
Publications
Johnson, E., E. Abernethy, C. Colon-Gaud. 2022. Decreasing richness and biomass during a flood pulse observed in a southeastern US coastal floodplain following a multi-year, supra-seasonal drought. Wetlands (In review)
Silva, A., R. Speakman, B. Barnes, D. Coyle, J. Leaphart, E. Abernethy, K. Turner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley, K. Gandhi. 2021. Bioaccumulation of contaminants in Scarabidae and Silphidae beetles at sites polluted by coal combustion residuals and radiocesium. (In prep)
Abernethy, E., J. Muehlbauer, T. Kennedy, K. Dziedzic, H. Elder, M. Burke, D. Lytle. 2022. Population connectivity of aquatic insects in a hydropeaking, desert river. River Research and Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3972
The Tropical Rivers Lab. 2021. Reflections on negotiating the science-society relationship together. Open Rivers. https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.8273
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. 2021 Hydropeaking intensity and dam proximity limit aquatic invertebrate diversity in the Colorado River Basin. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3559
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2021. Functional traits driving species role in the structure of scavenger networks. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3519
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2020. Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages is driven by ecosystem productivity and human impact at the global scale. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05083
Silva, A., B. Barnes, D. Coyle, E. Abernethy, K. Turner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley, K. Gandhi. 2020. Variations in carrion-associated beetles due to trace elements and radiocesium contaminations and associated disturbance. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135158
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. 2019. Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science. Freshwater Science. https://doi.org/10.1086/709129
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2019. Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale. Global Change Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14708
Abernethy, E., J. Chappell. 2018. A Tale of Two Rivers. Applied Biodiversity Science Perspectives Series. Texas A&M University Libraries. Available electronically from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/172922
Geda, S., N. Lujan, M. Perkins, E. Abernethy, M. Sabaj, M Gangloff. 2018. Multilocus phylogeny of the zebra mussel family Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) reveals a fourth Neotropical genus sister to all other genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 1020-1033.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, O. Rhodes. 2017. Scavenging along an ecological interface: utilization of amphibian and reptile carcasses around isolated wetlands. Ecosphere 8: 10.1002/ecs2.1989.
Turner, K., E. Abernethy, L. Conner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley. 2017. Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion date and vertebrate scavenging communities. Ecology 9: 2413-2424.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, T. DeVault, W. Pitt, O. Rhodes. 2016. Carcasses of invasive species are predominantly utilized by invasive scavengers in an island ecosystem. Ecosphere 7(10):e01496.10.1002/ecs2.1496.
Unger, S., E. Abernethy, S. Lance, R. Beasley, B. Kimball, T. McAuliffe, K. Jones, O. Rhodes. 2015. Development and characterization of 34 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers for the brown tree snake Boiga irregularis. BMC Research Notes 8: 658.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, T. DeVault, W. Pitt, O. Rhodes. 2014. Impacts of invasive species on ecosystem energy flow on the big island of Hawai’i: Excuse me but are you going to eat that cane toad? Proceedings of the 26th Annual Vertebrate Pest Conference.
Abernethy, E., E. McCombs, L. Siefferman, M. Gangloff. 2013. Effect of small dams on freshwater mussel population genetics in two southeastern USA streams. Walkerana 16: 21-28.
Gangloff, M., B. Hamstead, E. Abernethy, P. Hartfield. 2013. Genetic distinctiveness of Ligumia recta, the black sandshell, in the Mobile River Basin and implications for its conservation. Conservation Genetics 14: 913-916.
Interviews
"Seven decades of environmental research at Savannah River Ecology Lab."
UGA Research, August 2021, by Michael Terrazas
“New postdoc is ready to run for the rivers."
CASE News, November 2020, by Angela Nicoletti
"Size matters, and so do temperature and habitat, to scavengers and the carcasses they eat.”
