Bryan M. Maitland, PhD
Research Fish Biologist
bryan.maitland@usda.gov
Treesearch Publications
- Annabelle Moore, Morgan Sparks, Bryan M. Maitland. 2026. Hatch me if you can: New hatchR tool helps predict and protect fish development
- Morgan Sparks, Bryan M. Maitland, Eli A. Felts, Allison G. Swartz, Paul N. Frater. 2025. hatchR: A toolset to predict when fish hatch and emerge
- Bryan M. Maitland, Harvey A. Bootsma, Charles R. Bronte, David B. Bunnell, Zachary S. Feiner, Kari H. Fenske, William W. Fetzer, Carolyn J. Foley, Brandon S. Gerig, Austin Happel, Tomas O. Hook, Friedrich W. Keppeler, Matthew S. Kornis, Ryan F. Lepak, A. Scott McNaught, Brian M. Roth, Benjamin A. Turschak, Joel C. Hoffman, Olaf P. Jensen. 2024. Testing food web theory in a large lake: The role of body size in habitat coupling in Lake Michigan
- Nathan T. Barrus, Bryan M. Maitland, Frank J. Rahel. 2024. Assessing a standardized method to identify optimal baselines for trophic position estimation in stable isotope studies of stream ecosystems
Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications
- Ward, N. K., …, B. M. Maitland, et al. 2023. Reimagining large river management using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework in the Upper Mississippi River. Ecological Processes. 12: 48.Maitland, B. M., and F. J. Rahel. 2023. Aquatic food web expansion and trophic redundancy along the Rocky Mountain–Great Plains ecotone. Ecology. 104: e4103. Medinski, N. A., B. M. Maitland, T. D. Jardine, D. A. R. Drake, and M. S. Poesch. 2022. A catastrophic coal mine spill in the Athabasca River watershed induces isotopic niche shifts in stream biota including an endangered rainbow trout ecotype. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 79(8): 1321-1334. Maitland, B. M., and A. W. Latzka. 2022. Shifting climate conditions affect recruitment in Midwestern stream trout, but depend on seasonal and spatial context. Ecosphere. 13: e4308. Lapides, D. A., B. M. Maitland, S. C. Zipper, A. W. Latzka, A. Pruitt, and R. Greve. 2022. Advancing environmental flows approaches to streamflow depletion management. Journal of Hydrology. 607: 127447.Kirk, M. A., B. M. Maitland, B. T. Hickerson, A. W. Walters, and F. J. Rahel. 2022. Climatic drivers and ecological impacts of a rapid range expansion by non-native smallmouth bass. Biological Invasions. 24: 1311–1326.Maitland, B. M., C. M. del Rio, and F. J. Rahel. 2021. Effect of temperature on 13 C and 15 N incorporation rates and discrimination factors in two North American fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 78: 1833-1840.Maitland, B. M., and F. J. Rahel. 2021. Nonlethal fin sampling of North American freshwater fishes for food web studies using stable isotopes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 41: 410-420.Kirk, M. A., B. M. Maitland, and F. J. Rahel. 2020. Spatial scale, reservoirs and nonnative species influence the homogenization and differentiation of Great Plains—Rocky Mountain fish faunas. Hydrobiologia. 847: 3743-3757. Hickerson, B. T., B. M. Maitland, and A. W. Walters. 2019. Effects of multiple nonnative fish on an imperiled cyprinid, hornyhead chub. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 148: 1132-1145. Walker, R. H., B. M. Maitland, T. N. LaSharr, M. N. Rosing, and M. Ben-David. 2018. Fate of juvenile salmonids stranded in off-channel pools: Implications for nutrient transfers. Aquatic Sciences. 80: 10. Pandit, S. N., B. M. Maitland, L. K. Pandit, M. S. Poesch, and E. C. Enders. 2017. Climate change risks, extinction debt, and conservation implications for a threatened freshwater fish: Carmine shiner (Notropis percobromus). Science of the Total Environment. 598: 1-11.Craig, L. S., …, B. M. Maitland, et al. 2017. Meeting the challenge of interacting threats in freshwater ecosystems: A call to scientists and managers. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 5: 1-15. Maitland, B. M., M. Poesch, A. E. Anderson, and S. N. Pandit. 2016. Industrial road crossings drive changes in community structure and instream habitat for freshwater fishes in the boreal forest. Freshwater Biology. 61: 1-18.Maitland, B. M., M. Poesch, and A. E. Anderson. 2016. Prioritising culvert removals to restore habitat for at-risk salmonids in the boreal forest. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 23: 489-502.
- University of Wyoming, Ph.D., Ecology, 2020
- University of Alberta, M.Sc., Conservation Biology, 2015
- SUNY: College of Environmental Science and Forestry, B.S., Conservation Biology, 2011
Last updated March 10, 2026