A5011044019- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Virginia Tech
2023-2025
Carleton University
2019-2024
University of British Columbia
2023
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2023
McGill University
2012-2020
Simon Fraser University
2011
To address the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, conservation approaches must be underpinned by robust information. Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute meeting targets, with some of world's largest remaining intact ecosystems, and a commitment co-application Indigenous ways knowing alongside scientific, socioeconomic, other approaches. We elicited input from experts across range disciplines identify key information needed advance policy management actions conserve in Canada....
Abstract Scientific evidence is fundamental for guiding effective conservation action to curb biodiversity loss. Yet, research resources in are often wasted due biased allocation of effort, irrelevant or low‐priority questions, flawed studies, inaccessible outputs, and poor‐quality reporting. We outline a striking example resources, highlight powerful case data rescue/reuse, discuss an exemplary model evidence‐informed conservation. suggest that funding agencies, institutions, NGOs,...
A common goal among fisheries science professionals, stakeholders, and rights holders is to ensure the persistence resilience of vibrant fish populations sustainable, equitable in diverse aquatic ecosystems, from small headwater streams offshore pelagic waters. Achieving this requires a complex intersection management, recognition interconnections people, place, that govern these tightly coupled socioecological sociotechnical systems. The World Fisheries Congress (WFC) convenes every four...
Environmental decision-makers and practitioners need deserve high-quality environmental evidence for effective decision-making. We collate share a suite of best practices applied researchers to support their capacity inform such decision-making processes. This raises number important questions: What does “relevant” informative look like? How do we know when has been applied? assembled an experienced team knowledge generators users in Canada identify insights that have emerged from work could...
Abstract Inland recreational fisheries provide numerous socio‐economic benefits to fishers, families and communities. Recreationally harvested fish are also frequently consumed may affordable sustainable but undervalued contributions human nutrition. Quantifying the degree which recreationally contribute food security subsistence is impeded by lack of data on harvest consumption difficulty in differentiating among fisheries. Recreational records tend be limited wealthy, food‐secure countries...
Inland recreational fisheries, found in lakes, rivers, and other landlocked waters, are important to livelihoods, nutrition, leisure, societal ecosystem services worldwide. Although recreationally-caught fish frequently harvested consumed by fishers, their contribution food nutrition has not been adequately quantified due lack of data, poor monitoring, under-reporting, especially developing countries. Beyond limited global harvest estimates, few have explored species-specific patterns,...
For millennia humans have extracted biological and physical resources from the planet to sustain societies enable development of technology infrastructure. Growth in human population changing consumption patterns increased footprint on ecosystems their biodiversity, including fresh waters. Freshwater biodiversity face many threats it is now widely accepted that we are a crisis. One means protecting restoring freshwater better manage exploitation biota aggregate (e.g., sand, gravel,...
ABSTRACT Although sparse, increasing evidence suggests an overlooked population of fishers whose fishing motivations and outcomes overlap across commercial, subsistence recreational sectors, resulting in underrepresented groups management policy frameworks. These participate what we frame as “provisioning fisheries,” a concept propose to highlight the values from fisheries recreational, sociocultural, psychological, economic, health, nutritional dimensions. We argue that provisioning often...
Fishes faced with novel thermal conditions often modify physiological functioning to compensate for elevated temperatures. This plasticity (thermal acclimation) has been shown improve metabolic performance and extend limits in many species. Adjustments cardiorespiratory function are invoked as mechanisms underlying because limitations oxygen supply have predicted define optima fishes, however few studies explicitly linked compensation. Here we quantify acclimation capacity the commercially...
Abstract Recreational fisheries contribute substantially to the sociocultural and economic well‐being of coastal riparian regions worldwide, but climate change threatens their sustainability. Fishery managers require information on how will impact key recreational species; however, absence a global assessment hinders both directed widespread conservation efforts. In this study, we present first vulnerability recreationally targeted fish species from marine freshwater environments (including...
Abstract Freshwater biodiversity loss is one of the greatest environmental threats in our changing world. Although declines have been reported extensively literature, much less attention has devoted to solving freshwater crisis relative other ecosystems. The recently proposed Emergency Recovery Plan for Biodiversity (Tickner et al., 2020, BioScience, 70 (4), 330–342) outlines an ambitious but necessary set overarching actions that can help “bend curve” declines. This plan timely given...
Increasing water temperatures due to anthropogenic climate change are predicted negatively impact the aerobic metabolic performance of aquatic ectotherms. Specifically, it has been hypothesized that thermal increases result in reductions scope (AS), which lead decreases energy available for essential fitness and functions. Consequences warming anticipated be especially severe warm-adapted tropical species as they thought have narrow windows limited plasticity coping with elevated...
Horizon scanning is a systematic approach increasingly used to explore emerging trends, issues, opportunities, and threats in conservation. We present the results from one such exercise aimed at identifying issues that could have important scientific, social, technological, managerial implications for conservation of inland waters Canada proximate future. recognized six opportunities nine challenges, which we provide research policy options, scientists, makers, Canadian society as whole can...
Abstract Practitioners and policymakers working in environmental arenas make decisions that can have large impacts on ecosystems. Basing such high‐quality evidence about the effectiveness of different interventions often maximize success policy management. Accordingly, it is vital to understand how professionals at science‐policy interface view use types evidence, including syntheses collate summarize available knowledge a specific topic save time for decision‐makers. We interviewed 84...
For better or for worse, authorship is a currency in scholarly research and advancement. In writing, widely acknowledged as means of conferring credit but also tied to concepts such responsibility accountability. Authorship one the most divisive topics both at level team more broadly academy beyond. At present, often primary way assert receive many pursuits domains. Debates rage, publicly mostly privately, regarding authorship. Here we attempt clarify key related informed by our collective...
Abstract Inland fisheries support the livelihoods of millions people in riparian communities worldwide but are influenced by increasing climate variability and change. Freshwater fishing societies among most vulnerable to change given their dependence on highly threatened aquatic resources. As intensifies, building adaptive capacity within understanding efficacy strategies for maintaining household stability is essential coping with ongoing social environmental In this study, we examined...
Early definitions of conservation focused largely on the end goals protection or restoration nature, and various disciplinary domains that contribute to these ends. Conservation science practice has evolved beyond being just issues scarcity biodiversity decline. To better recognize inherent links between human behaviour conservation, “success” in is now defined terms include rights needs. We also know who engages how, dictates likelihood will be embraced applied yield gains. Here we present...