Wendell R. Haag, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Kristi S. Dobra, Rosemary C. Capo, Brian W. Stewart, Wendell R. Haag. 2024. Controls on the Barium and Strontium Isotopic Records of Water Chemistry Preserved in Freshwater Bivalve Shells
• Jonathan W. Lopez, Carla L. Atkinson, Angela K. Burrow, Garrett W. Hopper, Wendell R. Haag. 2024. Secondary production and biomass in mussel assemblages relate to species richness and stream size but not life history
• Garrett W. Hopper, Edwin J. Miller, Wendell R. Haag, Caryn C. Vaughn, Daniel J. Hornbach, Jess W. Jones, Carla L. Atkinson. 2024. A test of the loose-equilibrium concept with long-lived organisms: Evaluating temporal change in freshwater mussel assemblages
• Wendell R. Haag, Angela K. Burrow, Traci P. DuBose, Steven J. Price. 2024. A broadly applicable, objective freshwater mussel assemblage health index (MAHI)
• David C. Aldridge, Isobel S. Ollard, Yulia V Bespalaya, Ivan N. Bolotov, Karel Douda, Juergen Geist, Wendell R. Haag, Michael W. Klunzinger, Manuel Lopes‐Lima, Musa C. Mlambo, Nicoletta Riccardi, Ronaldo Sousa, David L. Strayer, Santiago H. Torres, Caryn C. Vaughn, Tadeusz Zając, Alexandra Zieritz. 2023. Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities
• Drew E.J. White, Wendell R. Haag, Monte A. McGregor, Steven J. Price. 2022. Effects of food abundance on juvenile freshwater mussel survival and growth in aquaculture, and comparison with growth in streams
• Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, Steven Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John Kilgo, Daniel Larkin, Rima Lucardi, Bruce Moltzan, Dean E. Pearson, John Rothlisberger, John Schardt, Michael K. Schwartz, Michael K. Young. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
• Adam Shepard, Monte A. McGregor, Wendell R. Haag. 2021. Host Fishes and Life History of the Round Hickorynut (Obovaria Subrotunda)
• Wendell R. Haag, James A. Stoeckel. 2021. Demographic characteristics of young-of-year freshwater mussel populations in ponds
• Karel Douda, Wendell R. Haag, Felipe Escobar-Calderón, Barbora Vodáková, Martin Reichard, Xiubao Chen, Monte McGregor, Jian Yang, Manuel Lopes-Lima. 2021. Effects of in vitro metamorphosis on survival, growth, and reproductive success of freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Jacob Culp, Andrea N. Drayer, Monte A. McGregor, Drew E. J. White, Steven J. Price. 2020. Abundance of an invasive bivalve, Corbicula fluminea , is negatively related to growth of freshwater mussels in the wild
• Carla L. Atkinson, Thomas B. Parr, Brian C. van Ee, Daniel D. Knapp, Monica Winebarger, Kyle J. Madoni, Wendell R. Haag. 2020. Length-mass equations for freshwater unionid mussel assemblages: Implications for estimating ecosystem function
• Wendell R. Haag. 2019. Reassessing enigmatic mussel declines in the United States
• J. Jacob Culp, Monte A. McGregor, Robert Bringolf, James A. Stoeckel, Wendell R. Haag. 2019. Growth and survival of juvenile freshwater mussels in streams: Implications for understanding enigmatic mussel declines
• David L. Strayer, Juergen Geist, Wendell R. Haag, John K. Jackson, J. Denis. Newbold. 2019. Essay: Making the most of recent advances in freshwater mussel propagation and restoration
• Michael A. Hart, Wendell R. Haag, Robert Bringolf, James A. Stoeckel. 2018. Novel technique to identify large river host fish for freshwater mussel propagation and conservation
• Andrea K. Fritts, Mark W. Fritts, Wendell R. Haag, Jason A. DeBoer, Andrew F. Casper. 2017. Freshwater mussel shells (Unionidae) chronicle changes in a North American river over the past 1000 years
• Andy Dolloff, Craig Roghair, Colin Krause, John Moran, Allison Cochran, Mel Warren, Susan B. Adams, Wendell R. Haag. 2016. Spatio-temporal variation in distribution of aquatic species and their habitats in a reservoir transition zone
• Wendell R. Haag, James A. Stoeckel. 2015. The role of host abundance in regulating populations of freshwater mussels with parasitic larvae
• Michael W. Klunzinger, Stephen J. Beatty, David Morgan, Alan J. Lymbery, Wendell R. Haag. 2014. Age and growth in the Australian freshwater mussel, Westralunio carteri , with an evaluation of the fluorochrome calcein for validating the assumption of annulus formation
• Tyler L. Mosley, Wendell R. Haag, James A. Stoeckel. 2014. Egg fertilisation in a freshwater mussel: effects of distance, flow and male density
• Wendell R. Haag, James D. Williams. 2014. Biodiversity on the brink: an assessment of conservation strategies for North American freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Robert J. Distefano, Siobhan Fennessy, Brett D. Marshall. 2013. Invertebrates and Plants
• Wendell R. Haag. 2013. The role of fecundity and reproductive effort in defining life history strategies of North American freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, D.J. Berg, H.: Spooner Galbraith, D.L. Strayer. 2013. Professional awards (Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society)
• Andrew M. Gascho-Landis, Wendell R. Haag, James A. Stoeckel. 2013. High suspended solids as a factor in reproductive failure of a freshwater mussel
• Tyler L. Mosley, Wendell R. Haag, James A. Stoeckel, Andrew M. Gascho-Landis. 2012. Effects of temperature and photoperiod on lure display and glochidial release in a freshwater mussel
• Wendell R. Haag. 2012. North American freshwater mussels: natural history, ecology, and conservation
• Jacob J. Culp, Wendell R. Haag, D. Albrey Arrington, Thomas B. Kennedy. 2011. Seasonal and species-specific patterns in abundance of freshwater mussel glochidia in stream drift
• Wendell R. Haag, Mel Warren. 2010. Diversity, abundance, and size structure of bivalve assemblages in the Sipsey River, Alabama
