If you would like a copy of one of the articles by Dr. Herke's group, e-mail Dr. Herke at jbherke@cox.net with the appropriate manuscript number. Reprints are available for those listed below except for #6, the dissertation (Herke 1971), and #27 (Rogers, B.D. and W.H. Herke, 1985). Copies of both can be obtained from Dr. Herke on a loan basis (within the U.S. only) or a Xerox or microfilm copy of the dissertation can be purchased from Bell and Howell Information and Learning (formerly University Microfilms) at http://wwwlib.umi.com/dxweb/gateway (Order No. 7129372).
1 Herke, W.H. 1959. Comparison of the length‑weight relationship of several species of fish from two different, but connected, habitats. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Game Fish Comm. 13:299‑312.
2 Herke, W.H. 1968. Weirs, potholes and fishery management. Pages 193‑211 in J.D. Newsom ed. Proceedings of the Marsh and Estuary Management Symposium. Thos. J. Moran's Sons, Inc., Baton Rouge, La.
3 Herke, W.H. 1969. A boat‑mounted surface push‑trawl for sampling juveniles in tidal marshes. Prog. Fish‑Cult. 31(3):177‑179.
4 Herke, W.H.1969. An unusual inland collection of larval ladyfish, Elops saurus, in Louisiana. Proc. La. Acad. Sci. 32:29‑30.
5 Herke, W.H. 1970. Florida Walleye? Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Game Fish Comm. 23:648‑650.
6 Herke, W.H. 1971. Use of natural, and semi‑impounded, Louisiana tidal marshes as nurseries for fishes and crustaceans. Ph.D. Diss., La. State Univ., Baton Rouge. 253p.
7 Herke, W.H. 1972. A letter to the editor in Oceans magazine outlining the author's reasons for opposition to mariculture of motile species in the coastal marshes and bays.
8 Herke, W.H. 1973. Spin‑drying of preserved fishes and macroinvertebrates. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 102(3):643‑645.
9 Arnoldi, D.C., W.H. Herke, and E.J. Clairain, Jr. 1974. Estimate of growth rate and length of stay in a marsh nursery of juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus (Linnaeus), "sandblasted" with fluorescent pigments. Gulf Caribb. Fish. Inst., Univ. Miami, Proc. 26:158‑172.
10 Weaver, J.E., and L.F. Holloway. 1974. Community structure of fishes and macrocrustaceans in ponds of a Louisiana tidal march [marsh] influenced by weirs. Contr. Mar. Sci. 18:57‑69.
11 Herke, W.H. 1976. Marsh scientist warns against widespread mariculture. National Fisherman, September: 57(5): 6B, 14B, 16B, 38C.
12 Knudsen, E.E., W.H. Herke, and J.M. Mackler. 1977. The growth rate of marked juvenile brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, in a semi‑impounded Louisiana coastal marsh. Gulf Caribb. Fish. Inst., Univ. Miami, Proc. 29:144‑159.
13 Herke, W.H., P.M. Yakupzack, and W.G. Perry. 1977. A trap for use on tidal weirs and streams. Northeast Gulf Science 1(1):34‑38.
14 Herke, W.H. 1977. An easily made, durable fish‑measuring board. Prog. Fish‑Cult. 39(1):47‑48.
15 Yakupzack, P.M., W.H. Herke, and W.G. Perry. 1977. Emigration of juvenile Atlantic croakers, Micropogon undulatus, from a semi‑impounded marsh in southwestern Louisiana. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 106(6):538‑544.
16 Herke, W.H. 1977. Life history concepts of motile estuarine‑dependent species should be re‑evaluated. (Note that there is a printing/shipping charge for this one, which is the hard-copy version of the monograph on the Life History page of this website).
17 Herke, W.H.. 1977. Dangers of mariculture in wetlands are further documented by Herke. National Fisherman 58(8):34‑A.
18 Herke, W.H.. 1978. Is coastal aquaculture in the public interest? Marine Policy 2(1):78‑79.
19 Knudsen, E.E., and W.H. Herke. 1978. Growth rate of marked juvenile Atlantic croakers, Micropogon undulatus, and length of stay in a coastal marsh nursery in southwest Louisiana. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 107(1):12‑20.
20 Herke, W.H. 1978. A subsampler for estimating the number and length frequency of small, preserved nektonic organisms. Nat. Oceanic Atmos. Adm. (U.S.), Fish. Bull. 76(2):490‑494.
