Research Publications of
Neal D. Mundahl


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Book chapter

Borsari B., Mundahl N., Morse A., Mutter P., Howard J.W.  2018.  Achieving Sustainability in the City of Winona, Minnesota (USA): A Case Study, pp. 327-340.  In: Azeiteiro U., Akerman M., Leal Filho W., Setti A., Brandli L. (eds.).  Lifelong Learning and Education in Healthy and Sustainable Cities. World Sustainability Series.  Springer, Cham.

Mundahl, N.D., B. Borsari, C. Meyer, P. Wheeler, N. Siderius, and S. Harmes.  2015.  Sustainable management of water quality in southeastern Minnesota, USA: history, citizen attitudes, and future implications, p. 339- 358. In W. Leal Filho and V. Sumer (eds.). Sustainable water use and management. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.


Mundahl, N.D. and T.P. Simon. 1998. Development and application of an index of biotic integrity for coldwater streams of the upper midwestern United States, p. 383-415. In T.P. Simon (editor). Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resource quality using fish assemblages. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida.


Popular journals

Mundahl, N.D. 2022. The effects of neonicotinoids: increased concern over environmental impacts. Trout Unlimited Minnesota November 2022: 5.

Mundahl, N.D. 2022. The slimy sculpin in Minnesota: ecology, life history and reintroductions. Trout Unlimited Minnesota Winter 2022: 5 (reprinted from March 2013).

Mundahl, N.D. 2022. Lake Winona: urban lake with a long history of disturbance, rehabilitation, and citizen involvement. LakeLine 41(4): 20-23.

Mundahl, N.D. 2017. Brown trout in SE Minnesota: history and impacts of a popular Minnesota salmonid. Trout Unlimited Minnesota February 2017: 18-19.

Mundahl, N.D. 2015. Brook trout: history, natural history, and the genetics of Minnesota's native trout in SE MN. Trout Unlimited Minnesota June 2015: 4-5.

Mundahl, N.D. 2013. The slimy sculpin in Minnesota: ecology, life history and reintroductions.  Trout Unlimited Minnesota March 2013: 10-11.

Mundahl, N.D. 1999. The Upper Mississippi River: getting better or getting worse? Minnesota Out-of-Doors 45 (3): 8-9.

Mundahl, N.D. 1998. Good lampreys are hard to find. The Minnesota Volunteer 61(356):18-25. (Reprinted in American Currents 25 (2): 1-3, 1999)




Technical journals

Mundahl, N.D. 2022. Analysis of a catch-and-harvest fishing contest for brown trout spanning 50+ years: long-term trends influenced by fisheries management actions and angler behavior. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42: 1653-1664. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10853

Schnaser, A.C. and N.D. Mundahl. 2022. Recovery of a headwater stream population of brown trout after a fish kill in southeastern Minnesota, USA. Environmental Biology of Fishes 105: 1179-1192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-022-01331-8

Mundahl, N.D. and E.D. Mundahl. 2022. Aquatic community structure and stream habitat in a karst agricultural landscape. Ecological Processes 11:18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-022-00365-1.

Mundahl, N.D. and R. Walsh. 2022. Bark-stripping of common buckthorn by goats during managed browsing on bur oak savannas. Biological Invasions 24(2):481-493.

Mundahl, N.D. and J. Hoisington.  2020.  Game fish response to dredging of a eutrophic urban lake in Minnesota.  Lake and Reservoir Management 37:170-185.

DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2020.1839824

Borsari, B., N. Mundahl, G. Landby, and L. Mueller.  2018.  An economic value assessment of ecological services in the tree community at Winona State University Arboretum.  Acta Horticulturae 1991:153-160. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1191.21

Borsari B., Mundahl N., Morse A., Mutter P., Howard J.W.  2018.  Achieving Sustainability in the City of Winona, Minnesota (USA): A Case Study, pp. 327-340.  In: Azeiteiro U., Akerman M., Leal Filho W., Setti A., Brandli L. (eds.) Lifelong Learning and Education in Healthy and Sustainable Cities. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham

Mundahl, N.D.  2017.  Population dynamics of brown trout in a Minnesota (USA) stream: A 25-year study.  River Research and Applications 133 (8):1235-1245. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3170

Mundahl, N.D. and B. Borsari.  2016.  Bird communities within a prairie/wetland complex: restoration of former wastewater treatment ponds in southeastern Minnesota, p. 89-95. In R. Anderson and C. Benda (eds.).  Proceedings of the 24th North American Prairie Conference.  Illinois State University, Normal.

