Campbell, C.A. 2014. Identifying the elusive dwarf wedgemussel habitat through modeling and field approaches. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Cara Campbell
Biography
Cara Campbell is an Acting RGE-EDGE Coordinator with the Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI). Her government tenure began in 1991 as a Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and has included Research Fishery Biologist positions with NOAA-Fisheries and the U.S. Geological Survey. Her research interests focused on aquatic systems, specifically how landscape characteristics and physical processes shape stream environments, aquatic organism (mussel and fish) ecology and predictive modeling, and aquatic biodiversity estimation and evaluation.
In her current role, Cara is actively involved in the Research Grade Evaluation and Equipment Development Grade Evaluation (RGE/EDGE) process, oversees the operation and development of the Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program, and serves as a member of the Fundamental Science Practice Advisory Committee (FSPAC) FSP Survey Manual Policy and Education and Outreach Subcommittees.
Education
2014 Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (Ecology), University of Maryland
1999 M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, University of Massachusetts
1990 B.A., Biology (Mathematics minor), Ithaca College
Science and Products
Year Published: 2017
Using maximum entropy to predict suitable habitat for the endangered dwarf wedgemussel in the Maryland Coastal Plain
Species distribution modelling can be useful for the conservation of rare and endangered species. Freshwater mussel declines have thinned species ranges producing spatially fragmented distributions across large areas. Spatial fragmentation in combination with a complex life history and heterogeneous environment makes predictive modelling difficult...
Campbell, Cara; Hilderbrand, Robert H.Attribution: Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2016
Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel
Development of effective conservation and restoration strategies for freshwater pearly mussels requires identification of environmental constraints on the distributions of individual mussel species. We examined whether the spatial distribution of the endangered Alasmidonta heterodon in Flat Brook, a tributary of the upper Delaware River...
Campbell, Cara; Prestegaard, Karen L.Attribution: Leetown Science Center, Cooperative Research Units
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Campbell, C.A. and K.L. Prestegaard. 2016. Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel. Hydrobiologia 772:77-91.
Year Published: 2008
Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon
Temperature is important to fish in determining their geographic distribution. For cool- and cold-water fish, thermal regimes are especially critical at the southern end of a species' range. Although temperature is an easy variable to measure, biological interpretation is difficult. Thus, how to determine what temperatures are meaningful to fish...
Mather, M. E.; Parrish, D.L.; Campbell, C.A.; McMenemy, J.R.; Smith, Joseph M.View Citation
Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon; 2008; Article; Journal; Hydrobiologia; Mather, M. E.; Parrish, D. L.; Campbell, C. A.; McMenemy, J. R.; Smith, J. M.
Pre-USGS Publications
Sanderson, B.L., E.A. Steel, T.J. Beechie, G.R. Pess, M.B. Sheer, and C.A. Campbell. 2003. Analyses for phase I recovery planning: setting recovery goals. Pages 18-39 In T.J. Beechie, T.J., E.A. Steel, P. Roni, and E. Quimby (editors), Ecosystem recovery planning for listed salmon: an integrated assessment approach for salmon habitat. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-58, 183 p.
Campbell, C.A. 2003. Issues of scale in habitat recovery planning. Pages 127-136 In T.J. Beechie, T.J., E.A. Steel, P. Roni, and E. Quimby (editors), Ecosystem recovery planning for listed salmon: an integrated assessment approach for salmon habitat. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-58, 183 p.