Research Fishery Biologist & Acting Field Station Supervisor
Eastern Basin Ecosystems Branch, Lake Erie Biological Station

Education:
B.S. (Fishery Biology), Colorado State University, 1993
M.S. (Wildlife and Fisheries Science), Penn State University, 1999
Ph. D. (Wildlife and Fisheries Science), Penn State University, 2004

Research Interests:
Sampling methods for fisheries management and research, GIS applications in fisheries; terrestrial-aquatic linkages; role of abiotic gradients in structuring fish communities.

Mailing Address:
USGS Great Lakes Science Center
Lake Erie Biological Station
6100 Columbus Avenue
Sandusky, OH 44870-8329

E-mail: pkocovsky@usgs.gov

Phone: (419) 625-1976, ext. 17

Fax: (419) 625-7164

Kocovsky, Patrick M., Jean V. Adams, and Charles R. Bronte. 2009. The effect of sample size on the stability of principal components analysis of truss-based fish morphometrics. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138(3): 487-496.
Contribution # 1516 [Abstract]

Kocovsky, Patrick M., Robert M. Ross , and David S. Dropkin. 2009. Prioritizing removal of dams for passage of diadromous fishes on a major river system. River Research and Applications 25(2): 107-117.
Contribution # 1462 [Abstract]

Kocovsky, Patrick M., Robert M. Ross, David S. Dropkin, and John M. Campbell. 2008. Linking landscapes and habitat suitability scores for diadromous fish restoration in the Susquehanna River basin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28(3): 906-918.
Contribution # 1463 [Abstract]

Kocovsky, Patrick M. and Robert F. Carline. 2006. Influence of landscape-scale factors in limiting brook trout populations in Pennsylvania streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:76-88.
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