Thomas Kwak

Krabbenhoft, T. J., Myers, B. J. E., Wong, J. P., Chu, C., Tingley, R. W., III, Falke, J. A., … Lynch, A. J. (2020). FiCli, the Fish and Climate Change Database, informs climate adaptation and management for freshwater fishes. SCIENTIFIC DATA, Vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0465-z

Penland, T. N., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T. J., Strynar, M. J., Grieshaber, C. A., Heise, R. J., & Sessions, F. W. (2020). Trophodynamics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Food Web of a Large Atlantic Slope River. Environmental Science & Technology, 5. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05007

Flowers, H. J., Kwak, T., Fischer, J. R., Cope, W. G., Rash, J. M., & Besler, D. A. (2019). Behavior and Survival of Stocked Trout in Southern Appalachian Mountain Streams. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 148(1), 3–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10113

Kwak, T., Engman, A. C., & Lilyestrom, C. G. (2019). Ecology and conservation of the American eel in the Caribbean region. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY, 26(1), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12300

Cope, W. R., Kwak, T. J., Black, T. R., & Pacifici, K. (2019). Evaluation of Artificial Cover Units as a Sampling Technique and Habitat Enhancement for Madtoms in Rivers. NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, 39(4), 778–787. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10317

Engman, A. C., Kwak, T. J., Fischer, J. R., & Lilyestrom, C. G. (2019). Fish Assemblages and Fisheries Resources in Puerto Rico's Riverine Estuaries. MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES, 11(2), 189–201. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10072

Fischer, J. R., Kwak, T. J., Flowers, H. J., Cope, W. G., Rash, J. M., & Besler, D. A. (2019). Growth, Condition, and Trophic Relations of Stocked Trout in Southern Appalachian Mountain Streams. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 148(4), 771–784. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10170

Engman, A. C., Hogue, G. M., Starnes, W. C., Raley, M. E., & Kwak, T. J. (2019). Puerto Rico Sicydium goby diversity: species-specific insights on population structures and distributions. NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY, 5(1), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2019.1606669

Collazo, J. A., Terando, A. J., Engman, A. C., Fackler, P. F., & Kwak, T. J. (2019). Toward a Resilience-Based Conservation Strategy for Wetlands in Puerto Rico: Meeting Challenges Posed by Environmental Change. WETLANDS, 39(6), 1255–1269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-018-1080-z

Popp, A., Cope, W. G., McGregor, M. A., Kwak, T., Augspurger, T., Levine, J. F., & Koch, L. (2018). A Comparison of the chemical sensitivities between in vitro and in vivo propagated juvenile freshwater mussels: Implications for standard toxicity testing. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, 37(12), 3077–3085. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4270

Favrot, S. D., & Kwak, T. (2018). Behavior and reproductive ecology of the sicklefin redhorse: An imperiled southern Appalachian Mountain fish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 147(1), 204–222. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10010

Archambault, J. M., Cope, W. G., & Kwak, T. J. (2018). Chasing a changing climate: Reproductive and dispersal traits predict how sessile species respond to global warming. Diversity and Distributions, 24(7), 880–891. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12740

Buttermore, E. N., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T., Cooney, P. B., Shea, D., & Lazaro, P. R. (2018). Contaminants in tropical island streams and their biota. Environmental Research (New York, N.Y.), 161, 615–623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.053

Engman, A. C., Kwak, T., & Cope, W. G. (2018). Do postlarval amphidromous fishes transport marine-derived nutrients and pollutants to Caribbean streams? Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 27(3), 847–856. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12397

Buczek, S. B., Cope, W. G., McLaughlin, R., & Kwak, T. (2018). Effects of turbidity, sediment, and polyacrylamide on native freshwater mussels. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 54(3), 631–643. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12639

Penland, T. N., Grieshaber, C. A., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., Heise, R. J., & Sessions, F. W. (2018). Food web contaminant dynamics of a large Atlantic Slope river: Implications for common and imperiled species. Science of the Total Environment, 633, 1062–1077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.251

Drew, C. A., Eddy, M., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., & Augspurger, T. (2018). Hydrologic characteristics of freshwater mussel habitat: Novel insights from modeled flows. Freshwater Science, 37(2), 343–356. https://doi.org/10.1086/697947

Grieshaber, C. A., Penland, T. N., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., Heise, R. J., Law, J. M., … Kullman, S. W. (2018). Relation of contaminants to fish intersex in riverine sport fishes. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 643, 73–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.071

Johnson, T. K. B., LePrevost, C. E., Kwak, T., & Cope, W. G. (2018). Selenium, Mercury, and Their Molar Ratio in Sportfish from Drinking Water Reservoirs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 15(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091864

Buczek, S. B., Cope, W. G., McLaughlin, R., & Kwak, T. (2017). Acute toxicity of polyacrylamide flocculants to early life stages of freshwater mussels. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(10), 2715–2721. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3821

Myers, B. J. E., Lynch, A. J., Bunnell, D. B., Chu, C., Falke, J. A., Kovach, R. P., … Paukert, C. P. (2017). Global synthesis of the documented and projected effects of climate change on inland fishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(2), 339–361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-017-9476-z

Engman, A. C., Kwak, T., & Fischer, J. R. (2017). Recruitment phenology and pelagic larval duration in Caribbean amphidromous fishes. Freshwater Science, 36(4), 851–865. https://doi.org/10.1086/694176

Pow, C. S. D. L., Tilahun, K., Creech, K., Law, J. M., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T., … Kullman, S. W. (2017). Windows of susceptibility and consequences of early life exposures to 17 beta-estradiol on medaka (Oryzias latipes) reproductive success. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(9), 5296–5305. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01568

Lynch, A. J., Myers, B. J. E., Chu, C., Eby, L. A., Falke, J. A., Kovach, R. P., … Whitney, J. E. (2016). Climate change effects on North American inland fish populations and assemblages. Fisheries, 41(7), 346–361. https://doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2016.1186016

Kwak, T. J., Engman, A. C., Fischer, J. R., & Lilyestrom, C. G. (2016). Drivers of Caribbean freshwater ecosystems and fisheries. Freshwater, Fish and the Future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference, 219–232.

Favrot, S. D., & Kwak, T. (2016). Efficiency of two-way weirs and prepositioned electrofishing for sampling potamodromous fish migrations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 36(1), 167–182. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2015.1114537

Fisk, J. M., Kwak, T., & Heise, R. J. (2015). Effects of regulated river flows on habitat suitability for the robust redhorse. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144(4), 792–806. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2015.1042557

DeRolph, C. R., Nelson, S. A. C., Kwak, T., & Hain, E. F. (2015). Predicting fine-scale distributions of peripheral aquatic species in headwater streams. Ecology and Evolution, 5(1), 152–163. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1331

Sackett, D. K., Pow, C. L., Rubino, M., Aday, D. D., Cope, W. G., Kullman, S., … Law, M. (2015). Sources of endocrine-disrupting compounds in North Carolina waterways: A geographic information systems approach. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(2), 437–445. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.2797

Smith, W. E., & Kwak, T. (2015). Tropical insular fish assemblages are resilient to flood disturbance. Ecosphere, 6(12). https://doi.org/10.1890/es15-00224.1

Smith, W. E., & Kwak, T. (2014). A capture-recapture model of amphidromous fish dispersal. Journal of Fish Biology, 84(4), 897–912. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12316

Archambault, J. M., Cope, W. G., & Kwak, T. (2014). Influence of sediment presence on freshwater mussel thermal tolerance. Freshwater Science, 33(1), 56–65. https://doi.org/10.1086/674141

Fisk, J. M., Kwak, T., & Heise, R. J. (2014). Modelling riverine habitat for robust redhorse: Assessment for reintroduction of an imperilled species. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 21(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12050

