Colin Bean
@ProfColinBean
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Conservation biologist who, like a dead fish, just goes with the flow. All views expressed are my own and RTs ≠ endorsements. Leantóir CelticFC 🍀
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined December 2011
Call for papers: Journal of Fish Biology Special Edition. Non-Native Salmonids: Ecology, Evolution and Socio-Ecology. Submission deadline: Saturday, 31 January 2026.
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Transcriptional profiling provides insights on sublethal thermal stress thresholds in juvenile bull trout. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN
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Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) inhabit mainly cold-water streams in their Western North American range. Multiple anthropogenic stressors, including climate change, have caused population...
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New insights into the collapse of Upper Lake Constance whitefish (Coregonus wartmanni) and the impact of commercial fisheries management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN
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The whitefish Coregonus wartmanni is the key fishery resource in Upper Lake Constance (ULC), one of Central Europe's largest lakes. A significant stock decline resulted in the closure of the commer...
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Spring climate warming is associated with earlier spawn timing of an adfluvial trout population. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN
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Phenological shifts are being observed in salmonid fish in response to climate change. Between 1961 and 2021, daily spawner counts have taken place during the spawning season and climate and hydrol...
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Sources of uncertainty in DNA metabarcoding of whole communities: Implications for its use in biomonitoring. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1–16.
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Advancements have been made in the use of DNA-based methods for the detection of single species. However, the routine application of DNA-based methods to monitor whole communities using a metabarc...
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Evidence That Wild Salmonids Seek Cool Water Refuges to Reduce Parasite Virulence: The Proliferative Kidney Disease Case. Freshwater Biology 70, no. 7: e70069.
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Conservation of cold-stenothermic freshwater fish populations relies on local management to mitigate effects of climate change. With limited opportunity to migrate, freshwater fish are increasingl...
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Variation in relationships of δ13C and δ15N between lethal and nonlethal samples in fishes, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2025;, vqaf040,
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ABSTRACTObjective. We summarized variation in muscle–fin isotope relationships in studies of freshwater fishes and evaluated whether season and body condit
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Using cumulative degree-days to refine sampling periods for early life stages of Lake Whitefish, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2025;, vqaf042,
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ABSTRACTObjective. Evaluating recruitment bottlenecks for Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis in the Great Lakes and inland lakes requires effective samp
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Defining hybridization thresholds for native species conservation in the genomic era, Fisheries, 2025;, vuaf023,
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ABSTRACT. Human-induced hybridization among genetically distinct groups of fish is a widespread and complex problem in fisheries management. A particularly
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On the importance and practical conservation of nongame fishes, Fisheries, 2025;, vuaf040,
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ABSTRACT. Fisheries management has historically focused conservation efforts on game or sport species. However, most species are nongame—those not traditio
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Lessons learned from the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program, Fisheries, 2025;, vuaf052,
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ABSTRACT. The Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program (1967–2012) sought to restore a self-sustained run of anadromous Atlantic Salmon Salmo
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Adult movements and spatial distribution differ between hatchery- and natural-origin Lake Trout, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2025;, vnaf030,
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ABSTRACTObjective. Hatchery rearing can inadvertently alter fish behaviors and reduce the fitness of hatchery-origin fish, sometimes by impacting reproduct
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Marine primary productivity and life-history trait variation in anadromous Nunavik Arctic charr. Environ Biol Fish (2025).
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Environmental Biology of Fishes - The occurrence of anadromy in fish is partly influenced by how marine and freshwater primary productivities covary locally. Once at sea, anadromous fish may be...
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Cold-Water Thermal Refuge Enhancement and Creation for Salmonids: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned. River Research and Applications 1–28.
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As rivers continue to warm due to climate change, there is an urgent need for coordinated approaches to enhance the thermal resiliency of riverscapes. Cold-water refuges (CWRs) serve as critical...
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Poor Upstream Passage for Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) at a Trap-and-Transport Fishway in the Wolastoq/Saint John River, New Brunswick. River Research and Applications 1–11.
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Declines of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Wolastoq/Saint John River have largely coincided with hydropower development, and there is an urgent need to understand the status of bidirectional...
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The Influence of Equipment Bias on Reported Temperature Trends: Implications for River Temperature Monitoring Networks.” River Research and Applications 1–12.
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River temperature is an important control on ecosystem health. Concerns around climate change impacts and availability of lower cost sensors have led to an increase in temperature monitoring of...
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Downstream Migration of Atlantic Salmon Smolts Through Fishpass Designed for Upstream Migration of Adult Spawners.” River Research and Applications 1–7.
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Efficient fish migration is vital for anadromous species navigating between freshwater spawning/rearing habitats and oceanic feeding grounds. Mitigation measures past artificial barriers that secure...
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River–sea thermal differential experienced by salmon post-smolts is not a proximal driver of marine survival. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–9.
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Wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations from many North Atlantic rivers have declined over recent decades. As these declines are thought to be driven largely by changes in the marine phase of...
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Assessing resource use as a predictor for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt body size. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–11.
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Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) have experienced significant population declines in eastern Canada for the past 30 years, primarily attributed to at-sea mortality. To identify factors contributing to...
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Tracking of Goosanders Mergus merganser in Scotland. Bird Study, 1–12.
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The Goosander, a piscivorous species of duck, can be tracked using GPS tags, with initial results showing that ranging behaviour in spring differed between two river catchments in central and south...
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