Brook Trout Related Publications
| Title | Description | Authors | Publication date year |
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| A new species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) infecting the medulla oblongata and nerve cord of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis in southern Appalachia (New River, NC, USA) | Myxobolus neurofontinalis n. sp. infects the brain and medulla oblongata of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis [Mitchill, 1814]) in the New River, western NC. I... | Steven P. Ksepka, Jacob M. Rash, Nathan Whelan, Stephen A. Bullard1 | 2019 |
| A Protocol for Collecting Environmental DNA Samples From Streams | Environmental DNA (eDNA) is DNA that has been released by an organism into its environment, such that the DNA can be found in air, water, or soil. In aquatic sy... | Kellie J. Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz | 2016 |
| A regional neural network ensemble for predicting mean daily river water temperature | Water temperature is a fundamental property of river habitat and often a key aspect of river resource management, but measurements to characterize thermal regim... | Jefferson Tyrell DeWeber, Tyler Wagner | 2014 |
| Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Fish Health and Ecology: A Review | Acid rock drainage (ARD) is produced by the oxidation of sulfide minerals, chiefly iron pyrite or iron disulfide (FeS2). This is a natural chemical reaction whi... | Jennings, S.R., Neuman, D.R., Blicker, P.S. | 2008 |
| An Economic Analysis of Improved Road‐Stream Crossings | Road‐stream crossings, which include culverts and bridges, are an essential element of our transportation networks, allowing roads to pass over rivers and str... | Jessica Levine | 2013 |
| An updated geographic distribution of Myxobolus cerebralis (Hofer, 1903) (Bivalvulida: Myxobolidae) and the first diagnosed case of whirling disease in wild-caught trout in the south-eastern United States | Myxobolus cerebralis (Bivalvulida: Myxobolidae), the aetiological agent of salmonid whirling disease, was detected in 2 river basins of North Carolina during 20... | Steven P. Ksepka1, Jacob M. Rash, Brandon L. Simcox, Doug A. Besler, Haley R. Dutton, Micah B. Warren, Stephen A. Bullard1 | 2020 |
| Assessment and predictive model for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) population status in the eastern United States | Over the last 200 years, brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) have been subjected to numerous anthropogenic physical, chemical, and biological perturbations tha... | Teresa Thieling | 2006 |
| Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers | This review summarizes how beaver impact: (a) ecosystem structure and geomorphology, (b) hydrology and water resources, (c) water quality, (d) freshwater ecolog... | Richard E. Brazier, Alan Puttock, Hugh A. Graham, Roger E. Auster, Kye H. Davies, Chryssa M. L. Brown | 2020 |
| Broad-Scale Patterns of Brook Trout Responses to Introduced Brown Trout in New York | Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis and Brown Trout Salmo trutta are valuable sport fish that coexist in many parts of the world due to stocking introductions. Ca... | James E. McKenna Jr., Michael T. Slattery, Kean M. Clifford | 2013 |
| Brook Trout Movement in Response to Temperature, Flow, and Thermal Refugia within a Complex Appalachian Riverscape | We quantified movements of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis and brown trout Salmo trutta in a complex riverscape characterized by a large, open-canopy main ste... | J. Todd Petty, Jeff L. Hansbarger, Brock M. Huntsman, Patricia M. Mazik | 2012 |
| Can brook trout survive climate change in large rivers? If it rains - Merriam et al. 2017 | Brook trout habitat vulnerability was assessed within an Appalachian watershed. • Increased discharge largely offset effects of increased air temp... | Eric R. Merriam, Rodrigo Fernandez, J. Todd Petty, Nicolas Zegre | 2017 |
| Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization: An Assessment of Dams in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed | The Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization (CFPP or “the project”) project grew out of and builds on the conceptual framework of the Northeast Aquatic Conne... | Martin E. H., Apse C.D. | 2013 |
