It's about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem

MD Staudinger, KE Mills, K Stamieszkin… - Fisheries …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The timing of recurring biological and seasonal environmental events is changing on a
global scale relative to temperature and other climate drivers. This study considers the Gulf …

The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem: A synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management

MD Staudinger, H Goyert, JJ Suca… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytidae) and the
Northern sand lance (A. dubius, Ammodytidae) are small forage fishes that play an important …

Sensitivity of sand lance to shifting prey and hydrography indicates forthcoming change to the northeast US shelf forage fish complex

JJ Suca, DN Wiley, TL Silva, AR Robuck… - ICES Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) and Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) represent
the dominant lipid-rich forage fish species throughout the Northeast US shelf and are critical …

Long-term changes in the distributions of larval and adult fish in the northeast US shelf ecosystem

HJ Walsh, DE Richardson, KE Marancik, JA Hare - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Many studies have documented long-term changes in adult marine fish distributions and
linked these changes to climate change and multi-decadal climate variability. Most marine …

Diversity in thermal affinity among key piscivores buffers impacts of ocean warming on predator–prey interactions

RL Selden, RD Batt, VS Saba… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Asymmetries in responses to climate change have the potential to alter important predator–
prey interactions, in part by altering the location and size of spatial refugia for prey. We …

Applying a bioeconomic model to recreational fisheries management: groundfish in the Northeast United States

MY Lee, S Steinback, K Wallmo - Marine Resource …, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Recreational fisheries regulations frequently consist of possession limits, size limits, and
seasonal closures that constrain the ability of recreational fishermen to catch or land fish. It is …

Opening the tap: increased riverine connectivity strengthens marine food web pathways

BS Dias, MG Frisk, A Jordaan - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Reduction of ecosystem connectivity has long-lasting impacts on food webs. Anadromous
fish, which migrate from marine to freshwater ecosystems to complete reproduction, have …

What have we lost? Modeling dam impacts on American Shad populations through their native range

J Zydlewski, DS Stich, S Roy, M Bailey… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
American shad (Alosa sapidissima) are native to the east coast of North America from the St.
Johns River, Florida, to the St. Lawrence River region in Canada. Since the 1800s, dams …

Predator stomach contents can provide accurate indices of prey biomass

EL Ng, JJ Deroba, TE Essington, A Grüss… - ICES Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Diet-based annual biomass indices can potentially use predator stomach contents to
provide information about prey biomass and may be particularly useful for species that are …

Changes in Distribution Patterns for Larimichthys polyactis in Response to Multiple Pressures in the Bohai Sea Over the Past Four Decades

Q Han, X Shan, X Jin, H Gorfine, Y Chen… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Understanding patterns of change in the distribution of species among their critical habitats
is important for analyzing population dynamics and adaptive responses to environmental …