Mundahl, N.D. and B. Borsari.  2016.  Browsing by white-tailed deer on invasive oriental bittersweet spreading into restored grasslands, p. 128-136.  In R. Anderson and C. Benda (eds.).  Proceedings of the 24th North American Prairie Conference.  Illinois State University, Normal.

Borsari, B., N.D. Mundahl, and M.F. Vidrin.  2016.  A comparison of soil biodiversity in restored prairie plots and agricultural fields at a biomass production farm in southeastern Minnesota, p. 181-186.  In R. Anderson and C. Benda (eds.).  Proceedings of the 24th North American Prairie Conference.  Illinois State University, Normal.

Mundahl, N.D. and E.D. Mundahl.  2015.  Habitats and foraging movements of larvae of Molanna uniophila Vorhies (Trichoptera: Molannidae) in Pratt Lake, Michigan, USA.  Journal of Insects 2015:1-8.

Mundahl, N.D. 2014. Reproductive failure in largeleaf wild indigo in a restored prairie in southeastern Minnesota, p. 4-14. In C. Jacques and T. Grovenburg (eds.).  Proceedings of the 23rd North American Prairie Conference, South Dakota State University, Brookings.

Mundahl, N.D. 2014.  Oriental bittersweet in grasslands near eastern bluebird nest boxes, p. 120-122. In C. Jacques and T. Grovenburg (eds.).  Proceedings of the 23rd North American Prairie Conference, South Dakota State University, Brookings.

Borsari, B., N. Mundahl, M.F. Vidrine and M. Pastorek.  2014.  The significance of micro-prairie reconstruction in urban environments, p. 70-77. In C. Jacques and T. Grovenburg (eds.).  Proceedings of the 23rd North American Prairie Conference, South Dakota State University, Brookings.

Mundahl, N.D., A.G. Bilyeu and L. Maas. 2013. Bald eagle nesting habitats in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 4(2):362-376.

Mundahl, N.D., K.N. Thomas and E.D. Mundahl. 2012. Selected habitats of slimy sculpin in coldwater tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota. American Midland Naturalist 168:144-161.

Mundahl, N.D., D.E. Mundahl and E.C. Merten. 2012. Success of slimy sculpin reintroductions in Minnesota trout streams: influence of feeding and diets. American Midland Naturalist 168:162-183.

Mundahl, N., N. Corey and B. Borsari. 2012. Bird communities of restored and old-field habitats in agricultural and urban areas of Winona County, Minnesota, p. 80-88. In D. Williams and D. Smith (eds.). Proceedings of the 22nd North American Prairie Conference, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Mundahl, N.D. and A.M. Hunt. 2011. Recovery of stream invertebrates after catastrophic flooding in southeastern Minnesota, USA. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 26:445-457.

Mundahl, N.D., J.M. Beranek, S.K. Anderson and D. Hoffman. 2011. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) incubates on an open stick nest. The Loon 82(3):51-54.

Mundahl, N.D. and K.M. Plucinski.   2010.  Impacts of wild indigo weevil on seed production in longbract wild indigo, p. 163-170. In B. Borsari et al (editors). Proceedings of the 21st North American Prairie Conference. Winona, Minnesota.

Mundahl, N.D., E. Eaton, S. Brutt, and K. Peterson.  2010.  Experimental management of common buckthorn on a dry bluff savanna restoration site, p. 126-131.  In B. Borsari et al (editors). Proceedings of the 21st North American Prairie Conference. Winona, Minnesota.

Mundahl, N.D., G. Sayeed, S. Taubel, C. Erickson, A. Zalatel and J. Cousins.  2006.  Densities and habitat of American brook lamprey (Lampetra appendix) larvae in Minnesota.  American Midland Naturalist 156:11-22.

Mundahl, N.D. 2006. Distribution and status of the American brook lamprey in southeastern Minnesota. Winona State University Floruit (Student and Faculty Research from the College of Science and Engineering) 3 (1):11-15.

Mundahl, N.D. and R.A. Sagan. 2005. Spawning ecology of the American brook lamprey, Lampetra appendix. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:283-292.

Mundahl, N.D., C. Erickson, M.R. Johnston, G.A. Sayeed, and S. Taubel. 2005. Diet, feeding rate, and assimilation efficiency of American brook lamprey larvae. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72:67-72.

Mundahl, N.D., D.W. Essar, J. Puhl, T.J. Vanasse, A. Finseth, and J.P. Theobald. 2005. Use of RAPD markers to assess the taxonomic status of the lamprey Ichthyomyzon c.f. gagei. Winona State University Floruit (Student and Faculty Research from the College of Science and Engineering) 2 (1):5-13.

