Staff Member
Mrs. Kimberly Bonvechio
PhD
Phone: (912) 282 - 2363
Email: bonvechiok@ufl.edu
Faculty Email: bonvechiok@ufl.edu
Education
- MS University of Florida 2001
- BS University of South Carolina 1998
Biography
I am a doctoral student at the University of Florida under Dr. Andrew Carlson and a full-time assistant research scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. . My research interests include: addressing broad-scale fisheries issues using large, diverse datasets; evaluating long-term fisheries monitoring programs; defining and communicating relevancy of monitoring programs for natural resource decision makers; and developing effective methods for communicating complex issues to natural resource user groups.. Teaching and mentoring young women in science.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Tugend, K.I., and M.S. Allen. 2004. Changes in the plant and fish communities in enhanced littoral areas of Lake Kissimmee, Florida, following a habitat enhancement. Lake and Reservoir Management 20:54-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/07438140409354100 | December 2004 |
| Tugend, K.I., and M.S. Allen. 2000. Temporal dynamics of zooplankton community composition and mean size at Lake Wauberg, Florida. Florida Scientist 63(3):142‑154. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24321117 | December 2000 |
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Tugend, K.I., M.S. Allen, and M. Webb. 2002. Use of fisheries habitat structures in U.S. lakes and reservoirs: a survey from the Southern Division AFS Reservoir Committee. Fisheries 27(5):22-27. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8446(2002)027<0022:UOAHSI>2.0.CO;2 |
December 2002 |
| Tugend, K.I., M.S. Allen, and M. Binford. 2004. Potential use of remote sensing to assess effects of wave action on plant re-establishment. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 42:54-59. | December 2004 |
| Thompson, B.C., W.F. Porak, K.I. Bonvechio, B.L. Barthel, M.S. Allen, and C.M. Adams. 2016. Economic and conservation impacts of stocking wild Florida Bass into large Florida lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:452-464. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2016.1141120 | December 2016 |
| Sengco, M.R., A.S. Li, K. Tugend, D. Kulis, and D.M. Anderson. 2001. Removal of red- and brown-tide cells using clay flocculation. I. Laboratory culture experiments with Gymnodinium breve and Aureococcus anophagefferens. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 210:41-53. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps210041 | December 2001 |
| Quist, M., K.I. Bonvechio, and M.S. Allen. 2009. Statistical analyses and data management. P. 171-194. In S. Bonar, D. Willis and W. Hubert (eds). Standard Sampling Methods for North American Freshwater Fishes. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. | December 2009 |
| Nagid, E.J., T.F. Bonvechio, K.I. Bonvechio, and W.F. Porak. 2015. Suwannee Bass Micropterus notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949. P. 67–73. In M.D. Tringali, J.M. Long, T.W. Birdsong, and M.S. Allen (eds). Black Bass Diversity. American Fisheries Society Symposium 82, Bethesda, Maryland. | December 2015 |
| Gwinn, D.C., M.S. Allen, K.I. Bonvechio, M. Hoyer, and L.S. Beesley. 2016. Evaluating estimators of species richness: the importance of considering statistical error rates. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7:294-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12462 | December 2016 |
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Dotson, J.R., K.I. Bonvechio, B.C. Thompson, W.E. Johnson, N.A. Trippel, J.B. Furse, S. Gornak, C.K. McDaniel, W. F. Pouder, and E. H. Leone. 2015. Effects of large-scale habitat enhancement strategies on Florida bass fisheries. P. 387-404. In M.D. Tringali, J.M. Long, T.W. Birdsong, and M.S. Allen (eds). Black Bass Diversity. American Fisheries Society Symposium 82, Bethesda, Maryland. |
December 2015 |
| Bonvechio, T.F., and K.I. Bonvechio. 2021. Proposed standard weight (Ws) equation and standard length categories for Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10655 | December 2021 |
| Bonvechio, T.F., K.I. Bonvechio, and S.M. Sammons. 2019. Proposed standard weight (Ws) equation and standard length categories for Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39:933-938. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10325 | December 2019 |
