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

Staff Member

Andrew Taylor

Shoal bass from lower Flint River
PhD

Education

  • Ph D Oklahoma State University 2017
  • MS University of Georgia 2012
  • BS University of Georgia 2009

Biography

Broadly, my interests are the ecology, management, and conservation of stream fishes (game and non-game) that are endemic to the southeastern U.S. My PhD research addressed the influences of fragmentation on fluvial-specialist black bass species. Go Dawgs! Go Pokes!

Research Publications Publication Date
Taylor, AT, MR Bangs, and JM. Long. 2021. Sibship reconstruction from single-nucleotide polymorphisms illuminates the scope of a cryptic aquatic species invasion. Biological Invasions 23:569-580. doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02384-5 November 2020
Taylor, A.T., T. Hafen, C.T. Holley, A. Gonzalez, and J.M. Long. 2020. Spatial sampling bias and model complexity in stream-based species distribution models: a case study of Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) in the Arkansas River basin, U.S.A. Ecology and Evolution 10:705-717. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5913 January 2020
Taylor, A.T., M.D. Tringali, S.M. Sammons, T.R. Ingram, P.M. O'Rouke, D.L. Peterson, and J.M. Long. 2018.
Genetic population structure of Shoal Bass within their native range. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:549-564. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10048 | Abstract 		June 2018
Taylor, A.T., M.D. Tringali, P.M. O'Rouke, and J.M. Long. 2018. Shoal Bass hybridization in the Chattahoochee River Basin near Atlanta, Georgia. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 5:1-9. | Abstract | Publisher Website April 2018
Taylor, A.T., M. Papes, and J.M. Long. 2018. Incorporating fragmentation and non-native species into distribution models to inform fluvial fish conservation. Conservation Biology 32:171-182. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13024 | Publisher Website January 2018
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, R.A. Snow, and M.J. Porta. 2020. Hybridization and population genetics of Alligator Gar in Lake Texoma. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40:544-554. June 2020
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, M.T. Tringali, and B.L Barthel. 2019. Conservation of black bass diversity: an emerging management paradigm. Fisheries 44:20-36. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10187 January 2019
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, M.R. Schwemm, and S.K. Brewer. 2018. Hybridization and Genetic Structure of Neosho Smallmouth Bass in the Ozark Highlands. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:1226-1240 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10225 October 2018
Taylor, A.T., H. von Schmeling, and J.M. Long. 2018. Photographs of Wading Bird Depredation Update Invasion Extent of Asian Swamp Eel (Monopterus albus). Southeastern Naturalist 17:N72-N76. November 2018
Taylor, A.T. and J.M. Long. 2018. Genetic Integrity, Population Status, and Long-Term Viability of Isolated Populations of Shoal Bass in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin, Georgia. Natural Resource Report NPS/CRNA/NRR--2018/1620. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24645.55528 | Publisher Website July 2018
Taylor, A., J.M. Long, M.R. Schwemm, M.D. Tringali, and S.K. Brewer. 2016. Identification of Neosho Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu velox) Stocks for Possible Introduction into Grand Lake, Oklahoma. Final Report to Environmental Department, The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cooperator Science Series 121-2016. | Publisher Website September 2016
Taylor, A. T., and J. M. Long. 2022. Assessment of invasion extent of Asian Swamp Eels in ponds and backwater marshes adjacent to the Chattahoochee River, with consideration of management and control strategies. Natural Resource Report NPS/CHAT/NRR—2022/2357. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. February 2022
Taylor, A. T., and D. L. Peterson. 2015. Movement, homing, and fates of fluvial-specialist Shoal Bass following translocation into an impoundment. Southeastern Naturalist 14(3):425-437. August 2015
Taylor, A. T., and D. L. Peterson. 2014. Shoal Bass life history and threats: a synthesis of current knowledge of a Micropterus species. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 25:159-167. | Abstract | Publisher Website December 2014
Long, JM, CT Holley and AT Taylor. 2018. Evaluation of ageing accuracy with complementary non- lethal methods for slow- growing, northern populations of shoal bass. Fisheries Management and Ecology 25:150-157. DOI: 10.1111/fme.12274 | Abstract March 2018
Long, J.M., A.T. Taylor, and V. Buonaccorsi. 2021. A conservation-oriented SNP panel for Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), with emphasis on Interior Highlands lineages. Conservation Genetics Resources 13:47-59. DOI:10.1007/s12686-020-01170-8 September 2020
Joshi, O., B. Chapagain, J.M. Long, B. York, and A.T. Taylor. 2021. A revealed preference and contingent behavior approach to estimate potential effect of fish quantity and size on economic value of fishing in Ozark Highland streams. Fisheries Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106116 September 2021
