Matthew J Young, PhD
Matthew Young is a research fish biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and has been with the California Water Science Center since 2016.
He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis. His work research is focused on interactions of native and non-native fishes with their environment, including novel ecosystem elements such as altered hydrology and proliferating non-native habitat engineers such as submersed aquatic vegetation. Currently he works in a variety of systems exploring relationships between native fishes and changes to their environment. This includes the spread of non-native species and potential displacement/competition, habitat alteration and the loss of underlying ecosystem processes, and the potential for habitat restoration to provide key mechanistic benefits to native fishes and other aquatic organisms.
Science and Products
Little Holland Tract and Wildlands Flux Study; Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, and Larval Fish Taxonomic Data, 2017-2018 Little Holland Tract and Wildlands Flux Study; Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, and Larval Fish Taxonomic Data, 2017-2018
Isotopic Analysis of Clear Lake Hitch collected from Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017 Isotopic Analysis of Clear Lake Hitch collected from Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017
Largemouth bass population assessment within flooded islands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Largemouth bass population assessment within flooded islands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Physical and Biological Drivers of Fish Populations in the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel, California, 2016-2018 Physical and Biological Drivers of Fish Populations in the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel, California, 2016-2018
Abundance and Distribution of Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017-2022 (ver. 4.0, December 2022) Abundance and Distribution of Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017-2022 (ver. 4.0, December 2022)
Fishes of Ryer Island, Suisun Bay, California, 2016-2017 Fishes of Ryer Island, Suisun Bay, California, 2016-2017
Etiology of a fish kill, Including the endangered Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in a northeastern pacific coastal lagoon Etiology of a fish kill, Including the endangered Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in a northeastern pacific coastal lagoon
Hydrodynamics structure plankton communities and interactions in a freshwater tidal estuary Hydrodynamics structure plankton communities and interactions in a freshwater tidal estuary
Ecology and ecosystem impacts of submerged and floating aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecology and ecosystem impacts of submerged and floating aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Hydrodynamics and habitat interact to structure fish communities within terminal channels of a tidal freshwater delta Hydrodynamics and habitat interact to structure fish communities within terminal channels of a tidal freshwater delta
Habitat-specific foraging by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the San Francisco Estuary, California: Implications for tidal restoration Habitat-specific foraging by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the San Francisco Estuary, California: Implications for tidal restoration
Gill-net selectivity for fifteen fish species of the upper San Francisco Estuary Gill-net selectivity for fifteen fish species of the upper San Francisco Estuary
Ocean connectivity drives trophic support for consumers in an intermittently closed coastal lagoon Ocean connectivity drives trophic support for consumers in an intermittently closed coastal lagoon
Disentangling stationary and dynamic estuarine fish habitat to inform conservation: Species-specific responses to physical habitat and water quality in San Francisco Estuary Disentangling stationary and dynamic estuarine fish habitat to inform conservation: Species-specific responses to physical habitat and water quality in San Francisco Estuary
Eye lenses reveal ontogenetic trophic and habitat shifts in an imperiled fish, Clear Lake hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi) Eye lenses reveal ontogenetic trophic and habitat shifts in an imperiled fish, Clear Lake hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi)
Use of the smeltCam as an efficient fish sampling alternative within the San Francisco Estuary Use of the smeltCam as an efficient fish sampling alternative within the San Francisco Estuary
Estuarine habitat use by White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Estuarine habitat use by White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
Recruitment dynamics of non-native largemouth bass within the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta Recruitment dynamics of non-native largemouth bass within the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta
Non-USGS Publications**
Sommer T. Understanding imperfect detection in a San
Francisco Estuary long-term larval and juvenile fish monitoring
programme. Fish Manag Ecol. 2017;24:488–503.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12257
**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
Little Holland Tract and Wildlands Flux Study; Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, and Larval Fish Taxonomic Data, 2017-2018 Little Holland Tract and Wildlands Flux Study; Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, and Larval Fish Taxonomic Data, 2017-2018
Isotopic Analysis of Clear Lake Hitch collected from Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017 Isotopic Analysis of Clear Lake Hitch collected from Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017
Largemouth bass population assessment within flooded islands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Largemouth bass population assessment within flooded islands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Physical and Biological Drivers of Fish Populations in the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel, California, 2016-2018 Physical and Biological Drivers of Fish Populations in the Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel, California, 2016-2018
Abundance and Distribution of Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017-2022 (ver. 4.0, December 2022) Abundance and Distribution of Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 2017-2022 (ver. 4.0, December 2022)
Fishes of Ryer Island, Suisun Bay, California, 2016-2017 Fishes of Ryer Island, Suisun Bay, California, 2016-2017
Etiology of a fish kill, Including the endangered Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in a northeastern pacific coastal lagoon Etiology of a fish kill, Including the endangered Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), in a northeastern pacific coastal lagoon
Hydrodynamics structure plankton communities and interactions in a freshwater tidal estuary Hydrodynamics structure plankton communities and interactions in a freshwater tidal estuary
Ecology and ecosystem impacts of submerged and floating aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecology and ecosystem impacts of submerged and floating aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Hydrodynamics and habitat interact to structure fish communities within terminal channels of a tidal freshwater delta Hydrodynamics and habitat interact to structure fish communities within terminal channels of a tidal freshwater delta
Habitat-specific foraging by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the San Francisco Estuary, California: Implications for tidal restoration Habitat-specific foraging by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the San Francisco Estuary, California: Implications for tidal restoration
Gill-net selectivity for fifteen fish species of the upper San Francisco Estuary Gill-net selectivity for fifteen fish species of the upper San Francisco Estuary
Ocean connectivity drives trophic support for consumers in an intermittently closed coastal lagoon Ocean connectivity drives trophic support for consumers in an intermittently closed coastal lagoon
Disentangling stationary and dynamic estuarine fish habitat to inform conservation: Species-specific responses to physical habitat and water quality in San Francisco Estuary Disentangling stationary and dynamic estuarine fish habitat to inform conservation: Species-specific responses to physical habitat and water quality in San Francisco Estuary
Eye lenses reveal ontogenetic trophic and habitat shifts in an imperiled fish, Clear Lake hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi) Eye lenses reveal ontogenetic trophic and habitat shifts in an imperiled fish, Clear Lake hitch (Lavinia exilicauda chi)
Use of the smeltCam as an efficient fish sampling alternative within the San Francisco Estuary Use of the smeltCam as an efficient fish sampling alternative within the San Francisco Estuary
Estuarine habitat use by White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Estuarine habitat use by White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
Recruitment dynamics of non-native largemouth bass within the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta Recruitment dynamics of non-native largemouth bass within the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta
Non-USGS Publications**
Sommer T. Understanding imperfect detection in a San
Francisco Estuary long-term larval and juvenile fish monitoring
programme. Fish Manag Ecol. 2017;24:488–503.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12257
**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.