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Sex-specific Atlantic salmon upstream passage and fallback at a natural cascade after dam removal Sex-specific Atlantic salmon upstream passage and fallback at a natural cascade after dam removal

In the Boquet River (NY, USA) a low-head dam set above a ~200-m bedrock cascade was removed in 2015. We used radio-telemetry to assess landlocked Atlantic salmon passage at the remaining cascade (2020, 2022). Across years, 52% of males (13/25) attempted cascade passage whereas females made no discernable attempts (0/11). Attempt probability increased with stream discharge and decreased...
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Kurt C. Heim, Jonah L. Withers, William Arden, Laurie Earley, David Minkoff, Theodore Castro-Santos
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Eastern Ecological Science Center

Fisheries sustainability: Perceptions from the ninth World Fisheries Congress Fisheries sustainability: Perceptions from the ninth World Fisheries Congress

The World Fisheries Congress (WFC) is one of the largest global gatherings of fisheries professionals and scientists. It is held every 4 years with the purpose of sharing ideas and perspectives about new research, emerging issues, scientific breakthroughs, and governance related to fisheries science, industry, conservation, and management. The ninth WFC, held in Seattle (USA) in 2024...
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Gretchen L. Stokes, Edward V. Camp, Julie E. Claussen, Chelsey A. Crandall, Jeffrey J. Duda, M. Gabriela Palomo, Abigail J. Lynch
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center

A comprehensive inventory of communication tower infrastructure across the range of greater and Gunnison sage-grouse A comprehensive inventory of communication tower infrastructure across the range of greater and Gunnison sage-grouse

We compiled and verified a comprehensive inventory dataset of communication tower infrastructure across the range of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus), two species of conservation concern that are viewed as ecosystem health indicators for the entire sagebrush biome within the United States. Our dataset includes all known...
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Sarah C. Webster, Shawn Szabo, Jacqueline B. Cupples, Shawn T. O’Neil, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Steve Abele, Jennifer M. Hill, John Christopher Tull, Michael P. Chenaille, Peter S. Coates
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Identifying potential invasion hotspots for non-native fluvial fishes throughout the conterminous United States Identifying potential invasion hotspots for non-native fluvial fishes throughout the conterminous United States

Identifying habitats that non-native fluvial fishes are likely to invade provides information for proactive management, conservation planning, and understanding the ecology of biological invasions. We identified streams in the conterminous United States with high invasion risk from 20 non-native fluvial fish species. Specifically, we (1) developed habitat suitability models for each...
Authors
Hao Yu, Arthur R. Cooper, Jared A. Ross, Wesley M. Daniel, Jack E. Taylor, Alina Sargsyan, Dana M. Infante
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

An automated geographic information system-based hydraulic modeling tool for developing preliminary culvert designs for stream crossings in Massachusetts An automated geographic information system-based hydraulic modeling tool for developing preliminary culvert designs for stream crossings in Massachusetts

Introduction Currently (2026), many of the about 25,000 roadway crossing structures over rivers and streams in Massachusetts are undersized. Undersized culverts and bridges can be detrimental to fish and wildlife movement, habitat continuity, and the health of aquatic organisms. Undersized culverts also can lack the resiliency needed to withstand large floods, which could be worsened by...
Authors
Gardner C. Bent, Brendan A. McCarthy, Luke P. Sturtevant, Meghan A. McCallister, Amanda L. Tudor, Ian P. Armstrong, Mark W. Poe, Alexander P. Graziano, Carl S. Carlson
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New England Water Science Center

Informing policy response to declining water supply in the Colorado River basin: Linking water supply management with outcomes for fish communities Informing policy response to declining water supply in the Colorado River basin: Linking water supply management with outcomes for fish communities

Water-supply managers in the Colorado River Basin are tasked with balancing consumptive water use with natural water supply. Decisions associated with water-supply policy can include where and how much water consumption occurs, where water could be stored, and how to operate reservoirs. Water-supply decisions often affect other resources including energy production, recreation and...
Authors
John C. Schmidt, Charles B. Yackulic
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Southwest Biological Science Center
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