Search Results - "Pomeranz, Justin P. F."

Choosing priors in Bayesian ecological models by simulating from the prior predictive distribution by Wesner, Jeff S., Pomeranz, Justin P. F.

“…Bayesian data analysis is increasingly used in ecology, but prior specification remains focused on choosing non‐informative priors (e.g., flat or vague…”
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Bayesian hierarchical modelling of size spectra by Wesner, Jeff S., Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Junker, James R., Gjoni, Vojsava

“…A fundamental pattern in ecology is that smaller organisms are more abundant than larger organisms. This pattern is known as the individual size distribution…”
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Ecosystem size and complexity as extrinsic drivers of food chain length in branching ecosystems by Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Finlay, Jacques C., Terui, Akira

“…Understanding the drivers of food chain length in natural communities has intrigued ecologists since Elton publicized “food cycles” in the early 20th century…”
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Despite a century of warming, increased snowfall has buffered the ice phenology of North America’s largest high-elevation lake against climate change by Tronstad, Lusha M, Oleksy, Isabella A, Pomeranz, Justin P F, Preston, Daniel L, Gianniny, Gordon, Cook, Katrina, Holley, Ana, Farnes, Phil, Koel, Todd M, Hotaling, Scott

“…Abstract Lakes are sentinels of environmental change. In cold climates, lake ice phenology—the timing and duration of ice cover during winter—is a key control…”
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Low-cost floating emergence net and bottle trap: comparison of two designs by Cadmus, Pete, Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Kraus, Johanna M.

“…Sampling emergent aquatic insects is of interest to many freshwater ecologists. Many quantitative emergence traps require the use of aspiration for collection…”
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Integrative analysis of stressor gradients reveals multiple discrete trait‐defined axes underlie community assembly by Barrett, Isabelle C., McIntosh, Angus R., Febria, Catherine M., Graham, S. Elizabeth, Burdon, Francis J., Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Warburton, Helen J.

“…The generalizable functional attributes of organisms (traits) relate strongly to their environment across multiple levels of biological organization, making…”
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Individual size distributions across North American streams vary with local temperature by Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Junker, James R., Wesner, Jeff S.

“…Parameters describing the negative relationship between abundance and body size within ecological communities provide a summary of many important biological…”
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Changes in stream food-web structure across a gradient of acid mine drainage increase local community stability by Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Wesner, Jeff S., Harding, Jon S.

“…Understanding what makes food webs stable has long been a goal of ecologists. Topological structure and the distribution and magnitude of interaction strengths…”
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Anthropogenic mining alters macroinvertebrate size spectra in streams by Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Warburton, Helen J., Harding, Jon S.

“…Food web properties can be used in bioassessment as indicators of ecosystem stress, although logistical constraints restrict their widespread use. Size spectra…”
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Bioenergetic responses of a stream food web to habitat restoration: interactions between Brown trout and invertebrate prey resources by Kotalik, Christopher J., Wolff, Brian A., Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Richer, Eric E., Clements, William H.

“…Stream habitat restoration has the potential to rehabilitate degraded stream communities, but the bioenergetic impact of restoration on prey resources and…”
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Inferring predator–prey interactions in food webs by Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Thompson, Ross M., Poisot, Timothée, Harding, Jon S., Lecomte, Nicolas

“…Food webs are a powerful way to represent the diversity, structure, and function of ecological systems. However, the accurate description of food webs requires…”
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Habitat restoration for brown trout (Salmo trutta) has limited effects on macroinvertebrate communities in a historically metal‐contaminated stream by Wolff, Brian A., Pomeranz, Justin P. F., Kotalik, Christopher J., Hall, Edward K., Clements, William H.

“…Quantifying the success of stream remediation or restoration projects that are designed to improve water quality or habitat, respectively, is often challenging…”
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