Alaska Center for Conservation Science

Fostering research, education, and collaboration on biological conservation and natural resource management in Alaska and the Arctic

Aquatic Publications

CitationLinkProgramYearType
Shaftel, R., D.J. Rinella, E. Kwon, S.C. Brown, H.R. Gates, S. Kendall, et al. 2021. Predictors of invertebrate biomass and rate of advancement of invertebrate phenology across eight sites in the North American Arctic. Polar Biology.Aquatic Ecology2021Peer-reviewed Journal
Jones, L.A., E.R. Schoen, R. Shaftel, C.J. Cunningham, S. Mauger, D. J. Rinella, and A. St. Saviour. 2020. Watershed‐scale climate influences productivity of Chinook salmon populations across southcentral Alaska. Global Change Biology 26(9):4919-4936.Aquatic Ecology2020Peer-reviewed Journal
Kahlert, M., K.M. Rühland, I. Lavoie, F. Keck, E. Saulnier‐Talbot, D. Bogan, et al. 2020. Biodiversity patterns of Arctic diatom assemblages in lakes and streams: current reference conditions and historical context for biomonitoring. Freshwater Biology 00: 1-25. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13490Aquatic Ecology2020Peer-reviewed Journal
Miller, K., R. Shaftel R, and D. Bogan. 2020. Diets and Prey Items of Juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coho Salmon (O. kisutch) on the Yukon Delta. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-410, 54 p.

Aquatic Ecology2020Technical Report
Potapova, M.G., L. Aycock, and D. Bogan. 2020. Discostella lacuskarluki (Manguin ex Kociolek & Reviers) comb. nov.: a common nanoplanktonic diatom of
Arctic and boreal lakes. Diatom Research. DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2020.1727569		Aquatic Ecology2020Peer-reviewed Journal
Shaftel, R., S. Mauger, J. Falke, D. Rinella, J. Davis, and L. Jones. 2020. Thermal diversity of salmon streams in the Matanuska‐Susitna Basin, Alaska. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 1–17. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12839.Aquatic Ecology2020Peer-reviewed Journal
Bogan, D., R. Shaftel, and D. Merrigan. 2019. Juvenile Salmonid Dietary Investigation for Lower Otter Creek on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Prepared for US Army Corps of Engineers. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 25pp. plus appendices.

Aquatic Ecology2019Technical Report
Bogan, D., D. Rinella, R. Shaftel, and D. Merrigan. 2018. Macroinvertebrate and Diatom Communities in Headwater Streams of the Kvichak and Nushagak River Watersheds, Bristol Bay, Alaska. In: Woody, C. (ed). Bristol Bay Alaska Natural Resources of the Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. J.Ross Publishing, Plantation, Florida.Aquatic Ecology2018Book Chapter
Bogan, D., R. Shaftel, and D. Merrigan. 2018. Juvenile Salmonid Dietary Investigation for Three Streams on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Prepared for US Army Corps of Engineers. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 19pp. plus appendices.

Aquatic Ecology2018Technical Report
Rinella, D., R. Shaftel, and D. Athons. 2018. Salmon Resources and Fisheries. In: Woody, C. (ed). Bristol Bay Alaska Natural Resources of the Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. J.Ross Publishing, Plantation, Florida.Aquatic Ecology2018Book Chapter
Shaftel, R., S. Mauger, J. Falke, D. Rinella, J. Davis, and L. Jones. 2018. Characterization of Stream Thermal Regimes in the Matanuska-Susitna Basin, Alaska. Prepared for Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the Matanuska-Susitna Salmon Habitat Partnership. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 33 pp.Aquatic Ecology2018Unpublished Report
Shaftel, R., D. Bogan, D. Merrigan, and L. Jones. 2018. Condition of streams in the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: water quality, physical habitat, and biological communities. Prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 19pp.
Aquatic Ecology2018Technical Report
Shaftel, R., D. Bogan, D. Merrigan, and L. Jones. 2018. Condition of lakes in the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: water quality, physical habitat, and biological communities. Prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 26pp.Aquatic Ecology2018Technical Report
Shaftel, R., M. Carlson, D. Bogan, and L. Jones. 2018. Condition of wetlands in the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: water quality, physical habitat, and biological communities. Prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 35pp.Aquatic Ecology2018Technical Report
Droghini, A., R. Shaftel, and D. Bogan. 2017. The distribution of freshwater mussels (Unionoida: Unionidae) and non-pulmonate snails (Heterostropha: Valvatidae) in Alaska. Prepared for: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. 28pp. plus appendices.

