Michael C. Quist

515-294-9682, Fax 515-294-5468
mcquist@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcquist/

B.S. University of Idaho, 1996
M.S. Kansas State University, 1999
Ph.D. Kansas State University, 2002

Teaching

A Ecl 321, Fish Biology.
AEcl 366, Natural History of Iowa Vertebrates.
A Ecl 441/541, Fisheries Techniques.

Research

Dr. Quist’s research interests are fairly broad; however, all of his research focuses on issues that have direct relevance to the management of fish and their habitats. As such, his research almost always includes collaborations with biologists from state and federal management agencies. Some of his recent work has focused on determining how abiotic (e.g., habitat characteristics) and biotic (e.g., predator-prey relationships) factors interact to influence fish population dynamics (i.e., growth, recruitment, mortality) and fish assemblage structure (i.e., distribution and abundance patterns). Other recent research has focused on developing standardized methods for sampling fish and habitat in streams, developing indices for use in fisheries management (e.g., growth indices), and evaluating the role of water development and nonnative species on the conservation and management of sport and nongame fishes.

Publications

Fischer, J. R., M. C. Quist, S. L. Wigen, A. J. Schaefer, T. W. Stewart, and T. M. Isenhart.  In press.  Assemblage and population level responses of stream fish to riparian buffers at multiple spatial scales.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Jackson, Z. J., M. C. Quist, J. A. Downing, and J. G. Larscheid.  In press.  Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), sport fishes, and water quality: ecological thresholds in agriculturally eutrophic lakes.  Lake and Reservoir Management. 

Koch, J. D., and M. C. Quist.  In press.  Current status and trends in shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) management and conservation.  Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Quist, M. C., J. L. Stephen, S. T. Lynott, J. M. Goeckler, and R. D. Schultz.  In press.  An evaluation of angler harvest of walleye and saugeye in a Kansas reservoir.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology.

Koch, J. D., M. C. Quist, and K. A. Hansen.  2009.  Precision of hard structures used to estimate age of bowfin in the upper Mississippi River.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:506-511.

Koch, J. D., M. C. Quist, K. A. Hansen, and G. A. Jones.  2009.  Population dynamics and potential management of bowfin (Amia calva) in the upper Mississippi River.  Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2009:1-6.

Koch, J. D., M. C. Quist, C. L. Pierce, K. A. Hansen, and M. J. Steuck.  2009.  Effects of commercial harvest on shovelnose sturgeon populations in the upper Mississippi River.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:84-100.

Mork, M. D., S. M. Bisping, J. R. Fischer, and M. C. Quist. 2009.  Population characteristics of black bullhead in Iowa natural lakes.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 24:635-644.

Quist, M. C., M. R. Bower, W. A. Hubert, D. B. McDonald, and T. L. Parchman.  2009.  Morphometric and meristic differences of bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, white sucker, and their hybrids: tools for the management of native species in the upper Colorado River basin.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:460-467.

Compton, R. I., W. A. Hubert, F. J. Rahel, M. C. Quist, and M. R. Bower.  2008.  Influences of fragmentation on three species of native warmwater fishes in a Colorado River basin headwater stream system, Wyoming.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:1733-1743.

Jackson, Z. J., M. C. Quist, and J. G. Larscheid.  2008.  Growth standards for nine North American fish species.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 15:107-118.

Jansen, A. C., M. C. Quist, and J. A. Kopaska.  2008.  Assessment of smallmouth bass populations in Iowa rivers.  Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 115:17-23.

Koch, J. D., W. Schreck, and M. C. Quist.  2008.  Standardized removal and sectioning locations for shovelnose sturgeon fin rays.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 15:139-145.

Neebling, T. E., and M. C. Quist.  2008.  Observations on the distribution and status of western sand darter, spotted gar, and skipjack herring in Iowa rivers.  Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 115:24-27.

Jackson, Z. J., M. C. Quist, J. G. Larscheid, E. C. Thelen, and M. J. Hawkins.  2007.  Precision of scale and dorsal spines in age estimation of common carp.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:231-239.

Koch, J. D., and M. C. Quist.  2007.  A technique for preparing fin rays and spines for age and growth analysis.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:781-784.

Quist, M. C. 2007.  An evaluation of techniques used to index recruitment variation and year-class strength.  North American Journal of Fisheries
Management 27:30-42.

Quist, M. C., L. Bruce, K. Bogenschutz, and J. E. Morris.  2007. Sample size requirements for estimating species richness of aquatic vegetation in Iowa lakes.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:477-491.

Quist, M. C., M. R. Bower, and W. A. Hubert.  2007.  Infection by a black spot-causing species of Uvulifer and associated opercular alterations in fishes from a high-desert stream in Wyoming.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 78:129-136.

Quist, M. C., Z. J. Jackson, M. R. Bower, and W. A. Hubert. 2007.  Precision of hard structures used to estimate age of riverine catostomids and cyprinids in the upper Colorado River basin.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:643-649.