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

Massachusetts Research Activities


Personnel at the Massachusetts Unit installing temperature loggers in a stream.

Type Citation Publication Date
Data Release Wilson, T. L., Siren, A. P. K., Berube, J. A., Morrow, C. M., Wattles, D. W., Huguenin, M., Clarfeld, L. A., Huber, K. E., Donovan, T. M., 2024, Massachusetts Wildlife Monitoring Project (2022 - 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13UNTFB. June 2024
Data Release Siren, A., and Wilson, T. 2024. Monitoring animal populations with cameras using open, multistate, N-mixture models. U.S. Geological Survey data release https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tqjq2bw76. September 2024
Data Release Siren, A., and Wilson, T. 2024. Monitoring animal populations with cameras using open, multistate, N-mixture models. U.S. Geological Survey data release https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tqjq2bw76. April 2024
Data Release Ryan, J.E., and Roy, A.H., 2020, In-vitro Propagation and Fish Assessments to Inform Restoration of Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Heterodon): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90S15LR. October 2024
Data Release Ryan, J.E., and Roy, A.H., 2020, In-vitro Propagation and Fish Assessments to Inform Restoration of Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Heterodon): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90S15LR. March 2022
Software Release Rosenblatt, E., Cook, J.D., DiRenzo, G.V., Grant, E.H.C., Runge, M.C., Mosher, B.A. Code for fomites could determine severity of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in low-density white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. July 2024
Software Release Rosenblatt, E, Rudolph, J.F., Arce, F., Cook, J. D., DiRenzo, G.V.,Grant, E.H.C., Runge, M.C., and Mosher, B.A.. whitetailedSIRS: A packageto project SARS-CoV-2 outbreak dynamics in white-tailed deer. Version1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TZK938 May 2023
Data Release Rosenblatt, E, Rudolph, J.F., Arce, F., Cook, J. D., DiRenzo, G.V.,Grant, E.H.C., Runge, M.C., and Mosher, B.A.. whitetailedSIRS: A packageto project SARS-CoV-2 outbreak dynamics in white-tailed deer. Version1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TZK938 April 2024
Data Release Rogers, J.B., G.V. DiRenzo, R.M. Quiñones, T.Richards, A. H. Roy. Freshwater fish biodiversity and distribution in the Northeastern United States. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P142VIXH August 2024
Software Release Rogers, J.B., G.V. DiRenzo, R.M. Quiñones, T.Richards, A. H. Roy. Freshwater fish biodiversity and distribution in the Northeastern United States. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P142VIXH 2024
Data Release Rogers, J.B., G.V. DiRenzo, R.M. Quiñones, T.Richards, A. H. Roy. Freshwater fish biodiversity and distribution in the Northeastern United States. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P142VIXH
Software Release Rogers, J.B., G.V. DiRenzo, R. O'Brien, R.M. Quiñones, T. Richards, A. H. Roy. HUC12 fish species occurrence and proportional abundance data in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. ScienceBase. 2024
Software Release Rogers, J.B., G.V. DiRenzo, R. O'Brien, R.M. Quiñones, T. Richards, A. H. Roy. HUC12 fish species occurrence and proportional abundance data in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. ScienceBase.
Data Release Prout, L. S., Siren, A. P. K., Callahan, C. B., Wilson, T. L., Clarfeld, L. A., Huber, K. E., and Donovan, T. M., 2024, USDA White Mountain National Forest Volume 1 (2014 - 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, doi:10.5066/P1PUEYQK. June 2024
Software Release Pfadenhauer, W.G., DiRenzo, G.V., and Bradley, B.A. Code for "Human activity drives establishment, but not invasion, of non-native plants on islands". Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. 2023
Data Release Pfadenhauer, W. G., G. V. DiRenzo, & B. A. Bradley. 2024. Code for human activity drives establishment but not invasion of non-native plants on islands. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XES5OI May 2024
Software Release Marjadi, M.N., Roy, A.H., Llopiz, J.K., and Sheppard, J. 2023. Data used to test a video monitoring and computational system for estimating juvenile fish abundance: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P93XRINQ. June 2023
Data Release Marjadi, M.N., Roy, A.H., Llopiz, J.K., and Sheppard, J. 2023. Data used to test a video monitoring and computational system for estimating juvenile fish abundance: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P93XRINQ. 2023
Data Release Lee, M. J., DiRenzo, G. V., Y. Diao, K. C. Seltmann. Code for: Leveraging local efforts to solve regional-scale ecological questions: using multiple sources of data and a multi-species occupancy model to explore bee-plant interactions. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZMJ9YD April 2023
Data Release Kantar, L. E., Sirén, A. P. K., Wilson, T. L., Clarfeld, L. A., Huber, K. E., and Donovan, T. M., 2024, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Moose Project - Volume 2 (2021 - 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P132SU4S. April 2024
Data Release Jones, H., Sirén, A. P. K., Callahan, C. B., Holman, H., Marchand, M. N., Kilborn, J. R., Wilson, T. L., Morelli, T. L., Clarfeld, L. A., Huber, K. E., and Donovan, T. M., 2024, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Volume 1 (2014 - 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13ISNAI. June 2024
Software Release Hopkins, K., R. Hale, K. Capps, J. Kominoski, J. Morse, A. Roy, A. Blinn, S. Chen, J. Rudolph, A. Quick. 2024, Landscape characteristics for urban gradients in United States cities across multiple scales: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13UZYZF July 2024
Software Release He, X., Carmignani, J., Andreadis, K., Roy, A., Kumar, A., and Butler, K., 2023, Developing a stochastic hydrological model for informing lake water level drawdown management: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94NQFCF. June 2023
Data Release He, X., Carmignani, J., Andreadis, K., Roy, A., Kumar, A., and Butler, K., 2023, Developing a stochastic hydrological model for informing lake water level drawdown management: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94NQFCF. June 2023
Data Release He, X., Andreadis, K., Roy, A., Langhorst, T., Kumar, A., and Butler, C. A Long Short Term Memory model for predicting daily lake ice cover changes in the Northern Hemisphere. 2024. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, Va. https://doi.org/10.5066/P13ZGUGE July 2023
Data Release He, X., Andreadis, K., Roy, A., Kumar, A., and Butler, C. 2023. A repository of hydrological modeling framework for lake drawdown management (HMF-Lake). Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C8BVY2 September 2022
Data Release He, X., Andreadis, K., Roy, A., Kumar, A., and Butler, C. 2023. A repository of hydrological modeling framework for lake drawdown management (HMF-Lake). Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C8BVY2 June 2023
Software Release Grant, E.H.C., R.O. Mummah, B.A. Mosher, G.V. DiRenzo. 2023. Inferring pathogen presence when sample misclassification and partial observation occur. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PDV4LV October 2022
Software Release Grant, E.H.C., DiRenzo, G.V., and Brand, A.B., 2023, Abiotic and biotic factors reduce viability of a high-elevation salamander in its native range: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Y5O93Q. January 2023
Software Release Gordon, A.B., D. Drummey, A. Tur, A. E. Curtis, J. C. McCumber, M. T. Jones, J. C. Andersen, & G. V. DiRenzo. 2024. Code for the effect of myiasis on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) body condition movement and habitat use at Camp Edwards. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90WGQL2 June 2024
Data Release Gordon, A.B., D. Drummey, A. Tur, A. E. Curtis, J. C. McCumber, M. T. Jones, J. C. Andersen, & G. V. DiRenzo. 2024. Code for the effect of myiasis on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) body condition movement and habitat use at Camp Edwards. Version 1.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90WGQL2 2023
Software Release Gordon, A., D. Drummey, A. Tur, A. Curtis, J. McCumber, M. Akresh, & G. V. DiRenzo. Code for long-term monitoring reveals management effects on Prairie Warbler colonization local extinction and detection in a Massachusetts Pine Barren. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GRA03K August 2024
Software Release Gilbert, N.A., G. V. DiRenzo, & E. F. Zipkin. Code for idiosyncratic spatial scaling of biodiversity–disease relationships. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. DOI TBD 2024
Software Release DiRenzo, Graziella; Miller, David; Grant, Evan (2022), Ignoring species availability biases occupancy estimates in single-scale occupancy models, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fxpnvx0rv July 2024
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V., R. McCaffery, A. V. Longo, K. R. Zamudio, and K. R. Lips. Code for similar population dynamics before and after a chytridiomycosis outbreak in a tropical riparian amphibian species. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P1DWG6GZ October 2024
Data Release DiRenzo, G. V., Hanks, E., & D. A. W. Miller. 2022. Software for: A practical guide to understanding and validating complex statistical models using simulations. Published in Methods in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.5066/P99B0IJ7 March 2022
Data Release DiRenzo, G. V., B. Hoven, M. McEachran, & M. Feehan. 2023. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) survey by hunters in Massachusetts in early 2023. ScienceBase. July 2023
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V., B. Hoven, M. McEachran, & M. Feehan. 2023. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) survey by hunters in Massachusetts in early 2023. ScienceBase. 2023
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V., B. Glorioso, J. M. Lorch, B. A. Mosher, D. A. W. Miller, E. H. Campbell Grant, and J. H. Waddle. Code for: Small enzootic survival costs mask the potential for long-term population size suppression. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9I7TROJ May 2023
Data Release DiRenzo, G. V., & M. C. Mceachran. Code for Chronic wasting disease knowledge risk perception and management acceptance are influenced by media engagement and trust among deer hunters in Massachusetts. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FBOMS5<br><br>
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V., & M. C. Mceachran. Code for Chronic wasting disease knowledge risk perception and management acceptance are influenced by media engagement and trust among deer hunters in Massachusetts. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FBOMS5 September 2023
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V. Code for chronic wasting disease (CWD) knowledge among hunters in Massachusetts a state where CWD has not been detected. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZPZVZD 2023
Software Release Bletz, Molly; DiRenzo, Graziella; Grant, Evan (2024). Quantitative support for the benefits of proactive management for wildlife disease control [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bk3j9kdhk April 2024
Data Release Bletz, M., Grant, E. H. C., & G. V. DiRenzo. 2023. Start early and stay the course: Proactive management outperforms reactive actions for wildlife disease control. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OLLM02 2023
Software Release Bletz, M., Grant, E. H. C., & G. V. DiRenzo. 2023. Start early and stay the course: Proactive management outperforms reactive actions for wildlife disease control. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OLLM02
Data Release Berube, J., Sirén, A. P. K., Simpson, B., Klingler, K. B., and Wilson, T. L., 2024, Winter tick counts and covariates in Massachusetts and New Hampshire from fall 2022: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1ZSHPPX. October 2024
Data Release Berube, J., Sirén, A. P. K., Simpson, B., Klingler, K. B., and Wilson, T. L., 2024, Winter tick counts and covariates in Massachusetts and New Hampshire from fall 2022: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1ZSHPPX. May 2024
Software Release Abbott, K.A. and Roy, A.H., 2022, Stream Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Responses to Small Dams and Dam Removal in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L2ATHV. September 2023
Data Release Abbott, K.A. and Roy, A.H., 2022, Stream Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Responses to Small Dams and Dam Removal in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L2ATHV. March 2022