Smith, W. E., & Kwak, T. (2014). Otolith microchemistry of tropical diadromous fishes: Spatial and migratory dynamics. Journal of Fish Biology, 84(4), 913–928. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12317

Weaver, D. M., Kwak, T., & Pollock, K. H. (2014). Sampling characteristics and calibration of snorkel counts to estimate stream fish populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 34(6), 1159–1166. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2014.951808

Archambault, J. M., Cope, W. G., & Kwak, T. (2014). Survival and behaviour of juvenile unionid mussels exposed to thermal stress and dewatering in the presence of a sediment temperature gradient. Freshwater Biology, 59(3), 601–613. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12290

Weaver, D. M., & Kwak, T. (2013). Assessing effects of stocked trout on nongame fish assemblages in Southern Appalachian mountain streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 142(6), 1495–1507. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2013.815662

Archambault, J. M., Cope, W. G., & Kwak, T. (2013). Burrowing, byssus, and biomarkers: behavioral and physiological indicators of sublethal thermal stress in freshwater mussels (Unionidae). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 46(4), 229–250. https://doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2013.805891

Fisk, J. M., Kwak, T., Heise, R. J., & Sessions, F. W. (2013). Redd dewatering effects on hatching and larval survival of the robust redhorse. River Research and Applications, 29(5), 574–581. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.2561

Cooney, P. B., & Kwak, T. (2013). Spatial extent and dynamics of dam impacts on tropical island freshwater fish assemblages. BioScience, 63(3), 176–190. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.3.6

Mosher, S., Cope, W. G., Weber, F. X., Shea, D., & Kwak, T. (2012). Effects of lead on Na+, K+-ATPase and hemolymph ion concentrations in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata. Environmental Toxicology, 27(5), 268–276. https://doi.org/10.1002/tox.20639

Cope, W. G., Holliman, F. M., Kwak, T., Oakley, N. C., Lazaro, P. R., Shea, D., … Ware, K. M. (2011). Assessing water quality suitability for shortnose sturgeon in the Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA with an in situ bioassay approach. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 27(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01570.x

Quinn, J. W., & Kwak, T. (2011). Movement and survival of brown trout and rainbow trout in an Ozark tailwater river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 31(2), 299–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2011.576204

Baumann, J. R., & Kwak, T. (2011). Trophic relations of introduced flathead catfish in an Atlantic river. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 140(4), 1120–1134. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2011.607046

Midway, S. R., Aday, D. D., Kwak, T., & Gross, K. (2010). Cover preference of the Carolina Madtom (Noturus furiosus), an imperiled, endemic Southeastern stream fish. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 25(1), 151–154. https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2010.9664368

Cooney, P. B., & Kwak, T. (2010). Development of standard weight equations for Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico amphidromous fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 30(5), 1203–1209. https://doi.org/10.1577/m10-058.1

Midway, S. R., Kwak, T., & Aday, D. D. (2010). Habitat suitability of the carolina madtom, an imperiled, endemic stream fish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 139(2), 325–338. https://doi.org/10.1577/t08-238.1

Craven, S. W., Peterson, J. T., Freeman, M. C., Kwak, T., & Irwin, E. (2010). Modeling the relations between flow regime components, species traits, and spawning success of fishes in warmwater streams. Environmental Management, 46(2), 181–194. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9511-5

Neal, J. W., Lilyestrom, C. G., & Kwak, T. (2009). Factors influencing tropical island freshwater fishes: Species, status, and management implications in puerto rico. Fisheries, 34(11), 546–554. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8446-34.11.546

Berkson, J., Hunt, K. M., Whitehead, J. C., Murie, D. J., Kwak, T., & Boreman, J. (2009). Is there a shortage of fisheries stock assessment scientists? Fisheries, 34(5), 217–219. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8446-34.5.217

Hewitt, A. H., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., & Pollock, K. H. (2009). Population density and instream habitat suitability of the endangered Cape Fear shiner. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 138(6), 1439–1457. https://doi.org/10.1577/t08-038.1

