Ph.D. Candidate
Research interests: evidence syntheses, evidence-based decision making, systematic prioritization, anthropogenic impacts, aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity conservation
Background
M.S.c., Biology, Carleton University (2019-2021)
Thesis: How do changes in flow magnitude due to hydropower operations affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review (Supervisors: Dr. Steven J. Cooke, Dr. Joseph R. Bennett)
B.S.c., Environmental Science Honours, Carleton University (2013-2017)
Thesis title: A systematic prioritization of invasive plant species management (Supervisor: Dr. Joseph R. Bennett)
Associate of Arts (Anne Arundel Community College, USA)
Lab Publications (5)
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Harper M, Rytwinski T, Taylor JJ, Bennett JR, Smokorowski KE, Olden JD, Clarke KD, Pratt T, Fisher N, Leake A, Cooke SJ. 2022. How do changes in flow magnitude due to hydropower operations affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review. Environmental Evidence. 11:3. (DOI: 10.1186/s13750-021-00254-8).
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Birnie-Gauvin K, Rytwinski T, Harper M, Taylor JJ, Smith A, Smokorowski KE, Turgeon K, Bradford MJ, Cooke SJ (In Press) How do natural changes in flow magnitude affect fish abundance and diversity in temperate regions? A systematic review protocol. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 2:e12079.
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Harper, M., H.S. Mejbel, D. Longert, R. Abell, T.D. Beard Jr, J.R. Bennett, S.M. Carlson, W. Darwall, A. Dell, S. Domisch, D. Dudgeon, J. Freyhof, I. Harrison, K.A. Hughes, S.C. Jähnig, J.M. Jeschke, R. Lansdown, M. Lintermans, A.J. Lynch, H.M.R. Meredith, S. Molur, J.D. Olden, S.J. Ormerod, H. Patricio, A.J. Reid, A. Schmidt-Kloiber, M. Thieme, D. Tickner, E. Turak, O.L.F. Weyl and S.J. Cooke. 2021. Twenty-five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31:1-22.
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Harper M., T. Rytwinski, J.J. Taylor, J.R. Bennett, K.E. Smokorowski and S.J. Cooke. 2020. How do changes in flow magnitude due to hydroelectric power production affect fish abundance and diversity in temperate regions? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence. 9:14.
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Rytwinski T., M. Harper, J.J. Taylor, J.R Bennett, L.A. Donaldson, K.E. Smokorowski, K. Clarke, M.J. Bradford, A. Doherty, H. Ghamry, B. Spearin, J. Olden, D. Boisclair and S.J. Cooke. 2020. What are the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity in temperate regions? A systematic map. Environment Evidence. 9:7.
Other Publications
Pullin AS, Cheng SH, Jackson JD, Eales J, Envall I, Fada SJ, Frampton GK, Harper M, Kadykalo AN, Kohl C, Konno K. Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions. Environmental Evidence. 2022 Dec;11(1):1-1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00269-9