| Climate change influence on brook trout populations in the Central Appalachians - Andrew et al. 2022 | We used a 18-year brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) data set with samples across a ~4800 km2 spatial area in the Central Appalachian Mountains, combined with ... | ||
| Conservation and the Genetics of Populations 2nd Edition | Loss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. Conservation and the Genetics of Populations gives a comprehensive overview of the e... | ||
| Conservation Genetics of Remnant Coastal Brook Trout Populations at the Southern Limit of Their Distribution: Population Structure and Effects of Stocking | We examined genetic variation within and among a group of remnant coastal brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis populations along the coast of the northeastern Unit... | Brendan Annett, Gabriele Gerlach, Timothy L. King, Andrew R. Whiteley | 2012 |
| Conservation planning at the intersection of landscape and climate change: brook trout in the Chesapeake Bay watershed | We developed a multi-scale conservation planning framework for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that incorporates both la... | Eric R. Merriam, J. Todd Petty, Jason Clingerman | 2019 |
| Development of Genetic Baseline Information to Support the Conservation and Management of Wild Brook Trout in North Carolina | Kazyak, D.C., Lubinski, B.A., Rash, J.M., Johnson, T.C., King, T.L. 2021. After centuries of declines, there is growing interes... | Kazyak, D.C., Lubinski, B.A., Rash, J.M., Johnson, T.C., King, T.L. | 2021 |
| Distribution, Status, and Land Use Characteristics of Subwatersheds within the Native Range of Brook Trout in the Eastern United States | We examined and summarized existing knowledge regarding the distribution and status of self- sustaining populations of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis at the ... | Mark Hudy, Teresa Theiling, Nathaniel Gillespie, Eric Smith | 2008 |
| Dynamics and regulation of the southern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) population in an Appalachian stream | 1. We used information theoretic statistics [Akaike’s Information Criterion (AIC)] and regression analysis in a multiple hypothesis testing approach to assess... | GARY D. GROSSMAN, ROBERT E. RATAJCZAK, C. MICHAEL WAGNER, J. TODD PETTY | 2010 |
| Efficacy of Environmental DNA to Detect and Quantify Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Streams of the Adirondack Mountains, New York | Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is rapidly evolving as a tool for monitoring the distributions of aquatic species. Detection of species’ populations in stre... | Barry P. Baldigo, Lee Ann Sporn, Scott D. George, Jacob A. Ball | 2017 |
| Elevated summer temperatures delay spawning reduce redd construction for resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | Redd (nest) surveys for resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were conducted annually in a mountain lake in northern New York for 11 years with multiple ... | Dana R. Warren, Jason M. Robinson, Daniel C. Josephson, Daniel R. Sheldon, Clifford E. Kraft | 2012 |
| Environmental DNA Sampling Informs Fish Eradication Efforts: Case Studies and Lessons Learned | Worldwide, freshwater ecosystems are threatened by invasive species, resulting in adverse effects on infrastructure, economy, recreation, and native aquatic com... | K. J. Carim, N. J. Bean, J. M. Connor, W. P. Baker, M. Jaeger, M. P. Ruggles, K. S. McKelvey, T. W. Franklin, M. K. Young, M. K. Schwartz | 2020 |
| Estimating size-specific brook trout abundance in continuously sampled headwater streams using Bayesian mixed models with zero inflation and overdispersion | We examined habitat factors related to reach-scale brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis counts of four size classes in two headwater stream networks within two con... | Yoichiro Kanno1, Jason C. Vokoun1, Kent E. Holsinger, Benjamin H. Letcher | 2012 |
| Evaluating the Barrier Assessment Technique Derived from FishXing Software and the Upstream Movement of Brook Trout through Road Culverts | Anthropogenic barriers to fish passage, such as culverts and dams, are major factors impeding the persistence and recovery of aquatic species. Considerable work... | Shad Mahlum, David Cote, Yolanda F. Wiersma, Dan Kehler, Keith D. Clarke | 2014 |
