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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Fish assemblages at engineered and natural channel structures in the lower Missouri river: implications for modified dike structures 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...
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 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)...
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 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...
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, Craig P. Paukert, Zeb Hogan
Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity 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...
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 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...
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, K.L. Pitts, Joanna B. Whittier, Julian D. Olden
Factors affecting detectability of river otters during sign surveys 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...
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Brett K. Sandercock, Philip S. Gipson
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Filter Total Items: 89
Fish assemblages at engineered and natural channel structures in the lower Missouri river: implications for modified dike structures 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...
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 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)...
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 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...
Authors
Steven J. Cooke, Craig P. Paukert, Zeb Hogan
Defining conservation priorities for freshwater fishes according to taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity 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...
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 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...
Authors
Craig P. Paukert, K.L. Pitts, Joanna B. Whittier, Julian D. Olden
Factors affecting detectability of river otters during sign surveys 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...
Authors
Mackenzie R. Jeffress, Craig P. Paukert, Brett K. Sandercock, Philip S. Gipson