PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS & SIMILAR PRODUCTS USING THE FOOD HABITS DATABASE:

Recent Papers and Reports (past 2 years)
Brodziak, J. & Link, J. (In Press). The incredible shrinking Georges Bank haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). 24^th Wakefield Symposium Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change.

Clapham, P.J. & Link, J.S. 2006. Whales, whaling and ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean. pp. 314-323 in Estes, J.A., DeMaster, D.P., Doak, D.F., Williams, T.M. & Brownell, R.L. (eds.) Whales, whaling and ecosystems. University of Chicago Press.

Hall, S.J., Collie, J.S., Duplisea, D.E., Jennings, S., Bravington, M. & Link, J. 2006. A length-based multi-species model for evaluating community responses to fishing. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.  63:1344-1359.

Link, J.S. 2007. Under-Appreciated Species in Ecology: “Ugly Fish” in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Ecol. Appl. 17:2037-2060.

Link, J.S. & Ford, M.D. 2006. Widespread and persistent increase in Ctenophora in the Northeast U.S. Shelf ecosystem. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 320:153-159.

Link, J.S. & Sosebee, K. (In Press). Estimates and implicatons of Skate Consumption in the northeastern US continental shelf. N. Amer. J. Fish. Manag.

Link, J.S., O’Reilly, J., Dow, D., Fogarty, M., Vitaliano, J., Legault, C., Overholtz, W., Green, J., Palka, D., Guida, V. & Brodziak, J. 2008. Comparisons of the Georges Bank Ecological Network: EMAX in Historical Context. J. Northwest Atl. Fish. Sci. 39:83-101.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S. 2006. Evaluation of Quantitative Indicators for Marine Fish Communities. Ecol. Indicators 6:575-588.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S. 2007. Ontogenetic variation in habitat associations for four groundfish species in the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Ecosystem. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 338:169-181.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S. 2007. Ontogenetic variation in habitat associations for four flatfish species in the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Ecosystem. J. Fish. Biol. 70:1669-1688.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S. 2006. Seasonal variation in groundfish habitat associations in the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank region. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 326:245-256.

Methratta, E. & Link, J. 2006. Associations between surficial sediments and groundfish distributions in the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Ecosystem. N. Amer. J. Fish. Manag. 26:473-489.

Overholtz, W.J. & Link, J.S. 2007. Consumption impacts by marine mammals, fish, and seabirds on the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus) complex during 1977-2002. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 64:83-96.

Overholtz, W.J., Jacobson, L.D. & Link, J.S. (In Press). Developing an ecosystem approach for assessment advice and biological reference points for the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank herring complex: adding the impact of predation mortality. N. Amer. J. Fish. Manag.

Steele, J.H., Collie, J.S., Bisagni, J.J., Gifford, D.J., Fogarty, M.J., Link, J.S., Sullivan, B.K., Sieracki, M.K., Beet, A.R., Mountain, D.G., Durbin, E.G., Palka, D. & Stockhausen, W.T. 2007. Balancing end-to-end budgets of the Georges Bank ecosystem. Prog. Oceanogr. 74:423-448.

Smith, B.E., Ligenza, T., Almeida, F.P. & Link, J.S. 2007. The trophic ecology of Atlantic cod: insights from tri-monthly, localized scales of sampling. J. Fish. Biol. 71:749-762.

Tyrrell, M. C., J. S. Link, H. Moustahfid, and B. E. Smith. 2007. The dynamic role of pollock (Pollachius virens) as a predator in the Northeast US continental shelf ecosystem: a multi-decadal perspective. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., 38: 53–65.

Recent Presentations (past 3 years)

Link, J. Ecosystem Speaker, “Science & Ecosystem-Based Management” MREP Science Module, W. Greenwich, RI, Jan. 2008.

Link, J. University of Connecticut-Avery Point Marine Sciences Seminar Series. Groton, CT, Nov. 2007.

Pranovi, F. & Link, J. Ecosystem exploitation and trophodynamic indicators: a comparison between the Northern Adriatic Sea and Southern New England. 6^th European Conference on Ecosystem Modeling. Trieste, Italy. Nov. 2007.

