Leandro "Steve" Miranda
Title
- Professor
Unit Leader, USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Contact Information
lem10@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-3217
Thompson Hall Rm 219
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Wildlife Ecology
- Auburn University, Master of Science (M.S.), Fisheries Management
- Morehead State University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology
Research Interests
Fish population dynamics
Lake and reservoir management
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2023 | Miranda, L., 2023. Abundance-occupancy patterns of black bass in an impounded river. Fisheries 48(1):29-37. |
2023 | Miranda, L., 2023. Fish life-history traits predict abundance-occupancy patterns in artificial lakes. Frontiers in Freshwater Science 1:1270939. |
2023 | Miranda, L., 2023. Aging, climate, and invasions threaten reservoirs in the Mississippi Basin. Fisheries 48(12):499-514. |
2023 | VanderBloemen, S., Miranda, L., Sass, G. G., Colvin, M., Faucheux, N. 2023. Influence of invasive bigheaded carps on abundance of Gizzard Shad in the Tennessee River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 152(6):809-818. |
2023 | Faucheux, N. M., Miranda, L., Taylor, J. M., Farris, J. 2023. Impact of dams on stream fish diversity: A different result. Diversity 15(6):728. |
2023 | Miranda, L., 2023. Facing our freshwater crisis via fluid and agile communication: A grand challenge. Frontiers in Freshwater Science 1:1068115. |
2023 | Besson, J. C., Neary, J. J., Stafford, J. D., Dunn, C. G., Miranda, L. 2023. Fish functional gradients along a reservoir cascade. Freshwater Biology 68(6):1079-1091. |
2023 | Shamaskin, A. C., Colvin, M., Miranda, L. 2023. Evaluating regional length limits in freshwater fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80(8). |
2023 | Miranda, L., Tompkins, J., Dunn, C. G., Morris, J., Combs, M. C. 2023. Patterns of zero and nonzero counts indicate spatiotemporal distributions, aggregation, and dispersion of invasive carp. Management of Biological Invasions 14(2):363-377. |
2022 | Norris, D. M., Colvin, M., Miranda, L., Lashley, M. A. 2022. Supplemental habitat is reservoir dependent: Identifying optimal planting decision using Bayesian Decision Networks. Journal of Environmental Management 304(114139). |
2022 | Aldridge, C. A., Norris, D. M., Hatcher, H. R., Coppola, G., Colvin, M., Miranda, L. 2022. Retention and dimensional changes of supplemental evergreen brush piles within a flood control reservoir. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 13(1):223-235. |
2022 | Miranda, L., Faucheux, N. M. 2022. Climate change alters aging patterns of reservoir aquatic habitats. Climate Change 174(9). |
2022 | Faucheux, N. M., Sample, A. R., Aldridge, C. A., Norris, D. M., Owens, C., Starnes, V. R., VanderBloemen, S., Miranda, L. 2022. Reservoir attributes display cascading spatial patterns along river basins. Water Resources Research 58(1). |
2021 | Miranda, L., Coppola, G., Hatcher, H. R., Jargowsky, M. B., Moran, Z. S., Rhodes, M. C. 2021. A bird’s-eye view of reservoirs in the Mississippi Basin tips a need for large-scale coordination. Fish and Fisheries 22(1):128-140. |
2021 | Miranda, L., Faucheux, N. M., Lakin, K. M. 2021. Fishing gear performance nearshore is substantiated by spatial analyses. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31:977-987. |
2021 | Coppola, G., Miranda, L., Colvin, M., Hatcher, H., Lashley, M. A. 2021. Selection of habitat-enhancing plants depends on predator–prey interactions. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 12(2):294-307. |
2021 | Miranda, L., Lakin, K. M., Faucheux, N. M. 2021. Habitat Associations of Three Black Bass Species in a Reservoir System. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 150(4):538-547. |