Aquatic Ecology2017Technical Report
Eidam, D.M., F.A. von Hippel, M.L. Carlson, D.R. Lassuy, and J.A. López. 2016. Trophic ecology of introduced populations of Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis) in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 99:557-569.Aquatic Ecology2016Peer-reviewed Journal
Mauger, S., R. Shaftel, J.C. Leppi, and D.J. Rinella. 2016. Summer temperature regimes in southcentral Alaska streams: watershed drivers of variation and potential implications for Pacific salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 74:702-715.Aquatic Ecology2016Peer-reviewed Journal
Sikes, D., D. Bogan, C. Bickford, J. Slowik, and S. Peek. 2016. Non-marine invertebrates of the St. Matthew Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska. Alaska Entomological Society's Newsletter. 9(1):10.Aquatic Ecology2016Newsletter Article
Mauger, S., R. Shaftel, E.J. Trammell, M. Geist, and D. Bogan. 2015. Stream temperature data collection standards for Alaska: minimum standards to generate data useful for regional-scale analyses. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 4:431–438.Aquatic Ecology2015Peer-reviewed Journal
Mauger, S., R. Shaftel, E.J. Trammell, M. Geist, and D. Bogan. 2014. Stream temperature data collection standards and protocol for Alaska: minimum standards to generate data useful for regional-scale analyses. Cook Inletkeeper and Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Homer and Anchorage, Alaska. 53 pp.Aquatic Ecology2014Unpublished Report
Bogan, D. and D. Rinella. 2013. Early Detection of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. 12pp.

