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Assessing freshwater habitat of adult anadromous alewives using multiple approaches Assessing freshwater habitat of adult anadromous alewives using multiple approaches
After centuries of disturbance, environmental professionals now recognize the need to restore coastal watersheds for native fish and protect the larger ecosystems on which fish and other aquatic biota depend. Anadromous fish species are an important component of coastal ecosystems that are often adversely affected by human activities. Restoring native anadromous fish species is a common...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Holly J. Frank, Joseph M. Smith, Roxann D. Cormier, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn
Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success on migrating salmon smolts Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success on migrating salmon smolts
Disruption to migration is a growing problem for conservation and restoration of animal populations. Anthropogenic barriers along migration paths can delay or prolong migrations, which may result in a mismatch with migration-timing adaptations. To understand the interaction of dams (as barriers along a migration path), seasonally changing environmental conditions, timing of Atlantic...
Authors
Elizabeth A. Marschall, Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish, Gary W. Allison, James R. McMenemy
Evaluation of a gastric radio tag insertion technique for anadromous river herring Evaluation of a gastric radio tag insertion technique for anadromous river herring
Anadromous river herring (alewives Alosa pseudoharengus and blueback herring A. aestivalis ), which constitute a historically and ecologically important component of coastal rivers, have declined precipitously throughout the Atlantic seaboard. Suggested causes of river herring decline include commercial fishing and predation by striped bass Morone saxatilis . Although the causes of this...
Authors
Joseph M. Smith, Martha E. Mather, Holly J. Frank, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn, Stephen D. McCormick
Seasonal use of a New England estuary by foraging contingents of migratory striped bass Seasonal use of a New England estuary by foraging contingents of migratory striped bass
Using acoustic telemetry on migratory striped bass Morone saxatilis in Plum Island Estuary (PIE), Massachusetts, we found that striped bass (335–634 mm total length) tagged in the spring and summer of 2005 (n = 14) and 2006 (n = 46) stayed in the estuary for an average of 66.0 d in 2005 and 72.2 d in 2006. Striped bass spent the most time in two specific reaches: middle Plum Island Sound...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Sarah M. Pautzke, John T. Finn, Linda A. Deegan, Robert M. Muth
Diversity in destinations, routes and timing of small adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis on their southward autumn migration Diversity in destinations, routes and timing of small adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis on their southward autumn migration
Almost three-quarters of the 46 young adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis that were acoustically tagged in Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the summer of 2006 were detected in one or more southern coastal arrays during their autumn migration. On the basis of the trajectories along which these M. saxatilis moved from feeding to overwintering areas, three...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, John T. Finn, Sarah M. Pautzke, Dewayne A. Fox, Tom Savoy, Harold M. Brundage, Linda A. Deegan, Robert M. Muth
The authors respond (Response to Roberts and Frimpong) The authors respond (Response to Roberts and Frimpong)
No abstract available.
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish, John M. Dettmers
What is "fallback"?: metrics needed to assess telemetry tag effects on anadromous fish behavior What is "fallback"?: metrics needed to assess telemetry tag effects on anadromous fish behavior
Telemetry has allowed researchers to document the upstream migrations of anadromous fish in freshwater. In many anadromous alosine telemetry studies, researchers use downstream movements (“fallback”) as a behavioral field bioassay for adverse tag effects. However, these downstream movements have not been uniformly reported or interpreted. We quantified movement trajectories of radio...
Authors
Holly J. Frank, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn, Stephen D. McCormick
Maintaining the competitiveness of the American fisheries society journals: An assessment based on influence and cost-effectiveness Maintaining the competitiveness of the American fisheries society journals: An assessment based on influence and cost-effectiveness
Recent changes in the landscape of scientific publishing prompted the Publications Overview Committee of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to review the Society's portfolio of scientific journals. We evaluated journals based on metrics in two categories: (1) citation-based measures of the influence of a journal on the scientific literature, and (2) measures of the cost-effectiveness...
Authors
David A. Hewitt, Jason S. Link, Dave R. Steinich, David H. Wahl, Martha E. Mather
The Adopt-a-Herring program as a fisheries conservation tool The Adopt-a-Herring program as a fisheries conservation tool
Successful conservation depends on a scientifically literate public. We developed the adopt-a-Herring program to educate nonscientists about fisheries and watershed restoration. this interactive educational and outreach project encouraged coastal residents to be involved in local watershed restoration. In the northeastern United States, river herring (Alosa spp.) are an important...
