West Virginia Research: Projects, Research Publications, Presentations, Thesis and Dissertations, Technical Publications

West Virginia Research Activities

West Virginia Unit Leader, Dr. Pat Mazik, teaching fish physiology

The Cooperative Research Units Program conducts research on a wide range of disciplines, related to fish, wildlife and natural resource management. The programs offer Federal and State agencies access not only to unit scientists, but also to university expertise and facilities available at each of the 40 cooperating universities. Most research projects are carried out by graduate students participating with and/or under the direction of unit or other university scientists.

The research may be of local, regional, national or international interest. The research programs conducted by units are approved by the Coordinating Committee overseeing each unit.

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Projects

Project	Completion Date
Distribution and abundance of the Diamond Darter in the Elk River, West Virginia	September 2014	The Diamond Darter, a federally-endangered species of fish, is known only from the Elk River in West Virginia. This study will increase understanding of the distribution range of this species, which is critical information for management and conservation efforts by natural resource managers	None
A study of diamond darter macrohabitat use and abundance within the lower Elk River.	February 2017	The Diamond Darter, a federally-endangered species of fish, is known only from the Elk River in West Virginia. This study will increase understanding of the habitat use of this species, which is critical information for management and conservation efforts by natural resource managers	None
Allegheny Woodrat: Identifying Strategies to Conserve a Declining Species	September 2014	The Allegheny woodrat is an obligate inhabitant of forested, exposed rock habitats in the Appalachians and Interior Low Plateaus and has exhibited a long-term population decline and range contraction. Given that many other species of special concern also are linked to this habitat type, the woodrat is an excellent indicator of habitat conditions. Hypotheses regarding the decline of this species focus on food resources (forest conditions), disease, and habitat isolation. We propose to use datasets from throughout the range of the species to test predictions from these hypotheses and to identify risk factors. This analysis using existing datasets will help quantify a structured decision analysis that can be used to guide habitat management or population restoration actions. The results of the decision model will provide the foundation for a multi-state adaptive management program to maximize the effectiveness of ongoing management activities.	None
Effects of forest management practices in the Acadian Northern Hardwood/Conifer Forests of Maine on forest bird communities, with emphasis on species of regional conservation priority and concern (Collaborators: D. harrison, P. Wood, C. Loftin)	December 2018	The goal of this study is to examine effects of Maine’s forest harvest practices employed in the northern deciduous/coniferous forest on diversity and abundance of the forest bird community of selected species of conservation interest (e.g., Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Cape May Warbler). The study will document bird communities in manipulated stands compared to reference stands and within the larger landscape context. Time since harvest will range from > 60 years (i.e., mature residual stands) to 17-40 years in regenerating clearcuts, and 14-18 years since initial harvest entry in selection harvest, shelterwood establishment, shelterwood overstory removal stands, with a gradient of harvest intensity from clearcut with herbicide to selection, to shelterwood establishment, to shelterwood overstory removal. This project is a collaboration of the US Geological Survey Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the University of Maine, the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The information learned in this study will inform our understanding of avian responses to stand age and structure as relates to habitat quality and in the context of changing land use practices in the northern forest landscape.	The goal of this study is to examine effects of Maine’s forest harvest practices employed in the northern deciduous/coniferous forest on diversity and abundance of the forest bird community of selected species of conservation interest (e.g., Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Cape May Warbler). The study will document bird communities in manipulated stands compared to reference stands and within the larger landscape context. Time since harvest will range from > 60 years (i.e., mature residual stands) to 17-40 years in regenerating clearcuts, and 14-18 years since initial harvest entry in selection harvest, shelterwood establishment, shelterwood overstory removal stands, with a gradient of harvest intensity from clearcut with herbicide to selection, to shelterwood establishment, to shelterwood overstory removal. This project is a collaboration of the US Geological Survey Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the University of Maine, the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The information learned in this study will inform our understanding of avian responses to stand age and structure as relates to habitat quality and in the context of changing land use practices in the northern forest landscape.
Winter Habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River	December 2005	The Ohio River supports important interjurisdictional recreational fisheries. An understanding of fish habitat use during winter is important to the management of these fisheries, and this study examined habitat use associated with tributaries, islands, and main channel habitats. This study documented winter habitat use of Ohio River fishes, providing useful information for planning and management for natural resource agencies.	None
Habitat requirements of the Elk River crystal darter: field and laboratory studies	May 2008	The Elk River crystal darter was described as a new species in 2008, the diamond darter. This species is known to occur only in the Elk River, West Virginia. This study documented habitat availability for the diamond darter in the lower Elk River and documented habitat use in a laboratory study. These data were used by natural resource agencies for development of management plans for the species.	None
Abundance, species richness, and distribution of native and nonnative fishes in the Bluestone National Scenic River	May 2008	This study focused on the estimation of abundance, species richness, and distribution of native and nonnative fishes in the Bluestone National Scenic River. Data were used by the National Park Service for planning and management.	None
Abundance and distribution of sensitive fish species within the Monongahela National Forest	May 2006	The Monongahela National Forest includes several fishes that are considered as sensitive species. This study provided natural resource agencies with information on abundances and distributions of these sensitive species, which was used in conservation planning and management.	None
Sensitive fish species within the upper Greenbrier River drianage	December 2006	The Greenbrier River, a large tributary of the New River system, includes several fishes that are considered as sensitive species. This study provided natural resource agencies with information on abundances and distributions of these sensitive species, which was used in conservation planning and management.	None
Assessment of hybridization between candy and variegate darters in the Greenbrier River drainage	December 2006	The candy darter is endemic to the New River drainage, and is hybridizing with the recently introduced variegate darter. This study examined the extent of hybridization between these to species, and documented that genetic swamping is a major conservation concern for the candy darter population in the Greenbrier River drainage.	None
Assessment of long-term stream monitoring stations	December 2009	Long-term stream monitoring stations are useful in determining temporal changes in stream health. This study examined several stream sites in West Virginia for potential use as long-term monitoring stations. The sites were located on streams of high water quality, and stream health indices were estimated based on fish species, macroinvertebrate species, and water quality. This study assisted the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources in the development of long-term stream monitoring efforts.	None
Statewide conservation assessment of West Virginia crayfishes	December 2012	Crayfishes are recognized as an imperiled fauna, however, the diversity and distribution of crayfishes are not well understood. In West Virginia, few studies have focused on the crayfish fauna. The focus of this study is to increase understanding of crayfish distributions and crayfish diversity within West Virginia to aid the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources in conservation and management planning.	None
Summersville Reservoir Walleye Creel Survey	December 2010	Summersville Reservoir is an important walleye fishery within West Virginia. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources manages the fishery, and information is needed on walleye catch rates and angler attitudes. This study focused on estimating catch and harvest rates of walleyes with the use of angler and creel survey data. Also, angler surveys provided information on angler attitudes toward the fishery.	None
Captive propagation of the diamond darter	December 2011	The diamond darter, Crystallaria cincotta, is a recently described fish species from the upper Ohio River drainage. The only known extant population of the diamond darter is in the lower Elk River of West Virginia. The diamond darter is considered to be extirpated from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Given the conservation status of this species, one management option is to use captive propagation to learn about life history characteristics and provide individuals for stocking programs. The main research goal is captive propagation of the diamond darter, which will provide an option for future stockings, and will provide an opportunity to study life history and behavioral ecology of this rare species. Results from this study will be directly applicable to the management and conservation of the diamond darter population. Specific research objectives are as follows: - Develop a protocol for the captive propagation of the diamond darter. - Estimate life history parameters associated with egg and larval development - Examine adult behaviors (spawning and habitat use)	None
Corridor H stream monitoring project	September 2003	Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia, will influence streams, particularly during the construction process. This study monitors the environmental impacts of road construction on streams within eastern West Virginia, with a focus on stream health and stream sedimentation within a before-after-control-impact study design	None
Corridor H stream monitoring project	January 2006	Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia, will influence streams, particularly during the construction process. This study monitors the environmental impacts of road construction on streams within eastern West Virginia, with a focus on stream health and stream sedimentation within a before-after-control-impact study design	None
Corridor H stream monitoring project	December 2008	Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia, will influence streams, particularly during the construction process. This study monitors the environmental impacts of road construction on streams within eastern West Virginia, with a focus on stream health and stream sedimentation within a before-after-control-impact study design	None
Corridor H stream monitoring project	May 2012	Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia, will influence streams, particularly during the construction process. This study monitors the environmental impacts of road construction on streams within eastern West Virginia, with a focus on stream health and stream sedimentation within a before-after-control-impact study design	None
Movement and abundance of American eels in the Shenandoah River	June 2003	The American eel has experienced population decline, and one possible cause of this is the impact of dams on upstream and downstream migration. This study examines the upstream migration of eels in relation to eel specific fishways on dams of the Shenandoah River.	None
MIgration of silver phase and yellow phase American eels in relation to hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River	December 2009	The American eel has experienced population decline, and one possible cause of this is the impact of dams on upstream and downstream migration. This study examines the upstream migration of eels in relation to eel specific fishways on dams of the Shenandoah River, and downstream migration of adult eels in relation to mortality caused by hydroelectric turbines.	None
MIgration of silver phase and yellow phase American eels in relation to hydroelectric dams on the Shenadoah River	December 2013	The American eel has experienced population decline, and one possible cause of this is the impact of dams on upstream and downstream migration. This study examines the upstream migration of eels in relation to eel specific fishways on dams of the Shenandoah River, and downstream migration of adult eels in relation to mortality caused by hydroelectric turbines.	None
Cheat Lake Biomonitoring Study	December 2015	This study focuses on the recreational fisheries of Cheat Lake, a reservoir in northern West Virginia. The reservoir experiences seasonal lake level fluctuations owing to hydropower production, and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is interested in understanding the impacts of lake level fluctuations on recreational fisheries. The study includes the following nine research tasks: 1. Fish biomonitoring downstream of Cheat Lake 2. Benthic macroinvertebrate resource biomonitoring downstream of Cheat Lake 3. Water quality biomonitoring downstream of Cheat Lake 4. Fish biomonitoring of Cheat Lake and Cheat embayments 5. Walleye population monitoring and stock assessment 6. Monitoring of adult walleye movement 7.Physical and chemical water quality characteristics of Cheat Lake 8.Aquatic vegetation mapping of Cheat Lake 9.Create a bathymetric map of Cheat Lake	None
Berkeley Springs bypass monitoring program	November 2028	Aquatic community indices will be determined from macroinvertebrate data, providing input and monitoring requirements toward environmental assessments associated with road construction.	None
Developing a Regional Deer Monitoring Protocol for the National Park Service	June 2026	The long-term resilience of forests in the face of climate change depends on ensuring that there is adequate seedling and sapling regeneration. In the northeast United States, the white-tailed deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>) is an abundant herbivore that can have widespread effects on forest vegetation communities. Because the abundance of deer can affect forest regeneration, being able to accurately monitor deer populations is critical. However, estimating the density of deer in areas of interest can be challenging because of the variety of methods that exist to collect and analyze deer population data, each of which has benefits, limitations, and sources of bias. To develop future management plans related to tree regeneration, the National Park Service is seeking to optimize regional deer monitoring efforts. We will support these efforts by helping the National Park Service develop a consistent, efficient approach to deer population monitoring, while aiming to minimize costs and complexity of monitoring, in addition to creating a decision-support tool to help managers plan future surveys and analyze data. This project is a collaboration between the National Park Service, West Virginia University, and the WV Coop Unit.	None
Assessment of the Immune Status of Smallmouth Bass	May 2023	A long-term monitoring multidisciplinary approach has been implemented to investigate smallmouth bass health issues in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including sites in West Virginia from 2019-2021. Many factors naturally affect wild fish immunity, so the purpose of this study was to monitor and evaluate changes in immune function in context with other aspects of health and environmental factors, including complex interactions between water quality, contaminants, climatic factors, pathogens and parasites, and genetic changes. Analyses are ongoing for this project, including controlled exposures of laboratory fish leukocytes to environmentally relevant chemicals and development of a statistical model to parse out predictors of immune function in wild fish. Papers will be supplied as they are completed.<br>Some factors found so far to be associated with immune function in the wild smallmouth bass include surrounding land-use, chemical concentrations both in surface water and blood plasma of the host fish, and disease status of the host fish. Site, season, biometrics (sex, age, length, weight), and histopathological indicators (tissue parasites and macrophage aggregates) have also been found to be associated. Expression of immune- and contaminant-related gene transcripts will help explain immune function results and associations further. The ability to consistently monitor over multiple years/seasons and collect ancillary data has been paramount to understanding immune function results of wild smallmouth bass. Long-term monitoring has provided a baseline for wild fish immunity and ancillary data has provided context for their functional immune responses. Recognizing the complexity and interaction of multiple factors in understanding immune function, advanced statistics are needed and are our next steps in more comprehensively understanding relationships between immune function, various stressors, and other indicators of host health. Integration of lower-level responses like transcript abundance with higher levels responses like immune function will help to identify and ultimately understand adverse outcomes in wild smallmouth bass populations.	None
Identifying the genetic marker for Diamond Darter eDNA applications and conducting an evaluation of its effectiveness	December 2025	The Diamond Darter is an endangered species that has experienced a dramatic reduction in its geographic distribution range. To improve our understanding of the Diamond Darter's distribution range, we are Identifying the genetic marker for Diamond Darter eDNA applications and conducting an evaluation of its effectiveness. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our results provide USFWS with distribution data on the Diamond Darter, which will inform conservation efforts for this species.	The Diamond Darter is an endangered species that has experienced a dramatic reduction in its geographic distribution range. To improve our understanding of the Diamond Darter's distribution range, we are Identifying the genetic marker for Diamond Darter eDNA applications and conducting an evaluation of its effectiveness. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our results provide USFWS with distribution data on the Diamond Darter, which will inform conservation efforts for this species.
Candy Darter status assessment of the lower Gauley River	December 2025	Biological monitoring of the Gauley River National Recreation Area (GRNRA) is of importance to the National Park Service relative to the federally endangered Candy Darter. This study involves a population assessment of the Candy Darter and water temperature monitoring. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and the National Park Service (NPS). Our results provide NPS with population information and habitat data relative to the conservation and management of the Candy Darter.	Biological monitoring of the Gauley River National Recreation Area (GRNRA) is of importance to the National Park Service relative to the federally endangered Candy Darter. This study involves a population assessment of the Candy Darter and water temperature monitoring. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and the National Park Service (NPS). Our results provide NPS with population information and habitat data relative to the conservation and management of the Candy Darter.
Corridor H stream monitoring project	May 2025	An environmental impact assessment is required for the construction of Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia. Specifically, the West Virginia Division of Transportation (WVDOT) was required to establish a long-term investigation focused on providing community level information on stream ecosystems. This study is a long-term monitoring effort with analyses of macroinvertebrate communities in streams affected by Corridor H road construction, including assessments before, during, and after road construction efforts. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and WVDOT. Our results provide WVDOT with biological impact information relative to the road construction project, and are specifically used by WVDOT to meet their federal permit requirements for continued advancement toward completion of the project.	An environmental impact assessment is required for the construction of Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia. Specifically, the West Virginia Division of Transportation (WVDOT) was required to establish a long-term investigation focused on providing community level information on stream ecosystems. This study is a long-term monitoring effort with analyses of macroinvertebrate communities in streams affected by Corridor H road construction, including assessments before, during, and after road construction efforts. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and WVDOT. Our results provide WVDOT with biological impact information relative to the road construction project, and are specifically used by WVDOT to meet their federal permit requirements for continued advancement toward completion of the project.
Wild Turkey Ecology and Management in West Virginia	December 2028	Wild turkeys are an important game species in West Virginia; therefore ensuring their persistence in the state is critical. Although previous research has been conducted on wild turkey hens in the state in the 1980's and 1990's, new tracking and monitoring technologies offer the opportunity to obtain high-accuracy spatial data and investigate fine-scale movements of turkeys, as well as turkey population dynamics. Additionally, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is interested in obtaining more information on turkey hunter effort and satisfaction, which will be combined with biological data to ensure that management decisions continue to reflect the needs of the state. This project is a collaboration between the WV Coop Unit and the WV Division of Natural Resources.	Wild turkeys are an important game species in West Virginia; therefore ensuring their persistence in the state is critical. Although previous research has been conducted on wild turkey hens in the state in the 1980's and 1990's, new tracking and monitoring technologies offer the opportunity to obtain high-accuracy spatial data and investigate fine-scale movements of turkeys, as well as turkey population dynamics. Additionally, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is interested in obtaining more information on turkey hunter effort and satisfaction, which will be combined with biological data to ensure that management decisions continue to reflect the needs of the state. This project is a collaboration between the WV Coop Unit and the WV Division of Natural Resources.
Development of a habitat restoration and conservation prioritization tool for songbirds and mussels in the Appalachian Mountains	December 2009	This project will develop an online GIS based decision analysis tool (DAT) specific to the Appalachian Mountains that will answer the question: What specific lands do we need to restore, protect, and/or manage to most effectively achieve conservation objectives for X species or guilds of species? The online interface will allow biologists, managers, and administrators to query a database of biological information on species and habitats, and administrative information such as previous restorations and acquisitions, land ownerships and acquisition authority, and existing funding sources allowing the individual to build their own model to answer a specific question at multiple spatial scales. Continuous maintenance of the system will improve communication and provide a ready source of information for integrating habitat objectives and actions. The system will be based on current professional knowledge and existing databases with the capacity and requirement to be continually updated with new information. Many of the habitat objectives will be interpreted from existing plans such as various bird conservation plans (North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Partners in Flight, US Shorebird Conservation Plan etc.), T&E Recovery Plans, and the new state comprehensive conservation plans. The Appalachian Mountains harbor many of the most biologically significant ecosystems in North America. With the exception of the State of California, the epicenter of biodiversity occurs in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. From a global perspective, aquatic biodiversity in the southern Appalachians goes unmatched, with its wealth of freshwater fish and mussel species, not to mention the global importance of the Mountains as a principle migratory route for dozens of species of neotropical birds. The biodiversity of the Mountains and the unique interconnectedness of the Range make this area the perfect subject for the development of this kind of tool. The objective of this project is to prioritize specific on-the-ground habitat restoration and conservation activities based on identified species habitat needs and sociopolitical factors through the development of an internet-based, interactive query tool.	None
Diamond darter reproduction research	January 2011	The diamond darter, Crystallaria cincotta, is a recently described fish species from the upper Ohio River drainage. The only known extant population of the diamond darter is in the lower Elk River of West Virginia. The diamond darter is considered to be extirpated from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Given the conservation status of this species, one management option is to use captive propagation to learn about life history characteristics and provide individuals for stocking programs. The main research goal is captive propagation of the diamond darter, which will provide an option for future stockings, and will provide an opportunity to study life history and behavioral ecology of this rare species. Results from this study will be directly applicable to the management and conservation of the diamond darter population. Specific research objectives are as follows: - Develop a protocol for the captive propagation of the diamond darter. - Estimate life history parameters associated with egg and larval development - Examine adult behaviors (spawning and habitat use)	None
Modeling effects on Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) distribution in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.	December 2012	Brook trout provide important recreational fisheries in small, cold-water streams throughout eastern North America. However, brook trout have declined dramatically across their range, including within the Delaware Water Gap (DEWA), and are predicted to decline further due to projected water temperature effects of climate change. To understand how brook trout distributions will change in response to climate change, research is needed to examine brook trout distributions, spatial and temporal variation in water temperatures, and barriers to brook trout movement. Goals and research objectives of this research are as follows: A. Project goal � the overall goal of this research is to examine the relationship among brook trout habitat, physical barriers to brook trout movement, and brook trout occurrence models. Our approach would produce maps of potential and actual brook trout streams, and would yield new insights about the interactive effects of key stressors in limiting brook trout distributions. B. Research objectives 1. We will assess and map habitat for brook trout in DEWA based on assessment of stream temperature, stream size (order), and landscape variables including forest cover, geology, landform, location of impoundments, and location of dispersal barriers (waterfalls, culverts). 2. We will use statistical analyses to model and assess stream temperature and other environmental attributes of stream reaches within DEWA.	None
Monitoring Restoration of the Upper Shavers Fork Brook Trout Fishery	April 2012	Restoration Monitoring and Assessment Objectives 1. pH monitoring at the mouths of key tributaries We have widespread water chemistry data from 2000 and 2003 (Petty and Thorne 2005). We propose placing pH data loggers at the mouths of First Fork, Second Fork, Beaver Creek, and Rocky Run and in the mainstem upstream of Spruce. 2. Temperature monitoring in the mainstem We have four locations along the Shavers Fork mainstem that have been continuously monitored for temperature since summer 1999. The locations include: Spruce, Lamothe Hollow, Ryan's Bend, and upstream of Second Fork. Three additional locations in Second Fork are monitored for temperature. We propose continuing to collect these data. We also propose placement of additional temperature loggers strategically in response to proposed temperature management actions such as channel reconfiguration and riparian tree planting. 3. Mainstem habitat assessments We completed a whole watershed scale habitat assessment in 2000 (Petty et al. 2001) and other localized assessments upstream of Second Fork, within Second Fork, and within Rocky Run in 2001 and 2002 (Lamothe 2002, Petty et al. 2005, Hansbarger 2005, Hansbarger et al. 2008). We propose conducting a detailed habitat assessment survey in the Shavers Fork mainstem from Second Fork to Spruce in Summer 2010 in advance of any instream restoration work. These assessments include: a- visual habitat assessment, b- detailed thalweg surveys, c- hydraulic channel unit mapping, d- sediment mapping, e- fish cover mapping (including Large Woody Debris), f- riparian condition mapping and g- cross-section and longitudinal surveys in key areas (Petty et al. 2001). This assessment would be continued following implementation of channel restoration activities.	None
Emerging contaminant effects on bass reproduction and health in the mid-Atlantic region: Part II	August 2010	Data collected over the past three years has indicated 1) skin lesions of bass and sunfish the numerous fish kills observed in sporadic locations appear to be associated with a variety of opportunistic pathogens including the bacteria Flavobacteria columnare (Flexibacter columnaris) and Aeromonas salmonicida, numerous protozoan pathogens on skin and gills and possibly largemouth bass virus; 2) in 2006 sucker kills occurred and were also associated with gill lesions and opportunistic pathogens; 3) in fish collected at many sites there are high helminth and myxosporidian parasite loads; 4) there is a high incidence of intersex throughout the Potomac and Shenandoah drainages; 5) there are multiple stressors that probably eventually combine to cause kills. It has been recognized that it is difficult to demonstrate causal associations between exposure to various chemicals and ecological or population-level effects. Hence, it is important to document the extent of the biological effects, determine if population effects are occurring as a result and provide information that may be useful in managing the problem. Samples have been collected over the past two years that will allow researchers to: 1) assess seasonal changes in disease resistance, parasite loads, reproductive abnormalities and serum factors; 2) compare sites for parasite loads, testicular oocyte prevalence and severity, other gonadal factors, disease resistance and presence of specific pathogens including the bacteria Flavobacterium columnare, Aeromonas salmonicida, and largemouth bass virus; 3) compare microscopic (histopathological) observations during pre-kill periods and during fish kills in an attempt to identify causes and predisposing factors.	None
Emerging contaminant effects on bass reproduction and health in the mid-Atlantic region and assistance with field collections for the BEST Monitoring Program	December 2009	In 2002-2003 reports of fish kills and a high incidence of external lesions of smallmouth bass and other species initiated fish health investigations by WV DNR and USGS. During these investigations it was determined that a high percentage, at some sites greater than 80%, of the smallmouth bass were intersex. Intersex is defined as the presence of both male and female characteristics in a normally gonochoristic animal. In the case of the bass, immature oocytes are observed within the testes of the male bass. This finding attracted much public and scientific interest, since intersex has been used as an indicator of exposure to estrogenic compounds. There are a number of ongoing projects of the USGS National Fish Health Research Laboratory in conjunction with numerous collaborators to 1) determine the extent of the problem throughout the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers; 2) document other potential effects on fish health such as reduced disease resistance, increased parasite or other pathogen loads; and 3) document the presence of potential causes. In addition the USGS's BEST (Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends) program will conduct collections for their large rivers program in the MidAtlantic region in Fall 2006. Target species in this program are largemouth bass and carp which will provide information on the presence of intersex or other reproductive abnormalities in species other than smallmouth bass. Researchers propose to augment ongoing projects of USGS by: 1) During the spring collections in the Potomac and Shenandoah begin to assess sperm quantity and quality (graduate student project) 2) Assist in the development and testing of in vitro assays to detect estrogenic activity in extracts of water and sediment (technican/graduate student project) Study Tasks are: 1. Develop techniques to assess sperm quantity and quality. 2. Assist in field collections to obtain samples. 3. Work with researchers at the Leetown Science Center to evaluate gonad histopathology of normal and intersex males for which sperm quality has been assessed. 4. Test extracts of water and sediment using established mammalian cell lines and fish hepatocyte primary cell cultures to evaluate toxicity and estrogenicity	None
Assessment of General and Reproductive Health of Fishes at Select Sites	December 2012	Goal: Protect the Great Lakes ecosystem health against future threats. Emerging contaminants must be better understood with respect to source, routes of exposure, and impacts to fish and wildlife and their habitats. Early detection of emerging contaminants in the Great Lakes will allow control, elimination, or resource management actions to be implemented before significant effects occur. Objectives: 1) Measure the concentration of emerging contaminants in natural resources located in the Great Lakes. 2) Evaluate the toxicity of emerging contaminants to fish and wildlife resources. 3) Relate environmental concentrations of emerging contaminants to toxicity values and effects to fish and wildlife resources. 4) Evaluate the source, pathway, and effects of these contaminants to fish and wildlife resources (e.g bioaccumulate through the foodweb). 5) Recommend controls/regulations or resource management actions to prevent or reduce adverse impacts to fish and wildlife resources in the future 6) Collaborate with other Federal agencies (EPA, NOAA, USGS, etc.) involved in the program to coordinate research to ensure efficient and effective use of funding. 7) Establish a bibliographic database resulting from the literature search. Establish a database for collecting pilot project and future study information that is GIS-based	None
River Otter Population Dynamics and Spatial Ecology in West Virginia	December 2025	River otters (<i>Lontra canadensis</i>) are native to West Virginia, but experienced population declines in the 19<sup>th </sup>and 20<sup>th </sup>centuries because of habitat fragmentation, water pollution, and unregulated trapping. Following reintroduction efforts in the 1980's and 1990's otter populations in the state are now considered to be stable or increasing. To best inform future otter management plans in West Virginia, accurate estimates of otter survival and harvest rates are needed. Additionally, the diet of river otters is primarily comprised of various fish species. To better determine the potential effects of river otters on fishing opportunities in the state provided by fish stocking, more information is needed on the fine-scale movements of river otters during fish stocking periods. This project is a collaboration between the WV Coop Unit and the WV Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). This research will provide the WVDNR with information on river otter populations in the state, which will help inform future management decisions.	River otters (<i>Lontra canadensis</i>) are native to West Virginia, but experienced population declines in the 19<sup>th </sup>and 20<sup>th </sup>centuries because of habitat fragmentation, water pollution, and unregulated trapping. Following reintroduction efforts in the 1980's and 1990's otter populations in the state are now considered to be stable or increasing. To best inform future otter management plans in West Virginia, accurate estimates of otter survival and harvest rates are needed. Additionally, the diet of river otters is primarily comprised of various fish species. To better determine the potential effects of river otters on fishing opportunities in the state provided by fish stocking, more information is needed on the fine-scale movements of river otters during fish stocking periods. This project is a collaboration between the WV Coop Unit and the WV Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). This research will provide the WVDNR with information on river otter populations in the state, which will help inform future management decisions.
Improving management strategies linked to certification of sustainable forest practices for priority songbirds in West Virginia	June 2023	Many eastern deciduous forest songbirds continue to experience significant population declines, which are often linked to breeding habitat requirements. Managing breeding habitat for some declining focal species in the eastern deciduous forest will entail managing for canopy heterogeneity and variable forest age classes through canopy disturbance, which are critical factors for optimizing bird species biodiversity. The prevalence of mature forests has remained stable to increasing in recent decades, but young forest conditions are lacking. In the Appalachian region, active forest management on private lands (both institutional and family-owned), in addition to public lands, are instrumental for either reversing declines or ensuring population persistence for many forest songbirds.	Many eastern deciduous forest songbirds continue to experience significant population declines, which are often linked to breeding habitat requirements. Managing breeding habitat for some declining focal species in the eastern deciduous forest will entail managing for canopy heterogeneity and variable forest age classes through canopy disturbance, which are critical factors for optimizing bird species biodiversity. The prevalence of mature forests has remained stable to increasing in recent decades, but young forest conditions are lacking. In the Appalachian region, active forest management on private lands (both institutional and family-owned), in addition to public lands, are instrumental for either reversing declines or ensuring population persistence for many forest songbirds.
Enhancing the Conservation Potential of the Wood Turtle	December 2023	Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are considered a species of conservation need across their range. This study will quantify and compare wood turtle abundances, adult survival rates, and movement patterns across a forest fragmentation gradient in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in northwestern Pennsylvania. Additionally, natural resource agencies have a need for spatially explicit predictions of Wood Turtle occurrence probability to assist in planning for species monitoring efforts, habitat restorations, and permitting. This project will create a species distribution model (SDM) to predict wood turtle occurrence for Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. The goal of this research is to benefit wildlife managers who aim to promote robust wood turtle populations through active habitat management, inform species regulations and guidelines, and assist the USFWS with their federal listing decision.	Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are considered a species of conservation need across their range. This study will quantify and compare wood turtle abundances, adult survival rates, and movement patterns across a forest fragmentation gradient in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in northwestern Pennsylvania. Additionally, natural resource agencies have a need for spatially explicit predictions of Wood Turtle occurrence probability to assist in planning for species monitoring efforts, habitat restorations, and permitting. This project will create a species distribution model (SDM) to predict wood turtle occurrence for Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. The goal of this research is to benefit wildlife managers who aim to promote robust wood turtle populations through active habitat management, inform species regulations and guidelines, and assist the USFWS with their federal listing decision.
A distributional atlas and identification guide to West Virginia fishes	December 2023	A distributional atlas and identification guide to West Virginia's fishes will benefit federal and state agencies, anglers, and the general public in understanding the distribution, habitat, and the conservation needs and concerns of each fish species found within West Virginia. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Information provided in this book will aid WVDNR in the management of sportfishes and non-game fishes and their associated habitats and resources.	A distributional atlas and identification guide to West Virginia's fishes will benefit federal and state agencies, anglers, and the general public in understanding the distribution, habitat, and the conservation needs and concerns of each fish species found within West Virginia. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Information provided in this book will aid WVDNR in the management of sportfishes and non-game fishes and their associated habitats and resources.
Avian community change across time, elevations, and latitudes	May 2023	Changing environmental conditions due to global climate change can have significant consequences for regional bird populations and communities over time, particularly along elevational and latitudinal gradients. For instance, populations of high-elevation species may decline and low-elevation species may begin to expand into higher elevations in response to increasing temperatures, with those rates potentially differing across latitudes. Thus, there is a critical need to investigate the effects of climate change on long-term community dynamics while incorporating elevational variability and latitudinal ranges. The objective of the proposed research is to improve understanding of the extent and causes of avian community change over time and across elevational and latitudinal gradients within the Appalachian Mountains. The specific aims of this study are to quantify the relationships of climate factors, habitat, elevation, and latitude with changes in avian species abundance and community turnover. The research will advance current scientific understanding of the role that changing climatic conditions have played in long-term avian community and population dynamics, with explicit consideration for patterns arising across elevational and latitudinal gradients. The study also lays the foundation for future research focused on climate change effects of birds in high-elevation habitats and mountain ranges, an important focus for emerging investigations of climate refugia.	Changing environmental conditions due to global climate change can have significant consequences for regional bird populations and communities over time, particularly along elevational and latitudinal gradients. For instance, populations of high-elevation species may decline and low-elevation species may begin to expand into higher elevations in response to increasing temperatures, with those rates potentially differing across latitudes. Thus, there is a critical need to investigate the effects of climate change on long-term community dynamics while incorporating elevational variability and latitudinal ranges. The objective of the proposed research is to improve understanding of the extent and causes of avian community change over time and across elevational and latitudinal gradients within the Appalachian Mountains. The specific aims of this study are to quantify the relationships of climate factors, habitat, elevation, and latitude with changes in avian species abundance and community turnover. The research will advance current scientific understanding of the role that changing climatic conditions have played in long-term avian community and population dynamics, with explicit consideration for patterns arising across elevational and latitudinal gradients. The study also lays the foundation for future research focused on climate change effects of birds in high-elevation habitats and mountain ranges, an important focus for emerging investigations of climate refugia.
Evaluations of Yellow Perch spawning and water level fluctuations for Cheat Lake, West Virginia	August 2020	Hydropower reservoirs support many recreational and economic benefits, including recreational fisheries. These reservoirs often undergo seasonal water level drawdowns for power production. Drawdowns often conflict with fish spawning times, where reduced water levels result in dewatered fish eggs and negative impacts to fish populations. This study examined spawning success of a Yellow Perch population relative to drawdowns of Cheat Lake, a hydropower reservior in northern West Virginia. This study was a collaborative effort by the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), and Cube Hydro, LLC. Results of this research will be used for negotation of the extent of drawdowns during FERC relicensing of the hydropower dam. Results will inform decisions of WVDNR for management of the Yellow Perch fishery.	Hydropower reservoirs support many recreational and economic benefits, including recreational fisheries. These reservoirs often undergo seasonal water level drawdowns for power production. Drawdowns often conflict with fish spawning times, where reduced water levels result in dewatered fish eggs and negative impacts to fish populations. This study examined spawning success of a Yellow Perch population relative to drawdowns of Cheat Lake, a hydropower reservior in northern West Virginia. This study was a collaborative effort by the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), and Cube Hydro, LLC. Results of this research will be used for negotation of the extent of drawdowns during FERC relicensing of the hydropower dam. Results will inform decisions of WVDNR for management of the Yellow Perch fishery.
Corridor H stream monitoring project	May 2022	An environmental impact assessment is required for the construction of Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia. Specifically, the West Virginia Division of Transportation (WVDOT) was required to establish a long-term investigation focused on providing community level information on stream ecosystems. This study is a long-term monitoring effort with analyses of macroinvertebrate communities in streams affected by Corridor H road construction, including assessments before, during, and after road construction efforts. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and WVDOT. Our results provide WVDOT with biological impact information relative to the road construction project, and are specifically used by WVDOT to meet their federal permit requirements for continued advancement toward completion of the project.	An environmental impact assessment is required for the construction of Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia. Specifically, the West Virginia Division of Transportation (WVDOT) was required to establish a long-term investigation focused on providing community level information on stream ecosystems. This study is a long-term monitoring effort with analyses of macroinvertebrate communities in streams affected by Corridor H road construction, including assessments before, during, and after road construction efforts. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and WVDOT. Our results provide WVDOT with biological impact information relative to the road construction project, and are specifically used by WVDOT to meet their federal permit requirements for continued advancement toward completion of the project.
