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Publication List at QFC

All published works by QFC personnel representing efforts supported by the QFC are assigned contribution numbers and are listed below.

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2009

1

Fenichel, E.P., F. Lupi, J. Hoehn, and M. Kaplowitz. 2009. Split-sample Tests of "No Opinion" Responses in an Attribute Based Choice Model. Land Economics 85(2):348-362. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting E.P. Fenichel at eli.fenichel@asu.edu.

2

Fenichel, E.P., J.I. Tsao and M. Jones. 2009. Modeling fish health to inform research and management: Renibacterium salmoninarum dynamics in Lake Michigan. Ecological Applications 19:747-760. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting E.P. Fenichel at eli.fenichel@asu.edu.

3

Irwin, B.J., L.G. Rudstam, J.R. Jackson, A.J. VanDeValk, J.L. Forney, and D.G. Fitzgerald. 2009. Depensatory mortality, density-dependent growth, and delayed compensation: disentangling the interplay of mortality, growth, and density during early life stages of yellow perch. pdf file Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:99-110.

4

Zhao, Y., M.L. Jones, B.J. Shuter, and E.F. Roseman. 2009. A biophysical model of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) explains interannual variations in recruitment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:114-125. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting Y. Zhao at yingming.zhao@ontario.ca.

5

Hayes, D., M. Jones, N. Lester, C. Chu, S. Doka, J. Netto, J. Stockwell, B. Thompson, C.K. Minns, B. Shuter, and N. Collins. 2009. Linking fish population dynamics to habitat conditions: insights from the application of a process-oriented approach to several Great Lakes species. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 19(12): XXX-XXX. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting D. Hayes at hayesdan@msu.edu.

6

Deroba, J.J. and J.R. Bence. 2009. Developing model-based indices of lake whitefish abundance using commercial fishery catch and effort data in Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. pdf file North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29: 50-63.

7

Irwin, B. J., T. O. Brenden, W. Liu, and J. R. Bence. 2009. Estimating the relationship between sea lamprey-induced mortality on lake trout and observed marking rates. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report T2009-01.

8

Wagner, T., C.S. Vandergoot, J. Tyson. 2009. Evaluating the power to detect temporal trends in fishery-independent surveys: a case study based on gillnets set in the Ohio waters of Lake Erie for walleye. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

9

Jones, M. L., B. J. Irwin, G. J. A. Hansen, H. A. Dawson, A. J. Treble, W. Liu, W. Dai, and J. R. Bence. 2009. An operating model for the integrated pest management of Great Lakes sea lampreys. The Open Fish Science Journal.

10

Krause, A. E., K. A. Frank, M. L. Jones, T. F. Nalepa, R. P. Barbiero, C. P. Madenjian, M. Agy, M. S. Evans, W. W. Taylor, D. M. Mason, and N. J. Leonard. 2009. Adaptations in a hierarchical food web of southeastern Lake Michigan. Ecological Modelling.

2008

1

Deroba, J.J., and J.R. Bence. 2008. Assessing model-based indices of lake trout abundance in 1836 Treaty waters of Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Research report prepared for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

2

Deroba, J.J., and J.R. Bence. 2008. A review of harvest policies: understanding relative performance of control rules. pdf file Fisheries Research 94(3): 210-223.

3

Fenichel, E. P., J.I. Tsao, M. Jones, and G.J. Hickling. 2008. Fish Pathogen Screening and Its Influence on the Likelihood of Accidental Pathogen Introduction during Fish Translocations. pdf file Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 20: 19-28.

4

He, J.X., J.R.Bence, J.J. Johnson, D.F. Clapp, and M.P. Ebener. 2008. Modeling variation in mass-length relations and condition indices of lake trout and Chinook salmon in Lake Huron: a hierarchical Bayesian approach. pdf file Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:801-817.

5

Brenden, T.O.,and J.R. Bence. 2008. Comment: use of piecewise regression models to estimate changing relationships in fisheries. pdf file North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:844-846.

6

Myers, J.T., J.D. Stockwell, D.L. Yule, and J.A. Black. 2008. Evaluating sampling strategies for larval cisco (Coregonus artedi). pdf file Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:245-252.

