Ellen O. Aikens, PhD (Former Employee)
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A review of empirical evidence that examines the effectiveness of harvest regulation evaluations in freshwater systems: A systematic, standardized collaborative approach A review of empirical evidence that examines the effectiveness of harvest regulation evaluations in freshwater systems: A systematic, standardized collaborative approach
Harvest regulations are important tools that fisheries professionals use to impact fish abundance, alter population size structure, and improve fishing opportunities. Fisheries professionals often assume that specialized harvest regulations will have specific effects on target fish populations, but these predictions are not always realized because theory and practice do not always match
Authors
Kristen Chestnut- Faull, Martha E. Mather, Quinton Phelps, Dan Shoup
Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns? Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns?
Identifying patterns of organismal distribution can provide valuable insights for basic and applied marine and coastal ecology because understanding where animals are located is foundational to both research and science-based conservation. Understanding variation in distributional patterns can lead to a better assessment of ecological drivers and an improved ability to predict...
Authors
Ryland B. Taylor, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Kayla M. Boles
Local environment and individuals’ beliefs: The dynamics shaping public support for sustainability policy in an agricultural landscape Local environment and individuals’ beliefs: The dynamics shaping public support for sustainability policy in an agricultural landscape
Agricultural landscapes are the bleeding-edge in the advancement of sustainability and climate change adaptation. Our study focuses on how individual support for sustainability policy is shaped in coupled natural and human systems. We present an agent-based model in which a cultural decision-rule quantifies the probability that a stakeholder decides to support an easement policy for a...
Authors
Gabriel Granco, Marcellus Caldas, Jason Bergtold, Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Martha E. Mather, Matthew Sanderson, Melinda Daniels, Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, David A. Haukos, Steven M. Ramsey
Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems
By merging our specialization silos, fisheries professionals can expand the options that are available to them to address difficult fisheries and aquatic conservation problems, which require an understanding of spatial patterns in geographically large systems. Our purpose is to start a profession-wide conversation about additional ways to think about and use spatial data. We use case...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Kayla M. Boles, Ryland Taylor, Cristina Kennedy, Sean M. Hitchman, Jane S. Rogosch, Holly Frank
Does type, quantity, and location of habitat matter for fish diversity in a Great Plains riverscape? Does type, quantity, and location of habitat matter for fish diversity in a Great Plains riverscape?
Fisheries professionals frequently measure habitat type and amount, but less often measure the importance of where those habitats are located and in what combinations. We address this challenge by testing whether the individual and combined type, quantity, and location of habitat affects fish diversity in the upper Neosho River basin, Kansas, as a different approach to measuring habitat
Authors
Sean M. Hitchman, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith
Modeling larval American Shad recruitment in a large river Modeling larval American Shad recruitment in a large river
Climate change is altering the spatial and temporal patterns of temperature and discharge in rivers, which is expected to have implications for the life stages of anadromous fish using those rivers. We developed an individual-based model to track American Shad Alosa sapidissima offspring within a coarse template of spatially and temporally variable habitat conditions defined by a...
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Elizabeth A. Marschall, David C. Glover, Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish
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Filter Total Items: 45
A review of empirical evidence that examines the effectiveness of harvest regulation evaluations in freshwater systems: A systematic, standardized collaborative approach A review of empirical evidence that examines the effectiveness of harvest regulation evaluations in freshwater systems: A systematic, standardized collaborative approach
Harvest regulations are important tools that fisheries professionals use to impact fish abundance, alter population size structure, and improve fishing opportunities. Fisheries professionals often assume that specialized harvest regulations will have specific effects on target fish populations, but these predictions are not always realized because theory and practice do not always match
Authors
Kristen Chestnut- Faull, Martha E. Mather, Quinton Phelps, Dan Shoup
Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns? Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns?
Identifying patterns of organismal distribution can provide valuable insights for basic and applied marine and coastal ecology because understanding where animals are located is foundational to both research and science-based conservation. Understanding variation in distributional patterns can lead to a better assessment of ecological drivers and an improved ability to predict...
Authors
Ryland B. Taylor, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Kayla M. Boles
Local environment and individuals’ beliefs: The dynamics shaping public support for sustainability policy in an agricultural landscape Local environment and individuals’ beliefs: The dynamics shaping public support for sustainability policy in an agricultural landscape
Agricultural landscapes are the bleeding-edge in the advancement of sustainability and climate change adaptation. Our study focuses on how individual support for sustainability policy is shaped in coupled natural and human systems. We present an agent-based model in which a cultural decision-rule quantifies the probability that a stakeholder decides to support an easement policy for a...
Authors
Gabriel Granco, Marcellus Caldas, Jason Bergtold, Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Martha E. Mather, Matthew Sanderson, Melinda Daniels, Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, David A. Haukos, Steven M. Ramsey
Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems
By merging our specialization silos, fisheries professionals can expand the options that are available to them to address difficult fisheries and aquatic conservation problems, which require an understanding of spatial patterns in geographically large systems. Our purpose is to start a profession-wide conversation about additional ways to think about and use spatial data. We use case...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Kayla M. Boles, Ryland Taylor, Cristina Kennedy, Sean M. Hitchman, Jane S. Rogosch, Holly Frank
Does type, quantity, and location of habitat matter for fish diversity in a Great Plains riverscape? Does type, quantity, and location of habitat matter for fish diversity in a Great Plains riverscape?
Fisheries professionals frequently measure habitat type and amount, but less often measure the importance of where those habitats are located and in what combinations. We address this challenge by testing whether the individual and combined type, quantity, and location of habitat affects fish diversity in the upper Neosho River basin, Kansas, as a different approach to measuring habitat
Authors
Sean M. Hitchman, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith
Modeling larval American Shad recruitment in a large river Modeling larval American Shad recruitment in a large river
Climate change is altering the spatial and temporal patterns of temperature and discharge in rivers, which is expected to have implications for the life stages of anadromous fish using those rivers. We developed an individual-based model to track American Shad Alosa sapidissima offspring within a coarse template of spatially and temporally variable habitat conditions defined by a...
Authors
Elizabeth A. Marschall, David C. Glover, Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish