Publications and CV
Published:
Garner, J.G, (2025). Advancing aquatic biodiversity and relative abundance monitoring: Employing environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess diadromous fish populations and ecosystem health (Doctoral dissertation, University of Massachusetts Amherst). ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Garner, J.G, Jones, A.R., Putnam, A.B., Lockwood, L.A.D., and Staudinger, M.D., 2025, 2023 Environmental DNA (eDNA) Baseline to Monitor Intertidal Biodiversity in Waters Adjacent to Mixed Coarse Substrate Habitats Across the Boston Harbor Islands: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1TNRR6Z.
Branconi, R, Garner J.G, Buston PM, Wong ML. (2019) A New Non-Invasive Technique for Temporarily Tagging Coral Reef Fishes. Copeia, 107(1), 85 – 91.
Lobel P, Garner J.G, Kaatz I, Rice A (2021) Sonic Behavior of Cichlid Fishes. The Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of Cichlid Fishes: A Contemporary Modern Synthesis. Springer Academic.
Submitted:
Garner J.G, Staudinger, M, Jordaan, A, Chase, B, Sheppard, J, Kozol, E., Roy, A. (2026) Mechanistic eDNA Scaling Extends Single-Point River Herring Counts to Watershed-Wide Relative Abundance. Submitted: Environmental DNA.
In Prep:
Garner J.G, Staudinger, M, Jordaan, A, Chase, B, Sheppard, J, Church, G., Roy, A. (In Prep, 2026) The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Navigating Bias in Fisheries Science: Lessons from eDNA and Traditional Methods for Monitoring American Shad, River Herring, Rainbow Smelt, and Shortnose Sturgeon. Target Journal: Fish and Fisheries.
Garner J.G, Staudinger, M, Jordaan, A, Chase, B, Sheppard, J, Kozol, E. (In Prep, 2026) Aquatic community composition response to dam removal using environmental DNA metabarcoding techniques. Target Journal: Environmental DNA.
Garner J.G, Buckman, K, A, Kieffer, M. (In Prep, 2026) Using Environmental DNA to Detect Rare and Endangered Species in Large Rivers. Target Journal: Nature Conservation.
Garner J.G, Buckman, K, A, Kieffer, M, Farrington, S, Heisey, A. (In Prep, 2026) Using Environmental DNA and Side Scanning Sonar to Predict Occupancy for Rare and Endangered Species in Large Rivers. Target Journal: Nature Conservation.
Church, G., Garner J.G, Staudinger, M, Jordaan, A, Chase, B, Sheppard, J, Roy, A. (In Prep, 2026) Using Year-Round Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Sampling to Establish Aquatic Community Baseline Before Nature Like Fishway Installment. Target Journal: Ecological Indicators.
Garner J.G, (In Prep, 2026) Evidence of Cooperative Hunting Between American Eels and Smallmouth Bass in a Temperate Freshwater System. Target Journal: Ecology.
Garner, J.G. (In Prep, 2027) EcoCASH: A unifying framework for quantifying ecosystem condition using molecular, ecological, and physical system indicators. Target Journal: Science.