Holliman, F. M., Davis, D., Bogan, A. E., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., & Levine, J. F. (2008). Magnetic resonance imaging of live freshwater mussels (Unionidae). Invertebrate Biology, 127(4), 396–402. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2008.00143.x

Hayes, D. B., Bence, J. R., Kwak, T. J., & Thompson, B. E. (2007). Abundance, biomass, and production estimation. In Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data (pp. 327–374). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Kwak, T. J., & Peterson, J. T. (2007). Community indices, parameters, and comparisons. In Analysis and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data (pp. 677–763). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Holliman, F. M., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., & Levine, J. F. (2007). Exposure of unionid mussels to electric current: Assessing risks associated with electrofishing. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 136(6), 1593–1606. https://doi.org/10.1577/T07-006.1

Pine, W. E., Kwak, T., & Rice, J. A. (2007). Modeling management scenarios and the effects of an introduced apex predator on a coastal riverine fish community. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 136(1), 105–120. https://doi.org/10.1577/T05-249.1

Gustafson, L., Showers, W., Kwak, T., Levine, J., & Stoskopf, M. (2007). Temporal and spatial variability in stable isotope compositions of a freshwater mussel: implications for biomonitoring and ecological studies. Oecologia (Online), 152(1), 140–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-006-0633-7

Kwak, T., Pine, W. E., & Waters, D. S. (2006). Age, growth, and mortality of introduced flathead catfish in Atlantic rivers and a review of other populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 26(1), 73–87. https://doi.org/10.1577/M04-144.1

Hewitt, A. H., Cope, W. G., Kwak, T., Augspurger, T., Lazaro, P. R., & Shea, D. (2006). Influence of water quality and associated contaminants on survival and growth of the endangered Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25(9), 2288–2298. https://doi.org/10.1897/05-569r.1

Radwell, A. J., & Kwak, T. (2005). Assessing ecological integrity of Ozark rivers to determine suitability for protective status. Environmental Management, 35(6), 799–810. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-004-0136-4

Heltsley, R. M., Cope, W. G., Shea, D., Bringolf, R. B., Kwak, T., & Malindzak, E. G. (2005). Assessing organic contaminants in fish: Comparison of a nonlethal tissue sampling technique to mobile and stationary passive sampling devices. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(19), 7601–7608. https://doi.org/10.1021/es051037s

Pine, W. E., Kwak, T., Waters, D. S., & Rice, J. A. (2005). Diet selectivity of introduced flathead catfish in coastal rivers. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 134(4), 901–909. https://doi.org/10.1577/T04-166.1

Gustafson, L. L., Stoskopf, M. K., Bogan, A. E., Showers, W., Kwak, T., Hanlon, S., & Levine, J. F. (2005). Evaluation of a nonlethal technique for hemolymph collection in Elliptio complanata, a freshwater bivalve (Mollusca: Unionidae). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 65(2), 159–165. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao065159

Brown, J. J., Perillo, J., Kwak, T., & Horwitz, R. J. (2005). Implications of Pylodictis olivaris (flathead catfish) introduction into the Delaware and Susquehanna drainages. Northeastern Naturalist, 12(4), 473–484. https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0473:IOPOFC]2.0.CO;2

Gustafson, L. L., Stoskopf, M. K., Showers, W., Cope, G., Eads, C., Linnehan, R., … Levine, J. F. (2005). Reference ranges for hemolymph chemistries from Elliptio complanata of North Carolina. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 65(2), 167–176. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao065167

Bringolf, R. B., Kwak, T., Cope, W. G., & Larimore, M. S. (2005). Salinity tolerance of flathead catfish: Implications for dispersal of introduced populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 134(4), 927–936. https://doi.org/10.1577/T04-195.1

Waters, D. S., Kwak, T., Arnott, J. B., & Pine, W. E. (2004). Evaluation of stomach tubes and gastric lavage for sampling diets from blue catfish and flathead catfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 24(1), 258–261. https://doi.org/10.1577/M02-156

