Charles E. Cichra

School of Forest Resources and Conservation

Charles E. Cichra

Professor

Ph.D., Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, 1983
Texas A&M University

M.S., Zoology (Fisheries Biology), 1979
Ohio State University

B.S., Zoology, 1974
Ohio State University

Chuck Cichra began his fisheries career in 1973 as a summer intern working on the biology and ecology of a native crayfish, Orconectes virilis, inhabiting small Michigan lakes.

His Master's research examined the effects of stream modification on the water quality, fish and invertebrate communities of Ohio streams. His doctoral research focused on the fisheries management of small Texas reservoirs. For two years, he assisted the Extension Fish Disease Specialist of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

Extensive experience with computers and applied statistics resulted in Cichra's working for more than two years as a full-time computer consultant for the Texas A&M University System.

Dr. Cichra joined FAS in July 1986. Currently, he is Professor, Graduate Coordinator for the graduate program, and the Fisheries Extension Specialist for Florida, responsible for coordinating and conducting the University's statewide fisheries, aquaculture, and pond management extension program. His personal extension programs include pond management and youth education. He is the co-director of Fishing for SUCCESS, a program through which children (K-12) learn about fishing and the aquatic environment. (Fishing for Success ) Dr. Cichra's research and teaching programs focus on fish population sampling, fish ecology and fisheries management.

Courses

FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science. Spring.
Credits: 3; Prerequisites: Junior standing Natural Resources and Conservation, Wildlife, or Forestry, or consent of the instructor. Principles of fish management in freshwater and marine systems. Includes field and laboratory techniques for aquatic habitat and fishery resource assessment, and consideration of contemporary issues pertinent to sport and commercial uses of renewable fisheries resources. (Team taught with Dr. D.E. Canfield, Jr.)

FAS 5335C Applied Fisheries Statistics. Fall, even years
Credits: 4; Prerequisites: FAS 5276C or consent of instructor.. Population sampling and estimation, statistical assumptions and robustness, mark-recapture, growth, condition, and empirical modeling of populations.

FAS 6355C Fisheries Management. Fall, odd years
Credits: 4; Prerequisites: FAS 5276C or consent of instructor. Integration of scientific, social, political, and legal factors into fisheries management. (Team taught with Dr. D.E. Canfield, Jr.)

E-mail: fish@ifas.ufl.edu

Phone: 352-392-9617 ext. 249

Curriculum Vitae - All publications and selected reports included.

Revised May 28, 2008

Selected Publications

Hill, J. E. and C. E. Cichra. 2005. Eradication of a reproducing population of convict cichlids. Cichlosoma nigrofasciatum, (Cichlidae), in North-central Florida. Florida Scientist. 68(2):65-74 pdf

Hill, J.E., L.G. Nico, C.E. Cichra and C.R. Gilbert. 2004. Prey vulnerability to peacock cichlids and largemouth bass based on predator gape and prey body depth. Proc. Annu. Conf. SEAFWA. 58: 47-56. pdf

Mallison, C.T. and C.E. Cichra. 2004. Accuracy of angler-reported harvest in roving creel surveys. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 24:880-889.

Glancy, T.P., T.K. Frazer, C.E. Cichra, and W.J. Lindberg. 2003. Comparative patterns of occupancy by decapod crustaceans in seagrass, oyster, and marsh-edge habitats in a northeast Gulf of Mexico estuary. Estuaries 26:1291-1301.

Cichra, C. E., S. Fitz-Coy, J. T. Sowards and J. E. Hill. 2002. Assessment to determine the biological response to Best Management Practices in the Tri-County Agricultural Watersheds - Phase IV (January - December 2000). St. Johns River Water Management District. Special Publication Series. 153 pages.

Hill, J.E. and C.E. Cichra. 2002. Minimum flows and levels criteria development: Evaluation of the importance of water depth and frequency of water levels/flows on fish population dynamics - Literature review and summary. The effects of water levels on fish populations. St. Johns River Water Management District Special Publication SJ2002-SP1. 40pp. PDF

Lobinski, R. J., C. E. Cichra and A. Ali. 2001. Predation by bluegill (Lepomis Macrochirus) on larval Chironomidae (Diptera) in relation to midge standing crop in two Central Florida lakes. Florida Entomologist. 85(2):372-375. PDF

Mallison, C. T., R. K. Stocker, and C.E. Cichra. 2001. Physical and vegetative characteristics of floating islands. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 39:107-111. PDF

Hanlon, S.G., M.V. Hoyer, C.E. Cichra and D. E. Canfield Jr. 2000. Evaluation of macrophyte control in 38 Florida lakes using triploid grass carp. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 38:48-54. PDF

Mumma, M.T. and C.E. Cichra. 1996. Effects of Recreation on the Submerged Aquatic Plant Community of Rainbow River, Florida. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 34: 53-56. PDF

Shireman, J.V. and C.E. Cichra. 1994. Evaluation of aquaculture effluents. Aquaculture 123: 55-68.

Thunberg, E.M., C.M. Adams, and C.E. Cichra. 1994. Economic, regulatory, and technological barriers to entry in Florida aquaculture industry. Journal of App. Aqua. 4(2): 3-14.

Boyer, M.G. and C.E. Cichra. 1994. Effects of 2,4-D amine on the movement of largemouth bass. Lake and Reservoir Management 9(2): 58.

	Dr. Cichra's research team travels the Wekiva River, a Florida Outstanding Waterway and Aquatic Preserve. The crew is shown here prior to sampling for fish and aquatic plants.
	Jeff Sowards and Kyle Adicks deploying a multiplate sampler used to collect benthic invertebrates from a tributary of the St. Johns River.
	Young school children fish and examine their catch at one of Cichra's Youth Aquatic Education seminars. The UF-Gainesville facility has a number of outdoor ponds available for fishing and introducing young anglers to a plethora of aquatic plants and animals through the FISHING FOR SUCCESS program. For many of them, it is their first angling experience.
	Sharon Fitz-Coy talks with a group of young school children, participants in UF/IFAS's Youth Aquatic Education Program, called FISHING FOR SUCCESS. The program was developed by Dr. Cichra and Dr. Dan Canfield, Jr. in an effort to introduce youth to the aquatic sciences and show them how varied and vital Floridaís aquatic resources really are. More than 60,000 youth from throughout Florida have visited the site in the past 12 years. Each youngster is provided with a dipnet and allowed to catch aquatic specimens (fish, invertebrates and plants) from ponds for identification and discussion, as shown here.

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 7922 NW 71st St., Gainesville, FL 32653
UF PO: 110600 Phone: 352/392-9617 Fax: 352/392-3672

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