Link, J. “Aggregate Ecosystem Models” and “NEMoW Report”, DFO National Workshop on Modeling Tools for Ecosystem Approaches to Management, Victoria, BC, Canada. Oct. 2007

Megrey, B.A., Hare, J., Dommasnes, A., Gjoester, H., Stockhausen, W., Overholtz, W., Gaichas, S., Skaret, G., Falk-Petersen, J., Link, J.S. & Friedland, K. Recruitment variation in functionally equivalent fish stocks: A cross-ecosystem comparison. PICES 16th Annual Meeting. Victoria, BC. Oct. 2007

Gaichas, S., Skaret, G., Falk-Petersen, J., Link, J.S., Overholtz, W., Megrey, B.A., Gjoester, H., Stockhausen, W., Dommasnes, A. & Aydin, K. A comparison of community and trophic structure in four marine ecosystems based on energy budgets and system metrics. PICES 16th Annual Meeting. Victoria, BC. Oct. 2007.

Link, J.S. & Idoine, J. Mortality of shrimp Pandalus borealis: Local influence of predation in the Gulf of Maine. PICES 16th Annual Meeting. Victoria, BC. Oct. 2007.

Link, J.S. Col, L., Overholtz, W., O’Reilly, J., Guida, V., Green, J., Dow, D., Palka, D., Legault, C., Vitaliano, J., Griswold, C., Fogarty, M. & Friedland, K. Evaluating the role of small pelagics in the Gulf of Maine: EMAX scenarios of energy flow. PICES 16th Annual Meeting. Victoria, BC. Oct. 2007.

Link, J., Friedland, K., Hare, J., Overholtz, W. & Taylor, M. An Orientation to the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Ecosystem. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Steele, J., Collie, J., Gifford, D., Fogarty, M. & Link, J. Species versus functional diversity in a fish community. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Pranovi, F. & Link, J. Comparative analysis of trophic webs of South New England and Northern Adriatic Sea. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Link, J.S., Stockhausen, W., Skaret, G., Overholtz, W., Megrey, B.A., Gjoesaeter, H., Gaichas, S., Dommasnes, A., Falk-Petersen, J., Aydin, K., Kane, J., Mueter, F., Friedland, K., Hare, J. A comparison of trends in the biotic communities from four marine ecosystems: synchronies, differences, and commonalities. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Gaichas, S., Skaret, G., Falk-Petersen, J., Link, J.S., Overholtz, W., Megrey, B.A., Gjoesaeter, H., Stockhausen, W., Dommasnes, A. & Aydin, K. A comparison of community and trophic structure in four marine ecosystems based on energy budgets and system metrics. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Megrey, B.A., Hare, J., Dommasnes, A., Gjøsæter, H., Stockhausen, W., Overholtz, W., Gaichas, S., Skaret, G., Falk-Petersen, J. & Link, J.S. A cross-ecosystem comparison of temporal variability in recruitment of functionally analogous fish stocks. ICES Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2007.

Curti, K., Collie, J. & Link, J. Age-structured multispecies model of the Georges Bank fish community. 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Overholtz, W.J., Jacobson, L.D. & Link, J.S. An ecosystem approach for assessment advice and biological reference points for the Gulf of Maine- Georges Bank herring complex. 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Guida, V., Link, J., O’Reilly, J., Dow, D., Fogarty, M., Vitaliano, J., Legault, C., Overholtz, W., Green, J., Palka, D. & Brodziak, J. Trophic Network Modeling of the Marine Ecosystem in the Northeastern US: How do blind men "see" an elephant? 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Gamble, R.J., Moustahfid, H., Tyrell, M.C., Smith, B.E., & Link, J.S. An Aggregate Biomass Model: The Search for Tradeoffs. 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Moustahfid, H., Tyrrell, M.C., Link, J.S., Smith, B.E. & Gamble, R. Accounting for predation mortality in single species models of Longfin squid (Loligo Pealeii). 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Tyrrell, M.C., Moustahfid, H., Smith, B.E., Gamble, R.J., & Link, J.S. Application of an MSVPA to evaluate the effect of predation mortality on forage species in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem. 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Link, J., Field, J., Gaichas, S., Townsend, H. & Tyrrell, M. Applications of ecosystem modeling in fishery management: an overview. 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2007.

Link, J. NEMoW Overview. National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop, Santa Cruz, CA, Aug. 2007.

Link, J., et al. Ecosystem & Multispecies Modeling at the NEFSC. National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop, Santa Cruz, CA, Aug. 2007.

Link, J. Gulf of Maine Research Institute Seminar Series, Portland, ME, June 2007.

Link, J. Marine Fisheries Conservation Network, Forage Fish Panel and Presentation, Washington, D.C., June 2007.

