionally, we tested the upstream passage of four fish species native to Great Plains streams (Topeka shiner Notropis topeka, green sunfish
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Craig P. Paukert
Paddlefish management, propagation, and conservation in the 21st century
No abstract available.
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, George D. Scholten
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and other intestinal helminths of Cyprinella lutrensis in Deep Creek, Kansas
We investigated the intestinal parasites of a wild fish population in a Kansas stream to determine the prevalence and abundance of potentially harmful parasites. In total, 180 red shiners (Cyprinella lutrensis) were collected from 6 sites in October-November 2007. Fifteen Asian tapeworms (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) were recovered from 13 fish (prevalence of 7.2%). Prevalence did not differ amo
Authors
Rebecca R. Pullen, Wesley W. Bouska, Scott W. Campbell, Craig P. Paukert
Converting nonstandard fish sampling data to standardized data
Fishery biologists spend considerable effort over multiple years collecting data on fish population and community status using a particular sampling method or set of methods. However, new (and often more effective) sampling methods and technologies are continuously being developed. To incorporate these new sampling techniques, fishery biologists need a means for converting sample data collected us
Authors
James Peterson, Craig P. Paukert
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 74
Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity
To date, the predominant use of systematic conservation planning has been to evaluate and conserve areas of high terrestrial biodiversity. Although studies in freshwater ecosystems have received recent attention, research has rarely considered the potential trade-offs between protecting different dimensions of biodiversity and the ecological processes that maintain diversity. We provide the first
Authors
Angela L. Strecker, Julian D. Olden, Joanna B. Whittier, Craig P. Paukert
Development and assessment of a landscape-scale ecological threat index for the Lower Colorado River Basin
Anthropogenic disturbances impact freshwater biota but are rarely incorporated into conservation planning due to the difficulties in quantifying threats. There is currently no widely accepted method to quantify disturbances, and determining how to measure threats to upstream catchments using disturbance metrics can be time consuming and subjective. We compared four watershed-scale ecological threa
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, K.L. Pitts, Joanna B. Whittier, Julian D. Olden
Factors affecting detectability of river otters during sign surveys
Sign surveys are commonly used to study and monitor wildlife species but may be flawed when surveys are conducted only once and cover short distances, which can lead to a lack of accountability for false absences. Multiple observers surveyed for river otter (Lontra canadensis) scat and tracks along stream and reservoir shorelines at 110 randomly selected sites in eastern Kansas from January to Apr
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Brett K. Sandercock, Philip S. Gipson
Scale-dependent factors affecting North American river otter distribution in the midwest
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) is recovering from near extirpation throughout much of its range. Although reintroductions, trapping regulations and habitat improvements have led to the reestablishment of river otters in the Midwest, little is known about how their distribution is influenced by local- and landscape-scale habitat. We conducted river otter sign surveys from Jan. t
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Joanna B. Whittier, B. K. Sandercock, P. S. Gipson
Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity
To date, the predominant use of systematic conservation planning has been to evaluate and conserve areas of high terrestrial biodiversity. Although studies in freshwater ecosystems have received recent attention, research has rarely considered the potential trade-offs between protecting different dimensions of biodiversity and the ecological processes that maintain diversity. We provide the first
Authors
A. L. Strecker, J. D. Olden, Joanna B. Whittier, Craig P. Paukert
Fish community structure in natural and engineered habitats in the Kansas River
We investigated fish assemblage structure in engineered (rip‐rap) and natural habitats (log jams and mud banks) in the Kansas River USA to determine if natural structures had higher abundance and diversity of fishes at a local spatial scale. A total of 439 randomly selected sites were boat electrofished from May to August 2005 and 2006. Mean species diversity and richness were significantly higher
Authors
K. White, J. Gerken, Craig P. Paukert, Andrew S. Makinster
The effects of road crossings on prairie stream habitat and function
Improperly designed stream crossing structures may alter the form and function of stream ecosystems and habitat and prohibit the movement of aquatic organisms. Stream sections adjoining five concrete box culverts, five low-water crossings (concrete slabs vented by one or multiple culverts), and two large, single corrugated culvert vehicle crossings in eastern Kansas streams were compared to refere
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Timothy Keane, Craig P. Paukert
Effects of visible implant elastomer mark colour on the predation of red shiners by largemouth bass
No abstract available.
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Craig P. Paukert
Road crossing designs and their impact on fish assemblages of Great Plains streams
A mark-recapture field study was conducted to determine fish passage at 5 concrete box culverts and 5 low-water crossings (concrete slabs vented by culverts) as well as 10 control sites (below a natural riffle) in Flint Hills streams of northeastern Kansas. Additionally, we tested the upstream passage of four fish species native to Great Plains streams (Topeka shiner Notropis topeka, green sunfish
Authors
Wesley W. Bouska, Craig P. Paukert
Paddlefish management, propagation, and conservation in the 21st century
No abstract available.
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, George D. Scholten
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and other intestinal helminths of Cyprinella lutrensis in Deep Creek, Kansas
We investigated the intestinal parasites of a wild fish population in a Kansas stream to determine the prevalence and abundance of potentially harmful parasites. In total, 180 red shiners (Cyprinella lutrensis) were collected from 6 sites in October-November 2007. Fifteen Asian tapeworms (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) were recovered from 13 fish (prevalence of 7.2%). Prevalence did not differ amo
Authors
Rebecca R. Pullen, Wesley W. Bouska, Scott W. Campbell, Craig P. Paukert
Converting nonstandard fish sampling data to standardized data
Fishery biologists spend considerable effort over multiple years collecting data on fish population and community status using a particular sampling method or set of methods. However, new (and often more effective) sampling methods and technologies are continuously being developed. To incorporate these new sampling techniques, fishery biologists need a means for converting sample data collected us
Authors
James Peterson, Craig P. Paukert