Wittman, E. and N. Mundahl. 2003. Development and validation of a benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for streams in southeastern Minnesota. Winona State University Floruit (Student and Faculty Research from the College of Science and Engineering) 1(1):41-48.

Johnson, G., P. Van Buren, N. Mundahl, and L. Lombardo. 2002. Whitewater River Watershed (Minnesota) Section 319 National Monitoring Program Project. NWQEP Notes 107:1-5.

Mundahl, N.D., C. Melnytschuk, D.K. Spielman, J.P. Harkins, K. Funk, and A.M. Bilicki. 1998. Effectiveness of bowfin as a predator on bluegill in a vegetated lake. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 18:286-294.



Madejczyk, J.C., N.D. Mundahl, and R.M. Lehtinen. 1998. Fish assemblages of natural and artificial habitats within the channel border of the Upper Mississippi River. The American Midland Naturalist 139:296-310.

Lehtinen, R.M., N.D. Mundahl, and J.C. Madejczyk. 1997. Autumn use of woody snags by fishes in backwater and channel border habitats of a large river. Environmental Biology of Fishes 49(1): 7-19.

Mundahl, N.D. 1991. Sediment processing by gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur), in Acton Lake, Ohio, U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology 38: 565-572.

Mundahl, N.D. and C.T. Hockett. 1990. Stream fishes estimate water quality in Dayton-Montgomery County Park District reserves. Ohio Journal of Science 90(5): 146-151.

Mundahl, N.D. 1990. Heat death of fish in shrinking stream pools. The American Midland Naturalist 123(1): 40-46.

Mundahl, N.D. and M.J. Benton. 1990. Aspects of the thermal ecology of the rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus (Girard). Oecologia 82(1): 210-216.

Mundahl, N.D. 1989. Seasonal and diel changes in thermal tolerance of the crayfish Orconectes rusticus, with evidence for behavioral thermoregulation. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 8(2): 173-179.

Hockett, C.T. and N.D. Mundahl. 1989. Effects of black spot disease on thermal tolerances and condition factors of three cyprinid fishes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 5(1): 67-72.

Mundahl, N.D. and C.G. Ingersoll. 1989. Home range, movements, and density of the central stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum, in a small Ohio stream. Environmental Biology of Fishes 24(4): 307-311.

Mundahl, N.D. and T.E. Wissing. 1988. Selection and digestive efficiencies of gizzard shad feeding on natural detritus and two laboratory diets. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 117(5): 480-487.




Mundahl, N.D. 1988. Nutritional quality of foods consumed by gizzard shad in western Lake Erie. Ohio Journal of Science 88 (3): 110-113.


Mundahl, N.D. and K.J. Kraft. 1988. Abundance and growth of three species of aquatic insects exposed to surface-release hydropower flows. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 7 (2): 100-108.

Mundahl, N.D. and T.E. Wissing. 1987. Nutritional importance of detritivory in the growth and condition of gizzard shad in an Ohio reservoir. Environmental Biology of Fishes 20 (2): 129-142.

Salvatore, S.R., N.D. Mundahl and T.E. Wissing. 1987. Effect of water temperature on food evacuation rate and feeding activity in age-0 gizzard shad. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 116 (1): 67-70.

Ingold, J.L., N.D. Mundahl, L.A. Weigt and S.I. Guttman. 1984. Ecology and population genetics of the freshwater bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica Leidy. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 2 (5): 499-508.

Ingersoll, C.G., I. Hlohowskyj and N.D. Mundahl. 1984. Movements and densities of the darters Etheostoma flabellare, E. spectabile, and E. nigrum during spring spawning. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 2 (4): 345-351.

Kraft, K.J. and N.D. Mundahl. 1984. Effect of intermittent flow regulation on temperature and macroinvertebrate distribution and abundance in a Michigan river. Freshwater Invertebrate Biology 3 (1): 21-35.

Mundahl, N.D. and C.G. Ingersoll. 1983. Early autumn movements and densities of johnny (Etheostoma nigrum) and fantail (E. flabellare) darters in a southwestern Ohio stream. Ohio Journal of Science 83 (3): 103-108.


