Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

William Robert Cope

Master's
Email: wrcope@ncsu.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, and K. Pacifici. 2019. Evaluation of artificial cover units as a sampling technique and habitat enhancement for madtoms in rivers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39: 778–787. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10317. August 2019
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, K. Pacifici, S.C. Harris, C. Miller, M.E. Raley, and E.M. Hallerman. 2021. Genetic structure and diversity of the endemic Carolina madtom and conservation implications. Invited, special issue on Catfish Conservation and Management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41(Special Issue 1): S27-S41. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10589 October 2021
Project Completion Date
Population Status and Genetic Structure of the Carolina Madtom July 2018
Presentations Presentation Date
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, and T.R. Black. 2016. Status, trends, and ecology of the endemic Carolina madtom. Invited speaker to a symposium entitled “Catfish Research and Management” at the Joint Meeting of the North Carolina and Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society. March 14-17, Danville, Virginia. March 2016
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, K. Pacifici, S.C. Harris, C.M. Miller, M.E. Raley, and E.M. Hallerman. 2020. Genetic structure and diversity of the endemic Carolina madtom and conservation implications. <i>Invited speaker</i> to Catfish 2020, Communicating Catfish Science: The Third International Symposium. February 18-21, Little Rock, Arkansas. February 2020
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, K. Pacifici, E.M. Hallerman, and C. Miller. 2018. Status, habitat, and genetics of the endemic Carolina Madtom. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. March 8-11, San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2018
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, K. Pacifici, E.M. Hallerman, and C. Miller. 2018. Status, habitat, and genetics of the endemic Carolina Madtom. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 21-22, Morganton, North Carolina. February 2018
Cope, W.R., T.J. Kwak, T.R. Black, K. Pacifici, E.M. Hallerman, S. C. Harris, C. Miller, and M.E. Raley. 2018. Status, habitat, and genetics of the endemic Carolina Madtom. Invited speaker to the “Best Student Presentation Symposium” at the 148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. August 19-23, Atlantic City, New Jersey. August 2018