Yu-Chun Kao, PhD (Former Employee)
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Distributions of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in the upper Great Lakes in the mid-twentieth century, when populations were in decline Distributions of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in the upper Great Lakes in the mid-twentieth century, when populations were in decline
The restoration of the once abundant Cisco (Coregonus artedi) is a management interest across the Laurentian Great Lakes. To inform the restoration, we (1) described historical distributions of Cisco and (2) explored whether non-indigenous Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) and Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) played a role in the decline of Cisco populations across the upper Great Lakes (i.e...
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Yu-Chun Kao, Renee Elizabeth Renauer, David B. Bunnell, Owen Gorman, Randy L. Eshenroder
Replacement of the typical artedi form of Coregonus artedi in Lake Huron by endemic shallow-water Ciscoes, including putative hybrids Replacement of the typical artedi form of Coregonus artedi in Lake Huron by endemic shallow-water Ciscoes, including putative hybrids
Various ecomorphs of shallow-water Cisco Coregonus artedi were the dominant fish planktivores in each of the Great Lakes until invasive species and over fishing resulted in extirpations and extinctions. In this paper we describe the present morphological diversity and distribution of shallow-water Ciscoes in each of Lake Huron’s three basins: the main basin, Georgian Bay, and North...
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Randy L. Eshenroder, Yu-Chun Kao, Timothy P. O’Brien, Chris M. Olds, Chris L. Davis, Alexander T. Duncan
Describing historical habitat use of a native fish-Cisco (Coregonus artedi)-In Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932 Describing historical habitat use of a native fish-Cisco (Coregonus artedi)-In Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932
With the global-scale loss of biodiversity, current restoration programs have been often required as part of conservation plans for species richness and ecosystem integrity. The restoration of pelagic-oriented cisco (Coregonus artedi) has been an interest of Lake Michigan managers because it may increase the diversity and resilience of the fish assemblages and conserve the integrity of...
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Yu-Chun Kao, David Bunnell, Randy L. Eshenroder, Devin N. Murray
Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: A systematic map protocol Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: A systematic map protocol
Background Although surface freshwater comprises
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Chelsie Romulo, Zeenatul Basher, Abigail Lynch, Yu-Chun Kao, William W. Taylor
Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030 Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030
The United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the formidable challenge of integrating historically separate economic, social, and environmental goals into a unified ‘plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.’ We highlight the substantial contribution inland fisheries can make towards preventing increased poverty and, in some cases, alleviating poverty...
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Abigail Lynch, I.G. Cowx, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, S. M. Glaser, Sui C. Phang, T. Douglas Beard, S. D. Bower, J.L. Brooks, David B. Bunnell, Julie Claussen, S. J. Cooke, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Bonnie Myers, Andrea J. Reid, J. J. Taylor, S. Youn
Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication
Oligotrophication has negatively affected fisheries production in many freshwater ecosystems and could conceivably reduce the efficacy of stockings used to enhance fisheries. In Lake Michigan, offshore oligotrophication has occurred since the 1970s, owing to reductions in total phosphorus (TP) inputs and nearshore sequestration of TP by nonindigenous dreissenid mussels. We evaluated...
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Yu-Chun Kao, Mark W. Rogers, David B. Bunnell
Non-USGS Publications**
Kao, Y.-C., Rogers, M.W., Bunnell, D.B., Cowx, I.G., Qian, S.S., Anneville, O., Beard, T.D., Brinker, A., Britton, J.R., Chura-Cruz, R., Gownaris, N.J., Jackson, J.R., Kangur, K., Kolding, J., Lukin, A.A., Lynch, A.J., Mercado-Silva, N., Moncayo-Estrada, R., Njaya, F.J., Ostrovsky, I., Rudstam, L.G., Sandström, A.L.E., Sato, Y., Siguayro-Mamani, H., Thorpe, A., van Zwieten, P.A.M., Volta, P., Wang, Y., Weiperth, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Young, J.D., 2020. Effects of climate and land-use changes on fish catches across lakes at a global scale. Nature Communications 11, 2526.
Kao, Y.-C., Bunnell, D.B., Eshenroder, R.L., Murray, D.N., 2020. Describing historical habitat use of a native fish—Cisco (Coregonus artedi)—in Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932. PLOS ONE 15, e0231420.
Kao, Y.-C., Rogers, M.W., Bunnell, D.B., 2018. Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication. Ecosystems 21, 600–618.
Kao, Y.-C., Adlerstein, S.A., Rutherford, E.S., 2016. Assessment of top-down and bottom-up controls on the collapse of alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Lake Huron. Ecosystems 19, 803-831.
