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February 19, 2026
The Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1936) is a partnership among the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
Modeling lamprey distribution using flow, geomorphology, and elevation in a terminal lake system Modeling lamprey distribution using flow, geomorphology, and elevation in a terminal lake system
Objective Lampreys are an ecologically important group of fishes. Several species are imperiled and lack key distribution and habitat data. The terminal Goose Lake Basin, U.S.A. is home to two such species, the Goose Lake Lamprey, Entosphenus sp. (formally undescribed), and the Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey, E. lethophagus. Species distribution models (SDMs) are useful for identifying key...
Authors
Jacob C. Dickey, Benjamin J. Clemens, Michael Dumelle, Melanie J. Davis
Factors influencing daily nest survival rates of Aleutian terns in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska Factors influencing daily nest survival rates of Aleutian terns in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
The Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) is a species of high conservation concern in Alaska, USA, owing to large declines at known breeding locations since the 1960s. The small population size and ephemeral behavior of this species have limited the collection of basic biological information and hindered the identification of potential drivers of this decline. Significant unknowns...
Authors
Jill E. Tengeres, Katie Dugger, Robin M. Corcoran, Donald E. Lyons
A psychologically wise intervention to inform relational organizing in the face of climate and ocean change A psychologically wise intervention to inform relational organizing in the face of climate and ocean change
Widespread climate action is broadly recognized as necessary to reduce climate change impacts on oceans (“ocean change”), but threats to ocean ecosystems are commonly perceived as distant, irrelevant, and unchangeable. Communicating about ocean change, therefore, requires message framing strategies targeting evidence-based psychological precursors to behavior. In a pre-registered case...
Authors
Jennifer L. Waldo, Thomas C. Swearingen, Megan Siobhan Jones
Invisible hand of sampling for management: Underlying needs to survey a threatened seabird can bias aggregated data Invisible hand of sampling for management: Underlying needs to survey a threatened seabird can bias aggregated data
Aim Surveying for a species of concern ahead of proposed activities that alter its habitat is routine practice in conservation and management. Such surveys may accumulate large datasets that could further elucidate trends in abundance and distribution. However, the as-needed surveying of proposed activities may impart a sample site selection bias on the data if used for another purpose...
Authors
Ryan Baumbusch, Adam Duarte, James T. Peterson
The Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1936) is a partnership among the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
Modeling lamprey distribution using flow, geomorphology, and elevation in a terminal lake system Modeling lamprey distribution using flow, geomorphology, and elevation in a terminal lake system
Objective Lampreys are an ecologically important group of fishes. Several species are imperiled and lack key distribution and habitat data. The terminal Goose Lake Basin, U.S.A. is home to two such species, the Goose Lake Lamprey, Entosphenus sp. (formally undescribed), and the Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey, E. lethophagus. Species distribution models (SDMs) are useful for identifying key...
Authors
Jacob C. Dickey, Benjamin J. Clemens, Michael Dumelle, Melanie J. Davis
Factors influencing daily nest survival rates of Aleutian terns in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska Factors influencing daily nest survival rates of Aleutian terns in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
The Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) is a species of high conservation concern in Alaska, USA, owing to large declines at known breeding locations since the 1960s. The small population size and ephemeral behavior of this species have limited the collection of basic biological information and hindered the identification of potential drivers of this decline. Significant unknowns...
Authors
Jill E. Tengeres, Katie Dugger, Robin M. Corcoran, Donald E. Lyons
A psychologically wise intervention to inform relational organizing in the face of climate and ocean change A psychologically wise intervention to inform relational organizing in the face of climate and ocean change
Widespread climate action is broadly recognized as necessary to reduce climate change impacts on oceans (“ocean change”), but threats to ocean ecosystems are commonly perceived as distant, irrelevant, and unchangeable. Communicating about ocean change, therefore, requires message framing strategies targeting evidence-based psychological precursors to behavior. In a pre-registered case...
Authors
Jennifer L. Waldo, Thomas C. Swearingen, Megan Siobhan Jones
Invisible hand of sampling for management: Underlying needs to survey a threatened seabird can bias aggregated data Invisible hand of sampling for management: Underlying needs to survey a threatened seabird can bias aggregated data
Aim Surveying for a species of concern ahead of proposed activities that alter its habitat is routine practice in conservation and management. Such surveys may accumulate large datasets that could further elucidate trends in abundance and distribution. However, the as-needed surveying of proposed activities may impart a sample site selection bias on the data if used for another purpose...
Authors
Ryan Baumbusch, Adam Duarte, James T. Peterson