| Evaluating the Trade-Offs between Invasion and Isolation for Native Brook Trout and Nonnative Brown Trout in Pennsylvania Streams | A popular conservation strategy for native trout species in western North America is to prevent invasions by nonnative trout by installing barriers that isolate... | Mark A. Kirk, Anna N. Rosswog, Kirsten N. Ressel, Scott A. Wissinger | 2018 |
| Evaluation of Catch-and-Release Regulations on Brook Trout in Pennsylvania Streams | In 2004, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission implemented catch-and-release (CR) regulations on headwater stream systems to determine if eliminating angler... | Jason Detar, David Kristine, Tyler Wagner, Tom Greene | 2014 |
| Evaluation of Wild Brook Trout Populations in Vermont Streams | Wild brook trout populations in Vermont streams appeared to be relatively stable over a period of five decades as evidenced in this evaluation of 150 sites. Pre... | VDFW | 2017 |
| Fall and Early Winter Movement and Habitat Use of Wild Brook Trout | Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis populations face a myriad of threats throughout the species’ native range in the eastern United States. Understanding wild B... | Robert Mollenhauer, Tyler Wagner, Megan V. Kepler, John A. Sweka | 2013 |
| Fragmentation and Patch Size Shape Genetic Structure of Brook Trout Populations | We tested the relative influence of habitat patch size and connectivity on genetic structure and effective population size in eight brook trout (Salvelinus font... | Andrew R. Whiteley, Jason A. Coombs, Mark Hudy, Zachary Robinson, Amanda R. Colton, Keith H. Nislow, Benjamin H. Letcher | 2013 |
| Geomorphic, Flood, and Groundwater-Flow Characteristics of Bayfield Peninsula Streams, Wisconsin, and Implications for Brook-Trout Habitat | In 2002–03, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study of the geomorphic, flood, and groundwater-flow characteristics of five Bayfield Peninsula streams, Wi... | Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Marie C. Peppler, David A. Saad, Dennis M. Pratt, Bernard N. Lenz | 2014 |
| Impacts of Exotic Rainbow Trout on Habitat Use by Native Juvenile Salmonid Species at an Early Invasive Stage | The detrimental impact of introduced Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss on native communities has been well documented around the world. Previous studies have fo... | Isabel Thibault, Julian Dodson | 2013 |
| Individual behaviour and resource use of thermally stressed brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis portend the conservation potential of thermal refugia | Individual aggression and thermal refuge use were monitored in brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis in a controlled laboratory to determine how fish size and perso... | Shannon L. White, Benjamen C. Kline, Nathaniel P. Hitt, Tyler Wagner | 2019 |
| Is motivation important to brook trout passage through culverts? | Culverts can restrict movement of stream-dwelling fish. Motivation to enter and ascend these structures is an essential precursor for successful passage. Howeve... | Elsa Goerig, Theodore Castro-Santos | 2017 |
| Landscape and stocking effects on population genetics of TN brook trout | Hargrove, J.S., Kazyak, D.C., Lubinski, B.A. et al. Landscape and stocking effects on population genetics of Tennessee Brook Trout. Conserv Genet 23, 341–357 ... | Hargrove, J.S., Kazyak, D.C., Lubinski, B.L. | 2022 |
| Linking movement and reproductive history of brook trout to assess habitat connectivity in a heterogeneous stream network | 1. Defining functional connectivity between habitats in spatially heterogeneous landscapes is a particular challenge for small-bodied aquatic species. Tradition... | YOICHIRO KANNO, BENJAMIN H. LETCHER, JASON A. COOMBS, KEITH H. NISLOW, ANDREW R. WHITELEY | 2013 |
| Metabolic rates of embryos and alevin from a cold-adapted salmonid differ with temperature, population and family of origin: implications for coping with climate change | Early developmental stages of cold-adapted ectotherms such as brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are at higher risk of mortality with increasing water temperat... | Catharine J. Cook, Gary Burness, Chris C. Wilson | 2018 |