Gamble, R.J., Moustahfid, H., Tyrrell, M.C., Smith, B.E., & Link, J.S. A Simulator of Multi-Species Interactions Using A Guild-Based Biomass Production Model. 2007 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling. Centerville, MA, June 2007.

Moustahfid, H., Tyrrell, M.C., Gamble, R.J., & Link, J.S. Expanded logistic production model to account for predator-prey interactions: an application that partitions mortality and yield for longfin squid. 2007 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling. Centerville, MA, June 2007.

Tyrrell, M.C., Garrison, L.P., Moustahfid, H., Gamble, R.J., & Link, J.S. Expanded multispecies virtual population analysis for northeast U.S. continental shelf ecosystem. 2007 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling. Centerville, MA, June 2007.

Gamble, R.J., Link, J.S., & Fulton, E.A. An Analytical Solution for Solving Availability Interaction Terms In Multispecies Ecosystem Models. 2007 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling. Centerville, MA, June 2007.

Moustahfid H., Link J.S & Overholtz W.J. 2007. Northwest Atlantic fisheries in an ecosystem context. Multispecies and ecosystem fisheries models developed and under development”. University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. April 2007.

Fogarty, M., Link, J. & Overholtz, W. Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Fishery Management on the US Northeast Continental Shelf. 63^rd Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Mystic, CT, Apr. 2007.

Link, J. Review Panel Report, Benthic habitats of juvenile haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) on the Scotian Shelf, DFO Workshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Mar. 2007.

Link, J. Ecosystem Speaker, “Science & Ecosystem-Based Management” MREP Science Module, Newport, RI, Feb. 2007.

Link, J. URI GSO Seminar Series, Narragansett, RI, Dec 2006.

Link, J. U-Mass Dartmouth SMAST Seminar Series, New Bedford, MA, Nov. 2006.

Link, J. RARGOM Development of Ecosystem Indicators for Multiple Management and Research Needs, Wells, ME, Nov. 2006.

Link, J. CMU Biological Seminar Series, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Nov. 2006.

Staudinger, M.D., Juanes, F. & Link, J. Predator-Prey Interactions between Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) and Longfin Squid (Loligo pealeii) in the Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem. 10^th Flatfish Biology Conference, Westbrook, CT, Nov. 2006.

Link, J. The Dynamic Role of Pollock (Pollachius virens) in the Northeast U.S. Atlantic Ecosystem. 24th Wakefield Symposium Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change, Anchorage, AK. Nov 2006.

Brodziak, J. & Link, J. The incredible shrinking Georges Bank haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). 24th Wakefield Symposium Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change, Anchorage, AK. Nov. 2006

Tyrrell, M.C. Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative’s approach to groundtruth surveys, data analysis, and interpolation for benthic habitat mapping. Seventh Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership Science Workshop, St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick. October 2006.

Link, J.S., Ford, M.D. & Fulton, E. Widespread and persistent increase of Ctenophora in the Northeast U.S. shelf ecosystem: evidence from spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and implications for large marine ecosystems. PICES 15^th Annual Meeting, Yokohama, Japan. Oct. 2006.

Blinkoff, K., Kaufman, L., Brown, R., & Link, J. The Effects of Fishing Exclusion on the Groundfish Community in the Western Gulf of Maine. NAFO Science Symposium, Environmental and Ecosystem Histories in the Northwest Atlantic - What Influences Living Marine Resources?, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Sept. 2006.

Link, J.S., O’Reilly, J., Dow, D., Fogarty, M., Vitaliano, J., Legault, C., Overholtz, W., Green, J., Palka, D., Guida, V. & Brodziak, J. Comparisons of the Georges Bank Ecological Network: EMAX in Historical Context. NAFO Science Symposium, Environmental and Ecosystem Histories in the Northwest Atlantic - What Influences Living Marine Resources?, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Sept. 2006.

Methratta, E.M. & Link, J.S. Consumption by Demersal Fish in the Gulf of Maine Region: The Effects of Environment, Location, and Diet. 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. Sept. 2006.

Smith, B.E. & Link, J.S. 2006. Comparing Methods for Food Habits Data: “Sea-truthing” At-sea Stomach Sampling with Laboratory Processing. 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. Sept. 2006.

Smith, B.E. & Link, J.S. 2006. Overview, Metadata and Function of The Food Web Dynamics Program. 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. Sept. 2006.

Staudinger, M. et al. 2006. Prey size-predator size relationships of squid and their predators in the Northwest Atlantic. 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. Sept. 2006.

Link, J.  PICES Bering Sea Indicators Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 2006.

