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Maine Research Activities

Maine Warden Service divers and Coop Unit conduct mussel survey on the Sebasticook River, Maine.

Over the past seven decades the Maine Unit has worked on a variety of issues of importance to Maine and the region. Studies have examined the ecology and management of migratory game birds, biology and conservation of Atlantic salmon and other fishes, effects of forestry practices on forest carnivores, wetland and aquatic species conservation, and land conservation planning. Results of the Unit's research are regularly reported in an annually published unit report (see the Documents page for digital copies of past reports), seminars, workshops, and informal meetings, as well as in technical and scientific publications.

Maine Active Projects

Maine Completed Projects

Maine Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Danielson, T.J., C.S. Loftin, L. Tsomides, J.L. DiFranco, B. Connors, D.L. Courtemanch, F. Drummond, and S.P. Davies. 2012. An algal model for predicting attainment of tiered biological criteria of Maine’s streams and rivers. Freshwater Science 31:318-340.
  • McCullough, I.M., C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader. 2012. Combining lake and watershed characteristics with Landsat TM data for remote estimation of regional lake clarity. Remote Sensing of Environment 123:109-115.
  • Gardner, C. Coghlan, S., Zydlewski, J. (2012) Distribution and Abundance of Anadromous Sea Lamprey Spawners in a Fragmented Stream: Current Status and
    Potential Range Expansion Following Barrier Removal. Northeastern Naturalist 19(X):00-00.
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Maine Technical Publications

  • Krohn, W., and C.S. Loftin, eds. 2010. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Department of Wildlife Ecology 2008 Annual report to Cooperators, 43 pp.
  • Krohn, W. B., and C. S. Loftin (compilers and editors). 2009. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Department of Wildlife Ecology. 2008 Report to Cooperators. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Maine, Orono. 43 pp.
  • Schilling, E.G., C.S. Loftin, and A.D. Huryn. 2008. Effects of fish introductions on the geographic distribution and native invertebrate fauna of naturally fishless lakes in Maine. A Technical Summary Submitted to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Maine Theses and Dissertations

  • Parsons, M. 2011. Developing methods to monitor seabird response to disturbance on a coastal Maine island.
  • Gorsky, D. 2011. Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) habitat utilization, early life history, and interactions with rainbow smelt(Osmerus mordax) in northern Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation. | Download | 
  • Kayzak, D. 2011. Growth and movement of brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis) in coastal Maine. M.S. Thesis, University of Maine. | Download | 
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Current Staff

Federal Staff: 2

Masters Students: 5

Phd Students: 3

Post Docs: 0

University Staff: 10

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 21

Scientific Publications: 33

Presentations: 178

 

Links

  1. Graduate Student Opportunities

Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Cooperators

  1. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  3. U.S. Geological Survey
  4. University of Maine
  5. Wildlife Management Institute