2024
Population structure and vital rates of Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus in a large floodplain river. S.A. Molinaro, S.M. King, L.E. Solomon, K.A. Maxson, and J.A. Stein. Environmental Biology of Fishes 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01583-6
2023
Background selection complexity influences Maxent predictive performance in freshwater systems. T. E. Schartel and Y. Cao. Ecological Modeling 488, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110592.
Disentangling Effects of Natural Factors and Human Disturbances on Aquatic Systems – Needs and Approaches. Wang, L., Y. Cao, and D.M. Infante. Water 15(7): 1387, https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071387
Agricultural conservation may not help Midwestern US freshwater biodiversity in a changing climate. Dai, Q-H, Y. Cao, M.L. Chu, E.R. Larson, and C.D. Suski. Journal of the Total Environment 872, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723007593?via%3Dihub
How to statistically disentangle the effects of environmental factors and human disturbances: a review.Cao, Y. and L. Wang. Water 15:734, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/4/734
Effects of nutrient reduction and habitat heterogeneity on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a large shallow eutrophic lake. Mao, Z-G, Y. Cao, X-H Gu, Y-J Cai, H-H Chen, Q-F Zeng, E. Jeppesen. Journal of the Total Environment, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723001535?dgcid=coauthor
2022
Response of zooplankton to nutrient reduction and enhanced fish predation in a shallow eutrophic lake. Z Mao, Y Cao, X Gu, Q Zeng, H Chen, E Jeppesen. Ecological Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2750
Effects of non-native species on phylogenetic dispersion of freshwater fish communities in North America. H Qian, C Chu, D Li, Y Cao, B Sandel, MU Mohamed Anas, NE Mandrak. Diversity and Distribution, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.13647
Causes of aquatic ecosystem degradation related to tourism and the feasibility of restoration for karst nature reserves. W Pang, YD Pan, QM You, Y Cao, LZ Wang, GP Deng, QX Wang. Aquatic Ecology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10452-022-09983-5
Thermal tolerance of fish to heatwaves in agricultural streams: What does not kill you makes you stronger?. D Qihong, Lauren E. Hostert, Justin Rondon, Yong Cao, Cory Suski. Freshwater Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13976
Species richness of mussel assemblages and trait guilds in relation to environment and fish diversity in streams of Illinois, the USA. Yong Cao, Leon Hinz, Chris Taylor, Brain Metzke, Kevin Cummings. Hydrobiologia 849, pages 2193–2208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-04859-z
2021
Modelling and predicting freshwater mussel distributions in the Midwestern USA. Tyler Schartel, Yong Cao, Bridget Henning, Mei-ling Feng, Leon Hinz. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3720
Taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of freshwater fish assemblages in relation to geographic and climatic determinants in North America. H Qian, Y Cao, C Chu, D Li, B Sandel, X Wang, Y Jin. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30, 1965-1977. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13358
Pelagic energy flow supports the food web of a shallow lake following a dramatic regime shift driven by water level changes. ZG Mao, XH Gu, Y Cao, JH Luo, QF Zeng, HH Chen, E Jeppesen. Science of the Total Environment 756, 143642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143642
2020
Quantifying Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) invasion in northern California vineyards to inform management strategy. T.E. Schartel, M.L. Cooper, A. May, and M.P. Daugherty. Environmental Entomology, 50: 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa141
How does fish functional diversity respond to environmental changes in two large shallow lakes?. Z Mao, X Gu, Y Cao, J Luo, Q Zeng, H Chen, E Jeppesen. Science of the Total Environment 753, 142158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142158
Geographic patterns and environmental drivers of phylogenetic relatedness and diversity for freshwater fishes in North America. H Qian, Y Cao, D Li, C Chu, B Sandel, X Wang. Ecography 43, 1814-1824. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05280
Understanding Human and Nature Interaction Outcomes for Sustaining Tourist Destinations: An Example of Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, China. GP Deng, LZ Wang, Y Tang, YD Pan, Y Cao, ZF Zu, BX Wang, QX Wang, … Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 23 (3), 373–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/14634988.2020.1776498
The role of top-down and bottom-up control for phytoplankton in a subtropical shallow eutrophic lake: evidence based on long-term monitoring and modelling. Z Mao, X Gu, Y Cao, M Zhang, Q Zeng, H Chen, R Shen, E Jeppesen. Ecosystems 23, 1449–1463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00480-0
Relationships among side‐scan sonar classified substrates and fish‐catch rates at multiple spatial scales. Jerrod Parker, Steve Pescitelli, John Epifanio, Yong Cao. River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3663
Assessing population viability and habitat preference of River Redhorse and Eastern Sand Darter in Illinois running waters. Sara Ashcraft, Yong Cao, and Leon Hinz Jr. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Annual Interim Report T-110-R-1.
