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Environmental Sciences
Wanni Pan, Chuanxin Qin, Tao Zuo, Gang Yu, Wentao Zhu, Hongmei Ma, Shigai Xi
Summary: Metagenomic analysis was used to study the feeding habits and stomach microbiome of yellowfin seabream in Daya Bay, China. The diet mainly consists of fish and bivalves, with no significant differences observed among different weight classes. Several abundant species were identified in both the stomach contents and microbiome, providing valuable information for assessing the feeding ecology of yellowfin seabream in the region.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Maria Esther Leyva Ollivier, Alice Newton, Heath Kelsey
Summary: This study presents a social-ecological analysis of eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay, USA, using the DPSIR framework. It identifies the drivers, pressures, state, impacts, and responses of the issue, as well as the stakeholders involved. The study also highlights the main management measures, such as the Chesapeake Bay Program and accountability tools like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Report Cards.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Ana C. Ronda, Gabriela Blasina, Luisina Carozza Renaud, M. Clara Menendez, Juan Pablo Tomba, Leonel Ignacio Silva, Andres H. Arias
Summary: The study investigated the ingestion of microplastics by the zooplanktivorous fish Ramnogaster arcuata in different sites of the Bahia Blanca estuary in Argentina, and its effect on feeding activity. Results showed that all specimens ingested microplastics, with different levels and characteristics depending on the site. The highest ingestion occurred near the sewage discharge, mostly consisting of microfibers and microbeads. The study suggests that microplastics negatively affect the feeding activity of R. arcuata and provides insights into the mechanisms of ingestion by this bioindicator fish in South America.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin J. Marcek, Robert Humston, Mary C. Fabrizio, Jian Shen, Richard W. Brill
Summary: Anthropogenic activities and global air temperature changes have caused increased water temperatures and episodic hypoxia in estuarine and coastal systems. These alterations have had population-level effects on aquatic organisms, including changes in species-specific distributions. Individual-based models were used to investigate the effects of temperature and hypoxia on the distribution of Atlantic croaker and spot in Chesapeake Bay. The models failed to accurately reproduce the observed spatial distributions, indicating that factors other than temperature may be influencing the movement and distribution of these fish species.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
D. H. Secor, M. H. P. O'Brien, N. Coleman, A. Horne, I. Park, D. C. Kazyak, D. G. Bruce, C. Stence
Summary: Biotelemetry studies on Atlantic sturgeon in the Nanticoke River revealed unique spawning behaviors in a very small population with high rates of recapture. Most returns occurred in September, with adults showing a preference for hard bottom habitats and nighttime activity. The sudden discovery of this population was not linked to a hatchery release in 1997, and the sturgeon exhibited resilience despite ongoing threats like habitat loss and invasive species.
REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE & AQUACULTURE
(2022)
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Fisheries
Jessica R. Randall, Hannah M. Murphy, Dominique Robert, Maxime Geoffroy
Summary: This study improves our understanding of the ecology of Newfoundland herring and its vulnerability to climate change by examining its feeding strategies and stable isotope analysis. The research finds that Newfoundland herring is an opportunistic feeder, primarily consuming amphipods and calanoid copepods, and is sensitive to larval densities. Stable isotope analysis supports the prevalence of herring piscivory in eastern Newfoundland.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Neil K. Ganju, Katherine V. Ackerman, Zafer Defne
Summary: Coastal managers need objective methods to determine which wetlands require restoration, monitoring, protection, or acquisition. This study presents a comprehensive spatial data set for Chesapeake Bay salt marshes and demonstrates how these data can be used for decision-making and estimating lifespan under various management actions and sea level rise scenarios.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali P. Yunus, Yoshifumi Masago, Yasuaki Hijioka
Summary: Water quality monitoring programs are widely implemented globally to monitor water quality and trends, but analyzing based on point-source field observations is challenging at large scales. This study used a Google Earth Engine algorithm to estimate TSS concentration in Chesapeake Bay using MODIS Terra imagery. Results showed a decreasing trend in TSS concentration over the past two decades, with major peak events coinciding with extreme weather events. The application complements existing monitoring programs to attain water quality standards.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Naomichi Makino
Summary: This study discusses a Correspondence Analysis (CA) formulation based on Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) and proposes an alternative CCA-based formulation that allows oblique rotation. The benefits of the proposed formulation are demonstrated through simulation studies and real data examples.
