Alabama Research: Projects, Research Publications, Presentations, Thesis and Dissertations, Technical Publications

Alabama Research Activities

The Alabama Unit has identified four areas in which to concentrate its research efforts: 1) determining the effects of forest management techniques on wildlife species, 2) investigating the ecology and management of stream corridors, 3) investigating the status, life history and habitat requirements of endangered or threatened species to obtain information necessary for the development of comprehensive recovery plans, and 4) investigating the ecology and management of fish and wildlife species on landscape scales. The Unit will not be restricted to these areas of investigation; however, it will work towards the development of comprehensive research programs in each.

Projects

Project	Completion Date
Adaptive Management for Turkey Harvest in Alabama	September 2020	The Alabama Units is conducting long-term research project for Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to inform science-based (adaptive) management of Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallapavo; hereafter Turkey) populations across the state. Applying AM requires a decision tool based on region-specific vital rates for turkey populations. Current, region-specific vital rates and harvest rates are unavailable, except as expert opinion. The tool will employ a population model that predicts the dynamics of Turkey populations based on vital rates and a management model that predicts the effects of harvest regulations on vital rates. This research will estimate the temporal and spatial variation in vital rates, update the recently developed expert-driven model, test methods for monitoring decision criteria, and provide the agency with a method for incorporating the best available information in decisions regarding Turkey harvest.	None
Grassland habitat management for diverse taxa and stakeholders	July 2016	This project is focused on adapting and modifying decision models developed for grassland bird population management to consider non-avian taxa that rely on the same habitat and are of high conservation concern	This project is focused on adapting and modifying decision models developed for grassland bird population management to consider non-avian taxa that rely on the same habitat and are of high conservation concern
Population viability and reclassification criteria of the listed population of Steller’s Eider in Alaska.	August 2016	The Alaska-breeding population of Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) was classified as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act (Act) in 1997 based upon a substantial decrease in the species’ nesting range in Alaska. The reduction in the number of Steller’s eiders nesting in Alaska increased the vulnerability of the population (Federal Register 1997). Following listing, a recovery plan was developed (USFWS 2002) that specifies population criteria for reclassification from Threatened to Endangered and Threatened to delisted. For delisting to occur, subpopulations with <1% chance of extinction within 100 years must exist on both the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP), and in western (YKD) Alaska. The Alabama Unit will be using recently collected data to estimate extinction probabilities and determine the likelihood of misclassifying the population status based on recent surveys.	None
American Black Duck Survival and Recruitment analyses	September 2013	Estimating annual survival, inter-seasonal movement and annual recruitment rates of American Black Ducks.	None
Horseshoe crab abundance	May 2015	Gathering and analyzing horseshoe crab mark recapture data to estimate abundance in support of the Delaware Bay horseshoe crab harvest management plan	None
Grassland bird occupancy modeling	December 2014	Estimating grassland bird habitat use and associations to parameterize a habitat management projection model for decision analysis on grassland bird habitat management.	None
White-Tailed Deer demographics at Ft. Rucker Alabama	January 2014	Using Time Lapse Photography to monitor deer populations and estimate the effects of coyote management on deer abundance and harvest.	None
Deer Density and recriutment	May 2016	We are using time lapse photography to estimate white-tailed deer demographic rates for use in a population model that will inform harvest management decision analysis.	We are using time lapse photography to estimate white-tailed deer demographic rates for use in a population model that will inform harvest management decision analysis.
Inventory and conservation planning for species of greatest conservaiton need on state-owned lands in Alabama	March 2012	Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU) is leading a 5-year research project (hereafter referred to as ICP) to investigate the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of species of Greatest Conservation Need identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan on 13 state-owned wildlife management areas, natural areas, and parks.	Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (ALCFWRU) is leading a 5-year research project (hereafter referred to as ICP) to investigate the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of species of Greatest Conservation Need identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan on 13 state-owned wildlife management areas, natural areas, and parks. ICP includes land in five ecological regions, and could include most of the 303 species of greatest conservation need (GCN) listed in the State’s Wildlife Action Plan. ICP relies upon a team of co-investigators composed mainly of faculty and researchers from Auburn University and Appalachian State University who advise the graduate students and technicians engaged in field research. Cooperator contributed funds are currently supporting 10 graduate students in 4 graduate degree programs at Auburn University and 1 graduate student at Appalachian State University. ICP oversight comes from a steering committee composed of the Unit Leader and decision-makers from 3 divisions of the Alabama DCNR who provide input on the selection of study areas, coordination with land managers, research objectives, and expected products. The expected products from ICP include reports and decision support tools that will be used to evaluate management alternatives for each of the study areas. After reviewing a provisional decision support tool for one of the study areas developed by ALCFWRU staff and a technical team of land managers and decision makers from ADCNR using Structured Decision Making, the ICP Steering Committee elected to provisionally support the devel opment of similar tools for each of the 13 study areas
Optimal Conservation Strategies to Cope with Climate Change	September 2013	1. Identify focal species for planning conservation actions within each ecoregion. Focal species should represent the species most sensitive to resource and process limitations in the southeastern region (Lambeck 1999) and should represent a broad array of taxa. 2. Assess the state of populations of focal species based on the best available information. This may include survey data (e.g. Breeding Bird Surveys, mid-winter waterfowl surveys, North American Amphibian Monitoring Program) or expert opinion. 3. Determine population objectives and habitat objectives for focal species that will ensure their persistence. 4. Identify and quantify the effects of management and policy alternatives for the conservation of focal species. 5. Develop habitat relationship models for focal species that will be suitable for predicting population responses to climate change and conservation actions. 6. Determine optimal conservation strategies based on the identified management and policy alternatives that are most likely to sustain populations of focal species. 7. Identify key elements for monitoring that will reduce uncertainty regarding the effect of climate change on terrestrial and aquatic populations and their habitats and measure progress towards population and habitat objectives.	None
Mapping the distribution of longleaf ecosystems for herpetofauna conservation	August 2010	Over the last two centuries, the longleaf pine ecosystem has been dramatically altered by logging, replanting with other pine species, and fire suppression. This reduction in habitat has affected numerous birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The best known example of this is the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), a federally endangered species that inhabits old growth longleaf pine woodlands. The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is another longleaf pine inhabitant. It is listed as federally threatened west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1990). The black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) is also a longleaf ecosystem inhabitant and a species whose abundance is in decline. Successful management of both the gopher tortoise and the black pine snake requires knowledge of the current distribution of the longleaf pine ecosystem. The goal of this project is to assess what is mapped and what can be improved in the Hogland Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Map for the purpose of enhancing the ability to manage and conserve the gopher tortoise and black pine snake. Additionally, we intend to relate gopher tortoise burrow density to the improved predicted probability map. Our specific hypotheses: 1. Hogland's (2005) work accurately maps the occurrence of longleaf pine woodlands. If hypothesis 1 is shown to be false then: 2. The accuracy of the map can be improved with addition of soils and landform information. 3. The inaccuracy of the data is related to the distribution and scope of the field sampling effort. 4. Gopher tortoise population densities are related to the same characteristics that are used to map longleaf pine woodlands. Objectives: � Determine the accuracy of the longleaf ecosystem map created by Hogland (2005) across its range in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. � Determine whether the accuracy of the map can be further improved by incorporating information on soils (STATSGO) or landform � Determine whether FIA and USDA Forest Service Continuous Inventory of Stands (CISC) data can be used to improve the accuracy of the map	None
Data Development for a Decision Support Tool for Longleaf and Open Pine Ecosystems	June 2011	1. Identify and obtain the available spatial data for the development of an open pine decision support tool for the historical range of longleaf pine. 2. Map the density of suitable sites for the restoration of open pine ecosystems based on land form, land use, and range limits. 3. Map the relative ability for land managers to use fire for the maintenance of open pine ecosystems based on the density of urban and developed lands. 4. Use the density of conservation lands to determine where the potential exists for long-term conservation and maintenance of open pine systems.	None
Climate change in the Southeastern US and its impacts on bird habitats	September 2011	Fish and wildlife agencies are increasingly challenged in responding to a changing climate. Several climate models developed under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have recently predicted changes in temperature and rainfall patterns throughout much of North America. These changes are expected to cause substantial changes in habitat conditions and thus species distributions. State fish and wildlife agencies will need to respond to a changing climate and incorporate it into their planning efforts. Unfortunately, no models have yet been developed to effectively step down the current suite of Global Circulation Models (GCM) to scales suitable for conservation planning. Only recently have models been tested that provide any degree of certainty for sub-regions of the United States. A more fine-scaled approach to predict climate changes related must be established before effects on animal habitats and populations can be predicted. Such an approach will enable states to make informed, adaptive decisions in their planning for their fishery and wildlife resources. The research proposed here seeks to estimate the rates of historic change in land use-land cover (LULC) in response to changes in climatologic parameters. Map land cover-land use for at least three time periods between 1970 and 2006 using available LandSat TM data based on habitat classes that are important to wildlife conservation. 1. Estimate the rate and uncertainty of transition among habitat classes in relation to climatologic and abiotic factors that govern LULC. MOD 1 Additons 1. Determine the spatial and thematic resolution necessary to estimate the relationships between recent changes in land use and land cover (LULC) and the distribution of bird populations. 2. Estimate historic LULC at decadal intervals between 1970 and 2006 using available Multi-spectral scanner (MSS) and LandSat Thematic Mapper (TM) data at spatial and thematic resolutions that will be useful for conservation of fish and wildlife populations. 3. Estimate rates and uncertainty in historic LULC change at decadal intervals between 1970 and 2006 and their relationship to important climatologic and abiotic factors that govern LULC.	None
Evaluating the spatial and temporal distribution and ecology of Bighead and Silver Carp and native fishes of the lower Red River basin	September 2023	This project will devote substantial effort to understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of Bighead Carp and Silver Carp in the Red River basin.	Both the Bighead Carp (<i>Hypophthalmichthys nobilis</i>) and Silver Carp (<i>H. molitrix</i>) were introduced to the United States in the 1970s. Since that time, the two species have become prolific invaders. In the Red River Basin, Bighead Carp have been captured periodically, often as part of other sampling efforts targeting other species. However, there has never been extensive sampling efforts that covered much of the Red River basin and specifically targeted Bighead and/or Silver carps. We partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and Arkansas Game and Fish to develop management actions applicable to this basin that will help minimize spread of these invasive species. This project will devote substantial effort to understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of carp in the Red River basin and assess native fish assemblages that might be affected by their presence. This basic biological information serves as a foundation for developing programs for removal if deemed problematic.
Puerto Rican Boa Population Viability Analysis for Species Status Assessment	September 2022	Working USFWS biologists and partner agencies and researchers we are developing viability models using available information to support classification decisions for Puerto Rican Boa and Eastern Black Rail.	Working USFWS biologists and partner agencies and researchers we are developing viability models using available information to support classification decisions for Puerto Rican Boa and Eastern Black Rail.
Southwestern Species Status Assessment	March 2020	Developed modeling techniques to support a variety of listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act supporting the USFWS. We worked on Sonora Desert Tortoise, Gila Chub, White-Bark Pine, White-tailed Ptarmigan among others. We also developed curriculum for a short course on data analysis and modeling for USFWS biologists.	Developed modeling techniques to support a variety of listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act supporting the USFWS.
Threats, flows, and ecology: modelling and decision tools to support recovery of listed and at-risk species in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin.	September 2021	We will provide expertise to ongoing USFWS efforts in the ACF Basin to recover listed species, conserve at-risk species, and implement an adaptive management process to minimize incidental take of listed species from water management operations. We will synthesize existing information to create an updated threats analysis and employ hydrologic modeling and spatial analyses to quantitatively assess the primary threats to recovery of the six listed freshwater mussels species in the ACF Basin: Purple Bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus, T), Chipola Slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis, T), Fat Threeridge (Amblema neislerii, E), Oval Pigtoe (Pluerobema pyriforme, E), Shinyrayed pocketbook (Hamiota subangulata, E), and Gulf Moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus, E). All species have five year reviews in process, and two are also in process for having full Species Status Assessments completed in the next year. Threats include water quantity and quality in the rivers of the basin, which are impacted by drought frequency and severity. Additionally, historical river dredging is hypothesized to have contributed to mussel decline in the Basin, and population increases have been observed for some species since dredging ceased in the early 2000s. However, navigation is an authorized purpose of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), so future dredging is possible and analyzing how dredging areas may intersect with contemporary mussel distribution must be considered in understanding future scenarios for securing subpopulations of the ACF mussels. We will apply hydrologic modeling to evaluate alternative water management operations to investigate effects to at-risk species and assist in upcoming reanalysis of the ACF Biological Opinion. We will also engage with the ongoing Adaptive Management process with USFWS, USACE, and scientific experts to help develop decision endpoints. This project has multiple high value, decision-relevant deliverables to the Service.	We will provide expertise to ongoing USFWS efforts in the ACF Basin to recover listed species, conserve at-risk species, and implement an adaptive management process to minimize incidental take of listed species from water management operations. We will synthesize existing information to create an updated threats analysis and employ hydrologic modeling and spatial analyses to quantitatively assess the primary threats to recovery of the six listed freshwater mussels species in the ACF Basin: Purple Bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus, T), Chipola Slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis, T), Fat Threeridge (Amblema neislerii, E), Oval Pigtoe (Pluerobema pyriforme, E), Shinyrayed pocketbook (Hamiota subangulata, E), and Gulf Moccasinshell (Medionidus penicillatus, E). All species have five year reviews in process, and two are also in process for having full Species Status Assessments completed in the next year. Threats include water quantity and quality in the rivers of the basin, which are impacted by drought frequency and severity. Additionally, historical river dredging is hypothesized to have contributed to mussel decline in the Basin, and population increases have been observed for some species since dredging ceased in the early 2000s. However, navigation is an authorized purpose of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), so future dredging is possible and analyzing how dredging areas may intersect with contemporary mussel distribution must be considered in understanding future scenarios for securing subpopulations of the ACF mussels. We will apply hydrologic modeling to evaluate alternative water management operations to investigate effects to at-risk species and assist in upcoming reanalysis of the ACF Biological Opinion. We will also engage with the ongoing Adaptive Management process with USFWS, USACE, and scientific experts to help develop decision endpoints. This project has multiple high value, decision-relevant deliverables to the Service.
A structured decision making rapid prototyping workshop to incorporate stakeholder and expert opinion for evaluation of water management actions to reduce incidental take of listed freshwater mussels and Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.	September 2021	A 4.5 day structured decision making (SDM) collaboration with experienced SDM coaches is a necessary component to further ongoing adaptive management (AM) processes in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Drs. Walsh and Irwin have worked collaboratively on the ACF AM leadership team with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) since 2017 to develop incidental take and adaptive management monitoring plans for listed species in the Apalachicola River. However, quantitative models that predict the impact of alternate flow management regimes on populations of listed species do not exist. A SDM workshop at this time will leverage significant existing products, expertise, and interagency partnerships developed in the AM process to date to efficiently integrate stakeholder and scientific expert knowledge to quantify biological objectives and measurable biological endpoints and inform quantitative predictive models that will be developed at the workshop. The models will forecast and predict the impact of flow management in the basin to populations of seven listed species. The project has the potential to make significant gains in achieving conservation delivery in a high profile, contentious river basin where informed and prudent multi-use water management will be essential to conserve and recover aquatic species and habitats long-term.	A 4.5 day structured decision making (SDM) collaboration with experienced SDM coaches is a necessary component to further ongoing adaptive management (AM) processes in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin. Drs. Walsh and Irwin have worked collaboratively on the ACF AM leadership team with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) since 2017 to develop incidental take and adaptive management monitoring plans for listed species in the Apalachicola River. However, quantitative models that predict the impact of alternate flow management regimes on populations of listed species do not exist. A SDM workshop at this time will leverage significant existing products, expertise, and interagency partnerships developed in the AM process to date to efficiently integrate stakeholder and scientific expert knowledge to quantify biological objectives and measurable biological endpoints and inform quantitative predictive models that will be developed at the workshop. The models will forecast and predict the impact of flow management in the basin to populations of seven listed species. The project has the potential to make significant gains in achieving conservation delivery in a high profile, contentious river basin where informed and prudent multi-use water management will be essential to conserve and recover aquatic species and habitats long-term.
Impacts of PFAS Contaminants on Oyster Health and Food Safety.	September 2022	We are investigating the potential impacts of PFAS (toxins) on oyster populations in Mobile Bay. Variation in PFAS body burden in relation to environmental conditions will be measured in oysters collected from the bay. In addition, we are quantifying the physiological consequences of these toxins to respiration and growth of oysters. Stakeholders will use our results to inform management of oyster populations, water quality, and food safety protocols.	Maintaining sustainable oyster fisheries is a primary objective of state management agencies in the Gulf of Mexico region. A primary driver of productive oyster fisheries is provision of water quality that maintains viable populations that are safe for human consumption. We are investigating the potential impacts of PFAS (toxins) on oyster populations in Mobile Bay. Variation in PFAS body burden in relation to environmental conditions will be measured in oysters collected from the bay. In addition, we are quantifying the physiological consequences of these toxins to respiration and growth of oysters. Stakeholders include marine resource and public health agencies, EPA, and NGOs concerned with water quality and public safety. Results will be used to help decision makers site locations for oyster restoration, set season and creel limits, and determine food safety standards.
ADCNR Harris Dam 17 - Assessment of impacts of flow management on macroinvertebrate assemblages	December 2018	Hydroelectric dams remain one of the primary sources of renewable energy globally. Hydropeaking regimes used to generate electricity are known to cause disturbances in natural flow and thermal conditions. Pulses of various magnitude create dual waves of sheer and thermal stress which, in general, cause a decrease in community complexity, richness, and native diversity downstream of hydropeaking dams. As human populations increase and become more reliable on renewable resources, reducing uncertainty regarding how hydropower impacts natural ecosystems is important to State and Federal partners as well as other stakeholders interested in multiple uses of river systems. R.L. Harris Dam is a hydropeaking facility located in the upper-central Tallapoosa River Basin that has been subject to an adaptive flow management project (R.L. Harris Adaptive Management Program, or AMP) since 2005. Our long-term study indicated that, despite improved flow regime plans during the AMP, communities in the regulated river remain dissimilar from those unaffected by the dam. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will use our data to investigate and predict how future alternate flow regime decisions from the dam will impact their biological objectives for biota. Metrics defining variation in flow, temperature, and local environmental variables will be used to best predict impacts to stakeholders values related to future flow regime decisions ultimately set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during dam re-licensing.	Hydroelectric dams remain one of the primary sources of renewable energy globally. Hydropeaking regimes used to generate electricity are known to cause disturbances in natural flow and thermal conditions. Pulses of various magnitude create dual waves of sheer and thermal stress which, in general, cause a decrease in community complexity, richness, and native diversity downstream of hydropeaking dams. As human populations increase and become more reliable on renewable resources, reducing uncertainty regarding how hydropower impacts natural ecosystems is important to State and Federal partners as well as other stakeholders interested in multiple uses of river systems. R.L. Harris Dam is a hydropeaking facility located in the upper-central Tallapoosa River Basin that has been subject to an adaptive flow management project (R.L. Harris Adaptive Management Program, or AMP) since 2005. Our long-term study indicated that, despite improved flow regime plans during the AMP, communities in the regulated river remain dissimilar from those unaffected by the dam. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will use our data to investigate and predict how future alternate flow regime decisions from the dam will impact their biological objectives for biota. Metrics defining variation in flow, temperature, and local environmental variables will be used to best predict impacts to stakeholders values related to future flow regime decisions ultimately set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during dam re-licensing.