21 Herke, W.H.. 1979. Some effects of semi‑impoundment on coastal Louisiana fish and crustacean nursery usage. Pages 325‑346 in J.W. Day, Jr., D.D. Culley, Jr., R.E. Turner, and A.J. Mumphrey, Jr. eds. Proc. Third Coastal Marsh and Estuary Management Symposium. Louisiana State University, Division of Continuing Education, Baton Rouge.
22 Herke, W.H. and B.D. Rogers. 1984. Louisiana's coastal marsh: A nursery for saltwater fish and crustaceans. Louisiana Agriculture 27(2):4‑5.
23 Herke, W.H., B.D. Rogers, and E.E. Knudsen. 1984. Habits and habitats of young spotted seatrout in Louisiana marshes. Research Report No. 3. School of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803‑6202.
24 Herke, W.H. and B.D. Rogers. 1984. Comprehensive estuarine nursery study completed. Fisheries 9(6):12‑16.
25 Herke, W.H., E.E. Knudsen, B.D. Rogers and V.L. Prenger. 1985. Effects of a fixed‑crest water control structure on the abundance of fish and crustaceans migrating from a shallow marsh nursery toward the Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries 8(2B): 21A. [Abstract]
26 Rogers, B.D. 1985. A small push‑otter trawl for use in shallow marshes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 5(3A): 411‑413.
27 Rogers, B.D. and W.H. Herke. 1985. Temporal patterns and size characteristics of fifteen migrating juvenile fishes and crustaceans in a Louisiana marsh. Research Report No. 5. School of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries. Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge. LA 70803‑6202. (Supply exhausted - loan copy only available.)
28 Rogers, B.D. and W.H. Herke. 1985. Estuarine‑dependent fish and crustacean movements and weir management. Pages 201‑219 in C. F. Bryan, P. J. Zwank and R. H. Chabreck (eds.) Proceedings of the Fourth Coastal Marsh and Estuary Management Symposium, Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803‑6202.
29 Knudsen, P.A., W.H. Herke, and E.E. Knudsen, 1985. Emigration of brown shrimp from a low‑salinity shallow‑water marsh. Proc. Louisiana Acad. Sci. 48:30‑40.
30 Dow, D.D., W.H. Herke, E.E. Knudsen, B. Marotz, and E.M. Swenson. 1987. Hydrography of the Grand Bayou, Louisiana, watershed: influence of wetland‑water interactions on ecosystem functions. Pages 57‑71 in the Proceedings of the Symposium on Remote Sensing Technology and Application in the Marine Environment. Hydrographic Society of America, Gulf Coast Chapter, and the American Society of Photogrammetry, Gulf Coast Chapter.
31 Herke, W.H., E.E. Knudsen, P.A. Knudsen, and B.D. Rogers. 1987. Effects of semi‑impoundment on fish and crustacean nursery use: evaluation of a "solution". Pages 2562‑2576 in O. T. Magoon, H. Converse, D. Miner, L. T. Tobin, D. Clark, and G. Domurat, editors. Coastal Zone '87. American Society of Civil Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York. (Essentially the same as 44 below.)
32 Chen, Z., W.H. Herke, E.E. Knudsen, B.D. Rogers, and G.P. Shaffer. 1987. Entropy data analysis as a parameter‑free modeling technique. Pages 1687‑1693 in M. Willumsen, R. D. Cruz, W. G. Vogt, and M. W. Mickle, editors. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation. Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, N. C.
33 Herke, W.H., E.E. Knudsen, B.D. Rogers, and P.A. Knudsen. 1987. Effects of Louisiana semi‑impoundments on estuarine‑dependent fisheries. Pages 404‑423 in W. R. Whitman and W. H. Meredith, editors. Waterfowl and Wetlands Symposium: Proceedings of a Symposium on Waterfowl and Wetlands Management in the Coastal Zone of the Atlantic Flyway. Delaware Coastal Management Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, Delaware.
34 Herke, W.H., W.W. Wengert, Jr., and M.E. LaGory. 1987. Abundance of young brown shrimp in natural and semi‑impounded marsh nursery areas: relation to temperature and salinity. Northeast Gulf Science 9(1):9‑28.
35 Rogers, B.D. and W.H. Herke. 1987. Diel otter trawl catch of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in a Louisiana estuary. Northeast Gulf Science 9(2):147‑152.
36 Hartman, R.D. and W.H. Herke. 1987. Relative selectivity of five coastal marsh sampling gears. Contributions in Marine Science 30:17‑26.
37 Shaw, R.F., B.D. Rogers, J.H. Cowan, Jr., and W.H. Herke. 1988. Ocean ‑ estuary coupling of ichthyoplankton and nekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Symposium 3:77‑89.
