Staff Member
Kayla Gerber
Master's
Email: kmgerber@ksu.edu
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Taylor, R. B., Mather, M. E., Smith, J. M., Gerber-Boles, K. 2021. Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns? Frontiers in Marine Science (section Global Change and the Future Ocean). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.723025 | Abstract | October 2021 |
| Taylor, R. B., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, and K. M. Gerber. 2019. Confluences function as ecological hotspots: geomorphic and regional drivers can identify patterns of fish predator distribution within a seascape. Marine Ecology Progress Series. MEPS 629:133-148. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13088. | December 2019 |
| Mather, M. E., J. M. Smith, K. M. Boles, R. B Taylor, C. G. Kennedy, S. M. Hitchman, J. S. Rogosch, and H. M. Frank. 2021. Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10645 | June 2021 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, and J. M. Smith. 2019. Multiple metrics provide context for the distribution of a highly mobile fish predator, the blue catfish. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 128:141-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12438 | January 2019 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith. 2017. A suite of standard post-tagging evaluation metrics can help assess tag retention for field-based fish telemetry research. Reviews in Fisheries and Fish Biology 27 (3): 651–664; DOI: 10.1007/s11160-017-9484-z; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11160-017-9484-z | May 2017 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, and Z. Peterson. 2019. Evaluation of a field protocol for internally-tagging fish predators using difficult-to-tag ictalurid catfish as examples. Fisheries Research: 209:58-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.09.003 | January 2019 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Plum Island Ecosystems LTER | June 2018 |
| Assessing Distribution and Movement of Blue Catfish in Kansas Reservoirs | December 2014 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
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| Taylor, R., M. Mather, C. Kennedy, J. Smith, K. Gerber. Confluence network dynamics can create a spatial mosaic of potential top-down predator interactions | August 2015 |
| Smith, J., M. Mather, K. Gerber. Seasonal and diel patterns of depth and temperature distribution of Blue Catfish in Milford Reservoir, KS. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Peterson, Z., M. Mather, J. Smith, K. Gerber. Correlates of the whole-system distribution of a reservoir predator (Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus). Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Mather, M.E., J. M. Smith, K. M. Gerber, R.B. Taylor. 2017. Resmo: Patterns of residence and movement across sites can provide novel insights into field distribution of mobile consumers in pelagic ecosystems. Invited presentation - Symposium: “Pelagic fish seascapes: Integration of new technology and modeling.” 147th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 20-24th, 2017. | August 2017 |
| Mather, M., J. Smith, C. Kennedy, K. Gerber, R. Taylor. Mobile organisms in the ‘scape’: patterns, consequences, and challenges. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Mather, M. E., R. Taylor, C. Kennedy, J. Smith. L. Deegan, J. Finn, K. Gerber. Trade-Offs Between Site Fidelity and Local Dispersal Create Heterogeneity in Consumer-Mediated Habitat Linkages in a Disturbed Seascape | August 2015 |
| Kayla M. Gerber, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Zachary J. Peterson. Distribution Patterns of Individual Fish Predators (Blue Catfish) in a Midwestern Reservoir | February 2015 |
| Gerber, K., M. Mather, J. Smith, Z. Peterson. Identifying overall, seasonal, and diel patterns for reservoir-wide distribution of Blue Catfish: filling critical gaps for fish ecology and fisheries management. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather. Z. Peterson, J. Smith. Patterns of Variability in the Distribution and Movement of Individual Fish Predators in a Heterogeneous Aquatic Ecosystem | August 2014 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Mather, ME, Gerber, KM, Peterson, Z. Assessing distribution and movement of Blue Catfish in Kansas reservoirs. Final Report | Download | May 2015 |