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

Staff Member


Elizabeth A Puchala

Betsy Puchala

Master's
Email: epuchala@uvm.edu

Biography

Betsy Puchala completed her MS at UVM in 2015 working on the SWG funded stonecat project. She has continued to work on the completion of the stonecat project and assisting on other Unit studies.

Research Publications Publication Date
Puchala, E.A., D.L. Parrish, and T.M. Donovan. 2016. Predicting the stability of endangered Stonecats (Noturus flavus) in the LaPlatte River, Vermont. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145: 903-912. | Abstract June 2016
Puchala, E.A., D. L. Parrish, and D. H. Ogle. 2018. Size and age of Lake Champlain Stonecats; estimating growth at the margin of their range. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:1316–1323. DOI:10.1002/nafm.10230 | Abstract October 2018
Presentations Presentation Date
Puchala, E.A., and D.L. Parrish. Modeling the potential effects of intermittent perturbations on endangered stonecats. 144th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, 17-22 August 2014. August 2014
Puchala, E.A., and D.L. Parrish. Endangered stonecats in Vermont: differential mortality effects on the likelihood of sustainability. 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, AR, 8-12 September 2013. September 2013
Puchala, E.A., and D.L. Parrish. Endangered stonecats in Vermont: a risk assessment approach. 145th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, 16-21 August 2015. August 2015