Nebraska Staff Member
Dr. Jonathan Spurgeon

Assistant Unit Leader
Email: jspurgeon@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: jspurgeon2@unl.edu
Areas of Expertise
Ecological Flows, Fisheries Management/Conservation, Habitat Management, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Population and Community Ecology, Stream Ecology, Threatened/Endangered Species Management/Conservation
Taxon Groups Studied
Freshwater Fishes, Gamefish
Research Publications | Publication Date |
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Zentner, D. L., J. J. Spurgeon, S. E. Lochmann, C. L. Graham. 2021. Tag type and location-dependent retention impart varied levels of bias on mark-recapture parameter estimates. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41:474-483. | November 2020 |
Whiting, D. P., C. P. Paukert, B. D. Healy, and J. J. Spurgeon. 2014. Prey availability and food web dynamics of nonnative trout in a Colorado River tributary, Grand Canyon. Freshwater Science 33:872-884. | June 2014 |
Spurgeon, J.J. In Review. Defining habitat: implications for management of altered freshwater systems. Lakeline. | April 2022 |
Spurgeon, J., C. Paukert, B. Healy, M. Trammell, D. Speas, and E. Omana-Smith. 2015. Translocation of Humpback Chub into tributary streams of the Colorado River: implications for conservation of large-river fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:502-514. | May 2015 |
Spurgeon, J. J., R. H. Stasiak, G. R. Cunningham, K. L. Pope, and M. A. Pegg. 2014. Status of native stream fishes within selected protected areas of Niobrara River in western Nebraska. Great Plains Research 24:71-78. | Download | April 2014 |
Spurgeon, J. J., N. T. Stewart, M. A. Pegg, K. L. Pope, and M. T. Porath. 2016. Using standardized fishery data to inform rehabilitation efforts. Lake and Reservoir Management 32:41-50. | Download | January 2016 |
Spurgeon, J. J., M. J. Hamel, K. L. Pope, and M. A. Pegg. 2015. The global status of freshwater fish age validation studies and a prioritization framework for further research. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 23:329-345. | Download | July 2015 |
Spurgeon, J. J., M. A. Pegg, K. L. Pope, and L. Xie. 2020. Ecosystem-specific growth responses to climate pattern by a temperate freshwater fish.Ecological Indicators 112:106130. | Download | January 2020 |
Spurgeon, J, M. Rhodes, J. W. Neal, and K. Evans. 2021. Aquatic habitat changes within the channelized and impounded Arkansas River, Arkansas, USA. River Research and Applications 37:462–474. | December 2020 |
Pegg, M. A., K. L. Pope, L. A. Powell, K. C. Turek, J. J. Spurgeon, N. T. Stewart, N. P. Hogberg, and M. T. Porath. 2015. Reservoir rehabilitations: seeking the fountain of youth. Fisheries 40:177-181. | Download | April 2015 |
Hamel, M., J. Spurgeon, K. Steffensen, M. Pegg. 2020. Uncovering unique life history of an endangered centenarian fish. Scientific Reports 10.12866 | April 2020 |
Presentations | Presentation Date |
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Stevens, J.N., C.E. Barshinger, J.J. Spurgeon, M.A. Eggleton, and S.E. Lochmann. Comparison of two otolith processing methods for silver carp within the lower Mississippi River basin.Annual Meeting of Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2022. | February 2022 |
Stevens, J.N., C.E. Barshinger, J.J. Spurgeon, M.A. Eggleton, S.E. Lochmann. 2021. A comparison of population dynamics of invasive bigheaded carp from established populations. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Virginia. | April 2021 |
Spurgeon, J. Characteristics of two trout populations in an Arkansas tailwater. Annual Nebraska American Fisheries Society Chapter Meeting. Lincoln, NE. February, 2021. | February 2021 |
Spinelli, R., K. Morris, S. Lochmann, J. Spurgeon, D. Lynch, and M. Cole. Development of a predictive stream-barrier model in the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion in west-central Arkansas. Annual Meeting of Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2022. | February 2022 |
Morris, K., Spurgeon, J. Paleback Darter seasonal habitat use and development of a predictive stream-barrier model in the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion in west-central Arkansas. Annual Arkansas American Fisheries Society Chapter Meeting. Little Rock, AR. February, 2021. | February 2021 |
Morris, K. S. Lochmann, J. Spurgeon, D. Lynch, and M. Cole. Paleback Darter seasonal occupancy in main channel and off-channel areas of Lick Creek in the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion in west-central Arkansas. Annual Meeting of Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2022. | February 2022 |
Kindschuh, J., Spurgeon, J.J. Evaluation of drone imagery and supervised classification to quantify coverage of floating and emergent vegetation in Arkansas reservoirs. Annual Arkansas American Fisheries Society Chapter Meeting. Little Rock, AR. February, 2021. | February 2021 |
Hartman, M., Lochmann, S., Spurgeon, J., Cole, M., Morris, K. Paleback Darter occupancy and detection probability. Annual Arkansas American Fisheries Society Chapter Meeting. Little Rock, AR. February, 2021. | February 2021 |
Barshinger, C.E., J.J. Stevens, J.J. Spurgeon, S.E. Lochmann, and M.A. Eggleton. Population dynamics of silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix within the lower Mississippi River basin. Annual Meeting Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 2022. | February 2022 |
Barshinger, C.E., J.J. Spurgeon, and M.A. Eggleton. Identification of Silver Carp Origin within the Lower Mississippi River Basin. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. January 2022. Charleston, South Carolina | January 2022 |
Barshinger, C., Spurgeon, J., Eggleton, M. Identification of Silver Carp origin within the Lower Mississippi River Basin. Annual Arkansas American Fisheries Society Chapter Meeting. Little Rock, AR. February, 2021. | February 2021 |