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New Articles May 27 - June 2

Sunday, June 2, 2019
Whitney Beck

Aquatic Plants

Heidbuchel, P., P. Jahns, A. Hussner. Chlorophyll fluorometry sheds light on the role of desiccation resistance for vegetative overland dispersal of aquatic plants. Freshwater Biology.

Bioassessment

Chen, K., J.R. Olson, J.J. Vander Laan, R.A. Hill, B. Wang, C.P. Hawkins. Improving the performance of ecological indices by balancing reference site quality and representativeness. Hydrobiologia.

Marchetti, P., F. Shehu, A. Di Pinto, V. Colao, G. Tantillo, E. Ceci. Heavy metals risk assessment in Salmo letnica from Lake Ohrid in Albania. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Biogeochemistry

Brigham, B.A., J.A. Bird, A.R. Juhl, C.J. Zappa, A.D. Montero, G.D. O'Mullan. Anthropogenic inputs from a coastal megacity are linked to greenhouse gas concentrations in the surrounding estuary. Limnology and Oceanography.

Kobayashi, T., T. J. Ralph, P. Sharma, S.M. Mitrovic. Influence of historical inundation frequency on soil microbes (Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria) in semi-arid floodplain wetlands. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Waton, F.T., R.J. Smernik, A.L. Doolette, L.M. Mosley. Phosphorus speciation and dynamics in river sediments, floodplain soils and leaf litter from the Lower Murray River region. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Community Ecology

Pant, M., V. Nepal, J.L. West, R.E. Colombo. Seasonal differences in diversity of macroinvertebrate and fish taxa in a Midwestern stream. River Research and Applications.

Wilson, M.J., M.E. McTammany, H.R. Bohr. Manganese oxides as localized drivers of benthic invertebrate density and community structure. Hydrobiologia.

Woodings, L.N., N.P. Murphy, A. Jeffs, I.M. Suthers, G.W. Liggins, J.M. Strugnell. Distribution of Palinuridae and Scyllaridae phyllosoma larvae within the East Australian Current: a climate change hot spot. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Crustacea

Belovsky, G.E., C. Perschon, C. Larson, C. Mellison, J. Slade, H. Mahon, H. Appiah-Madson, J. Luft, R. Mosley, J. Neill, K. Stone, A. Kijowski, J. Van Leeuwen. Overwinter survival of crustacean diapausing cysts: Brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) in Great Salt Lake, Utah. Limnology and Oceanography.

Dams

Gothe, E., E. Degerman, L. Sandin, J. Segersten, C. Tamario, B.G. Mckie. Flow restoration and the impacts of multiple stressors on fish communities in regulated rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Gray, R., H.A. Jones, J.N. Hitchcock, L. Hardwick, D. Pepper, A. Lugg, J.R. Seymour, S.M. Mitrovic. Mitigation of coldwater thermal pollution downstream of a large dam with the use of a novel thermal curtain. River Research and Applications.

Linares, M.S., W. Assis, R. R. de Castro Solar, R. P. Leitao, R.M. Hughes, M. Callisto. Small hydropower dam alters the taxonomic composition of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a neotropical river. River Research and Applications.

Sullivan, B.G., M.K. Taylor, C. Carli, T.D. Ward, R.J. Lennox, S.J. Cooke. Partial dam removal restores passage for a threatened salmonid. River Research and Applications.

Drought

Pritchard, H.D. Asia’s shrinking glaciers protect large populations from drought stress. Nature.

Evolutionary Ecology

Ishikawa, A., N. Kabeya, K. Ikeya, R. Kakioka, J.N. Cech, N. Osada, ..., J. Kitano. A key metabolic gene for recurrent freshwater colonization and radiation in fishes. Science.

Weber, J.N., W. Tong. Jumping gene gave fish a freshwater start. Science.

Fisheries

Loughnan, S.R., C. Smith-Keune, L.B. Beheregaray, N.A. Robinson, D.R. Jerry. Population genetic structure of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) across the natural distribution range in Australia informs fishery management and aquaculture practices. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Ryan, K.L., S.C. Conron. Comparing indicators of recreational fishing in Port Phillip Bay, Australia, from 2008 to 2011 with variability from a background period (2003–07). Marine and Freshwater Research.

Hydraulics

Carnacina, I., S. Pagliara, N. Leonardi. Bridge pier scour under pressure flow conditions. River Research and Applications.

Ghani, U., N. Anjum, G. A. Pasha, M. Ahmad. Investigating the turbulent flow characteristics in an open channel with staggered vegetation patches. River Research and Applications.

Hauer, C., P. Lichtneger, J. Holzinger, J. Schobesberger, H. Habersack, C. Sindelar. Ripple dynamics over various microtopographical roughness elements and their implications for river management. River Research and Applications.

Isotopes

Naya, D.E., V. Franco-Trecu. An unbiased method to estimate individual specialisation from multitissue isotopic data. Freshwater Biology.

Marine Reserves

Costello, M.J. D.W. Connor. Connectivity Is Generally Not Important for Marine Reserve Planning. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Paleolimnology

Buchaca, T., S. Kosten, G. Lacerot, N. Mazzeo, C. Druk, V.L.M. Huszar, A.F. Lotter, E. Jeppesen. Pigments in surface sediments of South American shallow lakes as an integrative proxy for primary producers and their drivers. Freshwater Biology.

Phytoplankton

Negus, P.M., C. Barr, J. tibby, G.B. McGregor, J. Marshall, J. Fluin. Subtle variability in water quality structures tropical diatom assemblages in streams of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Reynolds, R.A., D. Stamski. Optical characterization of marine phytoplankton assemblages within surface waters of the western Arctic Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography.

Wilk-Wozniak, E. An introduction to the ‘micronet’ of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs): cyanobacteria, zooplankton and microorganisms: a review. Marine and Freshwater Research.

Predator-Prey

Pio, M.J., M.M. Mendez, D.E. Galvan, G. Bigatti, K. West, G.S. Herbert. Does the native predator Trophon geversianus exert top-down control on the invasive barnacle Balanus glandula on Patagonian rocky shores? Marine and Freshwater Research.

Turschwell, M.P., B. stewart-Koster, A.J. King, B. Pusey, D. Crook, E. Boone, M. Douglas, Q. Allsop, S. Jackson, M.J. Kennard. Flowmediated predator–prey dynamics influence fish populations in a tropical river. Freshwater Biology.

Zooplankton

Ilic, M., C. Werner, P. Fink. Equal relevance of omega3 and omega6 polyunsaturated fatty acids for the fitness of Daphnia spp. Limnology and Oceanography.

Detmer, T.M., K.J. Broadway, C.G. Potter, S.F. Collins, J.J. Parkos III, D.H. Wahl. Comparison of microscopy to a semi-automated method (FlowCAM®) for characterization of individual-, population-, and community-level measurements of zooplankton. Hydrobiologia.