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Bonvechio, T.F., K.I. Bonvechio, and R.L. Cailteux. 2010. Proposed standard weight (Ws) equation and standard length categories for Suwannee Bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30:983-988. https://doi.org/10.1577/M10-034.1 Erratum: https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2011.583799 |
December 2010 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., and T.F. Bonvechio. 2006. Relationship between habitat and sportfish populations over a twenty-year period at Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26:124-133. https://doi.org/10.1577/M04-191.1 | December 2006 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., S. Hooley, S. Crawford, and R.E. Sawyers. 2012. Comparison of sinking and floating gill nets for collecting shads Dorosoma spp. in shallow Florida lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management 28:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07438141.2011.632707 | December 2012 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., R.E. Sawyers, and E. Leone. 2013. Increasing the efficiency of Florida’s Freshwater Fisheries Long-term Monitoring Program. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 1:7–13. | December 2013 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., R.E. Sawyers, R. Bitz, and S. Crawford. 2014. Use of mini–fyke nets for sampling shallow-water fish communities in Florida lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:693-701. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2014.901261 | December 2014 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., M.S. Allen, T.F. Bonvechio and T. Coughlin. 2008. Comparison of largemouth bass assessment metrics between standardized and historical sampling designs at six Florida lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:1132-1137. https://doi.org/10.1577/M07-127.1 | December 2008 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., M.J. Catalano, R.E. Sawyers, and S. Crawford. 2009. Determining sample size for monitoring fish communities using electric fishing in three Florida lakes. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16:409-412. | December 2009 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., B. Barthel, and J. Carroll. 2018. Health and genetic structure of the American Eel in Florida. Southeastern Naturalist 17:438-455. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.017.0311 | December 2018 |
| Bonvechio, K.I. 2016. Comparison of glass eel stages of American Eel and Speckled Worm Eel in a northeast Florida estuary. Fisheries Management and Ecology 23:350–355. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12177 | December 2016 |
| Allen, M.S., and K.I. Tugend. 2002. Effects of habitat enhancement on habitat quality and largemouth bass recruitment at Lake Kissimmee, Florida. P. 265-276. In D. Philipp and M. Ridgway (eds). Black Bass: Ecology, Conservation and Management. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. | December 2002 |
| Allen, M.S., K.I. Tugend, and M. Mann. 2003. Largemouth bass abundance and angler catch rates following a habitat enhancement project at Lake Kissimmee, Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:845-855. https://doi.org/10.1577/M02-148 | December 2003 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Tugend, K.I., and M.S. Allen. 2001. Effects of a habitat enhancement on littoral plant and fish communities. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. August 2001. Phoenix, AZ. | August 2001 |
| Tugend, K.I., and M.S. Allen. 2001. Plant and fish communities in enhanced littoral areas of Lake Kissimmee, Florida following a major habitat enhancement. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2001. Jacksonville, FL. | February 2001 |
| Tugend, K.I., M.S. Allen, and M.A. Webb. 2000. Abiotic habitat enhancements in U.S. lakes and reservoirs: a survey of the Southern Division Reservoir Committee. Southern Division Midyear Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2000. Savannah, GA. | February 2000 |
| Tugend, K.I., M.S. Allen, and M. Binford. 2002. Use of remote sensing and GIS technologies for studying plant community dynamics: a case study. Native Aquatic Plant Symposium, Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. August 2002. Baltimore, MD. | August 2002 |
| Tugend, K.I., M.S. Allen, and M. Binford. 2002. The use of remote sensing and GIS to identify factors related to plant colonization. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2002. Little Rock, AR. | February 2002 |
| Tugend, K.I. 2004. Relationship between habitat and sportfish populations over a twenty-year period at Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2004. Oklahoma City, OK. | February 2004 |