Integrating sonar and aerial photogrammetry to quantify habitat persistence for shoal dwelling fishes and invertebrates in relation to flow prescriptions.	June 2019	Instream flow incremental methodologies are hydraulic or hydrologic models that are applied at the reach level and are valuable for evaluating the variation in physical and hydraulic habitat units in relation to variation in flow regimes. Implementation of instream flow incremental methodologies (IFIM) have been used in several Alabama river systems for decision support to determine flow-habitat relations for at risk species; however, technology and knowledge of ecohydrology has far surpassed the methods and scientific inference that was applied in the past. Our approach will be to integrate both existing remote sensing technologies, sidescan-sonar and drone imagery with 2D and 3D hydraulic models to deliver a visual tool that can quantify the effects of instream habitat relative to variation in flow regimes. This project will be conducted in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama, and the ecohydrology decision support system developed in the project will be valuable for informing the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other stakeholders (NGOs, USFWS, USNPS, Alabama Power) consequences of various flow presciptions to diverse fish and invertebrate communities below a hydropeaking dam undergoing FERC re-licensing.	Instream flow incremental methodologies are hydraulic or hydrologic models that are applied at the reach level and are valuable for evaluating the variation in physical and hydraulic habitat units in relation to variation in flow regimes. Implementation of instream flow incremental methodologies (IFIM) have been used in several Alabama river systems for decision support to determine flow-habitat relations for at risk species; however, technology and knowledge of ecohydrology has far surpassed the methods and scientific inference that was applied in the past. Our approach will be to integrate both existing remote sensing technologies, sidescan-sonar and drone imagery with 2D and 3D hydraulic models to deliver a visual tool that can quantify the effects of instream habitat relative to variation in flow regimes. This project will be conducted in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama, and the ecohydrology decision support system developed in the project will be valuable for informing the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other stakeholders (NGOs, USFWS, USNPS, Alabama Power) consequences of various flow presciptions to diverse fish and invertebrate communities below a hydropeaking dam undergoing FERC re-licensing.
Sustainable restoration of Dauphin Island, Alabama: Phase IV	May 2019	Dauphin Island is a strategically significant barrier island along the northern Gulf of Mexico, serving as the only barrier island providing protection to much of the state of Alabama’s coastal natural resources. The island has sustained impacts from both storms and the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill, warranting evaluation of restoration options. This work will identify the most beneficial and effective restoration activities for Dauphin Island that, if implemented, would ensure long-term sustainability and resiliency of the state of Alabama’s only barrier island, its habitats, the living coastal and marine resources it supports, as well as estuarine conditions in Mississippi Sound and the extensive coastal wetlands to the north. The project integrates multiple models to determine long-term impacts of storms and sea level rise on restoration activities and consequent effects on conservation value of the island. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources engaged multiple USGS and ACOE scientists to develop the decision support system that will inform restoration decisions. The project was implemented in Phases I-IV and the final restoration alternatives are almost complete for analysis.	Dauphin Island is a strategically significant barrier island along the northern Gulf of Mexico, serving as the only barrier island providing protection to much of the state of Alabama’s coastal natural resources. The island has sustained impacts from both storms and the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill, warranting evaluation of restoration options. This work will identify the most beneficial and effective restoration activities for Dauphin Island that, if implemented, would ensure long-term sustainability and resiliency of the state of Alabama’s only barrier island, its habitats, the living coastal and marine resources it supports, as well as estuarine conditions in Mississippi Sound and the extensive coastal wetlands to the north. The project integrates multiple models to determine long-term impacts of storms and sea level rise on restoration activities and consequent effects on conservation value of the island. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources engaged multiple USGS and ACOE scientists to develop the decision support system that will inform restoration decisions. The project was implemented in Phases I-IV and the final restoration alternatives are almost complete for analysis.
Sustainable restoration of Dauphin Island, Alabama: Phase III	May 2018	Dauphin Island is a strategically significant barrier island along the northern Gulf of Mexico, serving as the only barrier island providing protection to much of the state of Alabama’s coastal natural resources. The island has sustained impacts from both storms and the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill, warranting evaluation of restoration options. This work will identify the most beneficial and effective restoration activities for Dauphin Island that, if implemented, would ensure long-term sustainability and resiliency of the state of Alabama’s only barrier island, its habitats, the living coastal and marine resources it supports, as well as estuarine conditions in Mississippi Sound and the extensive coastal wetlands to the north. The project integrates multiple models to determine long-term impacts of storms and sea level rise on restoration activities and consequent effects on conservation value of the island. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources engaged multiple USGS and ACOE scientists to develop the decision support system that will inform restoration decisions. The project was implemented in Phases I-IV and this Phase (III) developed the prototype decision tool for determination of conservation value associated with restoration decisions.	Dauphin Island is a strategically significant barrier island along the northern Gulf of Mexico, serving as the only barrier island providing protection to much of the state of Alabama’s coastal natural resources. The island has sustained impacts from both storms and the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill, warranting evaluation of restoration options. This work will identify the most beneficial and effective restoration activities for Dauphin Island that, if implemented, would ensure long-term sustainability and resiliency of the state of Alabama’s only barrier island, its habitats, the living coastal and marine resources it supports, as well as estuarine conditions in Mississippi Sound and the extensive coastal wetlands to the north. The project integrates multiple models to determine long-term impacts of storms and sea level rise on restoration activities and consequent effects on conservation value of the island. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources engaged multiple USGS and ACOE scientists to develop the decision support system that will inform restoration decisions. The project was implemented in Phases I-IV and this Phase (III) developed the prototype decision tool for determination of conservation value associated with restoration decisions.
Determination of Species-Specific Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Requirements for Non-Game Riverine Fishes	December 2018	Large instream hydropower dams are required to maintain a minimal level of dissolved oxygen in discharged water, typically determined based on the temperature and oxygen requirements of largemouth bass or other game fishes. However, while we know a great deal about the abiotic and biotic requirements of many game fishes there is a surprising lack of data regarding critical physiological limits of most non-game fishes. A metric that is commonly used to determine hypoxia tolerance of fishes is oxygen (O2) consumption (MO2), which reflects the ability of an organism to extract oxygen from the environment required to maintain routine metabolic rate as DO decreases. Fish species vary in their oxygen consumption and temperature requirements, even though they may coexist in the same river reach. As such, generating predictions as to the effects of temperature and dissolved oxygen variation on entire fish communities below dams is difficult. In addition, many of these fish species serve as hosts for mussel glochidia. Given that many mussels release glochidia during warmer months (>25º C) when fish have higher respiratory demands and are likely more vulnerable to stress caused by variation in water temperature, effects on fishes will also influence mussel communities. Because research is needed to characterize the dissolved oxygen and temperature requirements of ecologically important species, this project is applying respirometry to quantify the dissolved oxygen and temperature requirements of a larger number of non-game fishes in an effort to generate more general predictions that can be used to determine suitable conditions in waters below impoundments. Species from the southeastern US will be selected to determine if specific physiology requirements are linked to taxonomy or habitat requirements. These data will have immediate application to USFWS and other regulatory agencies for determining whether current DO regulations are appropriate for species of concern. Our findings and predictions will assist in decision making for specific projects (i.e., SHC, conservation design, and Alabama’s Strategic Habitat Unit-SHU Project) and will be applicable to delivery of conservation actions relative to impounded river systems and habitats across the region and beyond.	Large instream hydropower dams are required to maintain a minimal level of dissolved oxygen in discharged water, typically determined based on the temperature and oxygen requirements of largemouth bass or other game fishes. However, while we know a great deal about the abiotic and biotic requirements of many game fishes there is a surprising lack of data regarding critical physiological limits of most non-game fishes. A metric that is commonly used to determine hypoxia tolerance of fishes is oxygen (O2) consumption (MO2), which reflects the ability of an organism to extract oxygen from the environment required to maintain routine metabolic rate as DO decreases. Fish species vary in their oxygen consumption and temperature requirements, even though they may coexist in the same river reach. As such, generating predictions as to the effects of temperature and dissolved oxygen variation on entire fish communities below dams is difficult. In addition, many of these fish species serve as hosts for mussel glochidia. Given that many mussels release glochidia during warmer months (>25º C) when fish have higher respiratory demands and are likely more vulnerable to stress caused by variation in water temperature, effects on fishes will also influence mussel communities. Because research is needed to characterize the dissolved oxygen and temperature requirements of ecologically important species, this project is applying respirometry to quantify the dissolved oxygen and temperature requirements of a larger number of non-game fishes in an effort to generate more general predictions that can be used to determine suitable conditions in waters below impoundments. Species from the southeastern US will be selected to determine if specific physiology requirements are linked to taxonomy or habitat requirements. These data will have immediate application to USFWS and other regulatory agencies for determining whether current DO regulations are appropriate for species of concern. Our findings and predictions will assist in decision making for specific projects (i.e., SHC, conservation design, and Alabama’s Strategic Habitat Unit-SHU Project) and will be applicable to delivery of conservation actions relative to impounded river systems and habitats across the region and beyond.
Quantifying temperature and metabolic patterns for non-game riverine fishes, with potential for assessing fish tolerances below dams	December 2018	The coupling of climate uncertainty and increasing water demands for multiple uses presents challenges for provision of suitable instream water quality conditions for natural resources. The diversity of aquatic organisms in the southeastern US presents a major challenge when trying to set reasonable and effective temperature and dissolved oxygen requirements. A temperature regime tolerated by one species may be stressful or fall outside the range of tolerance to another. An innovative approach-electron transport system assay (ETS)-has been recently proposed by researchers that could be used as a screening tool to determine and compare optimal and stressful thermal regimes among species. It provides a quantitative measure of the potential oxygen consumption rate of an organism if all enzymes function maximally and the relation between ETS enzyme activity and temperature may be used as an indicator of thermal tolerance for some species. Therefore this project is evaluating ETS as a screening tool to distinguish among organisms with varying tolerance levels. Results will be of great value to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, USFWS and private dam operators as it will provide quantitative evidence as to whether measured temperature regimes below dams provide non-stressful conditions, especially for species of interest. These data could inform decisions for modification of flow releases in order to minimize stress to downstream organisms and inform decisions relative to flow regulations associated with dam relicensing.	The coupling of climate uncertainty and increasing water demands for multiple uses presents challenges for provision of suitable instream water quality conditions for natural resources. The diversity of aquatic organisms in the southeastern US presents a major challenge when trying to set reasonable and effective temperature and dissolved oxygen requirements. A temperature regime tolerated by one species may be stressful or fall outside the range of tolerance to another. An innovative approach-electron transport system assay (ETS)-has been recently proposed by researchers that could be used as a screening tool to determine and compare optimal and stressful thermal regimes among species. It provides a quantitative measure of the potential oxygen consumption rate of an organism if all enzymes function maximally and the relation between ETS enzyme activity and temperature may be used as an indicator of thermal tolerance for some species. Therefore this project is evaluating ETS as a screening tool to distinguish among organisms with varying tolerance levels. Results will be of great value to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, USFWS and private dam operators as it will provide quantitative evidence as to whether measured temperature regimes below dams provide non-stressful conditions, especially for species of interest. These data could inform decisions for modification of flow releases in order to minimize stress to downstream organisms and inform decisions relative to flow regulations associated with dam relicensing.
Spectacled Eider Listing Status	March 2018	Researchers at the Alabama Unit are analyzing survey data to examine the effect of observational uncertainty on the status of the population.	None

Research Publications

Research Publications	Publication Date
Zentner, D. L., S. L. Wolf, S. K. Brewer and D. E. Shoup. 2021. A review of factors affecting PIT-tag detection using mobile arrays and use of mobile antennas to detect PIT-tagged suckers in a wadeable Ozark stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41: 697-710.	February 2021
Yorke, E.H., Judy, C.E., Saveraid, T.C, McGowan, C.P., Caldwell, F. C. in press, Distal Border Fragments of the Equine Navicular Bone: Significance in current clinical lameness.	February 2014
Wolf, S. and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Survival and movement patterns of Rainbow Trout stocked in a groundwater-influenced warmwater stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10566	January 2021
Wilson, H. M., P. L. Flint, A. N. Powell, J. B. Grand, and C. L. Moran. 2012. Population ecology of breeding Pacific Common Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Wildlife Monographs,182:1-29; DOI: 10.1002/wmon.8	October 2012
Williams, B.L., R.W. Holtfreter, S.S. Ditchkoff, and J.B. Grand. 2011. Trap style influences wild pig behavior and trapping success. J. Wildlife Manage. 75(3)432-436.	February 2011
Williams, B.L., R.W. Holtfreter, S.S. Ditchkoff, and J.B. Grand. 2011. Efficiency of Time-lapse intervals and simple baits for camera surveys of wild pigs. J. Wildlife Manage. 75(3)655-659.	April 2011
Wigley, T. B., W. M. Baughman, M. E. Dorcas, J. A. Gerwin, J. W. Gibbons, D. C. Guynn, Jr., R. A. Lancia, Y. A. Leiden, M. S. Mitchell, K. R. Russell. 2000. Contributions of intensively managed forests tothe sustainability of wildlife communities in the south. SustainingSouthern Forests: the Science of Forest Assessment.	November 2000
Wigley, T. B., M. S. Mitchell, P. C. Van Deusen, and R. A. Lancia. 2001. Tools for blending economic and ecological objectives on private forestlands. Invited Paper. Transactions of the 66th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference:61-76.	December 2001
Tucker, J. W., W. D. Robinson, and J. B. Grand. 2004. Influence of fire on Bachman's Sparrow, an endemic North American songbird. Journal of Wildlife Managment 68(4):1114-1123.	July 2004
Tucker, J. W., Robinson, W. D., Grand, J. B. 2006. Breeding productivity of Bachman's sparrows in fire-managed longleaf pine forests. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:2 (131-137).	June 2006
Terhune, T. M., D. C. Sisson, J. B. Grand, H. L. Stribling. 2007. Factors Influencing Survival of Radiotagged and Banded Northern Bobwhites in Georgia. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(4):1288-1297.	June 2007
Smith, D.R., C.P. McGowan, J.P. Daily, J.D. Nichols, J.A. Sweka, and J.E. Lyons 2013 Evaluating a multispecies adaptive management framework: must uncertainty impede effective decision-making? Journal of Applied Ecology, early online August 28, 2013 doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12145 \| Publisher Website	December 2013
Sharp, N. W., M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2009. Sources, sinks, and spatial ecology of cotton mice in longleaf pine stands undergoing restoration. Journal of Mammalogy.	December 2009
Schamber, J. L., P. L. Flint, et al. (2009). "Population Dynamics of Long-tailed Ducks Breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska." Arctic 62(2): 190-200.	April 2009
Sakaris, P. C., and E. R. Irwin. Application of stochastic models for examining the effects of hydrologic alteration and variable mortality on the population dynamics of lotic fishes in regulated river systems. Ecological Applications	March 2010
Sakaris, P. C., K. J. Kleiner, A. M. Ferrara and E. R. Irwin. Movements and home ranges of alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) in the Mobile Tensaw Delta, Alabama. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 57:102-111.	October 2003
Sakaris, P. C., E. R. Irwin. 2008 Verification of daily ring deposition in the otoliths of age-0 channel catfish. North American Journal of Fish Management 28:212-218	January 2008
Sakaris, P. C., E. R. Irwin, J. C. Jolley and D. Harrison. 2006. Comparison of native and introduced flathead catfish populations in Alabama and Georgia: growth, mortality and management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26:867-874.	November 2006
S. S. Ditchkoff, B.L. Williams, M.S. Mitchell, J.B. Grand, and J.J> Millspaugh. Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Wild Pig Populations Fluctuate Based on Reproductive Cycle. Wildlife Society Bulletin: 00(0): 000-000, 201X \| Abstract	February 2011	Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) pose considerable ecological problems as an invasive exotic. However, our understanding of many aspects of the ecology of this species is limited. Our goal was to examine the relationships between patterns of stress and reproductive behavior in a free ranging population of wild pigs through analysis of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites. We collected fecal samples from both trapped and hunter harvested animals between August 2004 and January 2006. Sexually mature pigs on Fort Benning had two seasons of elevated stress levels corresponding with two distinct periods of increased farrowing activity (March/April and July/August). For sexually mature females, fecal glucocorticoid levels were greater during the peak farrowing seasons than during the rest of the year. Fecal glucocorticoids in sexually mature males peaked during the periods immediately preceding each breeding season, and were at their lowest point during the peak farrowing seasons. Fecal glucocorticoid concentrations did not differ among sexually immature individuals of either sex between the breeding seasons and the rest of the year. Individuals collected from traps exhibited greater fecal glucocorticoid concentrations than individuals collected via hunter harvest. Mature males likely experienced their greatest levels of stress during the peak of the breeding season due to heightened breeding activity, and decreased stress during the peak of the farrowing season due to a decrease in breeding activity as the majority of receptive females were already pregnant. The timing of peak stress levels among both sexes of sexually mature animals and the lack of fluctuations in stress levels among sexually immature animals lead us to conclude that reproduction and the timing of peak reproductive activity are the major factors influencing stress among free-ranging wild pigs. This study has established baseline parameters of stress in wild pig populations, and highlights the temporal periods during which particular classes of animals experience the greatest levels of stress.
