Sansom, B.J., and Sassoubre, L.M., 2017, Environmental DNA (eDNA) Shedding and Decay Rates to Model Freshwater Mussel eDNA Transport in a River: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 51, no. 24, p. 14244-14253.
Brandon Sansom, PhD
Biography
Brandon is a research engineer with extensive experience in biophysical hydrodynamic transport phenomena. His academic background combines Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in biology with a Doctorate in water resources engineering. His most recent job was with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, New York. He will be working initially on several projects including the collaboration on eDNA transport related to native mussels and aspects of pallid sturgeon age-0 dispersal.
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY, 2019
M.S. Biology, University of Oklahoma, 2013
B.A. Biology, Washington and Jefferson College, 2011
Professional experience:
2020 Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, NY
2019 Postdoctoral Associate, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Science and Products
Date published: July 27, 2022
Status: Active Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog - 2018
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: January 6, 2020
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog - 2020
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: March 29, 2019
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog - 2019
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: August 30, 2018
Status: Active River-Corridor Habitat Dynamics
River-Corridor Habitat Dynamics research seeks to improve the scientific basis for ecological restoration of large rivers. Emphasis is placed on understanding how hydrologic and geomorphic characteristics combine to create dynamic habitats for native and exotic fauna and flora.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: August 24, 2018
Status: Active Ozarks Stream Dynamics and Native Mussel Habitats
The National Park Service is implementing plans for the survey and management of the mussel fauna at the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and Buffalo National River in Missouri. CERC scientists are conducting research to understand how geomorphic patterns effect the distribution of mussels in Missouri streams.
Contacts: Maura Roberts, Brandon Sansom, PhD
Date published: August 17, 2018
Status: Active Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog - 2016
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: August 1, 2018
Status: Active Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project Blog - 2017
The USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multi-year, interdisciplinary research study to determine factors leading to spawning and survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon and the closely related shovelnose sturgeon.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: May 24, 2018
Status: Active Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Dynamics
CERC scientists apply advanced measurement and modeling approaches to quantifying habitats in large rivers. Our research has been applied to improving the understanding of the reproductive ecology of the endangered pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River.
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Date published: December 16, 2020
2017 Yellowstone River Dye-Trace Experiment
Data consist of geolocation, temperature, turbidity, time, and dye concentrations collected at four downstream locations from Rhodamine WT dye injection point on Yellowstone River in June 2017
Attribution: Columbia Environmental Research Center
Pre-USGS Publications
Sansom, B.J., Hornbach, D.J., Hove, M.C., and Kilgore, J.S., 2013, Effects of flow restoration on mussel growth in a Wild and Scenic North American River: Aquatic Biosystems, v. 9, no. 1, p. 6.
Sansom, B.J., Bennett, S.J., Atkinson, J.F., and Vaughn, C.C., 2018, Long-term persistence of freshwater mussel beds in labile river channels: Freshwater Biology, v. 63, no. 11, p. 1469-1481.
Atkinson, C.L., Sansom, B.J., Vaughn, C.C., and Forshay, K.J., 2018, Consumer Aggregations Drive Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism in Nutrient-Limited Systems: Ecosystems, v. 21, no. 3, p. 521-535.
Hornbach, D.J., Hove, M.C., Liu, H.-T., Schenck, F.R., Rubin, D., and Sansom, B.J., 2014, The influence of two differently sized dams on mussel assemblages and growth: Hydrobiologia, v. 724, no. 1, p. 279-291.
Sansom, B.J., Atkinson, J.F., and Bennett, S.J., 2018, Modulation of near-bed hydrodynamics by freshwater mussels in an experimental channel: Hydrobiologia, v. 810, no. 1, p. 449-463.
Sansom, B.J., Atkinson, C.L., and Vaughn, C.C., 2016, Growth and Longevity Estimates for Mussel Populations in Three Ouachita Mountain Rivers: Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation, v. 19, no. 2, p. 19-26, 18.
Sansom, B.J., Bennett, S.J., Atkinson, J.F., and Vaughn, C.C., 2020, Emergent Hydrodynamics and Skimming Flow Over Mussel Covered Beds in Rivers: Water Resources Research, v. 56, no. 8, p. e2019WR026252.
Sansom, B.J., Tweedy, B.N., and Vaughn, C.C., 2018, Composition of Fish Communities on and off Mussel Beds in the Kiamichi River, Oklahoma: Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, v. 97, no. 1, p. 1-7.