U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Recent papers from U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

1. Primary and secondary invasion pathways: why the distinction mattersBiological Invasions · 2026
2. Wading birds on a dynamic wetland landscape: a synthesis of individual-based modeling methodologyZooKeys · 2026
3. Forecasting Marsh Resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating Uncertainty to Inform Coastal ManagementEstuaries and Coasts · 2026
4. Incorporating Wetland Drowning Thresholds to Assess the Spatiotemporal Variability in Potential Wetland Migration and Submergence From Sea-Level RiseEstuaries and Coasts · 2026
5. The International eDNA Standardization Task Force (iESTF): toward development of inclusive international standards for eDNA biodiversity monitoringMetabarcoding and Metagenomics · 2026
6. Rapid intensification of Karenia brevis red tides after hurricane Milton revealed by PACE-OCI hyperspectral unmixingScientific Reports · 2026
7. Sediment dredging influences the seasonal biomass and community composition of microphytobenthos on a sandy shoalEstuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · 2026
8. Successes and opportunities for solutions‐oriented conservation research: Lessons learned from avian scienceConservation Science and Practice · 2026
9. Changing phosphorus dynamics across subtropical river networks in an urban watershed: insights from a 25-year record under a changing climateJournal of Hydrology · 2026
10. Tracing Mercury from Land to River: Global Sources, Retention, and Implications for SustainabilityEnvironmental Science & Technology · 2026
11. Co-Producing Coastal Bird Research on the Gulf Coast through Structured Decision Making (SDM) and Constructed Value of Information (CVoI)Estuaries and Coasts · 2026
12. Accounting for temporal variation and correlation in environmental DNA sampling can improve ecological inferencesEcological Applications · 2026
13. Plant diversity shifts with drying and wetting cycles following removal of poplar plantations in Dongting Lake, ChinaHydroResearch · 2026
14. Understanding co-invading species’ ecological strategies and interactions with causal inference and simple dynamic models: Bighead (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and Silver carp (H. molitrix) in the Illinois River, USAHydrobiologia · 2026
15. Case report: observations on expulsions from 20 years of radiotransmitter implantation in adult Burmese pythonsAnimal Biotelemetry · 2026
16. Population structure and genetic stock identification in southeastern United States loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using genome-wide SNPsConservation Genetics · 2026
17. Two-stage approach to automatic detection with machine learning for improved surveillance of the invasive Cuban treefrogEcological Informatics · 2026
18. Hyperspectral retrieval of phytoplankton absorption and community composition from NASA’s PACE-OCI in estuarine–coastal waters using a hybrid framework combining mixture-of-experts and Variational AutoencoderRemote Sensing of Environment · 2026
19. Modification of Rod Surface Elevation Tables for Monitoring Extreme Elevation Shifts in WetlandsEcosystem Health and Sustainability · 2026
20. Testicular Neoplasms and Other Abnormalities in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio from the Lower Colorado River, United StatesAnimals · 2025