Ellen O. Aikens, PhD (Former Employee)
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Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers?: A survey of AFS members Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers?: A survey of AFS members
Natural resource professionals have frequently criticized universities for poorly preparing graduates to succeed in their jobs. We surveyed members of the American Fisheries Society to determine which job skills and knowledge of academic topics employers, students, and university faculty members deemed most important to early-career success of fisheries professionals. Respondents also...
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Steve L. McMullin, Vic DiCenzo, Ron Essig, Craig Bonds, Robin L. DeBruyne, Mark A. Kaemingk, Martha E. Mather, Christopher A. Myrick, Quinton E. Phelps, Trent M. Sutton, James Triplett
A resilience approach can improve anadromous fish restoration A resilience approach can improve anadromous fish restoration
Most anadromous fish populations remain at low levels or are in decline despite substantial investments in restoration. We explore whether a resilience perspective (i.e., a different paradigm for understanding populations, communities, and ecosystems) is a viable alternative framework for anadromous fish restoration. Many life history traits have allowed anadromous fish to thrive in...
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John R. Waldman, Karen A. Wilson, Martha E. Mather, Noah P. Snyder
Discontinuities concentrate mobile predators: Quantifying organism-environment interactions at a seascape scale Discontinuities concentrate mobile predators: Quantifying organism-environment interactions at a seascape scale
Understanding environmental drivers of spatial patterns is an enduring ecological problem that is critical for effective biological conservation. Discontinuities (ecologically meaningful habitat breaks), both naturally occurring (e.g., river confluence, forest edge, drop-off) and anthropogenic (e.g., dams, roads), can influence the distribution of highly mobile organisms that have land-...
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Christina G. Kennedy, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, John T. Finn, Linda A. Deegan
Opinion: Endogenizing culture in sustainability science research and policy Opinion: Endogenizing culture in sustainability science research and policy
Integrating the analysis of natural and social systems to achieve sustainability has been an international scientific goal for years (1, 2). However, full integration has proven challenging, especially in regard to the role of culture (3), which is often missing from the complex sustainability equation. To enact policies and practices that can achieve sustainability, researchers and...
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Marcellus M. Caldas, Matthew R. Sanderson, Martha E. Mather, Melinda D. Daniels, Jason S. Bergtold, Joseph Aistrup, Jessica L. Heier Stamm, David A. Haukos, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin, Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, David Lopez-Carr
How big of an effect do small dams have? Using geomorphological footprints to quantify spatial impact of low-head dams and identify patterns of across-dam variation How big of an effect do small dams have? Using geomorphological footprints to quantify spatial impact of low-head dams and identify patterns of across-dam variation
Longitudinal connectivity is a fundamental characteristic of rivers that can be disrupted by natural and anthropogenic processes. Dams are significant disruptions to streams. Over 2,000,000 low-head dams (
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Jane S. Fencl, Martha E. Mather, Katie H. Costigan, Melinda D. Daniels
Assessing distribution and movement of blue catfish in Kansas reservoirs Assessing distribution and movement of blue catfish in Kansas reservoirs
This report is organized into three chapters that address six objectives. The first chapter addresses objectives 1-3. The second chapter addresses objectives 4-5. The third chapter addresses objective 6. The objectives for the project are listed below for reference.
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Martha E. Mather, Kayla M. Gerber, Zachary Peterson
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Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers?: A survey of AFS members Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers?: A survey of AFS members
Natural resource professionals have frequently criticized universities for poorly preparing graduates to succeed in their jobs. We surveyed members of the American Fisheries Society to determine which job skills and knowledge of academic topics employers, students, and university faculty members deemed most important to early-career success of fisheries professionals. Respondents also...
Authors
Steve L. McMullin, Vic DiCenzo, Ron Essig, Craig Bonds, Robin L. DeBruyne, Mark A. Kaemingk, Martha E. Mather, Christopher A. Myrick, Quinton E. Phelps, Trent M. Sutton, James Triplett
A resilience approach can improve anadromous fish restoration A resilience approach can improve anadromous fish restoration
Most anadromous fish populations remain at low levels or are in decline despite substantial investments in restoration. We explore whether a resilience perspective (i.e., a different paradigm for understanding populations, communities, and ecosystems) is a viable alternative framework for anadromous fish restoration. Many life history traits have allowed anadromous fish to thrive in...
Authors
John R. Waldman, Karen A. Wilson, Martha E. Mather, Noah P. Snyder
Discontinuities concentrate mobile predators: Quantifying organism-environment interactions at a seascape scale Discontinuities concentrate mobile predators: Quantifying organism-environment interactions at a seascape scale
Understanding environmental drivers of spatial patterns is an enduring ecological problem that is critical for effective biological conservation. Discontinuities (ecologically meaningful habitat breaks), both naturally occurring (e.g., river confluence, forest edge, drop-off) and anthropogenic (e.g., dams, roads), can influence the distribution of highly mobile organisms that have land-...
Authors
Christina G. Kennedy, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, John T. Finn, Linda A. Deegan
Opinion: Endogenizing culture in sustainability science research and policy Opinion: Endogenizing culture in sustainability science research and policy
Integrating the analysis of natural and social systems to achieve sustainability has been an international scientific goal for years (1, 2). However, full integration has proven challenging, especially in regard to the role of culture (3), which is often missing from the complex sustainability equation. To enact policies and practices that can achieve sustainability, researchers and...
Authors
Marcellus M. Caldas, Matthew R. Sanderson, Martha E. Mather, Melinda D. Daniels, Jason S. Bergtold, Joseph Aistrup, Jessica L. Heier Stamm, David A. Haukos, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin, Aleksey Y. Sheshukov, David Lopez-Carr
How big of an effect do small dams have? Using geomorphological footprints to quantify spatial impact of low-head dams and identify patterns of across-dam variation How big of an effect do small dams have? Using geomorphological footprints to quantify spatial impact of low-head dams and identify patterns of across-dam variation
Longitudinal connectivity is a fundamental characteristic of rivers that can be disrupted by natural and anthropogenic processes. Dams are significant disruptions to streams. Over 2,000,000 low-head dams (
Authors
Jane S. Fencl, Martha E. Mather, Katie H. Costigan, Melinda D. Daniels
Assessing distribution and movement of blue catfish in Kansas reservoirs Assessing distribution and movement of blue catfish in Kansas reservoirs
This report is organized into three chapters that address six objectives. The first chapter addresses objectives 1-3. The second chapter addresses objectives 4-5. The third chapter addresses objective 6. The objectives for the project are listed below for reference.
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Kayla M. Gerber, Zachary Peterson