ProfColinBean
@profcolinbean.bsky.social
Freshwater fish biologist - big on rare species, their ecology and conservation. Also known to dabble in non-native species issues. Personal account and all views are entirely my own. Leantóir Celtic FC 🍀
Environmental factors affect the condition of critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels by disrupting terrestrial–aquatic resource connectivity. Conservation Science and Practice, e70241. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
Environmental factors affect the condition of critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels by disrupting terrestrial–aquatic resource connectivity
This regional-scale field study shows that critically threatened freshwater pearl mussels rely substantially on terrestrial organic matter, indicating strong connectivity between terrestrial and aqua...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Environmental factors affect the condition of critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels by disrupting terrestrial–aquatic resource connectivity. Conservation Science and Practice, e70241. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
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Congratulations to Dr. John P. Smol on receiving the 2026 Mohn Prize! He's recognized for his leadership in #ArcticResearch and is also Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Reviews. A well-deserved honour: https://ow.ly/pQHQ50Y0gWA 🌍🎉 #MohnPrize Queen's University Research 📸 Sylvie Li / Shoot Studio
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Congratulations to Dr. John P. Smol on receiving the 2026 Mohn Prize! He's recognized for his leadership in #ArcticResearch and is also Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Reviews. A well-deserved honour: https://ow.ly/pQHQ50Y0gWA 🌍🎉 #MohnPrize Queen's University Research 📸 Sylvie Li / Shoot Studio
From Menace to Market: The Economic Transformation of Invasive Species. Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences, 8. doi.org/10.25929/1ab...
From Menace to Market: The Economic Transformation of Invasive Species
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January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
From Menace to Market: The Economic Transformation of Invasive Species. Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences, 8. doi.org/10.25929/1ab...
Unraveling Multipredator Impacts in Salmon-Bearing Rivers Using Quantitative DNA Metabarcoding.” Ecological Applications 35(8): e70158. doi.org/10.1002/eap....
Unraveling multipredator impacts in salmon‐bearing rivers using quantitative DNA metabarcoding
Ecological impacts of invasive species are mounting as their numbers and geographic extent continue to increase. Across extensive parts of their range, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) smolts face ...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Unraveling Multipredator Impacts in Salmon-Bearing Rivers Using Quantitative DNA Metabarcoding.” Ecological Applications 35(8): e70158. doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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PhD position in fish ecology at the university of Gothenburg @naturvetenskap.bsky.social with fieldwork at Kristineberg marine station @kristinebergcenter.bsky.social
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January 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
PhD position in fish ecology at the university of Gothenburg @naturvetenskap.bsky.social with fieldwork at Kristineberg marine station @kristinebergcenter.bsky.social
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First evidence of genetically distinct winter- and spring-spawning components of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 83: 1-7. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
First evidence of genetically distinct winter- and spring-spawning components of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 83: 1-7. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
From policy to practice: declines in monitoring and Pacific salmon conservation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 83: 1-11. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
From policy to practice: declines in monitoring and Pacific salmon conservation in Canada
Canada's Wild Salmon Policy (WSP) offers a framework for conserving the genetic and geographic diversity of wild Pacific salmon. A cornerstone of the Policy is the annual assessment of endangered stat...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
From policy to practice: declines in monitoring and Pacific salmon conservation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 83: 1-11. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
Divergent and convergent histories of fishery stock assessment methods in the ICES community and beyond, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2026, fsaf240, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Divergent and convergent histories of fishery stock assessment methods in the ICES community and beyond
Abstract. Stock assessment methods vary among regions, reflecting local conditions, fishery management systems, available data, and historical developments
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January 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Divergent and convergent histories of fishery stock assessment methods in the ICES community and beyond, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2026, fsaf240, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
An individual based modelling approach to simulating Atlantic salmon post smolt migration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2026, fsaf239, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
An individual based modelling approach to simulating Atlantic salmon post smolt migration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2026, fsaf239, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Automatic fish scale analysis: age determination, annuli and circuli detection, length and weight back-calculation of coregonid scales.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Automatic fish scale analysis: age determination, annuli and circuli detection, length and weight back-calculation of coregonid scales.
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Trophic Relationships of Coregonid and Percid Fishes Evaluated by the Stomach Content and Stable Isotopes in Subarctic Lake Imandra. doi.org/10.3390/fish...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Trophic Relationships of Coregonid and Percid Fishes Evaluated by the Stomach Content and Stable Isotopes in Subarctic Lake Imandra. doi.org/10.3390/fish...
Increased Survival of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) After Retrofitting a Hydropower Plant Intake. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 35, no. 2: e70039. doi.org/10.1111/eff.....
