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Overview

Christopher S. Guy is a researcher affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with an emphasis on Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation as subfields. The research includes aspects of Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Marine and Fisheries Research, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Christopher S. Guy include the North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Fishes, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Yellowstone Lake Ecosystem Restoration: A Case Study for Invasive Fish Management," published in 2020 in Fishes
  • "A paradoxical knowledge gap in science for critically endangered fishes and game fishes during the sixth mass extinction," published in 2021 in Scientific Reports
  • "Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe," published in 2020 in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • "Presence of Microplastics in the Food Web of the Largest High-Elevation Lake in North America," published in 2021 in Water
  • "Could ecological release buffer suppression efforts for non-native lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park?" published in 2020 in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Christopher S. Guy has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Todd M. Koel
  • Hayley C. Glassic
  • Lusha M. Tronstad
  • Michelle A. Briggs
  • Molly A. H. Webb

Best Publications

  • Proportional Size Distribution (PSD): A Further Refinement of Population Size Structure Index Terminology

    Christopher S. Guy;Robert M. Neumann;David W. Willis;Richard O. Anderson

  • Tagging and marking

    C S Guy;H L Blankenship;L A Nielsen

  • Analysis and Interpretation of freshwater fisheries data

    Christopher S. Guy;Michael L. Brown

  • Stock density indices: Development, use, and limitations

    David W. Willis;Brian R. Murphy;Christopher S. Guy

  • Proposed Standard Weight (Ws) Equations and Standard Length Categories for 18 Warmwater Nongame and Riverine Fish Species

    Timothy J. Bister;David W. Willis;Michael L. Brown;Stephen M. Jordan

  • Population Characteristics of Black Crappies in South Dakota Waters: A Case for Ecosystem-Specific Management

    Christopher S. Guy;David W. Willis

  • Competitive Interactions between Age-0 Bighead Carp and Paddlefish

    Sally J. Schrank;Christopher S. Guy;James F. Fairchild

  • Development and Evaluation of a Standard Weight (WS) Equation for Yellow Perch

    David W. Willis;Christopher S. Guy;Brian R. Murphy

  • MILITARY TRAINING EFFECTS ON TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC COMMUNITIES ON A GRASSLAND MILITARY INSTALLATION

    Michael C. Quist;Philip A. Fay;Christopher S. Guy;Alan K. Knapp

  • Effects of floods on fish assemblages in an intermittent prairie stream

    Nathan R. Franssen;Keith B. Gido;Christopher S. Guy;Jeff A. Tripe

  • Latitudinal Comparisons of Walleye Growth in North America and Factors Influencing Growth of Walleyes in Kansas Reservoirs

    Michael C. Quist;Christopher S. Guy;Randall D. Schultz;James L. Stephen

  • Response of non-native lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) to 15 years of harvest in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park

    John M. Syslo;Christopher S. Guy;Patricia E. Bigelow;Philip D. Doepke

  • Structural Relationships of Largemouth Bass and Bluegill Populations in South Dakota Ponds

    Christopher S. Guy;David W. Willis

  • Age, Growth, and Gonadal Characteristics of Adult Bighead Carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, in the Lower Missouri River

    Sally J. Schrank;Christopher S. Guy

  • Potential Influence of Harvest on Shovelnose Sturgeon Populations in the Missouri River System

    Michael C. Quist;Christopher S. Guy;Mark A. Pegg;Patrick J. Braaten

  • Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon are Piscivorous: A Call for Conserving Native Cyprinids

    Paul C. Gerrity;Christopher S. Guy;William M. Gardner

  • Seasonal variation in condition, growth and food habits of walleye in a Great Plains reservoir and simulated effects of an altered thermal regime

    M. C. Quist;C. S. Guy;R. J. Bernot;J. L. Stephen

  • Landscape influences on genetic differentiation among bull trout populations in a stream‐lake network

    Michael H. Meeuwig;Christopher S. Guy;Steven T. Kalinowski;Wade A. Fredenberg

  • Life History Attributes of Fishes along the Latitudinal Gradient of the Missouri River

    Patrick J. Braaten;Christopher S. Guy

  • Influence of Instream and Landscape-Level Factors on the Distribution of Topeka Shiners Notropis topeka in Kansas Streams

    S. J. Schrank;C. S. Guy;M. R. Whiles;B. L. Brock

  • Recruitment dynamics of walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum) in Kansas reservoirs: generalities with natural systems and effects of a centrarchid predator

    Michael C Quist;Christopher S Guy;James L Stephen

  • Spatiotemporal Variation in Density of Larval Bighead Carp in the Lower Missouri River

    Sally J. Schrank;Patrick J. Braaten;Christopher S. Guy

  • An evaluation of single-pass versus multiple-pass backpack electrofishing to estimate trends in species abundance and richness in prairie streams

    Katie N. Bertrand;Keith B. Gido;Christopher S. Guy

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith B. Gido
Keith B. Gido Kansas State University
Clint C. Muhlfeld
Clint C. Muhlfeld United States Geological Survey
Walter K. Dodds
Walter K. Dodds Kansas State University
Robert E. Gresswell
Robert E. Gresswell United States Geological Survey
Ken M. Fritz
Ken M. Fritz Environmental Protection Agency
Wyatt F. Cross
Wyatt F. Cross Montana State University
Alan K. Knapp
Alan K. Knapp Colorado State University
Philip A. Fay
Philip A. Fay Agricultural Research Service
Craig P. Paukert
Craig P. Paukert University of Missouri
Charles R. Bronte
Charles R. Bronte United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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