Aquatic Ecology2013Technical Report
Rinella, D.J., M.S. Wipfli, C.M. Walker, C.A. Stricker, and R.A. Heintz. 2013. Seasonal persistence of marine‐derived nutrients in south‐central Alaskan salmon streams. Ecosphere. 4:1-18.Aquatic Ecology2013Peer-reviewed Journal
Aicher, R., G. Blair, H. Dean, J. Ebersole, S. Eckman, J. Frithsen, R. Grismala, M. Kravitz, P. North, J. Rice, D. Rinella, K. Schofield, S. Seville, G. Suter, J. Todd, and P. Wigington, Jr. 2012. An assessment of potential mining impacts on salmon ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle.Aquatic Ecology2012Unpublished Report
Leppi, J.C., R.R. Wilson, D.J. Rinella, B. Prucha, and W.M. Loya. 2012. Potential impacts of climate change on freshwater ecosystems in Alaska: Understanding how future hydrology affects coho salmon life stages. Prepared for Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Aquatic Ecology2012Unpublished Report
Rinella, D.J., D.L. Bogan, R.S. Shaftel, and D. Merrigan. 2012. New aquatic insect (Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, and Plecoptera) records for Alaska, U.S.A.: range extensions and a comment on under-sampled habitats. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 88:407-412.Aquatic Ecology2012Peer-reviewed Journal
Rinella, D.J., M.S. Wipfli, C.A. Stricker, R.A. Heintz, and M.J. Rinella. 2012. Pacific salmon runs and consumer fitness: growth and energy storage in stream-dwelling salmonids increases with salmon spawner density. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 69:73–84.Aquatic Ecology2012Peer-reviewed Journal
Lomax, T., Rinella, D., Maracle, B., and Toohey, R. 2012. Alaska Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2009 Yukon River Condition Summary. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water, Water Quality Standards, Assessment and Restoration, Anchorage, AK. 25pp. plus appendices.Aquatic Ecology2012Technical Report
Reeves, M., M. Perdue, G. Blakemore, D. Rinella, and M. Holyoak. 2011. Twice as easy to catch: a toxicant and a predator cue cause additive reductions in larval amphibian activity. Ecosphere. 2:1-20.Aquatic Ecology2011Peer-reviewed Journal
Rinella, D.J., and D. Bogan. 2011. Testing Alaska’s macroinvertebrate- and diatom-based stream condition indices in select urbanized streams. Report prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Anchorage, Alaska.Aquatic Ecology2011Unpublished Report
Rinella, D.J., R. Shaftel, and D. Athons. 2011. Fishery resources of the Bristol Bay region. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska.Aquatic Ecology2011Unpublished Report
Rinella, D.J. 2010. Marine-derived nutrients in riverine ecosystems: developing tools for tracking movement and assessing effects in food webs on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Alaska Fairbanks.Aquatic Ecology2010Thesis/Dissertation
Rinella, D.J., and D. Bogan. 2010. Ecological condition of lakes in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska. Prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Anchorage, Alaska.Aquatic Ecology2010Unpublished Report
Bogan, D., D. Rinella, and K. Duddleston. 2010. Montana Creek Fecal Coliform and Water Quality Assessment. Prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. 18pp. plus appendices.Aquatic Ecology2010Technical Report
Rinella, D.J., M. Booz, D.L. Bogan, K. Boggs, M. Sturdy, and M.J. Rinella. 2009. Large woody debris and salmonid habitat in the Anchor River basin, Alaska, following an extensive spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) outbreak. Northwest Science. 83:57-69.Aquatic Ecology2009Peer-reviewed Journal
Rinella, D.J., and D.L. Bogan. 2008. Significant westward range extension for the Limnephilid cassisfly Phanocelia Canadensis (Trichoptera): first record from Alaska. Entomological News. 119:295–297.Aquatic Ecology2008Peer-reviewed Journal
Rinella, D.J., D.L. Bogan, and D. Dasher. 2008. Ecological condition of wadeable streams in the Tanana River basin, interior Alaska. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Aquatic Ecology2008Unpublished Report
Rinella, D., D. Bogan, and D. Dasher. 2008. Ecological condition of wadeable streams in the Tanana River basin, interior Alaska. 36pp. plus appendices.
Aquatic Ecology2008Technical Report
Rinella, D.J., and D.L. Bogan. 2007. Development of Macroinvertebrate and Diatom Biological Assessment Indices for Cook Inlet Basin Streams – Final Report. Prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Anchorage, Alaska.Aquatic Ecology2007Unpublished Report
Bogan, D. 2007. Little Campbell Creek Macroinvertebrate Analysis. Prepared for The Municipality of Anchorage Project Management and Engineering Division. Aquatic and Riparian Ecology Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. 8pp.Aquatic Ecology2007Technical Report
Willacker, J., D. Rinella, D. Bogan. 2007. Macroinvertebrate Abundance In The Eklutna River, AK. An Estimate Of Food Supply For Rearing Salmonids. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Aquatic Ecology Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska, Anchorage. 16ppAquatic Ecology2007Technical Report
Rinella, D.J., and J.W. Feminella. 2005. Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrates colonizing sand, wood, and artificial substrates in a low-gradient stream. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 20:209–220.Aquatic Ecology2005Peer-reviewed Journal
Rinella, D.J., D.L. Bogan, K. Kishaba, B. Jessup, C. Hill, and S. Moegenburg. 2005. Development of a Macroinvertebrate Biological Assessment Index for Alexander Archipelago Streams – Final Report. Prepared for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Anchorage, Alaska.Aquatic Ecology2005Unpublished Report
Rinella, D. and D. Bogan. 2003. Ecological Impacts Of Three Lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, ATV Stream Fords. Prepared for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air & Water Quality. Environmental and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. 38pp.
Aquatic Ecology2003Technical Report