Publications

Silver carp above surface of river during electrofishing.

Publications

Research from the Great Rivers Field Station has been featured in a range of peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Freshwater Biology, River Research and Applications, Biological Invasions, and the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. The publications listed below reflect the station’s ongoing efforts to enhance public understanding and improve the management of large river ecosystems.

Journal Articles and Conference Papers

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Colaninno-Meeks C, Chick J. 2019. Can the Field School Be Improved? Lessons Learned through Education Research of an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates. In: INDIVIDUAL ABSTRACTS OF THE SAA 84TH ANNUAL MEETING. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-annualmeeting/abstract/individual-level-abstracts_final-2019-1-1.pdf#page=983
Gibson-Reinemer D, Chick JH, Casper AF. 2018. Changes in assemblage structure and species interactions accompanying rapid warming in the Upper Mississippi River. [accessed 2020 June 16]. https://afs.confex.com/afs/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/34169
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Thomas SM, Chick JH, Czesny SJ. 2017. Underestimation of microzooplankton is a macro problem: One size fits all zooplankton sampling needs alterations. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43(1):91–101 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133016302088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2016.11.002
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Gibson-Reinemer DK, Ickes BS, Chick JH. 2017. Development and assessment of a new method for combining catch per unit effort data from different fish sampling gears: multigear mean standardization (MGMS). Can J Fish Aquat Sci. 74(1):8–14 [accessed 2025 Sept 17]. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0003. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0003
Reed EM, Thomas SM, Chick JH, Czesny SJ. 2017. Nearshore zooplankton communities in Lake Michigan and implications for Asian carp establishment. In: From Cities to Farms: Shaping Great Lakes Ecosystems. p 340–341 http://iaglr.org/conference/downloads/2017_abstracts.pdf#page=340
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Solomon LE, Pendleton RM, Chick JH, Casper AF. 2016. Long-term changes in fish community structure in relation to the establishment of Asian carps in a large floodplain river. Biol Invasions. 18(10):2883–2895 [accessed 2025 Sept 17]. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10530-016-1180-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1180-8
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Culver EF, Chick JH. 2015. Shocking results: assessing the rates of fish injury from pulsed-DC electrofishing. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 35(5):1055–1063 [accessed 2025 Sept 17]. https://academic.oup.com/najfm/article/35/5/1055/7827258. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2015.1074964
Lubinski BJ, DeBoer JA, Fritts MW, Chick JH. 2015. Variation in the community structure of fishes from main channel border habitat among reaches of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper22064.html
Gittinger LS, Chick JH. 2015. Efficacy of automated sampling buoys used in the great rivers observatory network. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper21315.html
Gittinger EJ, Ratcliff EN, Chick JH. 2015. The great fish depression: exploring three consecutive years of low catch of fishes from U.M.R.R. monitoring. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper20231.html
Gibson-Reinemer D et al. 2015. Waves of invasion and recovery: insights from 57 years of a monitoring program on a large river. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper21649.html
Chick JH. 2015. Triumphs and Tragedies of Partnerships: Balancing Competing Objectives for the Upper Mississippi River Restoration – Environmental Management Program. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper21322.html
Casper AF et al. 2015. Interpretation of Long-Term Datasets depends on both Landscape and Temporal Sampling Design: Examples Using a 50 Year Record of Recreational, Commercial and Nuisance Invasive Fish in a Large River. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2015/webprogram/Paper20543.html
Culver EF, Chick JH. 2014. Shocking results: assessing the injury rates of fishes from pulsed-DC electrofishing. American Fisheries Society https://afs.confex.com/afs/2014/webprogram/Paper14727.html
Chick JH et al. 2013. A decade of monitoring on Pool 26 of the upper Mississippi River System. INHS Bulletin. 39(1–6):323–420 [accessed 2025 Sept 17]. https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/inhs/article/view/105. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.inhs.v39.105
Lubinski BJ, Chick JH. 2013. Highlights from the new long-term Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Wabash Rivers fish population monitoring program [presentation]. In: 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2013). https://afs.confex.com/afs/2013/webprogram/Paper11993.html
Culver E, Chick JH. 2013. Assessing the Injury Rates of Fishes Using Established Boat Pulsed-DC Electrofishing Protocols. In: 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2013). https://afs.confex.com/afs/2013/webprogram/Paper12188.html
Creque SM, Chick JH, Czesny SJ. 2013. Rotifer abundance and composition in Lake Michigan: a significant data gap in understanding the potential for the establishment of Asian carp populations [presentation]. In: Great Lakes Restoration and Resiliency. p 65 http://iaglr.org/conference/downloads/2013_abstracts.pdf
Ruebush BC, Sass GG, Chick JH, Stafford JD. 2012. In-situ tests of sound-bubble-strobe light barrier technologies to prevent range expansions of Asian carp. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (August 29 - September 2, 2010, San Diego, USA). Vol. 7. p 37–48 (Aquatic Invasions). http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2012/AI_2012_1_Ruebush_etal.pdf. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.1.005
Chick JH, Dolan CR, Sass GG. 2012. An assessment of the relationship between electrofishing catch-per-unit-effort data and fish abundance; (presentation). In: 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS 2012). https://afs.confex.com/afs/2012/webprogram/Paper11084.html
Timmermann TR, Dolan CR, Chick JH. 2011. Assessment of backwater lake management strategies based on the diets of five riverine fishes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 26(2):203–216 [accessed 2025 Sept 17]. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02705060.2011.555199. https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2011.555199
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