Michael K. Young

Featured Publications

• Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Bingham, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kellie J. Carim, Matthew R. Campbell, Matthew P. Corsi, Dona L. Horan, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Climate, demography, and zoogeography predict introgression thresholds in salmonid hybrid zones in Rocky Mountain streams
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, David E. Nagel, Dona L. Horan, Matthew C. Groce. 2015. The cold-water climate shield: Delineating refugia for preserving salmonid fishes through the 21st century
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• Douglas P. Peterson, Bruce E. Rieman, Dona L. 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, 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
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Charlie Luce, Steven W. Hostetler, Seth J. Wenger, Erin E. Peterson, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Matthew C. Groce, Dona L. Horan, David E. Nagel. 2016. Slow climate velocities of mountain streams portend their role as refugia for cold-water biodiversity
• Kevin McKelvey, Michael Young, W. L. Knotek, K. J. Carim, T. M. Wilcox, T. M. Padgett-Stewart, Michael Schwartz. 2016. Sampling large geographic areas for rare species using environmental DNA: A study of bull trout Salvelinus confluentus occupancy in western Montana
• 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

Other Publications

• Daniel D. Vanderpool, Taylor M. 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 M. Wilcox, John A. Kronenberger, Michael K. Young, Daniel H. Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The unknown unknown: A framework for assessing environmental DNA assay specificity against unsampled taxa
• Joy Drohan, Daniel Isaak, Charlie Luce, Michael K. Young, Dona Horan, David Nagel, Sherry Wollrab, Gwynne 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
• John A. Kronenberger, Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Daniel H. Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Large-scale validation of 46 invasive species assays using an enhanced in silico framework
• David R. Steward, Thomas Hafen, Dean A. Hendrickson, Andrew T. Taylor, Alejandro Varela-Romero, Daniel H. Mason, Joseph C. Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Kevin McKelvey, Michael Schwartz, James M. Long. 2024. Environmental DNA mitochondrial markers to assess potential occupancy of endangered Yaqui catfish in the Yaqui River basin, Mexico
• Joanna Wynne Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Michael Young, Steve Kopp, Kellie Carim, Daniel Mason, Thomas Franklin, Michael Schwartz. 2024. The riverscape on a chip: High-throughput qPCR enables basin-wide fishery assessments
• Kellie J. 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’
• K. J. Carim, D. C. Larson, J. M. Helstab, M. K. Young, M. F. Docker. 2023. A revised taxonomy and estimate of species diversity for western North American Lampetra
• Michael K. Young. 2023. Doubling down: A new molecular taxonomy more than doubles the number of sculpin species
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young. 2023. Cold-water habitats, climate refugia, and their utility for conserving salmonid fishes
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Dona L. Horan, David Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. Mckelvey. 2022. Do metapopulations and management matter for relict headwater bull trout populations in a warming climate?
• Michael K. Young, Rebecca Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Sharon Parkes, Jacob Egge, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. A molecular taxonomy of Cottus in western North America
• John A. Kronenberger, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel H. 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
• Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph C. Dysthe, Helen Neville, Michael K. Young, Kevin M. 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
• Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, David Nagel, Dona L. Horan, Kellie J. Carim, Thomas W. Franklin, Victoria A. 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
• Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia D. Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko. 2021. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
• Albert (Bud) Mayfield, Steven Seybold, Wendell Haag, Tracy Johnson, Becky Kerns, John Kilgo, Daniel Larkin, Rima Lucardi, Bruce Moltzan, Dean Pearson, John Rothlisberger, John Schardt, Michael Schwartz, Michael Young. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
• Matthew C. Yates, Taylor M. 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
• 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
• Kristen M. Homel, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie J. Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joseph C. 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 Isaak, Michael Young. 2020. One year after launch, eDNAtlas proves its worth
• K. J. Carim, N. J. Bean, J. M. Connor, W. P. Baker, M. Jaeger, M. P. Ruggles, K. S. McKelvey, T. W. Franklin, M. K. Young, M. K. Schwartz. 2020. Environmental DNA sampling informs fish eradication efforts: Case studies and lessons learned
• Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Cory Engkjer, Richard F. Lance, Andrew Lahr, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Parallel, targeted analysis of environmental samples via high-throughput quantitative PCR
• M. K. Schwartz, A. D. Walters, K. L. Pilgrim, K. M. Moriarty, K. M. Slauson, W. J. Zielinski, K. B. Aubry, B. N. Sacks, K. E. Zarn, C. B. Quinn, M. K. Young. 2020. Pliocene-early Pleistocene geological events structure Pacific martens (Martes caurina)
• Daniel H. Mason, Joseph C. 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. 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)
• Thomas W. Franklin, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel E. Greaves, Joseph C. 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
• Kellie J. Carim, Joseph Caleb 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
• Anthony T. Robinson, Yvette M. Paroz, Matthew J. Clement, Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph C. Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kellie J. Carim. 2019. Environmental DNA sampling of small-bodied minnows: Performance relative to location, species, and traditional sampling
• Joseph C. Dysthe, Torrey Rodgers, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie J. 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
• 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 C. Dysthe, Kellie J. 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
