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Thomas J. Kwak was affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on environmental science with a specialization in fish ecology and management.

The main fields of study for Thomas J. Kwak included:

  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study covered areas such as:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Aquatic Science
  • Physiology

Thomas J. Kwak contributed extensively to topics related to aquatic biology and environmental impacts on fish, including:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research

Their recent publications include:

  • "Trophodynamics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Food Web of a Large Atlantic Slope River" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "FiCli, the Fish and Climate Change Database, informs climate adaptation and management for freshwater fishes" (2020), published in Scientific Data
  • "Panmixia in the American eel extends to its tropical range of distribution: Biological implications and policymaking challenges" (2023), published in Evolutionary Applications
  • "Catfish 2020, A Clear Vision of the Future" (2021), published in North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • "Reducing uncertainty in climate change responses of inland fishes: A decision-path approach" (2022), published in Conservation Science and Practice

The venues where Thomas J. Kwak frequently published their work include:

  • North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Scientific Data
  • Evolutionary Applications

Thomas J. Kwak also contributed to book publications. One of the known works is titled Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes of Puerto Rico (2024), published by American Fisheries Society eBooks.

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • W. Gregory Cope
  • Augustin C. Engman
  • Bonnie J. E. Myers
  • Abigail J. Lynch
  • Krishna Pacifici

Best Publications

  • Food web analysis of southern California coastal wetlands using multiple stable isotopes

    T. J. Kwak;Joy B. Zedler

  • A Review of Tagging Methods for Estimating Fish Population Size and Components of Mortality

    William E. Pine;Kenneth H. Pollock;Joseph E. Hightower;Thomas J. Kwak

  • Climate Change Effects on North American Inland Fish Populations and Assemblages

    Abigail J. Lynch;Bonnie J. E. Myers;Cindy Chu;Lisa A. Eby

  • Fish Assemblage Changes in an Ozark River after Impoundment: A Long-Term Perspective

    Jeffrey W. Quinn;Thomas J. Kwak

  • MODELING THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON RIVERINE SMALLMOUTH BASS

    James T. Peterson;Thomas J. Kwak

  • Global synthesis of the documented and projected effects of climate change on inland fishes

    Bonnie J. E. Myers;Abigail J. Lynch;David B. Bunnell;Cindy Chu

  • Spatial Extent and Dynamics of Dam Impacts on Tropical Island Freshwater Fish Assemblages

    Patrick B. Cooney;Thomas J. Kwak

  • Trout production dynamics and water quality in Minnesota streams

    Thomas J. Kwak;Thomas F. Waters

  • Lateral movement and use of floodplain habitat by fishes in the Kankakee River, Illinois

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  • Evaluation of a nonlethal technique for hemolymph collection in Elliptio complanata, a freshwater bivalve (Mollusca: Unionidae)

    Lori L. Gustafson;Michael K. Stoskopf;Arthur E. Bogan;William Showers

  • Largemouth bass mortality and related causal factors during live-release fishing tournaments on a large Minnesota Lake.

    Thomas J. Kwak;Mary G. Henry

  • Salinity Tolerance of Flathead Catfish: Implications for Dispersal of Introduced Populations

    Robert B. Bringolf;Thomas J. Kwak;W. Gregory Cope;Michael S. Larimore

  • Age, Growth, and Mortality of Introduced Flathead Catfish in Atlantic Rivers and a Review of Other Populations

    Thomas J. Kwak;D. Scott Waters;William E. Pine

  • Temporal and spatial variability in stable isotope compositions of a freshwater mussel: implications for biomonitoring and ecological studies

    Lori Gustafson;Lori Gustafson;William Showers;Thomas Kwak;Jay Levine

  • Trophodynamics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Food Web of a Large Atlantic Slope River.

    Tiffany N Penland;W Gregory Cope;Thomas J Kwak;Mark J Strynar

  • Diet Selectivity of Introduced Flathead Catfish in Coastal Rivers

    William E. Pine;Thomas J. Kwak;D. Scott Waters;James A. Rice

  • Modeling Management Scenarios and the Effects of an Introduced Apex Predator on a Coastal Riverine Fish Community

    William E. Pine;Thomas J. Kwak;James A. Rice

  • Spawning habitat, behavior, and morphology as isolating mechanisms of the golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum, and the black redhorse M. duquesnei, two syntopic fishes

    Thomas J. Kwak;Thomas M. Skelly

  • Reference ranges for hemolymph chemistries from Elliptio complanata of North Carolina.

    Lori L. Gustafson;Michael K. Stoskopf;William Showers;Greg Cope

  • Evaluation of Stomach Tubes and Gastric Lavage for Sampling Diets from Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish

    D. Scott Waters;Thomas J. Kwak;Joshua B. Arnott;William E. Pine

  • Pacific Coastal River Ecology and Management@@@River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion

    Thomas J. Kwak;Robert J. Naiman;Robert E. Bilby

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Rice
James A. Rice North Carolina State University
Craig P. Paukert
Craig P. Paukert University of Missouri
William J. Showers
William J. Showers North Carolina State University
Kenneth H. Pollock
Kenneth H. Pollock North Carolina State University
Arthur E. Bogan
Arthur E. Bogan North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
David B. Bunnell
David B. Bunnell United States Geological Survey
Jaime A. Collazo
Jaime A. Collazo North Carolina State University
Mary C. Freeman
Mary C. Freeman United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Robert E. Bilby
Robert E. Bilby Weyerhaeuser (United States)
Mark J. Strynar
Mark J. Strynar Environmental Protection Agency

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