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Fisheries
Kay Khine Soe, Siriporn Pradit, Sukree Hajisamae
Summary: Understanding trophic relationships of fish in estuarine ecosystem is crucial for sustainable resource management. This study investigated the feeding habits and trophic guilds of 29 dominant fish species at the mouth of Pattani Bay, Thailand, revealing that some species maintained consistent dietary preferences throughout the year while others showed seasonal changes.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Thomas E. Lankford, Timothy E. Targett
Summary: Behavioral salinity preference and avoidance of larval Atlantic Croakers varied ontogenetically along the estuarine salinity gradient, potentially aiding in their migration to oligohaline nurseries. Larger juveniles showed faster growth at higher salinities, indicating a possible advantage for down-estuary movement later in the nursery season. The study suggests that climate change may affect the movement patterns of early juvenile Atlantic Croakers by influencing their attraction to higher salinities.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Andrew C. Ross, Raymond G. Najjar, Ming Li
Summary: This study develops and tests a computationally inexpensive statistical model as a surrogate for numerical model simulations of estuarine physics and water quality under future climate conditions. The simulations suggest that future salinity, stratification, and circulation are likely to be higher than present-day averages, with model projections highly sensitive to uncertainty about future tidal amplitudes along the shelf.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zaira-Jazmin Zarate-Santana, Maria-Carmen Patino-Alonso, Ana-Belen Sanchez-Garcia, Purificacion Galindo-Villardon
Summary: Learning approaches play a crucial role in sustainability education, with deep learning methods being effective in coping with academic stress. Male and female students exhibit different coping strategies when faced with stress, emphasizing the importance of variables such as deep learning and gender in the teaching and learning sustainability process.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Paul McLaughlin, Richard Alexander, Joel Blomquist, Olivia Devereux, Greg Noe, Kelly Smalling, Tyler Wagner
Summary: This study investigates the power and timelines to detect nutrient reductions in the Chesapeake Watershed due to BMP implementation. Using SPARROW models, it is found that reductions of 30-60% are needed in the nitrogen model, while reductions of over 80% are not detectable in the phosphorus model. The timelines to detect reductions in nitrogen flux range from 11 to several hundred years depending on the rates-of-change and management scenarios.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Estevan Luiz da Silveira, Nabil Semmar, Eduardo Luis Cupertino Ballester, Andre Martins Vaz-dos-Santos
Summary: By analyzing the feeding behavior of seven fish species, this study revealed the adaptive feeding behaviors of fishes in different ecological states and provided valuable information for managing neotropical river systems.
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Fisheries
Hillary L. Glandon, Thomas J. Miller
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Fisheries
Haikun Xu, Timothy J. Miller, Sultan Hameed, Larry A. Alade, Janet A. Nye
FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Hillary Lane Glandon, K. Halimeda Kilbourne, Johan Schijf, Thomas J. Miller
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Sarah A. M. Rains, Michael J. Wilberg, Thomas J. Miller
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Sarah A. M. Rains, Michael J. Wilberg, Thomas J. Miller
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Michael A. Alexander, James D. Scott, Kevin D. Friedland, Katherine E. Mills, Janet A. Nye, Andrew J. Pershing, Andrew C. Thomas
ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
(2018)
Article
Fisheries
Cecilia A. O'Leary, Timothy J. Miller, James T. Thorson, Janet A. Nye
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Fisheries
Thomas J. Miller, Cynthia M. Jones, Chad Hanson, Selina Heppell, Olaf P. Jensen, Patricia Livingston, Kai Lorenzen, Katherine Mills, Will Patterson, Patrick Sullivan, Richard Wong
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Kaitlin A. Goldsmith, Sherilyn Lau, Matthew E. Poach, Gregg P. Sakowicz, T. Mark Trice, C. Ryan Ono, Janet Nye, Elizabeth H. Shadwick, Kari A. StLaurent, Grace K. Saba
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Jill A. Olin, Robert M. Cerrato, Janet A. Nye, Skyler R. Sagarese, Matthew Sclafani, Joshua P. Zacharias, Michael G. Frisk
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hillary Lane Glandon, K. Halimeda Kilbourne, Thomas J. Miller
Article
Ecology
J. S. Grear, C. A. O'Leary, J. A. Nye, S. T. Tettelbach, C. J. Gobler
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Dong Liang, Genevieve M. Nesslage, Michael J. Wilberg, Thomas J. Miller
Summary: This study used Gaussian Graphical Models to analyze key indices of blue crab recruitment in the Chesapeake Bay, revealing significant direct effects of age-1+ crabs and summer salinity on recruitment. Additionally, the North Atlantic Oscillation, discharge, and hypoxic volume indirectly affected recruitment.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kristen A. Anstead, Katie Drew, David Chagaris, Matt Cieri, Amy M. Schueller, Jason E. McNamee, Andre Buchheister, Genevieve Nesslage, Jim H. Uphoff, Michael J. Wilberg, Alexei Sharov, Micah J. Dean, Jeffrey Brust, Michael Celestino, Shanna Madsen, Sarah Murray, Max Appelman, Joseph C. Ballenger, Joana Brito, Ellen Cosby, Caitlin Craig, Corrin Flora, Kurt Gottschall, Robert J. Latour, Eddie Leonard, Ray Mroch, Josh Newhard, Derek Orner, Chris Swanson, Jeff Tinsman, Edward D. Houde, Thomas J. Miller, Howard Townsend
Summary: Atlantic menhaden is a key fishery resource and forage species on the US East Coast. Concerns over the impact of harvest on ecosystem processes led to a shift from single-species to ecosystem approaches in assessment and management. The adoption of an ecological modeling framework represents a significant advance in forage fish management on the US Atlantic Coast.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Antonietta Capotondi, Michael Jacox, Chris Bowler, Maria Kavanaugh, Patrick Lehodey, Daniel Barrie, Stephanie Brodie, Samuel Chaffron, Wei Cheng, Daniela F. Dias, Damien Eveillard, Lionel Guidi, Daniele Iudicone, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Janet A. Nye, Ivonne Ortiz, Douglas Pirhalla, Mercedes Pozo Buil, Vincent Saba, Scott Sheridan, Samantha Siedlecki, Aneesh Subramanian, Colomban de Vargas, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Scott C. Doney, Albert J. Hermann, Terrence Joyce, Mark Merrifield, Arthur J. Miller, Fabrice Not, Stephane Pesant
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)