Link, J.  INDECO Keynote Speech, “How can ecosystem based fisheries management be devised using available and obtainable scientific information and data?” Athens, Greece, May 2006.

Link, J. Boston University Marine Science Association Seminar Series. Boston, MA. Mar. 2006.

Link, J.  NMFS PR SAIP Tier III Workshop, EMAX Overview. Silver Spring, MD. Mar. 2006.

Gifford, D.J., Steele, J.H., Bisagni, J.J., Collie, J.S., Fogarty, M., Mountain, D., Link, J., Sullivan, B.K., Sieracki, M.E., Beet, A. & Stockhausen, W.   End-to-end Food Webs on Georges Bank: Top-down versus Bottom-up Control of Production Over Four Decades.  2006 ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI.  Feb. 2006.

Ford, M.D. & Link, J.S.  Predation of ctenophores by spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) on the northeast continental shelf of the U.S. 2006 ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI.  Feb. 2006.

Link, J. Marine Fish, People, and the Ecosystems they share. University of California Santa Cruz, CSTAR Seminar Series, Jan. 2006.

Link, J., Almeida, F., Reid, B., Packer, D., Vitaliano, J., Noji, T., Murawski, S., McMillan , S., Brown, R., Rago, P., Guida, V., Collie, J., Valentine, P., Auster, P., Lindholm, J., Methratta, L., Brodziak, J., Arlen, L., Fogarty, M.   What We Have Learned from Large Scale Closed Areas: the Northeast U.S. Example.  The First International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC1).  Geelong, Australia.  Oct. 2005.

Link, J., Bogstad, B., Sparholt, H., & Lilly, G. The Role of Cod in the Ecosystem. 2005 ICES Annual Science Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.  Sept. 2005.

Link, J., Overholtz, W., O'Reilly, J., Green, J., Methratta, E., Dow, D., Palka, D., Legault, C., Edwards, S., Waring, G., Stockhausen, W., Mountain, D., Vitaliano, J., Guida, V., Kane, J., Jossi, J., Fogarty, M., Brodziak, J., Griswold, C., McCandless, C., Kohler, N., Fromm, S., Col, L., Smith, T., MacKenzie, C., Goldberg, R.   An Overview of EMAX: The Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Ecological Network. 2005 ICES Annual Science Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sept. 2005.

Link, J., Fogarty, M., Brodziak, J., Overholtz, W., Noji, T., Murawski, S., Serchuk, F. A Case History of Ecosystem Considerations for Science Supporting Fishery Management in the Northeast US. 2005 ICES Annual Science Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.  Sept. 2005.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S. Vital population rates across multiple spatial scales: A geostatistical analysis.  2005 ICES Annual Science Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland.  Sept. 2005.

Methratta, E.T., Smith, B.E., & Link, J.S.   Habitat for flatfish:  The relative importance of depth, temperature and substrate.  135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage AK.  Sept. 2005.

Methratta, E.T. & Link, J.S.  Groundfish habitat and its relationship with assemblage structure and vital population rates in the NW Atlantic.  135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage AK. Sept. 2005.

Garrison, L.P., Cierri, M., & Link, J. Using a modified MSVPA to evaluate interactions between Atlantic menhaden and its predators. 135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage AK. Sept. 2005.

Smith, B, Ligenza, T, Almeida, F, & Link, J.  Mesoscales, Cooperative Research, and the Trophic Ecology of Atlantic Cod. 135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK.   Sept. 2005.

Smith, B, Methratta, E, Milliken, C, Bolles, K, & Link, J.  Bentho-demersal Food Webs on Georges Bank: Examining Flatfish Predator-prey Relationships.  135th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK.   Sept. 2005.

Link, J. Marine Fish, People, and the Ecosystems they share. Boston University Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Seminar Series, Sept. 2005

Methratta, E.T., & Link, J.S.   Vital population rates across habitat gradients.  Fisheries Society of the British Isles Meeting, 2005. Fish Habitat Ecology and Conservation. Bangor, Wales. Aug. 2005.

Smith, B., Broughton, B., Chase, P. & Link, J. A Gentle Reminder of Marine Zoology.  Food Habits Training Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, Aug. 2005.

Link, J.S. UMass-Amherst Seminar Series, Amherst, MA, May 2005.

Smith, B., Broughton, B., Chase, P. & Link, J. A Gentle Reminder of Marine Zoology.  Food Habits Training Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, Feb. 2005.

Link, J.S. NEFSC Seminar Series, Woods Hole, MA, Feb. 2005.