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Cynthia Tait, Daniel Duffield, Dona L. Horan, David E. Nagel, Matthew C. Groce. 2018. Effects of climate change on native fish and other aquatic species [Chapter 5]
• T. M. Wilcox, K. J. Carim, M. K. Young, K. S. McKelvey, T. W. Franklin, M. K. Schwartz. 2018. The importance of sound methodology in environmental DNA sampling
• Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph C. Dysthe, Erika S. Rubenson, Kellie J. 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 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
• 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
• Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph C. Dysthe, Michael Golden, Kevin S. McKelvey, Blake R. Hossack, Kellie J. Carim, Cynthia Tait, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Inferring presence of the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) species complex using environmental DNA
• Joseph C. 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
• Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Daniel J. Isaak, Dona L. Horan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Fine-scale environmental DNA sampling reveals climate-mediated interactions between native and invasive trout species
• 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
• Daniel H. Mason, Joseph C. 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
• Kellie J. Carim, J. Caleb 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
• 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
• Joseph C. Dysthe, Kellie J. 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)
• 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
• Daniel Isaak, Michael Young. 2017. Delineating climate refugia for native aquatic species with big crowd-sourced databases
• Ticha M. Padgett-Stewart, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie J. 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
• K. J. Carim, T. M. Wilcox, M. Anderson, D. Lawrence, Michael Young, Kevin McKelvey, Michael Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA marker for detecting nonnative brown trout (Salmo trutta)
• Kellie J. Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams
• K. J. Carim, J. C. S. Dysthe, Michael Young, Kevin McKelvey, Michael Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA assay for detecting Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River basin, North America
• K. J. Carim, K. R. Christianson, Kevin McKelvey, W. M. Pate, D. B. Silver, B. M. Johnson, B. T. Galloway, Michael Young, Michael Schwartz. 2016. Environmental DNA marker development with sparse biological information: A case study on opossum shrimp (Mysis diluviana)
• Joseph C. Dysthe, Kellie J. 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
• 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)
• Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie J. Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. The dual challenges of generality and specificity when developing environmental DNA markers for species and subspecies of Oncorhynchus
• 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
• Lisa 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
• 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)
• Sarah Hines, Dan Isaak, Charles Luce, Michael K. Young. 2014. Climate change, crowd-sourcing, and conserving aquatic biotas in the Rocky Mountains this century
• Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, David Nagel, Dona Horan. 2014. Cold water as a climate shield to preserve native trout through the 21st Century
• 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
• Seth J. Wenger, Nicholas A. Som, Daniel C. Dauwalter, Daniel J. Isaak, Helen M. Neville, Charles 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
• N. R. Campbell, S. J. Amish, V. L. Prichard, K. M. McKelvey, M. K. Young, M. 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, David A. Schmetterling. 2012. Movement and capture efficiency of radio-tagged salmonids sampled by electrofishing
• Michael K. Young. 2012. Aquatic species invasions in the context of fire and climate change
• 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
• 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
• Seth J. Wenger, Daniel J. Isaak, Jason B. Dunham, Kurt D. Fausch, Charlie Luce, Helen M. Neville, Bruce E. Rieman, Michael K. Young, David E. Nagel, Dona L. 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 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]
• Michael K. Young. 2011. Generation-scale movement patterns of cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) in a stream network
• Michael K. Young. 2011. IV. Aquatics
• Kathleen A. Dwire, Charles C. Rhoades, Michael K. Young. 2010. Potential effects of fuel management activities on riparian areas
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Bruce Rieman, Michael Young, Kurt Fausch, Jason Dunham, Douglas Peterson. 2010. Barriers, invasion, and conservation of native salmonids in coldwater streams [Box 18.2]
• Kevin L. Pope, Steve E. Lochmann, Michael K. Young. 2010. Methods for assessing fish populations
• 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
• 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
• James A. Jr..Lamansky, Ernest R. Keeley, Michael K. Young, Kevin A. Meyer. 2009. The use of hoop nets seeded with mature brook trout to capture conspecifics
• Michael K. Young. 2009. Greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias): A technical conservation assessment
• Michael K. Young. 2008. Colorado River cutthroat trout: a technical conservation assessment
• David A. Schmetterling, Michael K. Young. 2008. Summer movements of boreal toads (Bufo boreas boreas) in two western Montana basins
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Susan B. Adams, David A. Schmetterling, Michael K. Young. 2005. Instream movements by boreal toads (Bufo boreas boreas)
• Jason B. Dunham, David S. Pilliod, Michael K. Young. 2004. Assessing the consequences of nonnative trout in headwater ecosystems in western North America
• 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
• Bruce Rieman, Danny Lee, Dave Burns, Robert Gresswell, Michael Young, Rick Stowell, John Rinne, Philip Howell. 2003. Status of native fishes in the western United States and issues for fire and fuels management
• 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 J. 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 6. Synthesis of management and research considerations
• Michael K. Young. 1995. Chapter 2. Colorado River cutthroat trout
• Michael K. tech. ed..Young. 1995. Conservation assessment for inland cutthroat trout

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.

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