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Inland recreational fisheries harvest far exceeds reported inland harvest in the United States Inland recreational fisheries harvest far exceeds reported inland harvest in the United States

Recreational fisheries are important global contributors to food security, socio-cultural practices, and local and regional economies. However, inland recreational fisheries are often overlooked by policymakers due to a limited understanding of the magnitude of participation, harvest, and economic impact. Here, we used the U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog and catch and effort...
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Matthew D. Robertson, Holly Susan Embke, Abigail J. Lynch, Stephen R. Midway, Craig Paukert

Leopard occupancy and habitat use in the multi-use Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal Leopard occupancy and habitat use in the multi-use Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal

We estimated leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) occupancy in a multi-use region within Nepal’s Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape to evaluate leopard habitat use and inform conservation planning in areas where most of the species’ habitat occurs outside protected areas. In 2021, sign surveys were conducted along 1277 km of transects distributed among 145 grid cells of 7×7 km within a 7105 km²...
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Shashank Poudel, Joshua P Twining, Martin Gilbert, Richard C Stedman, Angela K. Fuller

Drift and dispersion of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) eggs and larvae for hypothetical spawning scenarios in the Upper Mississippi River Drift and dispersion of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) eggs and larvae for hypothetical spawning scenarios in the Upper Mississippi River

Invasive carp pose ecological and economic risks to North American freshwater systems. This study uses the Fluvial Egg Drift Simulator to model the drift of invasive silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) eggs and larvae after hypothetical spawning in Pools 1–10 of the Upper Mississippi River. Although adult invasive carps have been detected in this region, no reproduction has been...
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Jessica Z. LeRoy, Grace Loppnow, P. Ryan Jackson, G. Everett Lasher

Water scarcity and infrastructure risk of amplified seasonal sediment transport Water scarcity and infrastructure risk of amplified seasonal sediment transport

Climate warming and deglaciation are reshaping hydrological seasonality in cold–dry regions, threatening the long-term sustainability of agriculture, ecosystems and local communities. However, existing evidence is limited to runoff seasonality. Changing sediment-transport seasonality, a more sensitive component, is emerging as a substantial yet under-recognized threat to water...
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Ting Zhang, Jim L. Best, Amy E. East, Lorenzo Rosa, Qianhan Wu, Yiyi Li, Yu Qi, Yunkai Li, Dongfeng Li

Restoration in motion: Expanded migration and distribution of silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum and shorthead redhorse M. macrolepidotum Restoration in motion: Expanded migration and distribution of silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum and shorthead redhorse M. macrolepidotum

Habitat fragmentation poses a significant threat to migratory species. Dams are a common form of fragmentation, and recent restoration efforts around the Great Lakes have prioritized dam removal. We used acoustic telemetry to describe migratory movements of two redhorse species in the Sandusky and Cuyahoga rivers, Ohio, USA in relationship to habitat reconnection. Shorthead redhorse...
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Sophia Marie Bonjour, James J. Roberts, Marc A. Mills, David Walters, Andrew T. Mueller, Nicholas David Fischer, Ryan J. Trimbath, Curtis P. Wagner, Peter I. Jenkins, Matthew Ross Acre

A 40,000-year packrat midden series from Cataviña, central Baja California, Mexico A 40,000-year packrat midden series from Cataviña, central Baja California, Mexico

Thirty packrat (Neotoma spp.) middens collected from boulder fields near Cataviña, Baja California, Mexico, at 640–680 m elevation provide the first long chronology of macrofossils and pollen spanning the late Quaternary in the Central Desert of Baja California. Midden plant macrofossil and pollen assemblages document a rich chaparral/woodland assemblage during the last glacial and early...
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Julio L. Betancourt, Camille H. Holmgren, Kate A. Rylander, Thomar R. Van Devender, M. Cristina Peñalba
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