Runge, M.C., J.B. Grand, and M.S. Mitchell. 2013. Structured decision making. pp. 51-72. In P.R. Krausman and J.W. Cain eds. Wildlife Management and conservation: Contemporary principles and practices. Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland.	January 2013
Rodger, A. W., , S. L. Wolf, T. A. Starks, J. P. Burroughs, and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Seasonal diet and habitat use of large, introduced Rainbow Trout in an Ozark Highland stream, North American Journal of Fisheries Management https://doi.org/10.1002/najfm.10694	July 2021
Rodekohr D. E. Irwin, E. Brantley and S. Fowler. 2013. It takes more than mussels to win a water war . Auburn Speaks on Water, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	February 2014
Robinson, OJ, McGowan, CP, Apodaca, JJ, in review, Decision analysis for habitat conservation of an endangered, range limited salamander, for submission to Animal Conservation	December 2016
Robinson, OJ, McGowan CP, Devers P. in review, Deciphering density dependent dynamics using multiple system models and Bayesian model weight updating. Submitted to Ecology February 2016.	May 2017
Robinson OJ, McGowan CP, Devers PK. (2016) Updating movement estimates for American black ducks (Anas rubripes) PeerJ 4:e1787	February 2016
Robinson OJ, McGowan CP, Devers PK, Brook RW, Huang M, Jones M, McAuley DG, Zimmerman G. 2016, A full annual cycle modeling framework for American black ducks, Natural Resource Modeling 29: 159–174.	February 2016
Price Tack JL, West B, McGowan CP, Ditchkoff S, Reves SJ, Keever A, Grand JB, in review, A semi-automated system for processing time-lapse camera trap images. submitted to Methods in Ecology and Evolution.	November 2016
Post Van Der Burg, M., Bly, B.B., Vercautheren, T., Grand, J.B., and Tyre, A.J. On the role of budget sufficiency, cost Efficiency and uncertainty in species management. Journal of Wildlife Management: 00(0): 000-000, 200X \| Abstract	November 2013	Many conservation planning frameworks rely on the assumption that one should prioritize locations for management actions based on the highest predicted conservation value (i.e. abundance, occupancy). This strategy may underperform relative to the expected outcome if one is working with a limited budget or the predicted responses are uncertain. Yet, cost and tolerance to uncertainty rarely become part of species management plans. We used field data and predictive models to simulate a decision problem involving western burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) using prairie dog colonies (Cynomys ludovicianus) in western Nebraska. We considered two species management strategies: one that simply maximized abundance and one that maximized abundance in a cost-efficient way. We then used heuristic decision algorithms to compare the two strategies in terms of how well they met a hypothetical conservation objective. Finally, we performed an info-gap decision analysis to determine how these strategies performed under different budget constraints and uncertainty about owl response. Our results suggested that when budgets were sufficient to manage all sites, the maximizing strategy was optimal and suggested investing more in expensive actions. This pattern persisted for restricted budgets up to about 50% of the sufficient budget. Below this budget, the cost-efficient strategy was optimal and suggested investing in the cheaper actions. When uncertainty in the expected responses was introduced, the ”maximize” strategy remained robust under a sufficient budget. Reducing the budget induced a slight trade-off between expected performance and robustness, which suggested that the most robust strategy depended both on one’s budget and tolerance to uncertainty. Our results suggest that wildlife managers should explicitly account for budget limitations and be realistic about their expected levels of performance.
Peterson, J., C. Moore, S. Wenger, K. Kennedy, E. Irwin, and M. Freeman. 2007. Adaptive management applied to aquatic natural resources. Chapter 6.4 in Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 27-29, Athens. \| Abstract \| Download \| Publisher Website	March 2007	Most natural resource management is conducted under conditions of considerable uncertainty; rarely do we have 100% confidence that management actions will deliver the predicted outcome. Adaptive management is a scientific approach to management that explicitly deals with this uncertainty. It involves predicting management outcomes, collecting data to test those predictions (monitoring), revising the predictions and adapting the management strategy to reflect the new knowledge. In this session, we introduce adaptive management and describe three projects where this tool is applied to aquatic resources.
Petersen, M. R., J. B. Grand, and C. P. Dau. 2000. Spectacled Eider(Somateria fischeri). In The Birds of North America, (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds. ). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The AmericanOrnithologists' Union, Washington, D. C. No. 547.	November 2000
Olive, J.A., H.L. Schramm, Jr., P.D. Gerard, E. Irwin. 2011. An evaluation of agreement between pectoral spines and otoliths for estimating ages of catfishes. American Fisheries Society Symposium 77:679-688. \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	September 2011	Otoliths have been shown to provide more accurate ages than pectoral spine sections for several catfish populations; but sampling otoliths requires euthanizing the specimen, whereas spines can be sampled non-lethally. To evaluate whether, and under what conditions, spines provide the same or similar age estimates as otoliths, we examined data sets of individual fish aged from pectoral spines and otoliths for six blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus populations (n=420), 14 channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus populations (n=997), and 10 flathead catfish Pylodictus olivaris populations (n=947) from lotic and lentic waters throughout the central and eastern U.S. Logistic regression determined that agreement between ages estimated from otoliths and spines was consistently related to age, but inconsistently related to growth rate. When modeled at mean growth rate, we found at least 80% probability of no difference in spine- and otolith-assigned ages up to ages 4 and 5 for blue and channel catfish, respectively. For flathead catfish, an 80% probability of agreement between spine- and otolith-assigned ages did not occur at any age due to high incidence of differences in assigned ages even for age-1 fish. Logistic regression models predicted at least 80% probability that spine and otolith ages differed by ≤1 year up to ages 13, 16, and 9 for blue, channel, and flathead catfish, respectively. Age-bias assessment found mean spine-assigned age differed by less than 1 year from otolith-assigned age up to ages 19, 9, and 17 for blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish, respectively. These results can be used to help guide decisions about which structure is most appropriate for estimating catfish ages for particular populations and management objectives.
Nichols, J.D., Hollmen, T.E. and Grand, J.B., 2016. Monitoring for the Management of Disease Risk in Animal Translocation Programmes. EcoHealth, pp.1-11. \| Abstract	January 2016	Monitoring is best viewed as a component of some larger programme focused on science or conservation. The value of monitoring is determined by the extent to which it informs the parent process. Animal translocation programmes are typically designed to augment or establish viable animal populations without changing the local community in any detrimental way. Such programmes seek to minimize disease risk to local wild animals and to translocated animals. Disease monitoring can inform translocation decisions by (1) providing information for state-dependent decisions, (2) assessing progress towards programme objectives, (3) permitting learning in order to make better decisions in the future, and (4) providing parameter estimates for process models. Here we discuss specific decisions that can be informed by both pre-release and post-release disease monitoring programmes. We specify state variables and vital rates needed to inform these decisions. We then discuss monitoring data and analytic methods that can be used to estimate these state variables and vital rates. Our discussion is necessarily general, but hopefully provides a basis for tailoring disease monitoring approaches to specific translocation programmes.
Nash, M. K., and E. R. Irwin. 1999. Use of otoliths versus pectoral spines for aging adult flathead catfish. Pages 309-316 in E. R. Irwin, W. Hubert, C. Rabeni, H. Schramm, and T. G. Coon, editors. Catfish 2000:Proceedings of the 1st International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, Bethesda, Maryland.	January 2000
Mouser, J., S. K. Brewer, M. L. Niemiller, R. Mollenhauer, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2021. Comparing traditional visual surveys to novel environmental DNA surveys for detection of cavefishes and cave crayfishes. Subterranean Biology 39: 79-105doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.39.64279	July 2021
Moore, D. M. and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Evaluation of VIE, PIT, and p-Chip tagging methods in a small bodied minnow species. North American Journal of Fisheries Management https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10607	June 2021
Mollenhauer R., S. K. Brewer, J. S. Perkin, D. Swedberg, M. Wedgeworth, and Z. D. Steffensmeier. 2021. Connectivity and flow regime direct conservation priorities for pelagophil fishes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	July 2021
Mitchell, M. S., and R. A. Powell. 2004. A mechanistic home range model for optimal use of spatially distributed resources. Ecological Modelling 177:209-232.	February 2004
Mitchell, M. S., and R. A. Powell. 2003. Response of black bears to forest management in the southern Appalachian mountains. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:692-705.	August 2003
Mitchell, M. S., and R. A. Powell. 2001. Linking fitness landscapes with the behavior and distribution of animals. In Bissonette, J. A., and I. Storch, editors, Landscape ecology and resource management: linking theory with practice. Island Press.	September 2002
Mitchell, M. S., and M. Sievering. 2004. Spotted skunk Spilogale putorius. Pp. 210-211 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama wildlife. Volume 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.	May 2004
Mitchell, M. S., and M. Sievering. 2004. Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata. Pp. 208-209 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama wildlife. Volume 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.	May 2004
Mitchell, M. S., R. A. Lancia, and J. A. Gerwin. 2001. Using landscape-level data to predict the distribution of birds on a managed forest:effects of scale. Ecological Applications11:1692-1708.	December 2000
Mitchell, M. S., L. B. Pacifici, J. B. Grand, and R. A. Powell. 2009. Contributions of vital rates to growth of a protected population of American black bears. Ursus 20:77-84.	December 2009
Mitchell, M. S., J. W. Zimmerman, and R. A. Powell. 2002. Test of ahabitat suitability index for black bears in the Southern Appalachians. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:794-808.	October 2002
Mitchell, M. S., J. A. Gude, N. Anderson, J. Ramsey, M. Thompson, M. Sullivan, V. Edwards, C. Gower, J. F. Cochrane, E. Irwin, and T. Walshe. 2013. Using structured decision making to manage disease risk for Montana wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37:107-114.	April 2013
Mitchell, M. S. 2004. Black bear Ursus americanus. Pp. 187-189 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama wildlife. Volume 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.	May 2004
Miller, D. A., J. B. Grand, T. F. Fondell, R. M. Anthony. 2006. Pr4dator functional response and prey survival: direct and indirect interactions affecting a marked prey population. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(1):101-110.	December 2005
Miller, D. A., Grand, J. B., Fondell, T. F., and Anthony, R. M. 2007. Optimizing Nest Survival and Female Survival: Consequences of Nest Site Selection for Canada Geese. Condor 109:4(769-780)	November 2007
Miller, A. and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Riverscape nesting dynamics of Neosho Smallmouth Bass: To cluster or not to cluster? Diversity and Distributions 27: 1005– 1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13250	February 2021
Miller, A. and S. K. Brewer. 2020. Spatiotemporal variation in age-0 Smallmouth Bass abundances depends on physicochemical conditions and network position. Ecosphere 11( 9):e03245. 10.1002/ecs2.3245	September 2020
Millard MJ, Sweka JA, McGowan CP, Smith DR, 2015, Assessment and Management of North American Horseshoe Crab Populations, with Emphasis on a Multispecies Framework for Delaware Bay Populations, in Carmichael RH, Botton ML, Shin PKS, Cheung SG (eds.) Changing global perspectives on biology, conservation, and management of horseshoe crabs, Springer 2015.	December 2015
McGowan, CP. 2015, Comparing Models of Red Knot population dynamics, The Condor 117 (4), 494-502.	November 2015
McGowan, CP, Smith, DR, Nichols, JD, Lyons, JE, Sweka, J, Kalasz, K, Niles, LJ, Wong, R, Brust, J, Davis, M, Spear, B, in review, Implementing a framework for multi-species, multi-objective adaptive management in Delaware Bay. Biological Conservation, 191: 759-769.	November 2015
McGowan, CP, JE Lyons, and D.R. Smith, 2015, Developing objectives with multiple stakeholders: adaptive management of horseshoe crabs and Red Knots in the Delaware Bay. Environmental Management, 55 (4), 972-982. \| Download	March 2015
McGowan, CP, Gardner, B. 2013, Evaluating Methodological Assumptions of Catch-Curve Survival Estimation for Un-Marked Precocial Chicks. Waterbirds 36: 82-87	March 2013
McGowan, CP, Allan NA, Servoss J, Headwall S, Woolridge B, in review, Incorporating population viability models into species status assessment and listing decisions under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. for submission to Endangered Species Research	October 2017
McGowan, C.P., M.R. Ryan, M.C. Runge, J.J. Millspaugh, J. Cochrane, 2011. The role of demographic compensation theory in incidental take assessments for endangered species. Biological Conservation 144, 730-737.	February 2011
McGowan, C.P., M. C. Runge, M. A. Larson, 2011. Incorporating parametric uncertainty into population viability models. Biological Conservation, 144, 1400-1408.	May 2011
McGowan, C.P., J.E. Hines, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Lyons, D.R. Smith, K. Kalasz, L.J. Niles, A. Dey, N.A. Clark, P.W. Atkinson, C.D.T. Minton, W. Kendal. 2011. Demographic consequences of migratory stopover: linking red knot survival to horseshoe crab spawning abundance. Ecosphere 2: art 69.	June 2011
McGowan, C.P., D.H. Catlin, T.L. Shaffer, C.L. Gratto Trevor, C. Aron, 2014. Establishing endangered species recovery criteria using predictive simulation modeling. Biological Conservation 177, 220–229	September 2014
McGowan, C.P., D.C. Kessler, M.R. Ryan, 2011, Endangered species management: A Synthesis. Lessons in Conservation, Available on line February 2011. \| Publisher Website	February 2011
McGowan, C.P., 2012. Demography. in: T. Simons, E. Nol, R. Beotcher (eds.) The American Oysterchatcher, in R. Poole The Birds of North America On-Line.	January 2012
McGowan, C.P. 2013, A Structured approach to incidental take decision making. Environmental Managment 51:241–250	August 2013
McGowan, C. P., Ryan, M.R. 2010. Arguments for Using Population Models in Incidental Take Assessments for Endangered Species. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1: 183-188 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	November 2010	Population models can be useful tools for evaluating management strategies and risks for a given species. A major, but often overlooked, component of endangered or threatened species management and recovery is the incidental take allowance of many endangered species laws. In the United States population models are seldom applied to address specific incidental take scenarios. We believe it is prudent for wildlife management agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to embrace explicit predictive tools to assess the possible effects of incidental take actions and to set standards for what constitutes unacceptable levels of incidental take in terms of predicted effect on population viability, recovery, and extinction. We briefly give recommendations for incorporating simulation models into jeopardy evaluations in ways that would dovetail with legislative language and provide a simple example model. Using explicit predictive models to support jeopardy determinations and incidental take decision-making would lead to transparent decisions rooted in measurable quantities such as changes in extinction probability or abundance projections.
Martin, B. M. and E. R. Irwin. 2011. A Digital Underwater Video Camera System for Aquatic Research. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30:1365-1369	December 2010
Lancia, R. A., J. A. Gerwin, M. S. Mitchell, W. M. Baughman, and T. B. Wigley. 2000. Avian diversity on an intensively-managed, industrialforest in South Carolina: the Westvaco example. Fragmentation 2000: aconference on sustaining private forests in the 21st century.	September 2000
Lai, QT, ER Irwin and Y Zhang. 2020. Estimating nitrogen removal services of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Mobile Bay, Ecological Indicators 117(2020) 106541	May 2020
Lai QT, ER Irwin, Y Zhang. 2020. Quantifying harvestable fish and crustacean production enhancement and associated economic values from oyster reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Oceans and Coastal Management 187:105104 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105104	February 2020
Koons, D. N., J. B. Grand, R. F. Rockwell. 2006. Population perturbation analysis:the influence of population momentum. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(1):19-26.	May 2006
Koons, D. N., J. B. Grand, J. M. Arnold. 2006. Population momentum across vertebrate life histories. Ecological Modelling 197 (2006) 418-430.	May 2006
Koons, D. N., J. B. GRand, B. Zinner, R. F. Rockwell. 2005. Transient population dynamics:relations to life history and initial population state. Ecological Modelling 185 (2005) 283-297.	December 2004
Koons, D. N., Holmes, R. R., Grand, J. B. 2007. Population inertia and its sensitivity to changes in vital rates or initial conditions. Ecology 88(88)2857-2867.	November 2007
Keever, A.C., C.P. McGowan, S.S. Ditchkoff, P.K. Acker, J.B. Grand, C.H. Newbolt, in review, Efficacy of time-lapse photography and repeated counts estimation for monitoring white-tailed deer populations.	October 2017
Katechis, C., P. Sakaris, and E. R. Irwin. 2007. Population demographics of Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus, in the lower Tallapoosa River of the Mobile Basin. Southeastern Naturalist 6:461-470.	September 2007
Jolley, J. C., and E. R. Irwin. A health assessment of catfish in the Coosa River, Alabama. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies	September 2008
Jolley, J. C., and E. R. Irwin. 2004. Food habits of catfishes in tailwater and reservoir habitats in a section of the Coosa River, Alabama. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 57:124-140.	October 2003
Jolley, J. C. and E. R. Irwin. 2011. Catfish population characteristics in tailwater and reservoir habitats of the Coosa River, Alabama. American Fisheries Society Symposium 77:155-166	September 2011
Jolley, D. B., S. S. Ditchkoff, B. D. Sparklin, L. B. Hanson, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2010. Estimate of herpetofauna depredation by a population of wild pigs. Journal of Mammalogy 91:519-524.	April 2010
Jackson, J. R., R. L. Noble, E. R. Irwin, and S. L. Van Horn. 2001. Response of juvenile largemouth bass to habitat enhancement through addition of artificial substrates. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54:46-58.	August 2001
Irwin, ER, MC Freeman, J Peterson, MC Lloyd, KDM Kennedy, K Ouellette and E Kosnicki. 2019. Adaptive Management of Flows from R.L. Harris Dam, (Tallapoosa River, Alabama): Stakeholder Process and Use of Biological Monitoring Data for Decision Making. Open File Report 2019-1026, 93 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191026	April 2019
Irwin, ER, MC Freeman, J Peterson, MC Lloyd, KDM Kennedy, K Ouellette and E Kosnicki. 2019. Adaptive Management of Flows from R.L. Harris Dam, (Tallapoosa River, Alabama): Stakeholder Process and Use of Biological Monitoring Data for Decision Making. Open File Report 2019-1026, 93pages, https://doi.org/x.	March 2019
Irwin, ER and MC Lloyd. 2017. Experimental stocking of sport fish in the regulated Tallapoosa River to determine critical periods for recruitment. Cooperator Science Series 128-2017.	December 2017
Irwin, E.R. and T.P. Goar. 2015. Spatial and temporal variation in recruitment and growth of Channel Catfish Alabama bass and Tallapoosa Bass in the Tallapoosa River and associated tributaries. U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS -116, Washington, D.C. \| Publisher Website	July 2015
Irwin, E.R and J. Terhune. Solving problems in fisheries management: proof of concept using structured decision making at the undergraduate level. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 4:25–30.	March 2017
Irwin, E. R., and W. A. Hubert. 1999. Biology and management of ictalurids: a summary of the proceedings of the international catfish symposium. Pp. 495-502 in E. R. Irwin, W. A. Hubert, C. F. Rabini, H. L. Schramm, Jr., and T. Coon (eds. ). Catfish 2000: Proceedings of the International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.	January 2000
Irwin, E. R., and M. C. Freeman. 2002. A proposal for adaptive maqnagement to conserve biotic integrity in a regulated segment of the Tallapoosa River, Alabama (U. S. A. ). Conservation Biology 16:1212-1222	August 2001
Irwin, E. R., and A. M. Ferrara. Fish tales: study seeking to tell story of Alabama's alligator gar. Highlights of Agricultural Research 47 (4):12-14.	January 2001
Irwin, E. R., W. A. Hubert, C. F. Rabeni, H. L. Schramm, and T. G. Coon, editors. 1999. Biology and Management of Catfishes: Proceedings of the First International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, Bethesda, Maryland.	January 2000
Irwin, E. R., R. L. Noble and J. R. Jackson. 2002. A reservoir landscape for age-0 largemouth bass. Pages 61-71 in Ridgeway, M., and D. Philipp (editors). Black Bass 2000 Symposium Proceedings. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.	October 2002
