Dr. Phaedra Budy
Watershed Sciences
Professor and Unit Leader U.S. Geological Survey - Utah Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Contact Information
Office Hours: By AppointmentOffice Location: QLIB 216
Phone: (435) 797-7564
Email: phaedra.budy@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Solokas, M.A, Feiner, Z.S, Al-Chokachy, R., Budy, P., DeWeber, J.T, Sarvala, J., Sass, G.G, Tolentino, S.A, Walsworth, T., Jensen, O.P, (2023). Shrinking body size and climate warming: Many freshwater salmonids do not follow the rule. Global Change Biology, 29:9, 2478-2492. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16626
- Zhang, Q., Jin, J., Budy, P., Null, S., Wang, X., Pennock, C., (2021). Predicting Thermal Responses of an Arctic Lake to Whole-Lake Warming Manipulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 48:23, e2021GL092680.
- Clancy, N.G, Brahney, J., Dunnigan, J., Budy, P., (2021). Effects of a diatom ecosystem engineer (Didymosphenia geminata) on stream food webs: Implications for native fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 78:2, 154-164.
- Zhang, Q., Jin, J., Wang, X., Budy, P., Barrett, N., Null, S., (2019). Improving lake mixing process simulations in the Community Land Model by using K profile parameterization. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23:12, 4969-4982. doi: 10.5194/hess-23-4969-2019
- Salant, N.L, Schmidt, J.C, Budy, P., Wilcock, P., (2012). Unintended consequences of restoration: Loss of riffles and gravel substrates following weir installation. Journal of Environmental Management, 109, 154–163. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.05.013
- Miller, S.W, Budy, P., Schmidt, J.C, (2010). Quantifying macroinvertebrate responses to in-stream habitat restoration: applications of meta-analysis to river restoration. Restoration Ecology , 18:1, 8-19. doi: doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00605.x
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
WATS, WATS 6230, 7230 - Fish Ecology, Spring 2025
WATS 6230 - Fish Ecology, Spring 2023
WATS, WATS 6230, 7230 - Fish Ecology, Spring 2023
WATS 6900 - Graduate Special Topics, Fall 2021
WATS 6230, 7230 - Fish Ecology, Spring 2021
WATS 6230, 7230 - Fish Ecology, Spring 2019
WATS 4950 - Special Topics, Spring 2019