| Coleman, Tyler Steven, Andrew K. Carlson, Robert W. Eckelbecker, Kimberly I. Bonvechio. 2022. Using long-term monitoring data to evaluate Largemouth Bass and Black Crappie growth in a changing climate. Annual Meeting, Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Charleston, South Carolina, 20-23 January 2022. | January 2022 |
| Bonvechio, T.F., and K.I. Bonvechio. 2006. Preliminary population responses of sport fish species to a habitat enhancement at West Lake Tohopekaliga. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries <br> Society Annual Meeting, February 2006. Ocala, FL. | February 2006 |
| Bonvechio, T.F., K.I. Bonvechio, and R.L. Cailteux. 2011. Proposed standard weight (<i>W<sub>s</sub></i>) equation and standard length categories for Suwannee bass. Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2011: Perry, GA. | February 2011 |
| Bonvechio, T.F., K.I. Bonvechio, and R.L. Cailteux. 2010. Proposed standard weight (W<sub>s</sub>) equation and standard length categories for Suwannee bass. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2010: Ocala, FL. | February 2010 |
| Bonvechio, T. and K. Bonvechio. 2021. Proposed standard weight (Ws) equation and standard length categories for Lake Chubsucker <i>Erimyzon sucetta</i>. Virtual Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Session, April 2021. | April 2021 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., S. Hooley, S. Crawford, and R.E. Sawyers. 2011. Comparison of sinking and floating gill nets for collecting shads <i>Dorosoma</i> sp. and black crappie <i>Pomoxis nigromaculatus</i> in shallow Florida lakes. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. January 2011. Tampa, FL. | January 2011 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., R.E. Sawyers, and E. Leone. 2013. Increasing the cost-effectiveness of Florida’s Freshwater Fisheries Long-term Monitoring Program. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Meeting. October 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. | October 2013 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., R.E. Sawyers, R. Bitz, and S. Crawford. 2014. Use of mini–fyke nets for sampling shallow-water fish communities in Florida lakes. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2014. Ocala, FL. | February 2014 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., R. Hamm, and S. Whichel. 2019. <i>Anguillicoloides crassus: </i>Gulf of Mexico's unwanted visitor. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. January 2019. Galveston, TX. | January 2019 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., J. Crumpton, W.E. Johnson. 2005. American eel, <i>Anguilla rostrata</i>, monitoring in Florida. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting February 2005. <br> Ocala, FL. | February 2005 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., C. Steward, A. Strickland, and J. Hill. 2015. Thinking inside the box to learn about Florida’s American Eels. FWC-FWRI Seminar. December 2015. St Petersburg, FL. | December 2015 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., A. Strickland, C. Steward, J. Hill, J. Carroll, B. Barthel. 2016. Thinking “Inside the box” to direct American Eel research efforts in Florida. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2016. Wheeling, WV. | February 2016 |
| Bonvechio, K.I., A. Strickland, C. Steward, J. Hill, B. Barthel, and J. Carroll. 2017. Using non-target surveys to assess health and population genetic structure of Florida’s American Eels. Southern<br>Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2017. Oklahoma City, OK. | February 2017 |
| Bonvechio, K.I. 2018. Florida’s American Eels: On the Atlantic-Gulf Line. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. March 2018. San Juan, PR. | March 2018 |
| Bonvechio, K.I. 2015. What can we learn about Florida's American eel populations with ongoing monitoring efforts? Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. January-February 2015. Savannah, GA. | February 2015 |
| Bonvechio, K.I. 2005. Standardized sampling in lentic systems: a Florida perspective. Southern Division Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. February 2005. Virginia Beach, VA. | February 2005 |
| Bonvechio, K.I. 2005. Fish habitat management at a national level. Pennsylvania Black Bass Workshop V. April 2005. Ernest, PA. | April 2005 |
| Bonvechio, K., M. Catalano, R.E. Sawyers, and S. Crawford. 2009. Determining electrofishing sample size for monitoring fish communities in three Florida lakes. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2009. Ocala, FL. | February 2009 |
