Published data
Open data is critical for reproducible research and promoting scientific collaboration. We have published many large fisheries datasets from the Great Lakes and inland temperate lakes.
Koenigbauer, S.T., Z.S. Feiner, B. Dickinson, S. Shaw, Z. Almeida, M. DuFour, A. Gatch, C. Schraidt, and T.O. Hook. 2024. Data for: Egg size scales negatively with system size in a periodic fish species. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/A420-R024. https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/4488/1.
Feiner, Z.S., M. Barta, G. Sass, J. Reed, T. Cichosz, A. Shultz, and M. Luehring. 2023. Walleye spawning, ice phenology, and covariate data for Upper Midwestern Lakes: 1939-2019. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/f7a55f08dfe2a9514067e5c633313ef4.
Foley, C.J., Z.S. Feiner, and T.O. Hook. 2021. Dataset for Spatial Patterns in Dry Weight of Nearshore Lake Michigan Prey Fishes. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/5R2C-EN42. https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/3854/1.
Coulter, D.A., Z.S. Feiner, A.A. Coulter, and M.W. Diebel. 2022. Current and Predicted Future Environmental Conditions for 38 Wisconsin, USA rivers. ver 1. NRM Departmental Data Sets. 5. https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/nrm_datasets/5.
Foley, C.J., T.O. Hook, Z.S. Feiner, and S. Czesny. 2018. Trophic indicator data for fishes collected from nearshore Lake Michigan in 2010. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/R7DJ5CW0. https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/3051/1.
Feiner, Z.S., S. Chong, C. Knight, T. Lauer, M. Thomas, J. Tyson, and T.O. Hook. 2015. Rapidly shifting maturation schedules following reduced commercial harvest in a freshwater fish. Version 2.0. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/R7V69GJV. https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/1709/2.
Public speaking
We share our science with a wide range of audiences and settings. Find a few recorded talks on everything from creel surveys to climate change below. If you’re interested in someone giving a talk to your group, please get in touch!
Frozen Lakes 101: What's happening under the ice?
Phenological whiplash in Midwest US fisheries
Walleye phenology, recruitment, and climate change
Creel World: Wisconsin
Panfish management in Wisconsin
Lake responses to Wisconsin's changing winters
Regional collaborations
We participate in a number of local, regional, and national collaborations to share data and improve management of our aquatic resources. Check them out below!
