Faculty Profile
Emily Arsenault

Emily Arsenault
Visiting Assistant Professor
256 Illick Hall
Education
- PhD 2021, University of Kansas, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- MA 2017, University of Kansas, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- BA 2014, Colby College, Environmental Studies; Biology
Professional Experience
2021-2022, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Program in Environmental Studies, Bates College
Research Interests
Freshwater ecology, stable isotopes, food webs, ecosystem ecology, carbon and energy flow, water quality, anthropogenic impacts
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Selected Publications
Arsenault, E. R., J. H. Thorp, M. J. Polito, M. Minder, W. K. Dodds, F. Tromboni, A. Maasri, M. Pyron, B. Mendsaikhan, A. Otgonganbat, S. Altangerel, S. Chandra, R. Shields, C. Artz, and H. Bennadji. 2022. Intercontinental analysis of temperate steppe stream food webs reveals consistent autochthonous support of fishes. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14113
Arsenault, E. R., J. H. Liew, and J. R. Hopkins. 2022. Substrate composition influences amino acid carbon isotope profiles of fungi: implications for tracing fungal contributions to food webs. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15961
Shields, R., M. Pyron, E. R. Arsenault, J. H. Thorp, M. Minder, C. Artz, J. Costello, A. Otgonganbat, B. Mendsaikhan, and A. Maasri. 2021. Geomorphology variables predict fish assemblages for forested and endorheic rivers of two continents. Ecology and Evolution. http://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8300
Maasri, A., M. Pyron, E. R. Arsenault, J. H. Thorp, B. Mendsaikhan, F. Tromboni, M. Minder, S. J. Kenner, J. Costello, S. Chandra, A. Otgonganbat, B. Boldgiv. Accepted. Valley-scale hydrogeomorphology drives river fish assemblage variation in Mongolia. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7505
McGill, B. M., M. J. Foster, A. N. Pruitt, S. G. Thomas, E. R. Arsenault, J. Hanschu, K. Wahwahsuck, E. Cortez, K. Zarek, T. D. Loecke, and A. J. Burgin. Accepted. You are welcome here: a practical guide to diversity, equity, and inclusion for undergraduates embarking on an ecological research experience. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7321
Minder, M. M., E. R. Arsenault, B. Erdenee, A. Maasri, and M. Pyron. 2021. Diet overlap among non-native trout species and native Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) in two U.S. ecoregions. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7231
Thorp, J. H., W. K. Dodds, C. J. Robbins, A. Maasri, E. R. Arsenault, J. A. Lutchen, F. Tromboni, B. Hayford, M. Pyron, G. S. Mathews, A. Schechner, and S. Chandra. 2020. A framework for lotic macrosystem research. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3342
Minder, M. M., E. R. Arsenault, B. Erdenee, and M. Pyron. 2020. Dietary specificity and overlap in endorheic river fishes: How do native and nonnative species compare? Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14396
Liew, J. H., K. W. J. Chua, E. R. Arsenault, J. H. Thorp, A. Suvarnaraksha, A. Amirrudin, and D. C. J. Yeo. 2019. Quantifying terrestrial carbon in freshwater food webs using amino acid isotope analysis—case study with an endemic cave fish. Methods in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13230