Technical reports

Mundahl, N.D. 2001. Whitewater Watershed Project: analysis of instream and riparian habitat assessments and fish and aquatic invertebrate biomonitoring, 1994-2000. Final report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 37 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1999. Benthic macroinvertebrate and fish biomonitoring of the Upper South Branch Root River Watershed Project, Summer 1998. Final report to Fillmore County, MN. 36 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1999. Whitewater Watershed Project: 1998 fish, benthic macroinvertebrate, and habitat assessments. Final report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 76 pp.

Mundahl, N.D., B. Nerbonne and B.C. Vondracek. 1997. Whitewater Watershed Project: 1997 fish, benthic macroinvertebrate, and habitat assessments. Interim report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 42 pp.

Mundahl, N.D., J. Puhl, and D.W. Essar. 1997. Molecular genetic analyses of suspected populations of southern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon gagei) in the St. Croix River drainage of Minnesota. Final report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. 32 pp.




Mundahl, N.D., B. Nerbonne and B.C. Vondracek. 1996. Whitewater Watershed Project: 1996 fish, benthic macroinvertebrate, and habitat assessments. Interim report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 34 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1996. Population status and habitat requirements of American brook lamprey in southeastern Minnesota. Final report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program.

Delong, M.D. and N.D. Mundahl. 1996. Secondary effects of fluridone treatment on invertebrate community structure in lake ecosystems. Final report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services, St. Paul.

Delong, M.D. and N.D. Mundahl. 1995. Effects of late-winter drawdown on benthic invertebrate community structure in the littoral zone of Lake Wissota, Wisconsin. Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Eau Claire.

Delong, M.D. and N.D. Mundahl. 1995. Habitat availability and invertebrate habitat utilization in the lower Chippewa River, a river subjected to hydropower peaking. Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Eau Claire.

Mundahl, N.D. 1995. Whitewater Watershed Project: 1995 benthic macroinvertebrate, fishery, and habitat assessments. Report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 35 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1994. Whitewater sampling and analysis project: physical and biotic assessments of stream sites within and near the Whitewater River watershed. Report to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 35 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1994. Distribution of fish species within ten watersheds in southeastern Minnesota. Report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame Wildlife Program. 40 pp.

Quinn, J.W. and N.D. Mundahl. 1994. Creation and assessment of an index of biotic integrity for coldwater, southeastern Minnesota streams. Report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame Wildlife Program. 47 pp.

Quinn, J.W. and N.D. Mundahl. 1994. Effects of trout stream habitat rehabilitation projects on nongame fish communities in five southeastern Minnesota streams. Report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame Wildlife Program. 24 pp.

Mundahl, N.D., K.L. Gallagher, D.E. Boxrud, and A.M. Bilicki. 1992. A preliminary assessment of fish communities in the Whitewater River, with special emphasis on the Middle Branch. Report to the Whitewater Joint Powers Board. 15 pp.

Fremling, C.R. and N.D. Mundahl. 1992. A wetlands survey of Riverbend Industrial Park at Winona, Minnesota. Report to the City of Winona. 11 pp. + appendices.

Fremling, C.R., R.J. Bollant, and N.D. Mundahl. 1990. Addendum to: A plan for industrial park creation, lake dredging, and wetland restoration at Winona, Minnesota. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. 5 pp. + appendix.

Fremling, C.R., R.J. Bollant, and N.D. Mundahl. 1990. A plan for industrial park creation, lake dredging, and wetland restoration at Winona, Minnesota. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. 77 pp. + appendices.

Mundahl, N.D. 1989. Biological characterization of White Oak Creek and Hood Creek near Armco Inc., Ashland, Kentucky. Report Number 2 to Armco Inc. 15 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1988. Condition and growth rates of bluegill and largemouth bass and an estimate of prey abundance in Rod & Reel Lake. Rod & Reel Club Report Number 2. 8 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1988. Rod & Reel Lake fish catch, 1984-1987. Rod & Reel Club Report Number 1. 10 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1987. Benthic invertebrates in Paddy's Run, p. 8-21. In D.R. Osborne, S.I. Guttman, C.F. Facemire and R.H. Sperger (eds.) Biological and Ecological Site Characterization of the Feed Materials Production Center (Fall and Winter, 1986,87), Final Report Addendum. Subcontract No. E-75969.

Mundahl, N.D. and C.T. Hockett. 1987. A survey of fish in Dicks Creek, September 1987. Report Number 1 to Armco Inc. 5 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1984. Growth and condition of gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in Acton Lake, Ohio: relationships to food quality. Doctoral dissertation. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 144 pp.

Mundahl, N.D. 1980. Effects of hydroelectric power generation on populations of benthic macroinvertebrates in the Sturgeon River. Master's thesis. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. 156 pp.



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