Kellie Carim, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Ben C. Wiley, Kellie Carim, Kathleen G. O'Malley. 2026. Environmental DNA sampling identifies different nonnative and native salmonid species assemblages in two eastern Oregon wilderness areas
• Kellie Carim, Hannah Adkins, Remi Murdoch, Leah Simantel, Andrea Stephens, Matthew Webster, Kira Hefty, Lisa A. Eby. 2026. Conserving freshwater biodiversity in U. S. protected areas - management intervention and the RAD framework
• Lauren Redmore, Kellie Carim, Jaclyn Rushing. 2025. Bridging the waters: Comparative insights on federal-tribal shared stewardship of wild and scenic rivers
• Kellie Carim, Claude B. Renaud, Michael K. Young, Margaret F. Docker. 2025. Recognition of the lamprey genus Occidentis as distinct from Lampetra: Comment on Hughes et al., 2024 as distinct from Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788
• Lauren Redmore, Jaclyn Rushing, Kellie Carim. 2025. Comparative case study to identify opportunities to strengthen federal-tribal shared stewardship of Wild and Scenic Rivers
• Donovan A. Bell, Kellie Carim, Ryan Kovach, Lisa A. Eby, Craig Barfoot, Sally Painter, Angela Lodmell, Stephen J. Amish, Seth Smith, Leo Rosenthal, Beau Larkin, Philip Ramsey, Andrew R. Whiteley. 2025. Genomic insights into inbreeding and adaptive divergence of trout populations to inform genetic rescue
• Kellie Carim, Grace Auringer, Margaret F. Docker, Claude B. Renaud, Benjamin J. Clemens, Monica R. Blanchard, Christina Parker, Michael K. Young. 2024. Species diversity in the new lamprey genus Occidentis, formerly classified as western North American ‘Lampetra’
• Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Steve Kopp, Kellie Carim, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The riverscape on a chip: High-throughput qPCR enables basin-wide fishery assessments
• Kellie Carim, Doug Larson. 2024. Don't judge a lamprey by its teeth: Genetic analysis shows need to reconsider species classification, possibly influencing conservation decisions
• Jason J. Taylor, Teresa Hollingsworth, Chris A. Armatas, Kellie Carim, Kira Hefty, Olga Helmy, Lisa M. Holsinger, Danette Paige, Sean A. Parks, Lauren Redmore, Jaclyn Rushing, Erana J. Taylor, Katherine Zeller. 2023. The future of wilderness research: A 10-Year wilderness science strategic plan for the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
• Kellie Carim, D. C. Larson, J. M. Helstab, Michael K. Young, M. F. Docker. 2023. A revised taxonomy and estimate of species diversity for western North American Lampetra
• Kellie Carim. 2022. Tracing the source: How did invasive northern pike arrive in the Columbia River Basin?
• Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, David E. Nagel, Dona Horan, Kellie Carim, Thomas W. Franklin, Victoria Zeller, Brett Roper, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Broad-scale eDNA sampling for describing aquatic species distributions in running waters: Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus in the upper Snake River, USA
• Kellie Carim, Lisa A. Eby, Loren M. Miller, Holly McLellan, Virgil Dupuis, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Mechanism of northern pike invasion in the Columbia River Basin
• Kellie Carim, Scott Relyea, Craig Barfoot, Lisa A. Eby, John Kronenberger, Andrew R. Whiteley, Beau Larkin. 2021. Ultrasound imaging identifies life history variation in resident Cutthroat Trout
• Sue Miller, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Schwartz, Scott Spaulding, Taylor Wilcox. 2020. Black and white and shed all over: How eDNA analysis can help to answer your species questions
• Kristen M. Homel, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young. 2020. Detecting spawning of threatened chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta over a large spatial extent using eDNA sampling: Opportunities and considerations for monitoring recovery
• Kellie Carim, N. J. Bean, J. M. Connor, W. P. Baker, M. Jaeger, M. P. Ruggles, Kevin S. McKelvey, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Environmental DNA sampling informs fish eradication efforts: Case studies and lessons learned
• Anthony T. Robinson, Yvette M. Paroz, Matthew J. Clement, Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kellie Carim. 2019. Environmental DNA sampling of small-bodied minnows: Performance relative to location, species, and traditional sampling
• Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Holly McLellan, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Using environmental DNA sampling to monitor the invasion of nonnative Esox lucius (northern pike) in the Columbia River basin, USA
• Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Michael Golden, Kevin S. McKelvey, Blake R. Hossack, Kellie Carim, Cynthia Tait, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Inferring presence of the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) species complex using environmental DNA
• Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Erika S. Rubenson, Kellie Carim, Julian D. Olden, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. A non-invasive sampling method for detecting non-native smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
• Taylor Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. The importance of sound methodology in environmental DNA sampling
• Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Thomas W. Franklin, Dave Kikkert, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Molecular detection of northern leatherside chub (Lepidomeda copei) DNA in environmental samples
• Joseph Dysthe, Torrey Rodgers, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Karen E. Mock, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Repurposing environmental DNA samples: Detecting the western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) as a proof of concept
• Kellie Carim, Y. Vindenes, L. A. Eby, C. Barfoot, L. A. Vollestad. 2017. Life history, population viability, and the potential for local adaptation in isolated trout populations
• Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Michael Ruggles, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Environmental DNA assays for the sister taxa aauger (Sander canadensis) and walleye (Sander vitreus)
• Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. A noninvasive tool to assess the distribution of Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River basin
• Kellie Carim, Lisa A. Eby, Craig A. Barfoot, Matthew C. Boyer. 2016. Consistent loss of genetic diversity in isolated cutthroat trout populations independent of habitat size and quality
• Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Bingham, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kellie Carim, Matthew R. Campbell, Matthew P. Corsi, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Climate, demography, and zoogeography predict introgression thresholds in salmonid hybrid zones in Rocky Mountain streams
• Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA assay for detecting Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River basin, North America
• Kellie Carim, K. R. Christianson, Kevin S. McKelvey, W. M. Pate, D. B. Silver, B. M. Johnson, B. T. Galloway, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Environmental DNA marker development with sparse biological information: A case study on opossum shrimp (Mysis diluviana)
• Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Yvette M. Paroz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Quantitative PCR assays for detecting loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) and spikedace (Meda fulgida) in the southwestern United States
• Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams
• Kellie Carim, T. M. Wilcox, M. Anderson, D. Lawrence, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA marker for detecting nonnative brown trout (Salmo trutta)
• Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, W. L. Knotek, Kellie Carim, T. M. Wilcox, T. M. Padgett-Stewart, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Sampling large geographic areas for rare species using environmental DNA: A study of bull trout Salvelinus confluentus occupancy in western Montana
• Ticha M. Padgett-Stewart, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An eDNA assay for river otter detection: A tool for surveying a semi-aquatic mammal
• Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. The dual challenges of generality and specificity when developing environmental DNA markers for species and subspecies of Oncorhynchus

