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Protected Species Research Publications - Population Studies
These publications focus on a particular population or group of individuals. Includes population assessments, growth assessments, population size, demography,, and population specific influences, characteristics, and responses.
Banerjee et al. 2019. Baseline health parameters of East Pacifric green turtles at southern California foraging grounds. Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Bradbury et al. 2016. Genetic mixed stock analysis disentangles spatial and temporal variation in composition of the West Greenland Atlantic Salmon fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science
Bright et al. 2016. Tracking growth and survival of rescued boulder corals. Restoration Ecology
Catton et al. 2016. Population status assessment and restoration modeling of white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) in California. Journal of Shellfish Research
Demetras et al. 2016. Development of underwater recorders to quantify predation of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in a river environment. Fishery Bulletin
Dietrich et al. 2016. Survival and travel times of in-river and transported yearling Chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River and estuary.Fisheries Research
Durban et al. 2016. Morphological and ecological evidence for two sympatric forms of Type B killer whale around the Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology
Durban et al. 2016. Photogrammetry of blue whales with an unmanned hexacopter. Marine Mammal Science
Ford et al. 2016. Estimation of a killer whale (Orcinus orca) population's diet using sequencing analysis of DNA from feces.PLos One
Ford et al. 2016. Broodstock history strongly influences natural spawning success in hatchery steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). PLoS One
Gayeski et al. 2016. A life-table model estimation of the Parr capacity of a late-nineteenth century Puget Sound steelhead population. Facets
Goertler et al. 2016. Estimating common growth patterns in juvenile Chinook salmon from diverse genetic stocks and a large spatial extent. PLos One
Goshe et al. 2016. Validation of back-calculated body lengths and timing of growth mark deposition in Hawaiian green sea turtles. Ecology and Evolution
Hayes et al. 2016. Observations of steelhead in the California Current lead to a marine-based hypothesis for the half-pounder life history, with climate change implications for anadromy. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Bulletin
Heenehan et al. 2016. Passive acoustic monitoring of coastally-associated Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris, ground-truthed through visual surveys. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Jaramillo-Legorreta et al. 2016. Passive acoustic monitoring of the decline of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita. Conservation Biology
Jorgensen et al. 2016. Assessing spatial covariance among time series of abundance. Ecology and Evolution
Krause et al. 2016. Summer diving and haul-out behavior of leopard seals (Hydurga leptonyx) near mesopredator breeding colonies at Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Mammal Science
Lenz et al. 2016. Skeletochronological estimation of age and growth of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the western South Atlantic Ocean. Austral Ecology
Lin et al. 2016. It's a bear market: evolutionary and ecological effects of predation on two wild sockeye salmon populations. Heredity
McNatt et al. 2016. Residency and movement of juvenile Chinook salmon at multiple spatial scales in a tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Miller et al. 2016. Genet-specific spawning patterns in Acropora palmata. Coral Reefs
Miller et al. 2016. Reef-scale trends in Florida Acropora spp. abundance and the effects of population enhancement. PeerJ
Morley et al. 2016. Seasonal variation exceeds effects of salmon carcass additions on benthic food webs in the Elwha River. Ecosphere
Moser et al. 2016. Biology and life history of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris): state of the science. Journal of Applied Ichthyology
Patel et al. 2016. Climate impacts on sea turtle breeding phenology in Greece and associated foraging habitats in the wider Mediterranean Region. PLoS One
Piacenza et al. 2016. Trends and variability in demographic indicators of a recovering population of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Endangered Species Research
Ruzicka et al. 2016. Evidence that summer jellyfish blooms impact Pacific Northwest salmon production. Ecosphere
Sabal et al. 2016. Contrasting patterns in growth and survival of Central Valley fall run Chinook salmon related to hatchery and ocean conditions. Environmental Biology of Fishes
Sather et al. 2016. Shallow tidal freshwater habitats of the Columbia River: spatial and temporal variability of fish communities and density, size, and genetic stock composition of juvenile Chinook Salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Sinclair et al. 2016. Extended movements of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the northern Gulf of Mexico's central coast. Gulf of Mexico Science
Wall et al. 2016. Design and monitoring of woody structures and their benefits to juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using a net rate of energy intake model. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Yasumiishi et al. 2016. Trends and factors influencing the length, compensatory growth, and size-selective mortality of juvenile Bristol Bay, Alaska, sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at sea. Marine and Coastal Fisheries
Avens et al. 2017. Variability in age and size at maturation, reproductive longevity, and long-term growth dynamics for Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS One
Cordoleani et al. 2017. Movement and survival of wild Chinook salmon smolts from Butte Creek during their out-migration to the ocean: comparison of a dry versus wet year. Transactions of the American Fishery Society
Daly et al. 2017. Anomalous ocean conditions in 2015: impacts on spring Chinook salmon and their prey field. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Gustafson et al. 2017. A systematic surveillance program for infectious salmon anemia virus supports its absence in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Journal of Fish Diseases
Hornsby et al. 2017. Using salinity to identify common bottlenose dolphin habitat in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA. Endangered Species Research
Hovel et al. 2017.Within-lake heterogeneity mediates community response to warming trends. Ecology
Huntington et al. 2017. Facilitation in Caribbean coral reefs: high densities of staghorn coral foster greater coral condition and reef fish composition. Oecologia
Johnson et al. 2017. Framework for increasing the science and management value of life stage monitoring networks for endangered Sacramento River winter run Chinook salmon in California’s regulated rivers and coastal ocean. San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science