Ohio River Asian Carp Program	January 2021	Invasive species have become a major concern of natural resource agencies, in part, because of negative impacts to native species. Asian carps, which include several species, are invasive in the Mississippi River drainage and are expanding their ranges upstream into the Ohio River drainage. Invasive Asian carps have been shown to alter ecosystems, through trophic cascade effects on food chains. Many native species, often unable to compete with Asian carps, experience reduced population sizes. This research is a collaborative effort involving the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. Monitoring the population expansion of Asian carps in the Ohio RIver and taking steps to reduce population sizes are important measures to reduce impacts of these invasive species. Data on the expansion of Asian carps in the Ohio River will inform mangement decisions of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.	Invasive species have become a major concern of natural resource agencies, in part, because of negative impacts to native species. Asian carps, which include several species, are invasive in the Mississippi River drainage and are expanding their ranges upstream into the Ohio River drainage. Invasive Asian carps have been shown to alter ecosystems, through trophic cascade effects on food chains. Many native species, often unable to compete with Asian carps, experience reduced population sizes. This research is a collaborative effort involving the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. Monitoring the population expansion of Asian carps in the Ohio RIver and taking steps to reduce population sizes are important measures to reduce impacts of these invasive species. Data on the expansion of Asian carps in the Ohio River will inform mangement decisions of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Development of a long-term paddlefish monitoring program on the Ohio River in West Virginia	December 2021	The Paddlefish is a unique, long-lived, and large-bodied fish of the Mississippi River drainage. This species has undergone dramatic population declines owing to anthropogenic alterations of large river ecosystems. Many state natural resource agencies, including West Virginia, are conducting stocking programs toward recovery of Paddlefish populations. A long-term monitoring effort is needed to evaluate the success of this program. This research is a collaborative effort involving the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. This study will evalute population status, movement patterns, and reproductive success of Paddlefish in the Ohio River of West Virginia. Information from this study will inform management decisions for this species, aiding the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward their goal of a re-established population of Paddlefish in the Ohio River.	The Paddlefish is a unique, long-lived, and large-bodied fish of the Mississippi River drainage. This species has undergone dramatic population declines owing to anthropogenic alterations of large river ecosystems. Many state natural resource agencies, including West Virginia, are conducting stocking programs toward recovery of Paddlefish populations. A long-term monitoring effort is needed to evaluate the success of this program. This research is a collaborative effort involving the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. This study will evalute population status, movement patterns, and reproductive success of Paddlefish in the Ohio River of West Virginia. Information from this study will inform management decisions for this species, aiding the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward their goal of a re-established population of Paddlefish in the Ohio River.
Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish Population Demographics, Habitat Use, and Movement in the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers	December 2021	Fishes of large river ecosystems provide important recreational fisheries with real economic contributions. Management of these large river fish populations, however, is often limited owing to a lack of ecological information. Currently little information is known about the population ecology of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish in the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers of West Virginia. This collaborative study involves researchers from the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. Data from this study on population demographics, habitat use, and movement of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish will inform management decisions for these species, providing data to aid the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward further development of these large river fisheries.	Fishes of large river ecosystems provide important recreational fisheries with real economic contributions. Management of these large river fish populations, however, is often limited owing to a lack of ecological information. Currently little information is known about the population ecology of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish in the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers of West Virginia. This collaborative study involves researchers from the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Research Unit, West Virginia University, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Missouri State University. Data from this study on population demographics, habitat use, and movement of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish will inform management decisions for these species, providing data to aid the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward further development of these large river fisheries.
Pre- and Post-Treatment Monitoring on Working Lands for Wildlife and Regional Conservation Partnership Program Sites in West Virginia	March 2021	Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea; CERW) and Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera; GWWA) are two high-priority species for conservation on private lands in West Virginia through NRCS conservation practices. The effectiveness of these conservation practices for increasing CERW and GWWA populations on private lands has not been examined. We have partnered with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and Natural Resources Conservation Service to quantify avian populations pre- and post-implementation of management. Results will help to improve future habitat management actions for these species.	Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea; CERW) and Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera; GWWA) are two high-priority species for conservation on private lands in West Virginia through NRCS conservation practices. The effectiveness of these conservation practices for increasing CERW and GWWA populations on private lands has not been examined. We have partnered with West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and Natural Resources Conservation Service to quantify avian populations pre- and post-implementation of NRCS conservation practices. Focal species for the research also include Blue-winged Warblers and other species in need of conservation in the region. Results will help to improve future habitat management actions for these species.
Genetic and landscape level threat assessments and status review of the Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni)	August 2020	The Candy Darter, an endemic fish of the New River drainage of Virginia and West Virginia, has experienced range reduction and introgressive hybridization with the introduced Variegate Darter. The Candy Darter was listed as an endangered species in November 2018. This study is documenting the extent of introgressive hybridization, and the existing threat of extinction for this species. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Our results will have direct management and conservation implications for the Candy Darter. Results from the proposed study will provide (1) current data on the introgressive hybridization issue, (2) data on genetic diversity and population genetic structure, (3) a review and compilation of published and unpublished literature on the ecology of the species, and on range reduction based on historic and recent data, and (4) a landscape level threat assessment for the historic and current range of the Candy Darter using GIS-based methods.	The Candy Darter, an endemic fish of the New River drainage of Virginia and West Virginia, has experienced range reduction and introgressive hybridization with the introduced Variegate Darter. The Candy Darter was listed as an endangered species in November 2018. This study is documenting the extent of introgressive hybridization, and the existing threat of extinction for this species. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Our results will have direct management and conservation implications for the Candy Darter. Results from the proposed study will provide (1) current data on the introgressive hybridization issue, (2) data on genetic diversity and population genetic structure, (3) a review and compilation of published and unpublished literature on the ecology of the species, and on range reduction based on historic and recent data, and (4) a landscape level threat assessment for the historic and current range of the Candy Darter using GIS-based methods.
Effects of Imidacloprid on Soil Macrofauna within Riparian Hemlock Forests	May 2021	This research is designed to determine the richness and diversity of soil and benthic microinvertebrates and salamander species associated with imidacloprid treatment and to assess the risk of imidacloprid treatments. Synthesis of this information could culminate in the reassessment of hemlock woolly adelgid treatment program based on the results of this project.	Hemlock-dominated forest creates unique micro-climates providing favorable habitats for certain animals and affecting understory plant species composition, biomass, and productivity among various hemlock stands. Hemlocks cover 11,690 acres in the parks (i.e. GARI, NERI, and BLUE), and are threatened by an exotic insect pest, hemlock woolly adelgid. Although the effectiveness of imidacloprid on hemlock woolly adelgid is well documented, the long-term effects of the insecticide on soil dwelling organisms and ecology of forest soils and water resources are poorly understood in the National Park System. This research is designed to determine the richness and diversity of soil and benthic macroinvertebrates and salamander species associated with imidacloprid treatment and to assess the risk of imidacloprid treatments. Synthesis of this information could culminate in the reassessment of hemlock woolly adelgid treatment programs based on the results of this project.
Effects of Imidacloprid Treatment of Hemlocks on Aquatic Ecosystems: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?	September 2019	The invasive exotic insect, hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), is decimating hemlock ecosystems and treatment with the neonicitonoid, imidacloprid, is frequently used to control HWA. Our study examined the risks and non-target impacts of imidacloprid treatments in riparian hemlock forests on water quality, benthic macroinvertebrates, and stream salamanders. Results could be used to reassess the HWA treatment programs in our study areas (NPS parks and Monongahela NF) as well as other lands that have HWA treatment programs. We found that stream salamanders bioaccumulated imidacloprid.	The invasive exotic insect, hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), is decimating hemlock ecosystems and treatment with the neonicitonoid, imidacloprid, is frequently used to control HWA. Our study examined the risks and non-target impacts of imidacloprid treatments in riparian hemlock forests on water quality, benthic macroinvertebrates, and stream salamanders. Results could be used to reassess the HWA treatment programs in our study areas (NPS parks and Monongahela NF) as well as other lands that have HWA treatment programs. We found that stream salamanders bioaccumulated imidacloprid.
Evaluation of representative bird species Landscape Capability models	January 2018	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species in the northeastern US.	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species in the northeastern US. This is the collaboration of the USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Maine, USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The evaluations of selected DSL models will inform users of valid applications of the models for identifying suitable habitat for the focal avian species in the Acadian forest.
Corridor H stream monitoring project	May 2018	Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia, will influence streams, particularly during the construction process. This study monitors the environmental impacts of road construction on streams within eastern West Virginia, with a focus on stream health and stream sedimentation within a before-after-control-impact study design	An environmental impact assessment is required for the construction of Corridor H, a four lane highway under construction in eastern West Virginia. Specifically, the West Virginia Division of Transportation (WVDOT) was required to establish a long-term investigation focused on providing community level information on stream ecosystems. This study is a long-term monitoring effort with analyses of macroinvertebrate communities in streams affected by Corridor H road construction, including assessments before, during, and after road construction efforts. The project is a collaborative effort of the USGS West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West Virginia University, and WVDOT. Our results provide WVDOT with biological impact information relative to the road construction project, and are specifically used by WVDOT to meet their federal permit requirements for continued advancement toward completion of the project.
Impacts of Mountaintop Mining on Terrestrial Ecosystem Integrity	March 2014	We identified thresholds in forest loss within the mountaintop mining region at which different avian species increased or declined.	None
Longterm Louisiana Waterthrush and Avian Community Response to Shale Gas Development in the Central Appalachian Region	December 2018	Shale gas development in the central Appalachian region has increased exponentially in recent years leading to concerns related to fragmentation of the regions forests and to affects on water resources particularly forested headwater streams. This 6-year study evaluated multiple measures of avian population response to a changing landscape from shale gas development activities. Measures included avian community changes, Louisiana waterthrush demographic response, and benthic community changes. Results suggest that headwater systems are affected and that affects scale-up through the food chain ultimately affecting waterthrush demography. Findings help to better define ecosystem level responses across the terrestrial-aquatic interface.	Shale gas development in the central Appalachian region has increased exponentially in recent years leading to concerns related to fragmentation of the regions forests and to affects on water resources particularly forested headwater streams. This 6-year study evaluated multiple measures of avian population response to a changing landscape from shale gas development activities. Measures included avian community changes, Louisiana waterthrush demographic response, and benthic community changes. Results suggest that headwater systems are affected and that affects scale-up through the food chain ultimately affecting waterthrush demography. Findings help to better define ecosystem level responses across the terrestrial-aquatic interface.
Cerulean Warbler and Associated Species Response to Silvicultural Prescriptions in the Central Appalachian Region	December 2018	Cerulean warblers benefit from forest management practices that promote a heterogeneous canopy structure based on an experimental study that resulted in "Cerulean Warbler Management Guidelines for Enhancing Breeding Habitat in Appalachian Hardwood Forests". This project studied application of the Guidelines through operational silviculture under a broad set of conditions and harvest types. Four states in the central Appalachians conducted timber harvests that incorporated the recommendations of the guidelines and we quantified the response of cerulean warbler and associated avian species. Results suggest that the Guidelines are effective under broader topographic conditions and the study identified specific management targets for preferred tree species basal area to better guide management practices.	Cerulean warblers benefit from forest management practices that promote a heterogeneous canopy structure based on an experimental study that resulted in "Cerulean Warbler Management Guidelines for Enhancing Breeding Habitat in Appalachian Hardwood Forests". This project studied application of the Guidelines through operational silviculture under a broad set of conditions and harvest types. Four states in the central Appalachians conducted timber harvests that incorporated the recommendations of the guidelines and we quantified the response of cerulean warbler and associated avian species. Results suggest that the Guidelines are effective under broader topographic conditions and the study identified specific management targets for preferred tree species basal area to better guide management practices.
Monitoring and Evaluating Golden-winged Warbler Response to Breeding Habitat Management created by the Natural Resources Conservation Service	April 2015	This project evaluated gwwa response to NRCS conservation practices to identify which options where most effective in increasing gwwa abundance and nest success.	None
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) Ecology and Management on High Elevation Grazing Allotments, Monongahela National Forest, WV	December 2015	We examined GWWA ecology under different management scenarios to provide land managers with better information to optimize habitat for this species.	We examined GWWA ecology under different management scenarios to provide land managers with better information to optimize habitat for this species.
Creation and Development of Early Successional Habitat and Wildlife Utilization	December 2020	Wildlife species that depend on young forest conditions are declining. This study is examining various methods for creating young forest habitat for early successional dependent species (specifically birds and terrestrial salamanders) to provide land managers with information to optimize their management activities. Partners include West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and Wildlife Management Institute.	Wildlife species that depend on young forest conditions are declining. At the same time, linear features in the landscape (e.g. powerlines, pipelines, roads) are increasing and creating hard forest edges within forested landscapes. This study examined creation of young forest habitat along linear edges by "softening" hard edges to benefit early successional dependent species (specifically birds and terrestrial salamanders). Results provide land managers with information on intensity and width of harvest treatment to optimize management activities for young forest species while minimizing negative impacts on mature forest species with a focus on species of greatest conservation need.
Regionwide songbird response to Marcellus gas well and infrastructure development	August 2018	Extraction of natural gas from Marcellus shale has increased exponentially in the central Appalachians. We will quantify how the size, shape, age and placement of gas well pads and pipelines in the landscape impact abundance and diversity of forest songbirds across the Marcellus shale region. Our analyses will potentially identify thresholds of habitat and landscape metrics beyond which birds are negatively impacted and quantify how far edge effects from well pads extend into the surrounding forest. We will randomly select a sample of well sites from landscapes with high and low density gas well development and also will sample mature forest reference areas not impacted by Marcellus development. We will use standard protocols to quantify avian, vegetation, and landscape metrics and will develop statistical models to relate bird densities and abundance to the habitat and landscape metrics. These results can inform conservation professionals as well as industry regarding effects of Marcellus development on forest birds and will provide baseline data that can be used to monitor bird populations and assess effects over a longer period of time. The results will also inform management recommendations regarding pad shape, size, and placement that minimize impacts to forest interior birds and will inform restoration of pipelines to maximize habitat improvement for the early successional suite of species.	Extraction of natural gas from Marcellus shale has increased exponentially in the central Appalachians. We will quantify how the size, shape, age and placement of gas well pads and pipelines in the landscape impact abundance and diversity of forest songbirds across the Marcellus shale region. Our analyses will potentially identify thresholds of habitat and landscape metrics beyond which birds are negatively impacted and quantify how far edge effects from well pads extend into the surrounding forest. We will randomly select a sample of well sites from landscapes with high and low density gas well development and also will sample mature forest reference areas not impacted by Marcellus development. We will use standard protocols to quantify avian, vegetation, and landscape metrics and will develop statistical models to relate bird densities and abundance to the habitat and landscape metrics. These results can inform conservation professionals as well as industry regarding effects of Marcellus development on forest birds and will provide baseline data that can be used to monitor bird populations and assess effects over a longer period of time. The results will also inform management recommendations regarding pad shape, size, and placement that minimize impacts to forest interior birds and will inform restoration of pipelines to maximize habitat improvement for the early successional suite of species.

Research Publications

Research Publications	Publication Date
Zuckerman, G. et al. Diverse migratory portfolios drive inter-annual switching behavior of elk across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem	December 2023
Zimmerman, J. and S. Welsh. 2012. Prevalence of Anguillicoloides crassus and growth variation in migrant yellow-phase American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 101:131-137.	November 2012
Zimmerman, J. L., and S. A. Welsh. 2008. Pit tag retention in small (205-370 mm) American eels, Anguilla rostrata. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences 79(2):1-8.	October 2008
Zadnik, A.K., J.T. Anderson, P.B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. 2009. Wildlife use of back channels associated with islands on the Ohio River, West Virginia. Wetlands 29:543-551.	June 2009
Zadnik, A., J. Anderson, P. Wood, K. Bledsoe. Importance of island back channels to wildlife on the Ohio River. \| Publisher Website	November 2009
Xu, W., L.C. Gigliotti, R. Royauté, H. Sawyer, and A.D. Middleton. 2023. Fencing amplifies individual differences in movement with implications on survival for two migratory ungulates. Journal of Animal Ecology 92(3): 677-689. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13879	March 2023
Wysocki, L. E., J. Davidson, M. Smith, A. Frankel, W. Ellison, P. M. Mazik, A. N. Popper and J. Bebak. In Press. Effects of aquaculture production noise on hearing, growth and disease resistance of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture Engineering	August 2007
Wood, P.B., M.W. Frantz, and D.A. Becker. 2016. Louisiana Waterthrush and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Response to Shale Gas Development. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 7(2). Online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3996/092015-JFWM-084	August 2016
Wood, P.B., J. Sheehan, P. Keyser, D. Buehler, J. Larkin, A. Rodewald, S. Stoleson, T.B., Wigley, J. Mizel, T. Boves, G. George, M. Bakermans, T. Beachy, A. Evans, M. McDermott, F. Newell, K. Perkins, and M. White. 2013. Management guidelines for enhancing Cerulean Warbler breeding habitat in Appalachian hardwood forests. American Bird Conservancy. The Plains, Virginia. 28 pp.	February 2013
Wood, P.B. and K.A. Perkins. 2012. Behavioral activities of male cerulean warblers in relation to habitat characteristics. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124(3):497-505.	September 2012
Wood, P.B. and J.M. Williams. 2013. Terrestrial salamander abundance on reclaimed mountaintop removal mines. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37(4):815-823.	December 2013
Wood, P.B. and J.M. Williams. 2013. Impact of Valley Fills on Streamside Salamanders in Southern West Virginia. Journal of Herpetology 47:119-125.	April 2013
Wood, P.B. and F.K. Ammer. 2015. Grasshopper Sparrow Reproductive Success and Habitat Use on Reclaimed Surface Mines Varies by Age of Reclamation. Wildlife Society Bulletin doi: 10.1002/wsb.563	April 2015
Wood, P. J. Larkin, J. Mizel, C. Zipper, and P. Angel. 2013. Reforestation to enhance Appalachian mined lands as habitat for terrestrial wildlife. Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 10. U.S. Office of Surface Mining, ARRI.	November 2013
Wood, P. B., and M. W. Collopy. 1993. Effects of egg removal on Bald Eagle productivity in northern Florida. J. Wildl. Manage. 57:1-9.	March 1993
Wood, P. B., S. Bosworth, and R. Dettmers. 2006. Cerulean warbler abundance and occurrence relative to large-scale edge and habitat characteristics. Condor 108:154-165.	February 2006
Wood, P. B., S. A. Nesbitt, and A. Steffer. 1993. Bald eagles prey on sandhill cranes in Florida. J. Raptor Res. 27(3):164-165	November 1993
Wood, P. B., M. W. Collopy, and C. M. Sekerak. 1998. Postfledging nest dependence period for bald eagles in Florida. J. Wildl. Manage. 62(1):333-339.	January 1998
Wood, P. B., J. White, A. Steffer, J . M. Wood, C. Facemire, and H. F. Percival. 1996. Mercury concentrations in tissues of Florida bald eagles. J. Wildl. Manage. 60:178-185.	June 1996
Wood, P. B., J. P. Duguay, and J. V. Nichols. 2005. Cerulean warbler use of regenerated clearcut and two-age harvests. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:851-858.	January 2006
Wood, P. B., J. B. Churchill, and T. McClellan. 1999. Breeding bird use of crop tree release harvests, Cooper's Rock State Forest, West Virginia. Proceedings of the West Viriginia Academy of Sciences. 71:48-55.	January 2001
Wood, P. B., F. K. Ammer, and H. D. Chamblin. 2002. White-tailed kite sighted in southern West Virginia. Redstart, April 2002	December 2002
Wood, P. B., C. Viverette, L. Goodrich, M. Pokras, and C. Tibbott. 1996. Environmental contaminant levels in sharp-shinned hawks from the Eastern United States. J. Raptor Res. 30(3):136-144.	October 1996
Wood, P. B. 2008. Woodrat population dynamics and movement patterns. Chapter 3, Pages 45-62 in The Allegheny Woodrat: Ecology, Conservation, and Management of a Declining Species, J. Peles and J. Wright, eds. Springer.	August 2008
Wood, P. B. 1999. Bald eagle response to boating activity in northcentral Florida. J. Raptor Res. 33(2):97-101.	June 1999
Wood, P. B. 2009. Recovery distances of nestling bald eagles banded in Florida and implications for natal dispersal and philopatry. Journal of Raptor Research 43:127-133.	July 2009
Wood, P. B, J. Perez, and J. M. Wood. 2008. Hemlock ecosystem monitoring in southern West Virginia. Pages 270-278 in Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Hartford, CT. USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2008-1.	August 2008
Williams, J.M., D.J. Brown, and P.B. Wood. Responses of Terrestrial Herpetofauna to Persistent, Novel Ecosystems Resulting from Mountaintop Removal Mining. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8:xx-xx. doi:10.3996/102016-JFWM-079 \| Publisher Website	July 2017
Williams, J. M., and P. B. Wood. 2004. Streamside salamanders in valley fill and reference streams in southern West Virginia. Pp. 2027-2041 In 2004 Proceedings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation	April 2004
Williams, G. E., and P. B. Wood. 2002. Are traditional methods of determining nest predators and nest fates reliable? An experiment with Wood Thrushes using miniature video cameras. Auk 119(4):1126-1132.	January 2003
Wickham, J., P.B. Wood, M.C. Nicholson, W. Jenkins, D. Druckenbrod, G.W. Suter, M.P. Strager, C. Mazzarella, W. Galloway, and J. Amos. 2013. The overlooked terrestrial impacts of mountaintop mining. BioScience 63:335-349.	April 2013
Whitaker, J.M., A.B. Welsh, D.W. Hondorp, J.C. Boase, G.T. Merovich, S. Welsh, and C. Krueger. 2018. Variation in DNA methylation is associated with migratory phenotypes of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in the St. Clair River, MI, USA. Journal of Fish Biology 93:942–951. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13804	September 2018
Welsh, S.A., Z.J. Loughman, and T.P. Simon. 2010. Concluding remarks: A symposium on the conservation, biology, and natural history of crayfishes form the southern United States. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):267-269.	June 2010
Welsh, S.A., K.J. Zipfel, A.W. Peters, D.C. Hoffman and C.M. Layne. 2024. Paddlefish movement and dam passage in the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, West Virginia. West Virginia Academy of Science 96:12-19.	October 2024
Welsh, S.A., J.L. Aldinger, M.A. Braham, and J.L. Zimmerman. 2016. Synergistic and singular effects of river discharge and lunar illumination on dam passage of upstream migrant yellow-phase American eels. ICES Journal of Marine Science 73:33-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv052	January 2016
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Jerry, D.W. Burrows. 2014. A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from the Wet Tropics Region of Eastern Australia. Copeia 2014:136–142. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-13-067	January 2014
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Jerry, D.W. Burrows, and M.L. Rourke. 2017. A new species of freshwater eel-tailed catfish of the genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from coastal rivers of mid-northern New South Wales, Australia. Copeia 105:229-236. https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-13-067	June 2017
Welsh, S.A., D.M. Smith, and N.D. Taylor. 2013. Microhabitat use of the diamond darter. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. doi: 10.1111/eff.12062	April 2013
Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, and R.L. Raesly. 2014. First Record of the Bigeye Shiner (Notropis boops) from West Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 172:372–375. https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-172.2.372	April 2014
Welsh, S.A., D. A. Cincotta, and W.C. Starnes. 2013. First records of Nocomis biguttatus (Hornyhead Chub) from West Virginia discovered in museum voucher specimens. Northeastern Naturalist. Volume 20; DOI 10.1656/045.020.0412.	October 2013
Welsh, S.A. and Z.L. Loughman. 2015. Physical habitat and water quality correlates of crayfish distributions in a mined watershed. Hydrobiologia 745:85–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-2095-y	January 2015
Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dispersal of an invasive crayfish aided by a fish passage facility. Management of Biological Invasions 6:287-294. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2015.6.3.07	July 2015
Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dam passage and use of an eel ladder by the common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon). Herpetological Review 46(2):176-179. DOI number not applicable	April 2015
Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2014. A semi-automated method for monitoring dam passage of upstream migrant yellow-phase American Eels. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:702–709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2014.910580	July 2014
Welsh, S. and H. Liller. 2013. Environmental correlates of upstream migration of yellow-phase American eels in the Potomac River drainage. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142:483-491.	November 2012
Welsh, S. A., and R. M. Wood. 2008. Crystallaria cincotta, a new species of darter (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Zootaxa 1680:62-68.	January 2008
Welsh, S. A., and D. A. Cincotta. 2004. Natural hybrids of the madtoms Noturus flavus and Noturus insignis from the Monongahela River drainage, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 11:399-406.	October 2004
Welsh, S. A., S. M. Eyler, M. F. Mangold, and A. J. Spells. 2002. Capture locations and growth rates of Atlantic sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay. Pages 183-194 in W. Van Winkle, P. J. Anders, D. H. Secor, and D. A. Dixon, editors. Biology, management, and protection of North American sturgeon. American Fisheries Society Symposium 28, Bethesda, Maryland.	June 2002
Welsh, S. A., R. M. Wood, K. R. Sheehan. 2009. Threatened fishes of the world: Crystallaria cincotta Welsh and Wood 2008 (Percidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 84:191-192.	January 2009
Welsh, S. A., M. F. Mangold, J. E. Skjeveland and A. J. Spells. 2002. Distribution and movement of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 25:101-104.	February 2002
Welsh, S. A., M. F. Mangold and S. M. Eyler. 2001. Movements of shortnose sturgeon in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:298-303. .	August 2001
Welsh, S. A., J. T. Anderson, and D. A. Cincotta. 2002. Fish occurrence on the Camp Dawson Collective Training Area, Kingwood, West Virginia. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Natural Sciences 74:87-89	August 2002
Welsh, S. A., D. R. Smith, R. W. Laney, and R. C. Tipton. 2007. Tag-based estimates of annual fishing mortality of a mixed coastal stock of Atlantic striped bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:34-42.	January 2007
Welsh, S. A., A. W. Kahnle, B. A. Versak, and R. J. Latour. 2003. Use of tag data to compare growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass stocks. Fisheries Management and Ecology.	October 2003
Weakland, C. A., P. B. Wood, and W. M. Ford. 2002. Responses of songbirds to diameter-limit cutting in the central Appalachians of West Virginia. Forest Ecology and Management 155(2002):115-129.	January 2002
Weakland, C. A. ., and P. B. Wood. 2005. Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) microhabitat and landscape-level habitat characteristics in southern West Virginia. Auk 122:497-508.	April 2005
Walsh, H.L., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik. 2022. Development of a multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization to identify coinfections in young-of-the-year smallmouth bass. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 34:12-19 https://doi.org/10.1002/aah.10144	January 2022
Walsh, H.L., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik. 2021. Identification of Aphanomyces invadans, the cause of epizootic ulcerative syndrome, in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from the Cheat River, West Virginia, USA. Journal of Fish Diseases 44:1639-1641.	August 2021
Waldrop, T., S. Summerfelt, P. Mazik, and C. Good. Comparing the effects of swimming exercise and dissolved oxygen on the performance, health, and welfare of early-rearing Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Aquaculture Research. \| Abstract	September 2017	Swimming exercise, typically measured in body-lengths per second (BL/s), and dissolved oxygen (DO), are important environmental variables in fish culture. While there is an obvious physiological association between these two parameters, their interaction has not been adequately studied in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Because exercise and DO are variables that can be easily manipulated in modern aquaculture systems, we sought to assess the impact of these parameters, alone and in combination, on the performance, health, and welfare of juvenile Atlantic salmon. In our study, Atlantic salmon fry were stocked into twelve circular 0.5 m3 tanks in a flow-through system and exposed to either high (1.5-2 BL/s) or low (<0.5 BL/s) swimming speeding and high (100% saturation) or low (70% saturation) DO while being raised from 10g to approximately 350g in weight. Throughout the study period, we assessed the impacts of exercise and DO concentration on growth, feed conversion, survival, and fin condition. By study’s end, both increased swimming speed and higher DO were independently associated with a statistically significant increase in growth performance (p<0.05); however, no significant differences were noted in survival and feed conversion. Caudal fin damage was associated with low DO, while right pectoral fin damage was associated with higher swimming speed. Finally, precocious male sexual maturation was associated with low swimming speed. These results suggest that providing exercise and dissolved oxygen at saturation during Atlantic salmon early rearing can result in improved growth performance and a lower incidence of precocious parr.
Waldrop, T., S. Summerfelt, P. Mazik, P.B. Kenney and C. Good. The effects of swimming exercise and dissolved oxygen on growth performance, fin condition and survival of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture Research https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14600h	July 2020
Tiersch, T. R., and P. M. Mazik. 2000. Cryopreservation in Aquatic Species. T. R. Tiersch and P. M. Mazik, editors. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 439 Pages.	March 2000
Thompson, P.A., S.A. Welsh, M.P. Strager, and A.A. Rizzo. 2018. A multiscale investigation of habitat use and within-river distribution of sympatric sand darter species. Journal of Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources , Volume 2, Issue 1, Article 1.	January 2018
Thompson, P.A., S.A. Welsh, A.A. Rizzo, and D.M. Smith. 2017. Effect of substrate size on sympatric sand darter benthic habitat preferences. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 32:455-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2017.1319880	April 2017
Terhune, T.M., K.R. Aldinger, D.A. Buehler, D.J. Flaspohler, J.L. Larkin, J.P. Loegering, K.L. Percy, A.M. Roth, C.G. Smalling, and P.B. Wood. 2016. Golden-winged warbler nest-site habitat selection. Studies in Avian Biology 49:109-125.	November 2016
Switzer, J. F., S. A. Welsh, T. King. 2008. Microsatellite DNA primers for the candy darter, Etheostoma osburni and variegate darter, Etheostoma variatum, and cross-species amplification in other darters (Percidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 8:335-338. (doi: 10. 1111/j. 1471-8286. 2007. 01946. x)	January 2008
Strager, J. M., C. B. Yuill, and P. B. Wood. 2000. Landscape-based riparian habitat modeling for amphibians and reptiles using ARC/INFO GRID and ArcView GIS. 2000 ESRI International Conference Proceedings, San Diego CA, June 26-30, 2000. (electronic publication) http//www. esri. com/library/userconf/proc00/professional/papers/PAP575/p575. htm	January 2000
Steketee, A.K., P.B. Wood, and I.D. Gregg. 2009. Woodcock population status and habitat characteristics in Canaan Valley and vicinity. In Canaan Valley: a Heritage Landscape Celebration and its Environs. http://www.canaanvi.org/canaanvi_web/uploadedFiles/Events/Past_Events/6_steketee_paper.pdf	July 2009
Steketee, A. K., P. B. Wood, J. G. Bruggink, D. E. Samuel and J. I. Cromer. 2000. Land-use/land-cover changes along woodcock singing ground survey routes in West Virginia. Pages 107-116 in D. G. McAuley, J. G. Bruggink and G. F. Sepik, eds. Proceedings of the Ninth American Woodcock Symposium. USGS Biological Resources Divsion Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR-2000-0009. 117pp.	December 2000
Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2015. Water quality trends in the Blackwater River watershed, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14(Special Issue 7):103-111. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.014.sp711	October 2015
Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2009. Water quality trends (1980-1993) in the Blackwater River watershed, West Virginia. In Canaan Valley and its Environs: A Landscape Heritage Celebration. Canaan Valley Institute, Davis, West Virginia. http://www.canaanvi.org/canaanvi_web/events_ed.aspx?collection=past%20events&id=826	April 2009
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. 2012. Available benthic habitat type may influence predation risk in larval lampreys. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes 21:160–163.	May 2012
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. 2011. Selection and preference of benthic habitat by small and large ammocoetes of the least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera). Environmental Biology of Fishes 91:421-428.	August 2011
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and C. HIlling. 2021. Seasonal Movement Patterns and Distribution of Walleye in a Central Appalachian Hydropower Reservoir. Pages 209-237 in J. Bruner and R. DeBruyne (eds.) Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch: Status and Needs, Springer	November 2021
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, C.D. Hilling. Environmental correlates of spawning related movements of walleye in an Appalachian hydropower reservoir. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 10:36-44.	January 2023
Smith, D. M., C. D. Hilling, S. A. Welsh, and D. I. Wellman, Jr. 2022. Differences in population characteristics and modeled response to harvest regulations in reestablished Appalachian Walleye populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 46:612–629.	June 2022
Smith, C.R., V.S. Blazer, C.A. Ottinger, H.L. Walsh and P.M. Mazik. 2023. Immune function of wild smallmouth bass collected from sites within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 2016-2021. U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FTUPPX \| Abstract	June 2023	<b>Abstract: </b>The utility of a functional immune assay for wild smallmouth bass (<i>Micropterus dolomieu</i>) was evaluated in context with other aspects of host and environmental health. The mitogenesis assay utilized imaging flow cytometry with advanced machine learning for cell cycle analyses, 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation into replicating DNA for detection of proliferation and an anti-smallmouth bass IgM monoclonal antibody to distinguish lymphocyte type. The assay was field-tested with fish collected from three sites, in two river drainages within West Virginia, as part of fish health assessments occurring in spring (pre-spawn; April – May) and fall (recrudescence; October – November). Leukocytes were isolated from anterior kidney tissue and exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from <i>E.coli</i> O111:B4 or mitogen-free media, which served as the negative control and a measure of unstimulated background lymphocyte proliferation as a baseline for wild fish. Mitogenic responses were dependent upon the collection site and season in which the fish were collected. Factors such as sex, age, tissue parasites, and macrophage aggregates were also evaluated. The differences in lymphocyte mitogenesis among smallmouth bass populations emphasizes the need for integrated assessments to determine not only environmental stressors but also infectious agents that may modulate the immune response in immunotoxicological studies.