• Wendell R. Haag, Andrew L. Rypel. 2010. Growth and longevity in freshwater mussels: evolutionary and conservation implications
• Wendell R. Haag. 2010. A hierarchical classification of freshwater mussel diversity in North America
• Wendell R. Haag. 2009. Past and future patterns of freshwater mussel extinctions in North America during the Holocene
• Wendell R. Haag. 2009. Extreme longevity in freshwater mussels revisited: sources of bias in age estimates derived from mark-recapture experiments
• Andrew L. Rypel, Wendell R. Haag, Robert H. Findlay. 2009. Pervasive hydrologic effects on freshwater mussels and riparian trees in southeastern floodplain ecosystems
• Andrew L. Rypel, Wendell R. Haag, Robert H. Findlay. 2009. Validation of annual growth rings in freshwater mussel shells using cross dating .Can
• A.L. Sheldon, Wendell R. Haag, Mel Warren. 2009. Constructed microhabitat bundles for sampling fishes and crayfishes in coastal plain streams
• Christopher M. Barnhart, Wendell R. Haag, William N. Roston. 2008. Adaptations to host infection and larval parasitism in Unionoida
• Wendell R. Haag, Amy M. Commens-Carson. 2008. Testing the assumption of annual shell ring deposition in freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 2007. Freshwater mussel assemblage structure in a regulated river in the Lower Mississippi river Alluvial Basin, USA
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 2006. Seasonal feeding specialization on snails by river darters (Percina shumardi) with a review of snail feeding by other darter species
• Melvin L. Warren, Wendell R. Haag. 2005. Spatio-temporal patterns of the decline of fresh water mussels in the Little South Fork Cumberland River,USA
• Thomas B. Kennedy, Wendell R. Haag. 2005. Using morphometrics to identify glochidia from a diverse freshwater mussel community
• Evan Peacock, Wendell R. Haag, Melvin Warren. 2005. Prehistoric decline in freshwater mussels coincident with the advent of maize agriculture
• David L. Strayer, John A. Downing, Wendell R. Haag, Timothy L. King, James B. Layzer, Teresa J. Newton, S. Jerrine Nichols. 2004. Changing perspectives on pearly mussels, North America's most imperiled animals
• Susan B. Adams, Melvin L. Warren, Wendell R. Haag. 2004. Spatial and temporal patterns in fish assemblages of upper coastal plain streams, Mississippi, USA
• Melvin L. Warren, Wendell R. Haag, Amy Commens. 2004. Observations of watersnake (Nerodia, Colubridae predation on Darters (Percidae)
• Wendell R. Haag, J. Leann Staton. 2003. Variation in fecundity and other reproductive traits in freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 2003. Host fishes and infection strategies of freshwater mussels in large Mobile Basin streams, USA
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren, Keith Wright, Larry Shaffer. 2002. Occurrence of the Rayed Creekshell, Anodontoides Radzatus, in the Mississippi River Basin: Implications For Conservation and Biogeography
• Melvin L. Warren, Wendell R. Haag, Susan B. Adams. 2000. Forest linkages to diversity and abundancein lowland stream fish communities
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 2000. Effects of light and presence of fish on lure display and larval release behaviours in two species of freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren, Mahala Shillingsford. 1999. Host fishes and host-attracting behavior of Lampsilis altilis and Villosa vibex (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 1999. Mantle displays of freshwater mussels elicit attacks from fish
• Melvin L. Warren, Wendell R. Haag, Brooks M. Burr. 1999. Status of the Mussel Resource in Little South Fork Cumberland River
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 1998. Freshwater mussels of the Delta National Forest, Mississippi Final Report
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 1998. Role of ecological factors and reproductive strategies in structuring freshwater mussel communities
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 1997. Host fishes and reproductive biology of 6 freshwater mussel species from the Mobile Basin, USA
• Melvin L. Warren, Paul L. Angermeier, Brooks M. Burr, Wendell R. Haag. 1997. Decline of a diverse fish fauna: patterns of imperilment and protection in the Southeastern United States
• Carol E. Johnston, Wendell R. Haag. 1996. Life History Of The Yazoo Darter (Percidae: Etheostoma Raneyi), A Species Endemic To North-Central Mississippi
• David J. Berg, Wendell R. Haag, Sheldon I. Guttman, James B. Sickel. 1995. Mantle biopsy: a technique for nondestructive tissue-sampling of freshwater mussels
• Wendell R. Haag, Robert S. Butler, Paul D. Hartfield. 1995. An extraordinary reproductive strategy in freshwater bivalves: prey mimicry to facilitate larval dispersal
• Wendell R. Haag, David W. Garton. 1995. Variation in Genotype Frequencies During the Life History of the Bivalve, Dreissena Polymorpha
• Wendell R. Haag, Melvin L. Warren. 1995. Current Distributional Information on Freshwater Mussels (family Unionidae) in Mississippi National Forests

Data and Tools

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  MAHI

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/products/dataandtools/mahi

• Center or Group
  

  Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research (SRS-4155)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/centers/cbhr
  Station

  Southern Research Station

Multimedia

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  Aging Mussel Shells

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/products/multimedia/photos/aging-mussel-shells

• University of Mississippi, Ph.D., Biology, 2002
• The Ohio State University, M.S., Zoology, 1991
• Eastern Kentucky University, B.S., Biology, 1988