Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
22. Lawson, K.M., H.G. Talbert, and J.E. Hill. 2025. Quantifying and Predicting the Spread of Established Non-Native Fishes in Peninsular Florida, USA. Biology 14(2), 189.
21. Hill, J.E., Q.M. Tuckett, and K.M. Lawson. 2024. Climate match fails to explain variation in establishment success of non-native freshwater fishes in a warm climate region. Aquatic Invasions 19(1): 73-83.
20. Hilburn, B.G., M.C. Freeman, K.M. Lawson, S.J. Rider and C.E. Johnston. 2023. Cryptic tolerant fish species and their potential effect on index of biotic integrity (IBI) scores. Ecological Indicators 154: 110546.
19. Ridgway, J.L., K.M. Lawson, S.A. Shier, R.D. Calfee, and D. Chapman. 2023. An assessment of fish herding techniques: management implications for mass removal and control of silver carp. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 43(1): 176-188.
18. Ribeiro, H.V., M.R. Acre, J. Faulkner, L.R. da Cunha, K.M. Lawson, J. Wamboldt, M.K. Brey, C.M. Woodley, and R.D. Calfee. 2022. Effects of shady environments on collective fish behavior. Scientific Reports 12(1): 17873.
17. Lawson, K.M., M.A.K. Johnson, and A.R. Schotz. 2022. Habitat suitability modeling and site verification for the white fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia) in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 21:28-41.
16. Lawson, K.M. and J.E. Hill. 2022. Life history strategies differentiate established from failed non-native freshwater fish in peninsular Florida. Diversity and Distributions 28:160-172.
15. Lawson, K.M., and J.E. Hill. 2021. Predicting successful reproduction and establishment of non-native freshwater fish in peninsular Florida using life history traits. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 70(4):21041.1-17.
14. Tuckett, Q.M., K. M. Lawson, T.N. Lipscomb, J.E. Hill, W. Daniel, and Z. Siders. 2021. Non-native poeciliids in hot water: the role of thermal springs in facilitating invasion of tropical species. Hydrobiologia 848:4731-4745.
13. Tuckett, Q.M., A.E. Deacon, D. Fraser, T.J. Lyons, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2021. Unstable intraguild predation causes establishment failure of a globally invasive species. Ecology 102: e03411.
12. Tuckett, Q.M., K.N. Ressel, J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2021. Domestication and feralization influence the distribution and phenotypes of escaped ornamental fish. Biological Invasions 23:1033-1047.
11. Hill, J.E., G.H. Copp, S. Hardin, K.M. Lawson, L.L. Lawson Jr., Q.M. Tuckett, L. Vilizzi, and C.A. Watson. 2020. Comparing apples to oranges and other misrepresentations of the risk screening tools FISK and AS-ISK – a rebuttal of Marcot et al. 2019. Management of Biological Invasions 11:325-341.
10. Lawson, K.M., J.L. Ridgway, A.T Mueller, J. Faulkner, and R. Calfee. 2020. Semiautomated process for enumeration of fishes from recreational-grade side-scan sonar imagery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40:75-83.
9. Lawson, K.M., Q.M. Tuckett, J.L. Ritch, L.G. Nico, P.L. Fuller, R.E. Matheson, K. Gestring, and J.E. Hill. 2017. Distribution and status of five non-native fish species in the Tampa Bay drainage (USA), a hot spot for fish introductions. BioInvasions Records 6: 393-406.
8. Hill, J.E., Q.M. Tuckett, S. Hardin, L.L. Lawson Jr, K.M. Lawson, J.L. Ritch, and L. Partridge. 2017. Risk screen of important freshwater ornamental fishes for the conterminous United States. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146: 927-938.
7. Hill, J.E., K.M. Lawson, and Q.M. Tuckett. 2017. First record of a reproducing population of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis Daudin, 1802 in Florida (USA). BioInvasions Records 6:87-94.
6. Tuckett, Q.M., J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2017. Landscape-scale survey of non-native fishes near ornamental aquaculture facilities in Florida, USA. Biological Invasions 19: 223-237.
5. Lawson, K.M., and C.E. Johnston. 2016. The role of flow dependency and water availability in fish assemblage homogenization in tributaries of the Chattahoochee River, Alabama, USA. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 25: 631-641.
4. Tuckett, Q.M., J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2016. Implementation and enforcement of best management practices for Florida ornamental aquaculture with an emphasis on non-native species. North American Journal of Aquaculture 78: 113-124.
3. Tuckett, Q.M., J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, L.L. Lawson Jr., and J.E. Hill. 2016. Variation in cold tolerance in escaped and farmed non-native green swordtails (Xiphophorus hellerii) revealed by laboratory trials and field introductions. Biological Invasions 18: 45-56.
2. Hill, J.E., and K.M. Lawson. 2015. Risk screening of Arapaima, a new species proposed for aquaculture in Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35: 885-894.
1. Lawson, L.L. Jr., Q.M. Tuckett, K.M. Lawson, C.A. Watson, and J.E. Hill. 2015. Lower lethal temperature for Arapaima Arapaima gigas: potential implications for culture and establishment in Florida. North American Journal of Aquaculture 77: 497-502.
Peer-Reviewed Extension Publications
4. Tuckett, Q.M., C.V. Martinez, J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2016. Preventing escapement of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 1: general considerations and regulation. Available: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa195
3. Hill, J.E., Q.M. Tuckett, C.V. Martinez, J.L. Ritch, and K.M. Lawson. 2016. Preventing escapement of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 2: facility evaluation strategies. Available: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa196
2. Tuckett, Q.M., C.V. Martinez, J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2016. Preventing escapement of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 3: structural strategies. Available: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa197
1. Tuckett, Q.M., C.V. Martinez, J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2016. Preventing escapement of non-native species from aquaculture facilities in Florida, part 4: operational strategies. Available: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa198
Non-Peer-Reviewed Research Reports
17. Schotz, A.R., and K.M. Lawson. 2023. Update of existing element occurrence reports and habitat suitability modeling for the Apalachicola wild indigo (Baptisia megacarpa) in Alabama. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 16 pages.
16. Armbruster, J., A. Guillaumet, B. Helms, D. Laurencio, K.M. Lawson, and A. Schotz. 2023. Establishment of wetland reference sites in Alabama. Report submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, Water Protection Division. 22 pages.
15. Godwin, J., K.M. Lawson, and J.J. Apodaca. 2022. Occurrence of western chicken turtle, southern crawfish frog, and eastern tiger salamander in Louisiana. Report submitted to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Alabama Natural Heritage Program®, Auburn University, Alabama. 54 pages.
14. Goertzen, L., C. Hansen, K.M. Lawson, and A. Schotz. 2022. Habitat modeling and site verification for the large-flowered skullcap (Scutellaria montana) in Alabama. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 16 pages.
13. Godwin, J. and K.M. Lawson. 2021. Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) Survey. Report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama Natural Heritage Program®, Auburn University, Alabama. 12 pages.
12. Godwin, J. and K.M. Lawson. 2021. Occurrence of western chicken turtle in Louisiana. Progress Report Submitted to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, State Wildlife Grants. 19 pages.
11. Lawson, K.M. et al. 2021. Planning level survey of Redstone Arsenal for at-risk species and ecologically significant communities. Final report submitted to Environmental Management Division, U.S. Army Garrison, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. 411 pages.
10. Godwin, J., and K.M. Lawson. 2020. Green salamander habitat modeling and survey. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 18 pages.
9. Hermann, S.M., K.M. Lawson, and C. Moore. 2020. Template for selecting gopher tortoise conservation areas. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 39 pages.
8. Schotz, A.R., and K.M. Lawson. 2020. Habitat modeling and site verification for the white fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia) in Alabama. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 10 pages.
7. Schotz, A.R., and K.M. Lawson. 2020. Habitat modeling and site verification for the whorled sunflower (Helianthus verticillatus) in Alabama. Final report submitted to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama. Auburn University, Alabama. 10 pages.
6. Lawson, K.M. 2018. Use of life history traits to predict invasion success of non-native fishes in peninsular Florida. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
5. Tuckett, Q.M., J.L. Ritch, K.M. Lawson, and J.E. Hill. 2014. Best management practices and escapement of non-native fish from aquaculture facilities in Florida. Final report to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture.
4. Dowling, K.M. 2012. Role of water availability on fish assemblage structure: effects of agricultural land use and spawning mode. M.S. Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
3. Johnston, C.E., and K.M. Dowling. 2011. Recovery of fish assemblage structure following drought: effects of agricultural land use and spawning mode. Alabama Endangered Wildlife Projects, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
2. Johnston, C.E., K.M. Dowling, and T.H. Haley. 2011. Status survey of the Bankhead darter, Percina sipsi, in William Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Alabama Endangered Wildlife Projects, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
1. Johnston, C. E., and K. M. Dowling. 2010. Effect of water withdrawal on fish assemblage structure, including species of conservation concern in tributaries of the Chattahoochee River, Alabama. Alabama Endangered Wildlife Projects, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.