| Modified Culvert Inventory and Assessment Protocol | This culvert inventory and assessment method is a modified version of the National Inventory and Assessment Procedure (NIAP; Clarkin et al 2003) developed to co... | Sara Sweeten, Colin Krause, Craig Roghair | 2012 |
| Movement Patterns of Brook Trout in a Restored Coastal Stream System in Southern Massachusetts | Populations of anadromous brook trout can be found from northern Canada into New England. It is believed that the extent of anadromy exhibited by coastal brook ... | ERIN L SNOOK | 2014 |
| Northeast Aquatic Connectivity - An Assessment of Dams on Northeastern Rivers | Throughout the Northeast, hundreds of dams have been removed and hundreds of culverts have been replaced or retrofitted over the last two decades in projects wh... | E. H. Martin, C. D. Apse | 2011 |
| Population genetics of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the southern Appalachian Mountains | Broad-scale patterns of genetic diversity for Brook Trout remain poorly understood across their endemic range in the eastern United States. We characterized var... | David C. Kazyak, Barbara A. Lubinski, Matt A. Kulp, Kasey C. Pregler, Andrew R. Whiteley, Eric Hallerman, Jason A. Coombs, Yoichiro Kanno, Jacob M. Rash, Raymon... | 2021 |
| Population regulation of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Hunt Creek, Michigan: a 50-year study | 1. Fisheries models generally are based on the concept that strong density dependence exists in fish populations. Nonetheless, there are few examples of long-te... | GARY D. GROSSMAN, ANDREW NUHFER, TROY ZORN, GARY SUNDIN, GAYLORD ALEXANDER | 2012 |
| Population Response to Habitat Fragmentation in a Stream-Dwelling Brook Trout Population | Fragmentation can strongly influence population persistence and expression of life-history strategies in spatially-structured populations. In this study, we dir... | Letcher BH, Nislow KH, Coombs JA, O’Donnell MJ, Dubreuil TL | 2007 |
| Predicting Brook Trout Occurrence in Stream Reaches throughout their Native Range in the Eastern United States | The Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis is an important species of conservation concern in the eastern USA. We developed a model to predict Brook Trout population... | Jefferson T. DeWeber, Tyler Wagner | 2015 |
| Probabilistic measures of climate change vulnerability, adaptation action benefits, and related uncertainty from maximum temperature metric selection | Predictions of the projected changes in species distribution models and potential adaptation action benefits can help guide conservation actions. There is subst... | J. Tyrell DeWeber, Tyler Wagner | 2018 |
| Quantifying the effect of semi-natural riparian cover on stream temperatures: implications for salmonid habitat management | Previous studies examining the effects of riparian cover on stream temperatures have led to highly variable findings. In an attempt to reduce these uncertainti... | D. K. RYAN, J. M. YEARSLEY, M. KELLY-QUINN | 2013 |
| Ranking Site Vulnerability to Increasing Temperatures in Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Streams in Virginia: An Exposure - Sensitivity Approach | Climate change vulnerability classification model for brook trout populations; brook trout populations are classified into one of four quadrants based on direct... | Bradly A. Trumbo*, Keith H. Nislow, Jonathan Stallings, Mark Hudy, Eric P. Smith, Dong-Yun Kim, Bruce Wiggins, Charles A. Dolloff | 2014 |
| Response of fish assemblages to declining acidic deposition in Adirondack Mountain lakes, 1984-2012 | Adverse effects of acidic deposition on the chemistry and fish communities were evident in Adirondack Mountain lakes during the 1980s and 1990s. Fish assemblage... | B.P. Baldigo, K.M. Roy, C.T. Driscoll | 2016 |
| Restoration of brook trout across their native range using fish toxicants and electrofishing: are we successful ecologically and socially? | PDF of PowerPoint presentation by Matt Kulp, fishery biologist with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and coauthors, reviewing historic and contemporary ... | Matt Kulp, Marcia Carter, David Demarest, Brian Eltz, Jim Habera, Patricia Hamilton, Fred G. Henson, Adam R. Kautza, Matthew Mitro, Anthony Rabern, Dan Rankin, ... | 2022 |
