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Effects of an extreme flood event on federally endangered Diamond Darter abundances
Extreme flood events can substantially affect riverine systems, modifying instream habitat and influencing fish assemblages and densities. Rare species are especially vulnerable to these disturbance events because of their small population size and often reduced phenotypic heterogeneity. In June 2016 the lower Elk River in West Virginia...
Welsh, Stuart A. Submerged aquatic vegetation mapping in coastal Louisiana through development of a spatial likelihood occurrence (SLOO) model
Determining the spatial distribution of coastal foundation species is essential to accurately determine restoration goals, predict the ecological effects of climate change, and develop habitat management strategies. Mapping the distribution of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) species assemblages, which provide important habitat resource and...
DeMarco, Kristin; Couvillion, Brady; Brown, Stuart; La Peyre, Megan Artelle et al. (2018) miss the science underlying North American wildlife management
Artelle et al. (2018) conclude that “hallmarks of science” are largely missing from North American wildlife management based on a desk review of selected hunting management plans and related documents found through Internet searches and email requests to state and provincial wildlife agencies. We highlight three fundamental problems that...
Mawdsley, Jonathan R.; Organ, John F.; Decker, Daniel J.; Forstchen, Ann; Regan, Ronald J.; Riley, Shawn J.; Boyce, Mark S.; Mcdonald, John E.; Dwyer, Chris; Mahoney, Shane P. Stock structure, dynamics, demographics, and movements of walleyes spawning in four tributaries to Green Bay
To test assumptions related to the current conceptual model for walleye Sander vitreusmanagement in Green Bay, we evaluated whether: 1) spawning aggregations in the Fox, Menominee, Oconto, and Peshtigo rivers represent genetically distinct stocks; 2) population dynamics and demographics vary among walleye spawning at these...
Dembkowski, Daniel J.; Isermann, Daniel A.; Hogler, Steven R.; Larson, Wesley; Turnquist, Keith N. Evaluation of anal fin spines, otoliths, and scales for estimating age and back-calculated lengths of yellow perch in southern Green Bay
Southern Green Bay supports important fisheries for yellow perch Perca flavescens and valid estimates of age structure and growth are critical to effective management. Anal fin spines and scales are used by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for age estimation, but these structures may...
Isermann, Daniel A.; Breeggemann, Jason J.; Paroli, Tammie J. A new modeling approach to prioritize riparian restoration to reduce sediment loading in two Virginia river basins
Human impact, particularly land cover changes (e.g., agriculture, construction) increase erosion and sediment loading into streams. Benthic species are negatively affected by silt deposition that coats and embeds stream substrate. Given that riparian buffers are effective sediment filters, riparian restoration is increasingly implemented by...
Scott, Lisa N.; Villamagna, Amy M.; Angermeier, Paul L. Diel fledging patterns among grassland passerines: Relative impacts of energetics and predation risk
The time of day that nestlings fledge from a nest is thought to be shaped by predation risk and energetics. To minimize predation risk, fledging is predicted to start as early in the day as possible so that nestlings can maximize time outside the nest to find a safe place to stay before nightfall. Fledging times are predicted to be tightly grouped...
Ribic, Christine; Ng, Christoph; Koper, Nicola; Ellison, Kevin; Pietz, Pamela J.; Rugg, David J. Segmentation of Mississippi’s natural and artificial lakes
Segmentations divide a diverse resource into groups, or segments, based on distinctive attributes that may respond similarly to management actions. A 4-way segmentation based on lake origin (natural or artificial) and size (small or large) was constructed for Mississippi lakes using a 30 yr data set. We aimed to document elements distinguishing...
Miranda, Leandro E.; Bull, L. A.; Colvin, M.E.; Hubbard, W.D.; Pugh, L.L. Chronic wasting disease detection and mortality sources in semi-protected deer population
Surveillance for wildlife diseases is essential for assessing population dynamics of ungulates, especially in free-ranging populations where infected animals are difficult to sample. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an emerging infectious disease of concern because of the potential for substantial negative effects on populations of cervids....
Schuler, Krysten L.; Jenks, Jonathan A.; Klaver, Robert W.; Jennelle, Christopher S.; Bowyer, R. Terry Climatically driven changes in primary production propagate through trophic levels
Climate and land‐use change are the major drivers of global biodiversity loss. Their effects are particularly acute for wide‐ranging consumers, but little is known about how these factors interact to affect the abundance of large carnivores and their herbivore prey. We analyzed population densities of a primary and secondary consumer (mule deer,...
Stoner, David C.; Sexton, Joseph O.; Choate, David M.; Nagol, Jyothy; Bernales, Heather H.; Sims, Steven A.; Ironside, Kirsten E.; Longshore, Kathleen M.; Edwards, Thomas C. Impacts of tidal road-stream crossings on aquatic organism passage
ivers and streams are highly vulnerable to fragmentation from roads due to their prevalence in the landscape. Road-stream crossings are far more numerous than other anthropogenic barriers such as dams; these crossing structures (culverts, bridges, fords, and tide gates) have been demonstrated to impede the passage of aquatic organisms. However,...
Becker, Sarah; Jackson, Scott; Jordaan, Adrian; Roy, Allison Arctic and boreal carbon
This chapter summarizes the current knowledge in high-latitude (mostly permafrost) carbon storage and dynamics. Arctic and boreal regions contain large carbon stock, especially in permafrost soils. The factors that control carbon storage have been changing rapidly over the last several decades. As a result, this large carbon pool is highly...
Schuur, Ted; McGuire, A. David; Romanovsky, Vladimir E.; Schadel, Christina; Mack, MichelleSocial Media
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