Novel adomaviruses associated with blotchy bass syndrome in black basses (Micropterus spp.)
Luke R. Iwanowicz, Clayton D. Raines, Kelsey T. Young, Vicki S. Blazer, Heather L. Walsh, Geoff Smith, Cynthia Holt, John Odenkirk, Tom Jones, Jan-Michael Hessenauer, Morgan Alexandra Biggs, Christopher B. Buck, Justin Blaine Greer, Robert S. Cornman
2026, PLoS ONE (20)
Black bass (Micropterus spp.) are the most important warmwater game fishes in the United States. They have high socioeconomic and recreational value and support an important aquaculture industry. Since 2008, fisheries managers have been reporting the observation of hyperpigmented melanistic lesions (HPMLs) on smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu)...
Complexity and integration of recreational fisheries
Abigail Lynch, Len M. Hunt, A. Ben Beardmore, Brett T. van Poorten, Kevin L. Pope, Robert Arlinghaus
2026, Book chapter, Understanding recreational fishers: Disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for fisheries management
Recreational fisheries are interconnected, complex, adaptive systems characterized by multiple direct and indirect interactions among ecological and human subsystems. This is important for many reasons, including that feedbacks between the social and ecological dimensions lead to difficult-to-predict, often entirely unexpected, outcomes and because many management and governance...
Best practices for understanding recreational fishers
Brett van Poorten, Len M. Hunt, E. Arlo Richardson, Abigail Lynch, Kevin L. Pope
2026, Book chapter, Understanding recreational fishers: Disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for fisheries management
In this closing chapter of our edited book, we summarize what we believe are best practices for understanding recreational fishers. Fishers are an integral part of the recreational fishery social-ecological system, and we emphasize the importance of placing them in that context. We begin with an overview of the process...
Preface
Kevin L. Pope, Robert Arlinghaus, Len M. Hunt, Abigail Lynch, Brett T. van Poorten
2026, Book chapter, Understanding recreational fishers: Disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for fisheries management
Despite more than 50 years of research into the human dimensions of recreational f isheries, there is no textbook to present the theoretical grounding, operationalisation, and interpretation of the most elemental social components involved in fisheries management – namely, outcomes and trade-offs, behaviours (and antecedents or predictors of it), and...
Greater white-fronted goose habitat use in Louisiana provides water depth management insights
William S. Beatty, Paul T. Link, Brett Leach, Steven C. Houdek, Elisabeth B. Webb
2026, Journal of Wildlife Management (50)
Numerous waterfowl species have altered their geographic distribution in recent decades. The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) has shifted its wintering distribution from coastal marshes in Texas and Louisiana, USA, to interior landscapes, creating challenges for conservation managers. Although the range shift has been primarily attributed to landscape-scale changes in...
Advancing an adaptable and practical framework to address water quality challenges in a changing world
Qian Zhang, Robert M. Hirsch, Laura DeCicco, Jennifer C. Murphy
2026, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (7) 1-3
As water-quality challenges intensify, the widely used Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) method offers an adaptable and practical framework for global water-quality science and management....
Data standardization and management to facilitate large-scale and interdisciplinary approaches access
Nicholas Allen Sievert, Rebecca M. Krogman, Holly Susan Embke
2026, Book chapter, Understanding recreational fishers: Disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for fisheries management
Bringing data related to recreational fishers and fisheries together across large scales can provide tremendous insight. Methods for collecting, analysing, and storing data can vary dramatically, which can have significant implications for the use of these data. Efforts to standardise data within organisations often increase the ability to compare datasets...
Near-real-time geochemical monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF)
Steven P. Lundblad, Peter R. Mills, Kendra J. Lynn, Elisabeth Gallant, Cheryl Gansecki, Meghann Decker, Drew T. Downs
2026, Bulletin of Volcanology (88)
Syn-eruption geochemical monitoring during volcanic activity is an important component of integrated volcanic monitoring. Volcanoes on the Island of Hawai‘i are primarily monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory using instrumental networks, field surveys, satellite observations, and petrologic monitoring. In collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo,...
Chronic, low concentration pesticide exposure alters reproduction and behavior in the intertidal sea anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima
Bria Bleil, Elise F. Granek, Nathan L. Kirk, Michelle Hladik
2026, Marine Pollution Bulletin
Widespread pesticide and herbicide use paired with frequent transport away from application sites has led to pesticide presence in nearly all terrestrial and aquatic environments globally. Pesticides have unintentional toxic effects on non-target organisms by interfering with cellular processes, behavior, feeding, reproduction, and disrupting endocrine processes. The aggregating anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima, is...
