Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

• A CONCEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: AN APPLICATION TO UNICORNS

  Published on April 11, 2016
  Natural resource management is a dynamic, goal-oriented process that functions within a management environment and is guided by a team that represents many disciplines. The management environment is a combination of cultural, economic, political, and e

• Inheritance of microsatellite loci in the polyploid lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

  Published on April 11, 2016
  Inheritance in the expression of amplicons for four microsatellite primer pairs was determined using 10 families created from gametes of wild lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

• Genetic Relationships among Smelt, Genus Osmerus

  Published on April 11, 2016
  The genus Os­merus is represented by anadromous and land­ locked forms in the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans and their drainages.

• The MSU Fenske Fellowship: fresh perspectives on fish, management, and law

  Published on April 7, 2016
  Professionals from diverse backgrounds must collaborate for the management of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems to be effective. These professionals include researchers, managers, and policymakers.

• ENERGY -- Energy sustainability under the framework of telecoupling

  Published on April 5, 2016
  Telecouplings widely exist in energy systems with various forms and link energy sustainability of different countries closely, so we proposed some methods for energy sustainability analysis under the framework of telecoupling.

• Interspecies Comparisons of Blood Thiamine in Salmonids from the Finger Lakes, and Effect of Maternal Size on Blood and Egg Thiamine in Atlantic Salmon with and without Cayuga Syndrome

  Published on March 28, 2016
  A lethal thiamine deficiency afflicting larval land locked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in several of New York's Finger Lakes has been linked lo a maternal diet of the exotic, thiaminase-rich alewife Alosa pseudoharengus

• Population Genetic Structure of Dolly Varden from Beaufort Sea Drainages of Northern Alaska and Canada

  Published on March 28, 2016
  Anadromous northern Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma support a summer subsistence fishery in Beaufort Sea coastal water

• Effects of conservation policy on China's forest recovery

  Published on March 18, 2016
  Forest loss is one of the most pervasive land surface transformations on Earth, with drastic effects on global climate, ecosystems, and human well-being

• Telemetry research on elusive wildlife: a synthesis of studies on giant pandas

  Published on March 15, 2016
  Taking a look at "Integrative Zoology".

• Being green will be easy for AFS 2012

  Published on March 13, 2016
  RiverCentre and the Crowne Plaza Hotel both support green initiatives.

• Twin Cities meeting update: Where to stay and how to get around

  Published on March 13, 2016
  Accommodations for the 142nd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting on August 19-23, 2012 are in downtown Saint Paul. The Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel is located at the heart of the twin cities, perched upon a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.

• Annual Meeting tours and eats

  Published on March 13, 2016
  Take a tour of Historical Mississippi River Sites, or St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. Bike along the Mississippi River with a Park Ranger, and dine out!

• Where waters meet, people greet, and networks are born

  Published on March 13, 2016
  Conference attendees will have the opportunity to network with fisheries professionals and students, stay current on the latest in fisheries science, and enjoy the sights and scenes of the Twin Cities.

• Continuing education program: American Fisheries Society 142nd Annual Meeting

  Published on March 13, 2016
  The Continuing Education Committee has a diverse set of courses which include a variety of topics, ranging from standardization in electrofishing, leading effective technical meetings, digital photography, and statistical concepts for fisheries scientists.

• The 2014-2015 Fenske Fellowship: furthering the future of fisheries management

  Published on March 10, 2016
  What does the future have in store for the Great Lakes Basin, and are we ready for it? This is a critical question to consider, especially in regard to emerging issues and potential threats

• What is the Fenske Fellowship?

  Published on March 10, 2016
  Jan Fenske was the first female fisheries biologist of the Fisheries Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources

• The intern-mentor experience: a ten week sample of the real world

  Published on March 10, 2016
  The internship experience, a temporary work period lasting three to six months, holds many meanings for undergraduate students

• Emerging leaders empowered to make change

  Published on March 10, 2016
  “Promote positive change, economic vitality, resource conservation, and enhance the quality of life in Michigan by encouraging leadership for the common good.”

• Developing decision-support tools to enhance aquatic connectivity in the Great Lakes Basin: results of a workshop sponsored by the Great Lakes Fishery Trust

  Published on March 10, 2016
  Interest in reconnecting riverine habitat through barrier removal and other fish passage projects continues to increase, and funding sources are becoming more readily available in Michigan and other Great Lakes states

• Utilization of a spatial-decision support tool for the restoration of Chinook salmon in the Columbia River

  Published on March 10, 2016
  Managers, policy-makers, and practitioners often utilize spatially-explicit decision-support tools for assistance and guidance in managing highly dynamic and spatially diverse environmental systems