Publications
Publications
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Synchronized peak-rate years of global resources use
Published on January 7, 2015
This study has estimated the year of peak rate for multiple resources and investigated the relationships among them. -
Opinion: Building a 21st-century infrastructure for the social sciences
Published on December 12, 2014
To generate analyses will require entirely new ways to collect, and link, diverse data to improve population health, reduce environmental and social vulnerabilities, and better prepare people for the jobs of the future. -
Impacts of people and tigers on leopard spatiotemporal activity patterns in a global biodiversity hotspot
Published on December 9, 2014
Continuing to evaluate the interconnections among leopards, tigers, prey, and people across different land management regimes is needed to develop robust landscape-scale conservation strategies. -
Lake trout in northern Lake Huron spawn on submerged drumlins
Published on November 25, 2014
Understanding the role of glacially-derived bedforms may help develop powerful predictors of lake trout spawning locations, provide insight into the evolution of unique spawning behaviors by lake trout, and aid in lake trout restoration in the Great Lakes. -
New insight into the spawning behavior of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush , from a recovering population in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Published on November 25, 2014
The model presented in this paper is intended as a working hypothesis, and further revision may become necessary as we gain a more complete understanding of lake trout spawning behavior. -
Use of oviduct-inserted acoustic transmitters and positional telemetry to estimate timing and location of spawning: a feasibility study in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
Published on November 25, 2014
Three assumptions were tested: (1) oviduct transmitters remain within fish until spawning, (2) oviduct transmitters are expelled with the eggs during spawning, and (3) time and location of oviduct transmitter expulsion can be accurately determined. -
Ecomorphological Diversity of Lake Trout at Isle Royale, Lake Superior
Published on November 24, 2014
Four Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush morphs were identified from Isle Royale, Lake Superior; the morphs differed in shape, traits linked to feeding and locomotion, buoyancy, and physical habitat use. -
Characterizing coal and mineral mines as a regional source of stress to stream fish assemblages
Published on November 24, 2014
The associations between co-occurring stream fish assemblages and densities of various “classes” of mining occurring in the same catchments were tested using threshold analysis. -
Reproductive life-history strategies in lake whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) from the Laurentian Great Lakes
Published on November 24, 2014
Recent food-web changes in the Laurentian Great Lakes are affecting energy and nutrient allocation to lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) with potential downstream effects on egg condition and recruitment -
Rethinking China's new great wall
Published on November 21, 2014
China’s position as the world’s second largest economy is largely due to its rapid economic growth in the coastal region, which comprises only 13% of China’s total land area, yet contributes 60% of the GDP -
Pandas, Plants, and People
Published on November 20, 2014
Our synthesis shows that many human factors, including socioeconomic and demographic, together with other factors (e.g., projected global climate change), exhibit reciprocal interactions with pandas and the plant species that comprise their habitat. -
Remote sensing support for hypothesis of sustainable tourist valorisaion and fruition of the Southern Sinai National Parks (Red Sea, Egypt)
Published on November 11, 2014
The Sinai Peninsula is one of the most important tourists’ magnets for the sacred Shrines (St Katherine Monastery) and ecologically-valued landmarks (the coral of Aqaba). The most interesting flora and fauna are not terrestrial, but aquatic. -
Artisanal fisheries and NTZs in Nabq, Egypt: effect on gleaned molluscs and reef top benthic assemblages
Published on November 11, 2014
To assess the effects of these NTZs on gleaned molluscs and on the reef top benthic assemblages, a survey of edible molluscs was undertaken within NTZs boundaries, and in four adjacent fished areas. -
Exploratory coral reef assessment of the offshore islands of the Egyptian Red Sea
Published on November 11, 2014
An exploratory survey of five offshore islands in the Egyptian Red Sea has been undertaken to evaluate the importance of natural resources in terms of biodiversity and serve as baseline study. -
Monitoring of South Sinai coral reefs: influence of natural and anthropogenic factors
Published on November 11, 2014
To monitor any impacts to coral reefs related to the exponential growth of tourism in the South Sinai region of the Egyptian Red Sea, nine stations were established at key reef sites over 2002–2003. -
Geomorphosites of the National Parks of Ras Mohammed: hypothesis of sustainable tourist appraisal and fruition of the southern Sinai ( Red Sea, Egypt)
Published on November 11, 2014
Ras Mohammed National Park is an important ecological, economic, social and cultural asset for Egypt and beyond. -
How trophic interactions can cause second-order effects of marine reserves
Published on November 11, 2014
The effects of marine reserves on fish populations may be more complex than previously thought with trophic interactions important in structuring populations. -
An approach for aggregating upstream catchment information to support research and management of fluvial systems across large landscapes
Published on October 31, 2014
This paper outlines an approach to solve these challenges by building a database and applying an algorithm to gather upstream landscape information for digitized stream networks. -
Coupled human and natural systems approach to wildlife research and conservation
Published on September 12, 2014
Conserving wildlife while simultaneously meeting the resource needs of a growing human population is a major sustainability challenge. -
Economic development and coastal ecosystem change in China
Published on August 20, 2014
We compiled a multifaceted dataset to quantify coastal trends and examine the role of economic growth in China’s coastal degradation since the 1950s.