Smith, C.R., Ottinger, C.A., Walsh, H.L., Mazik, P.M. & Blazer, V.S. 2023. Application of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated mitogenesis assay in Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) to augment wild fish health studies. Fishes, 8(3), 159. https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/8/3/159 \| Abstract	June 2023	A mitogenesis assay was developed for smallmouth bass (<i>Micropterus dolomieu</i>) which distinguishes between proliferation of immunoglobulin M (IgM<sup>+</sup> and IgM<sup>-</sup>) lymphocytes and utilizes imaging flow cytometry and advanced machine learning for cell cycle analyses. Mitogenesis was detected by 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation into replicating DNA and lymphocytes were differentiated with an anti-smallmouth bass IgM monoclonal antibody. The assay was field tested in fish collected from three sites, in two river drainages within West Virginia, as part of fish health assessments occurring in spring before spawning and fall during recrudescence. Leukocytes were isolated from anterior kidney tissue and exposed to the mitogens concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin (PHA-P) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from <i>E.coli</i> O111:B4 for the mitogenesis assay. Mitogenic responses were dependent upon specific mitogen used, collection site, and season in which the fish were collected. To provide a better understanding of factors affecting these responses, tissue parasites and macrophage aggregates were quantified. Wild fish are inherently exposed to stressors, including disease, parasites, and fluctuations in environmental parameters such as temperature, water quality and contaminants. The differences in lymphocyte mitogenesis among smallmouth bass populations observed in this study validate the utility of this improved method for future ecotoxicological studies and fish health assessments. It also emphasizes the need for integrated assessments to determine not only environmental parameters but also infectious agents that may modulate the immune response.
Smith, B.W., A.N. Tri, C.A. Dobony, J.W. Edwards, and P.B. Wood. 2015. Behavior and nesting ecology of Appalachian ruffed grouse. Canadian Field Naturalist 129:245-253.	October 2015
Siegel, J.V., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and Q.E. Phelps. Size Structure, Age, Growth, and Mortality of Flathead Catfish in the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 10:10-16.	January 2023
Sheehan, K.R. and S.A. Welsh. 2021. Comparison of geographically weighted regression of benthic substrate modeling accuracy on large and small wadeable streams. Journal of Geographic Information System 13:194-209. DOI: 10.4236/jgis.2021.132011	April 2021
Sheehan, K., and S. A. Welsh. 2009. An interpolation method for stream habitat assessments. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:1-9.	April 2009
Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. 2013. Advantages of geographically weighted regression for modeling benthic substrate in two Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Streams. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. DOI 10.1007/s10666-012-9334-2	April 2013
Sheehan, K. and S. Welsh. 2013. Accuracy of stream habitat interpolations across spatial scales. Journal of Geographic Information System 5:602-612.	October 2013
Serota, M.W., K.J. Barker, L.C. Gigliotti, S.M.L. Maher, A.L. Shawler, G.R. Zuckerman, W. Xu, G. Verta, E. Templin, C. Andreozzi, and A.D. Middleton. 2023. Incorporating human dimensions improves wildlife translocation outcomes. Nature Communications 14(1): 2119.	April 2023
Selego, S.M., C.L. Rose, G.T. Merovich, S.A Welsh, and J.T. Anderson. 2012. Community-level response of fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates to stream restoration in a third-order tributary of the Potomac River, USA. International Journal of Ecology, DOI 10.1155/2012/753634.	April 2012
Ruble, C.L., P.L. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. 2016. Captive propagation, reproductive biology, and early life history of Etheostoma wapiti (Boulder Darter), E. vulneratum (Wounded Darter), and E. maculatum (Spotted Darter). Southeastern Naturalist 15:115-126. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.015.0109	October 2016
Ruble, C.L., P.L. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. 2014. Captive propagation, reproductive biology, and early life history of the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta). American Midland Naturalist 172:107–118. https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-172.1.107	January 2014
Rolek, B. W., D.J. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B.Wood. 2018. Regenerating clearcuts combined with postharvest forestry treatments promote habitat for breeding and post-breeding spruce-fir avian assemblages in the Atlantic Northern Forest. Forest Ecology and Management 427: 392-413. Data DOI: 10.1111/jav.01779; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.068	November 2018
Rizzo, A.A., S.A. Welsh, and P.A. Thompson. 2017. A paired-laser photogrammetric method for in situ length measurement of benthic fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:16-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2016.1235632	January 2017
Rizzo, A.A., D.J. Brown, S.A. Welsh, and P.A. Thompson. 2017. Factors influencing detection of the federally endangered Diamond Darter Crystallaria cincotta: implications for long-term monitoring strategies. American Midland Naturalist 178:123-131. https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-178.1.123	April 2017
Rizzo, A.A., C.T. Rota, P.A. Thompson, D.J. Brown, and S.A. Welsh. 2018. Effects of an Extreme Flood Event on Federally Endangered Diamond Darter Abundances. American Midland Naturalist 180:108-118.	July 2018
Petty, T. J., J.L. Hansbarger, B.M Huntsman and P.M. Mazik. 2012. Differential movement by brook trout and brown trout along a stream size continuum in a central Appalachian watershed. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 141:4 Pages 1060-1073. \| Abstract	September 2012	We used radio telemetry to quantify brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) movements in a large open canopy mainstem (Shavers Fork) and a small closed-canopy tributary of Shavers Fork (Rocky Run), in eastern West Virginia, USA. Our objectives were to quantify the overall rate of trout movement; assess variation in movement behaviors between seasons, years, trout species (brook vs. brown), and streams (Shavers Fork vs. Rocky Run); and relate movement behaviors to variation in stream flow, water temperature, and access to coldwater refugia. Water temperature, trout movements and microhabitat use were quantified separately in each of three seasons (summer 2000, fall 2000, and summer 2001). The study area experienced extremely high seasonal, yearly, and stream-to-stream variability in water temperature. Despite high summer ambient water temperatures, trout residing in the mainstem were never observed in water exceeding 19.5º C. Trout movements varied significantly seasonally and between Rocky Run and Shavers Fork. We observed no differences between species in the overall movement patterns of trout residing in the Shavers Fork mainstem. Mainstem inhabitants exhibited high overall movement rates in summer 2000 and 2001 (median movement rates ranged from 26 – 57 m/day) but low rates in fall 2000 (median movement rates < 1 m/day). Mainstem inhabitants also exhibited a strong tendency to move upstream over time in summer months (many individuals moved 1.5 – 6-km upstream over an 8-week period) but not in fall 2000. In contrast, tributary inhabitants exhibited consistently lower rates of movement, ranging from 0.1 m/day in fall 2000 to 2.1 m/day in summer 2000, with no up- or down-stream movement bias observed. Brook trout movement rates during summer months were correlated with both the maximum water temperature experienced by the fish and the initial distance of the fish from a known coldwater source. Finally, during extremely warm periods, mainstem trout used microhabitats closer to cover than tributary inhabitants or mainstem inhabitants during cooler periods. Our results provide some of the first data on brook trout movements in a large Appalachian river system, and these data indicate that brook trout inhabiting larger streams are capable of moving greater distances than previously recognized. These results underscore the importance of a watershed scale perspective on brook trout behaviors and population dynamics
Petty, J. T., P. J. Lamothe, and P. M. Mazik. 2005. Spatial and seasonal dynamics of brook trout populations inhabiting a central Appalachian watershed. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:572-587.	June 2005
Petty, J. T., J. Freund, P. Lamothe, and P. M. Mazik. 2001. Quantifying instream habitat in the upper shavers fork basin at multiple spatial scales. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 55:81-94	September 2002
Perkins, K.A. and P.B. Wood. 2014. Selection of forest canopy gaps by male cerulean warblers in West Virginia. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126(2):288-297.	July 2014
Owen, S.F., J.L. Berl, J.W. Edwards, W.M. Ford, and P.B. Wood. 2014. Raccoon ( Procyon lotor) Diurnal Den Use within an Intensively Managed Forest in Central West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 22:41-52	October 2014
Owen, S.F., J.L. Berl, J.W. Edwards, W.M. Ford and P.B. Wood. 2015. Raccoon Spatial Requirements and Multi-Scale Habitat Selection within Intensively Managed Central Appalachian Forests. American Midland Naturalist 174:87-95.	July 2015
Owen, S. F., M. A. Menzel, W. M. Ford, B. R. Chapman, K. V. Miller, J. W. Edwards, and P. B. Wood. 2003. Home-range size and habitat used by the northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis). American Midland Naturalist 150(2):352-359.	October 2003
Owen, S. F., M. A. Menzel, W. M. Ford, B. R. Chapman, K. V. Miller, J. W. Edwards, and P. B. Wood. 2001. First summer record of a female Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis, in West Virginia. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 117(2):132-134.	May 2001
Owen, S. F., M. A. Menzel, J. W. Edwards, W. M. Ford, J. M. Menzel, B. R. Chapman, P. B. Wood, and K. V. Miller. 2004. Bat activity in harvested and intact forest stands in the Allegheny Mountains. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 21(3):154-159.	October 2004
Owen, S. F., J. W. Edwards, W. M. Ford, J. M. Crum, and P. B. Wood. 2004. Raccoon roundworm in raccoons in Central West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 11:137-142.	July 2004
Osier, E. A., and S. A. Welsh. 2007. Habitat Use of the Spotted Darter, Etheostoma maculatum, in Elk River, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14:447-460.	September 2007
Nickum, M. J., P. M. Mazik, J. D. Nickum and D. MacKinlay, editors. 2004. Propagated Fish in Resource Management. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 44, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 644 Pages.	January 2005
Newell, F., J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, A.D. Rodewald, et al. 2013. Comparison of point counts and territory mapping for detecting effects of forest management on songbirds. Journal of Field Ornithology 84:270-286.	August 2013
Nareff, G.E., P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, T. Fearer, J.L. Larkin, and W.M. Ford. Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) response to operational silviculture in the central Appalachian region. Forest Ecology and Management 448:409-423,	June 2019
Mynsberge, A.R., M.P. Strager, J.M. Strager and P.M. Mazik. 2009. Developing predictive models for freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) in the Appalachians: Limitations and directions for future research. Ecoscience 16:387-398 \| Abstract	November 2009	Eastern North American contains the greatest diversity of freshwater mussels in the world. Additional information on threats and on habitat requirements and distributions of freshwater mussels is neccessary to preserve diverse freshwater mussel communities, as many species are in decline. Models of freshwater mussels can predict species distribution by determining natural and anthropogenic environmental factors within the watershed, riparian area, or upstream that my influence occurrences. Subwatershed-based models developed using existing data preformed well on training datasets, but did not accurately predict independent species occurrences. Additional studies are necessary to evaluate the quality of existing data, the utility of subwatershed-based models, and the feasibility of modelling freshwater mussel distributions across large extents.
Morrison, J.L. and P.B. Wood. 2009. Broadening our approaches to studying dispersal in raptors. Journal of Raptor Research 43:81-89.	July 2009
Mitchell, M. S., T. B. Wigley, C. Loehle, S. Rutzmoser, J. A. Gerwin, P. D. Keyser, R. A. Lancia, C. J. Reynolds, R. E. Thill, R. Weih, D. White, and P. B. Wood. 2006. Relationships between avian richness and forest structure at multiple scales using multiple landscapes. Forest Ecology and Management 221:155-159. [note: order of authorship was alphabetical after 1st 4 authors]	May 2006
Mitchell, M. S., M. J. Reynolds-Hogland, M. L. Smith, P. B. Wood, and others. 2008. Projected long-term response of Southeastern birds to forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 256:1884-1896.	November 2008
Miller, G. W., P. B. Wood, and J. V. Nichols. 1995. Two-aged silviculture--an innovative tool for enhancing species diversity and vertical structure in Appalachian hardwoods. Pp. 175-182 in L. G. Eskew, ed., Proc. 1995 National Silviculture Workshop, Mescalero, NM. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rpt. RM-GTR-267.	November 1995
Millard, M., S. Welsh, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, A. Kahnle, K. Hattala. 2003. Mortality associated with catch and release of striped bass in the Hudson River. Fisheries Management and Ecology.	October 2003
Menzel, M. A., S. F. Owen, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, P. B. Wood, B. R. Chapman, and K. V. Miller. 2001. Roost tree selection by northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colonies in an industrial forest of the central Appalachian Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management 155(2002):107-114.	January 2002
McNeil, D.J., K.R. Aldinger, M.H. Bakermans, J.A. Lehman, A.C. Tisdale, J.A. Jones, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, C.G. Smalling, L. Siefferman, and J.L. Larkin. 2017. An Evaluation and Comparison of Conservation Guidelines for an At-risk Migratory Songbird. Global Ecology and Conservation 9:90-103.	January 2017
McElhone, P.M., P.B. Wood, and D.K. Dawson. 2011. Effects of stop-level habitat change on cerulean warbler detections along breeding bird survey routes in the central Appalachians. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(4):699-708.	October 2011
McDermott, M.E., P.B. Wood, G.W. Miller, and B.T.Simpson. 2010. Predicting breeding bird occurrence by stand- and microhabitat-scale features in even-aged stands in the Central Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management 261:373-380.	December 2010
McDermott, M.E., M.B. Shumar, and P.B. Wood. 2013. Case study: prioritizing reforestation of minelands for cerulean warbler conservation. Journal of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2(2):80-98.	December 2013
McDermott, M.E. and P.B. Wood. 2011. Post-breeding bird responses to canopy tree retention, stand size, and edge in regenerating Appalachian hardwood stands. Forest Ecology and Management 262:547-554.	May 2011
McDermott, M.E. and P.B. Wood. 2010. Influence of cover and food resource variation on post-breeding bird habitat use, molt, and body condition in even-aged stands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122:545-555.	August 2010
McDermott, M. E., and P. B. Wood. 2009. Short- and long-term implications of clearcut and two-age silviculture for conservation of breeding forest birds in the central Applachians, USA. Biological Conservation 142:212-220.	November 2008
McClurg, S., J. T. Petty, P. M. Mazik, J. Clayton. 2007. Stream ecosystem response to limestone treatment in acid impacted watersheds of the Allegheny Plateau. Ecological Applications 17:1087-1104.	April 2007
Mazik, P.M., R. P. Braham, C. M. Hahn, and V.S. Blazer. 2015. Assessment of general and reproductive health of fishes at selected sites in the Great Lakes Basin in 2012. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS-112-2015, Washington, D.C. \| Download	April 2015
Mazik, P. M., and N. C. Parker. 2001. Semi-intensive culture systems in G. Wedemeyer, editor. Fish Hatchery Management, 2nd Edition. Pages 241-284. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.	September 2001
Mazik, P. M., N. C. Parker, and B. A. Simco. 2001. Relation of environmental calcium and pH to the stress response of striped bass. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:208-217.	September 2002
Mazik, P. M., B. A. Simco, and N. C. Parker. 2002. Influence of water hardness, salts and MS-222 on survival of Phase I striped bass during and after transport. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 56:75-78.	August 2002
Mazik, P. M., B. A. Simco and N. C. Parker. 2000. Influence of sodium and calcium chloride on the stress response and survival of striped bass during and after transport from a hard and soft water hatchery. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54:118-127	September 2001
Matt, K.J., S.A. Welsh, and D.M. Smith. 2021. Spawning characteristics of Yellow Perch during periods of water level fluctuations in a hydropower reservoir. Pages 3-32 in J. Bruner and R. DeBruyne (eds.) Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch: Status and Needs, Springer	November 2021
Matsche, M.A., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik. 2019. Seasonal development of the coccidian parasite Goussia bayae and hepatobiliary histopathology in white perch Morone americana from Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 134:112-135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03353	May 2019
Matsche, M.A., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik. 2019. Comparisons of stereological and other approaches for quantifying macrophage aggregates in piscine spleens. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. In Press. ISSN: 0899-7659 print / 1548-8667 online DOI: 10.1002/aah.10086	August 2019
Matsche, M. A., V. S. Blazer, E. L. Pulster and P. M. Mazik. "High prevalence of biliary neoplasia in white perch Morone americana from Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA: potential roles of bile duct parasites and environmental contaminants." Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 141:195-224.	September 2020
Matsche, M. A., V. S. Blazer, E. L. Pulster and P. M. Mazik (2021). "Biological and anthropogenic influences on macrophage aggregates in white perch Morone americana from two tributaries of Chesapeake Bay, USA." Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 143:79-100.	April 2021
Matsche, M. A., H. L. Walsh, V. S. Blazer, and P. M. Mazik. 2019. Newly described coccidia Goussia bayae from white perch Morone americana: morphology and phylogenetics support emerging taxonomy of Goussia within Piscine Hosts. Journal of Parasitology 105(1):1-10.	October 2019
Matsche, M. A., V. S. Blazer, E. L. Pulster and P. M. Mazik. 2021. Biological and anthropogenic influences on macrophage aggregates in white perch Morone americana* from Chesapeake Bay, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 143:79-100.	February 2021
Margenau, E.L., P.B. Wood, and D.J. Brown. Efficacy and biases of cover object survey design for sampling eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) at forest edge and interior locations. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15 (2): 440-447.	August 2020
Margenau, E.L., P.B. Wood, C.A. Weakland, and D.J. Brown. 2019. Trade-offs relating to grassland and forest mine reclamation approaches in the central Appalachian region and implications for the songbird community. Avian Conservation and Ecology 14 (1):2. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01304-140102 [online URL:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol14/iss1/art2/]	February 2019
Manjerovic, M.B., P.B. Wood., and J.W. Edwards. 2009. Mast and weather influences on population trends of a species of concern: the Allegheny woodrat. American Midland Naturalist 162:52-61.	April 2009
Loughman, Z.L., S.A. Welsh, and R. Thoma. 2017. Cambarus (C.) appalachiensis, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the New River Basin of Virginia and West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 4243:432-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4243.3.2	March 2017
Loughman, Z.L., A.M. Sykes, M.I. McKinney, and S.A. Welsh. 2021. Epigean crayfish of the Potomac River basin in West Virginia: Zoogeography, natural history, and conservation. Freshwater Crayfish 26:37-49.	April 2021
Loughman, Z.J., and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Distribution and conservation standing of West Virginia crayfishes. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):63-78.	June 2010
Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2011. Cambarus (Puncticambarus) smilax, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea; Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Greenbrier River basin of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124:99-111.	May 2011
Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Forward: conservation, biology, and natural history of crayfishes from the southern United States. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):1-10.	June 2010
Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, and T.P. Simon. 2012. Occupancy rates of primary burrowing crayfish in natural and disturbed large river bottomlands. Journal of Crustacean Biology 32:557–564.	April 2012
Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, N.M. Sadecky, Z.W. Dillard, and R.K. Scott. 2017. Evaluation of physiochemical and physical habitat associations for Cambarus callainus (Big Sandy Crayfish), an imperiled crayfish endemic to the Central Appalachians. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2017:1-9. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2746	January 2017
Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, N.M. Sadecky, Z.W. Dillard, and R.K. Scott. 2016. Environmental covariates associated with Cambarus veteranus Faxon, 1914 (Decapoda: Cambaridae), an imperiled Appalachian crayfish endemic to West Virginia, USA. Journal of Crustacean Biology 36:642-648. https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-00002456	December 2016
Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, J.W. Fetzner, and R.F. Thoma. 2015. Conservation of imperiled crayfish species - Cambarus veteranus (Decapoda: Reptantia: Cambaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 35:850-860. https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-00002383	October 2015
Loughman, Z.J., R. Fagundo, S.A. Welsh, E. Lau, and R.F. Thoma. 2013. Cambarus (C.) hatfieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda:Cambaridae) from the Tug Fork River Basin of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa.	July 2013
Loughman, Z.J., D. Foltz, and S.A. Welsh. 2013. Baited lines, an active nondestructive collection method for burrowing crayfish. Southeastern Naturalist 12:809-815.	October 2013
Loughman, Z., D. Foltz, N. Garrison, and S. Welsh. 2013. Cambarus theepiensis sp. n., a new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Cambaridae) from the coalfields region of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 3641:63-73.	April 2013
Loughman, Z. J., Simon, T. P., and S. A. Welsh. 2009. West Virginia crayfishes (Decapoda:Cambaridae): Observations on distribution, natural history, and conservation. Northeastern Naturalist 16:225-238.	January 2009
Loughman, Z, S. Welsh, and R. Thoma. Cambarus fetzneri sp. nov., a new species of burrowing crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. Zootaxa 4651 (1): 038–050. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4651.1.2	August 2019
Loman, Z.G., W.V. Deluca, D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, B.R. Rolek, P.B. Wood. 2018. Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance. Landscape Ecology 33:77-91. Data DOI: 10.1111/jav.01779	October 2017
Loman, Z.G., W.V. Deluca, D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, W.S. Schwenk, and P.B. Wood. 2021. How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species? Landscape Ecology 36:2863-2877. Data DOI: 10.1111/jav.01779	July 2021
Loman, Z.G., E.J. Blomberg, W.V. Deluca, D.J. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2017. Landscape capability predicts upland game bird abundance and occurrence. Journal of Wildlife Management, 81:1110-1116. DOI:10.1002/jwmg.21265.; Data DOI: 10.1111/jav.01779	April 2017
Loehle, C., T. B. Wigley, S. Rutzmoser, J. A. Gerwin, P. D. Keyser, R. A. Lancia, C. J. Reynolds, R. E. Thill, R. Weih, D. White, and P. B. Wood. 2005. Managed forest landscape structure and avian species richness in the southeastern US. Forest Ecology and Management 214:279-293. [note: order of authorship was alphabetical after 1st 3 authors]	October 2005
Kramer. G.R., R. K. Pagel, K. Maley, C. Ziegler, S. M. Peterson, D. E. Andersen, D. A. Buehler, and H. M. Streby. 2020. Say what? Bivalent singing in Vermivora warblers. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 101:Article e01627. DOI:10.1002/bes2.1627. \| Download	January 2020
Kramer, G.R., R.K. Pagel, K. Maley, C. Ziegler, S.M. Peterson, D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, and H.M. Streby. 2019. Say what? Bivalent singing in Vermivora warblers. Ecology. DOI:10.1002/ecy.2881.	January 2020
Kramer, G.R., H.M. Streby, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, B.P. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2017. Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration patterns among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 119: 108-121. \| Download	February 2017
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P. Bulluck, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, J.P Loegering, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. 2018. Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115:E3192–E3200. https://doi.org/10.1073	March 2018
Kinziger, A. P., R. M. Wood, and S. A. Welsh. 2001. Systematics of Etheostoma tippecanoe and Etheostoma denoncourti (Perciformes: Percidae). Copeia 2001:235-239.	October 2001
Johnson, J. B., P. B. Wood, and J. W. Edwards. 2006. Are external mine entrance characteristics related to bat use? Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1368-1375.	February 2007
Johnson, J. B., J. W. Edwards, and P. B. Wood. 2005. Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) roosting in abandoned coal mines in West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 12:233-240.	July 2005
Jittinandana, S., P. B. Kenney, S. D. Slider, P. Mazik, J. Bebak-Williams, and J. A. Hankins. 2003. Effect of handling stress on quality of smoked Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) fillets. Journal of Food Science 68:58-63.	October 2002
Jittinandana S., P. B. Kenney, P. M. Mazik, M. Danley, C. D. Nelson, R. A. Kiser, and J. A. Hankins. 2005. Transport treatment and stunning method affect quality of arctic char fillets. Journal of Muscle Foods 16:274-288.	June 2005
Jennings, C. A., M. Allen, C. Belcher, R. Bringolf, D. Dennerline, T. Goar, K. Kuklinski, J. Long, P. Mazik, D. Riecke, and M. Rogers. Congratulations on Your Promotion to Management: Considerations for New Supervisory Biologists. 2020. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 7:103-113. \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	March 2020	During the past decade, many senior leaders in natural resource management organizations retired and new leaders were recruited to replace them. The new supervisory biologists now find themselves tasked with operational responsibilities (e.g., personnel, budgets, procurement, safety) with limited formal training in those areas. This sudden role change can be jolting, but need not be debilitating. Here we present information and guidance on various topics ranging from recruiting new personnel and conducting performance evaluations to maintaining a sound safety program as well as legal considerations regarding personal and institutional liabilities for job-related issues. Often, your first task as the new supervisor is to oversee a recruitment effort to fill your old position. This first task is best accomplished by working closely with the designated human resources staff to meet all administrative requirements and deadlines. After the successful hire, effective team leadership is achieved by learning how each staff member is motivated, what they are best able to contribute to the team, and areas for which they may need support. As a new supervisor, you are now responsible for promoting your agency’s safety program to mitigate potential job-related hazards. Despite institutional safeguards, accidents happen or interpersonal interactions can go poorly, and the aggrieved party may litigate for due compensation or to punish the perceived wrongdoer. As a supervisor, you may be a party to these litigations, and understanding your responsibilities in these situations is important for keeping you, your supervisees, and your institution safe and free of liability and help to hold any responsible party accountable when accidents, harassment, bias, or bullying occur. We hope the information provided here will facilitate a smooth transition from mid-career biologist to a supervisory biologist who can efficiently carryout their agency’s mission in natural resource stewardship.<br>
J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, P.D. Keyser, J.L. Larkin, A.D. Rodewald, T.B. Wigley, T.J. Boves, G.A. George, M.H. Bakermans, T.A. Beachy, A. Evans, M.E. McDermott, F.L. Newell, K.A. Perkins, and M. White. 2014. Avian response to timber harvesting applied experimentally to manage cerulean warbler breeding populations. Forest Ecology and Management 321:5-18.	June 2014
Huffman, R. D., M. A. Fajvan, and P. B. Wood. 1999. Effects of residual overstory on aspen development in Minnesota. Can. J. For. Res. 29:1-6.	April 1999
Hornsby, B. S., A. M. Ruiz, S. B. Castleberry, N. L. Castleberry, W. M. Ford, and P. B. Wood. 2005. Fall movements of Allegheny woodrats in harvested and intact stands in West Virginia. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 22(4):281-284.	November 2005
Hoffman, J.C., V.S. Blazer, H.H. Walsh, C.H. Shaw, R. Braham, and P.M. Mazik. 2020. Tracing habitat use with stable isotopes for tumor assessment of a demersal fish in an urban, coastal river. Science of the Total Environment712 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136512,	May 2020
Hochachka, W. M., T. E. Martin, V. Artman, C. R. Smith, S. J. Hejl, D. E. Andersen, D. Curson, L. Petit, N. Mathews, T. Donovan, E. E. Klaas, P. B. Wood, J. C. Manolis, K. P. McFarland, J. V. Nichols, J. C. Bednarz, D. M. Evans, J. P. Duguay, S. Garner, J. Tewksbury, K. L. Purcell, J. Faaborg, C. B. Goguen, C. Rimmer, R. Dettmers, M. Knutson, J. A. Collazo, L. Garner, D. Whitehead, and G. Geupel. 1999. Scale dependence in the effects of forest coverage on parasitization by brown-headed cowbirds. Studies in Avian Biology 18:80-88.	January 1999
Hilling, C.D., N.D. Taylor, S.A. Welsh, and D.M. Smith. Population Characteristics of Yellow Perch in a Central Appalachia Hydropower Reservoir. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(2):486–495. doi:10.3996/012018-JFWM-007 \| Abstract	December 2018	Yellow Perch provide important recreational fisheries, but few fishery management studies have examined this species on the edge of its geographic range. Before the study, little was known about the Yellow Perch population in Cheat Lake, a hydropower reservoir in northern, WV, including no population characteristic information such as age structure, size structure, condition, total instantaneous mortality, growth and diet. This study documented population characteristics of a Yellow Perch fishery in northern WV, including information on age structure, size structure, condition, total instantaneous mortality, growth and diet. This information was needed by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for developing and implementing management strategies for the fishery. The project was a collaborative effort, including West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (the agency responsible for Yellow Perch management in the reservoir) and First Energy Corporation (the owner of the hydropower reservoir during the research project). Information from this study on age structure, size structure, condition, total instantaneous mortality, growth, and diet of Yellow Perch in Cheat Lake are currently being used by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward developing management decisions on new length and creel limit regulations for this fishery.
Hilling, C. D., S. A. Welsh, and D. M. Smith. 2016. Age, growth and fall diet of channel catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 7:304-314. https://doi.org/10.3996/092015-JFWM-091	April 2016
Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, and J.T. Anderson. 2007. Effects of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in two tributaries of the Lost River, West Virginia. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:561-569.	June 2007
Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, L. Lin, Y. Chen, and X. Wei. 2010. Response of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to highway construction in an Appalachian watershed. Hydrobiologia 641:115-131.	March 2010
Hedrick, L., S. Welsh, and J. Anderson. 2009. Influences of high flow events on a stream channel altered by construction of a highway bridge – a case study. Northeastern Naturalist 16:375-394.	December 2009
Hedrick, L., J. Anderson, S. Welsh, and L-S. Lin. 2013. Sedimentation in mountain streams: a review of methods of measurement. Natural Resources 4:92-104.	January 2013
Hedrick, L. B., S. A. Welsh, and J. T. Anderson. 2007. Evaluation of a new sediment sampling device. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 61:35-39.	December 2007
Hedrick, L. B., S. A. Welsh, and J. D. Hedrick. 2005. A New Sampler Design for Measuring Sedimentation in Streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:238-244.	January 2005
Hartman, K.J., C.D. Horn and P.M. Mazik 2010. Influence of multiple anthropogenic stressors on Mortality of the Crayfish Cambarus bartonii in an Appalachian River. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 25:19-30. \| Abstract	May 2010	Effects of elevated temperature and acid mine drainage (AMD) on crayfish mortality were investigated in the Stony River, Grant County, WV. During summers 2003 and 2004, four-week in situ bioassays were performed along a thermal and AMD gradient with the native crayfish Cambarus bartonii. Crayfish mortality was analyzed in conjunction with temperature and AMD related variables (pH, specific conductivity). Mortality was significantly higher (44-88%) at sites with high temperatures during 2003 (max=33C), but no significant differences were observed in 2004 (max=32C). Temperatures were higher in 2003 than 2004 due to increased discharge from a cooling reservoir flowing into the river. Additionally, duration of high temperature was approximately four days in 2003 as compared with only one day in 2004. No significant relationship between AMD variables and crayfish mortality was apparent.
Hansen, A.J., A. East, Z. Ashford, C. Crittenden, O. Jakabosky, D. Quinby, L. Gigliotti, F.T. van Manen, M.A. Haroldson, A. Middleton, N. Robinson, and D.M. Theobald. 2024. Which private lands in Greater Yellowstone are highest priorities for biodiversity conservation? Natural Areas Journal 44(3): 157-171	July 2024
Hansbarger, J., J. T. Petty and P. M. Mazik. 2009. Brook trout movement within a high elevation watershed. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 62:142-148.	June 2009
Hammond, S.D. and S.A. Welsh. 2009. Seasonal movements of large yellow American eels downstream of a hydroelectric dam, Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Pages 309-323 in J.M. Casselman and D.K. Cairns, editors. Eels at the edge: science, status, and conservation concerns. American Fisheries Society Symposium 58, Bethesda, Maryland.	August 2009
Hahn, C.M., L.R. Iwanowicz, R.S. Cornman, P.M. Mazik and V.S. Blazer. 2016. Whole transcriptome sequencing for the development of transcript abundance biomarkers in non-model fish species. Journal of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part D, 20:27-40	August 2016
Hafs, A.W., P.M. Mazik, P.B. Kenney and J. Silverstein. 2012. Impact of carbon dioxide level, water velocity, and feeding regimen on growth and fillet attributes of cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 350-353:pages 46-53. \| Abstract	August 2012	Production and management variables such as carbon dioxide (CO2) level, water velocity, and feeding frequency influence the growth and fillet attributes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), as well as cost of production. More information is needed to determine the contributions of these variables to growth and fillet attributes to find the right balance between input costs and fish performance. Two studies, of 84 and 90 days duration, were conducted to determine the effects of CO2 level, water velocity, and feed frequency on rainbow trout growth, fillet yield, and fillet quality. In the first study, two CO2 levels (30 and 49 mg/L) and two velocity levels (0.5 and 2.0 body lengths/s; 14 and 57 cm/s) were tested. In the second study two CO2 levels (30 and 49 mg/L) and two feeding regimens (fed once daily to satiation or three times daily to satiation) were tested. In the first study, after 84 days, fillet weight from high CO2 tanks was 13.5 % lower than the fillet weights of fish from low CO2 tanks. Percent fat of fillets was higher in low CO2 fish (P = 0.05) after 84 days and, fish from the low CO2 treatment were larger (P < 0.01). Both studies had similar results in regards to fat content and weight of fillets in response to elevated CO2 levels. Velocity had little affect on either whole wet weight or fillet attributes of rainbow trout in this study. Muscle tissue contained more (P < 0.01) fat when fish were fed three times daily (7.34 %; day 90) compared to once daily (5.41 %; day 90). Also, fish were larger (P<0.05) when fed 3 times per day (1079 g; day 90) in comparison to only one daily feeding (792 g; day 90). Fish in high feed/high CO2 tanks were larger and had more fillet fat than fish from low feed/low CO2 tanks. To maximizing rainbow trout growth at aquaculture facilities, management strategies should attempt to keep CO2 levels below 26 mg/L when cost efficient. However, feeding 2-3 times daily should reduce production losses if CO2 cannot be minimized. The effect of strain and velocity were minimal over the range we tested in comparison to the effects of CO2 and feeding regimen.
Hafs, A.W., C.D. Horn, P.M. Mazik and K.J. Hartman. 2010. Influences of Acid Mine Drainage and Thermal Enrichment on Stream Fish Reproduction and Larval Survival. Northeastern Naturalist. 17:575-592. \| Abstract	August 2011	Potential effects of acid mine drainage (AMD) and thermal enrichment on the reproduction of fishes were investigated through a larval trapping survey in the Stony River watershed, Grant County, WV. Trapping was conducted at seven sites from 26 March to 2 July 2004. Overall larval catch was low (379 individuals in 220 hours of trapping). More larval White Suckers were captured than all other species. Vectors fitted to nonparametric multidimensional scaling ordinations suggested that temperature was highly correlated to fish communities captured at our sites. Survival of larval Fathead Minnows was examined in situ at six sites from 13 May to 11 June 2004 in the same system. Larval survival was lower, but not significantly different between sites directly downstream of AMD impacted tributaries (40% survival) and non AMD sites (52% survival). The lower survival was caused by a significant mortality event at one site that coincided with acute pH depression in an AMD tributary immediately upstream of the site. Results from Cox proportional hazard test suggests that low pH is having a significant negative influence on larval fish survival in this system. The results from this research indicate that the combination of low pH events and elevated temperature are negatively influencing the larval fish populations of the Stony River watershed. Management actions that address these problems would have the potential to substantially increase both reproduction rates and larval survival, therefore greatly enhancing the fishery.