From sample to sonde to Sentinel-2: Insights from a multi-scale chlorophyll-a monitoring effort in the Hudson River, New York
Wilson Barg Salls, Robert J. Welk, Tyler V. King, Natasha Scavotto, Rebecca Michelle Gorney, Sabina R. Gifford, Michael D.W. Stouder, Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Jennifer L. Graham
2026, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (198)
Monitoring cyanobacteria and other nuisance phytoplankton in the Hudson River is of great interest given its societal and ecological importance. Satellite remote sensing provides a cost-effective method to monitor chlorophyll-a (chl-a), a common proxy for algal biomass; however, the dynamic nature of rivers complicates approaches traditionally applied to lakes and oceans....
Downstream persistence of cyanobacteria in New Jersey's Raritan River basin
Kyle Clonan, Meiyin Wu, Heather A. Heckathorn, Heather Desko, Eric Ernst, Pamela A. Reilly, Robert L. Schuster, Robert Newby, Annie Hurley, Alessandra Rossi
2026, Heliyon (12)
Few studies have examined cyanobacteria persistence starting from lacustrine cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (HABs) downstream. Multiple lakes and reservoirs within New Jersey's Raritan Basin Water Supply Complex (RBWSC) feature recurrent HABs and discharge water into the Raritan River. As the RBWSC provides drinking water to 1.5 million people, these HABs...
Growth of a passive lava lake during the 2020–2021 eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii
Brett B. Carr, Matthew R. Patrick, Hannah R. Dietterich, Michael H. Zoeller, Carolyn Parcheta, Drew T. Downs, Patricia A. Nadeau, Christoper Hamilton
2026, Bulletin of Volcanology (88)
We investigate the growth of a passive lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu crater during the December 2020 to May 2021 eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii. Fed by vents above their surfaces, the formation of passive lava lakes in topographic lows is an important process in the growth of basaltic volcanoes. We...
Environmental tradeoffs of urban stream restoration in Fairfax County, Virginia
Aaron J. Porter, Christopher M. Ruck, Spencer John Tassone
2026, Ecological Engineering (224)
Regulatory mandates to improve water quality and stream health have driven substantial investment in stream restoration. Most projects aim to improve channel-floodplain connectivity, reduce sediment erosion, and enhance habitat for aquatic organisms, yet few include adequate pre- and post-restoration monitoring to assess outcomes. Since 2007, Fairfax County, Virginia, and the...
Restoring the Florida Everglades: Insights on integrating sea level rise into decision-support tools
Stephanie Castellano, Mysha Clarke, Laura D’Acunto, Stephanie Romanach, Stephanie Cadaval
2026, Environmental Management (76)
Although coastal ecosystems are impacted by climate change and sea-level rise, many ecological and hydrological models do not yet incorporate sea-level rise projections in their modeling outputs. Therefore, this research examined the various challenges that may prevent sea-level rise from being effectively incorporated in modeling and decision-support tools. We conducted...
Water residence time and water depth influence on nutrient conditions, eutrophication endpoints and habitat quality in backwater lakes of a large floodplain river
Shawn M. Giblin, James H. Larson, Jeremy D. King
2026, River Research and Applications
Many eutrophication studies focus on the external supply of critical nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, but hydrology and geomorphology can enhance or dampen the effects of excessive nutrient supply. We studied six backwater lakes in the Upper Mississippi River that varied in water residence time and water depth. Eutrophication in...
Assessing the topographic distribution of legacy soil phosphorus in agricultural fields of the Delmarva Peninsula, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA
Maryam Foroughi, Ling Du, Isis P Scott, W. Dean Hively, Zachary P. Simpson, Zacharias J. Smith, Cathleen J. Hapeman, Martin C. Rabenhorst, Raymond R. Weil, Greg W. McCarty
2026, Journal of Environmental Quality (55)
Phosphorus (P) management remains a challenge in agricultural watersheds. The Choptank River Conservation Effects Assessment Project watershed, located in Maryland and Delaware and draining to the Chesapeake Bay, contains legacy soil P from historical dairy and poultry manure applications. These practices elevated soil P beyond crop needs, contributing to persistent...
How high? Identifying elevation thresholds to guide coastal marsh restoration
Emily N. Fromenthal, Camille L. Stagg, Jena A. Moon, Taylor Abshier, Omar Alawneh, Jack A. Cadigan, Daniel A. Gallegos, Brian D. Harris, Nia R. Hurst, Navid H. Jafari, Todd Merendino, Matthew R. Nelson, Michael J. Osland, Philip Pauling, Michael Rezsutek, Colt R. Sanspree, Rachel Katherine Villani
2026, Restoration Ecology (34)
IntroductionCoastal marshes are highly valuable ecosystems facing threats from rising sea levels and intensifying storm events. To elevate marsh surfaces and prevent loss of ecosystem services, the beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) is increasingly being implemented across the United States.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to aid decision-makers and...
