Kevin Bestgen

Kevin Bestgen

Colorado State University

H-index: 37

North America-United States

About Kevin Bestgen

Kevin Bestgen, With an exceptional h-index of 37 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Colorado State University, specializes in the field of Fish, Ecology, Conservation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Low-head dam fragmentation, habitat alteration, and invasive predators degrade a Western United States stream fish assemblage

Declining reservoir elevations following a two-decade drought increase water temperatures and non-native fish passage facilitating a downstream invasion

Southern plains rivers

Laboratory and field evaluation of a new light‐emitting‐diode‐lit quatrefoil light trap for sampling fish early life stages

Assessment of Potential Recovery Viability for Colorado Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

A Small Warm Tributary Provides Prespawning Resources for Colorado Pikeminnow in a Cold Dam-Regulated River

Obstacles to abundance estimation for razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus in the Green River, 2016–2018

Toward improved understanding of streamflow effects on freshwater fishes

Kevin Bestgen Information

University

Position

Research Scientist Dept. of Fish Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Citations(all)

4591

Citations(since 2020)

1556

Cited By

3762

hIndex(all)

37

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

82

i10Index(since 2020)

41

Email

University Profile Page

Colorado State University

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Kevin Bestgen Skills & Research Interests

Fish

Ecology

Conservation

Top articles of Kevin Bestgen

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Low-head dam fragmentation, habitat alteration, and invasive predators degrade a Western United States stream fish assemblage

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Matthew Haworth

Kevin Bestgen

2024/2

Declining reservoir elevations following a two-decade drought increase water temperatures and non-native fish passage facilitating a downstream invasion

bioRxiv

Drew E Eppehimer

Charles B Yackulic

Lindsey A Bruckerhoff

Jian Wang

Kirk L Young

...

2024

Southern plains rivers

Caryn C Vaughn

Keith B Gido

Kevin R Bestgen

Joshuah S Perkin

Steven P Platania

2023/1/1

Laboratory and field evaluation of a new light‐emitting‐diode‐lit quatrefoil light trap for sampling fish early life stages

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Catherine M Adams

M Tildon Jones

Robert Hatch

Kevin R Bestgen

2023/10

Assessment of Potential Recovery Viability for Colorado Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Kimberly L Dibble

Charles B Yackulic

Kevin R Bestgen

Keith Gido

M Tildon Jones

...

2023/6/1

A Small Warm Tributary Provides Prespawning Resources for Colorado Pikeminnow in a Cold Dam-Regulated River

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Edward R Kluender

Kevin R Bestgen

2023/6/1

Obstacles to abundance estimation for razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus in the Green River, 2016–2018

Koreen A Zelasko

Kevin R Bestgen

2022/9

Toward improved understanding of streamflow effects on freshwater fishes

Fisheries

Mary C Freeman

Kevin R Bestgen

Daren Carlisle

Emmanuel A Frimpong

Nathan R Franssen

...

2022/7

Incorporating passive antenna detections with physical recaptures in the Barker model increases razorback sucker survival rate estimates and their precision

K. A. Zelasko

K. R. Bestgen

G. C. White

2022

Razorback sucker spawning in an intermittent colorado tributary

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Zachary E Hooley‐Underwood

Kevin G Thompson

Kevin R Bestgen

2021/8

Water storage decisions will determine the distribution and persistence of imperiled river fishes

Ecological Applications

Kimberly L Dibble

Charles B Yackulic

Theodore A Kennedy

Kevin R Bestgen

John C Schmidt

2021/3/1

Large-River Fish Conservation in the Colorado River Basin

Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and Ecology of Conserving Aquatic Species in North American Deserts

Kevin R Bestgen

Thomas E Dowling

Brandon Albrecht

Koreen A Zelasko

2021/2/15

Searching for Common Ground between Life and Extinction

Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and Ecology of Conserving Aquatic Species in North American Deserts

Christopher W Hoagstrom

Kevin R Bestgen

David L Propst

Jack E Williams

2021/2/15

Hatch timing of two subarctic salmonids in a stream network estimated by otolith increments

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Kevin A Fitzgerald

Matt R Haworth

Kevin R Bestgen

Collin J Farrell

Shunsuke Utsumi

...

2021/12

Factors influencing capture and retention of Razorback Sucker in light traps

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Catherine de Vlaming and Kevin R. Bestgen

2020/7/15

Light trap effectiveness to capture Razorback Sucker larvae in floodplain wetlands.

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Catherine M de Vlaming

Kevin R Bestgen

2020/12

Evaluate effects of summer flow management on survival of age-0 Colorado pikeminnow in the middle Green River, Utah

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31653.10728

K. R. Bestgen

T. E. Chart

D. M. Anderson

and M. T. Jones

2020

Standing Between Life and Extinction: Ethics and Ecology of Conserving Aquatic Species in North American Deserts

David L Propst

Jack Edward Williams

Kevin R Bestgen

Christopher William Hoagstrom

2020

Designing flows to enhance ecosystem functioning in heavily altered rivers

Ecological Applications

Kevin R Bestgen

N LeRoy Poff

Daniel W Baker

Brian P Bledsoe

David M Merritt

...

2020/1

Native fish loss in a transition-zone stream following century-long habitat alterations and nonnative species introductions

Western North American Naturalist

Matthew R Haworth

Kevin R Bestgen

Edward R Kluender

William H Keeley

Donald R D'Amico

...

2020/12

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Co-Authors

H-index: 105
Julian D. Olden

Julian D. Olden

University of Washington

H-index: 92
Ellen Wohl

Ellen Wohl

Colorado State University

H-index: 82
Gary C White

Gary C White

Colorado State University

H-index: 62
Michael Gooseff

Michael Gooseff

University of Colorado Boulder

H-index: 51
Larissa Bailey

Larissa Bailey

Colorado State University

H-index: 47
Keith Gido

Keith Gido

Kansas State University

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