Amy Schrank

Amy Schrank
Assistant Extension Professor
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Education
  • B.S. Biology and Spanish, University of Michigan
  • M.S. Resource Ecology and Management: Aquatic Ecology, University of Michigan
  • Ph.D. Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
External Affiliations

University of Minnesota, Sea Grant

Areas of Interest

Cattails

Biography

Dr. Amy Schrank is a fish ecologist studying how hybrid cattail affects fish communities in lake ecosystems. Her research also focuses on how human effects such as dams and increased water temperature affect movement patterns of stream fishes. In addition to research, she also collaborates with fisheries and aquaculture researchers and stakeholders around Minnesota to provide research support and a bridge to communicate technical information to stakeholders, managers, and the public.

Research

Select Publications

  • Invasive cattail reduces fish diversity and abundance in the emergent zone of a Great Lakes coastal wetland. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2019
  • Typha (cattail) Invasion in North American Wetlands: Biology, Regional Problems, Impacts, Ecosystem Services, and Management. Wetlands: Wetlands, 2019