Laurel A. Smith

A multi-evidence causal investigation of water quality influences on Atlantic menhaden ( Brevoortia tyrannus ) habitat use and abundance in Narragansett Bay, USA

Caroline F. Ianniello, Scott I. Large, James B. Grace, Kimberly J. W. Hyde et autres

Abstract Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) are migratory forage fish that act as key trophic linkages in the Atlantic shelf—connecting the energy from plankton to higher-level consumers. As a highly mobile fish, menhaden must balance the energetic costs of evading predation, foraging, and …

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Fat fish, thin fish: regime shifts in fish condition and environmental drivers

Laurel A. Smith, Robert J. Gamble, Charles F. Adams, Andrew Beet et autres

Fish condition is an indicator of fish health, where fatter fish are generally healthier and produce more viable recruitment. Many factors may contribute to fish condition, including temperature, food availability and quality, competition and even fishing pressure. In this study, relative condition …

Applications of species distribution modeling and future needs to support marine resource management

Melissa A. Karp, Megan A. Cimino, J. Kevin Craig, Daniel P. Crear et autres

Abstract Fisheries science agencies are responsible for informing fisheries management and ocean planning worldwide, often requiring scientific analysis and management actions across multiple spatial scales. For example, catch limits are typically defined annually over regional scales, fishery bycatch rules are defined at …

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Consumption of Northern contingent Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) by various predators

Elisabeth Van Beveren, Brian Smith, Laurel A. Smith, David Pelletier

Atlantic mackerel is a forage fish species preyed upon by various predators, including seabirds, pinnipeds, cetaceans, tuna and groundfish. We assessed the potential order of magnitude of total mackerel consumed by each of these groups, and any change therein. This is a …

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Consommation du contingent nord du maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) par divers prédateurs

Elisabeth Van Beveren, Brian Smith, Laurel A. Smith, David Pelletier

Le maquereau bleu est un poisson fourrage consommé par divers prédateurs, dont les oiseaux de mer, les pinnipèdes, les cétacés, le thon et les poissons de fond. Nous avons évalué l’ordre de grandeur potentiel du nombre total de maquereaux consommés par chacun …

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Multispecies functional responses reveal reduced predation at high prey densities and varied responses among and within trophic groups

Brian E. Smith, Laurel A. Smith

Abstract Understanding predator–prey interactions is critical for marine fisheries and ecosystem management as they shape community structure, regulate prey populations and present energy demands critical for community sustainability. We examined multispecies functional responses of 17 fishes (48 predator‐size combinations) spanning piscivores, planktivores …

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Operationalizing integrated ecosystem assessments within a multidisciplinary team: lessons learned from a worked example

Geret DePiper, Sarah Gaichas, Seán Lucey, Patricia Pinto da Silva et autres

Abstract Between 2014 and 2016, an interdisciplinary team of researchers including physical oceanographers, biologists, economists and anthropologists developed a working example of an Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) for three ecologically distinct regions of the Northwest Atlantic; Georges Bank, the Gulf of Maine …

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Appendix A. Marine mammal abundance estimation summarized from Link et al. 2006.

Laurel A. Smith, Jason S. Link, Steven X. Cadrin, Debra L. Palka

Marine mammal abundance estimation summarized from Link et al. 2006.

Consumption by marine mammals on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf

Laurel A. Smith, Jason S. Link, Steven X. Cadrin, Debra L. Palka

The economic and ecological impacts of fish consumption by marine mammals, the associated interactions with commercial fish stocks, and the forage demands of these marine mammal populations are largely unknown. Consumption estimates are often either data deficient or not fully evaluated in …

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Control of Dermacentor variabilis. 3. An Analytical Study of the Effect of Low Volume Spray Frequency on Insecticide-Stressed and Nonstressed Populations

Dennis J. White, Jorge L. Benach, Laurel A. Smith, Soo P Ouyang

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