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Development of Active Numerating Side-scan for a High-Density Overwintering Location for Endemic Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Saint John River, New Brunswick by Andrews, Samuel N., O’Sullivan, Antóin M., Helminen, Jani, Arluison, Daniel F., Samways, Kurt M., Linnansaari, Tommi, Curry, R. Allen

“…In 1979, the Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) population of the Saint John River, New Brunswick, was estimated at 18,000 ± 5400 individuals. More…”
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Space invaders: Searching for invasive Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in a renowned Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) river by O'Sullivan, Antóin M., Samways, Kurt M., Perreault, Alysse, Hernandez, Cécilia, Gautreau, Mark D., Curry, R. Allen, Bernatchez, Louis

“…Humans have the ability to permanently alter aquatic ecosystems and the introduction of species is often the most serious alteration. Non‐native Smallmouth…”
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Effects of spawning Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on total lipid content and fatty acid composition of river food webs by Samways, Kurt M., Blair, Tammy J., Charest, Michelle A., Cunjak, Richard A.

“…Returning Atlantic salmon subsidize rivers with marine‐derived nutrients (MDNs), potentially altering food web dynamics, shifting to reliance on marine‐derived…”
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The salmon‐peloton: Hydraulic habitat shifts of adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) due to behavioural thermoregulation by O'Sullivan, Antóin M., Linnansaari, Tommi, Leavitt, Jaime, Samways, Kurt M., Kurylyk, Barret L., Curry, R. Allen

“…In recent decades, there has been an increase in conservation and restoration projects targeting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar – AS), as populations in eastern…”
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Large dam renewals and removals—Part 1: Building a science framework to support a decision‐making process by Curry, R. Allen, Yamazaki, Gordon, Linnansaari, Tommi, Monk, Wendy, Samways, Kurt M., Dolson, Rebecca, Munkittrick, Kelly R., Bielecki, Anthony

“…Altered rivers and managed flows are a hallmark of civilization and dams are a principal agent of alteration. Peak dam construction occurred at the turn of the…”
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Increases in benthic community production and metabolism in response to marine‐derived nutrients from spawning Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Samways, Kurt M, Cunjak, Richard A

“…Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and other anadromous fishes represent a major vector for transporting marine‐derived nutrients (MDNs) to Atlantic rivers…”
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Ocean warming cannot explain synchronous declines in North American Atlantic salmon populations by Soto, David X., Trueman, Clive N., Samways, Kurt M., Dadswell, Michael J., Cunjak, Richard A.

“…Atlantic salmon Salmo salar populations have suffered global, synchronous declines over the past decades. These declines are coincident with improvements in…”
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Diel patterns in spatial distribution of fish assemblages in lentic and lotic habitat in a regulated river by Wegscheider, Bernhard, Linnansaari, Tommi, Wall, Craig C., Gautreau, Mark D., Monk, Wendy A., Dolson‐Edge, Rebecca, Samways, Kurt M., Curry, R. Allen

“…Fish assemblages in large rivers are governed by spatio‐temporal changes in habitat conditions, which must be accounted for when designing effective monitoring…”
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to Estimate Lipid Content in Atlantic Salmon Parr as Influenced by Temperature, PIT Tags, and Instrument Precision and Application in Field Studies by Vue, Sherr, Samways, Kurt M, Cunjak, Richard A

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in field studies monitoring Atlantic Salmon Salmo…”
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Increases in benthic community production and metabolism in response to marine‐derived nutrients from spawning A tlantic salmon ( S almo salar ) by Samways, Kurt M., Cunjak, Richard A.

“…Summary Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) and other anadromous fishes represent a major vector for transporting marine‐derived nutrients (MDNs) to Atlantic…”
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Spatiotemporal responses of algal, fungal, and bacterial biofilm communities in Atlantic rivers receiving marine-derived nutrient inputs by Samways, Kurt M., Quiñones-Rivera, Zoraida J., Leavitt, Peter R., Cunjak, Richard A.

“…Spawning anadromous fishes can enhance primary and secondary production in streams by providing marine-derived nutrients (MDN), but little is known of their…”
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DIRECTIONAL TREE FELLING BY BEAVERS (CASTOR CANADENSIS) by Samways, Kurt M., Poulin, Ray G., Brigham, R Mark

“…By measuring the falling angle of 888 trees of a variety of sizes cut near 8 different dams in southwestern Saskatchewan, we tested the hypothesis that beavers…”
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