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Michael K. Young

Michael K. Young

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
9212
World Ranking
5726
National Ranking
1955

Overview

Michael K. Young is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Genetics.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Michael K. Young has contributed to several research articles published across multiple venues. Recent papers include:

  • "Parallel, targeted analysis of environmental samples via high-throughput quantitative PCR" (2020), Environmental DNA
  • "eDNAssay: A machine learning tool that accurately predicts qPCR cross-amplification" (2022), Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Cold-water habitats, climate refugia, and their utility for conserving salmonid fishes" (2023), Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • "Environmental DNA Sampling Informs Fish Eradication Efforts: Case Studies and Lessons Learned" (2020), North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • "A Molecular Taxonomy of Cottus in western North America" (2022), Western North American Naturalist

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Environmental DNA, Molecular Ecology Resources, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western North American Naturalist, and Ecology and Evolution.

Michael K. Young collaborates with several researchers regularly, including:

  • Michael K. Schwartz
  • Thomas W. Franklin
  • Kevin S. McKelvey
  • Taylor M. Wilcox
  • Daniel H. Mason

Best Publications

  • Flow regime, temperature, and biotic interactions drive differential declines of trout species under climate change

    Seth J. Wenger;Daniel J. Isaak;Charles H. Luce;Helen M. Neville

  • Restricted Movement in Resident Stream Salmonids: A Paradigm Lost?

    Charles Gowan;Michael K. Young;Kurt D. Fausch;Stephen C. Riley

  • A Hierarchical Approach to Classifying Stream Habitat Features

    Charles P. Hawkins;Jeffrey L. Kershner;Peter A. Bisson;Mason D. Bryant

  • Robust Detection of Rare Species Using Environmental DNA: the Importance of Primer Specificity

    Taylor M. Wilcox;Kevin Scot McKelvey;Michael K. Young;Stephen F. Jane

  • Distance, flow and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams

    Stephen F. Jane;Taylor M. Wilcox;Kevin S. McKelvey;Michael K. Young

  • Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis

    Taylor M. Wilcox;Taylor M. Wilcox;Kevin S. McKelvey;Michael K. Young;Adam J. Sepulveda

  • Invasion versus isolation: trade-offs in managing native salmonids with barriers to upstream movement.

    Kurt D. Fausch;Bruce E. Rieman;Jason B. Dunham;Michael K. Young

  • The cold‐water climate shield: delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century

    Daniel J. Isaak;Michael K. Young;David E. Nagel;Dona L. Horan

  • Effects of fire on fish populations: landscape perspectives on persistence of native fishes and nonnative fish invasions

    Jason B. Dunham;Michael K. Young;Robert E. Gresswell;Bruce E. Rieman

  • Slow climate velocities of mountain streams portend their role as refugia for cold-water biodiversity

    Daniel J. Isaak;Michael K. Young;Charles H. Luce;Steven W. Hostetler

  • Large in‐stream wood studies: a call for common metrics

    Ellen Wohl;Daniel A. Cenderelli;Kathleen A. Dwire;Sandra E. Ryan-Burkett

  • Analysis of trade-offs between threats of invasion by nonnative brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) and intentional isolation for native westslope cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi )

    Douglas P. Peterson;Bruce E. Rieman;Jason B. Dunham;Kurt D. Fausch

  • Conservation assessment for inland cutthroat trout

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  • Factors Influencing Success of Greenback Cutthroat Trout Translocations

    Amy L. Harig;Kurt D. Fausch;Michael K. Young

  • Assessing the Consequences of Nonnative Trout in Headwater Ecosystems in Western North America

    Jason B. Dunham;David S. Pilliod;Michael K. Young

  • Summer movements and habitat use by Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) in small, montane streams

    Michael K. Young

  • Status of native fishes in the western United States and issues for fire and fuels management

    Bruce Rieman;Danny Lee;Dave Burns;Robert Gresswell

  • Probabilistic accounting of uncertainty in forecasts of species distributions under climate change

    Seth J. Wenger;Nicholas A. Som;Daniel C. Dauwalter;Daniel J. Isaak

  • Strategies for conserving native salmonid populations at risk from nonnative fish invasions: tradeoffs in using barriers to upstream movement

    Kurt D. Fausch;Bruce E. Rieman;Michael K. Young;Jason B. Dunham

  • Selection of measures of substrate composition to estimate survival to emergence of salmonids and to detect changes in stream substrates

    Michael K. Young;Wayne A. Hubert;Thomas A. Wesche

  • Mobility of brown trout in south-central Wyoming streams

    Michael K. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael K. Schwartz
Michael K. Schwartz US Forest Service
Kevin S. McKelvey
Kevin S. McKelvey US Forest Service
Bruce E. Rieman
Bruce E. Rieman US Forest Service
Daniel J. Isaak
Daniel J. Isaak US Forest Service
Kurt D. Fausch
Kurt D. Fausch Colorado State University
Jason B. Dunham
Jason B. Dunham United States Geological Survey
Charles H. Luce
Charles H. Luce US Forest Service
Winsor H. Lowe
Winsor H. Lowe University of Montana
Seth J. Wenger
Seth J. Wenger University of Georgia
Wayne A. Hubert
Wayne A. Hubert University of Wyoming

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