**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.
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Distributions of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in the upper Great Lakes in the mid-twentieth century, when populations were in decline Distributions of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in the upper Great Lakes in the mid-twentieth century, when populations were in decline
The restoration of the once abundant Cisco (Coregonus artedi) is a management interest across the Laurentian Great Lakes. To inform the restoration, we (1) described historical distributions of Cisco and (2) explored whether non-indigenous Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) and Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) played a role in the decline of Cisco populations across the upper Great Lakes (i.e...
Authors
Yu-Chun Kao, Renee Elizabeth Renauer, David B. Bunnell, Owen Gorman, Randy L. Eshenroder
Replacement of the typical artedi form of Coregonus artedi in Lake Huron by endemic shallow-water Ciscoes, including putative hybrids Replacement of the typical artedi form of Coregonus artedi in Lake Huron by endemic shallow-water Ciscoes, including putative hybrids
Various ecomorphs of shallow-water Cisco Coregonus artedi were the dominant fish planktivores in each of the Great Lakes until invasive species and over fishing resulted in extirpations and extinctions. In this paper we describe the present morphological diversity and distribution of shallow-water Ciscoes in each of Lake Huron’s three basins: the main basin, Georgian Bay, and North...
Authors
Randy L. Eshenroder, Yu-Chun Kao, Timothy P. O’Brien, Chris M. Olds, Chris L. Davis, Alexander T. Duncan
Describing historical habitat use of a native fish-Cisco (Coregonus artedi)-In Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932 Describing historical habitat use of a native fish-Cisco (Coregonus artedi)-In Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932
With the global-scale loss of biodiversity, current restoration programs have been often required as part of conservation plans for species richness and ecosystem integrity. The restoration of pelagic-oriented cisco (Coregonus artedi) has been an interest of Lake Michigan managers because it may increase the diversity and resilience of the fish assemblages and conserve the integrity of...
Authors
Yu-Chun Kao, David Bunnell, Randy L. Eshenroder, Devin N. Murray
Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: A systematic map protocol Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: A systematic map protocol
Background Although surface freshwater comprises
Authors
Chelsie Romulo, Zeenatul Basher, Abigail Lynch, Yu-Chun Kao, William W. Taylor
Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030 Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030
The United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the formidable challenge of integrating historically separate economic, social, and environmental goals into a unified ‘plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.’ We highlight the substantial contribution inland fisheries can make towards preventing increased poverty and, in some cases, alleviating poverty...
Authors
Abigail Lynch, I.G. Cowx, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, S. M. Glaser, Sui C. Phang, T. Douglas Beard, S. D. Bower, J.L. Brooks, David B. Bunnell, Julie Claussen, S. J. Cooke, Yu-Chun Kao, Kai Lorenzen, Bonnie Myers, Andrea J. Reid, J. J. Taylor, S. Youn
Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication
Oligotrophication has negatively affected fisheries production in many freshwater ecosystems and could conceivably reduce the efficacy of stockings used to enhance fisheries. In Lake Michigan, offshore oligotrophication has occurred since the 1970s, owing to reductions in total phosphorus (TP) inputs and nearshore sequestration of TP by nonindigenous dreissenid mussels. We evaluated...
Authors
Yu-Chun Kao, Mark W. Rogers, David B. Bunnell
Non-USGS Publications**
Kao, Y.-C., Rogers, M.W., Bunnell, D.B., Cowx, I.G., Qian, S.S., Anneville, O., Beard, T.D., Brinker, A., Britton, J.R., Chura-Cruz, R., Gownaris, N.J., Jackson, J.R., Kangur, K., Kolding, J., Lukin, A.A., Lynch, A.J., Mercado-Silva, N., Moncayo-Estrada, R., Njaya, F.J., Ostrovsky, I., Rudstam, L.G., Sandström, A.L.E., Sato, Y., Siguayro-Mamani, H., Thorpe, A., van Zwieten, P.A.M., Volta, P., Wang, Y., Weiperth, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Young, J.D., 2020. Effects of climate and land-use changes on fish catches across lakes at a global scale. Nature Communications 11, 2526.
Kao, Y.-C., Bunnell, D.B., Eshenroder, R.L., Murray, D.N., 2020. Describing historical habitat use of a native fish—Cisco (Coregonus artedi)—in Lake Michigan between 1930 and 1932. PLOS ONE 15, e0231420.
Kao, Y.-C., Rogers, M.W., Bunnell, D.B., 2018. Evaluating stocking efficacy in an ecosystem undergoing oligotrophication. Ecosystems 21, 600–618.
Kao, Y.-C., Adlerstein, S.A., Rutherford, E.S., 2016. Assessment of top-down and bottom-up controls on the collapse of alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Lake Huron. Ecosystems 19, 803-831.
**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.
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