Chris Hoagstrom

Interior Alaska Research

Desper Creek (Michael Cranney)

In summer 2007, Michael Cranney, Skyler Johnson, and I completed fish surveys of three creeks in interior Alaska.  Michael and I returned in summer 2008 to collect additional data.  This research was funded by small grants from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Challenge Cost Share program along with the Weber State University Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth committee and Office of Undergraduate Research.  It was conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and the University of Alaska Anchorage, Environment and Natural Resources Institute.  We were primarily interested in relations between fishes and environmental conditions and morphological variation among abundant local fishes, specifically, humpback whitefish (Coregonus pidschian) and longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus).  Michael completed a poster showing the results of his research on morphology of humpback whitefish.

Humpback whitefish (Coregonus pidschian) from Tetlin NWR