Johnson, J.R., A.T. Taylor, and J.M. Long. 2020. Estimating the invasion extent of Asian Swamp Eel (Monopterus: Synbranchidae) in an altered river of the southeastern United States. Marine and Freshwater Research. DOI: 10.1071/MF20257 December 2020
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, J. Koppelman, A.T. Taylor, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, and L.S. Eggert. 2020. Complex Patterns of Genetic and Morphological Differentiation in the Smallmouth Bass subspecies (Micropterus dolomieu dolomieu and M. d. velox) of the Central Interior Highlands. Conservation Genetics 21:897-904. August 2020
Freeman, B., A. Taylor, K. Oswald, J. Wares, M. Freeman, J. Quattro, and J. Leitner. 2015. Shoal basses, a clade of cryptic identity. Pages 449-466 in Tringali et al. (Editors). Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. March 2015
Chapagain, B., J.M. Long, A.T. Taylor, and O. Joshi. 2021. Variation in black bass angler characteristics by stream size and accessibility in Oklahoma's Ozark Highland streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41:585-599. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10565 March 2021
Alvarez, A., D. Peterson, A. Taylor, M. Tringali, and B. Barthel. 2015. Distribution and amount of hybridization between Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae and the invasive Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus in the lower Flint River, GA. Pages 503-521 in Tringali et al. (Editors). Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. March 2015
Project Completion Date
Assess genetic integrity, population status, and long-term viability of isolated populations of shoal bass in the upper Chattahoochee River December 2017
Black bass angler harvest and opinions in relation to stream size, access, and fish diversity June 2020
Presentations Presentation Date
Tringali, M.D., S.M. Sammons, J.M. Long, N. Van Bibber, K. Panzner, and A.T. Taylor. 2017. A range-wide threat assessment for Shoal Bass from introgressive hybridization. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida. August 2017
Taylor, AT, MD Tringali, and JM Long. 2017. Shoal Bass Hybridization in the Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, Georgia. 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies held in Louisville, Ky. October 2017
Taylor, A.T., and J.M. Long. 2018. Genetic Integrity and Population Status of Shoal Bass in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin, Georgia. The Biennial CESU Network National Meeting, Shepherdstown, WV. June 2018
Taylor, A.T., and J.M. Long. 2016. Using species distribution models to infer potential and restricted ranges of a fluvial-specialist black bass species. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 2016
Taylor, A.T., and J.M. Long. 2015. Factors Influencing the Decline of Fluvial Fishes: Insights from Historic and Current Species Distribution Models. Student Water Conference, Stillwater, OK. March 2015
Taylor, A.T., P. O'Rouke, and J.M. Long. 2014. Black bass (genus Micropterus) community composition upstream of impoundment in two southeastern rivers. Annual Meeting of the Georgia State Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held in Athens, GA. February 2014
Taylor, A.T., P. O'Rouke, and J.M. Long. 2014. Black bass (genus Micropterus) community composition in the river-reservoir interface of two southeastern rivers. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. January 2014
Taylor, A.T., P. O'Rouke, M.D. Tringali, and J.M. Long. 2014. Development of assessment protocols for Shoal Bass (Micropterus cataractae) populations in headwater rivers of the upper Chattahoochee River Basin. Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Destin, FL. October 2014
Taylor, A.T., M.R. Bangs, B.J. Freeman, and J.M. Long. 2019. A Cryptic Invader: SNPs Inform Asian Swamp Eel Management. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Galveston Island, TX. January 2019
Taylor, A.T., M.D. Tringali, and J.M. Long. 2017. A Collaborative, Range-wide Genetic Structure Survey to Inform Management and Conservation of the Shoal Bass. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida. August 2017
Taylor, A.T., M.D. Tringali, S.M. Sammons, D.L. Peterson, T. Ingram, P. O'Rouke, and J.M. Long. 2015. Genetic Substructure within the Native Range of the Shoal Bass. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society held in Savannah, GA. January 2015
Taylor, A.T., M. Papes, and J.M. Long. 2017. Informing Conservation of Fluvial Black Bass Species with Range-wide Species Distribution Models. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida. August 2017
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, S.K. Brewer, J.C. Gunn, V.P. Buonaccorsi, and J. Stannard. 2020. Exploring the genetic diversity of smallmouth bass within the Interior Highlands. Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Norman, Oklahoma. February 2020
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, S.K. Brewer, J.C. Gunn, V.P. Buonaccorsi, and J. Stannard. 2020. Conservation Genetics Of The Smallmouth Bass Lineages In The Interior Highlands . Southern Division American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas. February 2020