| Bonvechio, K., J. Estes, and S. Crawford. 2008. Kick off 2006: FWC's Freshwater Fisheries Long-Term Monitoring Program. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2008. Ocala, FL. | February 2008 |
| Bonvechio, K., J. Estes, and S. Crawford. 2008. FWC's Freshwater Fisheries Long-Term Monitoring Program: How did we get where we are and where are we heading? Seminar for the University of Florida's Program for Environmental Statistics. March 2008. Gainesville, FL. | March 2008 |
| Bonvechio, K., E. Sawyers, J. Estes, J. Dotson, M. Hoyer, and S. Crawford. 2020. Cultivating a freshwater fisheries long-term monitoring program: A step-by-step approach. Virtual Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Session, April 2020. | April 2020 |
| Bonvechio, K., B. Barthel, and J. Carroll. 2018. Health and genetic structure of the American Eel in Florida. FWC Joint Research-Management Meeting, January 2018. Haines City, FL. | January 2018 |
| Bonvechio, K., A. Strickland, C. Steward, J. Hill, J. Carroll, B. Barthel. 2016. Thinking “inside the box” to<br>learn about Florida’s American Eels. FWC Joint Research-Management Meeting, January 2016. Crystal River, FL. | January 2016 |
| Bonvechio, K. I., and A. K. Carlson. Using surveys as part of a multifaceted monitoring program evaluation. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 24 April 2022. | April 2023 |
| Bonvechio, K. I., R. Paudyal, C. Crandall, and A. K. Carlson. 2023. Survey evaluation of Florida’s Freshwater Fisheries Long-Term Monitoring Program. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia, 1–5 February 2023. | February 2023 |
| Bonvechio, K. I., C. Shea, and A. K. Carlson. 2023. Multifaceted evaluation of a long-term freshwater fisheries monitoring program. 153rd Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids MI, 20–24 August 2023. | August 2023 |
| Bonvechio, K. I., C. P. Shea, and A. K. Carlson. 2024. Work smarter, not harder: using data simulations to inform sampling decisions. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, April 2024. | April 2024 |
| Bonvechio, K. I., C. P. Shea and A. K. Carlson. 2024. Work smarter, not harder: using data simulations to inform sampling decisions. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1 March 2024. | March 2024 |
| Bonvechio, K. I. and A. K. Carlson. 2023. Using surveys as part of a multifaceted monitoring program evaluation. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, February 2023. | February 2023 |
| Bonvechio, K. I. and A. K. Carlson. 2022. Lessons from a long-term fisheries monitoring program: Florida’s freshwater experience. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 9 May 2022. | May 2022 |
| Bonvechio, K. I. and A. K. Carlson. 2022. Lessons from a long-term fisheries monitoring program: Florida’s freshwater experience. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 15 March 2022. | March 2022 |
| Bonvechio, K. 2017. American Eel research in Florida. FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Leadership Team Meeting, December 2017. Eustis, FL. | December 2017 |
| Allen, M.S., and K.I. Tugend. 2000. Effects of habitat enhancement on habitat quality and largemouth bass recruitment at Lake Kissimmee, Florida. Black Bass Symposium, Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. August 2000. St. Louis, MO. | August 2000 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other - Selection Committee Member for the Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries | Bonvechio | 2017 | Present |
| Other - Secretary-Treasurer and Monthly Blog Contributor for the Women of Fisheries Nonprofit | Bonvechio | January 2020 | Present |
| American Fisheries Society - Uses of the Internet for Fisheries Research and Management at the Southern Division Meeting | Bonvechio | 1999 | 1999 |
| American Fisheries Society - Southern Division Secretary-Treasurer (two terms) | Bonvechio | 2015 | 2019 |
| American Fisheries Society - Southern Division Representative to the AFS Nominating Committee | Bonvechio | 2013 | 2017 |
| American Fisheries Society - Registration Chair for the 2018 Southern Division Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico | Bonvechio | 2017 | 2018 |
| American Fisheries Society - Publicity and Public Relations Chair for the 2017 Tampa AFS Meeting | Bonvechio | 2016 | 2017 |
| American Fisheries Society - Newsletter Editor for the Florida Chapter | Bonvechio | 2002 | 2005 |
| American Fisheries Society - Membership at various levels, including the Chapter, Division, and Parent Society | Bonvechio | 1998 | Present |
| American Fisheries Society - AFS Emerging Leaders Mentorship Award Committee Member | Bonvechio | 2019 | Present |