OSU News and Research Communications, July 2017, by Steven Lundeberg
"Invasive Species in Hawaii are eating everything - even themselves"
Sierra, Mar. 2017, by Sarah Novak
"Hawai'i is being overrun by invasive cannibals"
Hakai magazine, Feb. 2017, by John R. Platt
"Eat and be eaten: Invasive scavengers in Hawaii alter island nutrient cycle"
UGA Today, Dec. 2016, by Vicky L. Sutton-Jackson
Recent Presentations
Abernethy, E. “To Bring (or not) Your Whole Self to Work.” Earth and Environment Seminar Series, Florida International University. October 2021. Live Zoom Presentation.
Abernethy, E. “Tales of Queer Scientists.” InQueery Symposium through Oregon State University. May 2021. Live Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/eb_UjzbkLsA
Abernethy, E., E. Anderson. “How do race and gender influence environmental flows in Florida?” Society for Freshwater Science Conference. May 2021. Recorded Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/EJX38XtxDAk
Abernethy, E. “What are we humans doing? Explorations into who is doing freshwater science and how we are altering waterscapes.” PhD Defense Seminar, Oregon State University. December 2020. Live Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/jubeYlQfuLw
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. “Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science.” Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. May 2019. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. “Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science.” Integrative Biology Seminar Series, Corvallis, OR. May 2019. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. "Hydropeaking dams facilitate ecological dominance." Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Detroit, MI. May 2018. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, O. Rhodes. “Scavenging dynamics of reptile and amphibian carrion in a temperate ecosystem.” Ecological Society of America Conference, Portland, OR. August 2017. Poster Presentation.
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. "Aquatic invertebrate community structure downstream of hydropeaking dams in the Colorado River Basin." Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Raleigh, NC. June 2017. Poster Presentation.
Johnson, E., E. Abernethy, C. Colon-Gaud. 2022. Decreasing richness and biomass during a flood pulse observed in a southeastern US coastal floodplain following a multi-year, supra-seasonal drought. Wetlands (In review)
Silva, A., R. Speakman, B. Barnes, D. Coyle, J. Leaphart, E. Abernethy, K. Turner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley, K. Gandhi. 2021. Bioaccumulation of contaminants in Scarabidae and Silphidae beetles at sites polluted by coal combustion residuals and radiocesium. (In prep)
Abernethy, E., J. Muehlbauer, T. Kennedy, K. Dziedzic, H. Elder, M. Burke, D. Lytle. 2022. Population connectivity of aquatic insects in a hydropeaking, desert river. River Research and Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3972
The Tropical Rivers Lab. 2021. Reflections on negotiating the science-society relationship together. Open Rivers. https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.8273
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. 2021 Hydropeaking intensity and dam proximity limit aquatic invertebrate diversity in the Colorado River Basin. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3559
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2021. Functional traits driving species role in the structure of scavenger networks. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3519
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2020. Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages is driven by ecosystem productivity and human impact at the global scale. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05083
Silva, A., B. Barnes, D. Coyle, E. Abernethy, K. Turner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley, K. Gandhi. 2020. Variations in carrion-associated beetles due to trace elements and radiocesium contaminations and associated disturbance. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135158
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. 2019. Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science. Freshwater Science. https://doi.org/10.1086/709129
Sebastián‐González, E., E. Abernethy, et al. 2019. Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale. Global Change Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14708
Abernethy, E., J. Chappell. 2018. A Tale of Two Rivers. Applied Biodiversity Science Perspectives Series. Texas A&M University Libraries. Available electronically from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/172922
Geda, S., N. Lujan, M. Perkins, E. Abernethy, M. Sabaj, M Gangloff. 2018. Multilocus phylogeny of the zebra mussel family Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) reveals a fourth Neotropical genus sister to all other genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 1020-1033.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, O. Rhodes. 2017. Scavenging along an ecological interface: utilization of amphibian and reptile carcasses around isolated wetlands. Ecosphere 8: 10.1002/ecs2.1989.