38 Herke, W.H. and B.D. Rogers. 1989. Threats to coastal fisheries. Pages 196-212 in Duffy, W. G. and D. Clark, editors. Marsh Management in Louisiana: Effects and Issues - proceedings of a symposium. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 89(22).
39 Herke, W.H. 1989. Marsh management, natural fisheries, and mariculture: complexity and conflicts in Louisiana. (Abstract.) Pages 9‑10 in Bull. No. 1, 1989 of the Florida Anti‑Mosquito Association (eventually full paper published as #53, below).
40 Knudsen, E.E., R.F. Paille, B.D. Rogers, W.H. Herke, and J.P. Geaghan. 1989. Effects of a fixed-crest weir on brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus growth, mortality, and emigration in a Louisiana coastal marsh. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 9:411-419.
41 Marotz, B.L., W.H. Herke, and B.D. Rogers. 1990. Gulf menhaden migration through three marshland routes in southwestern Louisiana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 10(4):408-417.
42 Rogers, D.R., B.D. Rogers, and W.H. Herke. 1990. Effects of the Fina LaTerre marsh management plan on fishes and macrocrustaceans. Pages 482-521 in D.R. Cahoon and C.G. Groat, editors. A study of marsh management practice in coastal Louisiana. Vol. III, Ecological Evaluation. Final report submitted to Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, Louisiana. Contract No. 14-12-0001-30410. OCS Study/MMS 90-0077. (See 47 below.)
44 Herke, W.H., E.E. Knudsen, P.A. Knudsen, and B.D. Rogers. 1992. Effects of semi-impoundment of Louisiana marsh on fish and crustacean nursery use and export. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 12(1):151-160.
45 Herke, W.H. and B.D. Rogers. 1993. Maintenance of the estuarine environment. Pages 263-283 in C. Kohler and W. Hubert, editors. Inland Fisheries Management in North America. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland.
46 Herke, W.H. Can mariculture harm the goose that lays golden eggs? Unpublished manuscript presented at The Mariculture Forum '91. Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 10 p.
47 Rogers, D.R., B.D. Rogers, and W.H. Herke. 1992. Effects of a marsh management plan on fishery communities in coastal Louisiana. Wetlands 12(1):53-62. (Publication from 42 above.)
48 Rogers, B.D., W.H. Herke, and E.E. Knudsen. 1992. Effects of three different water-control structures on the movements and standing stocks of coastal fishes and macrocrustaceans. Wetlands 12(2):106-120.
49 Herke, W.H. 1992. Chronology of a near disaster. Louisiana Out-of-Doors. 20(1):1-3. (Details a legislative attempt to privatize public fisheries resources.)
50 Herke, W.H. 1992. Marsh management reduces fishery production. YOUR OPINIONS|Letters: The Times Picayune, New Orleans, June 22, 1992, page B-4.
51 Rogers, B.D., R.F. Shaw, W.H. Herke, and H. Blanchet. 1993. Recruitment of postlarval and juvenile brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus Ives), from offshore to estuarine waters of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 36:377-394.
52 Rogers, D.R., B.D. Rogers, and W.H. Herke. 1994. Structural marsh management effects on coastal fishes and crustaceans. Environmental Management 18(3):351-369.
53 Herke, W.H. 1995. Natural fisheries, marsh management, and mariculture: complexity and conflict in Louisiana. Estuaries 18(1A):10-17.
54 Herke, W. H. 1995. LWF made a mistake. Louisiana Out-of-Doors. 23(3):12-13. (Details the numerous reasons the Louisiana Wildlife Federation should not have supported a ban on gill nets in the state's coastal waters.)
55 Herke, W. H. 1995. A series of "Letters to the Editor" supporting the banning of gill nets in Louisiana coastal waters, and my separate "Letters to the Editor" rebutting each of them. Baton Rouge Advocate January-August.
56 Herke, W. H., B. D. Rogers, V. L. Wright, and W. H. Bradshaw. Postlarval Penaeus aztecus and P. setiferus transport into, and distribution within, adjacent weired and unweired, ponds. 1996. Wetlands 16(2):197-207.
57 Knudsen, E. E., B. D. Rogers, and W. H. Herke. Juvenile white shrimp mortality, growth, and emigration patterns in weired and unweired Louisiana marsh ponds. 1996. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 16:640-652.
58 Herke, W. H. 1998. Marsh management--Cure for the Gulf Coast ecosystems? Pages 245-260 in J. Speir, editor. Sustainable fisheries for the 21st century? Tulane Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. (In the transcript of a panel discussion.)
