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Colin Bean @ProfColinBean
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How the Choice of Spatial Resolution Affects Freshwater Fish Species Distribution Models. Ecology and Evolution16, no. 4: e73472. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73472.

How the Choice of Spatial Resolution Affects Freshwater Fish Species Distribution Models

We examined the influence of spatial resolution on freshwater fish SDMs across Europe. Model performance and variable importance were consistent across scales, but predicted range size declined with...

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Search and Passage Are Decoupled for Migrating Trout Kelts at Multi-Exit Dam. River Research and Applications1–19. doi.org/10.1002/rra.70157.

Search and Passage Are Decoupled for Migrating Trout Kelts at Multi‐Exit Dam

Longitudinal and lateral river connectivity have been drastically reduced over time, with hydropower development as a major driver of fragmentation. While fishways are widely implemented to support...

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A Multi-Method Approach to Assessing Barrier Effectiveness in Preventing the Spread of Invasive Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). River Research and Applications1–14. doi.org/10.1002/rra.70167.

A Multi‐Method Approach to Assessing Barrier Effectiveness in Preventing the Spread of Invasive...

Relieving barriers and increasing free flowing rivers is a global imperative to restore habitat connectivity for migratory fish stocks. While reducing river fragmentation will certainly improve...

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Whole System Ecohydrological Change Following Natural Flood Management and a Five-Year Beaver Reintroduction Trial. Ecohydrology19, no. 4: e70238. doi.org/10.1002/eco.70238.

Whole System Ecohydrological Change Following Natural Flood Management and a Five‐Year Beaver...

Once-common beavers have been absent from the British landscape for centuries, but wild beaver populations have returned in recent years as part of reintroduction schemes, including releases into...

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eRNA Reveals Real-Time Signals of Freshwater Fish Population Biomass and Total Abundance. Molecular Ecology35, no. 11: e70419. doi.org/10.1111/mec.70419.

eRNA Reveals Real‐Time Signals of Freshwater Fish Population Biomass and Total Abundance

Biomass and abundance data are critical for ecosystem monitoring and management of fish populations, yet their acquisition represents a growing challenge as anthropogenic pressures intensify the...

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution@Trends_Ecol_Evo
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Online now: Diversity patterns are parsimoniously explained by equilibrium dynamics dlvr.it/TSzywP
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It's a wrap! Stay tuned for the outputs from the Forty-Third Annual Meeting of NASCO going up shortly. You can read Council's Press Release here: nasco.int/wp-content/uploads… ... and the Press Release on NASCO's newly revised Guidelines for the Protection, Restoration and Improvement of Atlantic Salmon Habitat here: nasco.int/wp-content/uploads… #NASCO43 #Atlantic #Salmon
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Journal of Animal Ecology@AnimalEcology
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Check out this research methods guide 👇️ Deep blueprint: A literature review and guide to automated image classification for ecologists🖥️ 🔎 buff.ly/hWbUWKq
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Seven reasons why threatened species managers must consider genetic health, BioScience, 2026;, biag046, doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag0…

Seven reasons why threatened species managers must consider genetic health

Abstract. Genetic management is well established as an essential component of threatened species management. In small populations, deteriorating genetic he

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Integration, not replacement: molecular methods and a new equilibrium in taxonomy, BioScience, 2026;, biag065, doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag0…

Integration, not replacement: molecular methods and a new equilibrium in taxonomy

The rapid expansion of molecular methods since the 1990s has reshaped taxonomy. As sequencing became faster and cheaper, DNA-based approaches moved from ni

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Species identification, discovery, and biomonitoring: Strategic priorities for DNA barcoding in Europe, set in a global context, BioScience, 2026;, biag052, doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag0…

Species identification, discovery, and biomonitoring: Strategic priorities for DNA barcoding in...

Abstract. The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) initiative is building a globally accessible DNA-based system for species identification and discovery.

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The delicate art of professional pushback, Fisheries, 2026;, vuag006, doi.org/10.1093/fshmag/vuag0…

The delicate art of professional pushback

One time, we were getting ready to go sampling in a small boat. We backed the trailer down the ramp, finished loading it up—transferring all our gear from

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Data to decisions: Nine strategies for even more effective scientific advisory panels, Fisheries, 2026;, vuag018, doi.org/10.1093/fshmag/vuag0…

Data to decisions: Nine strategies for even more effective scientific advisory panels

ABSTRACT. In decades of facilitating fishery advisory panels, I've observed recurring impediments that limit their ability to move from data analysis to pr

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Timing is everything: Drivers of upstream movement of fishes, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2026;, vnag008, doi.org/10.1093/tafafs/vnag0…

Timing is everything: Drivers of upstream movement of fishes

ABSTRACTObjective. Understanding whether fishes quickly respond to shifting temperatures and flows, especially as they pass through river reaches that may

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Pink Salmon sightings are increasing at their southern edge in California, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2026;, vnag013, doi.org/10.1093/tafafs/vnag0…

Pink Salmon sightings are increasing at their southern edge in California

AbstractObjectives. Our objectives were to compile observations of Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in California rivers over the past three decades, to

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eRNA Reveals Real-Time Signals of Freshwater Fish Population Biomass and Total Abundance. Molecular Ecology35, no. 11: e70419. doi.org/10.1111/mec.70419.

eRNA Reveals Real‐Time Signals of Freshwater Fish Population Biomass and Total Abundance

Biomass and abundance data are critical for ecosystem monitoring and management of fish populations, yet their acquisition represents a growing challenge as anthropogenic pressures intensify the...

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Large Language Models (LLMs) for fisheries management research: understanding potential and navigating risks. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 36, 56 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s11160-026-1…

Large Language Models (LLMs) for fisheries management research: understanding potential and...

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries - Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used across many scientific domains, but their role in fisheries management research remains poorly defined....

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Variability in Fecundity–Body Size Relationships for Atlantic Salmon Associated With Body Condition and Life History. Fisheries Management and Ecology1–16. doi.org/10.1111/fme.70078.

Variability in Fecundity–Body Size Relationships for Atlantic Salmon Associated With Body Condition...

While body size is the primary driver of fecundity, other factors may contribute to variation in these relationships. Anadromous populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) have diverse life...

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Linkage Between Sex Ratio and Sea Age Composition of Atlantic Salmon in Scottish Rivers. Fisheries Management and Ecology1–3. doi.org/10.1111/fme.70085

Linkage Between Sex Ratio and Sea Age Composition of Atlantic Salmon in Scottish Rivers

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Recovery of Four Commercial Fish Stocks in Lake IJsselmeer (The Netherlands) After Major Fishery Management Interventions. Fisheries Management and Ecology1–10. doi.org/10.1111/fme.70087.

Recovery of Four Commercial Fish Stocks in Lake IJsselmeer (The Netherlands) After Major Fishery...

Sustainable management of inland fisheries presents major challenges because it often involves complex and open access systems. Lake IJsselmeer is among the largest freshwater lakes in western...

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