Irwin, E. R., M. C. Freeman and K. M. Costley. 1999. Habitat use by juvenile channel catfish and flathead catfish in lotic systems in Alabama. Pages 223-230 in E. R. Irwin, W. Hubert, C. Rabeni, H. Schramm, and T. G. Coon, editors. Catfish 2000:Proceedings of the 1st International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, Bethesdea, Maryland.	January 2000
Irwin, E. R., K. D. Kennedy, J. T. Peterson, M. C. Freeman and B. J. Freeman, G. T. Turner. Using Aquatic GAP models to prioritize conservation efforts: a framework. GAP Bulletin 16	March 2009
Irwin, E. R. and K. D. M. Kennedy. 2009. Engaging stakeholders for adaptive management using structured decision analysis. Proceedings of the Third Conference on Research in the Watersheds.	October 2009
Irwin, E. R. Defining Ecological and Economical Hydropower Operations: a Framework for Managing Dam Releases to Meet Multiple Conflicting Objectives. Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics 1 (3): Article 5.	November 2014
Irwin, E. R. 2013. Adaptive management of flows from dams: a win-win framework for water users. Auburn Speaks: Water. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	September 2013
Irwin ER, Coffman KMO, Godsey ES, Enwright NM, Lloyd MC, Joyner K, and Lai, Q. 2020. Consequences of Restoration Actions to Faunal Conservation and Other Stakeholder Values: Dauphin Island, Alabama. Available online at https://gom.usgs.gov/DauphinIsland/Reports.aspx	June 2020
Howell, M. D., Grand, J. B., Flint, P. L. Body molt of male long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in the nearshore waters of the North Slope, Alaska. Wilson Bulletin 115(2):170-175.	July 2003
Hollmen, T. E., J. C. Franson, P. L. Flint, J. B. Grand, R. B. Lanctot, D. E. Docherty, and H. M. Wilson. An Adenovirus linked to mortality and disease in long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in Alaska. Avian Diseases 47(4): 1434-1440	January 2003
Henry, T. B., E. R. Irwin, J. M. Grizzle, W. G. Brumbaugh and M. L. Wildhaber. 2001. Gill lesions and death of bluegill in an acid mine drainage mixing zone. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1304-1311.	January 2001
Hayer, C-A., and E. R. Irwin. Influence of gravel mining and other factors on detection probabilities of Coastal Plain Fishes in the Mobile River Basin, Alabama. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.	November 2008
Hartke, K. M, J. B. Grand, G. R. Hepp, and T. H. Folk. 2006. Sources of variation in survival of breeding female wood ducks. Condor 108:1 (201-210).	February 2006
Hanson, L. B., M. S. Mitchell, J. B. Grand, D. B. Jolley, W. D. Sparklin, and S. S. Ditchkoff. 2009. Effect of experimental manipulation on survival and recruitment of feral pigs. Wildlife Research. 36(3):185-191.	April 2009
Hanson, L. B., J. B. Grand, M. S. Mitchell, D. B. Jolley, B. D. Sparklin and S. S. Ditchkoff. 2008. Change-in-ratio density estimator for feral pigs is less biased than closed mark-recapture estimates. Wildlife Research 35(7): 695-699.	December 2008
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, J. Koppelman, A.T. Taylor, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, and L.S. Eggert. 2020. Complex Patterns of Genetic and Morphological Differentiation in the Smallmouth Bass subspecies (Micropterus dolomieu dolomieu and M. d. velox) of the Central Interior Highlands. Conservation Genetics 21:897-904.	August 2020
Grand, J.B. and K.J. Kleiner. 2016. Prioritizing landscapes for longleaf conservation. Cooperator Science Series. 48 pp.	February 2016
Grand, J. B., J. C. Franson, P. L. Flint, and M. R. Petersen. 2002. Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(8):80-85.	June 2002
Grand, J. B., Fondell, T. F., Miller, D. A., Anthony, R. M. 2006. Nest survival in Dusky Canada Geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis): Use of discrete-time models. Auk 123:1 (198-210)	January 2006
Freeman, M. C., Z. Bowen, K. Bovee and E. Irwin. 2001. Flow and habitat effects on juvenile fish abundance in natural and altered flow regimes. Ecological Applications 2001:179-190.	January 2001
Freeman M. C., E. R. Irwin, N. M. Burkhead, B. J. Freeman and H. L. Bart. 2005. Status and Conservation of the Fish Fauna of the Alabama River System. American Fisheries Symposium 45:557-585.	January 2003
Franson, J. C., T. E. Hollmen, P. L. Flint, J. B. Grand, and R. B. Lanctot. 2004. Contaminants in molting long-tailed ducks and nesting common eiders in the Beaufort Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48:6 (504-513)	March 2004
Fondell, T. F., J. B. Grand, D. A. Miller and R. M. Anthony. 2006. Renesting by dusky Canada geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(4): 955-964.	September 2006
Folk, T. H., J. B. Grand, W. E. Palmer, J. P. Carroll, D. C. Sisson, T. M. Terhune, S. D. Wellendorf, H. L. Stribling. 2007. Estimates of Survival from Radiotelemetry:a Response to Guthery and Lusk. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(4):1027-1033.	June 2007
Folk, T. H., Holmes, R. R., Grand, J. B. 2007. Variation in northern bobwhite demography along two temporal scales. Population Ecology. 49:3 (211-219).	July 2007
Flint, P.L., J.B. Grand, M.R. Petersen, and R.F. Rockwell. 2016. Population dynamics of spectacled eiders: Synthesis of demographic data. North American Fauna.	January 2016
Flint, P. L., and J. B. Grand. 1999. Incubation behavior of spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Condor 101:413-416.	June 1999
Flint, P. L., and J. B. Grand, 1999. Patterns of variation in size and composition of greater scaup eggs: are they related? Wilson Bulletin 111:465-471.	December 1999
Flint, P. L., Morse, J. A., Grand, J. B., Moran, C. L. 2006. Correlated growth and survival of juvenile Spectacled Eiders:Evidence of habitat limitation? Condor 108:4 (901-911)	November 2006
Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, T. F. Fondell, J. A. Morse. 2006. Populatin Dynamics of Greater Scaup Breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Wildlife Monographs:Vol. 162, No. 1 pp. 1-22.	June 2006
Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, J. A. Morse, T. F. Fondell. 2000. Late summer survival of adult female and juvenile spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Waterbirds 23:292-297.	March 2000
Ferrara, A. M., and E. R. Irwin. 2001. A standardized procedure for internal sex identification in Lepisostidae. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:530-535.	January 2001
Esler, D., J. B. Grand, and A. 2001. Intraspecific variation innutrient reserve use during clutch formation by lesser scaup. Condor103:810-820.	November 2001
Dyer, J., and S. K. Brewer. 2020. Seasonal movements and tributary-specific fidelity of blue sucker in a Southern Plains riverscape. Journal of Fish Biology	June 2020
Dunham, Kylee, and Grand, J.B., 2016, Viability of the Alaskan breeding population of Steller’s eiders: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1084, 8 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161084. \| Abstract	September 2016	The Alaskan breeding population of Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1997 in response to perceived declines in abundance throughout their breeding and nesting range. Aerial surveys suggest the breeding population is small and highly variable in number, with zero birds counted in 5 of the last 25 years. Research was conducted to evaluate competing population process models of Alaskan-breeding Steller’s eiders through comparison of model projections to aerial survey data. To evaluate model efficacy and estimate demographic parameters, a Bayesian state-space modeling framework was used and each model was fit to counts from the annual aerial surveys, using sequential importance sampling and resampling. The results strongly support that the Alaskan breeding population experiences population level nonbreeding events and is open to exchange with the larger Russian-Pacific breeding population. Current recovery criteria for the Alaskan breeding population rely heavily on the ability to estimate population viability. The results of this investigation provide an informative model of the population process that can be used to examine future population states and assess the population in terms of the current recovery and reclassification criteria.
Dunham, Kylee, and Grand, J.B., 2016, Evaluating models of population process in a threatened population of Steller’s eiders—A retrospective approach: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1062, 14 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161062 \| Abstract	September 2016	The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is tasked with setting objectives and measurable criteria for delisting species or populations listed under the Endangered Species Act. Determining the acceptable threshold for extinction risk for any species or population is a challenging task, particularly when facing marked uncertainty. The Alaskan breeding population of Steller’s Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1997 due to a perceived decline in abundance and nesting range and geographic isolation from the Russian breeding population. However, previous genetic studies and modeling efforts suggest that there may be dispersal from the Russian breeding population. Additionally, there is evidence of population level non-breeding events. This research is aimed to estimate population viability of the Alaskan breeding population of Steller’s eiders using both an open and closed model of population process for this threatened population. Projections suggest under a closed model of population process this population has a 100% probability of extinction within 42 years. Projections from the open population model suggest that with immigration there is no probability of permanent extinction. However, due to random immigration process and non-breeding behavior it is likely that this population will continue to be present in low and highly variable numbers on the breeding grounds in Alaska. Monitoring the winter population, which contains both Russian and Alaskan breeding birds, may offer a more comprehensive indication of population viability.
Ditchkoff, S. S., D. B. Jolley, B. D. Sparklin, L. B. Hanson, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2012. Reproduction in a Population of Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) Subjected to Lethal Control. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:1235-1240.	August 2012
Dattilo, J. D. Shoup, and S. K. Brewer. 2021.Flow dynamics influence fish recruitment in hydrologically connected river-reservoir landscapes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10692	September 2021
Damm, P.E., Grand, J.B. Grand, and S.W. Barnett. Variation in detection among passive infrared triggered-cameras in wildlife research. Proceedings Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. \| Abstract \| Download \| Publisher Website	August 2011	Precise and accurate estimates of demographics such as age structure, productivity, and density are necessary in determining habitat and harvest management strategies for wildlife populations. Surveys using remote cameras are becoming an increasingly popular tool for estimating these parameters; however, most camera studies fail to incorporate detection and therefore underestimate these parameters. Thus, they underestimate the parameters of interest. The objective of this study was to determine the sources of heterogeneity in detection for trail cameras that incorporate a passive infrared (PIR) triggering system sensitive to heat and motion. Images were collected at four baited sites within the Conecuh National Forest, Alabama using three identically oriented cameras at each site operating continuously over the same seven-day period. Detection was estimated for four groups of animals based on taxonomic group and body size. Our hypotheses of detection considered variation among bait sites and cameras. The best model (wAICc = 0.99) estimated different rates of detection for each camera in addition to different detection rates for four animal groupings. Factors that explain this variation might include poor manufacturing tolerances, variation in PIR sensitivity, animal behavior, and species specific infrared radiation. Surveys using trail cameras with PIR systems must incorporate detection rates for individual cameras. Incorporating time-lapse triggering systems into survey designs should alleviate issues associated with PIR systems.
DL Ward, AF Casper2, TD Counihan, JM Bayer, IR Waite, JJ Kosovich, CG Chapman, ER Irwin, JS Sauer, BS Ickes and AJ McKerrow. Long-term fish monitoring in large rivers: Utility of “benchmarking” across basins. Fisheries 42:100-114	February 2017
Craven, S.W., J.T. Peterson, M.C. Freeman, T.J. Kwak, and E. Irwin. 2010. Modeling the relations between flow regime components, species traits and spawning success of fishes in warmwater streams. Environmental Management. 46(2):181-194	July 2010
Counihan, T. D., I. R. Waite, A. F. Casper, D. L. Ward, J. S. Sauer, E. R. Irwin, C. G. Chapman, B. S. Ickes, C. P. Paukert, J. J. Kosovich, and J. M. Bayer. 2018 Can data from disparate long-term fish monitoring programs be used to increase our understanding of regional and continental trends in large river assemblages? PLoS ONE doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191472	January 2018
Buckmeier, D. L., and E. R. Irwin. 2000. An evaluation of soft visual implant tag retention and anchor tag retention in channel catfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20:296-299.	January 2000
Buckmeier, D. L., E. R. Irwin, R. K. Betsill and J. A. Prentice. 2002. Validity of otoliths and pectoral spines for estimating ages of channelcatfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:934-942.	October 2001
Brongo, L. L., Mitchell, M. S., Grand, J. B. 2005. Long-term analysis of survival, fertility, and population growth rate of black bears in North Carolina. Journal of Mammalogy. 86:5 (1029-1035)	October 2005
Brongo, L. L., Mitchell, M. S., Grand, J. B. 2005. Effects of trapping with bait on bait-station indices to black bear abundance. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:4 (1357-1361).	December 2005
Boxrucker, J., and E. R. Irwin 2002. Challenges of Crappie Management Continue into the 21st Century. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:1334-1339.	October 2002
Aspinwall, A, E. Irwin and C. Lloyd. 2016. Using Population Models to Evaluate Management Alternatives for Gulf Striped Bass. Cooperator Science Series # 123-2017	December 2016
Anthony, R. M., J. B. Grand, T. F. Fondell., and B. F. J. Manly. A quantitative approach to identifying predators from nest remains. Journal Field Ornithology. 75(1):40-48	January 2004
Anthony, R. M., Grand, J. B., Fondell, T. F., Miller, D. A. Techniques for identifying predators of goose nests. 2006. Wildlife Biology 12:3 (249-256)	September 2006
Alix, D.M., C.J. Anderson, J.B. Grand, and C. Guyer. 2014. Evaluating the effects of land use on headwater wetland amphibian assemblages in coastal Alabama. Wetlands 34:917:926 \| Abstract	June 2014	Anthropogenic land use is known to impact aquatic ecosystems in several ways, including increased frequency and intensity of floods, stream channel incision, sedimentation, and loss of microtopography. Amphibians are particularly susceptible to changes in wetland and surrounding habitats. This study evaluated amphibian assemblages of fifteen headwater slope wetlands in coastal Alabama across a gradient of land uses. Amphibians were surveyed on a seasonal basis and land use was delineated within wetland watersheds and within a 200-m buffer surrounding each wetland. Amphibian presence/absence and land use data were used to develop species occupancy models. Both urban and agricultural land use were shown to influence amphibian occurrence. Species richness ranged from five to ten species across sites; however, five species only occurred in wetlands surrounded by forested lands. Many species were detected more frequently on these wetlands compared to wetlands surrounded by urban or mixed land uses. Occupancy models showed Acris gryllus was negatively associated with the amount of agriculture within a buffer around the wetland. Hyla squirella, Lithobates clamitans, and L. sphenocephalus were positively associated with agricultural land within a watershed. Anaxyrus terrestris and the non-native Eleutherodactylus planirostris were positively associated with the amount of impervious surface area within the wetland buffer.
McGowan, C. P., D. R. Smith, J. A. Sweka, J. Martin, J. D. Nichols, R. Wong, J. E. Lyons, L. J. Niles, K. Kalasz, J. Brust, M. Klopfer, B. Spear. 2011. Multi-species modeling for adaptive management of horseshoe crabs and red knots in the Delaware Bay. Natural Resource Modeling 24, 117-156	February 2011

Presentations

Presentations	Presentation Date
Zinner, B., S. Yuan, and M. S. Mitchell. 2003. Estimating population size and habitat preferences. International conference on mathematical biology.	August 2003
Zentner, D., D. Shoup, and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Tournament harvest and movements of catostomids in the Eucha-Spavinaw river-reservoir complex. Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma	August 2021	Little is known regarding the susceptibility of nongame fishes to tournament harvest. The goal of this study was to understand the susceptibility of catostomids to gigging tournament harvest within the Spavinaw-Eucha river-reservoir complex. To do this, we are seasonally sampling fixed sites within the reservoir, the perennial lower portion of the major tributary, the intermittent upper portion of the major tributary, two perennial tributaries, and five intermittent tributaries with a variety of passive and active sampling gears.
Zentner, D., D. Shoup, and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Suggestions for using a new overlap statistic to answer fisheries science questions. Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma	August 2021	Pastore and Calcagnì (2019) proposed using the distribution-free method “” for estimating overlap, and by extension effect size, in the social sciences (specifically the field of psychology). Given the inherent flexibility of a distribution-free overlap metric, has now been used in various scientific disciplines. To better facilitate the use of n in fisheries, we overview its basic properties, outline its implementation in program R, and show its utility as an estimate of effect size when paired with classic statistical tests.
Zentner, D., D. Shoup, and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Distribution and movements of catostomids in a river-reservoir complex and susceptibility to tournament harvest. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore	November 2021	Little is known regarding the susceptibility of nongame fishes to tournament harvest. The goal of this study was to understand the susceptibility of catostomids to gigging tournament harvest within the Spavinaw-Eucha river-reservoir complex. To do this, we are seasonally sampling fixed sites within the reservoir, the perennial lower portion of the major tributary, the intermittent upper portion of the major tributary, two perennial tributaries, and five intermittent tributaries with a variety of passive and active sampling gears.
Zentner, D., D. Shoup, and S. K. Brewer. 2021. Comparing distributions using the recently developed overlap statistic : Examples and suggestions for incorporation into the fishery scientist’s statistical toolbox. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore	November 2021	Pastore and Calcagnì (2019) proposed using the distribution-free method “” for estimating overlap, and by extension effect size, in the social sciences (specifically the field of psychology). Given the inherent flexibility of a distribution-free overlap metric, has now been used in various scientific disciplines. To better facilitate the use of n in fisheries, we overview its basic properties, outline its implementation in program R, and show its utility as an estimate of effect size when paired with classic statistical tests.
Zenas, SJ, and JB Grand. 2017 Factors influencing post-capture survival of eastern wild turkeys in Alabama. 71st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies	October 2017	We estimated the daily post-capture survival rates of radio-marked eastern wild turkeys. We found that capture effects may extend as long as 33-days after marking, which may negatively bias estimates of survival.
Williams, S.G., Grand, J.B., Collazo, J.A, Nichols, J.D., Royle, J.A., Sauer, J.R. Global Climate, Landscape Change and Range Dynamics of Landbirds in Eastern North America. Waterbirds Society Meeting, Texas	November 2008
Wild Turkey Production Study in Alabama. 35th Annual Southeast Directors’ Wild Turkey Committee Meeting Decatur, AL 9-10 Jun 2009 – Invited speaker	June 2009
Wigley, T.B., M.S. Mitchell, P.C. Van Deusen, and R.A. Lancia. 2001. Tools for blending economic and ecological objectives on private forestlands. 66th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference	March 2001
Wedgeworth, M and SK Brewer. 2020. Context dependency of Prairie Chub Machrybopsis australis flow ecology relationships. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Columbus.	September 2020	The Prairie Chub is of conservation interest due to uncertainty about its life history, distribution and status. We modeled hydrologic relationships across coarse and fine scales to understand how these relationships change across space and time.
Vaisvil, A. , S. K. Brewer, and D. Shoup. 2021. Movement patterns of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in a river-reservoir complex, Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma	August 2021	Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) is anadromous and supports various commercial and recreational fisheries across its range. Gaining insight into the biotic and abiotic factors underpinning landlocked Striped Bass populations is essential for developing meaningful management actions.
Vaisvil, A. , S. K. Brewer, and D. Shoup. 2021. Movement patterns of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in a river-reservoir complex, Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore	November 2021	Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) is anadromous and supports various commercial and recreational fisheries across its range. Gaining insight into the biotic and abiotic factors underpinning landlocked Striped Bass populations is essential for developing meaningful management actions.
Vailsvil, A., S. K. Brewer, and D. Shoup. 2021. Movement Patterns of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Robert S. Kerr River-reservoir Complex. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Virtual.	April 2021	Gaining insight into the biotic and abiotic factors underpinning landlocked Striped Bass populations is essential for developing meaningful conservation and management actions. The objective of this study is to examine the segment-scale movement of Striped Bass in the Arkansas River, Oklahoma.