59 Herke, W. H. and Earl Melancon. 1999. Empty nurseries: the growing threat to fisheries. Pages 20-24 in No Time to Lose--facing the future of Louisiana and the crisis of coastal land loss. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 200 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge, LA 70801.
60 Herke, W.H. 2005. LNG's and Our Fisheries: Another Perspective Louisiana Wildlife Federation 33(2):11-12.
THESES DIRECTED by WILLIAM H. HERKE
If you wish to borrow one or more of these theses, I would prefer that you ask your library to borrow it from the Louisiana State University library on "interlibrary loan". However, if you reside in the U.S. and do not have a library that is readily available to you, I do have one loan copy of each that can be obtained on a short term basis. (Except for "Knudsen, E.E. 1990" all are M.S. theses completed at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.)
Wengert, W.W., Jr. 1972. Dynamics of the brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus aztecus Ives 1891, in the estuarine area of Marsh Island, Louisiana in 1971. 94 p.
Arnoldi, D.C. 1974. Use of fluorescent granule implantation to estimate growth rate and length of stay in a Louisiana coastal marsh nursery by juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus. 51 p.
Clairain, E.J., Jr. 1974. Correlations between environmental factors and emigration of juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus, from a Louisiana marsh nursery. 116 p.
Yakupzack, P.M. 1976. Use of a tidal trap to detect growth and movement of juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus, from a Louisiana marsh nursery. 55 p.
Knudsen, E.E. 1976. The growth rate of juvenile brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, in a semi‑impounded Louisiana coastal marsh. 50p.
Graff, J.M. 1976. Use of LANDSAT data to relate water depth to observed area of inundation in coastal marshes. M.S. Thesis. 66 p.
Daud, N.M.b. 1979. Distribution and recruitment of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a Louisiana estuarine system. 83 p.
Rogers, B.D. 1979. The spatial and temporal distribution of Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus, and spot Leiostomus xanthurus, in the upper drainage basin of Barataria Bay, Louisiana. 96 p.
Simoneaux, L.F. 1979. The distribution of menhaden, genus Brevoortia, with respect to salinity, in the upper drainage basin of Barataria Bay, Louisiana. 96 p.
Tohiyat, Md‑D. 1979. Retention of fluorescent pigment marks by juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogon undulatus (Linnaeus). 48 p.
Dolman, W.B. 1982. The feeding ecology of juvenile Atlantic croaker (Micropogon undulatus) in two habitats of a Louisiana brackish marsh. 109 p.
Velez‑Duran, M. 1983. Age determination of juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus (L.), by means of growth rings in otoliths. 46 p. Note: this thesis contradicts the "one ring per day" concept.
Hartman, R.D. 1984. A study of the relative selectivity of six shallow estuarine‑marsh sampling gears and the distribution of fish and crustaceans in the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, 119 p.
Marotz, B.L. 1984. Seasonal movement of penaeid shrimp, Atlantic croaker, and gulf menhaden through three marshland migration routes surrounding Calcasieu Lake in southwestern Louisiana. 192 p.
Schultz. T.W. 1985. Diel movement of brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) at a southwest Louisiana estuarine lake‑marsh interface. 93 p.
Bradshaw, W.H. 1985. Relative abundance of small brown shrimp as influenced by semi‑impoundment. 61 p.
Knudsen, P.A. 1986. Emigration patterns and size characteristics of brown shrimp leaving a Louisiana coastal marsh. 68 p.
Peterson, G.W. 1986. Distribution, habitat preferences, and relative abundance of juvenile spotted seatrout and red drum in the Caminada Bay estuary, Louisiana. 96 p.
Rogers, D.R. 1989. Effects of rock and standard weirs on fish and macrocrustacean communities. 144p.
Knudsen, E.E. 1990. Juvenile penaeid shrimp ecology in a Louisiana coastal marsh management area. (Ph.D. Diss.) 151 p.
deSilva, J.A. 1993. Nekton assemblages in natural and semi-impounded habitats within a southwest Louisiana coastal marsh. 215p.
LaFleur, G. L. 1994. Relative fisheries recruitment past a fixed-crest and a ramped weir. 99p.
Theses directed by others, with special assistance from W. H. Herke.
Holloway, L.F. 1969. Surface trawl and plankton studies in an estuary at Marsh Island, Louisiana. 52 p.
Weaver, J.E. 1969. Otter trawl and benthic studies in an estuary at Marsh Island, Louisiana. 80 p.
Tarbox, K. 1974. Seasonal occurrence, distribution, and relative abundance of juvenile fishes at Marsh Island, Louisiana. 122 p.