2019
Weighting effective number of species measures by abundance weakens detection of diversity responses. Y Cao, CP Hawkins. Journal of Applied Ecology 56, 1200-1209. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13345
Relative importance of Conservation Reserve Programs to aquatic insect biodiversity in an agricultural watershed in the Midwest, USA. Eric South, Ed DeWalt, Yong Cao. Hydrobiologia 829, 323-340. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3842-2
Sampling central channel provided additional information on fish assemblages in a large boatable river in Midwest USA. Yong Cao, Jerrod Parker, Tim Edison, John Epifanio. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, DOI: https: 10.3996/042019-JFWM-028. https://doi.org/10.3996/042019-JFWM-028
Reconstructing the European Grapevine Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), invasion in California: insights from a successful eradication. T.E. Schartel, B.R. Bayles, M.L. Cooper, G. Simmons, S.M. Thomas, L.G. Varela, and M.P. Daugherty. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/say056
Assessing population viability and habitat preference of River Redhorse and Eastern Sand Darter in Illinois running waters. Sara Ashcraft, Yong Cao, and Leon Hinz Jr. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Annual Interim Report T-110-R-1.
2018
Detecting early signs of environmental degradation in protected areas: an example of Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, China. LZ Wang, YD Pan, Y Cao, B Li, WTP Q.X. Wang, B.X. Wang, J Zhang, … Ecological Indicators 91, 287-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.080
Bias in estimates of the classic and incidence-based Jaccard similarity indices: insights from assemblage simulation. Y Cao. Community Ecology 19, 311-318. https://doi.org/10.1556/168.2018.19.3.12
Sex, size, and prey caloric value affect diet specialization and consumption of an invasive prey by a native predator. Lauren E. Hostert, Lauren M. Pintor, James Byers. Current Zoology 65(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy076
Length-weight relationships for small Midwestern US fishes. Jerrod Parker, Mark W. Fritts, Jason A. DeBoer. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13721
Large River Fish Functional Diversity Responses to Improved Water Quality over a 28 Year Period. Jerrod Parker, Yong Cao, Greg G. Sass, John Epifanio. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.01.035
Xylella fastidiosa: Insights into an emerging plant pathogen. A. Sicard, A.R. Zeilinger, M. Vanhove, T.E. Schartel, D.J. Beal, M.P. Daugherty, and R.P.P. Almeida. Annual Review of Phytopathology 56:181-202. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-045849
Lessons from butterflies of the Black Belt Prairie: the Southern Dogface as an indicator of prairie remnants. Fenner, J., T.E. Schartel, and B. Counterman. Transactions American Entomological Society 144:293-306. https://doi.org/10.3157/061.144.0202
Biotic constraints on Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) host use in the southern US and their implications for future spread. T.E. Schartel and C.P. Brooks. Food Webs 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00083
2017
Reconstructing the natural distribution of individual unionid mussel species and species diversity in wadeable streams of Illinois, USA, with reference to stream bioassessment. Y Cao, K Cummings, L Hinz, SA Douglass, AP Stodola, AM Holtrop. Freshwater Science 36, 669–682. https://doi.org/10.1086/692819
Effects of in situ phosphorus enrichment on the benthos in a subalpine karst stream and implications for bioassessment in nature reserves. Y Pan, G Deng, L Wang, Y Cao, W Pang, Q Wang, B Li, B Wang, J Zhang, … Ecological Indicators 73, 274-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.055
Ecological recovery of a river fish assemblage following the implementation of the Clean Water Act. Daniel K. Gibson-Reinemer, John H. Chick, Jason A. DeBoer, Richard Sparks, Michael McClelland, Jerrod Parker, Mark W. Fritts, Andrew F. Casper. Bioscience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix110
Increased zinc availability enhances initial aggregation and biofilm formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Brown, L.C., R.C. Caulkins, T.E. Schartel, J.W. Rosch, E.S. Honsa, S. Schultz-Cherry, V.A. Meliopoulos, S. Cherry, and J.A. Thornton. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7:233. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00233