Taylor, A.T., J.M. Long, B. Chapagain, and O. Joshi. 2019. Angler catch and attitudes toward black bass in Ozark streams. Oklahoma Academy of Science, Edmond. November 2019
Taylor, A.T. and J.M. Long. 2021. Population genetic investigations of Neosho Smallmouth Bass Line. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Virtual Meeting. April 2021
Taylor, A. T., and J. M. Long. 2016. The Decline of a Fluvial Fish: Species Distribution Models in a Fragmented Riverscape. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV. February 2016
Taylor, A. T., J. M. Long, M. R. Schwemm, and S. K. Brewer. 2018. A genetic status assessment of the Neosho Smallmouth Bass: hybridization, diversity, and population structure. Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Tulsa, OK. February 2018
Long, J.M., A.T. Taylor, B. Chapagain, and O. Joshi. 2020. Stream size affects angler catch and attitudes toward black bass in Ozark streams. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas. February 2020
Long, J.M., A.T. Taylor, B. Chapagain and O. Joshi. 2020. Angler catch and attitudes toward black bass in Oklahoma Ozark streams. Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Norman, Oklahoma. February 2020
Long, J.M. and A.T. Taylor. 2020. Black bass diversity: conserving native species in their native habitats with a focus on endemic species in the southeast. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio. September 2020
Holley, C.T., Feng, X., Papes, M., Taylor, A.T., and J.M. Long. 2017. Range-wide ecological niche model for the state-endangered Longnose Darter. Poster presented at: Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Tulsa, OK. February 2017
Holley, C.T., A.T. Taylor, and J.M. Long. 2017. Resample, recapture, and re-analyze: Using the 3 R’s to resurrect the scale method of estimating fish age. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma City, OK. February 2017
Holley, C.T., A.T. Taylor, and J.M. Long. 2016. Resample, recapture, and re-analyze: Using the 3 R’s to resurrect the scale method of estimating fish age. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 2016
Hafen, T., A.T. Taylor, D. Hendrickson, D.R. Stewart, J.M. Long. 2019. Landscape modeling of threatened Yaqui Catfish in a data limited environment. Desert Fishes Council, Alpine, Texas. November 2019
Hafen, T., A.T. Taylor, D. Hendrickson, D.R. Stewart, J.M. Long. 2019. Landscape modeling of threatened Yaqui Catfish in a data limited environment. Catfish 2020, Little Rock, Arkansas February 2020
Hafen, T. A. Taylor, D. A. Hendrickson, D. R. Stewart and J. M. Long. 2020. Environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess the distribution of Yaqui Catfish (<i>Ictalurus pricei</i>) in the Yaqui River basin of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio. September 2020
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, A.T. Taylor, and L.S. Eggert. 2020. Harnessing genomics for conservation of the endemic Neosho Smallmouth Bass in the central Interior Highlands. Ecological Society of American annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. August 2020
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, A.T. Taylor, and L.S. Eggert. 2020. Genomic Divergence, Admixture, and Signatures of Local Adaptation in the Subspecies of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu velox). Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri. February 2020
Chapagain, B., O. Joshi, J.Long, and A. Taylor. 2020. An application of revealed preference and contingent valuation approach to estimate demand and economic value of recreational fishing in Oklahoma rivers and streams. International Society of Forest Resource Economics, Gulfport, Mississippi. May 2020
Chapagain, B., O. Joshi, J.Long, and A. Taylor. 2019. Influence of Place Attachment and Motivation on Bass Fishing Demand in Oklahoma Streams. Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky. November 2019
Chapagain, B., O. Joshi, J. Long, and A. Taylor. 2020. The effects of social-psychological factors on black bass fishing demand in Oklahoma Ozark streams. Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Norman, Oklahoma. February 2020
Chapagain, B., O. Joshi, J. Long, and A. Taylor. 2020. Examining Social-Psychological Factors within a Black Bass Fishing Demand Model: A Travel Cost Approach. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas. February 2020
A.T. Taylor, J.M. Long, M.D. Tringali, M.R. Schwemm, and S.K. Brewer. 2016. Introgression and Population Structure of Neosho Smallmouth Bass. Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Oklahoma City. February 2016
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
American Fisheries Society - Student Representative, Southern Division's Executive Committee Taylor February 2016 Present
American Fisheries Society - Social Media Director, Southern Division's Black Bass Conservation Committee Taylor January 2014 Present
American Fisheries Society - President, OSU Student Subunit Taylor May 2014 May 2015
American Fisheries Society - Attended and presented research at several national, regional, and state meetings. I was also an active member of the UGA student sub-unit, where I also served as VP for a semester. I plan to serve an active role in OSU's student chapter. Taylor August 2005 Present