| SEACAP: Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project: Assessing the ecological impact of dams on Southeastern rivers | The Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project (SEACAP) grew out of and builds on the conceptual framework of the Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization ... | Martin E. H, Hoenke K., Granstaff E., Barnett A., Kauffman J., Robinson S., Apse, C.D. | 2014 |
| Seasonal streamflow extremes are key drivers of Brook Trout young-of-the-year abundance | Based on counts of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) collected over 28 yr at 115 sites in Shenandoah National Park, we developed mixed-effects models to (1) a... | Annalise G. Blum, Yoichiro Kanno, Benjamin H. Letcher | 2018 |
| Sensitivity and Vulnerability of Brook Trout Populations to Climate Change | Predicting future brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis distributions at the population scale under various climate scenarios is of interest to the Eastern Brook Tr... | Brad Trumbo, Mark Hudy, Eric P. Smith, Dong-Yun Kim, Bruce A. Wiggins, Keith H. Nislow, Charles A. Dolloff | 2010 |
| SENSITIVITY AND VULNERABILITY OF BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE | We directly measured paired air and water temperatures in watersheds (N = 77) containing reproducing populations of brook trout in Virginia. We found that pai... | Author | |
| Technical Guide for Field Practitioners: Understanding and Monitoring Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings | Stream connectivity has become increasingly important for river restoration and fish-habitat improvement projects (Fullerton et al. 2010) amidst increasing evid... | Nicholas Heredia, Brett Roper, Nathaniel Gillespie, Craig Roghair | 2016 |
| The Importance of Scale: Assessing and Predicting Brook Trout Status in its Southern Native Range | Occupancy models are of increasing interest to managers and natural resource decision makers. Assessment of status and trends, as well as the specific drivers i... | Mark Hudy, Keith Nislow, Eric P. Smith, Arthur R. Cooper, Dana M. Infante | 2013 |
| The influence of land cover composition and groundwater on thermal habitat availability for brook trout populations | Brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a sentinel fish species that requires clean, cold water habitats generally resulting from landscapes that allow for surfa... | Kiira J. Siitari, William W. Taylor, Stacy A. C. Nelson, Kerryann E. Weaver | 2011 |
| The temperature–productivity squeeze: constraints on brook trout growth along an Appalachian river continuum | We tested the hypothesis that brook trout growth rates are controlled by a complex interaction of food availability, water temperature, and competitor density.... | J. Todd Petty, David Thorne, Brock M. Huntsman, Patricia M. Mazik | 2014 |
| Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis | Environmental DNA sampling (eDNA) has emerged as a powerful tool for detecting aquatic animals. Previous research suggests that eDNA methods are substantially m... | Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Adam J. Sepulveda, Bradley B. Shepard, Stephen F. Jane, Andrew R.Whiteley, Winsor H. Lowe, Michael K. Sch... | 2016 |
| Using genetic data to advance stream fish reintroduction science: a case study in brook trout | This study demonstrates the utility of genetic and demographic data for reintroduction efforts, particularly when extant populations are genetically depauperate... | White, S.L., Johnson, T.C., Rash, J.A., Lubinski, B.A., Kazyak, D.C. | |
| What predicts the use by brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of terrestrial invertebrate subsidies in headwater streams? | 1. Spatial subsidies are important resources for organisms in receiving habitats, particularly when production in those habitats is low. Terrestrial invertebrat... | MATTHEW K. WILSON, WINSOR H. LOWE, KEITH H. NISLOW | 2014 |
| Wood placement in river restoration: fact, fiction, and future direction | Despite decades of research on wood in rivers, the addition of wood as a river restoration technique remains controversial. We reviewed the literature on natura... | Philip Roni, Tim Beechie, George Pess, Karrie Hanson | 2014 |
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