Michael K. Young, PhD

Former Employee

Emeritus Scientist

Rocky Mountain Research Station

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Daniel J. Isaak, Michael Dumelle, Dona Horan, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, David E. Nagel, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Michael K. Young. 2025. Improving species distribution models for stream networks by incorporating spatial autocorrelation in multi-sourced datasets: A range-wide assessment of Idaho giant salamander status and future risk
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
Daniel Mason, Heidi A. Henderson, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Jennifer Hernandez, Cory L. Engkjer, Joanna Hatt, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Environmental DNA detects endangered Texas hornshell and its hosts
David R. Steward, Thomas Hafen, Dean A. Hendrickson, Andrew T. Taylor, Alejandro Varela-Romero, Daniel Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, James M. Long. 2024. Environmental DNA mitochondrial markers to assess potential occupancy of endangered Yaqui catfish in the Yaqui River basin, Mexico
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
John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Large-scale validation of 46 invasive species assays using an enhanced in silico framework
Joy Drohan, Daniel J. Isaak, Charlie H. Luce, Michael K. Young, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Sherry P. Wollrab, Gwynne L. Chandler, Scott Barndt, Yvette Converse, Sean Finn, Scott Spaulding, Brian Staab. 2024. Some good news on climate change: High mountain streams act as strongholds for cold-water species
Daniel Vanderpool, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study
Taylor Wilcox, John Kronenberger, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The unknown unknown: A framework for assessing environmental DNA assay specificity against unsampled taxa
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young. 2023. Cold-water habitats, climate refugia, and their utility for conserving salmonid fishes
Michael K. Young. 2023. Doubling down: A new molecular taxonomy more than doubles the number of sculpin species
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
Michael K. Young, Rebecca Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Sharon L. Payne, Jacob Egge, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. A molecular taxonomy of Cottus in western North America
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
Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Helen Neville, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) and Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris) detection from environmental DNA samples: A dual-purpose assay
John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. eDNAssay: A machine learning tool that accurately predicts qPCR cross‐amplification
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2022. Do metapopulations and management matter for relict headwater bull trout populations in a warming climate?
Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, Steven Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John Kilgo, Daniel Larkin, Rima Lucardi, Bruce Moltzan, Dean E. Pearson, John Rothlisberger, John Schardt, Michael K. Schwartz, Michael K. Young. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
Michael K. Young, Rebecca Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Molecular species delimitation refines the taxonomy of native and nonnative physinine snails in North America
Matthew C. Yates, Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, Alison M. Derry. 2021. Allometric scaling of eDNA production in stream‐dwelling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) inferred from population size structure
Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko. 2021. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young. 2020. One year after launch, eDNAtlas proves its worth
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
Daniel Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Chris L. Williams, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Certain detection of uncertain taxa: eDNA detection of a cryptic mountain sucker (Pantosteus jordani) in the Upper Missouri River, USA
Michael K. Schwartz, Ashley Walters, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Katie Moriarty, K. M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Keith B. Aubry, B. N. Sacks, Katherine Zarn, C. B. Quinn, Michael K. Young. 2020. Pliocene-early Pleistocene geological events structure Pacific martens (Martes caurina)
Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Cory L. Engkjer, Richard F. Lance, Andrew Lahr, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Parallel, targeted analysis of environmental samples via high-throughput quantitative PCR
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, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel Greaves, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Repurposing environmental DNA samples to verify the distribution of Rocky Mountain tailed frogs in the Warm Springs Creek Basin, Montana
Michael K. Young, Rebecca J. Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Matthew P. Fairchild, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Integrative taxonomy refutes a species hypothesis: The asymmetric hybrid origin of Arsapnia arapahoe (Plecoptera, Capniidae)
Daniel H. Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph A. Skorupski, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. qPCR detection of Sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida) DNA in environmental samples
Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Tara Jennings, Katie Carter, Richard Cronn, Ernest R. Keeley, Janet L. Loxterman, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. The phylogeography of westslope cutthroat trout
Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Daniel J. Isaak, Dona Horan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Fine-scale environmental DNA sampling reveals climate-mediated interactions between native and invasive trout species
Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. An improved environmental DNA assay for bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer I
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
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Callie McConnell, Brett B. Roper, Eric K. Archer, Brian Staab, Christine Hirsch, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz, Gwynne L. Chandler. 2018. Crowd-sourced databases as essential elements for Forest Service partnerships and aquatic resource conservation
Taylor M. Wilcox, Katherine E. Zarn, Maxine P. Piggott, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Capture enrichment of aquatic environmental DNA: A first proof of concept
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
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Cynthia Tait, Daniel Duffield, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Matthew C. Groce. 2018. Effects of climate change on native fish and other aquatic species [Chapter 5]
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
Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Scott Spaulding, Cameron A. Thomas, Scott A. Barndt, Matthew C. Groce, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel. 2018. Climate vulnerability of native cold-water salmonids in the Northern Rockies Region [Chapter 5]
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
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young. 2017. Delineating climate refugia for native aquatic species with big crowd-sourced databases
Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Taylor M. Wilcox, Matthew R. Campbell, Matthew P. Corsi, Dona Horan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Ecological segregation moderates a climactic conclusion to trout hybridization
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)
Daniel J. Isaak, Seth J. Wenger, Michael K. Young. 2017. Big biology meets microclimatology: Defining thermal niches of ectotherms at landscape scales for conservation planning
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
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)
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Charlie H. Luce, Steven W. Hostetler, Seth J. Wenger, Erin E. Peterson, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Matthew C. Groce, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel. 2016. Slow climate velocities of mountain streams portend their role as refugia for cold-water biodiversity
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
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Adam J. Sepulveda, Bradley B. Shepard, Stephen F. Jane, Andrew R. Whiteley, Winsor H. Lowe, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis
Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Bingham, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Patterns of hybridization among cutthroat trout and rainbow trout in northern Rocky Mountain streams
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
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Winsor H. Lowe, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. Environmental DNA particle size distribution from Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, David E. Nagel, Dona Horan, Matthew C. Groce. 2015. The cold-water climate shield: Delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, David E. Nagel, Dona Horan. 2014. Cold water as a climate shield to preserve native trout through the 21st Century
Sarah J. Hines, Daniel J. Isaak, Charlie H. Luce, Michael K. Young. 2014. Climate change, crowd-sourcing, and conserving aquatic biotas in the Rocky Mountains this century
Lisa A. Eby, Olga Helmy, Lisa M. Holsinger, Michael K. Young. 2014. Evidence of climate-induced range contractions in bull trout Salvelinus confluentus in a Rocky Mountain watershed, U.S.A.
Lisa M. Holsinger, Robert E. Keane, Daniel J. Isaak, Lisa Eby, Michael K. Young. 2014. Relative effects of climate change and wildfires on stream temperatures: A simulation modeling approach in a Rocky Mountain watershed
Douglas P. Peterson, Bruce E. Rieman, Dona Horan, Michael K. Young. 2014. Patch size but not short-term isolation influences occurrence of westslope cutthroat trout above human-made barriers
Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Winsor H. Lowe. 2014. A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Stephen F. Jane, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, Winsor H. Lowe, Benjamin H. Letcher, Andrew R. Whiteley. 2014. Distance, flow and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams
Michael Lemoine, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Lisa Eby, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA
Seth J. Wenger, Nicholas A. Som, Daniel C. Dauwalter, Daniel J. Isaak, Helen M. Neville, Charlie H. Luce, Jason B. Dunham, Michael K. Young, Kurt D. Fausch, Bruce E. Rieman. 2013. Probabilistic accounting of uncertainty in forecasts of species distributions under climate change
Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. DNA barcoding at riverscape scales: Assessing biodiversity among fishes of the genus Cottus (Teleostei) in northern Rocky Mountain streams
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Stephen F. Jane, Winsor H. Lowe, Andrew R. Whiteley, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Robust detection of rare species using environmental DNA: The importance of primer specificity
Michael K. Young. 2012. Aquatic species invasions in the context of fire and climate change
Michael K. Young, David A. Schmetterling. 2012. Movement and capture efficiency of radio-tagged salmonids sampled by electrofishing
N. R. Campbell, S. J. Amish, V. L. Prichard, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, J. C. Garza, G. Luikart, S. R. Narum. 2012. Development and evaluation of 200 novel SNP assays for population genetic studies of westslope cutthroat trout and genetic identification of related taxa
Michael K. Young. 2011. IV. Aquatics
Michael K. Young. 2011. Generation-scale movement patterns of cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) in a stream network