Turner,G.T.,E.R. Irwin,D.Hite and G.Bhattarai. Modeling Water Quality in the Saugahatchee Creek Watershed:A Soil and Water Assessment Tool Approach. Alabama Water Resources Conference. September 2006. Perdido, Alabama.	September 2006
Turner,G. and E.Irwin. February 2006. A GIS-based empirical approach for modeling biodiversity in the Alabam-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river basin. 2006 Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, San Antonio, Texas.	February 2006
Turner, G.T., K. D. Kennedy, T. D. Piper and E. R. Irwin, (poster) September 2007. Using Aquatic GAP analysis to prioritize watersheds for management of Alabama?s species of greatest conservation need. National GAP Analysis Meeting. Asheville, North Carolina.	September 2007
Turner, G.T., K. D. Kennedy, T. D. Piper and E. R. Irwin, (poster) June 2007. Using Aquatic GAP analysis to prioritize watersheds for management of Alabama?s species of greatest conservation need. Auburn University Water Resources Conference, Auburn, Alabama.	June 2007
Turner, G.T. and E.R. Irwin. November 2006. Modeling Aquatic Biodiversity in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Basin-A GIS Based Empirical Approach. 3rd Annual Alabama GIS Symposium.	November 2006
Turner, G.T. and E. R. Irwin. February 2007. Using SWAT models to assess sources of impacts to water quality on a watershed scale. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee.	February 2007
Tucker AM, McGowan CP. 2016. Assessing the influence of migratory connectivity and stopover site disturbance on population dynamics using a full annual cycle simulation model. North American Ornithological Congress, Washington DC, August 2016	August 2016	Evaluates the ecological and management importance of stop over habitat for long distance migratory shorebirds using full annual cycle network models.
Tucker AM, Derose Wilson A, McGowan CP. 2017. COMBINING MULTISTATE MODELS AND NETWORK THEORY TO EVALUATE MOVEMENT PATTERNS DURING MIGRATORY STOPOVER, EURING 2017, Barcelona, Spain.	July 2017	Combining multistate models and network models to assess movement patterns and space use during migratory stopover.
Travis H.Folk, James B. Grand. Northern bobwhites in a fire-maintained longleaf pine landscape:Survival cost of increased mobility in a variable environment. The Wildlife Socity 13th Annual Conference. 23-27 September 2006.	September 2006
Taylor, M., K. Mickett, M. Ross, K. Kleiner and E. Irwin. A stream tank for evaluating habitat selection of juvenile sturgeon: solving the habitat use/availability problem. February 2003. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, North Carolina.	February 2003
Taylor, B. D., A. L. Silvano, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2003. Interactive geo-database: automating range mapping with ArcObjects. National Gap Analysis Meeting.	August 2003
Taconya D. Goar and Elise. R. Irwin. February 2013. Effects of experimentally fluctuating flows and water temperatures on early growth and survival juvenile of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus and Alabama bass Micropterus henshalli. Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting Nashville, TN.	February 2013	This study reports experimental results of fluctuating flow and temperature on growth and mortality of important sportfish. The work contributes data for decision making by stakeholders regarding managed flows from Harris Dam.
Silvano,A.L., Rubino,M.J., Williams, S.G., Grand, J.B. Vertebrate modeling in the southeast:Process and review. National Gap Conference, Asheville, NC. September 2007.	September 2007
Silvano, A.L., and J.B. Grand. 2012. Using Models to Evaluate Land Management for Multiple Objectives in Alabama. 66th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. October 7 - 10, 2012. Hot Springs, Arkansas	October 2012
Silvano, A.L., and J.B. Grand. 2012. Incorporating long-term spatial and temporal effects in a heuristic state space model to evaluate land management alternatives in Alabama. 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Portland, Oregon. October 2012.	October 2012
Silvano, A.L., W. Morse, and J.B. Grand. 2016. How likely are we to impact hunter satisfaction with white-tailed deer management strategies: A Bayesian approach to estimating effects of management on hunter satisfaction. Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society 15-19 October 2016, Raleigh, NC	October 2016	State cooperators in Alabama could use these results to make informed decisions regarding harvest management for white-tailed deer.
Silvano, A.L., K.K. Kleiner, B. Taylor, E. R. Irwin, M.D. MacKenzie, M.S. Mitchell, and J.B. Grand. Alabama Gap Analysis Project. October 2002. Auburn University GIS Day. Auburn, Alabama.	October 2002
Silvano, A.L., J.B. Grand. Inventory and Conservation Planning Project (ICP) of Alabama DCNR Managed Lands. Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Spanish Fort, AL 25 February 2010.	February 2010
Silvano, A.L., J.B. Grand, and W. Morse. 2014. Estimating the effect of white-tailed deer management strategies on hunter satisfaction using a Bayesian belief network. 68th Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Destin Florida, 19-21 October 2014.	October 2014	We used data from surveys conducted by Auburn University to predict the effects of white-tailed deer harvest management on hunter satisfaction. These results could be used for decision-making by state agencies.
Silvano, A.L. 2013. Using occupancy analysis to select focal species as surrogates for species of concern on state managed lands in Alabama. 67th Ann. Conf. Southeastern Assoc. Fish Wildl. Agencies 13-16 October 2013. October 13 - 16, 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	October 2013	This study identify focal species for management planning. Alabama DCNR will use these results in planning management to benefit species of concern on 13 WMAs, parks, and natural areas.
Silvano, A. L., K. K. Kleiner, B. Taylor, E. R. Irwin, M. D. Mackenzie, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. Alabama Gap Analysis Project: managing biodiversity with geographical information systems. 2003. Mountain longleaf conference, Jacksonville, Alabama.	October 2003
Sharp, N.W., M.S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2005. Mouse population dynamics operate over multiple scales in a habitat undergoing restoration. Annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Brazilia, Brazil.	January 2005
Sharp, N. W., M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2005. Mouse population dynamics operate over multiple scales in a habitat undergoing restoration. Annual meeting of the The Wildlife Society.	September 2005
Sharp, N. W., M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2005. Mouse population dynamics operate over multiple scales in a habitat undergoing restoration. Annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Brazilia, Brazil.	July 2005
Sharp, J. and, E. Irwin. Non-Lethal Estimation of Proximate Body Composition of Channel Catfish Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL	August 2017	This non-lethal technique will help assess condition of channel catfish in relation to body composition and environmental effects. No such methodology is available.
Sharp, J. and E. Irwin. 2016. Estimation of proximate body composition of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Alabama Water Resources Conference. Perdido Beach, Alabama.	September 2016	Measuring condition of individual fish can be an effective method for assessing population level impacts of environmental variation. The development of a bioelectrical impedance model for channel catfish will enhance ability to assess condition of fish in the wild.
Sharp, J and E Irwin. 2017. Estimation of proximate body composition of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Alabama Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.	February 2017	We describe the methods for validating a non-lethal technique for estimating condition of channel catfish. This technique will be valuable for field and aquaculture applications.
Sakaris, Peter C., and Irwin, E. R. February 2007. Incorporation of hydrologic variation and mortality as stochastic factors influencing the growth of flathead catfish populations: implications for ecology and management. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee.	February 2007
Sakaris, P. and E. Irwin. February 2006. Daily aging of age-0 catfishes with implications for assessing the effects of environmental variables on early life history stages. 2006 Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the Americn Fisheries Society, San Antonio, Texas	February 2006
Ryer, K., McGowan, C.P.. 2016, Error in Remotely Sensed Land-Cover Data: Is It Important to Know for Occupancy Estimation. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison, WI, July 2016.	July 2016	Uses simulation modeling to assess the effects of land cover classification error on habitat association studies.
Robinson, O.J., McGowan C.P., Apodaca J.J., 2016, Decision analysis for habitat conservation of an endangered, range limited salamander, North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison, WI, July 2016.	July 2016	Uses Structured Decision Making to inform habitat acquisition decisions for the endangered red hills salamander.
Robinson OJ, McGowan CP, and Devers PK, 2015, A full annual cycle model for the American Black Duck. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, 2015, Winnipeg, CA	October 2015	Develops and present. the first full annual cycle model to migratory black ducks and investigates the presence of Density dependence.
Reynolds, M. J., L. L. Brongo, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2004. Linking resource availability with demography of a population of black bears in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Carnivores 2004.	November 2004
Reynolds, M. J., L. L. Brongo, M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2004. Linking resource availability with demography of a population of black bears in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society.	September 2004
Range-wide decision support tool open pine ecosystem conservation. NFWF Power of Flight Meeting Gulfport MS 15-17 April 2009 – Invited Speaker	April 2009
Rachael A. Hoch, Michael M. Gangloff, Byron A. Hamstead, Amy L. Silvano, James B. Grand. Inventory of Crayfish and Mollusk Resources on Alabama State-Managed Lands. Annual Meeting North American Benthological Society. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 22 – 26, 2011.	May 2011
R. A. Lancia, J. A. Gerwin, K. A. Peters, M. S. Mitchell, and J. L. Thompson. 2000. Relative abundance of of selected landbirds in an intensively managed forest landscape in the upper coastal plain of South Carolina. Contributed posters, Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society.	September 2000
Price, J., B. West, S. Ditchkoff, C. McGowan, S. Reeves, A. Keever. 2014 Deer Finder: software for identification of Deer in game camera photos. South Eastern Deer Study Group, February 2014.	February 2014	New software for analyzing time lapse photography for animal presence.
Price Tack JL, McGowan CP, Ditchkoff SS, Waits L, 2017, ESTIMATING COYOTE DENSITY USING A MULTI-SITE SPATIAL CAPTURE-RECPATURE ANALYSIS, EURING 2017, Barcelona, Spain	July 2017	Applies spatial capture recapture analyses to coyote march recapture data to estimate density in Alabama.
Price J.L., McGowan C.P., Ditchkoff S.S., 2015.The endangered hunter? Modeling a hunter population. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, 2015, Winnipeg, CA.	October 2015	Develops a model of hunter population dynamics with the goal of support deer harvest management decisions to benefit hunter populations.
Post van der Burg, M, and JB Grand, Making robust landscape planning decisions under severe uncertainty due to climate change. Ecological Society American 2011, Austin, Texas	August 2011
Piper Goar, T. D. and E. R. Irwin. January 2009. Effects of fluctuating hydrological regime and water temperature on juvenile channel catfish growth and survival. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster.	January 2009
Peterson, J.. Irwin, E.R., M.C. Freeman, B.J. Freeman and L. Kramer. Accounting for incomplete detectability in models of species presence/absence. June 2002. National GAP Annual Meeting, U.S. Geological Survey. Shepardstown, Maryland.	June 2002
Ouellette, K, E. Kosnicki, T. Hess, M.C. Lloyd and E. Irwin. Macroinvertebrate Community Response to Long-Term Flow Modification on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida.	August 2017	Macroinvertebrate communities were studied at regulated and unregulated sections of the Tallapoosa River. The regulated sites exhibited truncated community structure,; whereas the fauna at the regulated sites were variable dependent on water availability.
Ouellette, K, C Lloyd, and E Irwin. 2018. Macroinvertebrate response to flow and temperature in regulated and unregulated reaches of a hydropeaking river. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Invited)	March 2018	Macroinvertebrate community structure varied by water year and degree of river regulation. These findings could inform river management below a hydropeaking dam.
Ouellette, K and E Irwin. Long-Term Community Data from a River Subject to Hydropeaking: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here? American Fisheries Society 148th Annual Meeting , Atlantic City, NJ.	August 2018	Macroinvertebrate community structure and fish populations varied by water year and degree of river regulation. These findings could inform river management below a hydropeaking dam.
Ouellette K, E Kosnicki, Clint Lloyd, and E Irwin. 2017. Analysis of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in regulated and unregulated reaches of the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Alabama Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.	February 2017	We present initial findings from macroinvertebrate analysis below R.L. Harris Dam. Regulated and unregulated reaches exhibit distinct macroinvertebrate communities.
Olive, J.*, Schramm, H. L., Gerard, P. D., and E. R. Irwin. An evaluation of agreement between pectoral spines and otoliths for estimating ages of catfishes. Catfish 2010: Conservation, Ecology, and Management of Catfish: The Second International Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri	June 2010
Nichols, J.D., Hollmen, T, and J.B. Grand. 2015. Monitoring for the management of disease risk in animal translocation programs. Zoological Society of London Symposium on the health and disease in translocated animals. (Invited presentation)	October 2015	assdfasdfasdfasd;fkj;asdlkfj;a
Morrison, J., E. Irwin, L. Lee and M. Goldhaber. Historical Geochemical and Biological Characterization of a Southern Appalachian Watershed Impacted by Coal Acid Mine Drainage. October 2002. Geological Society of America, National Meeting, Denver Colorado.	October 2002
Moran, C.L., J.S. Sedinger, P.L. Flint, and J.B. Grand. Site fidelity of Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. North American Sea Duck Conference & Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Moody, AT and JB Grand. 2011. Large-scale conservation planning: Trading meadowlarks for woodpeckers. Ecological Society American 2011, Austin, Texas	August 2011
Moody, A.T., Grand, J.B., Collazo, J.A., Designing landscapes for sustainable bird populations in the southeastern United States American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 12-15 August 2009	August 2009
Moody, A.T., Grand, J.B. Incorporating expert opinion in decision support models for birds in the eastern United States, US regional association of the international association for landscape ecology symposium, Snowbird, UT 12-16 April 2009	April 2009
Mitchell, M.S., R.A. Lancia, and K. A. Peters. 1999. Using landscape characteristics to model the distributions of neotropical migrants on a managed forest. Session on Landscape Ecology, Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society.	September 1999
Mitchell, M.S. and R.A. Powell. 1999. Optimal home ranges: models and application. Symposium on Future Directions in the Analysis of Radiotelemetry Data, Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society.	September 1999
Mitchell, M.S. 2001. Using landscape-level data to predict the distribution of birds on a managed forest: effects of scale. Session on Interactions Between Spatial Patterns and Forest Wildlife (Flora and Fauna), 3rd North American Forest Ecology Workshop.	June 2001
Mitchell, M. S., T. B. Wigley, C. Loehle, S. H. Rutzmoser, S. F. Fox, J. A. Gerwin, C. A. Haas, R. A. Lancia, P. A. Shipman, R. E. Thill, R. Weih, D. White, P. B. Wood. 2004. Relationships between southern forest landscape structure and bird species richness. Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society.	September 2004
Miller, D.A., J.B. Grand, and T.F. Fondell. The significance of intra-annual variation in estimating productivity for bird populations. Fourth Conference on Statistics in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring, 9-13 December 2002, Dunedin NZ.	December 2002
Miller, D.A., J.B. Grand, T.F. Fondell, and R.M. Anthony. Eagles, fish, and geese: Relationship of predator-prey interactions to nest survival for the dusky Canada geese. The Wildlife Society 10th Annual Conference. 6-10 September 2003, Burlington, Vermont USA.	September 2003
Mickett, K.and E.Irwin. February 2006. Adaptive management of a highly-regulated southeastern river:tools for stakeholders. 2006 Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, San Antonio, Texas.	February 2006
Michael M. Gangloff, Rachael A. Hoch, Byron A. Hamstead, Amy L. Silvano, James B. Grand. Freshwater Mussel Microhabitat Use in the Sipsey River, Alabama. North American Benthological Society Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 22 – 26, 2011	May 2011
McIntyre, R.K., Grand, J.B., White, R., and Wilson, R.R. 2104. Wildlife responses to longleaf pine habitat structure restoration	July 2014	We developed a prototype for making decisions regarding longleaf restoration projects based on coast and long-term benefits to wildlife populations.
McGowan, CP, Robinson OJ, Devers P. 2016. Decision analysis for habitat management of migratory waterfowl using a full annual cycle model. North American Ornithological Congress. Washington DC, August 2016	August 2016	Application of full annual cycle models to habitat management decision making for American Black Ducks.
McGowan, CP, Lyons, JE, Smith, DR, Sweka, J, Nichols, JD, 2016, Developing consensus objectives for a multi-species, multi-stakeholder management problem: the case of horseshoe crab harvest in Delaware Bay. Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Raleigh, 2016	October 2016	Reports on techniques for developing consensus objects with adversarial stakeholders.
McGowan, CP, D Catlin, T Shaffer, C Gratto-Trevor, C Aron, 2013. A meta-population model for evaluating recovery criteria for Piping Plovers in the Great Plains. 131st meeting of American Ornithologist Union, Chicago, IL, August 2013	August 2013	Updates the great plains piping plover population viability model to apply spatial structure and incorporate new data and parameter estimates. Uses the model to present a method for establishing recovery criteria.
McGowan, CP, 2014, Comparing Models of Red Knot population dynamics. American Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting, Estes Park, September 2014.	September 2014	Evaluates competing models of red knot population dynamics using simulations and Bayesian model weight updating. This is a novel application of a widely used statistical tool to inform basic ecological understanding and management decisions.
McGowan, C.P., P. Devers,2011, Managing American black duck populations and habitat at the continental scale: a structured decision making approach. The Wildlife Society Meeting, Kona, HI, November 2011.	November 2011
McGowan, C.P., J.E. Hines, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Lyons, D.R. Smith, K. S. Kalasz, L.J. Niles, A.D. Dey, N.A. Clark, P.W. Atkinson, C.D.T. Minton, and W. Kendall. 2011. Demographic consequences of migratory stopover: linking red knot survival to horseshoe crab spawning abundance. 129th Meeting of the American Ornithologists Union, July 2011, Jacksonville, FL, USA.	July 2011
McGowan, C.P., J.E. Hines, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Lyons, D.R. Smith, K. S. Kalasz, L.J. Niles, A.D. Dey, N.A. Clark, P.W. Atkinson, C.D.T. Minton, and W. Kendall. 2010, Linking red knot demographics to Delaware Bay horseshoe crab spawning activity within an adaptive management framework. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, October, 2010, Snowbird, Utah, USA.	October 2010
McGowan, C.P., D.R. Smith, J.D. Nichols, J. A. Sweka, J.E. Lyons, L.J. Niles, K. Kalasz, R. Wong, J. Brust, M. Davis, B. Spear. 2012. Integrating migratory shorebird conservation needs into an industrial fisheries management plan in the Delaware Bay. North American Ornithological Congress, Vancouver, B.C., August 2012.	August 2012
McGowan, C.P., D.H. Catlin, T.L. Shaffer, C.L. Gratto Trevor, C. Aron, 2013.Establishing endangered and threatened species recovery criteria through simulation modeling. Contributed paper for the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, October, 2013, Milwakee, WI, USA	October 2013	Presents methods for using PVA simulation models to establish recovery criteria in a structure decision making context.
McGowan, C.P., 2013. Demographic consequences of migration stopover: linking knot populations to horseshoe crab harvest management in Delaware Bay. British Ornithologists Union Annual Conference, Leceister, UK, March 2013	March 2013	Describes the integration of science into a management decision context for horseshoe crab harvest in the Delaware Bay.
McGowan, C. P., P. Devers, 2011, A Structured Decision making approach to managing American black duck populations and habitat at the continental scale. South Eastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Nashville, TN, October, 2011.	October 2012
McGowan, C. P., 2011, Decision making for incidental take of endangered species, 2011 Adaptive management conference series, Auburn, AL, August 31, 2011.	August 2011
McGowan CP, and Lyons JE, 2015, What is structured decision making? Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group 2015 meeting, Wallops Island, VA, USA.	September 2015	Presents the concepts of SDM and highlights the urgency and applicability of these tools to shorebird conservation and management.
McGowan CP, Robinson OJ, Apodaca JJ, 2015, Decision analysis for habitat conservation of a highly endangered range limited salamander. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, 2015, Winnipeg, CA.	October 2015	Applies SDM to habitat conservation decisions for a very rare and range limited salamander.
