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Martin Hamel

Associate Professor
Fisheries Management and Ecology
Education:
  • Ph.D., Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2013
  • M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, 2006
  • B.S., Conservation Management and Biology, Upper Iowa University, 2003
Selected Publications:

Dean, Q.D., J.P. Werner, M.A. Pegg, and M.J. Hamel. 2022. Blue catfish population characteristics and dispersal along a great plains river gradient. River Research and Applications DOI: 10.1002/rra.3985

Pegg, M.A., M.J. Hamel, J. Koch, and D. Buckmeier. 2022. Creating a digital repository of calcified structures from known-age fishes, a century in the making. Fisheries DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10773

Werner, J.P., Q.D. Dean, M.A. Pegg, and M.J. Hamel. 2022. Spatial variability of Silver Carp population demographics in a large tributary river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10777

Werner, J.P., Q.D. Dean, M.A. Pegg, and M.J. Hamel. 2022. Patterns in spatial use and movement of Silver Carp among tributaries and main-stem rivers: Insight from otolith microchemistry analysis. Biological Invasions. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02927-y

Dean, Q., M.A. Pegg, and M.J. Hamel. 2021. Temporal patterns of capture, retention rates and efficacy of bank poles in the Kansas River: A novel sampling tool for catfish managers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41:S379-S387 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10627

Hamel, M.J., J.J. Spurgeon, M.A. Pegg, and K.D. Steffensen. 2020. Uncovering unique plasticity in life history of an endangered centenarian fish. Nature Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69911-1

Goto, D., M.J. Hamel, J.J. Hammen, M.L. Rugg, M.A. Pegg, and V.A. Forbes. 2020. Divergent density feedback control of migratory predator recovery following sex-biased perturbations. Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1101/828244

Uerling, C.C., M.J. Hamel, and M.A. Pegg. 2019. Fish community response to habitat variables in two restored side channels of the lower Platte River, Nebraska. River Research and Applications; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3390.

Hamel, M.J., M. Porath, and L.L. Pierce. 2018. Young Professional Survey Results: Member and non-member perspective on decisions to join AFS. A survey of attitudes and perceptions regarding membership to the American Fisheries Society.  Fisheries; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10066

Spurgeon J.J., M.J. Hamel, K.D. Steffensen, and M.A. Pegg. 2018. Spatial structure of large-river fish population across main-stem and tributary habitats. River Research and Applications 34:807-815.

Steffensen, K.D., and M.J. Hamel. 2018. Fin ray removal may be deleterious on Scaphirhynchus species. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:439-445.

Steffensen, K.D., M.J. Hamel, and J.J. Spurgeon. 2018. Post-stocking pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus growth, dispersal, and survival in the lower Missouri River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology DOI: 10.1111/jai.13646

Hammen, J.J., M.J. Hamel, M.L. Rugg, and M.A. Pegg. 2018. Population characteristics of Shovelnose Sturgeon during low- and high-water conditions in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:308-315.

Goto, D., M.J. Hamel, M.A. Pegg, J.J. Hammen, M.L. Rugg, and V.E. Forbes. 2017. Spatially dynamic maternal control of migratory fish recruitment pulses triggered by shifting seasonal cues. Marine and Freshwater Research. DOI: 10.1071/MF17082

Hamel, M.J., A.J. Blank, J.J. Spurgeon, and M.A. Pegg. 2017. Assessment of a channel catfish population in a large open river system.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 24:460-468.

Phelps, Q.E., M.J. Hamel, S.A. Tripp, Z. Jackson, and R. Koenigs. 2017. Choice of structure – selecting the appropriate aging structure in M.C. Quist and D.A. Isermann, editors.  Age and growth of fishes: principles and techniques. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Hammen, J.J., M.J. Hamel, M.L. Rugg, and M.A. Pegg. 2017. Habitat associations of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology DOI: 10.1111/jai.13513.

Phelps, Q.E., S.J. Tripp, M.J. Hamel, J. Koch, E.J. Heist, J.E Garvey, K.M. Kappenman, and M.A.H Webb.  2016. Status of knowledge of the Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, Rafinesque, 1820).  Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32:249-260.

Hamel, M.J., J.J. Spurgeon, C.J. Chizinski, K.D. Steffensen, M.A. Pegg.  2016.  Variability in age estimation results in ambiguity and false understanding of population persistence.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:514-522.

Hamel, M.J., J.J. Spurgeon, M.L. Pegg, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg.  2016.  Hydrologic variability influences distribution and occurrence of pallid sturgeon in a Missouri River tributary.  River Research and Application 32:320-329.

Spurgeon, J.J., M.J. Hamel, M.A. Pegg. 2016. Multi-scale approach to hydrological classification provides insight to flow structure in an altered river system. River Research and Applications. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3041

Hamel, M.J., M.L. Rugg, J.J. Hammen, and M.A. Pegg.  2015.  Reproductive traits of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska.  Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 

Spurgeon, J.J., M.J. Hamel, M.A. Pegg, and K.L. Pope.  2015.  The global status of freshwater fish age validation studies and a prioritization framework for further research.  Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 23:329-345.

Hogberg, N.P., M.J. Hamel, and M.A. Pegg.  2015.  Age-0 channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth related to environmental conditions in the channelized Missouri River, Nebraska.  River Research and Applications.  DOI: 10.1002/rra.2890.

Hamel, M.J., M.A. Pegg, R.R. Goforth, Q.E. Phelps, K.D. Steffensen, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg.  2014.  Range-wide age and growth characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon from mark-recapture data:  implications for conservation and management.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72:71-82.

Research Interests:

My research is broadly focused on applied ecology embedded within a framework of answering theoretical questions to better understand and manage aquatic ecosystems. My general research interests are centered on the context of describing how the environment influences fish population dynamics and how that information can be used to better manage our natural resources. My research program has varied among types of systems and species of fish, but has primarily focused in riverine environments. I am interested in determining how both native and introduced fishes use riverscapes with varying levels of connectivity or are impacted by other anthropogenic features

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