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Spatiotemporal patterns in urban nutrient and suspended sediment loads and stream response to watershed management implementation Spatiotemporal patterns in urban nutrient and suspended sediment loads and stream response to watershed management implementation

In recent years, local governments have invested heavily in management practices to reduce nutrient and sediment loads. These practices provide localities with nutrient and sediment regulatory reduction credits; however, their effects on water quality are poorly understood at the watershed scale. Long-term watershed-scale monitoring is essential for assessing progress toward water...
Authors
Aaron J. Porter

Management strategy evaluation to assess trade-offs associated with invasive Blue Catfish fisheries and predation impacts Management strategy evaluation to assess trade-offs associated with invasive Blue Catfish fisheries and predation impacts

Objective Many species are intentionally introduced beyond their native range to provide benefits to humans (e.g., food, recreation, or biocontrol). However, introduced species can become invasive and can harm native species, prompting resource managers to explore options to simultaneously conserve native biota and enhance fishing opportunities. Management of Chesapeake Bay Blue Catfish...
Authors
Corbin David Hilling, Yan Jiao, Joseph Schmitt, Mary C. Fabrizio, Paul L. Angermeier, Donald J. Orth

Lake Ontario August gillnet survey and Lake Trout assessment, 2024 Lake Ontario August gillnet survey and Lake Trout assessment, 2024

Lake Ontario Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) rehabilitation has been assessed with fishery independent surveys to evaluate program benchmarks and compare observations with management objectives since 1983. These surveys provide information on the abundance, strain composition, and performance of stocked Lake Trout, as well as information on levels of natural recruitment, and Sea...
Authors
Brian O’Malley, Scott P. Minihkeim, Olivia Margaret Mitchinson, Scott David Stahl, Brian Weidel, Michael Connerton, Jessica Goretzke, Lucus Sunderland, Emma Bloomfield, Collin Farrell, Dimitry Gorsky

Identifying strategies to manage boreal forests: Simulating moose and timber management scenarios at a landscape scale in the face of changing environmental conditions Identifying strategies to manage boreal forests: Simulating moose and timber management scenarios at a landscape scale in the face of changing environmental conditions

There are ongoing debates among different stakeholders about which forest and ungulate management strategies will sustain high levels of timber and animal harvest and maintain important ecosystem functions under climate change. Ungulate-forest interactions are complex, including periods where forest regeneration is sensitive to browsing pressure, making it difficult to predict the...
Authors
Nathan R. De Jager, Wiebke Neumann, Miguel M. Girona, Joakim Hjältén, Anouschka R. Hof

Behavioral plasticity in detection height of an invasive, arboreal snake based on size, condition, and prey Behavioral plasticity in detection height of an invasive, arboreal snake based on size, condition, and prey

Context Animals may adjust their behavior in predictable ways to balance tradeoffs between resource acquisition and survival or fecundity. Microhabitat selection based on individual traits or environmental conditions is one measure of risk–reward tradeoffs by individuals. Aims We used data from observational and manipulative studies to investigate whether an arboreal snake (brown...
Authors
Melia G. Nafus, Levi Gray, Page E. Klug, Gordon H. Rodda, Scott Michael Goetz
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