Demographic mechanisms of snowshoe hare population cycles in Yukon, Canada
Madan K. Oli, Alice J Kenney, Rudy Boonstra, Stan Boutin, Dennis Murray, Thomas Jung, James E. Hines, Charles J Krebs
2026, Journal of Animal Ecology (95) 21-38
One hundred years have elapsed since Charles Elton (1924) described the periodic fluctuations in North American snowshoe hare abundance, yet mechanisms underlying 9–11-year population cycles in snowshoe hares continue to be debated.We applied multistate capture–mark–recapture models to long-term field data (1977–2020) based on >20,000 captures of >7000 unique snowshoe...
Phylogenomics of endangered troglobiotic rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from central Texas karst regions
Perry L. Wood Jr., Donald S. Chandler, Nicholas S. Gladstone, Anna Mitelberg, Julia G. Smith, Kemble White, Jenny Wilson, Amy G. Vandergast
2026, Conservation Genetics (27)
The karst habitats of central Texas, USA, are home to an array of endemic subterranean-obligate (troglobiotic) invertebrates. This includes several species of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Here we developed a molecular dataset using sequence capture of Ultra-Conserved Elements (UCEs) from the Coleoptera-UCE-1.1 K v1 baits kit. These data were used...
Groundwater spatial variability within an atoll island: Assessing shallow aquifer heterogeneity with geophysical and physicochemical measurements
Nidia Tobon-Velazquez, Gerd Masselink, T.J. O’Hare, Robert Bates, Ferdinand Oberle, Curt D. Storlazzi, D. C. Conley
2026, Journal of Hydrology (664)
This study examines the spatial variability of shallow groundwater on Dhigelaabadhoo Island using electromagnetic induction surveys, groundwater monitoring, and sediment analyses. The research reveals how variations in island morphology—such as differences in elevation, reef flat width, and sediment composition—affect the spatial distribution of groundwater lenses and the overall aquifer dynamics....
Variation in soil organic carbon across a latitudinal chronosequence of mangrove poleward expansion
Yiyang Kang, Prakhin Assavapanuvat, Michael Osland, David A. Kaplan
2026, Ecosystems (29)
The critical carbon sink provided by coastal wetlands, known as blue carbon, can be affected by multiple aspects of climate change. One important example is warming-induced mangrove poleward expansion, which is shifting dominant plant cover across tropical–temperate transitional zones and altering ecosystem structure and function. We examined how mangrove expansion...
Reconciliation of geochronology and paleozoogeography for Quaternary marine terraces, San Luis Obispo Bay area, California, USA
Daniel R. Muhs, Lindsey T. Groves, R. Randall Schumann, Jordon Bright
2026, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (681)
In the San Luis Obispo Bay area of central California, interpretations of marine terrace ages have been hampered by inconsistent results from geochronological indicators (U-series ages of corals and correlations using amino acid racemization of mollusks) and seemingly contradictory...
High-precision earthquake catalog for Minto Flats fault zone, central Alaska, reveals complex and conjugate faulting
Nealey E. Sims, Carl Tape, Natalia A. Ruppert, Michael E. West
2026, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America (116) 375-396
The Minto Flats fault zone (MFFZ) in central Alaska is a left‐lateral strike‐slip fault system situated between the continental‐scale right‐lateral Denali and Kaltag‐Tintina faults. The MFFZ has the potential to generate magnitude 7 earthquakes, and it hosted a magnitude 6 earthquake in 1995. It has also produced exotic events, such...
Apparent annual survival of adult Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) may not differ by sex or region
Emily N. Filiberti, Amber M. Roth, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Ethan J. Royal, Kyle R. Aldinger, Ruth E. Bennett, David A. Buehler, Lesley P. Bulluck, Ronald A. Canterbury, Richard Chandler, Sarah J. Clements, Cameron J. Fiss, Keith A. Hobson, John Anthony Jones, David A. King, Gunnar R. Kramer, Jeffery L. Larkin, Darin J. McNeil, Jeffrey D. Ritterson, Anna Buckardt Thomas, Rachel Vallender, Steven L. Van Wilgenburg, Petra B. Wood
2026, Ornithology (143) 1-13
Understanding range-wide demographic, spatial, and temporal variation in annual survival is essential for managing species of conservation concern. Multi-population models are useful tools for integrating diverse datasets, reducing biases, and deriving survival estimates across differing spatial scales. We conducted a range-wide, multi-population apparent annual survival analysis for a declining songbird, Vermivora...
Sedimentological and geochemical characterization of lacustrine deposits of the Babouri-Figuil basin, northern Cameroon: Implications for source rocks distribution and petroleum exploration
William Gaspard O. Manga, Paul C. Hackley, Moïse Bessong, Javin J. Hatcherian, Ethel K. Ashukem, Alifa Guedala, Arsène Meying, Elias Samankassou
2026, Journal of African Earth Sciences (233)
The West and Central African Rift System (WCARS) refers to the series of Cretaceous rift basins where commercial hydrocarbon accumulations have been discovered. Some of the WCARS frontier basins are currently being investigated to increase our understanding of these basins in light of new commercial discoveries. The present study was...
