Publications
Since 1966, CERC scientists have published over 2000 peer reviewed articles and reports. Browse our publications below or search CERC's publications by author or title through the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Themed social networking groups as effective sources of data: A country-wide survey on invasive bigheaded carp (Hipophthalmichthys molitrix and H. nobilis) detection and distribution Themed social networking groups as effective sources of data: A country-wide survey on invasive bigheaded carp (Hipophthalmichthys molitrix and H. nobilis) detection and distribution
Citizen science commonly uses social networking platforms because they provide the easiest way to contact people. Social networking platforms can also be especially effective in that they gather people by interest and region. By sharing questionnaires and collecting photographs in angling-themed Facebook groups, we assessed the applicability of social networking groups in citizen science...
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Zoltán Vitál, Duane Chapman, Béla Halasi-Kovács, Attila Mozsár
Individual return patterns of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) to a desert river tributary Individual return patterns of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) to a desert river tributary
Tributaries provide temporal and spatial habitat heterogeneity in river networks that can be critical for parts of the life history of a species. Tributary fidelity can benefit individual fish undergoing spawning migrations by reducing time and energy spent exploring new areas and leveraging previous experience, but anthropogenic activities that fragment or degrade these systems can...
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Sophia Bonjour, Keith B. Gido, Charles Cathcart, Mark McKinstry
Warmwater fish in rivers Warmwater fish in rivers
In addition to the gears described in the previous version, this edition includes an updated water body definition that is inclusive of Mexico and Canada as well as standard methods for the use of cast nets in warmwater rivers. There were organizational changes in the trawling and hoop-net sections to make them consistent with the format for this edition, but the methods themselves have...
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Brenda M. Pracheil, Patrick Braaten, Everardo Barba Macias, Christopher Guy, David P Herzog, Martin Hamel, John C Justice, Alison R Loeppky, Jon M Mollish, Jeffrey W Simmons, Sara Tripp
Handling effects on dispersal of PIT-tagged Flannelmouth Sucker Handling effects on dispersal of PIT-tagged Flannelmouth Sucker
Objective Handling and tagging migrating fish might alter their behavior, limiting inference from mark–recapture studies. Posthandling flight of tributary spawning Flannelmouth Sucker Catostomus latipinnis was previously identified in Coal Creek in the upper Colorado River basin. Our objective was to determine if similar issues were present at McElmo Creek in the San Juan River basin...
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Sophia Bonjour, Keith B. Gido, Mark McKinstry
Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations
Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders provide important services in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and have been proposed as useful indicators of progress and success for ecological restoration projects. Limited guidance is available, however, on the costs and benefits of different amphibian monitoring techniques that might be applied to sites restored in compensation for
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Bethany Kunz, Hardin Waddle, Nicholas S. Green
Comparative behavioral responses of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), and silver carp (H. molitrix) to free amino acids in water Comparative behavioral responses of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), and silver carp (H. molitrix) to free amino acids in water
Control and elimination of invasive fishes, like carps (Order Cypriniformes), may be possible by using chemical stimuli to congregate them for removal. To this end, we tested behavioral responses of grass (Ctenopharyngodon idella), bighead (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), and silver carp (H. molitrix) to L-alanine, L-arginine, L-glutamic acid, and L-aspartic acid. In grass carp, the first...
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Mark Wildhaber, Zachary Beaman, Karlie Ditter, Benjamin West
Detection and transport of environmental DNA from two federally endangered mussels Detection and transport of environmental DNA from two federally endangered mussels
Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a novel approach to supplement traditional surveys and provide increased spatial and temporal information on species detection, and it can be especially beneficial for detecting at risk or threatened species with minimal impact on the target species. The transport of eDNA in lotic environments is an important component in providing more informed...
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Brandon Sansom, Dannise Ruiz-Ramos, Nathan Thompson, Maura Roberts, Zachary Taylor, Katie Ortiz, Jess Jones, Catherine Richter, Katy Klymus
EthoCRED: A framework to guide reporting and evaluation of the relevance and reliability of behavioural ecotoxicity studies EthoCRED: A framework to guide reporting and evaluation of the relevance and reliability of behavioural ecotoxicity studies
Behavioural analysis has been attracting significant attention as a broad indicator of sub-lethal toxicity and has secured a place as an important subdiscipline in ecotoxicology. Among the most notable characteristics of behavioural research, compared to other established approaches in sub-lethal ecotoxicology (e.g. reproductive and developmental bioassays), are the wide range of study...
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Michael Bertram, Marlene Agerstrand, Eli Thore, Joel Allen, Sigal Balshine, Jack Brand, Bryan Brooks, ZhiChao Dang, Sabine Duquesne, Alex Ford, Frauke Hoffmann, Henner Hollert, Stefanie Jacob, Werner Kloas, Nils Kluver, Jim Lazorchak, Mariana Ledesma, Gerd Maack, Erin Macartney, Jake Martin, Steven Melvin, Marcus Michelangeli, Silvia Mohr, Stephanie Padilla, Gregory Pyle, Minna Saaristo, Rene Sahm, Els Smit, Jeffery Steevens, Sanne van den Berg, Laura Vossen, Donald Wlodkowic, Bob Wong, Michael Ziegler, Tomas Brodin
Hyperspectral Image Transects during Transient Events in Rivers (HITTER): Framework development and application to a tracer experiment on the Missouri River, USA Hyperspectral Image Transects during Transient Events in Rivers (HITTER): Framework development and application to a tracer experiment on the Missouri River, USA
Rivers convey a broad range of materials, such as sediment, nutrients, and contaminants. Much of this transport can occur during or immediately after an episodic, pulsed event like a flood or an oil spill. Understanding the flow processes that influence the motion of these substances is important for managing water resources and conserving aquatic ecosystems. This study introduces a new...
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Carl Legleiter, Victoria Scholl, Brandon Sansom, Matthew Burgess
Continental-scale nutrient and contaminant delivery by Pacific salmon Continental-scale nutrient and contaminant delivery by Pacific salmon
The movement of large amounts of nutrients by migrating animals has ecological benefits for recipient food webs1,2 that may be offset by co-transported contaminants3,4. Salmon spawning migrations are archetypal of this process, carrying marine-derived materials to inland ecosystems where they stimulate local productivity but also enhance contaminant exposure5,6,7. Pacific salmon...
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Jessica Brandt, Jeff S. Wesner, Gregory T. Ruggerone, Timothy Jardine, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Gabrielle E. Ruso, Craig Stricker, Cristofor Voss, David Walters
Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests
The Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration process assesses natural resource injury due to oil or chemical spills and calculates the damages to compensate the public for those injuries. Ecological restoration provides a means for recovering resources injured or lost due to contamination from oil or chemical spills by restoring the injured site after remediation, or acquiring...
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Michael Hooper, Matthew Struckhoff, John Isanhart, Janice Albers, Keith Grabner, Nicholas S. Green, Bethany Kunz, M. McDonald, Benjamin West
Vegetation community recovery on restored bottomland hardwood forests in northeast Indiana, USA Vegetation community recovery on restored bottomland hardwood forests in northeast Indiana, USA
Vegetation communities in restored bottomland hardwood forests in northeast Indiana were studied 6–21 years after restoration to assess progress toward restoration objectives. The study focused on four sites that were restored to compensate for resource injuries after contaminant releases. The restored sites were compared with four reference-site conditions, including crops...
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Matthew Struckhoff, Keith Grabner, Janice Albers, Michael Hooper