Search Results - "DeBruyne, Robin L."
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Identifying and characterizing juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens, Rafinesque, 1817) occupancy hot spots within the St. Clair‐Detroit River System
Published in Journal of applied ichthyology (01-03-2022)“…Over the past two decades, extensive monitoring has been conducted in the St. Clair – Detroit River System to describe spatial and temporal patterns of lake…”
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Pedigree accumulation analysis: Combining methods from community ecology and population genetics for breeding adult estimation
Published in Methods in ecology and evolution (01-12-2021)“…Estimates of the number of successfully breeding adults (NS) in a population can predict levels of recruitment. However, assessments of NS are often difficult…”
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How well do existing surveys track fish community performance measures in the St. Clair-Detroit River System?
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-02-2024)“…The St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS) connects Lake Huron to Lake Erie and provides important habitats for many fishes of economic and ecological…”
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Food web changes reflected in age‐0 piscivore diets and growth
Published in Ecology of freshwater fish (01-10-2023)“…Lake Erie walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) recruitment fluctuates annually and depends partially on their diet and growth during their first year of life. In…”
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The renaissance of ecosystem integrity in North American large rivers
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The renaissance of North American large rivers: synthesis of the special section
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Are We Preparing the Next Generation of Fisheries Professionals to Succeed in their Careers?: A Survey of AFS Members
Published in Fisheries (Bethesda) (01-08-2016)“…Natural resource professionals have frequently criticized universities for poorly preparing graduates to succeed in their jobs. We surveyed members of the…”
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Using Larval Fish Community Structure to Guide Long-Term Monitoring of Fish Spawning Activity
Published in North American journal of fisheries management (01-04-2015)“…Larval fishes provide a direct indication of spawning activity and may therefore be useful for long-term monitoring efforts in relation to spawning habitat…”
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Evidence of the St. Clair-Detroit River System as a dispersal corridor and nursery habitat for transient larval burbot
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-09-2015)“…Burbot Lota lota are distributed across the Laurentian Great Lakes where they occupy a top piscivore role. The St. Clair-Detroit River System is known to…”
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Sampling Little Fish in Big Rivers: Larval Fish Detection Probabilities in Two Lake Erie Tributaries and Implications for Sampling Effort and Abundance Indices
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (1900) (01-01-2014)“…Larval fish are frequently sampled in coastal tributaries to determine factors affecting recruitment, evaluate spawning success, and estimate production from…”
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Analysis of Prey Selection by Double-Crested Cormorants: A 15-Year Diet Study in Oneida Lake, New York
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (1900) (01-03-2013)“…Piscivorous birds, in particular cormorants Phalacrocorax spp., have been reported to cause declines in some fish populations in both Europe and North America,…”
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Lake Whitefish Relative Abundance, Length-at-Age, and Condition in Lake Michigan as Indicated by Fishery-independent Surveys
Published in Journal of Great Lakes research (01-06-2008)“…In the mid 1990s, growth and condition of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) declined within commercial catches in Lake Michigan. However, underlying…”
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Indicators of fish population responses to avian predation with focus on double-crested cormorants
Published in Journal of Great Lakes research (01-12-2022)“…Double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) have been implicated as causes of fish population declines in many locations across their breeding range. Two…”
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Larval Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) zooplankton consumption remains constant despite variation in prey densities in western Lake Erie
Published in Aquatic ecosystem health & management (23-09-2024)“…Larval fish growth and survival could be limited or reduced due to patchiness of zooplankton densities, even in productive aquatic systems. Recent declines in…”
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Genetic Family Reconstruction Characterizes Lake Sturgeon Use of Newly Constructed Spawning Habitat and Larval Dispersal
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (1900) (01-05-2020)“…Since 2004, seven spawning reefs have been constructed in the St. Clair–Detroit River system to remediate lost spawning habitat and increase recruitment of…”
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Assessment of larval fish assemblages and nursery habitat in the St. Clair River delta
Published in Journal of Great Lakes research (01-08-2019)“…The St. Clair River delta, part of the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS), is the most fished coastal wetland area in the Laurentian Great Lakes and…”
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Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawn in the St. Marys River Rapids, Michigan
Published in Journal of Great Lakes research (01-10-2020)“…The St. Marys River connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron, comprising the international border between Michigan, United States, and Ontario, Canada. This Great…”
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A structured approach to remediation site assessment: lessons from 15 years of fish spawning habitat creation in the St. Clair‐Detroit River System
Published in Restoration ecology (01-05-2021)“…Ideally, restoration re‐establishes natural processes in degraded habitats (e.g. flow and sediment regimes). However, in altered systems where process‐based…”
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Egg and Larval Collection Methods Affect Spawning Adult Numbers Inferred by Pedigree Analysis
Published in North American journal of fisheries management (01-04-2020)“…Analytical methods that incorporate genetic data are increasingly used in monitoring and assessment programs for important rate functions of fish populations…”
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