Heather Galbraith (Former Employee)
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Species traits and environmental conditions govern the relationship between biodiversity effects across trophic levels Species traits and environmental conditions govern the relationship between biodiversity effects across trophic levels
Changing environments can have divergent effects on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships at alternating trophic levels. Freshwater mussels fertilize stream foodwebs through nutrient excretion, and mussel species-specific excretion rates depend on environmental conditions. We asked how differences in mussel diversity in varying environments influence the dynamics between primary...
Authors
D.E. Spooner, C.C. Vaughn, H.S. Galbraith
Recent thermal history influences thermal tolerance in freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida) Recent thermal history influences thermal tolerance in freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida)
Understanding species’ temperature tolerances in the context of concurrent environmental stressors is critical because thermal regimes of freshwater ecosystems are changing. We evaluated the critical thermal maximum (CTM) of 3 freshwater mussel species (Alasmidonta varicosa, Elliptio complanata, and Strophitus undulatus) acclimated to 2 temperatures (15 and 25°C) and exposed to 2...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith
Non-USGS Publications**
Hargrave, Chad W., Raul Ramirez, Melody Brooks, Michael A. Eggleton, Katherine Sutherland, Raelynn Deaton, and Galbraith, H.S. 2006. Indirect food web interactions increase growth of an algivorous stream fish. Freshwater Biology 51(10):1901-1910. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01625.x.
Vaughn, C.C., Spooner, D.E., and Galbraith, H.S. 2007. Context-dependent species identity effects within a functional group of filter-feeding bivalves. Ecology 88:1654-1662. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/06-0471.1.
Galbraith, H.S., Spooner, D.E., Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Status of rare and endangered freshwater mussels in southeastern Oklahoma rivers. Southwestern Association of Naturalists 53(1):45-50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[45:SORAEF]2.0.CO;2.
Galbraith, H.S., Meier, C.K., and Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9124-z.
Galbraith, H.S., Frazier, S., Allison, B., and Vaughn, C.C. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2): 103-107. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn045.
Allen, D. C., Heather S. Galbraith, Caryn C. Vaughn, and Daniel E. Spooner. 2013. A tale of two rivers: Implications of water management practices for mussel biodiversity outcomes during droughts. Ambio. 42: 881-891.
Lellis, William A., Barbara St. John White, Jeffery C. Cole, Connie S. Johnson, Julie L. Devers, Heather S. Galbraith. 2013. Newly documented host fish for the Eastern Elliptio Mussel (Elliptio complanata). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 4: 75-85.
Galbraith, Heather S., Caleigh M. Smith, Kristyne M. Wozney, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Development and characterization of nine microsatellite loci for the endangered Kidneyshell, Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, and cross-amplification in closely related lampsilines (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:533-536.
Galbraith, Heather S., Kristyne M. Wozney, Caleigh M. Smith, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:9-11.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2011. Effects of reservoir management on abundance, condition, parasitism and reproductive traits of downstream mussels. River Research and Applications. 27:193-201.
Galbraith, Heather S., Daniel E. Spooner, Caryn C. Vaughn. 2010. Synergistic effects of regional climate patterns and local water management on freshwater mussel communities. Biological Conservation. 143:1175-1183.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Temperature and food interact to influence gamete development in freshwater mussels. Hydrobiologia, 636:35-47.
Galbraith, Heather S., Sarah Frazier, Brenda Allison and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2):103-107.
Galbraith, Heather S., Christina K. Meier, and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 32
Species traits and environmental conditions govern the relationship between biodiversity effects across trophic levels Species traits and environmental conditions govern the relationship between biodiversity effects across trophic levels
Changing environments can have divergent effects on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships at alternating trophic levels. Freshwater mussels fertilize stream foodwebs through nutrient excretion, and mussel species-specific excretion rates depend on environmental conditions. We asked how differences in mussel diversity in varying environments influence the dynamics between primary...
Authors
D.E. Spooner, C.C. Vaughn, H.S. Galbraith
Recent thermal history influences thermal tolerance in freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida) Recent thermal history influences thermal tolerance in freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida)
Understanding species’ temperature tolerances in the context of concurrent environmental stressors is critical because thermal regimes of freshwater ecosystems are changing. We evaluated the critical thermal maximum (CTM) of 3 freshwater mussel species (Alasmidonta varicosa, Elliptio complanata, and Strophitus undulatus) acclimated to 2 temperatures (15 and 25°C) and exposed to 2...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith
Non-USGS Publications**
Hargrave, Chad W., Raul Ramirez, Melody Brooks, Michael A. Eggleton, Katherine Sutherland, Raelynn Deaton, and Galbraith, H.S. 2006. Indirect food web interactions increase growth of an algivorous stream fish. Freshwater Biology 51(10):1901-1910. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01625.x.
Vaughn, C.C., Spooner, D.E., and Galbraith, H.S. 2007. Context-dependent species identity effects within a functional group of filter-feeding bivalves. Ecology 88:1654-1662. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/06-0471.1.
Galbraith, H.S., Spooner, D.E., Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Status of rare and endangered freshwater mussels in southeastern Oklahoma rivers. Southwestern Association of Naturalists 53(1):45-50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[45:SORAEF]2.0.CO;2.
Galbraith, H.S., Meier, C.K., and Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9124-z.
Galbraith, H.S., Frazier, S., Allison, B., and Vaughn, C.C. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2): 103-107. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn045.
Allen, D. C., Heather S. Galbraith, Caryn C. Vaughn, and Daniel E. Spooner. 2013. A tale of two rivers: Implications of water management practices for mussel biodiversity outcomes during droughts. Ambio. 42: 881-891.
Lellis, William A., Barbara St. John White, Jeffery C. Cole, Connie S. Johnson, Julie L. Devers, Heather S. Galbraith. 2013. Newly documented host fish for the Eastern Elliptio Mussel (Elliptio complanata). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 4: 75-85.
Galbraith, Heather S., Caleigh M. Smith, Kristyne M. Wozney, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Development and characterization of nine microsatellite loci for the endangered Kidneyshell, Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, and cross-amplification in closely related lampsilines (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:533-536.
Galbraith, Heather S., Kristyne M. Wozney, Caleigh M. Smith, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:9-11.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2011. Effects of reservoir management on abundance, condition, parasitism and reproductive traits of downstream mussels. River Research and Applications. 27:193-201.
Galbraith, Heather S., Daniel E. Spooner, Caryn C. Vaughn. 2010. Synergistic effects of regional climate patterns and local water management on freshwater mussel communities. Biological Conservation. 143:1175-1183.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Temperature and food interact to influence gamete development in freshwater mussels. Hydrobiologia, 636:35-47.
Galbraith, Heather S., Sarah Frazier, Brenda Allison and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2):103-107.
Galbraith, Heather S., Christina K. Meier, and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.