7

Treble, A.J., M.L. Jones, and T.B. Steeves. 2008. Development and evaluation of a new predictive model for metamorphosis of Great Lakes larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) populations. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34(3):404-417. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting A.J. Treble at Andy.Treble@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

8

Brenden,T.O., L. Wang, and Z., Su. 2008. Quantitative identification of disturbance thresholds in support of aquatic resource management. pdf file Environmental Management 42:821-832.

9

Jones, M.L. and J.R. Bence. 2008. Uncertainty and fishery management in the North American Great Lakes: lessons from applications of decision analysis. pdf file AYK SSI Salmon Symposium Proceedings.

10

Wagner,T., T.O. Brenden, J. Qi, and R.C. Johnson. 2008. Buruli ulcer disease prevalence in West Africa: associations with land use/cover and the identification of disease clusters. pdf file International Journal of Health Geographics. 7:25

11

Wilberg, M.J. and J.R. Bence. 2008. Performance of deviance information criterion model selection in statistical catch-at-age analysis. Fisheries Research 93(1-2):212-221. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting M.J. Wilberg at wilberg@cbl.umces.edu.

12

Irwin, B.J., T.J. Treska, L.G. Rudstam, P.J. Sullivan, J.R. Jackson, A.J. VanDeValk, and J.L. Forney. 2008. Estimating walleye (Sander vitreus) density, gear catchability, and mortality using three fishery-independent data sets for Oneida Lake, New York. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:1366-1378. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting B.J. Irwin at irwinb@msu.edu.

13

Jones, M.L., M.T. Arts, M. Faisal, M.P. Ebener,T. Wagner, T.O. Brenden, D. Honeyfield, and G. Wright. 2008. Magnitude and potential causes of mortality in four lake whitefish populations in Lakes Michigan and Huron: a multidisciplinary approach. pdf file Fishery Trust Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report, T2008-01.

14

Jones, M.L., G.J.A. Hansen, W. Liu, B. Irwin, A.J. Treble, and H.A. Dawson. 2008. Sea lamprey population dynamics: updating demographic models and application to a novel control strategy. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report, T2008-02.

15

Irwin, B.J., M.J. Wilberg, J.R. Bence, M.L. Jones. 2008. Specified input values for a stochastic simulation model for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. pdf file QFC Technical Report, T2008-03.

16

Wilberg, M.J., B.J. Irwin, M.L. Jones, J.R. Bence. 2008. Effects of source-sink dynamics on harvest policy performance for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Fisheries Research 94:282-289. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting M.J. Wilberg at wilberg@cbl.umces.edu.

17

Irwin, B.J., M.J. Wilberg, J.R. Bence, M.L. Jones. 2008. Evaluating alternative harvest policies for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Fisheries Research 94(3):267-281. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting B.J. Irwin at irwinb@msu.edu.

18

Hansen, G.J.A. and M.L. Jones. 2008. The value of information in fishery management. pdf file Fisheries 33: 340-348.

19

Brenden,T.O., T. Wagner, and B.R. Murphy. 2008. Novel tools for analyzing proportional size distribution index data. pdf file North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:1233-1242.

20

Linton, B.C. and J.R. Bence. 2008. Evaluating methods for estimating process and observation error variances in statistical catch-at-age analysis. Fisheries Research 94(1):26-35. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting B.C. Linton at lintonbr@msu.edu.

21

Jones, M.L. and G.J.A. Hansen. 2008. Evaluation of an alternative model of stream selection of lampricide treatment. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report, T2008-04.

22

Bence, J.R., and L.C. Mohr [EDS.]. 2008. The State of Lake Huron in 2004. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Special Publication 08-01.pp 1-89.

23

Bence, J.R., J.E. Johnson, J. He, J.S. Schaeffer, S. Riley, R.J. Young, M. Ebener, D. Reid, L.C. Mohr, D. Gonder, A. Cottrill, A. Woldt, T.J. Morse, G.C. Christie, and M. Ridgway. 2008. Offshore predators and their fish community. pdf file In The state of Lake Huron in 2004. Edited by J.R. Bence and L.C. Mohr. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Special Publication 08-01. pp. 11-36.

24

Bence, J.R. and L.C. Mohr. 2008. State of Lake Huron: current and future. pdf file Edited by J.R. Bence and L.C. Mohr. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Special Publication 08-01. pp. 71-75.

25

Linton, B. 2008. Sensitivity analysis of stock assessment models for lake whitefish in the 1836 treaty waters of Lake Huron. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division.

