Publications

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In review or revision

Bundschuh, M., B.M. Creel, C.J. Kotalik, J.M. Kraus, J.D. Muehlbauer, B.G. Perrotta, F.E. Rowland, R. Schulz, D.M. Walters, J. Wesner (under review). Contaminant spiraling as a unifying conceptual model for predicting fate and effects of contaminants on aquatic-terrestrial meta-ecosystems. 

Rowland, F.E., C.G. Byrd, and P.T. Kroboth. (in revision). Thiaminase I activity is high in grass and silver carp, but negligible in bighead and black carp. Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Ludwig, J., T. Lipscomb, N. Mantua, C. Jeffres, R.C. Johnson, J. Field, B. Finney, S. Foott, K. Kwak, D. Tillitt, F.E. Rowland, T. Williams, A. Ward, J. Rinchard (under review). Diet assessment of California salmonids following the detection of thiamine deficiency.

Rowland, F.E., M.L. Crump, H.H. Whiteman, W.H. Lowe, K.A. Berven, and J.H.K. Pechmann (in revision). Why we (still) need more long-term amphibian population data. Ichthyology & Herpetology.

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In prep

Full manuscript available upon request

Rowland, F.E. and R.M. Holdo (in prep). Nonlinear ecosystem responses to leaf litter subsidies in experimental ponds. EcoEvoRxiv DOI: 10.32942/osf.io/uwgdy

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Peer-reviewed

*Undergraduate co-authors are italicized. Graduate student co-authors are underlined. = shows co-first authors

32. Kraus, J., F.E. Rowland, M. Hladik, K. Dowdy, and M. Chumchall. (accepted). Predictors of mercury and pesticide fluxes by emerging adult aquatic insects from Prairie Pothole wetlands. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 

31. Rowland, F.E., M.J. Vanni, N.M. Hayes, C.E. Kraft. 2025. Potential thiamine deficiency of phytoplankton across a productivity gradient and seasons in Ohio lakes. Freshwater Biology 70(11): e70134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70134

30. Kotalik, C.J., F.E. Rowland, B.G. Marcot, K.E. Skrabis, D.M. Walters, J.E. Hinck, W.H. Clements, E. Richer, J. Isanhart. 2026. Causal networks to inform decisions for ecological restoration. Environmental Management 76(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02323-x 

29. =Krabbenhoft, C., =J.S. Rogosch, and =F.E. Rowland. 2025. Long-term regime shifts in xeric ecoregion freshwater fish assemblages due to anthropogenic and climate stressors. Ecology and Evolution 15(9): e72067. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72067 (co-first authors)

28. Mantua, N.J., *H. Bell, A.E. Todgham, M.E. Daniels, J. Rinchard, J.M. Ludwig, J.C. Field, S.T. Lindley, F.E. Rowland, C.A. Richter, D.M. Walters, B. Finney, H.A.R. Distajo, D.E. Tillitt, D.C. Honeyfield, T. Lipscomb, K. Kwak, J. Kindopp, D. Cocherell, *A. Ward, T.H. Williams, J. Harding, N.A. Fangue, C.A. Jeffres, R.I. Ruiz-Cooley, S. Litvin, J.S. Foott, M. Adkison, B. Kormos, P. Harte, F. Colwell, C.P. Suffridge, *K.C. Shannon, A. Cranford, C. Ambrose, A.N. Reed, R.C. Johnson. 2025. Widespread thiamine deficiency in California salmon linked to an anchovy-dominated marine prey base. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122 (26): e2426011122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2426011122 

27. Gould, E., H.S. Fraser, T.H. Parker, S. Nakagawa, S.C. Griffith, P.A. Vesk, F. Fidler, R.N. Abbey-Lee, …, F.E. Rowland …, R.A Zitomer. 2025. Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology 23(35). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02101-x (303 authors!)

26. =Harder, A.M., =A.N. Reed, and =F.E. Rowland. 2025. Evolutionary perspectives on thiamine supplementation of managed Pacific salmonid populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 82: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0109 (co-first authors)

25. Orrick, K., N.R. Sommer, F.E. Rowland, and K.M. Ferraro. 2024. Disentangling the role of predator hunting mode, spatial domain size, and habitat complexity: An examination of consumptive and nonconsumptive effects. Ecology e4316. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4316

24. =Rowland, F.E., =C.J. Kotalik, B.G. Marcot, J.E. Hinck, and D.M. Walters. 2024. A novel approach to assessing natural resource injury with Bayesian networks. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 20(2): 562-573. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4836 (co-first authors)

23. Rowland, F.E., C.A. Richter, D.E. Tillitt, and D.M. Walters. 2023. Evolutionary and ecological correlates of thiaminase in fishes. Scientific Reports 13: 18147. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44654-x

22. Alshwairikh, Y.A., A.C. Fanton, K.A. Prats, M.K. Burak, M.C. Duguid, F.E. Rowland. 2023. Habits and attitudes towards writing affect the publication output of environmental biology trainees. Ecosphere 14(10): e4664. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4664

21. Rowland, F.E., K.A. Prats, Y.A. Alshwairikh, M.K. Burak, A.C. Fanton, and M.C. Duguid. 2023. Overemphasis on publications may disadvantage historically excluded groups in STEM before and during COVID-19: A North American survey-based study. PLOS ONE 18(9): e0291124. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291124

