Paul Angermeier, PhD (Former Employee)
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Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and demographics in Virginia, USA Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and demographics in Virginia, USA
Quantification of empirical relationships between ecosystem health and human well-being is uncommon at broad spatial scales. We used public data for Virginia (USA) counties to examine pairwise correlations among two indicators of stream health, thirteen indicators of human well-being, and four demographic metrics. Our indicators of stream health included the Virginia Stream Condition...
Authors
Paul L. Angermeier, Marc J. Stern, Leigh Anne Krometis, Tyler L. Hemby
Coal-mining intensity influences species and trait distributions of stream fishes in two Central Appalachian watersheds Coal-mining intensity influences species and trait distributions of stream fishes in two Central Appalachian watersheds
Documenting responses of biotic assemblages to coal-mining impacts is crucial to informing regulatory and reclamation actions. However, attributing biotic patterns to specific stressors is difficult given the dearth of preimpact studies and prevalence of confounding factors. Analysing species distributions and abundances, especially stratified by species traits, provides insights into...
Authors
Zachary P. Martin, Paul L. Angermeier, Serena Ciparis, Donald J. Orth
Diel feeding and movement activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus Diel feeding and movement activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus
Understanding the diel activity of a species can shed light on potential interactions with other species and inform management practices. To understand the diel activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus, feeding habits and movement patterns were observed. Two hundred seventy-three Northern Snakehead were captured by boat electrofishing during May and June of 2007 and 2008. Their gut...
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Nicolas W. R. Lapointe, Ryan K. Saylor, Paul L. Angermeier
Species traits predict stream-fish invaders in an Appalachian (U.S.A.) river basin Species traits predict stream-fish invaders in an Appalachian (U.S.A.) river basin
We compared the influence of biological traits (morphology, physiology, reproduction, and life history), ecological traits (geographic distribution, habitat associations, food habits), and introduction attributes (propagule pressure, human use of a species, residence time) on invasion success of native and introduced stream fishes during the colonisation and spread stages in an...
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Joseph D. Buckwalter, Emmanuel A Frimpong, Paul L. Angermeier, Jacob N. Barney
Drift of larval darters (Family Percidae) in the upper Roanoke River basin, USA, characterized using phenotypic and DNA barcoding markers Drift of larval darters (Family Percidae) in the upper Roanoke River basin, USA, characterized using phenotypic and DNA barcoding markers
Larval fish ecology is poorly characterized because sampling is difficult and tools for phenotypically identifying larvae are poorly developed. While DNA barcoding can help address the latter problem, ‘universal’ primers do not work for all fish species. The Roanoke River in the southeastern United States includes seven darters (Family Percide: Tribe Etheostomatini). We made 393...
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Joseph Buckwalter, Paul L. Angermeier, Jane Argentina, Skylar Wolf, Stephen Floyd, Eric M. Hallerman
Ecological health indicators Ecological health indicators
Contemporary policymakers rarely stress ecological knowledge, and yet this knowledge remains crucial—just as it was in prehistory—to protecting overall human well-being. Measuring carefully selected ecological health indicators—that is, signs or symptoms, especially those focused on biotic assemblages—can provide insights into the ecological condition of a place and the variety of...
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Paul L. Angermeier
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 88
Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and demographics in Virginia, USA Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and demographics in Virginia, USA
Quantification of empirical relationships between ecosystem health and human well-being is uncommon at broad spatial scales. We used public data for Virginia (USA) counties to examine pairwise correlations among two indicators of stream health, thirteen indicators of human well-being, and four demographic metrics. Our indicators of stream health included the Virginia Stream Condition...
Authors
Paul L. Angermeier, Marc J. Stern, Leigh Anne Krometis, Tyler L. Hemby
Coal-mining intensity influences species and trait distributions of stream fishes in two Central Appalachian watersheds Coal-mining intensity influences species and trait distributions of stream fishes in two Central Appalachian watersheds
Documenting responses of biotic assemblages to coal-mining impacts is crucial to informing regulatory and reclamation actions. However, attributing biotic patterns to specific stressors is difficult given the dearth of preimpact studies and prevalence of confounding factors. Analysing species distributions and abundances, especially stratified by species traits, provides insights into...
Authors
Zachary P. Martin, Paul L. Angermeier, Serena Ciparis, Donald J. Orth
Diel feeding and movement activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus Diel feeding and movement activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus
Understanding the diel activity of a species can shed light on potential interactions with other species and inform management practices. To understand the diel activity of Northern Snakehead Channa argus, feeding habits and movement patterns were observed. Two hundred seventy-three Northern Snakehead were captured by boat electrofishing during May and June of 2007 and 2008. Their gut...
Authors
Nicolas W. R. Lapointe, Ryan K. Saylor, Paul L. Angermeier
Species traits predict stream-fish invaders in an Appalachian (U.S.A.) river basin Species traits predict stream-fish invaders in an Appalachian (U.S.A.) river basin
We compared the influence of biological traits (morphology, physiology, reproduction, and life history), ecological traits (geographic distribution, habitat associations, food habits), and introduction attributes (propagule pressure, human use of a species, residence time) on invasion success of native and introduced stream fishes during the colonisation and spread stages in an...
Authors
Joseph D. Buckwalter, Emmanuel A Frimpong, Paul L. Angermeier, Jacob N. Barney
Drift of larval darters (Family Percidae) in the upper Roanoke River basin, USA, characterized using phenotypic and DNA barcoding markers Drift of larval darters (Family Percidae) in the upper Roanoke River basin, USA, characterized using phenotypic and DNA barcoding markers
Larval fish ecology is poorly characterized because sampling is difficult and tools for phenotypically identifying larvae are poorly developed. While DNA barcoding can help address the latter problem, ‘universal’ primers do not work for all fish species. The Roanoke River in the southeastern United States includes seven darters (Family Percide: Tribe Etheostomatini). We made 393...
Authors
Joseph Buckwalter, Paul L. Angermeier, Jane Argentina, Skylar Wolf, Stephen Floyd, Eric M. Hallerman
Ecological health indicators Ecological health indicators
Contemporary policymakers rarely stress ecological knowledge, and yet this knowledge remains crucial—just as it was in prehistory—to protecting overall human well-being. Measuring carefully selected ecological health indicators—that is, signs or symptoms, especially those focused on biotic assemblages—can provide insights into the ecological condition of a place and the variety of...
Authors
Paul L. Angermeier