McGowan CP, Catlin D, Shaffer T, Gratto Trevor S, Aron C, 2015, Establishing recovery criteria for a threatened population of shorebirds, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group 2015 Meeting, Wallops Island, VA, USA	September 2015	Presents the application of a structure decision making approach to establish recovery criteria for a threatened population of piping plovers. The paper focuses on using models to link measureable attributes to fundamental objectives for recovery.
Martin, M. M. and E. R. Irwin. January 2009. Population parameters of crayfishes in regulated and unregulated reaches of the Tallapoosa River basin. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster.	January 2009
Martin, B. and E. R. Irwin. September 2007. Nest success and nesting behavior of redbreast sunfish on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. 137th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, California.	September 2007
Martin, B. and E. R. Irwin. February 2008. Examination of redbreast sunfish nest survival and spawning behavior below R.L. Harris dam on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting, Orange Beach, Alabama.	February 2008
Martin, B. M. and E. R. Irwin. January 2009. Modeling redbreast sunfish nest survival in the regulated Tallapoosa River, Alabama: defining functional responses to discharge and temperature. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.	January 2009
M. Clint Lloyd, E. R. Irwin. August 2016. Angler Survey of the Regulated Reaches of the Tallapoosa River Fishery in Eastern Alabama. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.	August 2016	These survey data inform decision makers relative to satisfaction of anglers in the regulated Tallapoosa River. Anglers are satisfied in general but require better access to the river.
Lyons JE, Nichols JD, McGowan CP, Smith DR, Sweka JA, Kalasz KS, Clark NA, Dey D, Niles LJ, 2014. Stopover popuation size, migration ecology and adaptive management of red knots at Delaware Bay, USA. American Ornithologist Union Annual Meeting, Estes Park, CO, USA, September 2014	September 2014	Presents a new method for estimating population size of stopover population size for migratory shorebirds.
Loehle, C., T. B. Wigley, M. S. Mitchell, and S. H. Rutzmoser. 2004. A test of landscape-scale indicators of sustainable forestry using bird point-count data from four landscape studies in the Southeast USA. Annual Meeting, Society of American Foresters.	October 2004
Lloyd, MC and ER Irwin. February 2017. Age and growth of Channel Catfish pre- and post- flow management below R. L. Harris Dam on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.	February 2017	Channel catfish are a primary sport fish that are managed below Harris Dam. This analysis indicates no improvement in growth during post-management periods.
Lloyd, MC and ER Irwin. Age and growth of Channel Catfish populations below R. L. Harris Dam on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, Florida.	August 2017	Channel catfish are an important sportfish that are impacted by dam releases. This population model illustrates the life stages contribution to the instability of the population.
Lloyd, MC and ER Irwin. 2016. Angler Survey of the Tallapoosa River Fishery in Eastern Alabama. Alabama Water Resources Conference	September 2016	This paper summarizes data from an angler survey conducted for the conservation agency. The data are important for characterizing fishery aspects below an adaptively managed hydropower dam.
Lloyd, MC , PC Sakaris, and Irwin E. 2018. Effects of Hydrologic Variation on Dynamics of Channel Catfish Populations Below R. L. Harris Dam on The Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Invited)	March 2018	Channel catfish populations below a hydropeaking dam in Alabama are impacted by regulation of flow and thermal regimes. These data could inform management to satisfy stakeholders interested in viable sport fisheries below the dam.
Lloyd, C and E Irwin. 2018. Faunal Habitat Linkages for Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico (oral presentation)	March 2018	This project predicts the long-term value of restoration options for Dauphin Island, Alabama. Conservation value will be modeled on a 50 year planning horizon to inform restoration decisions.
Li, H., R. A. Lancia, M. S. Mitchell, and J. A. Gerwin. 2000. Testing a spatial landscape model for bird habitat assessment at large scales. Poster session on Landscape Modeling, Annual Meeting, International Association of Landscape Ecologists.	April 2000
Lauren E. Billodeaux, James B. Grand, Michael S. Mitchell, James B. Armstrong. Occupancy and detection of coyotes in urban and rural areas of western Georgia. The Wildlife Society 13th Annual Conference. 23-27 September 2006.	September 2007
Laura B. Hanson, James B. Grand, Michael S. Mitchell, D. Buck Jolley, Bill D. Sparklin, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Roderick M. Thornton. Effects of experimental maniuplation on demography of feral pig populations. The Wildlife Society 13th Annual Conference. 23-27 September 2006.	September 2006
Lai, Q., E. Irwin and Y. Zhang. The Consequences of Increasing Oyster Harvest Size Limit to Provision of Ecosystem Services by Oyster Reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting, Mobile, Alabama.	October 2018	This work evaluates harvest size limits for oysters. It is of interest to oyster fishers and regulatory agencies.
Lai, Q. and E. Irwin. 2016. Development of models for evaluating impacts of Dauphin Island restoration alternatives on oyster fisheries in the Mississippi Sound. Alabama Water Resources Conference. Perdido Beach, Alabama.	September 2016	Restoration of Dauphin Island may enhance water quality impacted by Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A priori evaluation of effects of restoration alternatives on oyster fisheries is desired by stakeholders. Models to predict impacts of restoration actions to oyster sustainability are demonstrated in this poster.
Koons, D.N., J.B. Grand, R.F. Rockwell, and B. Zinner. Transient demographic analysis of 6 vertebrates: Initial conditions and life history explain near-term dynamics. Fourth Conference on Statistics in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring, 9-13 December 2002, Dunedin NZ.	December 2002
Knight, J. and E. R. Irwin. Redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) movement and habitat use in an Alabama Piedmont stream. February 2004. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Spring Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.	February 2004
Kennedy, KDM and E Irwin. Framing the Problem: Shifting Scope and Scale for a Sustainable Energy Future. 2019 Joint Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada.	September 2019	This paper introduces a symposium on wildlife and fishery impacts of renewable energy. The work calls for re-framing the problem to broaden landscape scope and include multiple species.
Kennedy, K.D.M and E. R. Irwin. 2015. Integration of a multi-metric index for informing instream flow criteria decisions in warm water streams. Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Spring Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.	January 2015	Multi-metric indices are used extensively in stream assessment but application for decision making is limited. We provide a framework and example for including multi-metric indices in water resource management decision-making.
Kennedy, K.D. and E.R. Irwin. Making hard decisions about river management:decision analysis for the Tallapoosa River below Harris Dam. Alabama Water Resources Conference. September 2006. Perdido, AL.	September 2006
Kennedy, K. D. and E. R. Irwin. November 2007. Occupancy rates of selected shoal-dwelling fishes in the Tallapoosa River basin. Southeastern Fishes Council Annual Meeting. Chattanooga, Tennessee.	November 2007
Kennedy, K. D. and E R. Irwin. February 2007. Development of Procedures for Evaluating Dam Operation in the Southeastern United States. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee.	February 2007
Kennedy, K. D. and E R. Irwin. (poster) June 2007. Evaluation of conflicting objectives for water resource management: Stakeholder values enhance decision support analysis. Auburn University Water Resources Conference, Auburn, Alabama.	June 2007
Kennedy, K. D. M. and E. R. Irwin. January 2009. The Next Step: Evaluating and Applying Adaptive Management Monitoring Data for the Tallapoosa River below R.L. Harris Dam. Adaptive management and structured decision making: helping stakeholders make smart decisions about complicated systems symposium. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.	January 2009
Keever, A., Ditchkoff, S. McGowan, C.P., Grand, J.B., 2014. Estimating the effects of coyote removal and wild pigs on white-tailed deer abundance. South Eastern Deer Study Group, Athens, GA, February 2014.	February 2014	White-tailed deer and an extremely important recreational harvest species but recent coyote range expansion may be suppressing deer recruitment. Our study looks at the effects of coyote control on deer abundance.
Keever, A., C.P. McGowan, S. Ditchkoff, P. Acker, J. B. Grand, C. Newbolt. 2013 Effect of reducing camera survey efforts on the accuracy of density estimates. South Eastern Deer Study Group, South Carolina, February 2013	February 2013	Validates the effectiveness of emerging game camera monitoring techniques using field data on a marked population.
Katechis, C.T.,P.C. Sakaris and E. Irwin. Methodology for using otoliths to age mooneye, Hiodon tergisus. February 2003. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, North Carolina.	February 2003
K. D. M. Kennedy and Irwin, E. R. January 2009. Stakeholder involvement: a primary need for successful adaptive management. Adaptive management and structured decision making: helping stakeholders make smart decisions about complicated systems symposium. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.	January 2010
Julie A. Morse, Paul L. Flint, J. Barry Grand. Population dynamics ofoldsquaws breeding in Alaska: modeling for a small and dispersed population.October 2000, The Second North American Duck Symposium & Workshop,Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada	October 2000
Jolley, J.C., E.R. Irwin and K.J. Kleiner. Evaluation of a tailwater population of flathead catfish in Alabama. February 2002. Midyear Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, Arkansas.	February 2002
Jolley, J.C. and E.R. Irwin. A comparison of the reservoir and tailwater catfish populations in a section of the Coosa River, Alabama. August 2002. American Fisheries Society 132nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.	August 2002
Jolley, J. C., P. C Sakaris., E. R. Irwin and D. Buckmeier. Don't be stuck in the spine age: the evolution of catfish aging techniques North Central Division Catfish Symposium. Annual Conference Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. December 2003. Kansas City, Kansas.	December 2003
Jolley, J. C. and E. R. Irwin. Food habits of catfishes in tailwater and reservoir habitats in a section of the Coosa River, Alabama. October 2003. Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Mobile, Alabama.	October 2003
Jolley, J. C. and E. R. Irwin. Do Giant Catfish Live Below Dams?: Evaluating the Catfish Fishery of the Mid-Coosa River. January 2003. Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Rome, Georgia.	January 2003
Jolley, J. C. and E. R. Irwin. Catfish population characteristics in tailwater and reservoir habitats of the Coosa River. Catfish 2010: Conservation, Ecology, and Management of Catfish: The Second International Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri	June 2010
Johnson,C.B., Hitch,A.T.,and Grand, J.B. Predicting the occurrence of Brown-headed Cowbirds in northeastern Alabama. 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, McAllen, TX 13-16 February 2008	February 2008
Johnson, C.B., Grand, J.B. The Effects of Wildlife Openings on Bird Communities in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 12-15 August 2009	August 2009
Johnson, C.B., Grand, J.B. The Effects of Wildlife Openings on Bird Communities in the East Gulf Coastal Plain	September 2009
Johnson, C.B, and J.B. Grand. 2010. Managing wildlife openings for use by birds in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama. Annual Meeting of Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society.	February 2010
James B. Grand, J. Christian Franson, Paul L. Flint, and Margaret R.Petersen. Trace element levels in eggs and blood of eiders nesting on theYukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. October 2000, The Second North American DuckSymposium & Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada	October 2000
James B. GRand, Travis H. Folk. Prescribed fire, longleaf pine, and Northern Bobwhites: Understanding how fire influences the demography of an important game bird. Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. May 2006.	May 2006
J.B. Grand. Using decision analysis to compare management alternatives on state lands in Alabama. 2011 Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference. Nashville, TN. (Invited)	October 2011
J.B. Grand. 2011, Post Van der Burg. M.V., and T.L. Kreps.2011. Evaluating Optimal Conservation Strategies for the South Atlantic LCC. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference. Nashville, TN. (Invited)	October 2011
J.B. Grand, and A.L. Silvano. 2012. Using Models to Evaluate Land Management for Multiple Objectives in Alabama. 66th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. October 7 - 10, 2012. Hot Springs, Arkansas	October 2012
Irwin,E.R. and G. Turner. February 2006. Aquatif GAP of the ACT. Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. Perdido, Alabama.	February 2006
Irwin, Elise R. and Emily Nichols. February 2013. Quantification of the effects of fluctuating discharge on temperature regimes below R. L. Harris Dam. Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting, Nashville, TN.	February 2013	This work summarizes the effects of managed flows on discharge and temperature regimes below a hydropeaking facility. Data will be used to determine potential biological effects related to thermal polution below the dam.
Irwin, Elise R. 2015. Water governance in the Southeast United States: informing decisions regarding water allocation with flow-ecology data. (Oral Presentation) Alabama Water Resources Conference, September 10-11, 2015, Perdido Beach, Alabama,	September 2015	This work provides the framework for incorporating flow-ecology hypotheses and data into decision making regarding water allocations. The AL Department of Conservation are interested in these tools to assist with water planning in the State.
Irwin, ER. Landscape Level Planning: Scaling up the Relevance for Decision Science. Integration and Implementation of Large Landscape Aquatic Conservation Plans: Scaling Local Actions to Regional Outcomes Symposium. American Fisheries Society Virtual Meeting 2020.	September 2020	This invited presentation introduces decision science properties to landscape scale conservation planning. Examples of decision science are presented toward framework development for planners.
Irwin, ER and MC Lloyd. February 2017. Dauphin Island Restoration for Sustainable, Conservation Values. Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.	February 2017	Restoration activities toward sustainable barrier island ecosystems impacts multiple stakeholders. This work describes a decision process that incorporates conservation values and forecasts resilience of restoration scenarios for Dauphin Island, AL.
Irwin, ER and J Terhune. 2016. Teaching Problem Solving Skills to the Next Generation of Natural Resources Professionals: A Proposed Framework. Alabama Water Resources Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama.	September 2016	Employers of natural resource professionals rank problem solving skills as the number one trait needed by their employees. We describe a framework for teaching problem solving skills to students in natural resources to better prepare them for the workplace.
Irwin, E.R., R.L. Noble and J.R. Jackson. A reservoir landscape for age-0 largemouth bass. August 2000. Black Bass 2000 Symposium. St. Louis, Missouri.	August 2000
Irwin, E.R., M.C. Freeman, and J. Peterson. Using adaptive management to quantify biological, environmental and social uncertainty affecting the management of tailwater ecosystems. August 2002. Sport Fisheries in Tailwaters Symposium. American Fisheries Society 132nd Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland.	August 2002
Irwin, E.R., M.C. Freeman, and J. Peterson. Results of the decision support model for determining optimal flows below Harris Dam. December 2001. Harris Dam Stakeholders Meeting. Sponsored by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Wedowee, Alabama.	December 2001
Irwin, E.R., J. Peterson, M.C. Freeman, B.J. Freeman and L. Kramer. Aquatic GAP in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama and Georgia. June 2002. National GAP Annual Meeting; U.S. Geological Survey. Shepardstown, Maryland.	June 2002
Irwin, E.R. and M.C. Freeman. What is good for the duck is good for the darter: adaptive flow management. August 2000. Joint U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Workshop on Federal Energy Resource Commission re-licensing issues. McCormick, South Carolina.	August 2000
Irwin, E.R. and M.C. Freeman. Modeling uncertainty in the Tallapoosa River below R.L. Harris Dam. May 2002. Harris Dam StakeholdersMeeting. Sponsored by Alabama Department of Conservation andNatural Resources. Alexander City, Alabama.	May 2002
Irwin, E.R. and M.C. Freeman. Defining functional relations between aspects of flow and fishes. August 2000. Joint U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Workshop on Federal Energy Resource Commission re-licensing issues. McCormick, South Carolina.	August 2000
Irwin, E.R. and M.C. Freeman. Adaptive management:a win-win scenario for managing the Tallapoosa River below R.L. Harris Dam. August 2000. Public Forum on Adaptive Management of the Tallapoosa River. Wadley, Alabama.	August 2000
Irwin, E.R. and K.D.M. Kennedy. 2015. Long term monitoring of dynamic occupancy of shoal dwelling fishes in the Tallapoosa River basin. American Fisheries Society 145th Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.	August 2015	This presentation will be in a Large Rivers Monitoring Symposium. We will describe our occupancy approach for long term monitoring of a fish community below a large dam.
Irwin, E.R. and B. M. Martin. September 2011. Video Surveillance of Spawning Fish: Real-Time Peeps into Nesting Behavior. In: One Fish, Two Fish: Using Fixed Electronic Fish Counting Systems for Real Time Monitoring of Freshwater Species Symposia. American Fisheries Society 141st Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington.	September 2011
Irwin, E.R. and A.M. Ferrara. Garfish:Biology and Management. March 2000. Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Lecture Series. Hackberry, Louisiana.	March 2000
Irwin, E.R. Inquiring minds want to know: what's going on downstream of Thurlow Dam. August 2002. Tallassee Town Meeting. Sponsored by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Tallassee, Alabama.	August 2002
Irwin, E.R. How to get into graduate school and what to do when you get there. February 2000. American Fisheries Society Student Workshop. American Fisheries Society Southern Division Meeting. Savannah, Georgia.	February 2000
Irwin, E.R. Flathead catfish:status and management in Alabama. March 2000. U.S. Geological Survey Flathead Catfish Workshop. McCormick, South Carolina.	March 2000
Irwin, E.R. Defining ecological and economical hydropower operations: a framework for managing dam releases to meet multiple conflicting objectives . To be submitted to: 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics. Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.	July 2014	This presentation will describe the application of ARM for managing flows at dams for multiple conflicting objectives. Implementation and evaluation of the framework will be presented.
Irwin, E.R. September 2007. Adaptive management and decision support analysis for conservation of imperiled fishes. Imperiled Species Ecology and Management Symposium. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee.	February 2007
Irwin, E.R. August 2016. Water Allocation in the Southeast: Stakeholder Governance and Decision Making. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO	August 2016	This is the description of an structured decision making framework for stakeholder driven flow allocation problems. Use of various tools add to the transparency for solving multi-objective optimized water allocation problems.
Irwin, E. R., M. C. Freeman and J. Peterson. How to decide where to start: decision models for adaptive flow management. February 2001. Harris Dam Stakeholders Meeting. Wedowee, Alabama.	February 2001
Irwin, E. R., K. D. M. Kennedy, V. Herr and B. Boston. May 2010. Facilitation and Decision Support Technology for Adaptive Management. 4th Environmental Conflict Resolution Conference, Tucson, Arizona. INVITED	May 2010
Irwin, E. R., J. Peterson, B. J. Freeman, E. Kramer, and M. C. Freeman. Aquatic GAP: Regional Analysis of Biodiversity in the Tallapoosa River Basin. September 2003. Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, Alabama	September 2003
Irwin, E. R., J. Peterson, B. J. Freeman, E. Kramer, and M. C. Freeman. Aquatic GAP: Regional Analysis of Biodiversity in the Tallapoosa River Basin. February 2003. Southeast Regional GAP Meeting. Athens, Georgia.	February 2003
Irwin, E. R., J. Knight and T. Goar. 2013. Movement, and Habitat Selection of Redeye Bass (Micropterus coosae) from the Regulated Tallapoosa River and Hillabee Creek (Alabama, USA). Black Bass Symposium. Southern Division AFS Spring Meeting, Nashville, TN.	February 2013	This study contributes movement and habitat use/availability data for redeye bass, an important sportfish for which we have limited life history data. Findings are placed in the context of management of flow regimes to enhance habitats for the species.