Applying social and ecological approaches to evaluate factors influencing river otter (Lontra canadensis) visitation to fish-rearing facilities in Pennsylvania. K.J. Pearce, T.L. Serfass, Sara Ashcraft, and S.S. Stevens. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 63: 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-017-1088-3
2016
A standardized method for quantifying consistent individual differences in schooling behaviour. Simon Pearish, Lauren E. Hostert, Alison M. Bell. Journal of Fish Biology 90(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13176
Variation of benthic algal assemblages among habitats in subalpine Karstic lakes and implications for bioassessment. YD Pan, LZ Wang, Y Cao, WT Pang, QX Wang, ZF Zhu, XP Zhang, … Hydrobiologia 777 (1), 183–196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2775-x
Lake macroinvertebrate assemblages and relationship with natural environment and tourism stress in Jiuzhaigou Natural Reserve, China. Y Cao, BX Wang, J Zhang, LZ Wang, YD Pan, QX Wang, DJ Jian, … Ecological Indicators 62, 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.11.023
Importance of natural and anthropogenic environmental factors to fish communities of the Fox River in Illinois. S Schnier, X Cai, Y Cao. Environmental Management 57, 389-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0611-0
Modeling and mapping fish abundance across wadeable streams of Illinois, USA based on landscape-level environmental variables. Y Cao, L Hinz, B Metzke, JA Stein, AM Holtrop. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 73, 1031-1046. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2015-0343
The Effects of Improved Water Quality on Fish Assemblages in a Heavily Modified Large River System. Jerrod Parker, John Epifanio, Andrew Casper, Yong Cao. River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.2917
Relative preference influences how localized food affects predator space use and consumption of incidental prey. T.E. Schartel and E.M. Schauber. PLOS ONE, 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151483
2015
Modelling and mapping the distribution, diversity and abundance of freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) in wadeable streams of Illinois, USA. Y Cao, A Stodola, S Douglass, D Shasteen, K Cummings, A Holtrop. Freshwater Biology 60, 1379-1397. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12575
Influence of a forest preserve on aquatic macroinvertebrates, habitat quality, and water quality in an urban stream. PM Wilkins, Y Cao, EJ Heske, JM Levengood. Urban Ecosystems 18, 989-1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-015-0464-6
Assessing honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) foraging populations and the potential impact of pesticides on eight U. S. crops. Frazier M., Mullin C., Frazier J., Sara Ashcraft, Leslie T., Mussen E., and Drummond F. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108 (5): 2141-2152. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov195
2014
Quantitative tolerance values for common stream benthic macroinvertebrates in the Yangtze River Delta, Eastern China. CY Qin, J Zhou, Y Cao, Y Zhang, RM Hughes, BX Wang. Environmental monitoring and assessment 186, 5883-5895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3826-2
Towards a protocol for stream macroinvertebrate sampling in China. L Li, L Liu, RM Hughes, Y Cao, X Wang. Environmental monitoring and assessment 186 (1), 469-479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3391-0
2013
Modeling changes in freshwater mussel diversity in an agriculturally dominated landscape. Y Cao, J Huang, KS Cummings, A Holtrop. Freshwater Science 32, 1205-1218. https://doi.org/10.1899/12-040.1
Using Maxent to model the historic distributions of stonefly species in Illinois streams: the effects of regularization and threshold selections. Y Cao, RE DeWalt, JL Robinson, T Tweddale, L Hinz, M Pessino. Ecological Modelling 259, 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.03.012
Behavioral type-environment correlations in the field: A study of three-spined stickleback. Simon Pearish, Lauren E. Hostert, Alison Bell. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67, 765-774. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1500-2
The effects of age, sex, and habitat on body size and shape of the blackstripe topminnow, Fundulus notatus. Daniel P. Welsh, Muchu Zhou, Steven M. Mussmann, Lauren G. Fields, Claire L. Thomas, Simon P. Pearish, Stephanie L. Kilburn, Jerrod Parker, Laura R. Stein, Jennifer A. Bartlett, Christopher R. Bertram, Thomas J. Bland, Kate L. Laskowski, Brett C. Mommer, Xuan Zhuang, Rebecca C. Fuller. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 108: 784-789. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12022