Gregg, I. D., P. B. Wood, and A. K. Steketee. 2003. Comparison of reclaimed and unmined woodcock diurnal habitat in West Virginia. 2001 Proc. Annu. Conf. SEAFAW. Pp. 488-497.	July 2003
Gregg, I. D., P. B. Wood and D. E. Samuels. 2000. American Woodcock use of reclaimed surface mines in West Virginia. Pages 9-22 in D. G. McAuley, J. G. Bruggink and G. F. Sepik, eds. Proceedings of the Ninth American Woodcock Symposium. USGS Biological Resources Division Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR-2000-0009. 117pp.	December 2000
Gigliotti, L.C., W. Xu, G. Zuckerman, M.P. Atwood, E. Cole, A. Courtemanch, S. Dewey, J. Gude, P. Hnilicka, M. Hurley, M.J. Kauffman, K. Kroetz, A. Lawson, B. Leonard, D. MacNulty, E. Maichack, D. McWhirter, T. Mong, K. Proffitt, B. Scurlock, D. Stahler, and A.D. Middleton. 2022. Wildlife migrations highlight importance of both private lands and protected areas in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Biological Conservation 275: 109752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109752	November 2022
Gigliotti, L.C., L. Keener, L.H. Swanepoel, C. Sholto-Douglas, A. Hunnicutt, and G. Curveria-Santos. 2023. Positive but un-sustained wildlife community responses to reserve expansion and mammal reintroduction in South Africa. Biological Conservation 287: 110277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110277.	November 2023
Gigliotti, L.C., E.S. Boyd, and D.R. Diefenbach. 2024. Delayed positive responses of snowshoe hares to prescribed burning in a fire-adapted ecosystem. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12959 \| Download	June 2024
Gigliotti, L. C., M. P. Atwood, E. K. Cole, A. Courtemanch, S. Dewey, J. A. Gude, M. Hurley, M. Kauffman, K. Kroetz, B. Leonard, D. MacNulty, E. Maichak, D. McWhirter, T. W. Mong, K. Proffitt, B. Scurlock, D. Stahler, and A. D. Middleton. 2023. Multi-level avoidance thresholds of residential and agricultural land use for elk across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 60(6): 1089-1099.	June 2023
Gibson, I., A. Welsh, S. Welsh, and D. Cincotta. 2018. Genetic swamping and species collapse: tracking introgression between the native Candy Darter and introduced Variegate Darter. Conservation Genetics 20:287–298. doi.org/10.1007/s10592-018-1131-2 \| Abstract	December 2018	Candy Darters (<em>Etheostoma osburni</em>) and Variegate Darters (<em>E. variatum</em>) are both native to West Virginia and Virginia. Thegeographic ranges of these two species were historically separated by Kanawha Falls, a natural barrier to fish dispersal locatedat Glen Ferris, WV. In the early 1980s, Variegate Darters or putative hybrids (<em>E. osburni × E. variatum</em>) were first collectedat locations upstream of Kanawha Falls, and have since undergone range expansion. Hybridization with the Variegate Darterwas one of the threats that led to the Candy Darter being listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in2018. Genetic and morphologic data were examined for individuals from the New, Gauley, and Greenbrier river drainages.Individuals were genotyped using a suite of 5 diagnostic microsatellite loci to investigate potential hybridization. Widespreadhybridization was found throughout populations of Candy Darters, with the geographic range of hybridization expandingfrom 2004 to 2014. A hybrid zone was observed, with the highest levels of Variegate Darter introgression representing thekernel within this zone and the locations of first-generation (F1) hybrids at the periphery. F1 hybrids were morphologicallyintermediate within and across characters for parental species. Introgressive hybridization threatens the genetic integrity ofthe Candy Darter, and may lead to population extirpation or extinction.
Fuller, M. R., C. J. Henny, and P. B. Wood. 1995. Raptors. Pp. 65-69 in E. T. LaRoe et. al (eds). Our Living Resources. USDI, Nat. Biol. Service, Washington DC. 530 pp.	August 1995
Franzreb, K. E., D. M. Finch, P. B. Wood, and D. E. Capen. 1999. Management strategies for the conservation of forest birds. in Bonney, R., D. N. Pashley, R. Cooper, and L. Niles, eds. Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. <http://birds. cornell. edu/pifcapemay>	August 1999
Frantz, M.W., P.B. Wood, and G.T. Merovich, Jr. Demographic characteristics of an avian predator in response to its aquatic prey in watersheds impacted by shale gas development. PLoSONE	November 2018
Frantz, M.W., P.B. Wood, S. Latta, and A. Welsh. 2020. Epigenetic response of Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) to shale gas development. Ibis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12833	March 2020
Frantz, M.W., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. 2019. Louisiana Waterthrush Survival and Site Fidelity in an Area Undergoing Shale Gas Development. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(1):84-95.	April 2019
Frantz, M.W., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. 2018. Demographic response of Louisiana Waterthrush, a stream obligate songbird of conservation concern, to shale gas development. Condor 120:265-282. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-17-130.1	February 2018
Frantz, M.W., K.R. Aldinger, P.B. Wood, J. Duchamp, T. Nuttle, A. Vitz, and J. Larkin. 2016. Space and habitat use by breeding golden-winged warblers in the central Appalachian Mountains. Studies in Avian Biology 49:81-94.	November 2016
Foltz, D.A., N. Sadecky, G.. Meyers, J. Fetzner, S. Welsh, G. Stocker, M. Glon, and R. Thoma. 2018. Cambarus loughmani, a New Species of Crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) Endemic to the Pre-glacial Teays River Valley in West Virginia, USA. Journal of Natural History 52:45-46, 2875-2897, DOI:10.1080/00222933.2018.1557271	December 2018
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, R. Dettmers, and M. Brittingham. 2020. Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA. Landscape Ecology 35:1353–1370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-01019-3	April 2020
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G.A. George. 2016. Shale gas development effects on the songbird community in a central Appalachian forest. Biological Conservation 201:78-91.	July 2016
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, and J. Sheehan. 2019. Proximity to unconventional shale gas infrastructure alters breeding songbird abundance and distribution. Condor 2019:1–20. DOI: 10.1093/condor/duz020	June 2019
Fajvan, M.A. and P. B. Wood. 2010. Maintenance of eastern hemlock forests: factors associated with hemlock vulnerability. Pp 31-38 in Rentch, J. S. and T.M. Schuler, eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report NRS-P-64. 250 p.	August 2010
Eyler, S.M., S.A. Welsh, D.R. Smith and M.M. Rockey. 2016. Downstream passage and impact of turbine shutdowns on survival of silver American eels at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:964-976. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2016.1176954	October 2016
Ekman, D.R., G.T. Ankley, V.S. Blazer, T.W. Collette, N. Garcia-Reyero, L.R. Iwanowicz, Z.G. Jorgenson, K.E. Lee, P.M. Mazik, D.H. Miller, E.J. Perkins, E.T. Smith, J.E. Tietge, and D.L. Villeneuve. 2013. Biological Effects-based Tools for Monitoring Impacted Surface Waters in the Great Lakes: A Multi-Agency Program in Support of the GLRI. Environmental Practice. Accepted for Publication. \| Abstract	January 2014	There is increasing demand for the implementation of effects-based monitoring and surveillance (EBMS) approaches in the Great Lakes Basin to complement traditional chemical monitoring. Herein, we describe an ongoing multi-agency effort to develop and implement EBMS tools, particularly with regard to monitoring potentially toxic chemicals and assessing Areas of Concern (AOCs), as envisioned by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Our strategy includes use of both targeted and open-ended/discovery techniques, as appropriate to the amount of information available, to guide a priori endpoint and/or assay selection. Specifically, a combination of in vivo and in vitro tools is employed using both wild and caged fish (in vivo), and a variety of receptor and cell-based assays (in vitro). We employ a workflow design that progressively emphasizes in vitro tools for long term or high intensity monitoring due to their greater practicality (e.g., lower cost, labor, etc.), and relying on in vivo assays for initial surveillance and verification. Our strategy takes advantage of the strengths of a diversity of tools, balancing the depth, breadth, and specificity of information they provide against their costs, transferability, and practicality. Finally, a series of exemplary scenarios is examined that aligns EBMS options with management goals to illustrate the adaptability and scaling of EBMS approaches and how they can be used in management decisions.
Duguay, J. P., and P. B. Wood. 2002. Salamander abundance in regenerating forest stands on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Forest Science. 48(2):331-335.	January 2002
Duguay, J. P., P. B. Wood, and J. V. Nichols. 2001. Songbird abundance and avian nest survival rates in forests fragmented by different silvicultural treatments. Conservation Biology. 15(5): 1405-1415.	October 2001
Duguay, J. P, P. B. Wood and G. W. Miller. 2000. Effects of timber harvests on invertebrate biomass and avian nest success. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(4): 1-9.	November 2000
Dodd, L.E., M.J. Lacki, E.R. Britzke, D.A. Buehler, P.D. Keyser, J.L. Larkin, A.D. Rodewald, T.B. Wigley, P.B. Wood, and L.K. Rieske. 2012. Forest structure affects trophic linkages: how silviculture disturbance impacts bats and their insect prey. Forest Ecology and Management 267:262-270.	February 2012
Dellinger, R., P.B. Wood, P.W. Jones, and T.M. Donovan. 2012. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), updated. The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Birds of North America Online.	February 2012
Dellinger, R. L., P. B. Wood, and P. D. Keyser. 2007. Occurrence and nest survival of four thrush species on a managed central Appalachian forest. Forest Ecology and Management 243(2007):248-258.	June 2007
Dellinger, R. L., P. B. Wood, and P. D. Keyser. 2007. Habitat partitioning of four sympatric thrush species at three spatial scales on a managed forest in West Virginia. Auk 124:1425-1438.	December 2007
Davidson, J., J. Bebak and P. M. Mazik. 2008. The Effects of Aquaculture Production Noise on the Growth, Condition Factor, Feed Conversion, and Survival of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture submitted	July 2009
Davidson, J., A. Frankel, W. Ellison, S. Summerfelt, A. N. Popper, P. Mazik, and J. Bebak. 2007. Minimizing noise in fiberglass aquaculture tanks: noise reduction potential of various retrofits. Aquaculture Engineering 27:125-131.	August 2007
Danley, M. L., P. B. Kenney, P. M. Mazik, R. Kiser and J. A. Hankins. 2005. Effects of carbon dioxide stress on intensively cultured rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: physiological responses, growth, and fillet attributes. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 36:249-261	September 2005
Crayton, S.M., P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, A.R. Millikin, T.J. Simpson, K.M. Ku, and YL Park. 2020. Bioaccumulation of the Pesticide Imidacloprid in Stream Organisms and Sublethal Effects on Salamanders. Global Ecology and Conservation 24 (2020) e01292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01292	November 2020
Clipp, H.L., S.M. Pesi, M.L. Miller, L.C. Gigliotti, B.P. Skelly, and C.T. Rota. 2024. White-tailed deer detection intensity increases when coyotes are present. Ecology and Evolution 14(3): e11149. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11149	March 2024
Clingerman, J., J. Bebak, P. Mazik, and S. T. Summerfelt. 2007. Use of avoidance response of rainbow trout to carbon dioxide for fish self-transfer between tanks. Aquaculture Engineering 37:234-251.	August 2007
Cincotta, D.A., and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Discovery of Ammocrypta clara (western sand darter) in the upper Ohio River of West Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 163:318-325.	April 2010
Cincotta, D.A., D.P. Wegmen, T.E. Oldham, S.A. Welsh, and L.B. Hedrick. 2015. Fishes of the Blackwater River drainage, Tucker County, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14(Special Issue 7):297-313. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.014.sp725	October 2015
Cincotta, D.A., D.P. Wegmen, T.E. Oldham, S.A. Welsh, and L.B. Hedrick. 2009. Fishes of the Blackwater River drainage, Tucker County, West Virginia. In Canaan Valley and its Environs: A Landscape Heritage Celebration. Canaan Valley Institute, Davis, West Virginia. http://www.canaanvi.org/canaanvi_web/events_ed.aspx?collection=past%20events&id=826	April 2009
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. 2024. An Update of the Ichthyofauna of West Virginia with Notes on Historic Sportfish Stockings. Northeastern Naturalist 31:(monograph 24):1-48.	July 2024
Churchill, J. B., P. B. Wood, and D. F. Brinker. 2002. Winter home range and habitat use of female northern saw-whet owls at Assateague Island, Maryland. Wilson Bulletin 114(3):309-313.	March 2003
Churchill, J. B., P. B. Wood, and D. F. Brinker. 2000. Diurnal roost site characteristics of northern saw-whet owls wintering at Assateague Island, Maryland. Wilson Bulletin 112(3):333-337.	January 2000
Chen, Y., X. Wei, L. Lin, R. Viadera, L.B. Hedrick, S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson. 2009. Effects of highway construction on stream water quality and macroinvertebrate condition in a Mid-Atlantic highlands watershed, USA. Journal of Environmental Quality 38:1672-1682.	April 2009
Chamblin, H. D., P. B. Wood, and J. W. Edwards. 2004. Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) use of rock drainage channels on reclaimed mines in southern West Virginia. Amererican Midland Natururalist 151:346-354.	June 2004
Castleberry, S. B., W. M. Ford, P. B. Wood, N. L. Castleberry and M. T. Mengak. 2001. Movements of Allegheny woodrats in relation to timber harveting. Journal of Wildlife Management 65(1):148-156.	January 2001
Castleberry, S. B., T. L. King, P. B. Wood, and W. M. Ford. 2002. Microsatellite DNA analysis of population structure in Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister). Journal of Mammalogy 83(4):1058-1070.	February 2003
Castleberry, S. B., T. L. King, P. B. Wood, and W. M. Ford. 2000. Microsatellite DNA markers for the study of Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) populations and cross-species amplification in the genus Neotoma. Molecular Ecology 9:824-826.	May 2000
Castleberry, S. B., N. L. Castleberry, P. B. Wood, W. M. Ford, and M. T. Mengak. 2003. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) in West Virginia with comments on host specificity. American Midland Naturalist 149(1):233-236.	February 2003
Castleberry, S. B. ., P. B. Wood, W. M. Ford, N. L. Castleberry, and M. T. Mengak. 2002. Summer microhabitat selection by foraging Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) in a managed forest. American Midland Naturalist 147(1):93-101.	February 2002
Castleberry, N. L., S. B. Castleberry, W. M. Ford, P. B. Wood, and M. T. Mengak. 2002. Allegheny woodrat food habitats in the Central Appalachians. American Midland Naturalist 147(1):80-92.	February 2002
Braham, R.P., V.S. Blazer, C.H. Shaw, and P.M. Mazik. 2017 Micronuclei and Other Nuclear Abnormalities in Fishes from the Great Lakes Basin. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 58:570-581 doi: 10.1002/em.22123.. IP-084355 BAO approval 7/11/17. \| Abstract	July 2017	Abstract<br> Biological markers (biomarkers) sensitive to genotoxic and mutagenic contamination in fishes are widely used to identify contamination in the aquatic environment. The “fish tumors or other deformities” biological use impairment (BUI) occurs at 18 of the 30 areas of concern (AOC) located in the Great Lakes basin within the United States. As each AOC evaluates this specific BUI for possible delisting, biomarkers sensitive to both genotoxic and mutagenic chemicals can be integrated as a possible criterion for delisting. The micronucleus assay identifies genotoxic contamination by observing the presence of a micronucleus (MN), along with a primary nucleus within the cellular body. Nuclear abnormalities (NA) such as notching, lobes, blebbing, and bi-nucleation are observed from the nuclear membrane and are indicators for mutagenic contamination. The micronucleus assay was incorporated to assess genotoxic and mutagenic contamination among sites, species, and season from fish collected from 6 AOC’s, as well as 1 non-AOC reference site during the spring and fall, 2011. Micronuclei and/or NA were observed at all sites. Micronuclei were observed at differing occurrence rates among species. Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) expressed erythrocyte abnormalities at a lower rate when compared to either largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) or smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Brown bullhead tended to express MN and NA at a lower rate during the fall as compared to individuals collected in the spring. Largemouth bass tended to express MN and NA at a higher rate during the spring. Moving forward, this apparent site and species effect should be considered when evaluating genotoxic and mutagenic contamination.
Braham, M.A., S.A. Welsh, D.M. Smith. 2024. An experimental study of benthic habitat selection in yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata). Environmental Biology of Fishes 107:513-522.	June 2024
Boves, T.J., D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, A.D. Rodewald, J.L. Larkin, P.D. Keyser, and T.B. Wigley. Multiple plumage ornaments convey information about age and within-age-class qualities of a canopy-dwelling songbird, the Cerulean Warbler. Auk 131:20-31.	January 2014
Boves, T.J., A.D. Rodewald, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, J.L. Larkin, P.D. Keyser, and T.B. Wigley. 2015. Habitat quality from individual- and population-level perspectives and implications for management. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39: 443–447. doi: 10.1002/wsb.528	March 2015
Boves T.J., D.A. Buehler, J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, A.D. Rodewald, J.L. Larkin, P.D. Keyser, F.L. Newell, G.A. George, M.H. Bakermans, A. Evans, T.A. Beachy, M.E. McDermott, K.A. Perkins, M. White, and T.B. Wigley. 2013. Emulating natural disturbances for declining late-successional species: a case study of the consequences for Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea). PLoS ONE e52107.	January 2013
Boves T.J., D.A. Buehler, J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, A.D. Rodewald, J.L. Larkin, P.D. Keyser, F. L. Newell, A. Evans, G.A. George and T. B. Wigley. 2013. Spatial variation in breeding habitat selection by Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) throughout the Appalachian Mountains. Auk 130(1): 46-59.	January 2013
Blazer, V.S., P.M. Mazik, L.R. Iwanowicz, R.P. Braham, C.M. Hahn, H.L. Walsh, and A.J. Sperry. 2014. Assessment of the fish tumor beneficial use impairment in brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) at selected Great lakes Areas of Concern. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 17p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141105. IP-056691 BAO approval 5/21/14.	June 2014
Blazer, V.S., P.M. Mazik, L.R. Iwanowicz, R. Braham, C. Hahn, H. Walsh and A. Sperry. 2014. Effects-based monitoring of wild fishes at sites in the Great Lakes Basin: Methods and Preliminary Results: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1027 p. 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr/20141027 \| Download	March 2014
Blazer, V.S., H.L. Walsh, R.P. Braham, C.M. Hahn, P.M. Mazik, and P. McIntyre. 2016. Tumors in white sucker from Lake Michigan tributaries: pathology and prevalence. Journal of Fish Diseases. doi:10.1111/jfd.12520.	August 2016
Blazer, V.S., H.L. Walsh, C.H. Shaw, L.R. Iwanowicz, R.P. Braham and P.M. Mazik. In Press. Indicators of exposure to estrogenic compounds at Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Species and site comparisons. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6943-5 190, 577 IP-085856 BAO approval 8/9/18	October 2018
Blazer, V.S., H.L Walsh, R.P. Braham, and P.M. Mazik. 2019. Assessment of skin and liver neoplasms in white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) collected at the Sheboygan AOC, Wisconsin in 2017. U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report. 2019-10-14, 18p.	April 2019
Blazer, V.S. L.R. Iwanowicz, H. Henderson, P.M. Mazik, J.A. Jenkins, D.A. Alvarez and J. A. Young. 2011. Reproductive endocrine disruption in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the Potomac River basin: spatial and temporal comparisons of biological effects. Environmental Monitoring Assessment: 10.1007/s10661-011-2266-5. \| Abstract	August 2011	A high prevalence of intersex or testicular oocytes (TO) in male smallmouth bass within the Potomac River drainage has raised concerns as to the health of the river. Studies were conducted to document biomarker responses both temporally and spatially to better understand the influence of normal physiological cycles, as well as water quality and land-use influences. Smallmouth bass were collected over a 2-year period from three tributaries of the Potomac River: the Shenandoah River, the South Branch Potomac and Conococheague Creek, and an out-of-basin reference site on the Gauley River. The prevalence of TO varied seasonally with the lowest prevalence observed in July, post-spawn. Reproductive maturity and/or lack of spawning the previous spring, as well as land-use practices such as application of manure and pesticides, may influence the seasonal observations. Annual, seasonal, and site differences were also observed in the percentage of males with measurable concentrations of plasma vitellogenin, mean concentration of plasma vitellogenin in females, and plasma concentrations of 17β-estradiol and testosterone in both sexes. Bass collected in the South Branch Potomac (moderate to high prevalence of TO) had less sperm per testes mass with a lower percentage of those sperm being motile when compared to those from the Gauley River (low prevalence of TO). An inverse relationship was noted between TO severity and sperm motility. An association between TO severity and wastewater treatment plant flow, percent of agriculture, total number of animal feeding operations, the number of poultry houses, and animal density within the catchment was observed.
Behmke, S., P.Mazik and T. Katnzer. Submitted. Common samples used to diagnose lead poisioning are poor predictors of total body lead burden of birds. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. \| Abstract	March 2017	Currently, the most minimally invasive technique by which to monitor lead in humans and wildlife is via blood collection. It is established that blood and other soft tissues (liver, kidney) are indicative of only recent exposure to lead and therefore, may not provide as comprehensive a view of lead exposure as do bone samples. However, if an individual’s blood (collected by phlebotomy) or muscle (collected by biopsy) lead levels could be statistically linked to the amount of lead found within its bone, it would permit use of less invasive sampling techniques to reveal total body burden of lead. To better understand the distribution of lead throughout the avian body, we analyzed lead concentrations from multiple tissues (femur, liver, kidney, breast muscle, thigh muscle) from 98 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and 10 turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). Lead concentrations were many times higher in bone than in any other tissue. Although all soft tissues were poor predictors of bone lead levels, kidney lead concentrations most closely correlated to femur lead concentrations (r2 = 0.659). Discriminant function analysis also suggested kidney to be the soft tissue that best differentiated among “high” (≥ 30mg/kg), “medium” (< 30 but ≥ 20mg/kg) and “low” (< 20mg/kg) femur lead levels. The overall poor relationships between lead levels in soft tissues and in bone suggest that tissues commonly used to diagnose lead poisoning are unlikely to provide substantial insight into the long-term lead burden in birds. However, our research suggests that if bone samples are not available, kidney tissue is better than liver in predicting body lead burden and therefore should be the soft tissue collected to best understand an individual’s lead exposure history.
Becker, D.A., P.B. Wood, and P.D. Keyser. 2012. Canada Warbler use of harvested stands following timber management in the southern portion of their range. Forest Ecology and Management 276:1–9.	February 2012
Becker, D.A., P.B. Wood, P.D. Keyser, T.B. Wigley, R. Dellinger, and C.A. Weakland. 2011. Threshold responses of songbirds to long-term timber management on an active industrial forest. Journal of Forest Ecology and Management 262:449–460.	May 2011
Becker, D.A., P.B. Wood, M.P. Strager, C. Mazzarella. 2015. Impacts of mountaintop mining on terrestrial ecosystem integrity: identifying landscape thresholds for avian species in the central Appalachians, United States. Landscape Ecology 30:339-356.	January 2015
Balcerzak, M. J., and P. B. Wood. 2003. Red-shouldered hawk abundance and habitat in a reclaimed mine landscape. Journal of Raptor Research 37(3):188-197.	September 2003
Argentina, J.E., P.L. Angermeier, E.M. Hallerman, and S.A. Welsh. 2018. Spatial extent of analysis influences observed patterns of population genetic structure in a widespread darter species (Percidae). Freshwater Biology 63: 1185–1198.	April 2018
Anderson J.T., A.K. Zadnik, P.B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. 2013. Evaluation of habitat quality for selected wildlife species associated with back channels. Open Journal of Ecology 3:301-310.	July 2013
Ammer, F. K., and P. B. Wood. 2002. Probable breeding of short-eared owls in southern West Virginia. Journal of Raptor Research 36(3):237-238.	October 2002
Ammer, F. K., P. B. Wood, and R. J. McPherson. 2008. Gender identification of Grasshopper Sparrows comparing behavioral, morphological, and molecular techniques. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:221-225.	April 2008
Aldinger, K.R., T.M. Terhune, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, M.H. Bakermans, J.L. Confer, D.J. Flaspohler, J.L. Larkin, J.P. Loegering, K.L. Percy, A.M. Roth, and C.G. Smalling. 2015. Variables associated with nest survival of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) among vegetation communities commonly used for nesting. Avian Conservation and Ecology 10(1): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00748-100106	April 2015
Aldinger, K.R., P.B. Wood, C.M. Johnson. 2017. Refined conservation strategies for Golden-winged Warblers in the West Virginia highlands with implications for the broader avian community. Condor 119:762-786. https://doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-17-49.1	October 2017
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. 2015. Variables associated with detection probability, detection latency, and behavioral responses of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera). Condor 117:364-375	June 2015
Aldinger, K. and P.B. Wood. 2014. Reproductive success and habitat characteristics of Golden-winged Warblers in high-elevation pasturelands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126(2):279-287.	July 2014
Aldinger, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2017. Diel periodicity and chronology of upstream migration in yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata). Environmental Biology of Fishes 100:839-838. DOI 10.1007/s10641-017-0614-1	April 2017
Annins, A.W., J.T. Petty, T.L. King, M. Schilz and P.M Mazik. 2015. Genetic differentiation and complex metapopulation structure of an Appalachian brook trout populations. Conservation Genetics 16:15-29. \| Download	January 2015

Presentations

Presentations	Presentation Date
Zuck, J., P.B. Wood, and J.E. Edwards. Apr 2000. Movement patterns of Allegheny woodrats on Cooper's Rock State Forest. Poster. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Zimmerman, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. PIT tag retention in small American eels, Anguilla rostrata. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008.	February 2008
Zimmerman, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. PIT tag retention in small American eels, Anguilla rostrata. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Zadnik, A., J. Anderson, P.B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. Mar 2003. Wildlife use of back channels associated with islands of the Ohio River, WV. WV Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Morgantown, WV. 6 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Zadnik, A. K., J. T. Anderson, and P. B. Wood. Apr 2002. An evaluation of back channels associated with islands on the Ohio River. Sixth Annual Graduate Student Paper/Poster Event, Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences and WV Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Morgantown, West Virginia.	April 2002
Zadnik, A. K., J. T. Anderson, P. B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. Mar 2002. Wildlife use of back channels associated with islands of the Ohio River. West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2002 Spring Meeting, Roanoke, West Virginia March 7, 2002.	March 2002
Zadnik, A. K., J. T. Anderson, P. B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. Jun 2002. Waterbird, anuran and turtle use of back channels associated with islands of the Ohio River, West Virginia. Society of Wetland Scientists 23rd Annual Conference, Lake Placid, New York, June 6, 2002.	June 2002
Zadnik, A. K., J. T. Anderson, P. B. Wood, and K. Bledsoe. Apr 2002. Are Ohio River island back channels worth protecting? 77th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Morgantown, West Virginia, April 20, 2002.	April 2002
Zadnik, A. K., J. T. Anderson, P. B. Wood, W. S. Kordek, and K. Bledsoe. Apr 2002. Waterbird use and habitat suitability on back channels associated with islands of the Ohio River, West Virginia. 58th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Portland, Maine, April 23, 2002.	April 2002
Yeager, A.R., D.A. Cincotta, D.W. Thorne, and S.A. Welsh. Rebounding fish community of the upper Gauley River System in West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Wood, P.B., and J.M. Williams. 19 April 2004. Impact of valley fills on stream salamanders in southern West Virginia. Annual Meeting American Society of Mining and Reclaimation, Morgantown, WV.	April 2004
Wood, P.B., Weakland, Ammer, Balcerzak, Bosworth. 24 Oct 2004. Mountaintop mining and avian community changes. Invited presentation to WV Partner's in Flight Working Group. Lansing, WV.	October 2003
Wood, P.B., T. Boves, J. Sheehan, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, J. Larkin, A. Rodewald, T. Beachy, M. Bakermans, A. Evans, G. George, M. McDermott, F. Newell, K. Perkins, and M. White. 9 Nov 2011. Cerulean warbler and associated species response to hardwood forest management. Oral presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, 5-10 Nov 2011, Waikoloa, HI.	November 2011
Wood, P.B., T. Boves, J. Sheehan, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, J. Larkin, A. Rodewald, T. Beachy, M. Bakermans, A. Evans, G. George, M. McDermott, F. Newell, K. Perkins, and M. White. 28 Mar 2012. Cerulean warbler response to hardwood forest management in the central Appalachians. Oral presentation. 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, 26-28 March 2012, Morgantown, WV.	March 2012
Wood, P.B., M.W. Frantz, and D.A. Becker. Louisiana waterthrush and benthic macroinvertebrate response to shale gas development. 69th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Asheville, NC. 1-4 Nov 2015.	November 2015	This study related waterthrush demography and benthic macroinvertebrate response to each other and to shale gas development. The results provide a better understanding of the effects of shale gas development on headwater stream communities.
Wood, P.B., M.E. McDermott, and J.P. Duguay. Aug 2009. Avian response to two-age management on the Monongahela National Forest. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA 8/14/09 [invited]	August 2009
Wood, P.B., J. Sheehan, and L. Farwell. Long-term avian response to forest fragmentation from shale gas development. AOU Annual Conference, Estes Park, CO, 24-27 Sept 2014.	September 2014	In this study we quantified response of forest bird community to forest fragmentation and habitat change resulting from development of shale gas wells and infrastructure. The results can help managers with placement of development to minimize impacts on avian species.
Wood, P.B., J. Sheehan, J. Mizel, G.A. George, D.A. Becker, and H. Edenborn. 9 Apr 2012. Response of Louisiana Waterthrush and the avian community to gas and oil well development. Invited oral presentation. Pennsylvania State University School of Forest Resources Goddard Forum Oil and Gas Impacts on Forest Ecosystems: Research and Management Challenges. 9-10 April 2012, State College, PA.	April 2012
Wood, P.B., J. Sheehan, J. Mizel, G.A. George, D.A. Becker, and H. Edenborn. 16 Apr 2012. Response of Louisiana Waterthrush to gas and oil well development. Invited oral presentation. 68th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, 15-17 April 2012, Charleston, WV	April 2012
Wood, P.B., C.A. Weakland, J. Edwards, H.D. Chamblin, and M. Balcerzak. Jul 2001. Terrestrial wildlife on reclaimed mountaintop mine / valley fill sites in southern West Virginia. Technical presentation at mountaintop EIS steering committee and stakeholder meeting, Morgantown, WV.	July 2001
Wood, P.B. and G.E. Nareff. Cerulean Warbler and Associated Species Response to Operational Silviculture. 2019 Annual Conference of the Association of Field Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society. 27-30 Oct 2019.	October 2019	This study evaluated implementation of habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers. We provide information to improve management for cerulean warblers and other avian species.
Wood, P.B. and G. Nareff. Aug 2018. Avian response to implementation of cerulean warbler habitat management guidelines. Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Technical Committee Meeting, Logan, WV. 8 Aug 2018.	August 2018	This study evaluated how avian species responded to application of habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers. Results suggest that the guidelines are effective in applied silvicultural situations.
Wood, P.B. and G. Nareff. Apr 2018. Avian response to implementation of cerulean warbler habitat management guidelines. American Ornithological Society Annual Conference. 11 Apr 2018.	April 2018	This study evaluated how avian species responded to application of habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers. Results suggest that the guidelines are effective in applied silvicultural situations.
Wood, P.B. and D.A. Buehler. Oct 2006. Cerulean warbler breeding ground perturbations from surface mining. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
Wood, P.B. Oct 2005. Longevity and philopatry in Florida bald eagles. Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation. Green Bay, WI.	October 2005
Wood, P.B. Oct 2005. Cerulean warblers, canopy heterogeneity, and silviculture. [invited] WV Partner's In Flight Working Group. Elkins, WV.	October 2005
Wood, P.B. Mar 2006. Silviculture and songbirds: a balancing act. [invited] Joint annual meeting of the WV Chap TWS and WV SAF. Morgantown, WV.	March 2006
Wood, P.B. Mar 2003. Avian community changes in a reclaimed mountaintop mine landscape. Invited presentation. Joint Meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Working Groups of Partners in Flight, Blacksburg, VA. 12-15 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Wood, P.B. Mar 2001. Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on terrestrial wildlife populations. WV Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting. Morgantown, WV	March 2001
Wood, P.B. Jun 2004. Mountaintop mining and the cerulean warbler. Invited presentation at the Central Appalachian Conservation Initiative. 3-4 June 2004, Shepherdstown, WV.	June 2004
Wood, P.B. April 2005. Cerulean warblers and canopy heterogeneity in West Virginia. Annual Meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists. Beltsville, MD. 21-21 April.	April 2005
Wood, P.B. Apr 2003. Early successional habitats on reclaimed mountaintop mines. Invited presentation. 59th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Newport, RI. 13-16 April 2003.	April 2003
Wood, P.B. Apr 2003. Cerulean warbler habitat characteristics and response to large-scale edges in southern West Virginia. 59th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Newport, RI. 13-16 April 2003.	April 2003
Wood, P.B. Oct 2007. Cerulean warblers, canopy heterogeneity, and forest management. Stewardship Consulting Forester Training on Wildlife Management Issues in West Virginia. Flatwoods, WV. 10/4/07 [invited]	October 2007
Wood, P.B. Oct 2006. Silviculture and songbirds in the central Appalachian region. [Invited] Society of American Foresters 2006 National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2006
Wood, P.B. Oct 2006. Cerulean warblers, canopy heterogeneity, and forest management. Invited presentation to WVDNR-USFS Management Coordination Meeting, Snowshoe, WV.	October 2006
Wood, P.B. May 2009. Cerulean warblers: update on research and breeding habitat conservation activities. Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Management Board Meeting. Morgantown, WV. 5/6/09 [invited]	May 2009
Wood, P.B. Feb 2007. Cerulean warblers and surface mining. [Invited] Cerulean Warbler Summit 2: Development and Implementation of Conservation Actions.	February 2007
Wood, P.B. Effects of MTRVF Mining on Avian Diversity and Abundance. Webinar for National Audubon Society. 27 September 2011.	September 2011
Wood, P.B. Effects of MTRVF Mining on Avian Diversity and Abundance. EPA Terrestrial Impacts Workshop. 23 February 2011.	February 2011
Wood, P.B. Aug 2009. Songbirds and the Forest Reclamation Approach. Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Annual Conference. Prestonsburg, KY. 8/5/09 [invited]	August 2009
Wood, P.B. 3 Aug 2010. Effects of MTR on avian diversity and abundance: cerulean warblers as a case study. 95th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. [invited]	August 2010
Wood, P., and M. Frantz. Response of Louisiana waterthrush and their benthic prey to shale gas development. Annual Conference of the American Ornithologists Society. Lansing, MI. 1 Jul - 5 Aug 2017.	August 2017	This study examined changes in habitat quality changes from shale gas development and response of Louisiana waterthrush. Our study can help to identify the point at which changes in the landscape have a negative influence on this species.
Wood, P. B. Effects of mountaintop removal valley/fill coal mines on Cerulean Warbler populations. Invited, Cerulean Warbler Technical Group Meeting, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, December 17, 2002.	December 2002
Williams, J.M. and P.B. Wood. Mar 2003. Herpetofaunal species richness and relative abundance in a reclaimed mountaintop mine landscape. Mid-Atlantic Water Pollution Biology Workshop, Berkeley Springs, WV. 26 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Williams, J. and P.B. Wood. Mar 2003. Herpetofaunal species richness and relative abundance in a reclaimed mountaintop mine landscape. WV Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Morgantown, WV. 6 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Williams, J. and P.B. Wood. Jul 2013. Impact of mountaintop removal mines on terrestrial and aquatic salamanders in southern West Virginia. Joint Meetings of Ichtyologists and Herpetologists, Albuquerque, NM.	July 2013	It summarizes the effects of habitat change in response to surface mining by terrestrial and aquatic salamanders.
Williams, J. M., and P. B. Wood. July 2002. Herpetofaunal populations in a reclaimed mountaintop mine landscape. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Kansas City, Missouri, July 8, 2002.	July 2002
Williams, G.E.,Jr. And P.B. Wood. Apr 2000. Relations of wood thrush nest success and nesting behavior to habitat at multiple scales: some preliminary results. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Williams, G. E., and P. B. Wood. Sept 2002. Habitat related constraints on Wood Thrush nest attendance, food delivery rates, and fledging success. 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
Williams, G. E., and P. B. Wood. Sept 2002. Are traditional methods of determining nest predators and nest fates reliable? An experiment with Wood Thrushes using miniature video cameras. Poster, 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
Williams, G. E. and P. B. Wood. Habitat-related constraints upon Wood Thrush nest attendance, food delivery rates, and fledging success: a study using infrared miniature video cameras. WV Partners in Flight Working Group Fall Meeting, Roanoke, West Virginia, October 25, 2002.	October 2002
Whitaker, J. A. Welsh, D. Hondorp, J. Boase, S. Welsh, and G. Merovich. 2015. Characterization of the Migratory Phenotype in Lake Sturgeon. Presented at the 71st Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Meeting, New Port, Rhode Island.	April 2015	Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) are partial migrants in Lake St. Clair of the Great Lakes system. This study provided morphologic and genetic data on migrant and resident lake sturgeon, which will be used by natural resource agencies toward management of the migrant and resident lake sturgeon populations.
Welsh, S.A., Use of tag recoveries to estimate growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass. Presented at the Striped Bass Working Session, 29 August 2000, Baltimore, MD.	August 2000
Welsh, S.A., R.M. Wood, and T.L. King. The Southeastern Fishes Council desperate dozen: diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta). Presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 13 November 2008.	November 2008
Welsh, S.A., M.F. Mangold, S.M. Eyler. Movements of shortnose sturgeon in Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Louisville, KY, 16 October 2001.	October 2001
Welsh, S.A., M. Braham, D.R. Smith, and M. Mandt. 2011. Size, Age, and Migration of Yellow-Phase American Eels in the Potomac River Drainage, Mid-Atlantic Region, USA. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA. 7 September 2011.	September 2011
Welsh, S.A., K. Zipfel, A. Peters, C. Hoffman, and C. Layne. 2024. An Assessment of Movement and Dam Passage of Paddlefish in the Ohio River, West Virginia. Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Glenville, WV, 6 April 2024.	April 2024	Paddlefish has experienced population declines or extirpation in parts of its range. A reestablished Paddlefish population in the Ohio River of West Virginia was studied to determine movement patterns in relation to navigation dams. This study provided data to assist the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources in management of Paddlefish of the Ohio River.
Welsh, S.A., J.E. Skjeveland, M.F. Mangold, and S.M. Eyler. Distributions of wild and hatchery-reared Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) in the Chesapeake Bay, MD. Presented at the American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting, 23 August 2000, St. Louis, Missouri.	August 2000
Welsh, S.A., J. Skjeveland, and M.F. Mangold. Distribution and movements of the endangered shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S.A.. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, La Paz, Mexico, 16 June 2000.	June 2000
Welsh, S.A., E. Osier, and K. Sheehan. 2005. Habitat use of the Elk River spotter darter. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.	July 2005
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Mandt, and M. Braham. 2011. Migration and Dam Passage of Yellow-Phase American Eels in the Shenandoah River of the Potomac River Drainage, USA. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 9 July 2011.	July 2011
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Mandt, and M. Braham. 2011. Chutes and Ladders – American eel migration in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Virginia & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Cacapon State Park, WV, 9 Feb 2011.	February 2011
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Braham, and M. Mandt. 2011. Upstream migration of eels associated with eel ladders on the Shenandoah River. Eel Passage Technology Workshop, Gloucester, MA, 30 March 2011.	March 2011
Welsh, S.A., D.R. Jerry, and D.W. Burrows. A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from the Wet Tropics Region of Eastern Australia. Annual Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Chattanooga, TN, 1 Aug 2014.	August 2014	Documenting biodiversity is important to global species conservation. This study describes a new species of catfish from Queensland, Australia, which provides natural resource managers with information necessary for management and conservation efforts.
Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, and J.F. Switzer. 2006. The status of Etheostoma osburni (candy darter) in West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12-17 July 2006.	July 2006
Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, R.L. Raesly, and R.M. Wood. Morphological variation among populations of the spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum). Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Kansas City, MO, Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 3 July 2002.	July 2002
Welsh, S.A., D. Jerry, D. Burrows, and M. Rourke. 2017. A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from Coastal Rivers of Mid-northern New South Wales, Australia. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists	July 2017	Descriptions of new species are important toward biodiversity recognition. This presentation documents a new species of eel-tailed catfish from New South Wales, Australia.
Welsh, S.A., C. Tipton, and T. McCrobie. 2005. A tag-based approach to human dimensions: examples from the Atlantic striped bass fishery. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK, 11-15 September 2005.	September 2005
Welsh, S.A., A. Burns, and B. Keplinger. 2007. Estimation of fish abundance in small streams and the influence of sampling methods. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, St. Louis, MO, 12-17 July 2007.	July 2007
Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. A Nonnative Crayfish (Faxonius virilis) Use of an Eel Ladder, Potomac River Drainage, USA . Meeting of the International Association of Astacologists, Pittsburgh, PA, 10 July 2018.	July 2018	Understanding range expansions of nonnative species is important for conservation efforts. This study informs natural resource managers on the spread of a nonnative crayfish associated with a fish passage facility.
Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2016. Use of an eel pass by virile crayfish on the lower Shenandoah River. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016	April 2016	Fish passage facilities restore habitat connectivity within riverine networks, but may also allow upstream passage of invasive species. This study documents the use of a fish ladder by an invasive crayfish, which has conservation and management implications relevant to fish passage.
Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dispersal of an invasive crayfish aided by a fish passage facility. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, Savannah, GA	January 2015	Fish passage facilities restore habitat connectivity within riverine networks, but may also allow upstream passage of invasive species. This study documents the use of a fish ladder by an invasive crayfish, which has conservation and management implications relevant to fish passage.
Welsh, S.A. and S.E. Welsh. 2017. Smoke screen foraging: an observation of an unusual foraging behavior of the northern pike, Esox lucius. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science	April 2017	Observations on foraging behavior are important to the understanding of fish ecology. This presentation details an unusual feeding behavior in Northern Pike, providing new insights on the foraging ecology of this species.
Welsh, S.A. and S.D. Hammond. 2004. Seasonal movements of American eels in the upper Potomac River watershed. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May- 1 June 2004.	May 2004
Welsh, S.A. and R.M.Wood. 2008. The diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a new species (Teleostei:Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Montreal, Canada, 26 July 2008	July 2008
Welsh, S.A. and R.M. Wood. The Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a new species (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2016. Patterns and periodicity of upstream passage of American Eels at an eel ladder. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Dam passage is a conservation concern for American Eels. This study documents environmental variables associated with upstream migration and dam passage of American Eels at hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2015. Upstream migrant American Eels: A 12-year time series from an eel pass on the lower Shenandoah River. Presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, 19 August 2015, Portland, OR.	August 2015	Dam passage is a conservation concern for American Eels. This study documents environmental variables associated with upstream migration and dam passage of American Eels at hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2015. Periodicity and timing of upstream migration of yellow-phase American Eels, Potomac River drainage, USA. The 95th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 19 July 2015.	July 2015	Dam passage is a conservation concern for American Eels. This study documents environmental variables associated with upstream migration and dam passage of American Eels at hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Welsh, S.A. and J. L. Aldinger. 2014. A Photographic Counter for Monitoring American Eels at an Eel Ladder. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC, 23 January 2014.	January 2014	Fish passage is an important issue in fishery management of riverine systems. This study provides a new automated method of monitoring dam passage of American eels, which provides cost savings to management agencies involved with dam passage and monitoring.
Welsh, S.A. and J. Hoenig. Time-trend models and tag-based survival estimates: a cautionary tale. Presented at the 138th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Canada, 19 August 2008.	August 2008
Welsh, S.A. and J. Hoenig. 2007. Systematic error in tag-based survival estimates by time trend models: examples from simulated and real data. Presented at the Spring Meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.	February 2007
Welsh, S.A. and J. Anderson. Occurrence of fishes and macroinvertebrates within the Camp Dawson Army National Guard Training facility. Presented at the West Virginia Academy of Sciences meeting, 20 April 2002.	April 2002
Welsh, S.A. and H.L. Hildebrand. 2005. An update of eel passage at the Millville Dam ladder. Presented to USFWS Fish Passage Group, Annapolis, MD, 31 August 2005.	August 2005
Welsh, S.A. and D.I. Wellman. Post-flood recolonization of native and non-native fishes in tributaries of New River, West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 1 July 2003.	July 2003
Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Occurrence of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) in an eastern river: biogeographic implications. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.	March 2009
Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Morphological variation of the channel shiner in West Virginia. Presented at the Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 21 August 2002.	August 2002
Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Hybridization of stonecat and margined madtoms in the Cheat River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the Mid-year meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, AR, 22 February 2002.	February 2002
Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. An unusual hybridization event: Noturus flavus x Noturus insignis hybrids from the Blackwater River, West Virginia. Presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society, Westvaco Natural Resource Center, Morgantown, WV, 26 April 2002.	April 2002
Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. 2007. Conservation status and population extirpations of Etheostoma osburni (candy darter) in West Virginia. Presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists meeting, Columbia, SC, 18-21 April 2007.	April 2007
Welsh, S.A. and D. Wellman. Use of small tributaries by juvenile smallmouth bass. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.	September 2009
Welsh, S.A. and B.J. Keplinger. Vertical habitat shifts and mixed species shoals of closely-related native and nonnative cyprinids: a possible example of invasive mutualism. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.	January 2009
Welsh, S.A. and B.J. Keplinger. Minnows, mutualism, and mixed species shoals. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Portland, OR, 24 July 2009.	July 2009
Welsh, S.A. and A. Burns. Capture efficiencies of the Holton and Sullivan parallel wires electrofishing method. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.	October 2007
Welsh, S.A. Winter habitat studies of Ohio River fishes. Presented at the Ohio River Valley Ecoteam Meeting of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbus OH, 26 March 2003.	March 2003
Welsh, S.A. Use of Auxiliary variables in survival analysis of striped bass. Presented at the 133rd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 14 August 2003	August 2003
Welsh, S.A. The importance of fish tagging to fishery management. Presented at the Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5 March 2003.	March 2003
Welsh, S.A. The diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a rare species of the Ohio River drainage. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.	March 2009
Welsh, S.A. The 2003 Atlantic Coast striped bass tag assessment and report. Annual meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Management Board, New Castle, NH, 10 November 2004.	November 2004
Welsh, S.A. Tag-based fishery selectivity, exploitation patterns, and partial recruitment vectors for the Atlantic coast striped bass fishery, 1987-2008. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Annapolis, MD. 10 August 2009.	August 2009
Welsh, S.A. Estimates of annual exploitation rates and annual encounter rates of Atlantic coast striped bass: spring 1999 - spring 2000 and fall 1999 - fall 2000. Presented at the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 21 May 2001.	May 2001
Welsh, S.A. Current fisheries research in the Ohio River drainage by the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Presented at the Ohio River Valley Ecoteam Meeting of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lexington, KY	September 2002
Welsh, S.A. A tag-based analysis of annual exploitation and catch rates of Atlantic striped bass. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.	February 2003
Welsh, S.A. A sensitivity analysis of tag loss and its influences on tag-based fishing mortality estimates from the Atlantic coast striped bass fishery. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Annapolis, MD. 10 August 2009.	August 2009
Welsh, S.A. 2011. Rates of fishing mortality and natural mortality of a mixed stock of Atlantic Coast striped bass. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Philadelphia, PA, 9 August 2011.	August 2011
Welsh, S.A. 2007. Fishing mortality rates, survival rates, and exploitation rates of striped bass tagged off the coast of NC. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee Meeting, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Durham, NH, 9-11 July 2007.	July 2007
Welsh, S.A. 2006. Ecology of the American eel. Invited presentation, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV, 12 January 2006.	January 2006
Welsh, S.A. 2006. Summary of tagging analyses of the mixed stock of overwintering striped bass offshore North Carolnia. Presented to the Striped Bass Tagging Committee, ASMFC, Baltimore, MD, 22-23 August 2006.	August 2006
Welsh, S.A. 2006. An update of American eel research at Millville Dam. Presented to Allegheny Energy, Williamsport, MD, 7 June 2006.	June 2006
Welsh, S.A. 2005. Overestimation of tag-based fishing mortality rates by monotonic trend models: examples from simulated and real data. Presented at the striped bass tagging meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Baltimore, MD, 29 June 2005.	June 2005
Welsh, S.A. 2005. Eel passage data from the Millville ladder, lower Shenandoah River, WV. Presented at the Eel data workshop of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Baltimore, MD, 24 May 2005.	May 2005
Welsh, S.A. 2005. 2004 fishing mortality estimates of striped bass tagged and released offshore North Carolina. Presented at the striped bass tagging meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Baltimore, MD, 2 August 2005.	August 2005
Welsh, S., and D. Wichterman. 2013. Angler and creel surveys of the walleye fishery at Summersville Reservoir, West Virginia. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, 20 February 2013, Huntington, West Virginia.	February 2013	A creel and anger survey of the walleye fishery at Summersville Reservoir provided data on catch and harvest rates, and angler attitudes. These data are used by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for making management decisions regarding the walleye fishery.
Welsh, S., S. Hammond, H. Liller, J. Zimmerman, M. Braham, and J. Aldinger. 2014. An 11-year series of passage counts of upstream migrant American Eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder, lower Shenandoah River, USA. 144th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Canada	August 2014	I conducted an 11-year study of eel passage at an eel ladder on the lower Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Results provide natural resource managers with information on counts and sizes of upstream migrant eels, useful toward understanding the riverine migration ecology of immature American eels.
Welsh, S., K. Sheehan, T. Oldham, and D. Cincotta. 2005. Bedrock and brookies �" geological gauntlets on trout distributions in West Virginia. East Coast Trout Management and Culture Workshop IV, Lock Haven State University, Lock Haven, PA, 7 June 2005.	June 2005
Welsh, S., D. Smith, and N. Taylor. 2013. Nocturnal microhabitat use of the diamond darter. Annual meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, 9 February 2013, Nashville, Tennessee.	February 2013	The diamond darter, a rare species restricted to Elk River, WV, is currently under review for endangered species listing. This study provides habitat use data which will be important for management and conservation of the species.
Welsh, S., D. Smith, and N. Taylor. 2012. Habitat use of the diamond darter. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, 9 November 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana.	November 2012
Welsh, S., D. Smith, and M. Mandt. Upstream migration of the American eel in the Shenandoah River, upper Potomac River drainage. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA. 15 September 2010.	September 2010
Welsh, S. and J. Aldinger. A 12-year time series of American eel passage at an eel ladder, lower Shenandoah River. Presented at the joint meeting of VA and WV Chapters of AFS, Blacksburg, VA.	February 2015	American eels migrate upstream in river systems along the Atlantic coast, and eel ladders have been installed on dams in some rivers to aid upstream migration. This study documents a 12-year time series of American Eel passage counts at an eel ladder on the Shenandoah RIver, providing aquatic resource agencies with long-term data for management of American Eels.
Welsh, S. K. Matt, and D. Smith. Spawning Characteristics of Yellow Perch During Periods of Water Level Fluctuations in a Hydropower Reservoir. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, West Virginia, 23-26 October 2022.	October 2022	Water level fluctuations alter reservoir ecosystems, including the dewatering of fish eggs during lake level drawdowns. We examined relationships between water level fluctuations and spawning characteristics of yellow perch in a Central Appalachian hydropower reservoir, providing data to inform decisions regarding management of fish populations and lake level drawdown regulations.
Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in the New River Gorge National River. Presented at the Tri-state Fisheries Meeting, Ashland KY, 4-5 March 2003.	March 2003
Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Fish distributions of the New River Gorge National River in relation to watershed and stream characteristics. Presented at the 132nd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 19 August 2002.	August 2002
Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Fish distributions and post-flood recolonization of fishes in the New River Gorge National River. Presented at the National Park Service office, Glen Jean, West Virginia, 11 October 2002.	October 2002
Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Relationships among fish distributions, watershed characteristics, and floods in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Annual Meeting, Morgantown, West Virginia, 12 April 2002.	April 2002
Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in high gradient, Appalachian streams, 2nd Annual Meeting of Future Fisheries Professionals, Cookeville, Tennessee, 8 November 2002.	October 2002
Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Distributions of native and nonnative fishes in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Weston, West Virginia, 7 March 2002.	March 2002
Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Distributions of fishes of the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, following major flood events. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society 10th annual spring meeting, Little Rock, AK, 23 February 2002.	February 2002
Weakland, C.A., and P.B. Wood. Apr 2000. Effects of forest fragmentation by timber harvesting on songbird abundances in central West Virginia. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Weakland, C. A., and P. B. Wood. Sept 2002. Microhabitat and landscape factors influencing Cerulean Warbler territory density in southern West Virginia. 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
Weakland, C. A., and P. B. Wood. Factors influencing Cerulean Warbler territory density in southern West Virginia. WV Partners in Flight Working Group Fall Meeting, Roanoke, West Virginia, October 25, 2002.	October 2002
Weakland, C. A. and P. B. Wood. Mar 2002. Songbird populations on the Westvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem Research Forest. West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2002 Spring Meeting. Roanoke, WV. 7 March 2002.	March 2002
Weakland, C. A. and P. B. Wood. Jan 2002. Songbird populations on the Westvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem Research Forest. Poster presented at the annual Mead-Westvaco Research Forest Steering Committee Meeting.	January 2002
Warnick, W. A and P.M. Mazik. April 2000. Guide for Sportfish Consumption Advisory in West Virginia. The 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, West Virginia.	April 2000
Walsh, H.L., V.S. Blazer, and P.M. Mazik. 2021. Identification of Aphanomyces invadans in smallmouth bass from the Cheat River. Annual West Virginia Chapter AFS Meeting. April 27, 2021. Virtual Meeting.	April 2021	This research identifies a virus (<i>Aphanomyces invadans)</i> in smallmouth bass from the Cheat River. Managers can use this information to manage fisheries in their state.
Vopal, C., N. Garrison, M. McKinney, S.A. Welsh, and Z.J. Loughman. Crayfishes of the West Virginia portion of the James River system with an emphasis on the conservation of Cambarus longulus. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.	March 2009
Thorne, D, J.T. Petty and P.M Mazik. 2004. Effect of drainage network position on the growth and diet of brook trout in a central Appalachian watershed. The 134th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 21-26, 2004.	August 2004
Thompson, P., S. Welsh, A. Rizzo. 2016. Substrate selection of sympatric sand darters from the Elk River, WV. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016	April 2016	Sand darters are rare fishes with fragmented distribution ranges. This study provides critical habitat information on two species of sand darters, data which informs management decisions of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Thompson, P., S. Welsh, A. Rizzo. 2016. A tale of two darters: Substrate selection and preference of sympatric sand darters from the Elk River, WV. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Sand darters are rare fishes with fragmented distribution ranges. This study provides critical habitat information on two species of sand darters, data which informs management decisions of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Thogmartin, W.E., J.R. Sauer, P. Hamel, M.G. Knutson, J. Baldy, E. Ozdenerol, J. Cochrane, T. Will, R. Dettmers, and P.B. Wood. Oct 2006. Modeling for cerulean warblers on the breeding ground. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
Taylor, N., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2013. Assessment of age, diet, and growth of yellow perch In Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Annual meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, 10 February 2013, Nashville, Tennessee.	February 2013	The yellow perch fishery of Cheat Lake, WV, is a unique and economically-important resource of Northern West Virginia. This study examines the age, diet, and growth of yellow perch in Cheat Lake, which will be important for management of the fishery.
Taylor, N., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2013. Age structure, growth, and summer diet of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in a West Virginia Reservoir. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, 20 February 2013, Huntington, West Virginia.	February 2013	The yellow perch fishery of Cheat Lake, WV, is a unique and economically-important resource of Northern West Virginia. This study examines the age, diet, and growth of yellow perch in Cheat Lake, which will be important for management of the fishery.
Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, and T.L. King. A molecular genetic investigation of hybridization between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.	July 2005
Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, and T.L. King. 2005. A molecular genetic investigation of hybridization between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.	July 2005
Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, T.L. King. A molecular genetic investigation of hybridization between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River drainage. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 13 November 2008.	November 2008
Switzer, J., S. Welsh, and T. King. Conservation genetics of the candy darter, a species imperiled by hybridization with an introduced congener. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.	September 2009
Switzer, J. F., S. A. Welsh, T. L. King. Defining Units of Management: Hybridization between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River Drainage. 2006. Leetown Science Center Five Year Review.	August 2006
Summerfelt, S.T., J. Clingerman, P.M. Mazik, and J. Bebak-Williams. 2007. Trout?s carbon dioxide avoidance behavior used to improve fish transfer. World Aquaculture Society, San Antonio, Texas, February 26-March 2, 2007.	March 2007
Streby, H.M., G.R. Kramer, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2016. Tracking golden-winged warbler migration with geolocators reveals population specific timing, routes, and wintering areas. Black Swamp Bird Observatory Fall Warbler Workshop, Oregon, Ohio, USA.	September 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of high conservation concern, and as with most Neotropical migrants, little is know about their migration ecology and migratory connectivity. We used geolocators to evaluate these poorly understood portions of golden-winged warbler ecology.
Streby, H.M., G.R. Kramer, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2016. Tracking golden-winged warbler migration with geolocators reveals population specific timing, routes, and wintering areas. Inland Bird Banding Association Annual Meeting, Connersville, Indiana, USA.	November 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of high conservation concern, but as with most Neotropical migrants, relatively little is known about their migration, winter ecology, and migratory connectivity. We used geolocators to evaluate some of these poorly understood aspects of golden-winged warbler ecology.
Strager, J.M., C.B. Yuill, P.B. Wood, R. Pomponio, and P.R. Claggett. Application of WV-GAP Results in the Interagency Environmental Assessment of Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia. 10th Annual National Gap Analysis Program Meeting, August 13-17, 2000, San Antonio TX.	August 2000
Strager, J.M., C.B. Yuill, P.B. Wood, R. Pomponio and P.R. Claggett. 2001. Application of WV-GAP results in the Interagency Environmental Assessment of Mountaintop Mining in Applachia. 10th Annual National Gap Analysis Program Meeting, August 13-17, 2001, San Antonio , TX	August 2001
Stoleson, S.H., J.L. Larkin, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, P. Hamel, A. Rodewald, P.B. Wood. From Research to Management: Development of Best Management Practices for Cerulean Warblers. Cerulean symposium, 10 March 2011. Joint Meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Kearney, NE. 10-12 March 2011. [invited]	March 2011
Steketee, A., P.B. Wood, and J.I. Cromer. Apr 2000. Using logistic regression and broad-scale data to predict potential habitat suitability for American woodcock in the high Allegheny region of WV. 56th Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Steketee, A. K., P. B. Wood and I. Gregg. Ecology of American Woodcock in Canaan Valley and vicinity. Canaan Valley Conference, Canaan Valley, West Virginia, October 18, 2002.	October 2002
Steketee, A. K., D. S. Klute, and P. B. Wood. Mar 2000. Using logistic regression and remotely sensed data to predict potential habitat suitability for American woodcock over large geographic areas in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Presented at the North American Wildlife Conference, Chicago, Illinois.	March 2000
Smith, R.D.M., P.B. Wood, W.M. Ford, and J.W. Edwards. Oct 2001. Raptor survey responses in an industrial forest in West Virginia. Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 24-28 Oct 2001.	October 2001
Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R.H. Fortney. Water quality trends in the Blackwater River, West Virginia. Presented at Canaan Valley and its Environs: a Landscape Heritage Celebration, Canaan Valley, WV, 17 October 2002.	October 2002
Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R.H. Fortney. An information-theoretic analysis of water quality trends in the Blackwater River, West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.	February 2003
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh. And P.J. Turk. 2011. The Influence of Available Benthic Habitat Type on Predation Risk in Larval Least Brook Lamprey. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA. 7 September 2011.	September 2011
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. Relationship between habitat selection and susceptibility to predation in larval lampreys. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.	March 2009
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. Relationship between Available Habitat Type and Predator Avoidance of Least Brook Lamprey Ammocoetes (Lampetra aepyptera). Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.	March 2009
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and C. Hilling. 2020. Seasonal Movement and Distribution of Walleye in a WV hydropower reservoir. American Fisheries Society, Virtual Annual Meeting	September 2020	An understanding of the timing and location of fish spawning in reservoirs is critical for fishery management. We conducted a spawning movement study on Walleye in a West Virginia reservoir, providing information to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for use in management of the species.
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and C.D. Hilling. 2016. Environmental and Biological Correlates of Seasonal Walleye Movements in a Hydropower Reservoir. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Walleye fisheries are important to many anglers, and are often managed by state agencies. This study examined walleye movements and population dynamics of a walleye population in Cheat Lake, WV, and data are used by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward management of the fishery.
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and C.D. Hilling. 2015. Population Dynamics and Seasonal Movement Patterns of Walleye in a Hydropower Reservoir. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, Savannah, GA.	January 2015	Walleye fisheries are important to many anglers, and are often managed by state agencies. This study examined walleye movements and population dynamics of a walleye population in Cheat Lake, WV, and data are used by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward management of the fishery.
Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and C.D. Hilling. 2015. Population Dynamics and Seasonal Movement Patterns of Walleye in a Hydropower Reservoir. Presented at the Joint meeting of VA and WV AFS Chapters, Blacksburg, VA	February 2015	Walleye fisheries are important to many anglers, and are often managed by state agencies. This study examined walleye movements and population dynamics of a walleye population in Cheat Lake, WV, and data are used by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources toward management of the fishery.
Smith, D.M. and S.A. Welsh. Habitat selection in ammocoetes of the least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera). Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.	January 2009
Smith, D.M. and S.A. Welsh. 2012. Use of Acoustic Telemetry to Determine Movements and Spawning Locations of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012.	April 2012
Smith, D., S. Welsh, and P. Turk. Benthic stream habitat and its influence on larval lamprey survival. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.	April 2010
Smith, D., S. Welsh, and N. Taylor. 2013. Investigating Seasonal Movements and Spawning Locations of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV using Acoustic Telemetry. Annual meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, 10 February 2013, Nashville, Tennessee.	February 2013	The Walleye fishery of Cheat Lake, WV, is an economically-important resource of Northern West Virginia. This study examines the movements and spawning habits of walleye in Cheat Lake, which will be important for management of the fishery.
Smith, D., S. Welsh, and N. Taylor. 2013. Determining Seasonal Movements and Spawning Habitat Use of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV using Acoustic Telemetry. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, 20 February 2013, Huntington, West Virginia.	February 2013	The Walleye fishery of Cheat Lake, WV, is an economically-important resource of Northern West Virginia. This study examines the movements and spawning habits of walleye in Cheat Lake, which will be important for management of the fishery.
Smith, D., S. Welsh, N. Taylor, and C. Hilling. 2014. Use of Acoustic Telemetry to Determine Seasonal Movements of Walleye in a West Virginia Hydropower Reservoir. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC, 23 January 2014.	January 2014	The Walleye fishery of Cheat Lake, WV, is an economically-important resource of Northern West Virginia. This study examines the movements and spawning habits of walleye in Cheat Lake, which will be important for management of the fishery.
Smith, C.R., Ottinger, C.A., Walsh, H.L., Greer, J.B., Mazik, P.M., and Blazer, V.S. 2024. Challenges and considerations when assessing wild fish immunotoxicity. Virtual presentation given for the American Fisheries Society (AFS) Student Seminar Series. July 18.	July 2024	Immune research on wild fish is important for understanding the health of an ecosystem. Challenges and considerations are discussed.
Smith, C.R., Ottinger, C.A., Walsh, H.L., Greer, J.B., Mazik, P.M., and Blazer V.S. 2024. Immune function assays to understand wild smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) resistance to disease. Oral presentation given at the 47th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop in Gulfport, MS. March 4-8.	March 2024	The immune status of Smallmouth bass is not well known. This research will allow scientists to better use this species in laboratory experiments.
Smith, C.R., Ottinger, C.A, Walsh, H.L., Blazer, V.S., and Mazik, P.M. 2021. Immune status of smallmouth bass in West Virginia. Annual West Virginia Chapter AFS Meeting. April 27, 2021. Virtual Meeting.	April 2021	Reported status of immune response research in smallmouth bass in WV. This is a priority research topic of WVDNR and will be helpful to fish managers.
Smith, C.R., Ottinger, C.A., Walsh, H.L., Mazik, P.M.*, and Blazer, V.S. 2023. Investigating Immunity of Wild Smallmouth Bass: Complexities, Considerations, and Correlations. The 46^th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. March 27-31, 2023	March 2023	Smallmouth bass is an important recreational species and is the primary species in fish kills. Research into SMB immune function will allow us to mitigate these fish kills and manage this important species.
Skjeveland, J.E., S.A. Welsh, and M.F. Mangold. Recoveries of hatchery-reared striped bass from the Patuxent River, MD. Presented at the American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting, 21 August 2000, St. Louis, Missouri.	August 2000
Siegel, J.V., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and B.A Murry. Population Structure, Age, and Growth of Flathead and Blue Catfish within the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio River. West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, virtual meeting.	April 2021	Blue Catfish populations were extirpated from West Virginia's section of the Ohio River, but recent stocking efforts have restored populations. This research documents the current age distribution and growth rates of Blue Catfish in the Ohio River, providing data for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to use for management of the fishery.
Siegel, J., S. Welsh, N. Taylor, and Q. Phelps. Size Structure, Age, Growth, and Mortality of Flathead Catfish in the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, West Virginia, 23-26 October 2022.	October 2022	Flathead catfish are a popular sportfish of Ohio River anglers, and reach trophy sizes. This study evaluated the characteristics of an Ohio River flathead catfish population, providing data and analyses to state cooperators to inform management decisions regarding this fishery.
Shumar, M.S., and P.B. Wood. Spatial modeling and development of a conservation prioritization tool for Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachian Mountains. American Ornithologists Union 126th Meeting, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Canadian Society for Ornithology Joint Conference, Portland, Oregon. 08/07/08	August 2008
Shumar, M.S. Apr 2007. Predictive modeling of Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachians. West Virginia Partners in Flight Working Group Meeting, Jacksons Mill, WV.	April 2007
Shumar, M. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2007. Development of a predictive model and conservation prioritization tool for cerulean warblers in the Appalachian Mountains. 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV. 10/23/07	October 2007
Shepta, E., B. Murry, C.C. Arantes, C.T. Rota, and L.C. Gigliotti. 2024. A novel occupancy model to estimate trends in aquatic species distributions. American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.	September 2024	Applying standard occupancy models to aquatic systems can be challenging because of variable environmental dynamics. This research seeks to create a model to incorporate spatially and temporally nested data to address these challenges.
Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. Directional influence of stream habitat variables on modeling stream reaches in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA. 16 September 2010.	September 2010
Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. 2010. Advantages of geographically-weighted regression for monitoring substrate in streams. West Virginia GIS conference, Huntington, WV. 8 June 2010.	June 2010
Sheehan, K. and S. Welsh. Mapping of stream habitat using minimal data interpolation. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 31 August 2009.	August 2009
Sheehan, K. and S. A. Welsh. Depth and substrate modeling using geographic information systems on Aaron?s Creek, West Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society spring meeting, San Antonio, TX, 11 February 2006.	February 2006
Sheehan, J., P.B. Wood, and others. Aug 2009. Avian community response to forest management for cerulean warblers in the central Appalachians. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA 8/15/09	August 2009
Sheehan, J., P.B. Wood, G. George, M. McDermott, J. Mizel, P. McElhone, K. Perkins, M. Shumar, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, T. Beachy, T. Boves, J. Larkin, A. Evans, M. White, A. Rodewald, M. Bakermans, F. Newell, and S. Stoleson. Avian community and species response to hardwood forest management for Cerulean Warblers. Cerulean symposium, 10 March 2011. Joint Meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Kearney, NE. 10-12 March 2011. [invited]	March 2011
Sheehan, J., P.B. Wood, G. George, M. McDermott, J. Mizel, P. McElhone, K. Perkins, M. Shumar, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, T. Beachy, T. Boves, J. Larkin, A. Evans, M. White, A. Rodewald, M. Bakermans, F. Newell, and S. Stoleson. 4 Mar 2011. Response of early successional songbird species to silvicultural treatments with varying levels of canopy removal. Joint Meeting of the WV Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society, Wheeling, WV. [invited]	March 2011
Sheehan, J., P.B. Wood, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, J. Larkin, A. Rodewald, T. Beachy, T. Boves, M. Bakermans, A. Evans, G. George, M. McDermott, F. Newell, K. Perkins, and M. White. 28 Mar 2012. Avian community response to hardwood forest management for Cerulean Warblers. Oral presentation. 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, 26-28 March 2012, Morgantown, WV.	March 2012
Sheehan, J., G.A. George, D.A. Becker, J. Mizel, P.B. Wood, and H. Edenborn. Aug 2012. Breeding songbird response to conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas development in WV. Oral presentation. North American Ornithological Congress, 14-18 Aug 2012, Vancouver, BC.	August 2012
Sheehan, J., G.A. George, D.A. Becker, J. Mizel, P.B. Wood, and H. Edenborn. Apr 2012. Breeding songbird response to conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas development in WV. Invited oral presentation. 68th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, 15-17 April 2012, Charleston, WV.	April 2012
Sheehan, J., G. George, and P.B. Wood. Apr 2009. Avian response to gas well development in the central Appalachians: first year results. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA 4/10/09	April 2009
Sheehan, J. and P.B. Wood. Use of high spatial resolution remote sensing data to model avian and habitat field data from an Appalachian mature deciduous forest, with implications for remote sensing-based biodiversity assessment at larger spatial scales. NE-SE Partners in Flight. Virginia Beach, VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	This study is examining use of remote sensing techniques to quantify habitat for forest songbirds. The results will provide land managers a tool to more easily evaluate habitat at large scales.
Sheehan, J, P.B. Wood, G. George, M. McDermott, P. McElhone, K. Perkins, M. Shumar, D. Buehler, P. Keyser, T. Beachy, T. Boves, J. Larkin, A. Evans, M. White, A. Rodewald, M. Bakermans, F. Newell. Avian community response to forest management for cerulean warblers in the central Appalachians. [poster] Bird Conservation Conference in the Northeast. Oct 19-21, 2010 Plymouth, MA.	October 2010
Ruble, C., P. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. Life history comparison of three species in the Etheostoma maculatum species group. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA. 16 September 2010.	September 2010
Ruble, C., P Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S. Welsh. 2012. Life history of the diamond darter. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, 8 November 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana.	November 2012
Ruble, C., J.R. Shute, P. Rakes, and S. Welsh. Captive propagation of the spotted darter. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 1 September 2009.	September 2009
Rolek, B.W., D.J. Harrison, M.Hartley, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2016. Long-term effects of four silvicultural treatments on spruce-fir avian communities. Presentation at the 2016 North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C.	August 2016	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., D.J. Harrison, D.W. Linden, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2016. Long-term effects of forest harvesting on spruce-fir avian communities. Presented at the 2016 North America Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison,WI, 17-20 July.	July 2016	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., D.J. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2017. Regenerating clearcuts and post-harvest treatments increase spruce-fir avian assemblages and richness in managed stands. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Albuquerque, NM, 23-27 September.	September 2017	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of forest birds that typically breed in conifer-dominated systems to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2017. Workshop on spruce-fir birds, management, and habitat associations. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA. 12 January.	January 2017	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., C.S. Loftin, D.Harrison, and P.B.Wood. 2015. Effects of forrest management on avian abundance in spruce-fir forests of new England. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit's Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting, Wells Common, Orono, ME, 25 March.	March 2015	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., C. Loftin, D. Harrison, and P. Wood. 2016. Softwood Forest Birds and Silviculture in Northern New England. Annual Meeting of the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit's Coordinating Committee Meeting, Orono, ME. 23 March. Poster.	March 2016	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., C. Loftin, D. Harrison, and P. Wood. 2016. Softwood Forest Birds and Silviculture in Northern New England. Annual Meeting of the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit's Coordinating Committee Meeting, Orono, ME. 23 March.	March 2016	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B.W., C. Loftin, D. Harrison, and P. Wood. 2015. Methods, Data, Analysis, and Future Directions of the Northern New England Forest Birds Project. USFWS Migratory Bird Division. Hadley, MA, USA. 8 October.	October 2015	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B., C.S. Loftin, D. Harrison, and P.B. Wood. 2014. The influence of silviculture on New England bird communities in northern coniferous forests. Presentation at the 70th Annual Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, April 13-15, Portland, ME.	April 2014	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of conifer forest bird communities to forest harvest approaches.
Rolek, B., C. Loftin, D. Harrison, P. Wood. 2015. Bay-breasted Warbler abundance and associations with forest management and vegetation in northern New England coniferous forests. Presentation at the Joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Society of Canadian Ornithologists, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, 15-19 July, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.	July 2015	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of Bay-breasted Warblers to forest harvest approaches.
Rohrbaugh, R.W., A.M. Roth, K. Aldinger, M. Bakermans, S. Barker Swarthout, P. Bohall Wood, D.A. Buehler, J.L. Confer, D. Crawford, C. Friis, M. Fowlds, J. Larkin, J. Loegering , J. D. Lowe, M. Piorkowski, K.V. Rosenberg, C. Smalling, T. Terhune, R. Vallender, and T. Will. 17 Aug 2012. A rangewide approach to stabilizing and reversing golden-winged warbler populations. Poster presentation. North American Ornithological Congress, 14-18 Aug 2012, Vancouver, BC.	August 2012
Rizzo, A., and S. Welsh. 2016. Photogrammetric analysis of fish lengths. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Length information on rare fishes is sometimes obtained through photogrammetry (measurements from photographs). This study uses photogrammetry to obtain length data for the endangered Diamond Darter, data which inform management decisions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rizzo, A., S. Welsh, P. Thompson. 2016. Photogrammetric analysis of fish lengths. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016	April 2016	Length information on rare fishes is sometimes obtained through photogrammetry (measurements from photographs). This study uses photogrammetry to obtain length data for the endangered Diamond Darter, data which inform management decisions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Raesly, R.L. and S.A. Welsh. Dietary analysis of three sculpin species in Antietam Creek, Potomac River drainage. Presented at the American Society if Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Kansas City, MO, Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 3 July 2002.	July 2002
Petty, J.T., T. King and P.M. Mazik. 2004. Multilocus genotypes detect fine-scale spatial structure of brook trout populations in a central Appalachian watershed. The 134th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 21-26, 2004.	August 2004
Petty, J.T., T. King and P.M. Mazik. 2010. Combining ecological and genetic studies to inform brook trout restoration. The 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 12 -16, 2010.	September 2010
Petty, J. T., J. Hansbarger, J. Bopp, and P. M. Mazik. April 2000. Applying Habitat Selection Theory to the Restoration of Essential Fish Habitat and Brook Trout Populations in the Upper Shavers Fork Drainage, West Virginia. The 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, West Virginia.	April 2000
Petty, J. T., J. Hansbarger, J. Bopp, and P. M. Mazik. 2000. Applying Habitat Selection Theory to the Restoration of Essential Fish Habitat and Brook Trout Populations in the Upper Shavers Fork Drainage, West Virginia. The 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, West Virginia, April 9-12, 2000.	April 2000
Perkins, K.P., and P.B. Wood. Sept 2005. Cerulean Warbler territory placement and abundance in relation to canopy gaps, small clearings, and forest edge. [Poster] 12th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Madison, WI.	September 2005
Perkins, K., and P.B. Wood. April 2005. Cerulean warbler territory placement and use of forest canopy gaps and edge. WV Partner's In Flight Working Group Meeting, Jane Lew, WV. 15 April 2005.	April 2005
Palumbo, K., M. Peters, C. Ryan, and L.C. Gigliotti. 2024. Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) productivity and nesting chronology in West Virginia. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.	October 2024	Wild turkeys are an important game species in West Virginia, so understanding their nesting ecology and productivity is critical.
P.B. Wood, M. Frantz, and J. Sheehan. Long-term avian response to forest fragmentation from shale gas development. Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Associations annual conference. Portland, ME. 13-15 April 2014.	April 2014	In this study we quantified response of forest bird community to forest fragmentation and habitat change resulting from development of shale gas wells and infrastructure. The results can help managers with placement of development to minimize impacts on avian species.
P.B. Wood, J.L. Larkin, T.J. Boves, J. Sheehan, D.A. Buehler, A.D. Rodewald, P.D. Keyser, T.B. Wigley, T.A. Beachy, M.H. Bakermans, A. Evans, G.A. George, M.E. McDermott, F. L. Newell, K.A. Perkins, and M. White. Oct 2013. Avian diversity in response to forest management for cerulean warblers. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI.	October 2013	The study evaluated how the avian community in general responds to management for cerulean warblers. The results provide forest managers with guidance on what harvest intensity most benefits conservation priority species.
Owen, S., J. Edwards, M. Ford, and P.B. Wood. Mar 2003. Mammalian predator response to intensive forest management in the central Appalachians. WV Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Morgantown, WV. 6 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Owen, S. F., M. A. Menzel, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, B. R. Chapman, K. V. Miller, and P. B. Wood. Mar 2002. Homerange size, habitat use, and roost tree selection of the northern long-eared myotis. West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2002 Spring Meeting, Roanoke, West Virginia, March 7, 2002.	March 2002
Owen, S. F., M. A. Menzel, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, B. R. Chapman, K. V. Miller, and P. B. Wood. Feb 2001. Homerange size and habitat use of the northern long-eared myotis. 11th Annual Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. Memphis TN.	February 2001
Osier, E.A. and S.A. Welsh. Using species-area relationships to address areas of conservation importance. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May- 1 June	May 2004
Osier, E.A. and S.A. Welsh. Habitats used by the spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) in the Elk River, West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.	February 2003
Oliver, L.R., R. Bailey, K.R. Aldinger, C.M. Lituma, P.B. Wood. Jan 2020. Cerulean and Golden-winged Warbler Response to Private-Land Habitat Management. Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference, Springfield, IL.	January 2020	We examined response of Cerulean and Golden-winged Warbler habitat management on private lands in WV. These results will inform land managers in creating suitable breeding habitat for each species and provide a measure of private-land management’s effectiveness in providing breeding habitat for CERW and GWWA, as well as the overall avian community.
Oliver, L.R., R. Bailey, K.R. Aldinger, C.M. Lituma, P.B. Wood. Cerulean and Golden-winged Warbler Response to Private-Land Habitat Management. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, NV	September 2019	We examined response of Cerulean and Golden-winged Warbler habitat management on private lands in WV. These results will inform land managers in creating suitable breeding habitat for each species and provide a measure of private-land management’s effectiveness in providing breeding habitat for CERW and GWWA, as well as the overall avian community.
Nicholson, M.C., J. Wickham, P.B. Wood, M. Strager, C. Mazzarella, W. Jenkins. July 2015. Landscape impacts of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian Mountains. International Association of Landscape Ecology World Congress	July 2015	This presentation will review the current research on mountaintop mining and discuss how future research on landscape impacts could be focused to inform the decision process.
Newell, F.L., A.D. Rodewald, M.H. Bakermans, P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, G.A. George, M.E. McDermott, P.M. McElhone, K.A. Perkins, M.B. Shumar, D.A. Buehler, P.D. Keyser, T.A. Beachy, T.J. Boves, J.L. Larkin, A. Evans, and M. White. A comparison of breeding density estimates from fixed-radius point counts, distance-sampling, and territory mapping for forest songbirds. Cerulean symposium, 10 March 2011. Joint Meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Kearney, NE. 10-12 March 2011. [invited]	March 2011
Nelson, C.D., P.M. Mazik, M. L. Danley, P.B. Kenney and J.A.Hankins. 2004. Physiological responses of Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) during 5.5 hour transport with ice-slurry, AQUI-STM, or carbon dioxide exposure. World Aquaculture Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 29-March 4, 2004.	March 2004
Nareff, G.E., P.B. Wood, and T. Fearer. Cerulean Warbler Territory Habitat Selection Related to Operational Silviculture Prescriptions in West Virginia. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.	August 2015	This study is examining use of timber harvest techniques to improve habitat for forest songbirds. The results will allow us to refine the existing habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers and associated avian species.
Nareff, G.E., P.B. Wood, T. Fearer, K. Parker, W.M. Ford, J. Larkin, S. Stoleson. Cerulean Warbler and Associated Species Response to Silvicultural Prescriptions in the Central Appalachian Region. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Oct 2014	October 2014	This study is examining use of timber harvest techniques to improve habitat for forest songbirds. The results will allow us to refine the existing habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers and associated avian species.
Nareff, G.E., P.B. Wood, T. Fearer, K. Parker, W.M. Ford, J. Larkin, S. Stoleson. Cerulean Warbler and Associated Species Response to Silvicultural Prescriptions in the Central Appalachian Region. NE-SE Partners in Flight. Virginia Beach, VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	This study is examining use of timber harvest techniques to improve habitat for forest songbirds. The results will allow us to refine the existing habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers and associated avian species.
Nareff, G.E., P.B. Wood, T. Fearer, J. Larkin, W.M. Ford, S. Stoleson. Cerulean Warbler and Associated Species Response to Silvicultural Prescriptions in the Central Appalachian Region. North American Ornithological Conference. Washington D.C.	August 2016	This study is examining use of timber harvest techniques to improve habitat for forest songbirds. The results will allow us to refine the existing habitat management guidelines for cerulean warblers and associated avian species.
Mynsberge, A.R., J.M. Strager, M.P. Strager and P.M. Mazik. 2008. Development of a Watershed-based Predictive Model for a Freshwater Mussel in the Appalachians. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 28-March 2, 2008.	March 2008
Mynsberge, A., J.M. Strager, M.P. Strager, P.M. Mazik. 2007. Predictive modelling of freshwater mussel distribution in the Appalachians. The 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, West Virginia, October 21-24, 2007.	August 2007
Mizel, J. and P.B. Wood. 4 Aug 2010. Songbird response to hardwood reforestation of mine lands. 95th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. [invited]	August 2010
Millard, M., S. Welsh, J.Skjeveland, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, M. Hendrix, A. Kahnle, and K. Hattala. Mortality associated with catch and release of striped bass in the Hudson River. Presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Sarotoga Springs, NY, 23 April 2001.	April 2001
McNeil, D.J., Aldinger, K.R., M.H. Bakermans, D.A. Buehler, J.A. Jones, J.L. Larkin, J.A. Lehman, C.G. Smalling, A.C. Tisdale, P.B. Wood, J.L. Larkin. Nesting, territoriality, and morphometrics of Golden-winged Warblers in vegetation communities resulting from different NRCS conservation practices. NE-SE Partners In Flight. Virginia Beach, VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	Our study quantifies golden-winged warbler and associated species response to NRCS habitat management practices. We identify for land managers the most successful approaches for improving habitat for a suite of shrubland species.
McNeil, D., K. Aldinger, M. Bakermans, P.B. Wood. Golden-winged Warbler Breeding Season Demographics Across Conservation Practices Associated with NRCS: Working Lands For Wildlife. Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conf. Annapolis, MD.	April 2016	In this study we evaluated effectiveness of NRCS conservation practices in providing habitat for golden-winged warblers. Managers can use this information in selecting the optimum practices.
McElhone, P.M., P.B. Wood, and D. Dawson. 2008. Cerulean Warbler Population and Habitat Changes along Breeding Bird Survey Routes in the Central Appalachians. American Ornithologists Union 126th Meeting, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Canadian Society for Ornithology Joint Conference, Portland, Oregon. 08/08/08	August 2008
McElhone, P.M. April 2007. Cerulean Warbler Population and Habitat Changes along Breeding Bird Survey Routes in the Central Appalachians. West Virginia Partners in Flight Meeting, Jacksons Mill, West Virginia.	April 2007
McElhone, P., P.B. Wood, and D. Dawson. Oct 2007. Effects of habitat change along breeding bird survey routes in the Central Appalachians on cerulean warbler populations. [poster] 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV. 10/23/07	October 2007
McElhone, P., P.B. Wood, and D. Dawson. Effects of habitat change and restricting breeding bird survey routes to roads on cerulean warbler populations in the Central Appalachians. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA 4/10/09	April 2009
McDermott, M.E., and P.B. Wood. Oct 2005. Forest bird community dynamics in regenerating harvested stands in the central Appalachians. [invited] WV Partner?s In Flight Working Group. Elkins, WV.	October 2005
McDermott, M.E. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2006. Breeding and post-breeding forest bird communities in regenerating clearcut and two-age harvested stands in the central Appalachians. Society of American Foresters 2006 National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2006
McDermott, M.E. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2006. Breeding and post-breeding forest bird communities in regenerating clearcut and two-age harvested stands in the central Appalachians. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
McDermott, M.E. and P.B. Wood. March 2007. Breeding and post-breeding bird dynamics in regenerating forest in the central Appalachians. Invited presentation to U.S. Forest Service, Elkins, West Virginia.	March 2007
McDermott, M. and P.B. Wood. July 2011. Suitability of regenerating silvicultural harvests for mature forest birds in the central Appalachians. American Ornithologists’ Union Annual Conference, July 28, 2011, Jacksonville, FL. [invited]	July 2011
McClurg, S.E., J.T. Petty, and P.M. Mazik. 2005. Stream ecosystem response to mitigative limestone treatment in acid impaired streams, WV. Annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of AFS, West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the West Virginia Division of the Society of American Foresters, Flatwood, West Virginia, February 3-4, 2005.	February 2005
McClurg, S.E., J.T. Petty, and P.M. Mazik. 2005. Stream ecosystem response to mitigative limestone treatment in acid impaired streams, WV. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 10-13, 2005.	February 2005
McClurg, S.E., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2005. Stream ecosystem response to mitigative limestone treatment in acid impaired streams, WV. The 135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, Alaska September 11-15, 2005.	September 2005
Mazik, P.M., N.C. Parker, and B. A. Simco. 2001. Relation of environmental calcium and pH to the stress response of striped bass. The 55th Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Louisville, Kentucky, October 13-17, 2001.	October 2001
Mazik, P.M., N.C. Parker and B.A. Simco. 2000. Influence of salts and water hardness on survival and stress of striped bass during and after transport. Annual meeting of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Baton Rouge, LA	November 2000
Mazik, P.M., B.A. Simco and N.C. Parker. 2002. Influence of water hardness, salts and MS-222 on survival of Phase I striped bass during and after transport. The 56th Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Baltimore, Maryland, October 26-30, 2002	October 2002
Mazik, P.M. and J. Smithson. February 2002. History of Fish Tissue Contaminant Program in WV. Invited workshop, Mid-year Southern Division AFS meeting, Little Rock, AR.	February 2002
Mazik, P.M. and J. Smithson. 2003. Fish contaminant advisory programs in West Virginia. World Aquaculture Society. Louisville, Kentucky, March 18-22, 2003	March 2003
Mazik, P.M. and J. Smithson. 2003. Fish consumption advisories in West Virginia - what other states should know. The 48th Annual Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Ashland, Kentucky, March 4-5, 2003.	March 2003
Mazik, P.M. and A.M Anderson. Influence of selenium on bluegill in Mud Reservoir, West Virginia. 10th International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Madison, WI, July 15-19, 2012.	July 2012
Mazik, P.M. 2015. Ethical Responsibility in Aquaculture - Introduced Species and/or Exotics. World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Fe	February 2015	Introduced and/or exotic species are raised in aquaculture to meet a market demand and often bring top dollar to aquaculture producers. The concerns about the potential effects of these non-native species on the environment will be discussed including introduction of pathogens/parasites, genetically modified organisms and genetic alterations of indigenous species.
Mazik, P.M. 2003. Water quality criteria, uptake and bioaccumulation for chemicals of possible concern in mine waters. World Aquaculture Society, Louisville, Kentucky, March 18-22, 2003	March 2003
Matt, K.J., S.A. Welsh, and D.M. Smith. 2020. Spawning characteristics of Yellow Perch during periods of water level fluctuations in a hydropower reservoir. American Fisheries Society, Virtual Annual Meeting.	September 2020	The relationship between fish spawning success and water level fluctuations is an important issue for fishery management in hydropower reservoirs. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of water level fluctuations on spawning success of Yellow Perch, informing management options for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Margenau, E.L., P.B. Wood, C.A. Weakland, and D.J. Brown. Avian community shift in a reclaimed mine landscape in southern West Virginia. North American Ornithological Conference. Aug 2016	August 2016	This paper summarizes the shift in avian community composition in a mined landscape compared to a mature forest landscape. The results can help land managers match reclamation strategies to their priority suite of species.
Margenau, E.L. and P.B. Wood. Improving habitat suitability along rights-of-way corridors for young forest avifauna. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Sept 27 - Oct 1, 2020, Louisville, KY.	September 2020	Energy corridors are a dominant feature in forested landscapes. This study evaluated management options along corridors to improve habitat quality for young forest and mature forest birds.
Margenau, E.L. and P.B. Wood. 2018. Preliminary assessment of bird community responses to young forest management. West Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference.	March 2018	This study examines wildlife response to reducing edge contrast along energy corridors. Managers can use this information to implement more effective habitat management for young forest wildlife species.
Margenau, E.L. and P.B. Wood. Managing forest birds in forested rights-of-way landscapes. 2019 Annual Conference of the Association of Field Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society. 27-30 Oct 2019.	October 2019	Energy corridors are a dominant feature in forested landscapes. This study evaluated management options along corridors to improve habitat quality for young forest and mature forest birds.
Margenau, E., P.B. Wood, D. Brown. Managing for birds and salamanders along forested edges of energy corridors. Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Cleveland, OH, 10 Oct 2018	October 2018	This study examines wildlife response to reducing edge contrast along energy corridors. Managers can use this information to implement more effective habitat management for young forest wildlife species.
Manjerovic, M.B., P.B. Wood, and J.E. Edwards. 2003. Woodrat populations and genetics. 10th Annual Conference The Wildlife Society, 6-10 Sept 2003, Burlington, VT.	September 2003
Mandt, M., S. Eyler, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2011. Combining aerial and underwater radio-telemetry antennas to monitor hydroelectric-dam passage by migrating American eels in the Shenandoah River. Meeting of the Virginia & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Cacapon State Park, WV, 9 Feb 2011.	February 2011
Mandt, M., D. Smith, S. Welsh, and S Eyler. Combining aerial and underwater radio-telemetry antennas to monitor hydroelectric-dam passage by migrating American eels in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.	September 2009
M. Frantz, P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. Response of Louisiana Waterthrush to shale gas development. AOU Annual Conference, Estes Park, CO, 24-27 Sept 2014.	September 2014	In this study we quantified response of a riparian obligate bird to forest fragmentation and habitat change resulting from development of shale gas wells and infrastructure. The results can help managers with placement of development to minimize impacts on avian species.
Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. Nematode parasites found in American eels, Anguilla rostrata, from the Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the joint meeting of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapters of American Fisheries Society, Morgantown, WV, 10 March 2007	March 2007
Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. American eels from the Shenandoah River infected by Anguillicola crassus. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.	October 2007
Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. The parasite, Anguillicola crassus, in yellow-phase American eels from the Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society spring meeting, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.	February 2007
Loughman, Z.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2016. Physical Habitat and Water Quality Correlates for Cambarus veteranus in the Upper Guyandotte Basin of West Virginia. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Crayfish represent one of the most imperiled aquatic faunas in North America. This study documents environmental variables associated with the distribution of Cambarus veteranus, a crayfish species undergoing review as an endangered species, where data will inform management decisions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Loughman, Z.J., N.L. Garrison, and S.A. Welsh. Crayfish of West Virginia’s Potomac River basins: conservation and natural history. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.	January 2009
Loughman, Z.J., N. Garrison, M. McKinney, and S.A. Welsh. Crayfishes of the Cheat River system: temporal changes, natural history, and conservation. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.	March 2009
Loughman, Z., D. Foltz, E. Hewitt, M. McKinney, N. Garrison, and S. Welsh. Rediscovery and discussion of future conservation efforts of Cambarus (P.) veteranus (Big Sandy Crayfish) in West Virginia. The 85th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV. 10 April 2010.	April 2010
Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. The crayfishes of West Virginia revisited: results from the second statewide census. 18th Symposium of the International Association of Astacology, Columbia, MO. 19 July 2010.	July 2010
Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. Distribution and conservation of West Virginia imperiled crayfish species. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. Conservation status of West Virginia crayfishes. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008.	February 2008
Loughman, Z, N. Sadecky, and S. Welsh. 2015. Determination of Crayfish Occupancy Rates Across Mined Watersheds in Eastern Kentucky. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, Savannah, GA	January 2015	Aquatic faunas are influenced by nining in many Appalachian streams. This study, which examined the influence of mining on stream habitat, water quality, and crayfish distributions in watersheds in Kentucky, provides natural resource managers with information toward management of mine-impacted streams.
Loman, Z.G., W.V. Deluca, D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2017 Do representative forest songbirds effectively predict occurrence of ecologically similar species? 73rd Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, 9-11 April, Norfolk, VA	April 2017	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species and those they represent in the northeastern US.
Loman, Z.G., E.J. Blomberg, W.V. Deluca, D.J. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B. Wood. 2016. Validating Landscape Capability as a Predictor of Upland Game Bird Abundance and Occurrence. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Raleigh, NC, 15-21 October.	October 2016	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of species, including American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse. We are verifying and validating models for these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species in the northeastern US.
Loman, Z.G., D.Harrison, C.S. Loftin, and P.B.Wood. 2016. Evaluation of a fine-grained landscape conservation planning tool for songbird conservation in the Northeastern United States. To be presented at the North American Ornithological Conference in Washington, DC, 16-20 August.	August 2016	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species in the northeastern US.
Loman, Z.G., D. Harrison, C.S.Loftin, and P.B.Wood. 2016. Validating predictions of upland game bird space use in multiple management contexts. Presentation at the 72nd Annual Meeting of Northeast Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Annapolis, MD, 3-6 April.	April 2016	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variey of species, including American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse. We are verifying and validating models for these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species in the northeastern US.
Loman, Z.G., D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2017. Workshop on representative species model analyses. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA. 12 January.	January 2017	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species and those they represent in the northeastern US.
Loman, Z., W. Deluca, D.Harrison, C. Loftin, B. Rolek, and P.B.Wood. Identifying error in forest landscape capability models. 136th American Ornithological Society Meeting, 9-14 April, Tucson, AZ.	April 2018	The Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts has developed models to predict the landscape's capability to support a variety of forest bird species. We are verifying and validating models for a selection of these species to determine their predictability of space use by these species and those they represent in the northeastern US.
Leuenberger, W., Aldinger, K.R., M.H. Bakermans, D.A. Buehler, J.A. Jones, J.L. Larkin, J.A. Lehman, D.J., McNeil, C.G. Smalling, A.C. Tisdale, P.B. Wood. Avian species associated with habitat created for the Golden-winged Warbler through the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2014	Our study quantifies other avian species associated with NRCS habitat management practices for golden-winged warblers. We identify for land managers the benefits to other avian species in the most successful approaches for improving nesting habitat for this species.
Lenz, B., S.A. Welsh, K. Hartman. Winter habitats of fishes in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the 133rd American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 12 August 2003.	August 2003
Lenz, B., S. Welsh, K. Hartman. Winter habitats of fishes in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit annual meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.	April 2003
Lenz, B., S. Welsh, K. Hartman. Winter habitats of channel catfish and freshwater drum in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the southern division of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Wilmington, NC, 16 February 2003.	February 2003
Lenz, B., S. Welsh, K. Hartman. Winter habitats of channel catfish and freshwater drum in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Morgantown, WV, 6 March 2003.	March 2003
Lenz, B., S. Welsh, K. Hartman. Winter habitats of channel catfish and freshwater drum in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5 March 2003.	February 2003
Lehman, J.A., D.J. McNeil, Aldinger, K.R., M.H. Bakermans, D.A. Buehler, J.A. Jones, C.G. Smalling, A.C. Tisdale, P.B. Wood, J.L. Larkin. Habitat use and survival of Golden-winged Warbler fledglings in the Appalachian Mountains. NE-SE Partners In Flight. Virginia Beach, VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	Our study quantifies survival of golden-winged warbler fledglings in response to NRCS habitat management practices. We identify for land managers the most successful approaches for improving post-breeding habitat.
Larkin, J.L., P.B. Wood, T.J. Boves, J. Sheehan, D.A. Buehler, P.D. Keyser, A.D. Rodewald, T.A. Beachy, M.H. Bakermans, A. Evans, G.A. George, M.E. McDermott, F. L. Newell, K.A. Perkins, M. White, and T.B. Wigley. 2011. Breeding Season Concerns and Response to Forest Management: Can forest management produce more breeding birds? Oral presentation. IX Neotropical Ornithological Congress, Cuzco, Peru. 6-14 Nov 2011.	November 2011
Lamothe, P.J., P. M. Mazik, and J.T. Petty. 2001. Habitat complementation and the spatial population dynamics of brook trout in a central Appalachian watershed. The 81st Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, State College, PA.	July 2001
Lamothe, P.J., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2001. Spatial population dynamics of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the upper Shavers Fork watershed. The 47th annual Tri-State Fisheries meeting, Huntington, WV.	March 2001
Lamothe, P.J., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2001. Restoring a coldwater fishery to upper Shavers Fork, WV. WV chapter of Trout Unlimited annual meeting, Parkersburg, WV	March 2001
Lamothe, P., J. Bopp, J. Hansbarger, R. Gaujot, P.M. Mazik and J.T. Petty. September 2000. Restoring a cold water fishery to Upper Shavers Fork Watershed. 12th Annual Trout Stream Habitat Restoration Workshop. Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.	September 2000
Kramer, G.R., H.M. Streby, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2016. Wintering grounds and migratory routes of golden-winged warblers discovered using light-level geolocators: implications for full life-cycle management. 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.	January 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of special management concern, primarily due to dramatic population declines in the eastern portion of their breeding range, in spite of high nest success. Relatively little is known about their migration routes and wintering areas. We present information derived from geolocators that elucidates migration ecology and spatial relations of wintering golden-winged warblers from across their breeding distribution.
Kramer, G.R., H.M. Streby, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2016. Nonbreeding isolation and population specific migration routes among three populations of golden-winged warblers. North American Ornithological Conference, Washington DC, USA.	August 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of conservation concern, having experienced a >95% decline in population size in the Appalachian Mountain portion of their breeding distribution. As with most Neotropical migrant songbirds, little is know about their migration routes and nonbreeding season distribution. We used light-level geolocators to evaluate year-round movements and wintering affiliations of golden-winged warblers from across their breeding distribution.,
Kramer, G.R., H.M. Streby, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, and D.E. Andersen. 2015. Migration and movement ecology of golden-winged warblers derived from light-level geolocators. 2015 American Ornithologists' Union and Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Annual Meeting.	August 2015	Golden-winged warblers are a species of conservation concern, yet relatively little is known about their movements outside of the breeding season. We used light-level geolocators deployed on golden-winged warblers in Tennessee, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to begin to elucidate migration and movement ecology.
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.ZB. Wood, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P. Bulluck, B. Gray, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, D.I. King, J.L. Larkin, J.P. Ooegering, D.J. McNeil, D.B. Miles, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. 2017. Range-wide migration patterns and distribution of Vermivora warblers during the nonbreeding period. Joint Meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.	August 2017	Golden-winged and blue-winged warblers comprise a species complex (perhaps a single polymorphic species) of high conservation concern. Studies of their reproductive ecology suggest that in most places, reproductive success is high, although population size in a portion of their distribution is declining. We used geolocators to evaluate nonbreeding season distribution and related population trends to nonbreeding season distribution and landscape conditions.
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M.Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P. Bulluck, B. Gray, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, D.I. King, J.P. Loegering, D.B. Miles, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. Range-wide patterns of migratory connectivity and nonbreeding distribution of Vermivora warblers. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.	January 2018	Vermivora warblers (golden-winged and blue-winged warblers and their hybrids) are species of special conservation concern, based largely on dramatic population declines in the eastern portion of their breeding distribution. We marked Vermivora warblers across their breeding distribution to elucidate patterns of migratory connectivity, identify population-specific wintering distributions, and better understand migration timing and routes.
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P. Bulluck, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, J.P. Loegering, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. 2018. Population trends of Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity. 2018 The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio USA.	October 2018	Variable trends among breeding populations of Neotropical-Nearctic migrant songbirds are thought to be primarily related to factors on the breeding grounds, where conservation efforts have largely been focused. We evaluated migratory connectivity in Vermivora warblers (Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers and their hybrids) across their breeding distribution and documented strong migratory connectivity with populations experiencing declines linked to similar wintering areas, suggesting that
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P. Bulluck, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, J.P Loegering, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. 2018. Range-wide migration patterns in Vermivora warblers. 136th Stated Meeting of the American Ornithological Society. Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.	April 2018	How Neotropical-Nearctic migratory songbirds traverse their migratory routes is not well understood, and there are no assessments regarding migration by individual from across a species' breeding distribution. We evaluated migration of golden-winged warblers, blue-winged warblers, and their hybrids from across their breeding distribution in eastern North America using light-level geolocators.
Kramer, G.R., D.E. Andersen, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, K.R. Aldinger, L.P Bulluck, B. Gray, S. Harding, J.A. Jones, D.I. King, J.L. Larkin, J.P Loegering, D.J. McNeil, D.B. Miles, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, and H.M. Streby. 2016. Range-wide assessment of wintering distributions and migration routes of golden-winged warblers using geolocators. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.	October 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of conservation concern, having experienced a >95% decline in population size in the Appalachian Mountain portion of their breeding distribution. As with most Neotropical migrant songbirds, little is know about their migration routes and nonbreeding season distribution. We used light-level geolocators to evaluate year-round movements and wintering affiliations of golden-winged warblers from across their breeding distribution.
Kinziger, A.P., R.M. Wood, and S.A. Welsh. Systematics of Etheostoma tippecanoe and E. denoncourti (Actinopterygii: Percidae). Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, La Paz, Mexico, 17 June 2000.	June 2000
Keyser, P. D., T. B. Wigley, C. A. Haas, P. B. Wood, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, D.. C. Guynn, Jr., and C. Loehle. Sept 2003. Square pegs and round holes: Understanding landscape ecology in heavily forested systems, the Appalachian Landscape Ecology Project. Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Burlington, VT September 6-10, 2003	September 2003
Keyser, P. D., T. B. Wigley, C. A. Haas, P. B. Wood, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, D. C. Guynn, Jr., and C. Loehle. Oct 2003. A Model for Developing the Foundations of Sustainable Forestry Through Science: the Appalachian Landscape Ecology Project. Annual Meeting Society of American Foresters, Buffalo, NY. October 25-28, 2003	October 2003
Keyser, P. D., T. B. Wigley, C. A. Haas, P. B. Wood, W. M. Ford, J. W. Edwards, D. C. Guynn, Jr., and C. Loehle. Aug 2004. Disturbance and Habitat Fragmentation in Extensively Forested Landscapes, the Appalachian Landscape Ecology Project. Annual Meeting, Society for Conservation Biology, New York, NY.	August 2004
Kenney, P.B, S. Slider, J. Silverstein, and P.M. Mazik. 2007. Impact of Carbon Dioxide Level, Strain, Water Velocity, and Feeding Regimen on Growth and Fillet Attributes of Cultured Rainbow Trout, Onchorhynchus mykiss. Institute of Food Techologists Annual meeting, July 28-August 1, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.	July 2007
Kahnle, A., K. Hattala, M. Millard, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, M. Hendrix, S. Welsh, and J.Skjeveland. Catch and release mortality rates in the American shad fishery of the Hudson River. Presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Sarotoga Springs, NY, 23 April 2001.	April 2001
Horn, C.D., P.M. Mazik, and K.J. Hartman. 2005. Investigation of crayfish survival in a system impaired by acid mine drainage and thermal pollution. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 10-13, 2005.	February 2005
Horn, C., P.M.Mazik, and K.J. Hartman. 2005. Investigation of crayfish survival in a river impacted by thermal and acid mine drainage pollutions. Annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of AFS, West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the West Virginia Division of the Society of American Foresters, Flatwood, West Virginia, February 3-4, 2005.	February 2005
Holt, C. F., C. Raines, P. Mazik*, B. Michaels, M. Biggs, L. Iwanowicz. 2023. Blotchy Bass Syndrome in the Lone Star State: A Synergistic Approach to Citizen and Agency Science Integration. Southern Division Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Norfolk, Virginia. February 3-6, 2023.	February 2023	Citizen Science is a new concept in fishery research. This research outlined a successful approach and how it can be used.
Hoar, C.C., K.J. Hartman, and P.M. Mazik. 2005. An investigation of fish response to reservoir discharge events in the Stony River, Grant County, West Virginia. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 10-13, 2005.	February 2005
Hoar, C., K.J. Hartman, P.M. Mazik. 2005. An investigation of fish response to reservoir discharge events in the Stony River, Grant County, West Virginia. Annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of AFS, West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the West Virginia Division of the Society of American Foresters, Flatwood, West Virginia, February 3-4, 2005.	March 2005
Hilling, C.D., D.M. Smith, and S.A. Welsh. 2020. Percids Kicking Acid: Biology of Recovered Walleye and Yellow Perch Populations in a Historically Acidified Hydropower Reservoir. American Fisheries Society, Virtual Annual Meeting.	September 2020	Remediation efforts are underway for acid mine drainage (AMD) impacts on waterways of the Central Appalachians, but studies are needed to assess the successes of these efforts. We documented the recovery of game fishes in an AMD-impacted reservoir, assisting West VIrginia Division of Natural Resources in the management of fisheries.
Hilling, C, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2016. Population characteristics of Channel Catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016	February 2016	Channel Catfish provide recreational fisheries in many reservoirs, and are often intensively managed by natural resource agencies. This study documents age and growth data for a Channel Catfish fishery in Cheat Lake, WV, providing data to WV Division of Natural Resources for management of the fishery.
Hilling, C, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2015. Evaluation of age, growth and condition of Channel Catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Presented at the Joint Meeting of VA and WV AFS Chapters, Blacksburg, VA	February 2015	Channel Catfish provide recreational fisheries in many reservoirs, and are often intensively managed by natural resource agencies. This study documents age and growth data for a Channel Catfish fishery in Cheat Lake, WV, providing data to WV Division of Natural Resources for management of the fishery.
Hildebrand, H.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2005. The upstream movement of Anguilla rostrata at the Millville Dam eel ladder. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Virginia Beach, VA, 10-13 February 2005.	February 2005
Hildebrand, H.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2005. The upstream movement of American eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK, 11-15 September 2005.	September 2005
Hildebrand, H.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2005. An evaluation of environmental cues to upstream movements of American eels at Millville Dam, Shenandoah River, upper Potomac River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.	July 2005
Hildebrand, H. and S.A. Welsh. 2004. The diet of yellow perch in Cheat Lake, WV. Presented at the Annual Graduate Student Conference of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University, 8 April 2004.	April 2004
Henderson, H., V. Blazer, J.A. Jenkins and P.M. Mazik. 2007. The effects of contaminants on sperm quality and intersex condition of smallmouth bass in the Potomac River. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee, February 8-11, 2007.	February 2007
Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and J.D. Hedrick. Evaluation of a new sediment sampling design. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.	October 2007
Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh. A sediment sampler design for monitoring impacts of road construction. Invited symposium, Southern dirt: sedimentation in southeastern waters. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003. (INVITED).	February 2003
Hedrick, L.B, S.A. Welsh, and J.T Anderson. Effects of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in two tributaries of the Lost River, West Virginia. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008.	February 2008
Hedrick, L., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2004. Assessing influences of highway construction on Appalachian streams. Presented at the annual Graduate Student Conference of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University, 8 April 2004.	April 2004
Hedrick, L., S. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2004. Monitoring anthropogenic sediment inputs in Appalachian streams. Poster presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Ocean City, Maryland, 27 April 2004.	April 2004
Hedrick, L., S. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2004. Assessing influences of highway construction on Appalachian streams. Presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Ocean City, Maryland, 27 April 2004.	April 2004
Hedrick, L. and S.A.Welsh. Assessing sedimentation in Appalachian headwater streams. Mid-Atlantic Water Pollution Workshop, Cacapon State Park, West Virginia. 25 March 2004.	February 2004
Hedrick, L. and S.A. Welsh. New methods for estimation and analysis of stream sedimentation. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May- 1 June.	May 2004
Hedrick, L. and S. Welsh. 2004. A new sampler design for use in studies of stream sedimentation. Presented at the West Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society Meeting, Clarksburg, WV, 6 February 2004.	February 2004
Hedrick, L. B. and S. A. Welsh. A Sediment Sampler Design for Monitoring Impacts of Road Construction. Presented at the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.	April 2003
Hartzell, L.N., H.L. Walsh, V.S. Blazer, and P.M. Mazik. 2024. Non-Lethal Sampling Methods for Fish Health Assessment Using Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu. July 2024. American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section Conference, Oral Presentation, Boise, ID.	July 2024	Non-lethal sampling methods are important for assessing fish health in species that cannot be euthanized such as endangered species. Our research compared traditional fish health sampling (on euthanized fish) to non-lethal sampling methods to determine the best approach.
Harrison, D. J., B. W. Rolek, C.S. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2017. Effects of forest management practices in Acadian conifer forests on spruce-fir bird communities. Presentation to Irving Corporation Wildlife Biologists and Foresters and to the New Brunswick Forest Research Advisory Committee Advisory, Sainte Anne de Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada, 30 May.	May 2017	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of forest birds that typically breed in conifer-dominated systems to forest harvest approaches.
Harrison, D. J., B. W. Rolek, C.S. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2017. Effects of forest management practices in Acadian conifer forests on forest bird communities, with emphasis on species of conservation priority. Presentation to Advisory Committee of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, Orono, Maine. 12 April.	April 2017	Spruce-fir forests of northern New England contain several bird species with declining populations, including Bay-breasted Warblers. This study will provide forest managers with information about response of forest birds that typically breed in conifer-dominated systems to forest harvest approaches.
Harrell, J., S. Welsh, D. Smith, C. Arantes, and D. Wellman. Smallmouth bass population characteristics and an evaluation of management responses in two West Virginia watersheds. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, West Virginia, 23-26 October 2022.	October 2022	Smallmouth bass represent an important fishery for many West Virginia rivers. This study evaluated characterisics and management scenarios for smallmouth bass populations of the Cheat and Tygart rivers, providing data that could inform future management decisions.
Hansbarger, J., P.M. Mazik and J.T. Petty. September 2000. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Behavioral Response to Diel and Seasonal Changes in Water Temperature, Habitat Availability and Water Quality in the Upper Shavers Fork Drainage: A Research Prospectus. The 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, West Virginia.	September 2000
Hansbarger, J., P. M. Mazik and J. T. Petty. 2000. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Behavioral Response to Diel and Seasonal Changes in Water Temperature, Habitat Availability and Water Quality in the Upper Shavers Fork Drainage: A Research Prospectus. The 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Charleston, West Virginia, April 9-12, 2000.	April 2000
Hammond, S. and S.A.Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.	February 2003
Hammond, S. and S.A.Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the Tri-state Fisheries Meeting, Ashland KY, 4-5 March 2003.	March 2003
Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in the Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 12 August 2003.	August 2003
Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Radio-tracking American eel movements at Millville Dam, West Virginia. Presented at the Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 21 August 2002.	August 2002
Hammond, S. and S. Welsh. Local movements of American eels in Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society 10th annual spring meeting, Little Rock, AK. 23 February 2002.	February 2002
Hammond, S. and S. Welsh. Local movement and abundance of American eelsnear Millville Dam, Shenandoah River. West Virginia Cooperative Fish andWildlife Research Unit annual meeting, Morgantown, WV, 12 April 2002.	April 2002
Hahn, C.M., L.R. Iwanowicz, V.S. Blazer, P.M. Mazik. 2013. Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Gene Expression Endpoints in Fishes of the Great Lakes. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, February 9-12, 2013.	February 2013	Discussion of effects of contaminants on gene expression endpoints in Great Lakes AOC
Hahn, C.M., L.R. Iwanowicz, V.S. Blazer, P.M. Mazik. 2013. Biological Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Gene Expression Endpoints in Fishes of the Great Lakes. 56th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, West Lafayette, Indiana. June 3-6, 2013.	June 2013	Discusses effects of contaminants on gene expression endpoints in Great Lakes AOC
Hahn, C.M., L.R. Iwanowicz, R.S. Cornmna, P.M. Mazik and V.S. Blazer. 2016. Transcriptome discovery in non-model species for the development of quantitative gene expression assays: A case study of the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern. American Fisheries Society Southern Division Meeting. February 19 – 21, 2016. Wheeling, WV	February 2016	Using gene expression to determine the effects of contaminants on fish health. Data used by agencies to manage Areas of Concern in Rochester Embayment.
Hahn, C.M., Iwanowicz, L.R., Blazer, V.S., Walsh, H.L., Braham, R.P., Mazik, P.M. 2015. Effects of Contaminants on Gene Expression Endpoints in Micropterus from Great Lakes Areas of Concern. International Association of Great Lakes Research. May 2015. Burlington, VT.	May 2015	Contaminants in the Great Lakes AOC can cause genes to be turned on or off. Gene expression in Micropterus spp. from the Great Lakes AOCs are discussed.
Hahn, C.M., Iwanowicz, L.R., Blazer, V.S., Walsh, H.L., Braham, R.P., Mazik, P.M. 2014. Biological Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Gene Expression Endpoints in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) and Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from Great Lakes Areas of Concern. International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health. Portland, Oregon. August 31-September 4, 2014.	September 2014	A recent shift in environmental monitoring of the Great Lakes watershed includes the evaluation of a new group of compounds collectively referred to as contaminants of emerging concern. In order to assess the cumulative impact of these chemical mixtures a suite of biological indicators from the molecular to the organismal level was evaluated in resident pelagic largemouth bass and smallmouth bass using Nanostring technology.
Hahn, C.M., Iwanowicz, L.R., Blazer, V.S., Cornman, R.S. 2014. The First Report of a Hepadnavirus Isolated from Fishes: Evidence of Hepatitis B Virus infection in White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) from the Great Lakes Region. International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health. Portland, Oregon. August 31-September 4, 2014.	August 2014	Hepadnavirus is a virus that infects fish in the Great Lakes. This research is the first report of hepatitis B being isolated from fish in the Great Lakes.
Glover, L., H. Morris, C. Ryan, and L.C. Gigliotti. 2024. Understanding river otter (Lontra canadensis) survival and spatial ecology in West Virginia. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.	October 2024	River otters are an important game species and were reintroduced to West Virginia approximately 40 years ago. This research investigates the dynamics of this population post-recovery.
Gigliotti, L.C., G. Curveira-Santos, G. Dupont, and C. Sutherland. 2024. Optimizing camera trap survey designs for multi-species density estimation using spatial capture-recapture models. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.	October 2024	Camera traps can be used to estimate the density of wildlife species, but methods for designing surveys typically only focus on a single species. We created a workflow to optimize survey designs for multiple species.
Gigliotti, L.C., E. Boyd, and D.R. Diefenbach. 2023. Delayed positive responses of snowshoe hares to prescribed burning in a fire-adapted ecosystem. The Wildlife Society's 30th Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.	November 2023	Prescribed burning can be beneficial to snowshoe hares, but more information is needed of the amount of time it takes for hares to begin using burned areas, and the effects of prescribed burning on snowshoe hare survival.
Gigliotti, L.C., E. Boyd, and D.R. Diefenbach. 2023. Delayed positive responses of snowshoe hares to prescribed burning in a fire-adapted ecosystem. The 78th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Hershey, PA.	May 2023	Habitat management such as prescribed burning can be beneficial for southern populations of snowshoe hares, but more information is needed on the time scale that hares respond to burning. We found that it takes at least 7 years for hares to begin using burned areas, which can help managers plan prescribed burns.
George, G.A., and Wood, P.B. Aug 2008. Foraging habitat and behavior of the Cerulean Warbler. American Ornithologists Union 126th Meeting, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Canadian Society for Ornithology Joint Conference, Portland, Oregon. 08/07/08	August 2008
George, G.A., J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, and H. Edenborn. Aug 2009. Louisiana waterthrush response to natural gas and oil well development in West Virginia. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA 8/13/09	August 2009
George, G.A. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2006. Foraging substrate selection and behavior of the cerulean warbler. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
George, G., J. Sheehan, P.B. Wood, and H. Edenborn. 28 May 2010. Avian response to natural gas well development in West Virginia. Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Geneva, NY. [invited]	May 2010
George, G. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2007. Foraging substrate selection and behavior of the cerulean warbler in response to timber harvests. 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV. 10/23/07	October 2007
Garrison, N, Z. Loughman, and S. Welsh. Distribution and conservation standing of West Virginia?s Atlantic slope crayfish fauna. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Frantz, M.W., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, G. George, A. Welsh, and S. Latta. Response of Louisiana waterthrush to shale gas development. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.	August 2015	In this study we quantified response of a riparian obligate bird to forest fragmentation and habitat change resulting from development of shale gas wells and infrastructure. The results can help managers with placement of development to minimize impacts on avian species.
Frantz, M.W., A. Welsh, S. Latta, and P.B. Wood. Epigenetic (DNA methylation) variation in the Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) associated to shale gas development in West Virginia. Eastern Bird Banding Association Annual Meeting, Davis, WV.	April 2016	This study is examining if epigenetic changes are occurring in waterthrush exposed to shale gas development. Results will provide a better understanding of environmental consequences of shale gas extraction.
Frantz, M., K. Aldinger, J.Duchamp, T. Simmons, T. Nuttle, J. Larkin, and P.B. Wood. Space and Habitat Use by Breeding Golden-winged Warblers in the Central Appalachian Mountains American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois	August 2013	This study compared habitat characteristics of golden-winged warbler territories with habitat used outside of territories. The results emphasize the importance of maintaining mature forest in proximity to territories.
Frantz, M., A. Welsh, and P.B. Wood. Epigenetic (DNA methylation) variation in the Louisiana Waterthrush due to shale gas development in West Virginia. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Oct 2014	October 2014	This study is examining response of a riparian obligate songbird to forest fragmentation and water quality changes from shale gas development. The results will allow us to better evaluate the environmental costs of shale gas development in the Appalachian region.
Frantz, M. W., P. B. Wood, J. Sheehan, D. Becker, and G. George. Louisiana Waterthrush & Benthic Macroinvertebrate Response to Shale Gas Development. Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conf. Annapolis, MD.	April 2016	This study examined changes in habitat quality changes from shale gas development and response of Louisiana waterthrush. Our study can help to identify the point at which changes in the landscape have a negative influence on this species.
Frantz, M. W., P. B. Wood, J. Sheehan, D. Becker, and G. George. Louisiana Waterthrush & Benthic Macroinvertebrate Response to Shale Gas Development. North American Ornithological Conference	August 2016	This study examined changes in habitat quality changes from shale gas development and response of Louisiana waterthrush. Our study can help to identify the point at which changes in the landscape have a negative influence on this species.
Foltz, D., E. Hewitt, M. McKinney, N. Garrison, Z. Loughman, and S. Welsh. Crayfishes of the West Virginia Elk River basin: conservation and natural history. The 85th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV. 10 April 2010.	April 2010
Farwell, L.S., Wood, P.B., Dettmers, R., Brittingham, M.C. March 2018. Region-wide assessment of Marcellus-Utica shale gas development impacts on forest songbirds. West Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Morgantown, WV.	March 2018	This study examines avian response to habitat changes resulting from shale gas development. Managers can use this information to better evaluate long-term response to forest loss.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, R. Dettmers, M. Brittingham. Region-wide Assessment of Marcellus-Utica Shale Gas Development Effects on Birds. Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Cleveland, OH, 10 Oct 2018	October 2018	This study examines avian response to habitat changes resulting from shale gas development. Managers can use this information to better evaluate long-term response to forest loss.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. Shale gas energy development effects on songbird communities in a central Appalachian forest: a long term case study from northern WV	April 2016	This study examines avian response to habitat changes resulting from shale gas development. Managers can use this information to better evaluate long-term response to forest loss.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. Early trends in avian response to Marcellus gas development in a Central Appalachian forest. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2014	Our study quantifies songbird response to landscape change from shale gas development. We identify considerations for land managers to minimize impacts for forest birds.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. Breeding songbird response to Marcellus-Utica shale gas well and infrastructure development. North American Ornithological Conference	August 2016	This study examines avian response to habitat changes resulting from shale gas development. Managers can use this information to better evaluate long-term response to forest loss.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, and G. George. Avian response to forest disturbance associated with Marcellus shale gas development: a long-term case study of impacts on area-sensitive species. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.	August 2015	Our study quantifies songbird response to landscape change from shale gas development. We identify considerations for land managers to minimize impacts for forest birds.
Farwell, L.S., P.B. Wood, Dettmers, Fearer, Brittingham. Songbird response to forest disturbance due to unconventional gas development in the Marcellus shale region. NE-SE Partners In Flight, Virginia Beach VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	Our study quantifies songbird response to landscape change from shale gas development. We identify considerations for land managers to minimize impacts for forest birds.
Farwell, L.S. and P.B. Wood. Breeding songbird response to forest fragmentation due to Marcellus-Utica shale gas development. Annual Conference of the American Ornithological Society, Lansing MI, 31 Jul - 5 Aug 2017	August 2017	This study examines avian response to habitat changes resulting from shale gas development. Managers can use this information to better evaluate long-term response to forest loss.
Eyler, S., S.A. Welsh, D.R. Smith, and M. Mandt. 2011. Silver eel migration and mortality associated with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Eel Passage Technology Workshop, Gloucester, MA, 31 March 2011.	March 2011
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2015. Seasonal turbine shutdowns used to protect downstream migrating silver American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 71st Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Meeting, New Port, Rhode Island.	April 2015	Hydroelectric dams can cause turbine mortality in downstream migrating silver American Eels (Anguilla rostrata). This study documents passage, and turbine mortality of silver American Eels at hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Silver eel migration and mortality associated with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 31 March 2009.	March 2009
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Rockey. 2015. Passage method, turbine mortality, and migratory delay of silver American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC) Research Forum, MADFW Westborough Field Office, Westborough, MA	March 2015	Dam passage is a conservation concern for outmigrant American Eels. This study documents passage, turbine mortality, and migratory delay of silver American Eels at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Rockey. 2015. Environmental variables associated with American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) downstream migrations in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon.	August 2015	Dam passage is a conservation concern for outmigrant American Eels. This study documents environmental variables associated with outmigration and dam passage of American Eels at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River, providing data for management of American Eel by natural resource agencies.
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Mandt. American eel downstream migration past hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.	April 2010
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, M. Mandt. Silver eel migration and mortality associated with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA. 14 September 2010.	September 2010
Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, M. Mandt. Silver eel migration and mortality associated with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 65th annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lancaster, PA, 28 April 2009.	April 2009
Dellinger, T., P.B. Wood, and P. Keyser. Sep. 2005. Postfledging ecology of wood thrushes on an active industrial forest. The Wildlife Society 12th Annual Conference, Madison, WI.	September 2005
Dellinger, T., P.B. Wood, and P. Keyser. Feb. 2005. Postfledging ecology of wood thrushes on an active industrial forest. Annual meeting of the MeadWestvaco Steering Committee, Charleston, WV. 28 Feb 2005.	February 2005
Dellinger, T. P.B. Wood, and P. Keyser. Feb 2005. Post-fledging ecology of juvenile wood thrushes among different silvicultural treatments on an active industrial forest in West Virginia. Joint meeting of the WV Chapters of AFS, SAF, and TWS. Flatwoods, WV.	February 2005
Dellinger, T. P.B. Wood, and P. Keyser. April 2005. Post-fledging ecology of wood thrushes on an active industrial forest. WV Partner's In Flight Working Group Meeting, Jane Lew, WV. 15 April 2005.	April 2005
Dellinger, R.L., P.B. Wood, and P.D. Keyser. 2003. Songbird abundance and nesting success on landscapes of differing harvesting intensities on an industrial forest. 10th Annual Conf. of The Wildlife Society, 6-10 Sept 2003, Burlington, VT.	September 2003
Dellinger, R.L., P.B. Wood, and P. Keyser. 2002. Songbird abundance and nesting success on landscapes of differing harvesting intensities on an industrial forest. Annual meeting of MeadWestvaco Corporation Research Forest Steering Committee. Charleston, West Virginia.	January 2002
Dellinger, R., P.B. Wood, and P.D. Keyser. 24 Oct 2003. Songbird abundance and nesting success on landscapes of differing harvesting intensities. Invited presentation to WV Partner's in Flight Working Group. Lansing. WV.	October 2003
Dellinger, R., P.B. Wood, C. Weakland, and P. Keyser. Mar 2004. Landscape-level avian demographic changes in response to even-aged timber harvesting. Annual Mtg WV Chap of the Wildlife Society. Weston, WV.	March 2004
Dellinger, R. L., P. B. Wood and P. Keyser. Sept 2002. Nesting success and nest site characteristics of four thrush species on an industrial forest. Poster, 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
DeMeo, T. and P.B. Wood. 2001. Songbird abundance and viability at multiple scales across a range of fragmented mixed mesophytic landscapes in West Virginia. Third North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Duluth, MN	June 2001
Davis, S., C.M. Foran, and P.M. Mazik. 2007. Determining consequences of chemical extracts from Potomac River sediments on the reproductive capacity of Japanese medaka. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee, February 8-11, 2007.	February 2007
Danley, M.L., P.Mazik, P.B.Kenney, R. Kiser, and J.Hankins. Jan/2001. Growth and physiological stress responses of rainbow trout to carbon dioxide: chronic and acute challenges. West Virginia Aquaculture Forum	January 2001
Danley, M.L., P.M.Mazik, and J. Silverstein. 2005. Effects of feed frequency on the metabolic responses of hypercapnic Rainbow trout. Aquaculture America 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17-20, 2005.	January 2005
Danley, M.L., P.M. Mazik, and J.A. Hankins. 2003. Safe levels of carbon dioxide for Appalachian salmonid culture. World Aquaculture Society, Louisville, Kentucky, March 18-22, 2003.	March 2003
Danley, M.L., P.M. Mazik, J. Silverstein. 2004. Effects of feed frequency on the metabolic responses of hypercapnic rainbow trout. The 134th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 21-26, 2004.	August 2004
Danley, M.L., P.M. Mazik, C. Nelson, B. Kenney, R. Kisner, and J. Hankins. 2005. Effects of Aqui-S™ in Salmonids. Aquaculture America 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17-20, 2005.	January 2005
Danley, M.L., P.B. Kenney, P.M. Mazik, R. Kiser, and J.A. Hankins. 2003. Harvest of Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus, with carbon dioxide: effects on muscle pH and rigor index. World Aquaculture Society, Louisville, Kentucky, March 18-22, 2003.	March 2003
Danley, M.L. and P.M. Mazik. 2003. Transport and harvest of Arctic Char using Aqui-S. World Aquaculture Society, Louisville, Kentucky, March 18-22, 2003.	March 2003
Danley, M., P.Mazik, P.B. Kenney, R. Kiser and J. Hankins. 2001. Chronic exposure to carbon dioxide: growth, physiological stress responses, and fillet quality of rainbow trout. Annual meeting of World Aquaculture Society, January 20-25, 2001, Orlando, Florida.	January 2001
Crayton, S.M., P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, Y-L. Park, A.R. Millikin, T.J. Simpson. Mar 2020.Bioaccumulation and Sublethal Effects on Salamanders from Exposure to the PesticideImidacloprid. North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference. Omaha, NE. Invited.	March 2020	The neonicotinoid imidacloprid is widely applied in natural systems to manage the spread and impacts of nonnative forest insects, such as hemlock woolly adelgid (<i>Adelges tsugae</i>). While application of this pesticide is an effective management tool for native tree preservation, negative effects can occur on non-target vertebrates.
Crayton, S.M., P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, L. Paul, Y.L. Park. Effects of Imidacloprid Exposure on Aquatic and Terrestrial Salamander Abundances. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Sept 27 - Oct 1, 2020, Louisville, KY.	September 2020	The neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid is widely applied in natural systems to manage the spread and impacts of nonnative forest insects. Our study evaluated the vulnerability of salamanders to imidacloprid exposure which will inform managers when deciding whether to apply this pesticide.
Crayton, S.M., P.B. Wood, D. Brown, and Y.L. Park. Effects of Imidacloprid Treatment of Hemlocks on Aquatic Ecosystems: Is the cure worse than the disease? SEPARC Annual Conference, Georgia.	February 2018	This study will evaluate if use of imidacloprid to control hemlock woolly adelgid has other ecosystem consequences and will allow managers to factor this into their decisions on whether to apply the pesticide.
Crayton, S.M., P.B. Wood, D. Brown, and Y.L. Park. Effects of Imidacloprid Treatment of Hemlocks on Aquatic Ecosystems. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio	October 2018	This study will evaluate if use of imidacloprid to control hemlock woolly adelgid has other ecosystem consequences and will allow managers to factor this into their decisions on whether to apply the pesticide.
Crayton, S.M., L. Paul, P.B. Wood, D.J. Brown, A.R. Millikin, and Y-L. Park. Feb 2021. Effects of Imidacloprid Exposure on Salamander Abundances and Bioaccumulation. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference Virtual, 1/31-2/3/2021	February 2021	The neonicotinoid imidacloprid is widely applied in natural systems to manage the spread and impacts of nonnative forest insects, such as hemlock woolly adelgid (<i>Adelges tsugae</i>). While application of this pesticide is an effective management tool for native tree preservation, negative effects can occur on non-target vertebrates.
Crayton, S., P.B. Wood, D. Brown, Y.L. Park. Oct 2019. Stream Salamander Community Responses and Sublethal Impacts of Imidacloprid Exposure. Natural Areas Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2019	The neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid is widely applied in natural systems to manage the spread and impacts of nonnative forest insects. Our study evaluated the vulnerability of salamanders to imidacloprid exposure which will inform managers when deciding whether to apply this pesticide.
Clipp, H.L., D.J. Brown, C.T. Rota, and P.B. Wood. Nov 2020. Identifying Forest Bird Communities Associated with Remnant and Restored Red Spruce-Northern Hardwood Ecosystems in Central Appalachia. CASRI Partnership VIRTUAL Conference 2020, November 4–5, 2020.	November 2020	Degraded red spruce-northern hardwood ecosystems are the focus of restoration efforts across high-elevation landscapes in the Central Appalachians region. To promote ecosystem function and long-term sustainability of restored forests, it is important to understand the associated biota, including bird communities.
Clipp, H.L., C.T. Rota, and P.B. Wood. Post-breeding bird use of wildlife openings in a heavily forested landscape. North American Ornithological Conference, Puerto Rico. 12 Aug 2020.	August 2020	We evaluated the sympatric use of wildlife openings by game birds and post-breeding songbirds and quantified vegetative and spatial characteristics of the openings. Results will provide guidance to wildlife managers on optimizing construction of wildlife openings.
Clipp, H.L., C.T. Rota, and P.B. Wood. Managing Wildlife Openings to Benefit Game and Non-Game Bird Species in Central Appalachian Forests. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Sept 27 - Oct 1, 2020, Louisville, KY.	September 2020	We evaluated the sympatric use of wildlife openings by game birds and post-breeding songbirds and quantified vegetative and spatial characteristics of the openings. Results will provide guidance to wildlife managers on optimizing construction of wildlife openings.
Clipp, H.L., C. Johnson, D.T. Rota, P.B. Wood. Optimizing multi-species occupancy of game and non-game bird species in wildlife openings within Central Appalachian forests. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, NV	September 2019	This study investigates how to optimize wildlife openings to attract a full spectrum of avifauna throughout spring and summer, maximize richness across habitat guilds, and minimize negative effects to the forest-interior breeding bird community.. These results will assist land managers in designing and maintaining wildlife openings that simultaneously support target game bird populations and promote a diverse suite of songbirds.
Clingerman, J.W., J.T. Petty, P.M. Mazik. 2007. A GIS-based landscape model to predict brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis) distribution in West Virginia watersheds in support of the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV). Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Memphis, Tennessee, February 8-11, 2007.	February 2007
Clingerman, J., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2008. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Population Types and Mapping Statewide Population Status. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 28-March 2, 2008.	March 2008
Clingerman, J., J.T. Petty and P.M Mazik. 2007. Establishing regional restoration priorities for brook trout populations based on reach and subwatershed-scale connectivity. The 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, West Virginia, October 21-24, 2007.	October 2007
Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The status and distribution of Notropis ariommus and Notropis telescopus in West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.	April 2008
Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The rediscovery of Notropis scabriceps (New River shiner) in the Gauley river of West Virginia, with an update of its status statewide. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.	March 2009
Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The rediscovery of Notropis ariommus (popeye shiner) in West Virginia. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.	March 2009
Cincotta, D.A., D. W. Thorne, and S. A. Welsh. 2012. An Update on the Status of Etheostoma osburni (Candy Darter) in West Virginia. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012	April 2012
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. Discovery of Ammocrypta clara in the upper Ohio River of West Virginia. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 14 November 2008.	November 2008
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. A review of rare fishes in West Virginia. Presented at the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.	April 2003
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. Fishes of West Virginia: an atlas of West Virginia fish. Presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists meeting, Columbia, SC, 18-21 April 2007.	April 2007
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. An update on the zoogeography of West Virginia?s fish fauna. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society spring meeting, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.	February 2007
Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. A Distributional Atlas of West Virginia Fishes: a Progress Report. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12-17 July 2006.	July 2006
Cincotta, D., D. Thorne, A. Yeager, and S. Welsh. Dunkard Creek fish kill: review of the fish data before and after the kill. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.	April 2010
Cincotta, D. and S. Welsh. Conservation status of imperiled West Virginia fishes. The 85th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV. 10 April 2010.	April 2010
Cincotta, D. F. Jernejcic, R. Spear, and S. Welsh. The Dunkard Creek disaster: summary of the ichthyofauna and the factors leading to a mining related fish kill in the Monongahela River Basin, West Virginia. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA. 15 September 2010.	September 2010
Chamblin, D., P.B. Wood, and J.W. Edwards. Apr 2000. Small mammal populations on reclaimed mountaintop removal mine sites in southern West Virginia. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Chambers, E.B., V.S. Blazer, and P.M. Mazik. 2008. Use of Micropterus dolomieu (smallmouth bass) and Lepomis auritus (redbreast sunfish) Primary Hepatocyte Cultures for In Vitro Estrogen Screening. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 28-March 2, 2008.	March 2008
Chambers, E.B. and P.M. Mazik. 2009. Comparison of rainbow trout and smallmouth bass primary hepatocyte cultures for in vitro estrogen screening. The 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee, August 30 – September 3, 2009.	September 2009
Castleberry, S.B., P.B. Wood, W.M. Ford, M.T. Mengak, and N.L. Castleberry. Feb 2000. Effects of timber harvesting method on habitat use of Allegheny woodrats. Tenth Annual Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. Guntersville State Park, Alabama.	February 2000
Castleberry, N.L., W.M. Ford, S.B. Castleberry, and P.B. Wood. February 2000. Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat in West Virginia and Virginia. Tenth Annual Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. Guntersville State Park, Alabama.	February 2000
Castleberry, N.L., P.B. Wood, W.M. Ford, M.T. Mengak, and S.B. Castleberry. April 2000. Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat in West Virginia and Virginia. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Buehler, D.A., P.B. Wood, and P.B. Hamel. Oct 2006. Relationships between cerulean warblers and forest management. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
Buehler, D.A., G.R. Kramer, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, D.E. Andersen, P. Wood, and H.M. Streby. 2017. New insights into the migration ecology and full life cycle conservation of Golden-winged Warblers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, Knoxville, TN.	May 2017	Golden-winged warblers are a species of high conservation concern, due to dramatic declines in breeding populations in some portions of their range. We used light-level geolocators to evaluate migration and wintering ecology to better understand structure on their wintering grounds and potential population-level effects of factors encountered during migration and winter.
Buehler, D.A., G.R. Kramer, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, D.E. Andersen, P. Wood, and H.M. Streby. 2016. New insights into the migration ecology and full life cycle conservation of golden-winged warblers. Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.	September 2016	Golden-winged warblers are a species of conservation concern, having experienced a >95% decline in population size in the Appalachian Mountain portion of their breeding distribution. As with most Neotropical migrant songbirds, little is know about their migration routes and nonbreeding season distribution. We used light-level geolocators to evaluate year-round movements and wintering affiliations of golden-winged warblers from across their breeding distribution.
Buehler, D.A., G.R. Kramer, S.M. Peterson, J.A. Lehman, D.J. McNeil, J.L. Larkin, D.E. Andersen, P. Wood, and H.M. Streby. 2016. New insights into the migration ecology and full life cycle conservation of golden-winged warblers. Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.	September 2016	Effective conservation of migratory birds requires addressing factors that influence population dynamics throughout their annual cycle. We evaluated migration routes and winter locations of golden-winged warblers, a species of special conservation concern, using geolocators over a 3-year period across their breeding distribution.
Buehler, D., T. Boves, L. Bulluck, J. Larkin, A. Rodewald, P. Wood, S. Stoleson, H Streby, S. Peterson, and D.E. Andersen. 2018. Status and conservation of golden-winged and cerulean warblers: lessons learned from long-term research in Tennessee and from across the range. Tennessee Bird Summit, Tennessee, U.S.A.	January 2018	Golden-winged and cerulean warblers are two species of forest-nesting songbirds of high conservation concern. In this presentation, we summarize much of the recent work that has been done on these species and implications for conservation.
Brown, D.J., S.M. Crayton, T.J. Simpson, P.B. Wood, Y.L. Park. Bioaccumulation and Sublethal Effects on Spotted Salamanders from Exposure to Soil Containing the Pesticide Imidacloprid. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, NV.	September 2019	The neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid is widely applied in natural systems to manage the spread and impacts of nonnative forest insects. Our study evaluated the vulnerability of amphibians to imidacloprid exposure.
Brown, D.J., P.B. Wood, Y.L. Park, S. Crayton, L. Paul, A. Millikin. Assessment of Potential Indirect Impacts of Using Pesticides for Hemlock Preservation on Terrestrial and Semiaquatic Salamanders. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists	July 2018	Use of imidacloprid is important to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, however, the effect on non-target is not well understood. Our study evaluates response of invertebrates and salamanders to application of this insecticide.
Braham, Ryan P., Vicki S. Blazer, Jim D. Hedrick, and Patricia M. Mazik. Temporal Variations in Microcystin Toxins within the Potomac River Drainage. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Wheeling, West Virginia. February 17-21, 2016.	February 2016	Research is determining if microcystin toxins are responsible for fish kills in Potomac River Drainage. Data will be used to help determine possible prevention of fish kills
Braham, R.P., V.S. Blazer, H.L Walsh, C.M Hahn, and P.M Mazik. 2014. An Evaluation of Biological Markers as Indicators of Exposure to Genotoxic and Mutagenic Compounds in the Great Lakes Basin, United States. International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health. Portland, Oregon. August 31-September 4, 2014	September 2014	Genotoxicity observed in fishes is widely used as a biological indicator for contamination. The micronuclei assay can be used as an indicator of genotoxicity.
Braham, R.P., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik 2012. An evaluation of genetic toxicity in the Great Lakes Basin, United States. Annual AFS Fish Health Section Meeting, La Crosse, WI, July 31-August 3, 2012.	August 2012
Braham, R.P., P.M. Mazik, J. Hedrick, L. Iwanowicz, and V. Blazer. 2014. Investigations on algal (cyanobacterial) species and toxins and their associations with fish lesions, mortalities and estrogenic activity. International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health. Portland, Oregon. August 31-September 4, 2014.	September 2014	Cyanobacterial toxins have been associated with fish kills. Research is ongoing to determine if cytotoxins cause fish kills and lesions.
Braham, R., V.S. Blazer and P.M. Mazik. 2013. An evaluation of genotoxic and mutagenic contamination in the Great Lakes Basin: a case study. Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN February 9-12, 2013	February 2013	Evaluates contaminate levels in Great Lake AOC
Braham, R., P. Mazik, J. Hedrick, L. Iwanowicz, and V. Blazer. 2015. Spatial and temporal variation among microcystin toxins and environmental estrogens within the Potomac River Drainage. USGS Priority Ecosystem Chesapeake Bay Annual Meeting. Shepherdstown, West Virginia. May 27-28, 2015.	May 2015	Microcystin is a cyanotoxin suspected of causing fish kills in the Potomac River drainage. Variations of microcystin can be found temporally and spatially with the drainage.
Braham, R. P., V. S. Blazer, J. Hedrick, and P. M. Mazik. 2015. Spatial and temporal variations in microcystin toxins and environmental estrogens within the Potomac River Drainage. American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section Annual Meeting. Ithaca, New York. July 13-15, 2015.	July 2015	Microcystins are suspected of fish kills in the Potomac River drainage. This work reports temporal and spatial variations of the toxin in the drainage.
Boyd, E., L.C. Gigliotti, D.R. Diefenbach, E. Clees, and P.S. Weiss. 2023. Pennsylvania snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus). 13th International Mammal Congress, Anchorage, AK.	July 2023	Snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania are near the southern extent of their range, so understanding their ecology could be beneficial in planning localized management.
Boves, T.J., T.A. Beachy, P. Keyser, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, J. Mizel, G. George, J.L. Larkin, A. Evans, M. White, A.D. Rodewald, M. Bakermans, F. Newell. Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea response to forest management in the Appalachian Mountains. Cerulean symposium, 10 March 2011. Joint Meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, and the Wilson Ornithological Society, Kearney, NE. 10-12 March 2011. [invited]	March 2011
Boves, T.J., T.A. Beachy, P. Keyser, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, J. Sheehan, J. Mizel, G. George, J.L. Larkin, A. Evans, M. White, A.D. Rodewald, M. Bakermans, F. Newell. April 2011. Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) response to forest management in the Appalachian Mountains. Southeastern Partners in Flight Conference, Lexington, KY.	April 2011
Boves, T.J., D.A. Buehler, T. Beachy, P.B. Wood, and others. Aug 2009. Effects of forest management on density and reproductive success of cerulean warblers in the Appalachian Mountains. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA [poster] 8/14/09	August 2009
Bosworth, S.B., C.A. Weakland, and P.B. Wood. Mar 2003. Nest success and nest site selection of grasshopper sparrow populations on reclaimed mountaintop mines. Joint Meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Working Groups of Partners in Flight, Blacksburg, VA. 12-15 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Bosworth S. B., P. B. Wood, and R. P. Dettmers. Sept 2002. Cerulean Warbler relative abundance and frequency of occurrence relative to large-scale edge. Poster, 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
Bopp, J.A., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2001. Spatio-temporal variation in Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) foraging site quality along a 1st-5th order Appalachian stream gradient. The 81st Annual American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Meeting, State College, PA	July 2001
Bopp, J.A., J.T. Petty and P.M. Mazik. 2001. Spatial and seasonal variation in fish habitat suitability along an Appalachian stream gradient. 47th Annual Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Huntsville, WV	March 2001
Becker, D.A., P.B. Wood, and J. Perez. Aug 2010. Long term monitoring of vegetation and avian communities in hemlock stands. 95th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. [invited]	August 2010
Becker, D.A., P.B. Wood, M.P. Strager, and C. Mazzarella. Identifying landscape thresholds for avian species in the mountaintop mining region. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2014	Our study quantifies songbird response to landscape change from mountaintop mining. We identify thresholds in forest cover for land managers to minimize impacts for forest birds.
Becker, D., P.B. Wood, and M. Strager. Impacts of Mountaintop Mining on Terrestrial Ecosystem Integrity: Identifying Landscape Thresholds for Avian Species. American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois	August 2013	This presentation summarizes the level of landscape disturbance at which avian species are likely to decline in abundance. These results will be useful for regulators to evaluate if additional disturbances in an area might prove detrimental to integrity of the avian community.
Becker, D., J. Sheehan, P. Wood, and H. Edenborn. Mar 2011. Preliminary effects of Marcellus shale drilling on Louisiana Waterthrush in West Virginia. 2011 Joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society, Association of Field Ornithologists, and Wilson Ornithological Society, Kearney, NE.	March 2011
Becker, D. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2007. Canada warbler habitat suitability in an active industrial forest in West Virginia. [poster] 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, SC. 10/23/07	October 2007
Becker, D. and P.B. Wood. Feb 2008. Canada Warbler habitat suitability in an active industrial forest in WV. WV Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Morgantown, WV. 2/22/08	February 2008
Becker, D. and P.B. Wood. Aug 2009. Long-term landscape scale response of forest-breeding songbirds on an intensively managed Appalachian forest. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA 8/13/09	August 2009
Becker, D. and P.B. Wood. Apr 2009. Canada warbler habitat suitability in an active industrial forest in West Virginia. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA 4/10/0	April 2009
Becker, D. 4 Mar 2011. Timber harvest thresholds for early-successional breeding songbirds and importance of early-successional habitat for post-breeding birds. Joint meeting of the West Virginia Wildlife Society and West Virginia Society of American Foresters, Wheeling, WV. [invited]	March 2011
Barker Swarthout, S., K.V. Rosenberg, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Hamel, K. Islam, J. Jones, A.D. Rodewald, and P.B. Wood. Oct 2006. Cerulean warbler population status, breeding habitats, and demographics. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.	October 2006
Balcerzak, M.J., C.A. Weakland, and P.B. Wood. April 2000. Songbird abundance and species richness on reclaimed mountaintop removal mines, continuous forests, and fragmented forests in southern West Virginia. 56th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV.	April 2000
Balcerzak, M.J. and P.B. Wood. Oct 2001. Habitat use of Red-shouldered Hawks in reclaimed mine landscapes at microhabitat and landscape scales. Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 24-28 Oct 2001.	October 2001
Bakermans, M., D. McNeil, K. Aldinger, P.B. Wood. Breeding bird communities in sites created by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation practices targeted for Golden-winged Warbler. North American Ornithological Congress. Washington, DC.	August 2016	This study examined how the overall avian community responded to management for golden-winged warblers. Managers can use these results to select the NRCS conservation practices that optimize habitat for a suite of avian species.
Bakermans, M., D. McNeil, K. Aldinger, P.B. Wood. Breeding bird communities across conservation practices associated with NRCS’s Working Lands for Wildlife targeting golden-winged warbler nesting habitat. Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conf. Annapolis, MD.	April 2016	This study examined how the overall avian community responded to management for golden-winged warblers. Managers can use these results to select the NRCS conservation practices that optimize habitat for a suite of avian species.
Andrew, R., S. Welsh, J. Young, and N. Hitt. 2012. Natural barrier effects on trout and fish communities in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012.	April 2012
Anderson, A.M. and P.M. Mazik. 2010. Influence of selenium on bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in Mud Reservoir, Lincoln Co, West Virginia. . Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, North Carolina, February 25-28, 2010.	February 2010
Anderson, A.M. and P.M. Mazik. 2010. Effects of selenium on larval bluegill survivorship in Mud Reservoir, WV. The 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 12 -16, 2010.	September 2010
Anderson, A. and P.M. Mazik. 2011. Effects of selenium on bluegill in Mud Reservoir, West Virginia. The 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington, September 4-8, 2011.	September 2011
Anderson, A, P.M. Mazik, and P. Ziemkiewicz. 2011. Selenium Impacts on Aquatic Life in the Mud River. West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium, Morgantown, WV, March 29-30, 2011	March 2011
Andersen, D.E., H.M, Streby, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, G.R. Kramer, and J.A. Lehman. 2015. Golden-winged warbler migration connectivity and ecology derived from geolocators. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.	January 2015	Golden-winged warblers are a species of conservation concern, and population size in portions of their breeding distribution have declined as much as 95%. Using geolocators, we are investigating migration chronology and population connectivity.
Andersen, D.E., H.M, Streby, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, S.M. Peterson, G.R. Kramer, and J.A. Lehman. 2015. Golden-winged warbler migration connectivity and ecology derived from geolocators. Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Ames, Iowa.	March 2015	We used light-level geolocators to elucidate migration routes and wintering areas of two breeding populations of golden-winged warblers, a species of conservation concern.
Ammer, F.K., P.B. Wood, and R.J. McPherson. June 2006. Gender Determination of Grasshopper Sparrows Comparing Behavioral, Morphological, and Molecular Techniques. Maryland Ornithological Society. Rocky Gap, MD.	June 2006
Ammer, F.K. and P.B. Wood. Mar 2003. Nest success and nest site selection of grasshopper sparrow populations on reclaimed mountaintop mines. Joint Meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Working Groups of Partners in Flight, Blacksburg, VA. 12-15 Mar 2003.	March 2003
Ammer, F. K., and P. B. Wood. Sept 2002. Reproductive success and nest site selection of Grasshopper Sparrow populations in southern West Virginia. Poster, 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30, 2002.	September 2002
Ammer, F. K., and P. B. Wood. Mar 2002. Reproductive success of grasshopper sparrow populations inhabiting reclaimed mountaintop removal/valley fill mine complexes in southern West Virginia. West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2002 Spring Meeting, Roanoke, West Virginia, March 7, 2002.	March 2002
Aldinger, K.R., M.H. Bakermans, D.A. Buehler, J.A. Jones, J.L. Larkin, J.A. Lehman, D.J., McNeil, C.G. Smalling, A.C. Tisdale, P.B. Wood. Nesting, territoriality, and morphometrics of Golden-winged Warblers in vegetation communities resulting from different NRCS conservation practices. NE-SE Partners In Flight. Virginia Beach, VA. Oct 2014	October 2014	Our study quantifies golden-winged warbler response to NRCS habitat management practices. We identify for land managers the most successful approaches for improving nesting habitat for this species.
Aldinger, K.R., M.H. Bakermans, D.A. Buehler, J.A. Jones, J.L. Larkin, J.A. Lehman, D.J., McNeil, C.G. Smalling, A.C. Tisdale, P.B. Wood. Nesting ecology of Golden-winged Warblers in vegetation communities resulting from different NRCS conservation practices. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.	October 2014	Our study quantifies golden-winged warbler response to NRCS habitat management practices. We identify for land managers the most successful approaches for improving nesting habitat for this species.
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. Modeling Golden-winged Warbler Density in West Virginia. Association of Field Ornithologists, Society of Canadian Ornithologists, and Wilson Ornithological Society Joint Annual Meeting. 15-19 July, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.	July 2015	This work describes optimal habitat conditions to increase golden-winged warbler density which can be used by land managers to enhance habitat for this declining species.
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. 3 Aug 2010. Golden-winged Warblers on Grazing Allotments on the Monongahela National Forest. Golden-winged Warbler Working Group Meeting. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, NY. [invited]	August 2010
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. 15 Apr 2010. Ecology and Management of Golden-winged Warblers on Grazing Allotments. Presentation to the Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, WV. [invited]	April 2010
Aldinger, K.A. and P.B. Wood. Aug 2009. Golden-winged warbler ecology and management on grazing areas. American Ornithologist’s Union Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA 8/14/09 [Invited	August 2009
Aldinger, K., T. Terhune, D.A. Buehler, P.B. Wood, and J. Larkin. Golden-winged Warbler Nesting Ecology and Productivity: a range-wide assessment. American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois	August 2013	This presentation summarizes range-wide research relating habitat characteristics to reproductive success of the imperiled golden-winged warbler. These results will be useful to land managers for creating optimal habitat conditions for this species.
Aldinger, K. and P.B. Wood. Aug 2012. Conservation of golden-winged warblers on pasturelands in West Virginia. Oral presentation. North American Ornithological Congress, 14-18 Aug 2012, Vancouver, BC.	August 2012
Aldinger, K. and P.B. Wood. 16 Apr 2012. Where have all the warblers gone? Conservation of golden-winged warblers on the Monongahela National Forest in WV. Oral presentation. 68th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, 15-17 April 2012, Charleston, WV.	April 2011
Aldinger, J. and S. Welsh. Nocturnal periodicity of upstream migration of yellow-phase American Eels at an eel ladder on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, Savannah, GA	January 2015	American eels migrate upstream in river systems along the Atlantic coast, and eel ladders have been installed on dams in some rivers to aid upstream migration. This study documents the timing of upstream migration and eel ladder use within the lower Shenandoah RIver, and provides aquatic resource agencies with valuable data for management of American Eels.
Lindsey N. Hartzell, Vicki S. Blazer, Heather L. Walsh, Peter Emerson, Matthew Bodnar, Thomas Jones, Jean-Sébastien Messier, Patricia M. Mazik and Mark J. Henderson. Malignant Melanomas of Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus in Lake Memphremagog. 2023 Joint Meeting of the Northeast Fish Health Committee and the AFS Fish Health Section. Burlington, VT, July 24-27, 2023.	July 2023	Some Brown Bullhead <i>Ameiurus nebulosus</i> individuals from Lake Memphremagog located in Vermont and Quebec develop visible raised and non-raised melanistic lesions on their skin which was first reported by anglers in 2012. Currently, the etiology of the lesions is unknown, thus, our goal is to determine potential risk factors associated with the melanomas.

Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations	Publication Date
Zimmerman, J.L.. Rates of swim bladder parasite infection and PIT tag retention in upstream migrant American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	December 2008
Young, Kelsey. May 2018. Assessment of melanistic lesions in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieus) of the Chesapeake Bay, USA. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=10532.	May 2018
Williams, Jennifer M. Dec 2003. Impacts on terrestrial and streamside herpetofauna by mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3231	December 2003
Williams, G.E. Aug 2002. Relations of nesting behavior, nest predators, and nesting success of wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) to habitat characteristics at multiple scales. PhD dissertation, WVU. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2551	August 2002
Wichterman, D.S. 2011. An angler and creel survey of the walleye (Sander vitreus) fishery at Summersville Reservoir, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	May 2011
Wellman, D. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in tributaries of New River, New River Gorge National River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	May 2004
Welchert, D.M. 2011. Relationships among fish assemblages, hydroperiods, drought, and American alligators within palustrine wetlands of the Blackjack Peninsula, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	August 2011
Weakland, Cathy A. May 2000. Effects of diameter limit and two age timber harvesting on songbird populations on an industrial forest in central West Virginia PhD dissertation, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1353	May 2000
Walsh, Heather. December 2018. Application of Molecular Pathology Techniques to Understand Mechanisms of Disease in Smallmouth Bass. PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=4696.	December 2018
Waldrop, Thomas. December 2019. Comparing the effects of swimming exercise and dissolved oxygen on important performance parameters of early-rearing Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=8430.	December 2019
Underwood, Emily. December 2018. An interspecies investigation of thyroid plasma hormone concentrations, histology and gene expression. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=4701.	December 2018
Tinkler, Dorothy E. August 2000. Ecology of bald eagles during the postfleding period at rural and suburban nest sites in southwest Florida. M.S. thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=1546	August 2000
Thompson, P. 2016. Distribution and habitat use of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) and the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in the Elk River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University.	December 2016
Taylor, N.D. 2013. Assessment of Age, Diet, and Growth of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	May 2013
Stewart, Kenneth L. December 2009. State-wide fish tissue contaminants survey and effects of feeding type, season and gender on fish tissue contamination levels. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10722	December 2009
Steketee, Ann K. May 2000. Predicting habitat suitability for American woodcock and landscape level assessment of habitat in West Virginia. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=1373	May 2000
Sparks, Daniel. December 2017. Fish, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Natural Resource Injury. PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=11767.	December 2017
Smith, R.D.M. Aug 2003. Raptor assemblage, abundance, nesting ecology, and habitat characteristics under intensive forest management in the central Appalachian Mountains. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3013	August 2003
Smith, J. Water quality trends of the Blackwater River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	August 2004
Smith, Dustin. 2018. Evaluation of a re-established walleye population within a hydropower reservoir recovering from acidification. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	November 2018
Smith, D. 2009. Habitat selection and predation risk in larval lampreys. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	August 2009
Smith, Cheyenne. May 2024. Assessment of the immune status of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu). PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=13046.	May 2024
Siegel, J.V. 2021. Evaluation of Population Structure, Age, Growth, and Mortality of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish within the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. MS thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.	August 2021
Shumar, M.B. May 2009. Predictive modeling techniques with application to the Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) in the Appalachian Mountains Bird Conservation Region. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881	May 2009
Sheehan, K.R., 2011. Exploration of Stream Habitat Spatial Modeling; Using Geographically Weighted Regression, Ordinary Least Squares Regression, and Natural Neighbor Interpolation to Model Depth, Flow, and Benthic Substrate in Streams. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	December 2011
Sheehan, K. 2006. An interpolation method for stream habitat assessments with reference to the crystal darter. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	December 2006
Sheehan, J. May 2017. The Utility of Fine-Scale Remote Sensing Data for Modeling Habitat Characteristics and Breeding Bird Species Distributions in an Appalachian Mature Deciduous Forest. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University.	May 2017
Ruble, C. 2013. Captive propagation, reproductive biology, and early life history of Crystallaria cincotta (Diamond Darter), Etheostoma wapiti (Boulder Darter), E. vulneratum (Wounded Darter), and E. maculatum (Spotted Darter). MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	May 2013
Rizzo, Austin. 2017. Development of techniques for assessment of population characteristics of the federally endangered Diamond Darter. PhD Dissertation, WVU.	August 2017
Perkins, Kelly Ann. May 2006. Cerulean Warbler Selection of Forest Canopy Gaps. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University. Available: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4596	May 2006
Paulson, M.D. May 2017. Space use and habitat associations of long-distance migratory first-year golden eagles. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown.	May 2017
Owens, Nathaniel. 2019. Distribution and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes in the lower Kanawha River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	January 2019
Osier, E. Distribution and habitat use of the crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) and spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) in the Elk River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	December 2005
Nichols, Jeffrey V. 1996. Effects of two-age timber management and clearcutting on songbird density and reproductive success. MS thesis. West Virginia University.	December 1996
Nareff, G.E. 2019. Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) and Associated Species Response to Operational Silviculture in the Central Appalachian Region. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Sept 2019.	September 2019
Mizel, J. Dec 2011. Avian assemblages and red-eyed vireo nest survival within mineland forest. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown.	December 2011
McElhone, P.M. May 2009. Cerulean warbler population and habitat changes along breeding bird survey routes in the Central Appalachians. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881	May 2009
McDermott, M.E. August 2007. Breeding and post-breeding forest bird community dynamics in regenerating clearcuts and two-age harvests in the central Appalachians. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5328	August 2007
Matt, K.J. 2020. Spawning Characteristics of Yellow Perch during Periods of Water Level Fluctuations in a Hydropower Reservoir. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	December 2020
Matsche, Mark. December 2020. Environmental contaminants, parasitism, and disease in white perch Morone americana from Chesapeake Bay, USA. PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=8892.	December 2020
Margenau, E.L. 2020. Avian and salamander response to young forest management in West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Nov 2020. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/7945/	November 2020
Manjerovic, Mary Beth. Aug 2004. Demography and genetic structure of an Allegheny woodrat population in northcentral West Wirginia. MS thesis, WVU. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=3579	August 2004
Lenz, B. 2003. Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	December 2003
Kessinger, B. 2020. Utilizing conservation genetics as a strategy for recovering the endangered Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni) in West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.	August 2020
Keplinger, B. An experimental study of vertical habitat use and habitat shifts in single-species and mixed-species shoals of native and nonnative congeneric cyprinids. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	December 2007
Jensen, Josiah. August 2023. A Comparison of Fish Health Indices Applied to Freshwater Species of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=12805.	August 2023
Huffman, Ron D. 1997. Effects of residual overstory on bird use and aspen regeneration in aspen harvest sites in Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota. MS theis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 129 pp.	May 1997
Hilling, Corbin D. 2015. Evaluation of age, growth, and diet of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. M.S. thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	August 2015
Hildebrand, H. Size, age composition, and upstream migration of American eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder, Shenandoah River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	August 2005
Hedrick, L.B. 2008. Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	May 2008
Hartman, Cory. December 2019. Thermal performance of growth and consumption maximum (C-Max) and routine metabolic rate (RMR) in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from four populations in Central Appalachia. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=8459.	December 2019
Harrell, J. 2022. Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) population characteristics and an evaluation of management responses in two West Virginia watersheds. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506	April 2022
Hammond, S. 2003. Seasonal movements of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Shenandoah River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	December 2003
George, G.A. May 2009. Foraging ecology of male Cerulean Warblers and other Neotropical migrants. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881	May 2009
Frantz, M.W. 2019. Demographic, Spatial, and Epigenetic Response of the Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) to shale gas development. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. May 2019.	May 2019
Farwell, L.S. August 2018. Songbird response to forest disturbance due to unconventional shale gas development in the Marcellus-Utica region: a multi-scale analysis. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown.	August 2018
Eyler, Sheila M. 2014. Timing and survival of American Eels migrating past hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	December 2014
Ellery, Heather. August 2011. The effect of season and land cover on the white grub (Posthodiplostomum minimum) in the tissues of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from the Potomac and James river drainages and Description of two new gill myxozoans from smallmouth bass and largemouth bass (M. salmoides). MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=12407	August 2011
Duguay, Jeffrey P. 1997. Influence of two-age and clearcut timber management practices on songbird abundance, nest success, and invertebrate biomass in West Virginia. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University.	May 1997
Denmon, Pam 1998. Early successional habitat use by nongame wildlife species in American woodcock breeding habitat in West Virginia. M.S. Thesis, WVU. 120 pp.	May 1998
Dellinger, T.A. August 2007. Post-fledging ecology and survival of neotropical migratory songbirds on a managed Appalachian forest. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5312	August 2007
Dellinger, Rachel Lynette. Dec 2005. Nesting Success and Nest Site Characteristics of Four Thrush Species on a Managed Forest. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4398	December 2005
DeMeo, Tom E. December 1999. Forest songbird abundance and viability at multiple scales on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. PhD dissertation, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1059	December 1999
Davis, R.D. May 2014. Impacts of non-renewable resource extraction on shrubland songbird nest success and abundance. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. 164 pp.	May 2014
Davidson, John W. August 2009. The effects of aquaculture production noise on the growth, hearing, disease resistance and survival of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and methods for minimizing noise in fiberglass aquaculture tanks. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10379	August 2009
Crayton, S.M. 2019. Stream Salamander and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Imidacloprid Exposure. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Aug 2019.	August 2019
Concepcion, C.B. May 2017. Movement ecology of Philippine birds of prey. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University.	May 2017
Churchill, John B. 1998. Winter movements and habitat use of northern saw-whet owls at Assateague Island, Maryland. M.S. Thesis, WVU. 84 pp.	December 1998
Chamblin, H.D. May 2002. Small mammal communities on a reclaimed mountaintop mine/valley fill landscape in southern West Virginia. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2480	May 2002
Chambers, Emily B. May 2010. Comparing the use of qPCR on isolated smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes for estrogen screening. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10918	May 2010
Castleberry, Steven B. August 2000. Conservation and management of the Allegheny woodrat in the central Appalachians. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1503	August 2000
Castleberry, Nicole L. May 2000. Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister. MS thesis, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1413	May 2000
Burns, A. 2007. Comparison of two electrofishing gears (backpack and parallel wires) and abundances of fishes in the upper Greenbrier River drainage. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV	May 2007
Braham, Ryan. May 2018. An examination of cyanotoxins and environmental estrogens in the middle and upper Potomac River Drainage, USA. PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=11911.	May 2018
Braham, Ryan P. 2012. An Evaluation of the Occurrence of Micronuclei and other Nuclear Abnormalities in Fishes from the Great Lakes Basin, United States. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, December 2012	December 2012
Braham, M.A. 2012. Selection of benthic habitat by yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata). M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	December 2012
Bosworth, Scott B. Sept 2003. Cerulean warbler relative abundance and frequency of occurrence relative to large-scale edge. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. https://eidr.wvu.edu/eidr/documentdata.eIDR?documentid=3116	September 2003
Becker, D. 2010. Long-term effects of timber management on forest breeding songbirds in the central Appalachians. PhD dissertation. West Virginia University. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11534	December 2010
Balcerzak, M.J. December 2001. Raptor abundance and diversity and red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) habitat characteristics on reclaimed mountaintop mines in southern West Virginia. MS thesis, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2234	December 2001
Andrew, R.G. 2012. Natural barrier assessment and modeling for fish communities in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	May 2012
Anderson, Alison. May 2011. Influence of selenium on bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in upper Mud River watershed. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=11933	May 2011
Ammer, Frank K. Dec 2003. Population level dynamics of grasshopper sparrow populations breeding on reclaimed mountaintop mines in West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3242	December 2003
Aldinger, K.R. August 2018. Ecology and Management of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) and associated avian species in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown.	August 2018
Aldinger, K. 2010. Playback Surveys and Breeding Habitat Characteristics of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) on High-Elevation Pasturelands on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. MS Thesis, WVU. 108pp. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881	August 2010
Aldinger, Joni L. 2015. Diel periodicity and chronology of upstream migration of yellow-phase American Eels (Anguilla rostrata). M.S. thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.	August 2015

Technical Publications

Technical Publications	Publication Date
Wood,P.B., J.W. Edwards, and C.A. Weakland. Jan 2001. Terrestrial vertebrate (breeding songbird, raptor, small mammal, herpetofaunal) populations of forested and reclaimed sites. Final report submitted to EIS Steering Committee. 149pp.	January 2001
Wood,P.B. Jan 2001. Characteristics of Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) habitat in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. Final Project Report submitted to National Park Service, Glen Jean, WV. 45pp (with appendices).	January 2001
Wood, P.B., M.P. Strager, and J.M. Strager. August 2006. Fine-scale Forest Bird Habitat Modeling for the Mountaintop Mining Region within the Appalachian Bird Conservation Region. Final Project Report to USFWS Quick Response, Hadley, MA. xxpp.	June 2006
Wood, P.B., M.B. Shumar, and M.E. McDermott. 2010. Reforestation for Appalachia’s wildlife: resources for landowners. Brochure. http://arri.osmre.gov/PDFs/Reforestation4AppalachiasWildlife.pdf	May 2010
Wood, P.B. March 2004. Bird communities in hemlock ecosystems of New River Gorge National River and Gauley River National Recreation Area. Final Report to NPS New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean, WV.	August 2006
Wood, P.B. 2008. The Sky Blue Bird of the Forest. West Virginia Wildlife 8(1):14-16.	July 2008
Wood, P. B., and R. Dean. Nov 2000. The loggerhead shrike: alias the butcherbird! Wonderful West Virginia Magazine. 64(11):16-19.	November 1999
Wood, J.M. and P.B. Wood. January 2009. Hemlock ecosystem monitoring of New River Gorge National River and Gauley River National Recreation Area – vegetation and bird communities 1998-2008. Final Report to NPS New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean, WV.	January 2009
Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, and J.F. Switzer. 2006. Fishes of Bluestone National Scenic River. National Park Service, Natural Resources Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2006/049.	April 2006
Welsh, S.A. 2004. Overestimation of tag-based fishing mortality rates by monotonic trend models: examples from simulated and real data. Report submitted to the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee, 1 October 2004.	October 2004
Welsh, S.A. 2001. Annual tag-encounter and annual exploitation rates of Atlantic striped bass estimated from tag recoveries (1987 - 2000). Report to the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee, Striped Bass Stock Assessment Committee, and Striped Bass Technical Committee. 45 pp.	June 2001
Welsh, S.A. 2000. Summary of data from the York River (1991-1999) of the USFWS Cooperative Tagging Program. Report to the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee, 25 August 2000.	August 2000
Welsh, S.A. 2000. Summary of data from the North Carolina Winter Trawl Survey (1988 -1999) of the USFWS Cooperative Tagging Program. Report to the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee, 15 August 2000.	August 2000
Welsh, S.A. 2000. Annual tag-encounter rates and annual exploitation rates of Atlantic striped bass estimated from tag-recoveries: spring tagging programs (1987-1999). Report to the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee, Striped Bass Stock Assessment Committee, and Striped Bass Technical Committee, 25 August 2000.	August 2000
Welsh, S., R. Harris, B. Versak, D. Kahn, T. Baum,V. Vecchio, K. Hattala, and G. Nelson. 2003. ASMFC tag working group: summary of USFWS cooperative tagging program results. Submitted to the Technical and Stock Assessment Committees, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.	September 2003
Welsh, S., R. Harris, B. Versak, D. Kahn, T. Baum,V. Vecchio, K. Hattala, and G. Nelson. 2002. ASMFC tag working group: summary of USFWS cooperative tagging program results. Submitted to the Technical and Stock Assessment Committees, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.	June 2002
Weakland, C. A., and P. B. Wood. 2002. Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) microhabitat and landscape-level habitat characteristics in southern West Virginia in relation to mountaintop mining/valley fills. Final Report to the USGS. 55pp.	December 2002
Thorne, D.W., J.T. Petty, and P.M. Mazik. 2004. Effects of temperature and local productivity on diet, consumption rates and growth of trout in the upper Shavers Fork drainage. Final report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. July 2004.	July 2004
Strager, J.M., M. Shumar, P.B. Wood, M. Strager, and P.M. Mazik. 2010. Development of a habitat resortation and conservation prioritization tool for songbirds and mussels in the Appalachian Mountains. Final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Service. January 2010.	January 2010
Skjeveland, J.E., S.A. Welsh, M.F. Mangold, S.M. Eyler, S.W. Nachbar. 2000. A report of investigations and research on Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maryland Fisheries Resource Office, Annapolis, MD, 18 October 2000. 44 pages.	October 2000
Rolek, B., D. Harrison, C. Loftin, and P. Wood. 2016. Bird communities of coniferous forests in the Acadian region; their habitat associations and responses to forest management. Annual report to the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit. 14pp.	December 2016
Rolek, B. W., D. Harrison, C. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2018. Influence of harvest treatments, vegetation, and edges on abundance of breeding spruce-fir avian species in regenerating forested stands. USGS annual report. West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.	December 2018
Rolek, B. W., D. Harrison, C. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2018. Influence of harvest treatments, vegetation, and edges on abundance of breeding spruce-fir avian species in regenerating forested stands. USGS annual report. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.	December 2018
Owen, S.F., M.A. Menzel, W.M. Ford, J.W. Edwards, B.R. Chapman, K.V. Miller, and P.B. Wood. 2002. Roost tree selection by maternal colonies of northern long-eared myotis in an intensively managed forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-292. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture,Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 6 p. [http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/home/publications/pubonlin.html]	April 2002
Mizel, J. and P.B. Wood. 2011. Songbird response to reforestation of mined land with hardwood trees (abstract). Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation 2(25):11.	March 2011
Millard, M.J., S.A. Welsh, J. Skjeveland, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, M. Hendrix, A. Kahnle, and K. Hattala. 2000. Mortality associated with catch and release of American shad and striped bass in the Hudson River. Final report: 1999 project year. Submitted to NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, New Paltz, NY 12561.	December 2000
M.E. McDermott, M.B. Shumar, and Wood, P.B. 2010. Cerulean Warbler Conservation Initiative 4: Identify and Prioritize Mined Lands for Reforestation. Final Project Report. 41pp.	June 2010
Loman, Z., D. Harrison, C.S. Loftin, P.B. Wood. 2016. Evaluation of representative bird species’ Landscape Capability models developed by the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project in the 13-state, northeastern region of the United States. Annual report of project activity to the USFWS. 7 pp.	December 2016
Johnson, J.B., P.B. Wood, and J.W. Edwards. Jan 2003. Survey of abandoned mine portals for bats at the New River Gorge National River and Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia. Final Project Report to National Park Service, Glen Jean, WV. 95pp.	January 2003
Eyler, S.M., J.E. Skjeveland, M.F. Mangold, and S.A. Welsh. 2000. Distribution of sturgeons in candidate open water dredged material placement sites in the Potomac River (1998-2000). Final Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maryland Fisheries Resource Office, Annapolis, MD, 21 November 2000. 26 pages.	November 2000
Edwards,J.W., W.M.Ford, and P.B. Wood. Jan 2001. Survey of forest bat communities on the Monongahela National Forest and Westvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem Research Forest. Final report to USDA Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest Contract No. 21-0110799. 119pp.	January 2001
Bosworth, S.B. and P.B. Wood. Sept. 2003. Cerulean Warbler relative abundance and frequency of occurrence relative to large-scale edge. Final Project Report to USFWS Quick Response, Hadley, MA. 44pp.	September 2003
Annual tag-encounter and annual exploitation rates of Atlantic striped bass estimated from tag recoveries (1987-2001). Report to the ASMFC Striped Bass Stock Assessment Commitee, and Striped Bass Technical Committee.	August 2002
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. 2009. A Golden Opportunity for Conservation. West Virginia Wildlife Magazine 9(2):2-6.	September 2009

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