26

Irwin, B. J., J. R. Bence, M. L. Jones, and W. Liu. 2008. Defining Targets for Sea Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes: Economic Injury Levels and Fish Community Goal-based Targets. Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2007 Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report T2008-05.

27

Honeyfield, D.C., A.K. Peters, and M.L. Jones. 2008. Thiamine and fatty acid content of Lake Michigan Chinook salmon. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: 581-589. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting D.C. Honeyfield at honeyfie@usgs.gov.

28

Bence, J.R., M.W. Dorn, B.J. Irwin, and A.E. Punt. 2008. Recent advances in the evaluation and implementation of harvest policies. Fisheries Research 94: 207-209. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting J.R. Bence at bence@msu.edu.

29

Brenden, T.O., L. Wang, and P.W. Seelbach. 2008. A river valley segment classification of Michigan streams based on fish and physical attributes.pdf file Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136 (60): 1621-1636.

30

Hansen, G.J.A., and M. L. Jones. 2008. A rapid assessment approach to prioritizing streams for control of Great Lakes sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus): a case study in adaptive management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65 (11): 2471-2484. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting G.J.A. Hansen at ghansen2@wisc.edu.

31

Szalai, E.B., J.R. Bence, C.P. Madenjian. 2008. Quantifying the effects of salmonine predation on alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and bloater (Coregonus hoyi) population dynamics in Lake Michigan, 1962-1999. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2007 Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report T2008-06.

32

Bence, J.R., N.E. Dobiesz, C.P. Madenjian, R. Argyle, R. Barbiero, J.N. Bowlby, R.M. Claramunt, R. O?Gorman, and T. Schaner. 2008. Top-Down effects of open-water Salmonine predators in the Great Lakes. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2007 Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report T2008-07.

33

Jones, M.L., J.R. Bence, E.B. Szalai, and Wenjing Dai. 2008. Assessing stocking policies for Lake Michigan salmonine fisheries using decision analysis. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commitee Special Publication. In The state of Lake Michigan in 2005. Edited by D.F. Clapp and W. Horns. Great Lakes Fishery Commitee Special Publication 08-02. pp. 81-88.

34

Szalai, E.B., J.R. Bence, and M.L. Jones. 2008. Estimating sea lamprey damage to fish populations in Lakes Michigan and Huron. pdf file Great Lakes Fishery Commission 2007 Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report T2008-08.

2007

1

Peters, A.K., M.L. Jones, D.C. Honeyfield, and J.R. Bence. 2007. Monitoring energetic status of Lake Michigan Chinook salmon using water content as a predictor of whole-fish lipid content. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:253-263. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting A.K. Peters at peter420@msu.edu.

2

Wagner, T., J.R. Bence, M.T. Bremigan, D.B. Hayes, and M.J. Wilberg. 2007. Regional trends in fish mean length at age: components of variance and the power to detect trends. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 968-978. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting T. Wagner at txw19@psu.edu.

3

Jones, M.L. 2007. Towards improved assessment of sea lamprey population dynamics in support of cost-effective sea lamprey management. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33 (Special Issue 2): 35-47. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting M.L.Jones at jonesm30@msu.edu.

4

Wagner, T., P.A. Soranno, K. Spence Cheruvelil, B. Renwick, K. Webster, P. Vaux, and R. Abbitt. 2007. Quantifying sample biases of inland lake sampling programs in relation to lake surface area and land use/cover. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 141(1-3): 131-147. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting T. Wagner at txw19@psu.edu.

5

Haeseker, S.L., M.L. Jones, R.M. Peterman, J.R. Bence, W. Dai, and G.C. Christie. 2007. Explicit consideration of uncertainty in Great Lakes fisheries management: decision analysis of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control in the St. Marys River. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 1456-1468. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting Dr. S.L. Haeseker at steve_haeseker@fus.gov.

6

Jones, M.L. and J.M. Dettmers. 2007. Making wise decisions about transferring fish among lakes within the Great Lakes basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33: 930-934. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting M.L.Jones at jonesm30@msu.edu.

7

Brenden, T.O., L. Wang, P.W. Seelbach, R.D. Clark, Jr., M.J. Wiley, and B.L. Sparks-Jackson. 2007. A spatially constrained clustering program for river valley segment delineation from GIS digital river networks. Environmental Modelling and Software. pp. 1-12. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting T.O. Brenden at brenden@msu.edu.

8

Wagner, T. W., M.E. Benbow, M. Burns, R.C. Johnson, R.W. Merritt, J. Qi, and P.L.C. Small. 2007. A landscape-based model for predicting Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection (Buruli Ulcer Disease) presence in Benin, West Africa. pdf file EcoHealth 5(1):69-79.

9

Fenichel, E.P., J.I. Tsao, M. Jones, and G. Hickling. 2007. Real Options for Precautionary Fisheries Management. Fish and Fisheries 9(2):121-137. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting Eli Fenichel at Eli.Fenichel@asu.edu.

10

Woldt, A.P., J.R. Bence, and M.P. Ebener. 2007. Recommendations and future directions to improve assessments, pages 17-22 in A.P.Woldt, and S.P. Sitar. (eds.). Technical Fisheries Committee Administrative Report 2006: Status of lake trout and lake whitefish populations in the 1836 treaty-ceded waters of Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan in 2005, with recommended yield and effort levels for 2006.pdf file Also available at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2006-status-report_215230_7.pdf as of May 22, 2008.

11

Woldt, A.P., J.R. Bence, and M.P. Ebener. 2007. Executive Summary, pages 4-7 in A.P. Woldt, and S.P. Sitar. (eds.). Technical Fisheries Committee Administrative Report 2006: Status of lake trout and lake whitefish populations in the 1836 treaty-ceded waters of Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan in 2005, with recommended yield and effort levels for 2006. pdf file Also available at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2006-status-report_215230_7.pdf as of May 22, 2008.

12

Woldt, A.P., J.R. Bence, and M.P. Ebener. 2007. Stock assessment models, pages 8-16 in Woldt, A.P., and Sitar, S.P. (eds.). Technical Fisheries Committee Administrative Report 2006: Status of lake trout and lake whitefish populations in the 1836 treaty-ceded waters of Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan in 2005, with recommended yield and effort levels for 2006. pdf file Also available at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/2006-status-report_215230_7.pdf as of May 22, 2008.

13

Wagner, T. 2007. The statistical power to detect temporal trends in catch per unit effort from annual gillnet surveys for walleye in Lake Erie. pdf file Supplement I. Technical report prepared for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Lake Erie Fisheries Unit, Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit. QFC Technical Report, T2007-01.

14

Wagner, T. 2007. The statistical power to detect temporal trends in catch per unit effort from annual gillnet surveys for walleye in Lake Erie. pdf file Supplement I. Technical report prepared for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Lake Erie Fisheries Unit, Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit. QFC Technical Report, T2007-02.

2006

1

Wilberg, M.J., and J.R. Bence. 2006. Performance of time-varying catchability estimators in statistical catch-at-age analysis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 2275-2285. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting M.J. Wilberg at wilberg@cbl.umces.edu.

2

Peacor, S.D., J.R. Bence, and C.A. Pfister. 2006. The effect of size-dependent growth and environmental factors on animal size variability. Theoretical Population Biology 71: 80-94. A reprint of this publication can be obtained by contacting S.D. Peacor at peacor@msu.edu.

3

He, J.X., and J.R. Bence. 2007. Modeling annual growth variation using a hierarchical Bayesian approach and the von Bertalanffy growth function, with application to lake trout in southern Lake Huron. pdf file Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 318-330.

4

Bence, J.R. 2006. Approaches to Weighting Data Components and Addressing Concerns about Density-Dependent Catchability for Lake Erie Percid Assessments. pdf file Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report, T2006-01.

5

Fenichel, E., J.I. Tsao, M. Jones, and G.J. Hickling. 2006. Managing Fish Translocation Risks Using Real Options: Sea lamprey pathogen screening as a case study. pdf file GLFC 2006 Project Completion Report and QFC Technical Report, T2006-02.

6

Woldt, A.P., S.P. Sitar, J.R. Bence, and M.P. Ebener. 2006. Summary Status of Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish Populations in the 1836 Treaty-Ceded Waters of Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan in 2004, with recommended yield and effort levels for 2005. Technical Fisheries Committee, 1836 Treaty- Ceded Waters of Lakes Superior , Huron and Michigan. pdf file As of May 22, 2008, also available at http://www.michigan.gov/documents/2005StatusLTLakeWhitefishPop_150006_7.pdf