Increased Survival of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) After Retrofitting a Hydropower Plant Intake
The critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) faces major threats from hydropower turbines during downstream migration, which is a critical phase in the species' life history. To mitigat...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Increased Survival of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) After Retrofitting a Hydropower Plant Intake. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 35, no. 2: e70039. doi.org/10.1111/eff.....
Transcriptomic responses to thermal and angling stress in wild brook trout from a southern Ontario stream, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf084, doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Transcriptomic responses to thermal and angling stress in wild brook trout from a southern Ontario stream
Abstract. Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are threatened by emergent and intensifying anthropogenic stressors that have uncertain cumulative effects. E
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January 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Transcriptomic responses to thermal and angling stress in wild brook trout from a southern Ontario stream, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf084, doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Barriers Broken: Genetic swamping in restored Brook Trout populations. PLoS One 20(12): e0327926. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0327926
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Barriers Broken: Genetic swamping in restored Brook Trout populations. PLoS One 20(12): e0327926. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0327926
Genetic structure, species boundaries, and evidence of hybridization in Turkish brown trout populations. Hydrobiologia (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s107...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Genetic structure, species boundaries, and evidence of hybridization in Turkish brown trout populations. Hydrobiologia (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s107...
Ecosystem Engineering by Mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) Influences the Behaviour of Their Host Fish Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Under Various Flows. Freshwater Biology 71, no. 1: e70169. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.....
Ecosystem Engineering by Mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) Influences the Behaviour of Their Host Fish Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Under Various Flows
Ecosystem engineers modify habitats in many ways with consequences for other species. Aggregations of autogenic ecosystem engineers in lotic systems, such as unionid mussels, can increase habitat ...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Ecosystem Engineering by Mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) Influences the Behaviour of Their Host Fish Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Under Various Flows. Freshwater Biology 71, no. 1: e70169. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.....
Differential impacts of human land use on native and non-native fish in mountain watersheds. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
Differential impacts of human land use on native and non-native fish in mountain watersheds
Human activities increasingly affect cold-water specialists in mountain ecosystems, both through direct alteration of freshwater habitat and through indirect effects mediated by terrestrial ecosystem ...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Differential impacts of human land use on native and non-native fish in mountain watersheds. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
Flow-dependent microhabitat use by brown trout: insights from PIT telemetry. Hydrobiologia (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s107...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Flow-dependent microhabitat use by brown trout: insights from PIT telemetry. Hydrobiologia (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s107...
Does opercular shortening influence seaward migration success of stocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts? doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Does opercular shortening influence seaward migration success of stocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts? doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
The state of evidence on salmon farming: an umbrella review share.google/y8eluv75eRg2...
The state of evidence on salmon farming: an umbrella review
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January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The state of evidence on salmon farming: an umbrella review share.google/y8eluv75eRg2...
Selection against dispersers: Sex, age and origin-dependent fitness differences in wild Atlantic salmon. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Selection against dispersers: Sex, age and origin-dependent fitness differences in wild Atlantic salmon
Local adaptation is often portrayed as uniform fitness disadvantages of immigrants relative to residents. Yet dispersal costs vary with origin, sex, and life-history traits, shaping the balance betwee...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Selection against dispersers: Sex, age and origin-dependent fitness differences in wild Atlantic salmon. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Parasites perform poorly at high host densities: an experimental test in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Parasites perform poorly at high host densities: an experimental test in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Abstract. The link between host density and parasite population size is well-established. However, while high host density facilitates parasite transmissio
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January 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Parasites perform poorly at high host densities: an experimental test in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
How May the Increase in Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbusha) Cause the Populations of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) to Decline? doi.org/10.3390/fish...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
How May the Increase in Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbusha) Cause the Populations of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) to Decline? doi.org/10.3390/fish...
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A blog by Aliénor Stahl, Marc Pépino, Andrea Bertolo and Pierre Magnan tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “behavioural tactics across thermal gradients align with partial morphological divergence in brook charr".
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January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A blog by Aliénor Stahl, Marc Pépino, Andrea Bertolo and Pierre Magnan tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “behavioural tactics across thermal gradients align with partial morphological divergence in brook charr".
Read it in French: buff.ly/UXoyRwz
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Read it in French: buff.ly/UXoyRwz
Read it in English: buff.ly/IZ9Iajp
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Defining Conservation Units in a Highly Diverse Species: A Case on Arctic Charr
Defining appropriate conservation units is crucial to the protection and management of biodiversity. These delineations deliver further benefit when they include assessments of population vulnerabili...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
And here's the link to the study:
doi.org/10.1111/eva.70190
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doi.org/10.1111/eva.70190
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