Authors
Holly J. Frank, Martha E. Mather, Robert M. Muth, Sarah M. Pautzke, Joseph M. Smith, John T. Finn
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 45
Assessing freshwater habitat of adult anadromous alewives using multiple approaches Assessing freshwater habitat of adult anadromous alewives using multiple approaches
After centuries of disturbance, environmental professionals now recognize the need to restore coastal watersheds for native fish and protect the larger ecosystems on which fish and other aquatic biota depend. Anadromous fish species are an important component of coastal ecosystems that are often adversely affected by human activities. Restoring native anadromous fish species is a common...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Holly J. Frank, Joseph M. Smith, Roxann D. Cormier, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn
Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success on migrating salmon smolts Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success on migrating salmon smolts
Disruption to migration is a growing problem for conservation and restoration of animal populations. Anthropogenic barriers along migration paths can delay or prolong migrations, which may result in a mismatch with migration-timing adaptations. To understand the interaction of dams (as barriers along a migration path), seasonally changing environmental conditions, timing of Atlantic...
Authors
Elizabeth A. Marschall, Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish, Gary W. Allison, James R. McMenemy
Evaluation of a gastric radio tag insertion technique for anadromous river herring Evaluation of a gastric radio tag insertion technique for anadromous river herring
Anadromous river herring (alewives Alosa pseudoharengus and blueback herring A. aestivalis ), which constitute a historically and ecologically important component of coastal rivers, have declined precipitously throughout the Atlantic seaboard. Suggested causes of river herring decline include commercial fishing and predation by striped bass Morone saxatilis . Although the causes of this...
Authors
Joseph M. Smith, Martha E. Mather, Holly J. Frank, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn, Stephen D. McCormick
Seasonal use of a New England estuary by foraging contingents of migratory striped bass Seasonal use of a New England estuary by foraging contingents of migratory striped bass
Using acoustic telemetry on migratory striped bass Morone saxatilis in Plum Island Estuary (PIE), Massachusetts, we found that striped bass (335–634 mm total length) tagged in the spring and summer of 2005 (n = 14) and 2006 (n = 46) stayed in the estuary for an average of 66.0 d in 2005 and 72.2 d in 2006. Striped bass spent the most time in two specific reaches: middle Plum Island Sound...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Sarah M. Pautzke, John T. Finn, Linda A. Deegan, Robert M. Muth
Diversity in destinations, routes and timing of small adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis on their southward autumn migration Diversity in destinations, routes and timing of small adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis on their southward autumn migration
Almost three-quarters of the 46 young adult and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis that were acoustically tagged in Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the summer of 2006 were detected in one or more southern coastal arrays during their autumn migration. On the basis of the trajectories along which these M. saxatilis moved from feeding to overwintering areas, three...
Authors
Martha E. Mather, John T. Finn, Sarah M. Pautzke, Dewayne A. Fox, Tom Savoy, Harold M. Brundage, Linda A. Deegan, Robert M. Muth
The authors respond (Response to Roberts and Frimpong) The authors respond (Response to Roberts and Frimpong)
No abstract available.
Authors
Martha E. Mather, Donna L. Parrish, John M. Dettmers
What is "fallback"?: metrics needed to assess telemetry tag effects on anadromous fish behavior What is "fallback"?: metrics needed to assess telemetry tag effects on anadromous fish behavior
Telemetry has allowed researchers to document the upstream migrations of anadromous fish in freshwater. In many anadromous alosine telemetry studies, researchers use downstream movements (“fallback”) as a behavioral field bioassay for adverse tag effects. However, these downstream movements have not been uniformly reported or interpreted. We quantified movement trajectories of radio...
Authors
Holly J. Frank, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Robert M. Muth, John T. Finn, Stephen D. McCormick
Maintaining the competitiveness of the American fisheries society journals: An assessment based on influence and cost-effectiveness Maintaining the competitiveness of the American fisheries society journals: An assessment based on influence and cost-effectiveness
Recent changes in the landscape of scientific publishing prompted the Publications Overview Committee of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to review the Society's portfolio of scientific journals. We evaluated journals based on metrics in two categories: (1) citation-based measures of the influence of a journal on the scientific literature, and (2) measures of the cost-effectiveness...
Authors
David A. Hewitt, Jason S. Link, Dave R. Steinich, David H. Wahl, Martha E. Mather
The Adopt-a-Herring program as a fisheries conservation tool The Adopt-a-Herring program as a fisheries conservation tool
Successful conservation depends on a scientifically literate public. We developed the adopt-a-Herring program to educate nonscientists about fisheries and watershed restoration. this interactive educational and outreach project encouraged coastal residents to be involved in local watershed restoration. In the northeastern United States, river herring (Alosa spp.) are an important...
Authors
Holly J. Frank, Martha E. Mather, Robert M. Muth, Sarah M. Pautzke, Joseph M. Smith, John T. Finn