Lenz et al. 2017. Age and growth of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the western South Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Lopez Arriaza et al. 2017. Size-conditional smolting and the response of Carmel River steelhead to two decades of conservation efforts. PLoS One
McHugh et al. 2017. Linking models across scales to assess the viability and restoration potential of a threatened population of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Middle Fork John Day River, Oregon, USA. Ecological Modelling
Moore et al. 2017. Population, habitat, and marine location effects on early marine survival and migration behavior of Puget Sound steelhead smolts. Ecosphere
Mora et al. 2017.Estimating the annual spawning run-size and population size of the Southern Distinct Population Segment of Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Muradian et al. 2017. Bayesian stock assessment of Pacific herring in Prince William Sound, Alaska. PLoS One
Pace et al. 2017. State-space mark-recapture estimates reveal a recent decline in abundance of North Atlantic right whales. Ecology and Evolution
Satterthwaite et al. 2017. Ocean size and corresponding life history diversity among the four run timings of California Central Valley Chinook salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Stone et al. 2017. A five-year, in situ growth study on shallow-water populations of the gorgonian octocoral (Calcigorgia spiculifera) in the Gulf of Alaska. PLoS One
Vizza et al. 2017. Evaluating the consequences of salmon nutrients for riparian organisms: linking condition metrics to stable isotopes. Ecology and Evolution
Waples et al. 2017. Human-mediated evolution in a threatened species? Juvenile life-history changes in Snake River salmon. Evolutionary Applications
Wathen et al. 2017. An assessment of the geographic closure assumption in mark-recapture abundance estimates of anadromous steelhead populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Weijerman et al. 2017. A comparative application of trophic ecosystem models to evaluate drivers of endangered Hawaiian monk seal populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Williams et al. 2017. Thermal stress exposure, bleaching response, and mortality in the threatened coral Acropora palmata. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Andrews et al. 2018. Cooperative research sheds light on the listing status of threatened and endangered rockfish species. Conservation Genetics
Avens and Dell’Amico. 2018. Evaluating viability of sea turtle foraging populations at high latitudes: age and growth of juveniles along the French Atlantic coast. Endangered Species Research
Bal et al. 2018. Characterizing the strength of density dependence in at-risk species through Bayesian model averaging. Ecological Modelling
Balmer et al. 2018. Long-term trends in a northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management
Braun McNeill et al. 2018. Trends in fishery-dependent captures of sea turtles in a western North Atlantic foraging region. Endangered Species Research
Chittaro et al. 2018. Variability in the performance of juvenile Chinook salmon is explained primarily by when and where they resided in estuarine habitats. Ecology of Fresh Water Fish
Ford et al. 2018. Inbreeding in an endangered killer whale population.Animal Conservation
Gillis et al. 2018. Foraging ecology and diet selection of juvenile green turtles in the Bahamas: insights from stable isotope analysis and prey mapping.Marine Ecology Progress Series
Hill et al. 2018. Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) of the Mariana Archipelago: individual affiliations, movements, and spatial use. Marine Mammal Science
Hinke et al. 2018. Estimating nest-level phenology and reproductive success of colonial seabirds using time-lapse cameras. Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Jensen et al. 2018. Environmental warming and feminisation of one of the largest sea turtle populations in the world. Current Biology
Leslie and Morin 2018. Structure and phylogeography of two tropical predators, spinner (Stenella longirostris) and pantropical spotted (S. attenuata) dolphins, from SNP data.Royal Society Open Science
Michel. 2018. Decoupling outmigration from marine survival indicates outsized influence of streamflow on cohort success for California’s Chinook salmon populations.Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Murakawa and Stover 2018. Impact of exceptional growth rates on estimations of life-stage duration in Hawaiian green sea turtles. Endangered Species Research
Pitman et al. 2018. Abundance and population status of Ross Sea killer whales (Orcinus orca, type C) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: evidence for impact by commercial fishing? Polar Biology
Shertzer et al. 2018. Characterizing sex ratios of sea turtle populations: a Bayesian mixture modeling approach applied to juvenile loggerheads (Caretta caretta).Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Turner Tomaszewicz et al. 2018. Expanding the coastal forager paradigm: long-term pelagic habitat use by green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.Marine Ecology Progress Series
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Barraza et al. 2019. Trace metals in green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting two southern California coastal estuaries.Chemosphere
Baylis et al. 2019. Re-evaluating the population size of South American fur seals in the Atlantic and conservation techniques. Aquatic Conservation
Piovano et al. 2019. Mixed stock analysis of juvenile green turtles aggregating at two foraging grounds in Fiji reveals major contribution from the American Samoa Management Unit. Scientific Reports
Shelden et al. 2019. Reproductive status of female beluga whales from the endangered Cook Inlet population. Marine Mammal Science
Shelden et al. 2019. Breeding and calving seasonality in the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population: application of captive fetal growth curves to fetuses and newborns in the wild. Marine Mammal Science
Sinclair et al. 2019. The diet of free-ranging male Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the eastern Bering Sea: a retrospective analysis based on stomach contents of an endangered pinniped. Canadian Journal of Zoology
Stevick et al. 2019. Migratory destinations and timing of humpback whales in the southeastern Caribbean differ from those off the Dominican Republic.Journal of Cetacean Research and Management
Taylor et al. 2019. Likely annual calving in the vaquita, Phocoena sinus: A new hope? Marine Mammal Science
Vos et al. 2019. Age and growth analyses for the endangered belugas in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science
Webster et al. 2019. Temporal variation in the vocal behaviour of southern right whales in the Auckland Islands, New Zealand. The Royal Society Open Science
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