ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman (2008)

Master of Science, Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno (2000)

Bachelor of Science, Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno (1997)

EMPLOYMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Leader, Native Fish Investigations Program, Enterprise Field Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Program Manager, Native Fish Investigations Program, Corvallis Research Lab, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Project Leader, Native Fish Investigations Program, Corvallis Research Lab, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Research Scientist, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Nevada, Reno

Graduate Research Assistant, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Fishery Biologist, Columbia River Research Laboratory, Western Fisheries Research Center, US Geological Survey

Graduate Research Assistant, Biological Resources Research Center, University of Nevada, Reno

Biological Science Technician, Reno Field Station, Western Fisheries Research Center, US Geological Survey

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Meeuwig, M.H., E.J. Bailey, S.P. Clements, and B.L. Hodgson. 2022. Inferred trophic characteristics and ecological roles of native and nonnative fishes in Odell Lake, Oregon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42:1301-1323. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10822

Brignon, W.R., M.B. Davis, S. Gunckel, J. Dunham, M.H. Meeuwig, C. Allen, and S. Clements. In press. Engaging stakeholders to develop a decision support model of conservation risk and management capacity to prioritize investments in Bull Trout recover. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10834

Smith, C.T., Von Bargen, J., P.W. DeHaan, P. Scheerer, and M.H. Meeuwig. 2019. Genetic structure and the history of chub in the Alvord Basin. Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01148-6. SharedIt

Brown, P.J., C.S. Guy, and M.H. Meeuwig. 2017. A comparison of two mobile electrode arrays for increasing mortality of Lake Trout embryos. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:363-369. DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2016.1269031

Meeuwig, M.H., and M.M. Peacock. 2017. Food web interactions associated with a Lahontan Cutthroat Trout reintroduction effort in an alpine lake. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8:449-464. pdf

Schultz, L.B., B.E. Chasco, S.L. Whitlock, M.H. Meeuwig, and C.B. Schreck. 2017. Growth and annual survival estimates to examine the ecology of larval lamprey and the implications of ageing error in fitting models. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13230

Tennant, L.B., R.E. Gresswell, C.S. Guy, and M.H. Meeuwig. 2016. Spawning and rearing behavior of bull trout in a headwater lake ecosystem. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99:117-131. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-015-0461-x

Meeuwig, M.H., C.S. Guy, and W.A. Fredenberg. 2011. Trophic relationships between a native and a nonnative predator in a system of natural lakes. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 20:315-325. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2011.00498.x

Meeuwig, M.H., C.S. Guy, and W.A. Fredenberg. 2011. Use of cover habitat by bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus, and lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, in a laboratory environment. Environmental Biology of Fishes 90:367-378. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9747-1

Meeuwig, M.H., C.S. Guy, S.T. Kalinowski, and W.A. Fredenberg. 2010. Landscape influences on genetic differentiation among bull trout populations in a stream-lake network. Molecular Ecology 19:3620-3633. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04655.x

Kalinowski, S.T., M.H. Meeuwig, S.R. Narum, and M.L. Taper. 2008. Stream trees: a statistical method for mapping genetic differences between populations of freshwater organisms to the sections of streams that connect them. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:2752-2760. DOI: 10.1139/F08-171

Meeuwig, M.H., C.S. Guy, and W.A. Fredenberg. 2008. Influence of landscape characteristics on fish species richness among lakes of Glacier National Park, Montana. Intermountain Journal of Sciences 14:1-16. pdf

Meeuwig, M.H., A.L. Puls, and J.M. Bayer. 2007. Survival and tag retention of Pacific lamprey larvae and macrophthalmia marked with coded wire tags. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:96-102. DOI: 10.1577/M06-074.1

Meeuwig, M.H., J.M. Bayer, and R.A. Reiche. 2006. Morphometric discrimination of early life stage Lampetra tridentata and L. richardsoni (Petromyzonidae) from the Columbia River Basin. Journal of Morphology 267:623-633. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10427

Meeuwig, M.H., and J.M. Bayer. 2005. Morphology and aging precision of statoliths from larvae of Columbia River Basin lampreys. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:38-48. DOI: 10.1577/M03-184.1

Meeuwig, M.H., J.M. Bayer, and J.G. Seelye. 2005. Effects of temperature on survival and development of early life stage Pacific and western brook lampreys. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:19-27. DOI: 10.1577/FT03-206.1

Meeuwig, M.H., J.B. Dunham, J.P. Hayes, and G.L. Vinyard. 2004. Effects of constant and cyclical thermal regimes on growth and feeding performance of cutthroat trout of variable sizes. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13:208-216. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00052.x

SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2021. Biological review, occupancy and abundance, and sampling considerations for Umpqua Chub status and trend monitoring. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Science Bulletin 2021-01, Salem, OR. pdf

Meeuwig, M.H., and S.P. Clements. 2015. Temporal variability in the distribution and abundance of a desert trout: implications for monitoring design and population persistence in dynamic stream environments. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Progress Reports. pdf

Meeuwig, M.H., S.J. Starcevich, E.J. Bailey, S.P. Clements, and J.L. McCormick. 2015. Bull trout conservation and recovery in the Odell Lake Core Area: distribution, behavior, ecology, and fisheries evaluations (2013-2014). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Technical Reports 2015-04.  pdf

DeHaan, P., J. Von Bargen, M. Meeuwig, and S. Clements. 2015. Great Basin redband trout genetic status assessment. Final Report of US Fish and Wildlife Service. pdf

Meeuwig, M., and S. Clements. 2014. Use of depletion electrofishing and a generalized random-tessellation stratified design to estimate density and abundance of redband trout in the northern Great Basin. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Information Reports 2014-01. pdf

Meeuwig, M., S. Clements, and S. Starcevich. 2012. Native trout decision support model: summary report. Report of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Native Fish Investigations Program. pdf