Irwin, E. R., A. M. Ferrara, K. D. M. Kennedy, P. C. Sakaris, and R. Campbell. January 2009. Alligator gar conservation in the southeast United States: development of a decision tool for evaluating effects of management on population viability. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.	January 2009
Irwin, E. R. and M. C. Freeman. Minnows in the moonlight. January 2001. Annual Review for Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Federal Aid Projects. Auburn, Alabama.	January 2001
Irwin, E. R. and M. C. Freeman. Fishes of the Dead River and Terrapin Creek. January 2003. Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Rome, Georgia.	January 2003
Irwin, E. R. and K. D. M. Kennedy. January 2011. Conservation of four darter species in response to adaptive flow management in the Tallapoosa River below Harris Dam. Conservation of Darters Symposium. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida. INVITED	January 2011
Irwin, E. R. and K. D. M. Kennedy. February 2010. Evaluation and development of tools to estimate large-river ecological integrity. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Asheville, NC	February 2010
Irwin, E. R. and E. K. Nichols. Consequences of an altered thermal regime to warmwater fishes below R. L. Harris Dam, Tallapoosa River, Alabama, USA. 144th Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2014	This paper provides an overview of effects of thermal regime on fish spawning requirements below a dam. The results are being used to set flow targets in an adaptive management project.
Irwin, E. R. Why catfish are better than bass: a research perspective. February 2004. Ecology and Management of Catfishes Symposium. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Spring Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.	February 2004
Irwin, E. R. 2015. Monitoring of temperature in warmwater streams: challenges and applications for decision making. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Savannah, Georgia.	January 2015	Suitable instream temperature regimes are critical for stream ecosystem function. Using a decade of temperature data, I describe methods and modelling techniques to use temperature data in a decision framework.
Irwin, E. R. and K. D. M. Kennedy. September 2008. Engaging stakeholders for adaptive management. Interagency Conference on Watersheds. Estes Park, Colorado.	September 2008
Irwin, E. R. September 2008. Alligator gar conservation: perspectives and future directions. II International Lepistosidae Congress. Heredia, Costa Rica.	September 2008
Irwin, E. R. March 2009. Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Involvement and Objective Setting, Adaptive Management Conference Series, Athens, Georgia.	March 2009
Irwin, E. R. March 2008. Adaptive management of a regulated river: sound science for stakeholders. United States Geological Survey Seminar Series. USGS Headquarters, Reston, Virginia	April 2008
Irwin, E. R. February 2009. Using Bayesian Belief Networks as Decision Support Tools for Conservation Planning. USFWS Southeast Region Biologist’s Conference. Confronting 21st Century Challenges: Strategic Habitat Conservation. Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia.	February 2009
Irwin, E. R. February 2008. Healthy wetlands-healthy people. Plenary Session. World Wetlands Day, UNA, Heredia, Costa Rica	February 2008
Irwin, E. 2016. Instream flows in Alabama: informing decisions regarding water allocation with science-based assessment. Alabama-Georgia AFS Chapter Meeting. Columbus, Georgia. February 2016	February 2016	Instream flow decisions are pending for the State of Alabama. This paper discusses application of science-based frameworks for water allocation.
Irwin ER, P Kocovsky, J Jolley and D Chapman. Grass Carp Invasion in the Colorado River: Predicting the Consequences of Potential Management Actions in the Face of Uncertainty. 2019 Joint Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada.	September 2019	This paper describes the problem of grass carp invasion in the Colorado River and its impacts on native fishes. A conceptual ecological model with prediction horizons is presented to begin to define uncertainties inherent in the problem.
Irwin ER, MC Freeman, JT Peterson, MC Lloyd, K Ouellette, KDM Kennedy. 2018. Long-Term Adaptive Management of Flows Below a Hydropeaking Dam. Southern Division American Fisheries Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Invited)	March 2018	This long-term study includes multiple stakeholder with different objectives regarding management of flows from a hydropeaking dam. Findings regarding the attainment of their objectives will be discussed.
Irwin ER, MC Freeman, JT Peterson, MC Lloyd, K Ouellette, KDM Kennedy. Ecological Responses Associated with Long-Term Adaptive Management of Flows Below a Hydropeaking Dam	August 2018	This long-term study includes multiple stakeholder with different objectives regarding management of flows from a hydropeaking dam. Findings regarding the attainment of their objectives and key uncertainties will be discussed.
Howell, M.D., J.B. Grand, and P.L. Flint. Mass Dynamics In Relation To Flight Parameters Following Remige Molt Of Male Long-Tailed Ducks. North American Sea Duck Conference & Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Hollmen, T.E., J.C. Franson, P.L. Flint, J.B. Grand, R.B. Lanctot, D.E. Docherty, and H.M. Wilson. Adenoviruses- a cause of mortality in Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in Alaska? North American Sea Duck Conference and Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Hitch,A.T., Grand, J.B., Allen,S.L. Are Avian Habitat Relationships Estimated from Remotley Sensed Data Applicable on a Regional Scale? 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, McAllen, TX 13-16 February 2008	February 2008
Hitch, A.T., Grand, J.B. Sources of variation in detection probability for birds in habitat relationship models in the Cumberland Plateau, AL. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 12-15 August 2009	August 2009
Henry, T.B., E.R. Irwin, J.M. Grizzle, D.D. Black, M.L. Wldhaber, and W.G.Brumbragh. Abandoned coal mines:toxicity of an acid mixing zone and remediation of AMD. November 2001. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.	November 2001
Hayer, C.A., L.Roy, K. Kleiner, M.Ross, E. Irwin and M. Freeman. Conservation status of fish and other aquatic resources in the upper Tallapoosa River system, Alabama. February 2003. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, North Carolina.	February 2003
Hayer, C. A. and E. R. Irwin. Detection Probability Models for Selected Fishes in the Mobile River Basin, Alabama. February 2004. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Spring Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.	February 2004
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, A.T. Taylor, and L.S. Eggert. 2020. Harnessing genomics for conservation of the endemic Neosho Smallmouth Bass in the central Interior Highlands. Ecological Society of American annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.	August 2020	We conducted double-digest restriction enzyme associated DNA sequencing to genotype over 127,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for 64 Neosho Smallmouth, 24 Northern Smallmouth, and 4 Spotted Bass (outgroup) distributed across the central Interior Highlands. We found strong differentiation between the Neosho Smallmouth Bass and Northern Smallmouth Bass in the central Interior Highlands and, within the Neosho native range, we found complex patterns of population structure, identifying two genomically distinct populations.
Gunn, J.C., L.K. Berkman, A.T. Taylor, J.B. Koppelman, S. Brewer, J.M. Long, T.N. Volkers, E. Sterling, M. Moore. and L.S. Eggert. 2022. Divergence, admixture, and fitness in the Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Lake of the Ozarks.	February 2022	The Neosho Smallmouth Bass (<i>Micropterus dolomieu velox</i>), one of two recognized subspecies, is restricted to the Arkansas River Basin (ARB), but non-native Northern Smallmouth Bass (<i>M. d. dolomieu</i>) has been widely introduced for angling. We show these subspecies to be independent lineages that have hybridized, possibly generating fitness differences between ancestral and admixed populations.
Grand, J.B., and A.L. Silvano. 2013. A decision tool for longleaf restoration based on value to wildlife populations.	October 2013	This model can be used to evaluate projects for longleaf restoration based on expected wildlife response. The tool will be used by agencies attempting to maximize the wildlife benefits of longleaf restoration.
Grand, J.B., T. Hollmen, A.L. Silvano, and J.D. Nichols. 2016. Comparing the value of release methods for the reintroduction of Steller's eider	October 2016	This framework will be used by USFWS to make decisions regarding the reintroduction of Steller's eider in western Alaska.
Grand, J.B., Post Van der Burg, M.V., T.L. Kreps., and R. Mordecai. A prototype for comparing landscape scale conservation strategies in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA. 97th Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America. Portland, Oregon August 2012.	August 2012
Grand, J.B., Miller, D.A., T.F. Fondell, and R.M. Anthony. Nest success of dusky Canada Geese: the effect of variable daily survival rates. The Wildlife Society 10th Annual Conference. 6-10 September 2003, Burlington, Vermont USA.	September 2003
Grand, J.B., M.D. Howell, and P.L. Flint. Effects of disturbance on condition of long-tailed ducks molting in the Beaufort Sea. North American Sea Duck Conference & Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Grand, J.B., M. Post Van der Burg, T.L. Kreps., and R. Mordecai. Evaluating landscape-scale conservation strategies in the south Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA. 19th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Portland, Oregon, October 2012	October 2012
Grand, J.B., Koons, D.N. Population Modeling Workshop. 2006 North American Duck Symposium.	August 2006
Grand, J.B., Kleiner, K.k., Vogt, A.M. Decision support tool for birds associated with open-pine ecosystems. 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, McAllen, TX 13-16 February 2008.	February 2008
Grand, J.B., J.W. Tucker, and W.D. Robinson. Modeling the Influence of prescribed fire on Bachman's sparrow populations in longleaf pine forests. Fourth Conference on Statistics in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring, 9-13 December 2002, Dunedin NZ	December 2002
Grand, J.B., Barnett, S., Leikvold, C. Estimating size and structure of wild turkey populations in Alabama. National Wild Turkey Federation, Technical Committee Meeting, Nashville, TN.	February 2007
Grand, J.B., A.L. Silvano. 2015. Turkey Research Project Update from the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Full fans and sharp spurs: 2015 wildl turkey report. Alabama Department of Conservation.	January 2015	Progress update on a large, comprehensive study of eastern wild turkey population dynamics in Alabama. The results of which will be used to inform models for adaptive management.
Grand, J.B., A.L. Silvano, and S. Barnett. 2014. Modeling the effects of harvest strategies on eastern wild turkey populations. 68th Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Destin Florida, 19-21 October 2014.	October 2014	We used expert opinion and literature review to develop models for adaptive management of wild turkey harvest in Alabama by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Grand, J.B., A.L. Silvano, J.L. Price. 2014. Predicting the effects of white-tailed deer population structure on conception date and buck vulnerability. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 25-30 October 2014.	October 2014	The model we developed predicts the effect of population structure on the timing of breeding by white-tailed deer. This model may be used by managers in Alabama to inform decisions regarding harvest management.
Grand, J.B. and A.L. Silvano. 2016. Tools for science-based management of game and non-game wildlife. Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Andalusia, AL. 14 April 2016.	April 2016	Presents results of the ongoing efforts to develop decision analytic tools for management of game species harvest, wildlife management areas, and state wildlife grant funds.
Grand, J.B. and A.L. Silvano. 2016. A portfolio-based approach to funding allocation for state wildlife grants. North American Congress of Conservation Biology. Madision, WI 17-20 July 2016.	July 2016	The Alabama Unit developed two models for evaluating projects proposed for state wildlife grants. The first model, a Bayesian Decision Network, is places conservation value on individual projects based on their effect on the priority status of each species, and the second mode; selects a portfolio of projects that maximizes their conservation value within a fixed budget.
Grand, J.B. and A.L. Silvano. 2015. Turkey research in Alabama. Full fans and sharp Spurs: Annual Turkey Report. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources	January 2014	Describes the preliminary stages of developing an adaptive harvest management tool for eastern wild turkeys in Alabama. Turkeys are the second most important game species in the state.
Grand, J.B. Modeling recovery rates for avian populations. Minerals Management Service Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region 9th Information Transfer Meeting. 10-12 March 2003, Anchorage, Alaska USA.	February 2003
Grand, J.B. Integrating ecological principles in conservation design. USFWS R4 Biologists’s Conference Callaway Gardens, GA 23-25 February 2009 - Invited Speaker	February 2009
Grand, J.B. 2016. Designing an eastern wild turkey research program for Alabama	April 2016	Describes the process of developing an adaptive management process and informative research for eastern wild turkey populations in Alabama.
Grand, J.B. 2016. Turkey Research Project Update from the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Full fans and sharp spurs. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.	November 2016	Describes recent progress and plans for turkey research conducted by the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Grand, J.B, Kleiner, K.J. A decision support tool for longleaf pine restoration using Southeast Regional GAP data and methodology developed by the East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture. Longleaf Alliance Regional Meeting 29-30 October 2009, Sandestin, FL	October 2009
Grand J.B. 2011. Adaptive Management and Structured Decision Making: Is it really that easy? Quail VII Tucson, Arizona. January 2012. (plenary).	January 2012
Gonnerman, MB, and JB Grand. 2017. Use of camera surveys to estimate occupancy, density, and productivity of eastern wild turkeys in Alabama. 71st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.	October 2017	We estimated occurrence and density of adult male and female and young eastern wild turkeys in three landscapes across Alabama. These results will be used to make management decisions and design monitoring programs for harvest management in Alabama.
Gonnerman, M.B., and J.B. Grand 2017. Using gobble count surveys to assess male wild turkey populations in Alabama. Joint meeting of the Alabama and Mississippi Chapters of The Wildlife Society. 7-8 September 2017, Meridian, Mississippi	September 2017	We used occupancy analysis to estimate the abundance and distribution of eastern wild turkeys on 4 areas in Alabama. Occupancy analysis is a useful tools for monitoring male turkeys.
Goldhaber, M.B., J.R. Hatch, L. Lee, E.R. Irwin, A. Grosz, J.B. Atkins, D.D.Black, H.Zappia,J.C. Pashin, R.F. Sanzolone, L.F. Ruppert, A. Kolker, R.B. Finkelman, H.E.Bevins. The Life Cycle of Potentially Toxic Trace Elements in AppalachianBasin Coal. October 2001. USGS Appalachian Region Science Workshop. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.	October 2001
Goldhaber, M.B., J.R. Hatch, E.C. Callender, E.R. Irwin, M.L. Tuttle, R.A. Ayuso, L. Lee, J.M.Morrison, A. Grosz, J.B. Atkins, D.D. Black, H. Zappia, J.C. Pashin, S.F.Diehl, R.F. Sanzolone, L.F. Ruppert, A. Kolker, R.B. Finkelman, and H.E.Bevins. Impact of elevated arsenic in coal on the geochemical landscapeof the eastern U.S. Sizth International Symposium on the Geochemistry of theEarth's Surface (GES-6), Honolulu, Hawaii.	March 2002
Goldhaber, M.B., E.R. Irwin, J.Brian Adkins, R.Lee, H. Zappia, D.Black, and R.B. Finkelman. Environmental impact of elevated arsenic in Southern Appalachian Basin coals. May 2000. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.	May 2000
Gerken, C.N. and e. R. Irwin. 2015. Influence of river conditions on angler catch rates on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Oral Presentation, Southern Division, American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.	January 2015	This summarizes data relative to angler catch rates to inform future management decisions on a regulated river. Findings are relevant to flow and temperature modification scenario identification.
Gerken, C and E. Irwin. 2014. Quantification of the fishery resources below R. L. Harris Dam using hook and line assessment techniques. Alabama Water Resources Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama.	September 2014	The objective of this research is to inform decision making by stakeholders relative to the fishery below a dam. These data will assist partners with assessment of highly valued resources.
GRand,J.B., Silvano, A.L., MacKenzie, M.D., Lowenstein, E.F. Using GAP data to design and inform filed research. National Gap Conference, Asheville, NC.	September 2007
GRand, J.B., Barnett,S., Leikvold, C. Estimating size and structure of wild turkey populations in Alabama. Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. May 2007.	May 2007
Freeman, M.C., E.R. Irwin and B.J. Freeman. Native fishes below dams:working with what we have. February 2000. Joint Southern Rivers Council and American Fisheries Society Symposium. American Fisheries Society Southern Division Meeting. Savannah, Georgia.	February 2000
Freeman, M.C., E. R. Irwin (presenter), N. M. Burkhead, B. J. Freeman and H. L. Bart. STatus and conservation of the fish fauna of the Alabama River system. August 2001. Invited presentation in the Changes in fish community structure in large usa rivers: status of native species, research, and management symposium. American Fisheries Society 131st Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona.	August 2001
Freeman, M.C. and E.R. Irwin. Conserving Stream Fishes in a Rapidly ChangingWorld. When the water runs dry:maintaining a balance between human water use and environmental Needs. September 2002. Sponsored by the Gulf RestorationNetwork, New Orleans, Louisiana.	September 2002
Franson, J.C., T.E. Hollmen, P.L. Flint, R.B. Lanctot, and J.B. Grand. Trace elements in Common Eiders and Long-tailed Ducks sampled in the Beaufort Sea. North American Sea Duck Conference & Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Fondell, Thomas F. and James B. Grand. Renesting by dusky Canada geese onthe Copper River Delta, Alaska. The Tenth North American Arctic GooseConference, Quebec City, Quebec Canada February 2001.	February 2001
Folk, T.H., J.B. Grand, and R.R. Holmes. Temporal and latitudinal variation in Northern Bobwhite population dynamics. 27 August 2005, American Ornithologist Union Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA.	August 2005
Folk, T.H. and J.B. Grand. Population dynamics of northern bobwhites in a fire-maintained longleaf pine forest. 12th Annual Southeastern Quail Study Group Meeting. 6-9 August 2006.	August 2006
Flint, P.L., J.B. Grand, and T.L. Moran. Effect of winter sea ice conditions on survival of Spectacled Eiders. North American Sea Duck Conference and Workshop. 6-10 November, 2002. Victoria, British Columbia CAN	November 2002
Farrell, P., Grand, J.B., McGowan, C.P., E. Lonsdorf, Relationship of Grassland Bird Occupancy to Local and Landscape Scale Habitat Features in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, The wildlife Society, 2014	October 2014	Presents multi-season occupancy modeling results for grassland birds in relation to landscape scale habitat covariates.
Farrell, P., Grand, J.B., McGowan, C.P., E. Lonsdorf, Effects of Habitat Configuration and Composition on Grassland Bird Occupancy in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, SEAFWA, 2014	October 2014	Presents research on land-scape scale correlates of grassland bird occupancy.
Farrell, P, Grand, J.B., McGowan, C.P. 2014. Habitat Associations of Grassland Birds in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Region. South Eastern Natural Resources Graduate Student Symposium, Starkville, MS. March 2014	March 2014	Estimates occupancy for grassland specialists and generalists from point count data.
Farrell P, McGowan CP, Grand JB, Lonsdorf EV, Thogmartin WE. 2015. Utility of the North American Breeding Bird Survey to predict habitat relationships of grassland birds using prior knowledge from a small scale study. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, 2015, Winnipeg, CA.	October 2015	Explores the novel use of BBS data on bird presence absence to inform land management decision model.
E. Merritt, C.P. McGowan, D.R. Smith, M. Catalano, Evaluating the Efficacy of the Mark-Recapture Approach for Estimating Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Abundance, The Wildlife Society, 2014	October 2014	Research on the practicality of using mark recapture data and analyses to monitor horseshoe crab population abundance in Delaware Bay.
E. Merritt, C.P. McGowan, D.R. Smith, M. Catalano, Estimating Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Abundance Using Mark-Recapture, SEAFWA, 2014	October 2014	Reports on horseshoe crab abundance estimation using MArk recapture in Delaware Bay.
Dykes, W.,E.R. Irwin, and K.D. Kennedy. June 2006. Adaptive management for the middle Tallapoosa River. 2006 American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference:Adaptive Management of Water Resources, Missoula, Montana.	June 2006
Dunham, K.D., and J.B. Grand. 2017. Using the canonical population estimator and Bayes theorem to evaluate population recovery. Euring 2017, Barcelona Spain 2-7 July 2017.	July 2017	The recovery of many threatened and endangered species and management decisions of harvested species are assessed in terms of population size objectives. We present a method by which Bayes Theorum can be applied to assess the likelihood of having met objectives.