Comparative toxicities and synergism of apple orchard pesticides to Apis mellifera (L.) and Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski). Biddinger D.J., Robertson J.L., Mullin C.A., Frazier J.L., Sara AshcraftA., Rajotte E.G., Joshi N., and Vaugn M. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072587
2012
Delineation and Validation of River Network Spatial Scales for Water Resources and Fisheries Management. L Wang, T Brenden, Y Cao, P Seelbach. Environmental Management 50 (5), 875-887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-012-9938-y
Predict seasonal low flows in the upper Yangtze River using random forests model. T Zhao, D Yang, X Cai, Y Cao. Shuili Fadian Xuebao/Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering 31 (3), 18-24+ 38
Does spatial variation in egg thiamine and fatty‐acid concentration of Lake Michigan lake trout Salvelinus namaycush lead to differential early mortality syndrome and yolk …. SJ Czesny, J Rinchard, BJ Lee, K Dabrowski, JM Dettmers, Y Cao. Journal of Fish Biology 80 (7), 2475-2493. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03304.x
Bioassessment of stream ecosystems enduring a decade of simulated degradation: lessons for the real world. RC Bailey, G Scrimgeour, D Coté, D Kehler, S Linke, Yong Cao. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69 (4), 784-796. https://doi.org/10.1139/f2012-010
Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states. RE DeWalt, Y Cao, T Tweddale, SA Grubbs, L Hinz, M Pessino, … ZooKeys, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.178.2616
First records of the parasitoid Temelucha sinuate Cushman (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Mississippi and Florida, USA. Schartel, T.E., T.D. Marsico, and C.P. Brooks. Entomological News, 122:376-377. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.122.0412
From the front lines: the war against varroa. Sara Ashcraft, Mullin C.A., Frazier M. and Frazier J.L. Bee Culture. 140, 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004323
2011
Assessing sampling adequacy of mussel diversity surveys in wadeable Illinois streams. J Huang, Y Cao, KS Cummings. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30 (4), 923-934. https://doi.org/10.1899/10-172.1
The comparability of bioassessments: a review of conceptual and methodological issues. Y Cao, CP Hawkins. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30 (3), 680-701. https://doi.org/10.1899/10-067.1
Pesticides and their involvement in Colony Collapse Disorder. Frazier J.L., Mullin C.A., Frazier M., and Sara Ashcraft. American Bee Journal and Bee Culture.
2010
Quantifying the responses of macroinvertebrate assemblages to simulated stress: are more accurate similarity indices less useful?. Y Cao, J Epifanio. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1 (4), 380-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00040.x
Estimating sampling effort required for characterizing species richness and site-to-site similarity in fish assemblage surveys of wadeable Illinois streams. AM Holtrop, Y Cao, CR Dolan. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139 (5), 1421-1435. https://doi.org/10.1577/T09-078.1
Method of predicting reference condition biota affects the performance and interpretation of ecological indices. CP Hawkins, Y Cao, B Roper. Freshwater Biology 55 (5), 1066-1085. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02357.x
High levels of miticides and agrochemicals in North American apiaries: implications for honey bee health. Mullin C.A., Frazier M., Frazier J.L., Sara Ashcraft, Simonds R., vanEngelsdorp D., and J. Pettis. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009754
2009
Modelling of historical stonefly distributions using museum specimens. RE DeWalt, Y Cao, L Hinz, T Tweddale. Aquatic Insects 31 (sup1), 253-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650420903024249
2008
What have pesticides got to do with it?. Frazier M., Mullin C., Frazier J., and Sara Ashcraft.. American Bee Journal. 148, 521-523.
2007
Effects of sample standardization on mean species detectabilities and estimates of relative differences in species richness among assemblages. Y Cao, CP Hawkins, DP Larsen, J Van Sickle. American Naturalist 170 (3), 381-395. https://doi.org/10.1086/520117
Modeling natural environmental gradients improves the accuracy and precision of diatom-based indicators. Y Cao, CP Hawkins, J Olson, MA Kosterman. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 26 (3), 566-585. https://doi.org/10.1899/06-078.1
2006
Wetlands functions: hydrology and water quality. Sara Ashcraft and Adam Slowik. Monitoring Matters 10, 4