publications
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2021
Caryn C Vaughn, Thomas B Parr, Traci P DuBose, Kiza K Gates, Garrett W Hopper, Keith B. Gido. Do mobile consumers homogenize the distribution of resources in stream food webs? A test with overlapping fish and mussel aggregations. Freshwater Biology. LINK
2020
Charles R Randklev, Steve Wolverton, Nathan A Johnson, Chase H Smith, Traci P DuBose, Clinton R Robertson, Julian Conley. The utility of zooarchaeological data to guide listing efforts for an imperiled mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Pleurobema riddellii). Conservation Science and Practice. LINK
Traci P DuBose, Kathryn Ashford*, Caryn C Vaughn. Freshwater mussels increase survival of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in drying pools. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. LINK
2019
Garrett W Hopper, Traci P DuBose, Keith B Gido, Caryn C Vaughn. Freshwater mussels alter fish distributions at fine spatial scales through habitat modifications. Freshwater Science. LINK
Traci P DuBose, Carla L Atkinson, Caryn C Vaughn, Stephen W Golladay. Drought-induced, punctuated loss of freshwater mussels alters ecosystem services at several timescales. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. LINK
2018
Charles R Randklev, Eric T Tsakris, Matthew S Johnson, Traci Popejoy, Michael A Hart, Jennifer Khan, Dakus Geeslin, Clinton R Robertson. The effect of dewatering on freshwater mussel (Unionidae) community structure and the implications for conservation and water policy: A case study from a spring-fed stream in the southwestern United States. Global Ecology and Conservation. LINK
Garrett W Hopper, Keith B Gido, Caryn C Vaughn, Thomas B Parr, Traci Popejoy, Carla L Atkinson, Kiza K Gates. Biomass distribution of fishes and mussels mediates spatial and temporal heterogeneity in nutrient cycling in streams. Oecologia. LINK
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Tom M. Neeson, Caryn C. Vaughn. Prioritizing sites for conservation based on similarity to historical baselines and feasibility of protection. Conservation Biology. LINK
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Steve Wolverton, Lisa Nagaoka. Conservation implications of late Holocene freshwater mussel remains of the Leon River in central Texas. Hydrobiologia. LINK
2017
Traci Popejoy, Steve Wolverton, Lisa Nagaoka, Charles R. Randklev. An Interpretive Framework for Assessing Freshwater Mussel Taxonomic Abundances in Zooarchaeological Faunas. Quaternary International. LINK
2021
Caryn C Vaughn, Thomas B Parr, Traci P DuBose, Kiza K Gates, Garrett W Hopper, Keith B. Gido. Do mobile consumers homogenize the distribution of resources in stream food webs? A test with overlapping fish and mussel aggregations. Freshwater Biology. LINK
2020
Charles R Randklev, Steve Wolverton, Nathan A Johnson, Chase H Smith, Traci P DuBose, Clinton R Robertson, Julian Conley. The utility of zooarchaeological data to guide listing efforts for an imperiled mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Pleurobema riddellii). Conservation Science and Practice. LINK
Traci P DuBose, Kathryn Ashford*, Caryn C Vaughn. Freshwater mussels increase survival of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in drying pools. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. LINK
2019
Garrett W Hopper, Traci P DuBose, Keith B Gido, Caryn C Vaughn. Freshwater mussels alter fish distributions at fine spatial scales through habitat modifications. Freshwater Science. LINK
Traci P DuBose, Carla L Atkinson, Caryn C Vaughn, Stephen W Golladay. Drought-induced, punctuated loss of freshwater mussels alters ecosystem services at several timescales. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. LINK
2018
Charles R Randklev, Eric T Tsakris, Matthew S Johnson, Traci Popejoy, Michael A Hart, Jennifer Khan, Dakus Geeslin, Clinton R Robertson. The effect of dewatering on freshwater mussel (Unionidae) community structure and the implications for conservation and water policy: A case study from a spring-fed stream in the southwestern United States. Global Ecology and Conservation. LINK
Garrett W Hopper, Keith B Gido, Caryn C Vaughn, Thomas B Parr, Traci Popejoy, Carla L Atkinson, Kiza K Gates. Biomass distribution of fishes and mussels mediates spatial and temporal heterogeneity in nutrient cycling in streams. Oecologia. LINK
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Tom M. Neeson, Caryn C. Vaughn. Prioritizing sites for conservation based on similarity to historical baselines and feasibility of protection. Conservation Biology. LINK
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Steve Wolverton, Lisa Nagaoka. Conservation implications of late Holocene freshwater mussel remains of the Leon River in central Texas. Hydrobiologia. LINK
2017
Traci Popejoy, Steve Wolverton, Lisa Nagaoka, Charles R. Randklev. An Interpretive Framework for Assessing Freshwater Mussel Taxonomic Abundances in Zooarchaeological Faunas. Quaternary International. LINK
conference presentations
2020
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, C.C. Vaughn. & S.W. Golladay. “Drought impacts to stream communities and ecosystems within freshwater mussel beds” Duck & Fletcher Scholarship Finalist, Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Norman, OK.