Dunham, K.D., and J.B. Grand. 2016. Models of population process for threatened Steller’s eiders: A retrospective evaluation. North American Congress for Conservation Biology. Madison, WI 17-20 July 2016	July 2016	This analysis compares 4 models to explain the historic variation in the listed population of Steller's eiders in Alaska. Results suggest that the population is subject to period influx of immigrants from the Russian breeding population.
Dunham, K.D., and J.B. Grand. 2016. Evaluating models of population process in a threatened population of Steller’s eiders: Retrospective approach. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference 15-19 October 2016 . Raleigh, NC	October 2016	This information will be used by USFWS to make informed decisions regarding the listing status of Steller's eider.
Dunham, K.D., and J.B. Grand . 2015. Effects of model complexity and priors on prediction using Sequential Importance Sampling/Resampling for conservation of species. Meeting Ecol. Soc. Amer. 2015, Baltimore, Md, 9-14 August 2015.	August 2015	sadfadfasf
Ditchkoff, S. S, W. N. Gray II, C. W. Cook, and M. S. Mitchell. 2002. Conception date influences offspring sex ratio in white-tailed deer. 5th International Deer Biology Congress.	September 2002
Ditchkoff, S. S, W. N. Gray II, C. W. Cook, and M. S. Mitchell. 2002. Conception date influences offspring sex ratio in white-tailed deer. 5th International Deer Biology Congress.	May 2002
Developing a range-wide decision support tool and tracking database for Open Pine restoration, Lower Mississippi Valley/West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas Landbird Working Group Meeting, Minden LA 9-10 September, 2009 - Invited Speaker	September 2009
Decision support tool open pine ecosystem –project update. East Gulf Coastal Plain Management Board Meeting, Holly Springs, MS 25-29 May 2009 - Invited speaker	May 2009
Damm, P.E., Grand, J.B. Using time-lapse cameras to estimate abundance and structure of Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo sylvesteris) in Alabama. Southeastern Natural Resources Graduate Student Symposium, Starkville, MS	October 2010
Damm, P. E., J.B. Grand, S.W. Barnett. Variation in detectability among passive infrared triggered-cameras in wildlife research. Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Spanish Fort, AL 25 February 2010.	February 2010
D. Buck Jolley, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Laura B. Hanson, Bill D. Sparklin, Michael S. Mitchell, James B. Grand, Roderick M. Thornton. Reproductive polasticity of feral pigs in response to lethal control efforts. The Wildlife Society 13th Annual Confeence. 23-27 September 2006.	September 2006
Cunha, A., and E.R. Irwin. Riverine landscapes:Floodplain connectivity and early life history stages of fishes. June 2000. 2000 Meeting of the Society of Conservation Biology. Missoula, Montana.	June 2000
Counihan, T. D and 7 co-authors. 2015. Assessing trends in fish communities within and between several large US river systems. American Fisheries Society 145th Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon	August 2015	This work is the summary of a collaborative effort to address similarities and trends among fish communities in five large river basins. The effort highlights sampling design and protocols and specific analyses for the monitoring data.
Coffman KMO, R Ramesh, S Blomquist, M Walsh, S Miller, H Bulger and E Irwin. Engaging Governmental and Private Stakeholders to Implement and Maintain Adaptive Management Projects – Challenges and Accomplishments. 2019 Joint Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada.	September 2019	We describe stakeholder engagement using two examples that enhance both technical communication with laypersons and expert scientists. Promises and pitfalls are discussed to inform future interactions.
Butler, C. A., D.R. Smith, C.P. McGowan, J. B. Grand, 2012. Estimating tag loss of the Atlantic Horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemu, using a multi-state model. Contributed Poster, Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August, 2012.	August 2012
Brongo, L. L., M. S. Mitchell, and J. B. Grand. 2003. Demography of a protected population of black bears. 10th Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society.	September 2003
Black, D.D., E.R. Irwin and J. Peterson. Development of a rapid bioassessmenttechnique for characterizing streams impacted by acid mine drainage. August 2002.American Fisheries Society 132nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.	February 2002
Black, D. D. and E. R. Irwin. A rapid bioassessment technique for warmwater streams impacted by acid mine drainage in north Alabama. February 2001. Midyear Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Jacksonville, Florida.	February 2001
Bill D. Sparklin, Mike S. Mitchell, Laura B. Hanson, DAvid B. Jolley, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, James B. Grand, Roderick M. Thornton. Density dependent responses in home range sizes and habitat use of feral pigs on Fort Benning, Georgia. The Wildlife Society 13th Annual conference. 23-27 September 2006.	September 2006
Barry Grand, Robert F. Rockwell, Paul Flint. A globalperspective on spectacled eider populations. The Second North American Duck Symposium & Workshop, October 2000, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada.	October 2000
Barry Grand, Mike Anthony, and Tom Fondell. Renesting, Productivity, andSurvival of dusky Canada geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska. Spring2001 Pacific Flyway Study Committee Meeting, Otter Rock, Oregon, March 2001.	March 2001
Aspinwall, A. and E. Irwin. 2015. Evaluation of management alternatives for Gulf Striped Bass populations using stochastic matrix models. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, Wheeling, West Virginia.	February 2016	This modeling approach is evaluating impacts of management actions on Gulf striped bass populations. Partners are using the results to implement change in management strategy.
Aspinwall, A. and E. Irwin 2015. Using Population Models to Evaluate Management Alternatives for Gulf-Strain Striped Bass. (oral presentation) Alabama Water Resources Conference. Perdido Beach, Alabama.	September 2015	This population model is in development to inform USFWS and 3 states how to set population objectives for striped bass in the ACF. The model will be incorporated into the management Committee's structured decision model.
Aspinwall, A and E. Irwin. 2014. Initial evaluation of the influence of stocking and habitat on early survival of Gulf-strain striped bass in the ACF. Alabama Water Resources Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama	September 2014	Population models for Gulf-strain striped bass have been constructed to inform partners about stocking programs. We are evaluating carrying capacity and survival of stocked fish for State agencies.
Aspinwall, A and E Irwin. 2016. Evaluation of Management Alternatives for Gulf Striped Bass. Joint Meeting of the Georgia and Alabama Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Columbus, Georgia.	February 2016	This work is providing an assessment of management strategies for long-term planning relative to stocks of Gulf striped bass. Models have been developed for assistance in decision making.
Arnold, J.M., J.B. Grand, D.N. Koons, and N.V. Yogi. The role of population modeling in natural resource damage assessment. The Waterbird Society 2003 Annual Meeting, 24-27 September 2003. Cuiaba, Mato Grasso, Brazil	September 2003
Arnold, J.M., Grand, J.B.,and N.V. Yogi. Avesmodeler:Understanding the impacts of oil development on marine birds. Joint Annual Meeting-Pacific Seabird Group and The Waterbird Society. Portland, Oregon. January 2005	January 2005
Apinwall, A. P. and E. R. Irwin. 2015. Evaluation of the effect of stocking rates and nursery habitat on early survival of Gulf- strain striped bass in the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint River system. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.	January 2015	These data are the first in a series of population models that we are developing for the GSB committee. The models suggest that carrying capacity has not been reached through stocking programs.
Andress,R.O., K.Kleiner,and E.R.Irwin. Effects of highly fluctuating flows on nest success of redbreast sunfish in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. February 2000. Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. Rogersville, Alabama.	February 2000
Andress, R.O., K. Kleiner, and E. R. Irwin. Effects of highly fluctuating flows on nest success of redbreast sunfish in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. February 2000. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Savannah, Georgia.	February 2000
Lai,Q.T., E. R. Irwin and Y. Zhang. Quantifying harvestable fish enhancement and their economic values from oyster reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, Florida.	August 2017	Ecosystem services are rarely quantified on an economic basis. This research illustrates the fiscal benefit of oyster reefs to fish production and harvest.

Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations	Publication Date
Taylor, M. Y. 2004. Habitat use and tag retention of juvenile shovelnose sturgeon, a surrogate species for Alabama sturgeon. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 2004
Swedberg, Dusty. 2020. Assessing the distribution and habitat needs of Least Darter and sympatric species of the Ozark Highlands and Arbuckle Mountain ecoregions. Master’s thesis, Oklahoma State University.	August 2020
Silvano, A.L. 2013. Incorporating long-term spatial and temporal effects in a state space model to evaluate land management alternatives for imperiled species conservation in Alabama. Master's Thesis, Auburn University, Alabama	September 2013
Sharp, N. W. 2005. Demography of small mammal populations in longleaf pine undergoing restoration. MS Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.	May 2005
Sharp, J. 2017. Non-lethal estimation of proximate body composition of channel catfish using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Masters Thesis, Auburn University.	December 2017
Sakaris, P. C. 2006. Effects of hydrologic variation on dynamics of channel catfish and flathead catfish populations in regulated and unregulated rivers in the southeast USA. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.	May 2006
Ryer, K, 2016, Multi-scale Habitat Relationships of Grassland Vertebrates in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Understanding the Consequences of Error in Broad-scale Land Cover Data, Auburn University, Auburn AL, USA	August 2016
Nash, M. K. 1999. Age and growth of flathead and channel catfish in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama and the Ocmulgee River, Georgia. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 1999
Moody AT. 2012. Designing sustainable landscapes in the Southeastern United States [dissertation]. [Auburn (AL)]: Auburn University.	April 2012
Merritt, E. 2015, Evaluating Methods for Estimating Delaware Bay Limulus polyphemus Abundance. Auburn University, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, August 2015	August 2015
Martin, B. M. 2008. Nest survival, nesting behavior, and bioenergetics of redbreast sunfish on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University.	December 2008
Martin Moore, M. A. 2010. Shoal occupancy estimation for three lotic species of crayfishes in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama. Master's Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	April 2010
Maeghen Wedgeworth. 2021. Variation in abundance and hatch date of Prairie Chub in the upper Red River basin. Master’s thesis, Oklahoma State University.	August 2021
Lai, Q. 2018. Quantitative Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyster Reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama. PhD Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	April 2018
Kristofik EM. 2011. Distribution of Bats and Their Selection of Habitats Based on Characteristics of Landscape in Forests of Central Alabama [master’s thesis]. [Auburn (AL)]: Auburn University.	December 2011
Kennedy, K.D.M. 2015. Quantitative methods for integrating instream biological monitoring data into aquatic natural resource management decision making. Doctoral Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	April 2015
Jolley, J. C. 2003. A comparison of the tailwater and reservoir catfish populations in a section of the Coosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 2003
Johnson, C.B. 2010. The Relationships Between Wildlife Openings and Bird Use and Abundance in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. M.Sc. Thesis. Auburn University, AL	August 2010
John Knight. 2010. Age, growth, home range, movement and habitat selection of redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) from the middle Tallapoosa River and tributaries (Alabama, USA). Masters Thesis. Auburn University.	December 2010
Henry, T. B. 1998. Toxicity of an acid mine drainage mixing zone to warmwater fishes. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 1998
Hayer, C-A. 2005. Influence of spatial, temporal, and abiotic factors on detection probabilities for fishes in the Mobile River drainage, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	May 2005
Goar, T. P. 2013. Effects of hydrologic variation and water temperatures on early growth and survival of selected age-0 fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Doctoral Dissertation, Auburn University, Alabama	February 2013
Gerken, CN. 2015. A Hook and Line Assessment and Angler Survey of the Tallapoosa River Fishery (Alabama, USA). Masters Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	December 2015
Ferrara, A.M. 2000. Life history strategy of Lepisosteidae: implications for conservation and management of alligator gar. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.	May 2000
Farrell, P. The use of a small scale study and regional data sources to understand grassland bird habitat relationships, Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn, AL, May 2015	May 2015
Dunham, K.D. 2016. Population dynamics and viability of the federally listed population of Steller's Eiders. M.Sc. Thesis. Auburn University, Alabama. 76 p.	May 2016
Damm, P.E., 2010. Using automated cameras to estimate wildlife populations. M.Sc. Thesis. Auburn University, Alabama.	August 2010
Cunha, A. 2000. Influence of landscape patterns on spatial dynamics of larval fish in two southeastern rivers. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.	May 2000
Costley, K. M. 1998. Diel shifts in habitat use by small fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 1998
Brongo, L. L. Demography of black bears in the Pisgah Bear Sanctuary. MS Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.	December 2003
Black, D. D. 2005. A rapid biological/chemical assessment technique for characterizing streams impacted by acid mine drainage. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama	May 2005
Aspinwall, AP. 2016. Using Population Models to Evaluate Management Alternatives for Gulf Striped Bass. Masters Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.	May 2016
Andress, R.N. 2002. Nest survival of Lepomis species in regulated and unregulated rivers. Masters Thesis. Auburn University.	May 2002
Allgood, D.R. 2010. Assessing the potential utility of select state-owned lands for vertebrate conservation. M.S. Thesis. Auburn University, Alabama.	December 2010

Technical Publications

Technical Publications	Publication Date
Turner, G., E. Irwin, J. Peterson, B. Freeman, M. Freeman, E. Kramer, C. Straight, A. Wimberly, D. Moosman, C. Hayer, and J. Ruiz. 2004. Aquatic GAP: A GIS and Modeling Approach for Analysis of Biodiversity in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama and Georgia. In S. Ramroop, Editor. Proceedings of the Troy State University GIS Symposium, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama.	May 2004
Mitchell, M. S. Integrated research on landscape scales. Auburn Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Alumni Association Newsletter. Fall 2001	August 2001
Kennedy, K.D. and E.R. Irwin. Patterns of fish and disease occupancy in Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama. ACFWRU Report 2009-3. Final Report Submitted to USFWS, October 2009 2007	October 2009
Kennedy, K.D. and E.R. Irwin. Development of a Monitoring Plan to Asess Potential Effects of Combined-cycle Plants on Fish Communities. Final Report Submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. March 2007	March 2007
Kennedy, K. M., E. R. Irwin, M. C. Freeman, and J. Peterson. 2006. Development of a decision support tool and procedures for evaluating dam operation in the Southeastern United States. Science Support Partnership Program Project Final Report to USGS and USFWS.	June 2006
J.B. Grand, J. Arnold, D.N. Koons, and N. Yogi. 2003. Modeling the recovery rates of avian populations. Annual Progress Report 2003.	January 2003
Irwin,E.R., G.T. Turner, K.D.Kennedy and T. Piper. ACT Aquatic Gap and Water Quality Monitoring. Fnal Report submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. April 2007.	April 2007
Irwin,E.R., E. Kramer, M.C. Freeman, G. Turner, D. Moosman, K. Mickett, P. Sakaris, C. Hayer, T. Piper and C.S. Straight. 2004. Aquatic Gap:Regional analysis of biodiversity in the ACT/ACT Basins: Tallapoosa River Basin. Final Report submitted to GAP Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho.	October 2004
Irwin, E.R., P.C. Sakaris, and D. Moosman. 2004. Hydrologic variation in the lower Tallapoosa River: Effects on recruitment and growth of striped bass and catfishes. Final Report. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Montgomery, Alabama.	October 2004
Irwin, E.R., P. Sakaris, J. Knight, and T. Piper. 2005. Redeye bass population status and critical habitat delineation in the Tallapoosa River and its tributaries. Final report submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, Alabama.	December 2004
Irwin, E.R., M.C. Freeman, A. Belcher and K. Kleiner. 2001. Survey of shallow water fish communities in the Dead River and Terrapin Creek. Final Report submitted to Alabama Power Company. Birmingham, Alabama.	January 2000
Irwin, E.R., M. Taylor, K. Mickett and G. Turner. 2005. Delineation of important habitat features for adult and juvenile Alabama sturgeon. Final report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.	October 2004
Irwin, E.R., A. Belcher and K. Kleiner. 2001. Population assessment of alligator gar in Alabama. Final Report submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division. Montgomery, Alabama.	January 2000
Irwin, E.R. and R. Andress, A. Belcher and Jason Carlee. 2001. Quantification of factors affecting nesting and recruitment of Centrarchids in flow regulated rivers. Final Report submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division. Montgomery, Alabama.	January 2000
Irwin, E. R., M. C. Freeman, B. Daniels, and K. Kleiner. 2002. Quantification of the fish community inhabiting sand and gravel bars in the Alabama River. Final Report submitted to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division. Montgomery, Alabama.	September 2002
Irwin, E. R., K. D. Mickett, D. Black, and P. Sakaris. 2004. Development of an integrated rapid assessment technique for determination of impacts of acid mine drainage in Alabama streams. Final report submitted to Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Montgomery, Alabama.	May 2004
Irwin, E. R., K. D. M. Kennedy, T. P. Goar, B. M. Martin, M. M. Martin. 2011. Adaptive management and monitoring for restoration and faunal recolonization of Tallapoosa River shoal habitats. Final Report to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Montgomery, Alabama.	January 2011
Irwin, E. R., J. Peterson, B. J. Freeman, E. Kramer, and M. C. Freeman. 2002. Aquatic GAP: Regional Analysis of Biodiversity in the ACT/ACF Basins. GAP Analysis Bulletin 11:37-39.	October 2002
Horne, L, D DeVries, R Wright, J Stoeckel, and E Irwin. Determination of Species-Specific Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Requirements for Non-Game Riverine Fishes. USFWS Science Base	July 2019
Hitch, A.T., Grand, J.B., Allen, S.L., and Sharp, N.W. 2008. Habitat use and distributions of birds, small mammals and herpetofauna on the J.D. Martin Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Jackson County, Alabama. Final Report to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources	November 2008
Grand,James B., David N. Koons, Jennifer M. Arnold, Dirk V. Derksen and Nitin Yogi. 2007. Modeling the recovery rates of avian populations. Final Report RWO 079.	April 2007
Grand, James B. 2002. Modeling the influence of prescribed fire on bird populations in southeastern longleaf pine communities. State Partnership Project Final Report.	April 2002
Grand, J. B., R. M.Anthony, and T. F. Fondell. Renesting, nest depredation, and gosling survival of dusky Canada geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska. Annual Progress Report.	December 2001
Grand, J. B., R. M.Anthony, and T. F. Fondell. Renesting, nest depredation, and gosling survival of dusky Canada geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska. Annual Progress Report.	December 2000
Freeman, M.C., J.T. Peterson, E.R. Irwin, and B.J. Freeman. 2004. Distribution and status of at-risk aquatic taxa in the upper Tallapoosa River system, Alabama and Georgia. Final Report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Athens, Georgia.	October 2004
Folk, T.H., and J.B. Grand. 2004. Effects of Growing Season Prescribed Fire on Productivity and Survival of Northern Bobwhite Populations: Annual Progress Report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.	January 2004
Folk, T.H., and J.B. Grand. 2003. Effects of Growing Season Prescribed Fire on Productivity and Survival of Northern Bobwhite Populations: Annual Progress Report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.	January 2003
Ditchkoff, S.S., M.S. Mitchell, and J.B. Grand. 2004. Ecology and management of feral hogs on Fort Benning, Georgia. Annual Progress Report.	December 2004

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Alabama Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Alabama Research Activities

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Alabama
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources