Publications by Dr. Mark Poesch and his Lab

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Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles

Explore our recent published research in freshwater ecology, fish conservation, invasive species, and ecosystem management. Lab personnel are shown with *.

Tayebi, A.T., Schmid J., Simmons S., Poesch, M. S., Lewis M. and P. Ramazi. (2026) Comparing literature-guided, LLM-assisted, and data-driven models for predicting angler pressure. PlosOne 21(10): e0357450.
Lait L.*, Watkinson D., Gharamah A. A., Hanington P.C. and M.S. Poesch. (2026) Population structure of Plains Sucker Pantosteus jordani (Evermann 1893) in Canada. PLOS One 21(8): e0355547.
Veillard, M.*, Watkinson, D. and M. S. Poesch. (2026). Biotic and abiotic factors and their interaction influence the seasonal movement patterns of a dispersal limited benthic species. Environmental Biology of Fishes 109:86.
Pallard J.*, Jardine, T. and M. S. Poesch. (2026) Resource use by threaten Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the presence of two non-native salmonids. Journal of Fish Biology 1-13.
Van Mierlo V.A.*, Green S.J., Emmerton C.A., Nasr M., Stuparyk, B.R., Vinebrooke, R.D., Buendia C., Wyatt F. and M. S. Poesch. (2026) Assessing changes in food web dynamics in freshwater ecosystems after the invasion of Northern Crayfish (F. virilis). Aquatic Invasions 21(1): 13-34..
Schmid J., Simmons S., Lewis M., Poesch, M. S. and P. Ramazi. (2026) Website visits can predict angler presence using machine learning. FACETS 11:1-10.
Tierney K. B., Smith J.*, Veillard M.*, Steffler M. V. and M. S. Poesch. (2025). Subpopulations of an imperilled freshwater fish shows behavioral adaptation that informs survival in the Anthropocene. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 82:1-10.
Pallard J.* and M. S. Poesch. (2025) Factors affecting Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) abundance and potential displacement by non-native Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in headwater streams. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 35(9): e70227.
Edgar M.*, Kimmel, N. and M. S. Poesch. (2025) Community trophic structure within reservoirs change in the presence of invasive Chinese Mystery Snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) and Northern Crayfish (Faxonius virilis). Aquatic Science 87: 99.
Hambrook J., Kimmel N., Robinson R., Foster D., Poesch M.S. and P. Hanington. (2025) Development, validation and implementation of eDNA-focused qPCR assays to detect and distinguish between Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio). Environmental DNA 7(2): e70092.
Tayebi A. T., Schmid J., Simmons S., Poesch M. S., Ramazi P. and M. Lewis. (2025) Website views as a proxy for angler pressure and effort: Insight from Bayesian networks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Schmid J., Simmons S., Poesch M. S., Ramazi P. and M. Lewis. (2025) Analyzing fisher effort – Gender differences and the impact of Covid-19. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Theis, S.*, Shirton, J.*, Barbeau, M.*, Ruppert, J. W. L.* and M.S. Poesch (2025) Growth and diet of Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in Boreal lakes: Implications for Ecosystem Management. Hydrobiologia 4(1): 1.
Veilleux, H., McPherson, M.*, Cott, P., Poesch, M., S., Glover, C., and G. Goss. (2025) Environmental DNA as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Arctic Science 11: 1-12.
Theis, S.*, Cartwright, L., Chreston, A., Coey, B., Graham, B., Little, D., Poesch, M. S., Portiss, R., Scott, R., Wallace, A., and J. L. W. Ruppert. (2025) Balancing sampling effort against costs for nearshore fish communities in Toronto waterfront, Lake Ontario. Fisheries Management and Ecology: 31(1): e12733.
Theis S.*, Chin, A. T.M., Wallace, A., Cartwright L., Fortin M.J., Poesch, M.S. and Ruppert, J.L.W. (2025) Complexity and spatial structuring of fish communities across urbanized watersheds and waterfronts. Urban Ecosystems 28: 1–18.
Miller, M., Stevens, C. and M. S. Poesch. (2025). Effectiveness of spawning substrate enhancement for adfluvial fish in a regulated sub-Arctic river. River Research and Applications 41(2): 412-425.
Pandit, S.*, Poesch, M. S., Kolasa, J., Pandit, L. K., Ruppert, J. L. W., and E. Enders (2024). Long-term evaluation of the impact of urbanization on native and non-native fish assemblages. Aquatic Invasions: 19(3): 345-360.

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