20. Rowland, F.E., E. Muths, C.A. Eagles-Smith, C.A. Stricker, J.M. Kraus, R. Harrington, and D.M. Walters. 2023. Complex life histories alter patterns of Hg exposure and accumulation in linked aquatic-terrestrial food webs: an amphibian example. Environmental Science & Technology 57(10): 4133-4142. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04896

19. Reed, A.N., F.E. Rowland, J.A. Krajcik, and D.E. Tillitt. 2023. Thiamine supplementation improves survival and body condition of hatchery-reared steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon. Veterinary Sciences 10(2): 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020156

18. Rowland, F.E., E.S. Schyling, L.K. Freidenburg, M.C. Urban, J.L. Richardson, A.Z.A. Arietta, S.B. Rodrigues, A.D. Rubinstein, M.F. Bernard, and D.K. Skelly. 2022. Asynchrony, density dependence, and persistence in an amphibian. Ecology 103(7): e3696. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3696

17. Rowland, F.E. and J.J. Burkhart. 2022. Juvenile salamanders do not exhibit compensatory growth post-metamorphosis in an experimental setting. Ichthyology & Herpetology 110(2): 292-298. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2021067

16. Qian, S.S., C.A. Stow, F.E. Rowland, Q. Liu, M.D. Rowe, E.J. Anderson, R.P. Stumpfe, T.H. Johengen. 2021. Chlorophyll a as an indicator of microcystin: Short-term forecasting and risk assessment in Lake Erie. Ecological Indicators 130: 108055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108055

15. Rowland, F.E., C.A. Stow, L.T. Johnson, and R.M. Hirsch. 2021. Lake Erie tributary nutrient trend evaluation: normalizing concentrations and loads to reduce flow variability. Ecological Indicators 125: 107601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107601

14. Anderson, T.L., B.H. Ousterhout, F.E. Rowland, D.L. Drake, J.J. Burkhart, and W.E. Peterman. 2021. Direct effects influence larval salamander size and density more than indirect effects. Oecologia 195: 173–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04820-8

13. Rowland, F.E., C.A. Stow, T.H. Johengen, A.M. Burtner, D. Palladino, D.C. Gossiaux, T.W. Davis, L.T. Johnson, and S.A. Ruberg. 2020. Recent patterns in Lake Erie phosphorus and chlorophyll a concentrations in response to changing loads. Environmental Science & Technology 54: 835-841. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05326

12. *Holtswarth, J.N., F.E. Rowland, H.J. Puglis, M.L. Hladik, and L.B. Webb. 2019. Effects of the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin on southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) tadpole behavior. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 103: 717-722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-019-02703-0

11. Rowland, F.E., R.L. North, P. McEachern, D.V. Obrecht, T.B. Gurung, S.B. Jones, and J.R. Jones. 2019. Nutrient deficiencies vary with season in sub-tropical lakes of Nepal. Hydrobiologia 833(1): 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-3897-8

10. *Watters, A.M., F.E. Rowland, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2018. Larval salamanders are as effective at short-term mosquito predation as mosquitofish. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96(10): 1165-1169. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2017-0267

9. Peterman, W.E., T.L. Anderson, B.H. Ousterhout, D.L. Drake, J.J. Burkhart, F.E. Rowland, and R.D. Semlistch. 2018. Using spatial demographic network models to optimize habitat creation, restoration, and preservation. Journal of Wildlife Management 82(3): 649-659. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21393

8. Anderson, T.L., F.E. Rowland, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2017. Asymmetric effects of phenological shifts and larval density on intraguild predation between salamanders. Oecologia 185(3): 475-486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-017-3954-9

7. Burkhart, J.J., W.E. Peterman, *E. Brocato, *K. Romine, *M.M. Willis, B.H. Ousterhout, T.L.    Anderson, D.L. Drake, F.E. Rowland, R.D. Semlitsch, and L. Eggert. 2017. The influence of breeding phenology on the genetic structure of four pond-breeding salamanders. Ecology and Evolution 7(13): 4670-4681. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3060

6. Rowland, F.E., *M.B. Rawlings, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2017. Joint effects of resources and amphibians on pond ecosystems. Oecologia 183(1): 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3748-5

5. Anderson, T.L., B.H. Ousterhout, D.L. Drake, J.J. Burkhart, F.E. Rowland, W.E. Peterman, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2016. Differences in larval allometry among three ambystomatid salamanders. Journal of Herpetology 50(3): 464-470. https://doi.org/10.1670/15-178

4. Rowland, F.E., *S.K. Tuttle, M.J. González, and M.J. Vanni. 2016. Canopy cover and anurans: nutrients, not light, are the most important predictor of growth and development. Canadian Journal of Zoology 94: 225–232. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2015-0022

3. Rowland, F.E., *K.J. Bricker, M.J. Vanni, and M.J. González. 2015. Light and nutrients regulate energy transfer through benthic and pelagic food chains. Oikos 124(12): 1648–1663. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.02106

2. Schussler, E.E., F.E. Rowland, C.A. Distel, J.M. Bauman, M.L. Keppler, Y. Kawarasaki, M.R. McCarthy, A. Glover, and H. Salem. 2011. Promoting the Development of Graduate Student Teaching Philosophy Statements. Journal of College Science Teaching 40(3): 32-35.

1.  Kamarainen, A.M., F.E. Rowland, R. Biggs, and S.R. Carpenter. 2008. Zooplankton and the Total Phosphorus-Chlorophyll a Relationship: Hierarchical Bayesian Analysis of Measurement Error. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 2644-2655. https://doi.org/10.1139/F08-161

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Professional publications and reports

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