A fish is a fish is a fish, right? Well, maybe not
Sometimes when angling, I get the sense that not all fish are the same, even when they’re the same species, seem to be the same size and sex, and have been caught within the...
Sometimes when angling, I get the sense that not all fish are the same, even when they’re the same species, seem to be the same size and sex, and have been caught within the...
Beavers and fish, fish and beavers; these ancient aquatic associates have been sharing habitat in lakes and streams for millions of years. And yet, our understanding of how beaver engineering affects habitat quality for...
A study recently published by Robert Orth, Jonathan Lefcheck, and David Wilcox of the college of William and Mary, examined the impacts of boat propellers and fishing gear on seagrass in the lower Chesapeake...
Large sandy-bottomed rivers throughout the central United States, such as the Mississippi, display disproportionately high diversity of fishes yet are some of the most altered aquatic ecosystems on the planet. These rivers have been...
Urbanization and increasing human populations has resulted in higher wastewater input in riverine systems, which may affect aquatic ecosystems by changing nutrient cycles. Due to limited treatment process, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are known...
Oysters are a popular delicacy for many people throughout the US and around the world. This is partly due to the edible bivalve building shallow water reefs in coastal areas that are easily accessible...
Striped bass (Morone saxatillis) are an important part of commercial and recreational fisheries on western Atlantic Coastline. They are anadromous species (breeding in brackish water and living in salt water) and move south in...
The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an anadromous fish species, which spawns in freshwater and migrates to the ocean to take advantage of marine resources for growth. As mature adults, Atlantic salmon will return...
Biologists use models to predict where fish are and how they respond to changes in their habitat. Many models predict changes in abundance of aquatic animals as a function of hydraulic (e.g., current velocity,...
In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice melt is the crux of the food web. As the sea ice begins to melt every spring, sunlight is able to hit the water. Sunlight provides energy for...