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

• Young, M.K., D.J. Isaak, M. Schwartz, K. McKelvey, D. Nagel, T. Franklin, S. Greaves, J. Dysthe, K. Pilgrim, G. Chandler, S. Wollrab, K. Carim, T. Wilcox, S. Parkes-Payne, and D. Horan. 2018. Species occurrence data from the aquatic eDNAtlas database. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0010.

Data and Tools

• Tool
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas Project: eDNA field sampling grid for the Western U.S.

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/aquatic-ednatlas-project-edna-field-sampling-grid-western-us
• Tool
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas Project: Lab results map

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/aquatic-ednatlas-project-lab-results-map
• Tool
  

  Range-wide bull trout eDNA Project map

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/range-wide-bull-trout-edna-project-map

• Project
  

  Aquatic eDNAtlas

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/ednatlas
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Program
  

  Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/programs/aldoleopold
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Center or Group
  

  National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/centers/ngc
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Bull Trout eDNA

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/bull-trout-edna
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station

Articles

• Article
  

  Genetic analysis reconstructs lamprey taxonomy

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/articles/genetic-analysis-reconstructs-lamprey-taxonomy

Other Publications

• Notes
  

  No fish left behind webinar transcript - May 6th, 2020

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/understory/no-fish-left-behind-webinar-transcript-may-6th-2020

Multimedia

• Video

  A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/multimedia/videos/protocol-collecting-environmental-dna-samples-streams
• Webinars

  SCIENCEx Genetics: Shifting Perspectives

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/multimedia/webinars/sciencex-genetics-shifting-perspectives
• Webinars

  No fish left behind: Best practices for using environmental DNA sampling to inform fish eradication efforts

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/multimedia/webinars/no-fish-left-behind-best-practices-using-environmental-dna