Barwick, R. D., Kwak, T., Noble, R. L., & Barwick, D. H. (2004). Fish populations associated with habitat-modified piers and natural woody debris in Piedmont Carolina reservoirs. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 24(4), 1120–1133. https://doi.org/10.1577/m03-094.1

Holliman, F. M., Reynolds, J. B., & Kwak, T. (2003). A  predictive risk model for electroshock-induced mortality of the endangered Cape Fear shiner. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 23(3), 905–912. https://doi.org/10.1577/M02-009

Pine, W. E., Pollock, K. H., Hightower, J. E., Kwak, T., & Rice, J. A. (2003). A review of tagging methods for estimating fish population size and components of mortality. Fisheries, 28(10), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8446(2003)28[10:AROTMF]2.0.CO;2

Holliman, F. M., Reynolds, J. B., & Kwak, T. (2003). Electroshock-induced injury and mortality in the spotfin chub, a threatened minnow. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 23(3), 962–966. https://doi.org/10.1577/M02-052

Quinn, J. W., & Kwak, T. (2003). Fish assemblage changes in an Ozark river after impoundment: A long-term perspective. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132(1), 110–119. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(2003)132<0110:FACIAO>2.0.CO;2

Pender, D. R., & Kwak, T. (2002). Factors influencing brown trout reproductive success in Ozark tailwater rivers. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 131(4), 698–717. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(2002)131<0698:FIBTRS>2.0.CO;2

Quinn, J. W., & Kwak, T. (2000). Use of rehabilitated habitat by brown trout and rainbow trout in an Ozark tailwater river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 20, 737–751. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(2000)020<0737:uorhbb>2.3.co;2

Peterson, J. T., & Kwak, T. (1999). Modeling the effects of land use and climate change on riverine smallmouth bass. Ecological Applications, Vol. 9, pp. 1391–1404. https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[1391:mteolu]2.0.co;2

Kwak, T., & Zedler, J. B. (1997). Food web analysis of southern California coastal wetlands using multiple stable isotopes. Oecologia (Online), Vol. 110, pp. 262–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420050159

Kwak, T., & Waters, T. F. (1997). Trout production dynamics and water quality in Minnesota streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 126, 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1997)126<0035:TPDAWQ>2.3.CO;2

Largemouth bass mortality and related causal factors during live-release fishing tournaments on a large Minnesota lake. (1995). North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 15, 621–630. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(1995)015<0621:lbmarc>2.3.co;2

Waters, T. F., Kaehler, J. P., Polomis, T. J., & Kwak, T. (1993). Production dynamics of smallmouth bass in a small Minnesota stream. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 122, 588–598. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1993)122<0588:PDOSBI>2.3.CO;2

Kwak, T. J. (1993). The Kankakee River: a case study and management recommendations for a stream diverse in habitat, fauna, and human values. In Restoration planning for the rivers of the Mississippi River ecosystem (pp. 123–141). Washington, DC: U.S. National Biological Survey.

Kwak, T. (1992). Modular microcomputer software to estimate fish population parameters, production rates and associated variance. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 1, 73–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.1992.tb00009.x

Kwak, T., & Skelly, T. M. (1992). Spawning habitat, behavior, and morphology as isolating mechanisms of the golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum, and the black redhorse, M. duquesnei, two syntopic fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 34, 127–137. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002388

Kwak, T., Wiley, M. J., Osborne, L. L., & Larimore, R. W. (1992). The application of diel feeding chronology to habitat suitability analysis of warmwater stream fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 49, 1417–1430. https://doi.org/10.1139/f92-157

Kwak, T. (1991). Ecological characteristics of a northern population of the pallid shiner. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 120, 106–115. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1991)120<0106:ECOANP>2.3.CO;2

Kwak, T. (1988). Lateral movement and use of floodplain habitat by fishes of the Kankakee River, Illinois. American Midland Naturalist, 120, 241–249. https://doi.org/10.2307/2425995