Seth J. Wenger, Daniel J. Isaak, Jason B. Dunham, Kurt D. Fausch, Charlie H. Luce, Helen M. Neville, Bruce E. Rieman, Michael K. Young, David E. Nagel, Dona Horan, Gwynne L. Chandler. 2011. Role of climate and invasive species in structuring trout distributions in the interior Columbia River Basin, USA
Seth J. Wenger, Daniel J. Isaak, Charlie H. Luce, Helen M. Neville, Kurt D. Fausch, Jason B. Dunham, Daniel C. Dauwalter, Michael K. Young, Marketa M. Elsner, Bruce E. Rieman, Alan F. Hamlet, Jack E. Williams. 2011. Flow regime, temperature, and biotic interactions drive differential declines of trout species under climate change [includes Supporting Information]
Shad K. Mahlum, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Young, Chris G. Clancy, Mike Jakober. 2011. Effects of wildfire on stream temperatures in the Bitterroot River basin, Montana
Clint M Sestrich, Thomas E. McMahon, Michael K. Young. 2011. Influence of fire on native and nonnative salmonid populations and habitat in a western Montana basin
Kevin L. Pope, Steve E. Lochmann, Michael K. Young. 2010. Methods for assessing fish populations
Bruce Rieman, Michael K. Young, Kurt Fausch, Jason Dunham, Douglas Peterson. 2010. Barriers, invasion, and conservation of native salmonids in coldwater streams [Box 18.2]
Katharine R. Stone, David S. Pilliod, Kathleen A. Dwire, Charles C. Rhoades, Sherry P. Wollrab, Michael K. Young. 2010. Fuel reduction management practices in riparian areas of the western USA
Ellen Wohl, Daniel A. Cenderelli, Kathleen A. Dwire, Sandra E. Ryan-Burkett, Michael K. Young, Kurt D. Fausch. 2010. Large in-stream wood studies: A call for common metrics
Douglas P. Peterson, Bruce E. Rieman, Michael K. Young, James A. Brammer. 2010. Modeling predicts that redd trampling by cattle may contribute to population declines of native trout
Kathleen A. Dwire, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael K. Young. 2010. Potential effects of fuel management activities on riparian areas
Michael K. Young. 2009. Greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias): A technical conservation assessment
James A. Lamansky, Ernest R. Keeley, Michael K. Young, Kevin A. Meyer. 2009. The use of hoop nets seeded with mature brook trout to capture conspecifics
Kurt D. Fausch, Bruce E. Rieman, Jason B. Dunham, Michael K. Young, Douglas P. Peterson. 2009. Invasion versus isolation: Trade-offs in managing native salmonids with barriers to upstream movement
Michael K. Young, David A. Schmetterling. 2009. Age-related seasonal variation in captures of stream-borne Boreal Toads (Bufo boreas boreas, Bufonidae) in western Montana
Douglas P. Peterson, Bruce E. Reiman, Jason B. Dunham, Kurt D. Fausch, Michael K. Young. 2008. Analysis of trade-offs between threats of invasion by nonnative brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and intentional isolation for native westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)
David A. Schmetterling, Michael K. Young. 2008. Summer movements of boreal toads (Bufo boreas boreas) in two western Montana basins
Michael K. Young. 2008. Colorado River cutthroat trout: a technical conservation assessment
Douglas P. Peterson, Bruce E. Rieman, Jason B. Dunham, Kurt D. Fausch, Michael K. Young. 2007. Analyzing tradeoffs between the threat of invasion by brook trout and effects of intentional isolation for native westslope cutthroat trout
Russel B. Rader, Timberley Belish, Michael K. Young, John Rothlisberger. 2007. The scotopic visual sensitivity of four species of trout: A comparative study
Michael K. Young, Ethan A. Mace, Eric T. Ziegler, Elaine K. Sutherland. 2006. Characterizing and contrasting instream and riparian coarse wood in western Montana basins
Kurt D. Fausch, Bruce E. Rieman, Michael K. Young, Jason B. Dunham. 2006. Strategies for conserving native salmonid populations at risk from nonnative fish invasions: tradeoffs in using barriers to upstream movement
Susan B. Adams, David A. Schmetterling, Michael K. Young. 2005. Instream movements by boreal toads (Bufo boreas boreas)
Michael K. Young, Paula M. Guenther-Gloss, Ashley D. Ficke. 2005. Predicting cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) abundance in high-elevation streams: revisiting a model of translocation success
Jason B. Dunham, David S. Pilliod, Michael K. Young. 2004. Assessing the consequences of nonnative trout in headwater ecosystems in western North America
Bruce Rieman, Danny C. Lee, Dave Burns, Robert Gresswell, Michael K. Young, Rick Stowell, John Rinne, Philip Howell. 2003. Status of native fishes in the western United States and issues for fire and fuels management
Jason B. Dunham, Michael K. Young, Robert E. Gresswell, Bruce E. Rieman. 2003. Effects of fire on fish populations: Landscape perspectives on persistence of native fishes and nonnative fish invasions
Michael K. Young, Amy L. Harig, Bruce Rosenlund, Chris Kennedy. 2002. Recovery history of greenback cutthroat trout: population characteristics, hatchery involvement, and bibliography, version 1.0
H. Michael Rauscher, Michael K. Young, Charles D. Webb, Daniel J. Robison. 2000. Testing the accuracy of growth and yield models for southern hardwood forests
Michael K. Young, R. Nick Schmal, Thomas W. Kohley, Victoria G. Leonard. 1996. Conservation status of Colorado River cutthroat trout
Michael K. Young. 1995. Chapter 2. Colorado River cutthroat trout
Michael K. Young. 1995. Conservation assessment for inland cutthroat trout
Michael K. Young. 1995. Chapter 6. Synthesis of management and research considerations

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

Young, Michael K.; Isaak, Daniel J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Schwartz, Michael K.; Carim, Kellie J.; Fredenberg, Wade; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Franklin, Thomas W.; Chandler, Gwynne L.; Nagel, David E.; Parkes-Payne, Sharon L.; Horan, Dona L.; Wollrab, Sherry P. 2017. Species occurrence data from the Range-Wide Bull Trout eDNA Project. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0038.
Schwartz, M. K., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Isaak, D.J., Nagel, D.E., Franklin, T.W., Greaves, S.E., Dysthe, J.C., Chandler, G.L., Wollrab, S.P., Carim, K.J., Wilcox, T.M., Parkes-Payne, S.L., Horan, D.L. 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.