Current Research
2012-2013
Development of a Science Based Restoration and Management Plan for the San Rafael River, UT: Integrating Data on Fish Distributions and Habitat Needs with Historical Analyses of Channel Change.
2011-2014
Evaluating cutthroat trout performance and identifying limiting factors for the native fish community of Pyramid Lake. Phaedra Budy (PI), Utah State University, USFWS.
2011-2013
Investigating Predator Prey Interactions in Scofield Reservoir, UT.
Join the Lab
MS Graduate Research Assistantship
The prospective graduate student will develop their MS thesis within the overall framework of a study designed to quantify pelican predation effects on Bonneville cutthroat trout in stunning Strawberry Reservoir, north-central Utah.
Many opportunities to join the Fish Ecology Lab are available to Graduate School candidates, Post-Doctoral Fellow candidates, Technicians, and Internship candidates.
I am currently seeking motivated and independent post-doctoral candidates who are interested in drafting a NSF post-doctoral fellowship proposal to work on fish population dynamics and climate change associated with the Toolik NSF LTER program, located in northern Alaska.
News & Announcements
Curbing the Chub: USU Aquatic Ecologist Works to Restore Balance
Utah State University graduate student Lisa Winters is investigating ways to keep the prolific Utah Chub, a freshwater member of the minnow family, from crowding out native trout in central Utah's Scofield Reservoir.
Burbot Bash: Hunt is on in Utah for predatory eel-like fish
While anglers hammer on one end of the invasive burbot population at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, researchers and biologists are studying other ways to keep the predatory fish from impacting popular sport fish at the massive lake.
