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Freshwater Fishes of North America, Volume 2
The highly anticipated second volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America was just published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This volume was edited by USDA Forest Service fisheries research scientist Mel Warren and four other editors. Warren also contributed to seven of the book’s 35 chapters.
Darter Conservation
Increasingly, recovery plans for imperiled fish species include raising them in captivity and releasing them in the wild. Crystal Ruble of Conservation Fisheries, Inc, with SRS researchers Ken Sterling and Melvin Warren published a protocol for captive propagation of the Yazoo Darter (Etheostoma raneyi). The researchers also summarize its early life-history.
Assessing Surface Water Quality in the Mississippi Delta
USDA Forest Service scientists are measuring surface water quality in the Big Sunflower River watershed of the Mississippi Delta to better understand eutrophication of the Gulf of Mexico. Extensive crop production contributes nutrients and suspended solids and leads to concerns about low dissolved oxygen and pathogens. Ying Ouyang, Ted Leininger, and colleagues monitored water quality for several years at three study sites in the watershed.
Latest Publications
- Estimates of precipitation IDF curves and design discharges for road-crossing drainge structures: Case study in four small forested watersheds in the Southeastern US
Amatya, D. M.; Tian, S.; Marion, D. A.; Caldwell, P.; Laseter, S.; Youssef, M. A.; Grace, J. M.; Chescheir, G. M.; Panda, S.; Ouyang, Y.; Sun, G.; Vose, J. M.
2021 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - Not all methods are created equal: assessment of sampling methods for crayfishes and fishes in southern Appalachian streams
Barnett, Zanethia C.; Ochs, Clifford A.; Hoeksema, Jason D.; Adams, Susan B.
2021 Hydrobiologia - American Beavers (Castor canadensis) use a hollow Baldcypress snag as a lodge
Adams, Susan B.; Gelbard, Elaine M.
2021 Southeastern Naturalist - Impact of BMPs on water quality: A case study in Big Sunflower River watershed, Mississippi
Risal, Avay; Parajuli, Prem B.; Ouyang, Ying.
2021 International Journal of River Basin Management - Crayfishes of Mississippi: A provisional checklist with distributions and discussion of unresolved taxonomic issues
Adams, S. B. and R. L. Jones.
2021 Southeastern Naturalist