2019
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, & C.C. Vaughn. “Lessons were learned: how animals and ecosystems react to stressful events” Invited presentation to the University of Oklahoma Biological Station 70th Anniversary Celebration
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, C.C. Vaughn & S.W. Golladay. “Drought-induced, punctuated loss of freshwater mussels alters ecosystem function: a mesocosm experiment” Presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium, Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2018
Traci Popejoy, Garrett Hopper, Caryn C. Vaughn, Keith Gido. "Do freshwater mussels influence the abundance of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups?". Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2017
Traci Popejoy and Caryn C. Vaughn. "Latitudinal variation in Amblema plicata size and growth characteristics in North America" Presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium. Poster presented at Society of Freshwater Science Conference
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Thomas Neeson, Caryn C. Vaughn. "Prioritizing mussel beds to conserve based on similarity to the past and feasibility of protection" Poster presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium
2016
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Steve Wolverton, and Lisa Nagaoka. “Using zooarcaheological data for unionid conservation: A case study of a central Texas river" Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2015
Traci Popejoy, Steve Wolverton, Charles R. Randklev, and Lisa Nagaoka. “The Contemporary and late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community of the Leon River, Central Texas” Poster presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium.
2014
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Lisa Nagaoka, and Steve Wolverton. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene freshwater mussel community of the Leon River Basin of central Texas” Presented at the Texas Freshwater Mussel Symposium & Workshop.
Traci Popejoy. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene freshwater mussel community of the Leon River Basin of central Texas” Presented at the Geography, Anthropology, Biology Research Activities Forum [GABRAF].
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, and Steve Wolverton. “Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology of the Late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community in the Leon River Basin of Central Texas” Poster presented at the Society of Ethnobiology meeting.
Traci Popejoy, Amy Eddins, and Steve Wolverton. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community in the Upper Trinity River of North Texas” Poster presented at the Society for American Archaeology meeting.
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, C.C. Vaughn. & S.W. Golladay. “Drought impacts to stream communities and ecosystems within freshwater mussel beds” Duck & Fletcher Scholarship Finalist, Oklahoma Natural Resources Conference, Norman, OK.
2019
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, & C.C. Vaughn. “Lessons were learned: how animals and ecosystems react to stressful events” Invited presentation to the University of Oklahoma Biological Station 70th Anniversary Celebration
Traci P. DuBose, C.L. Atkinson, C.C. Vaughn & S.W. Golladay. “Drought-induced, punctuated loss of freshwater mussels alters ecosystem function: a mesocosm experiment” Presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium, Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2018
Traci Popejoy, Garrett Hopper, Caryn C. Vaughn, Keith Gido. "Do freshwater mussels influence the abundance of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups?". Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2017
Traci Popejoy and Caryn C. Vaughn. "Latitudinal variation in Amblema plicata size and growth characteristics in North America" Presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium. Poster presented at Society of Freshwater Science Conference
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Thomas Neeson, Caryn C. Vaughn. "Prioritizing mussel beds to conserve based on similarity to the past and feasibility of protection" Poster presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium
2016
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Steve Wolverton, and Lisa Nagaoka. “Using zooarcaheological data for unionid conservation: A case study of a central Texas river" Presented at the Society of Freshwater Science Conference
2015
Traci Popejoy, Steve Wolverton, Charles R. Randklev, and Lisa Nagaoka. “The Contemporary and late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community of the Leon River, Central Texas” Poster presented at the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium.
2014
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, Lisa Nagaoka, and Steve Wolverton. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene freshwater mussel community of the Leon River Basin of central Texas” Presented at the Texas Freshwater Mussel Symposium & Workshop.
Traci Popejoy. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene freshwater mussel community of the Leon River Basin of central Texas” Presented at the Geography, Anthropology, Biology Research Activities Forum [GABRAF].
Traci Popejoy, Charles R. Randklev, and Steve Wolverton. “Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology of the Late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community in the Leon River Basin of Central Texas” Poster presented at the Society of Ethnobiology meeting.
Traci Popejoy, Amy Eddins, and Steve Wolverton. “Applied Zooarchaeology of the Late Holocene Freshwater Mussel Community in the Upper Trinity River of North Texas” Poster presented at the Society for American Archaeology meeting.