Turner, K., E. Abernethy, L. Conner, O. Rhodes, J. Beasley. 2017. Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion date and vertebrate scavenging communities. Ecology 9: 2413-2424.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, T. DeVault, W. Pitt, O. Rhodes. 2016. Carcasses of invasive species are predominantly utilized by invasive scavengers in an island ecosystem. Ecosphere 7(10):e01496.10.1002/ecs2.1496.
Unger, S., E. Abernethy, S. Lance, R. Beasley, B. Kimball, T. McAuliffe, K. Jones, O. Rhodes. 2015. Development and characterization of 34 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers for the brown tree snake Boiga irregularis. BMC Research Notes 8: 658.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, T. DeVault, W. Pitt, O. Rhodes. 2014. Impacts of invasive species on ecosystem energy flow on the big island of Hawai’i: Excuse me but are you going to eat that cane toad? Proceedings of the 26th Annual Vertebrate Pest Conference.
Abernethy, E., E. McCombs, L. Siefferman, M. Gangloff. 2013. Effect of small dams on freshwater mussel population genetics in two southeastern USA streams. Walkerana 16: 21-28.
Gangloff, M., B. Hamstead, E. Abernethy, P. Hartfield. 2013. Genetic distinctiveness of Ligumia recta, the black sandshell, in the Mobile River Basin and implications for its conservation. Conservation Genetics 14: 913-916.
Interviews
"Seven decades of environmental research at Savannah River Ecology Lab."
UGA Research, August 2021, by Michael Terrazas
“New postdoc is ready to run for the rivers."
CASE News, November 2020, by Angela Nicoletti
"Size matters, and so do temperature and habitat, to scavengers and the carcasses they eat.”
OSU News and Research Communications, July 2017, by Steven Lundeberg
"Invasive Species in Hawaii are eating everything - even themselves"
Sierra, Mar. 2017, by Sarah Novak
"Hawai'i is being overrun by invasive cannibals"
Hakai magazine, Feb. 2017, by John R. Platt
"Eat and be eaten: Invasive scavengers in Hawaii alter island nutrient cycle"
UGA Today, Dec. 2016, by Vicky L. Sutton-Jackson
Recent Presentations
Abernethy, E. “To Bring (or not) Your Whole Self to Work.” Earth and Environment Seminar Series, Florida International University. October 2021. Live Zoom Presentation.
Abernethy, E. “Tales of Queer Scientists.” InQueery Symposium through Oregon State University. May 2021. Live Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/eb_UjzbkLsA
Abernethy, E., E. Anderson. “How do race and gender influence environmental flows in Florida?” Society for Freshwater Science Conference. May 2021. Recorded Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/EJX38XtxDAk
Abernethy, E. “What are we humans doing? Explorations into who is doing freshwater science and how we are altering waterscapes.” PhD Defense Seminar, Oregon State University. December 2020. Live Zoom Presentation. Recording: https://youtu.be/jubeYlQfuLw
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. “Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science.” Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. May 2019. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., I. Arismendi, A. Boegehold, C. Colon-Gaud, M. Cover, E. Larson, E. Moody, B. Penaluna, A. Shogren, A. Webster, M. Woller-Skar. “Diverse, equitable, and inclusive scientific societies: Progress and opportunities in the Society for Freshwater Science.” Integrative Biology Seminar Series, Corvallis, OR. May 2019. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. "Hydropeaking dams facilitate ecological dominance." Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Detroit, MI. May 2018. Verbal Presentation.
Abernethy, E., K. Turner, J. Beasley, O. Rhodes. “Scavenging dynamics of reptile and amphibian carrion in a temperate ecosystem.” Ecological Society of America Conference, Portland, OR. August 2017. Poster Presentation.
Abernethy, E., T. Kennedy, J. Muehlbauer, R. Van Drieshe, D. Lytle. "Aquatic invertebrate community structure downstream of hydropeaking dams in the Colorado River Basin." Society for Freshwater Science Conference, Raleigh, NC. June 2017. Poster Presentation.