2021 | Miranda, L., Rhodes, . C., Allen, Y., Killgore, K. J. 2021. An inventory and typology of permanent floodplain lakes in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: a first step to conservation planning. Aquatic Sciences 83(20). |
2021 | Aldridge, C. A., Miranda, L., Colvin, M. 2021. Themes of contemporary inland fisheries goals. Fisheries 46(1):34-39. |
2020 | Miranda, L., Norris, D. M., Starnes, V. R., Faucheux, N. M., Holman, T. 2020. Stock-recruitment dynamics of a freshwater clupeid. Fisheries Research 221:105378. |
2020 | Miranda, L., Kilgore, K. J. 2020. Longitudinal distribution of uncommon fishes in a species‐rich basin. Aquatic Conservation 30(3):577-585. |
2020 | Norris, D. M., Hatcher, H. R., Colvin, M., Coppola, G., Lashley, M. A., Miranda, L. 2020. Assessing establishment and growth of agricultural plantings on reservoir mudflats. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40(2):394-405. |
2020 | Schumann, D. A., Colvin, M., Miranda, L., Jones-Farrand, D. T. 2020. Occurrence and co-occurrence patterns of gar in river–floodplain habitats: Methods to leverage species coexistence to benefit distributional models. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40(3):622-637. |
2020 | Celestino, L. F., Sanz-Ronda, F. J., Miranda, L., Makrakis, M. C., Dias, J. H., Makrakis, S. 2020. Bidirectional connectivity via fish ladders in a large Neotropical river: Response to a comment. River Research and Applications 36(7):1377-1381. |
2020 | Miranda, L., Coppola, G., Boxrucker, J. 2020. Reservoir Fish Habitats: A Perspective on Coping with Climate Change. Reviewe 28(4):478-498. |
2020 | Whelan, G. E., Day, D., Casselman, J. M., Gephart, L., Hall, C. J., Lichatowich, J., Matylewich, M., Miranda, L., Roulson, L., Shirey, P. D., Mercado-Silva, N., Waldman, J., Winters, D. 2020. Tracking Fisheries Through Time: The American Fisheries Society as a Historical Lens. Fisheries 45(8):392-426. |
2019 | da Silva, P. S., Miranda, L., Makrakis, S., de Assumpcao, L., Dias, J. H., Makrakis, M. C. 2019. Tributaries as biodiversity preserves: An ichthyoplankton perspective from the severely impounded Upper Paraná River. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29(2):258-269. |
2019 | Miranda, L., Granzotti, R. V., Dembkowski, D. J. 2019. Gradients in fish feeding guilds along a reservoir cascade. Aquatic Sciences 81(15). |
2019 | Miranda, L., Killgore, K. J., Slack, W. T. 2019. Spatial organization of fish diversity in a species‐rich basin. River Research and Applications 35(2):188-196. |
2019 | Hatcher, H. R., Miranda, L., Colvin, M., Coppola, G., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Fish assemblages in a Mississippi reservoir mudflat with low structural complexity. Hydrobiologia 841(1):163-175. |
2019 | Miranda, L., Killgore, K. J. 2019. Abundance–occupancy patterns in a riverine fish assemblage. Freshwater Biology 64(12):2221-2233. |
2019 | Miranda, L., Raines, C. D. 2019. Reservoir diel water quality patterns relative to riparian shade. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management 35(2):148-155. |
2019 | Miranda, L., Martínez-Lanfranco, J. A., Killgore, K. J. 2019. Wetlands and development influence fish diversity in a species-rich small river. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102(6):873-886. |
2019 | Celestino, L. F., Sanz-Ronda, F. J., Miranda, L., Makrakis, M. C., Dias, J. H., Makrakis, S. 2019. Bidirectional connectivity via fish ladders in a large Neotropical river. River Research and Applications 35(3):236-246. |
2019 | Coppola, G., Miranda, L., Colvin, M., Hatcher, H. R., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Submergence responses of cool-season annual plants and potential for fish habitat. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39(6):1269-1276. |
2018 | Omer, A. R., Miranda, L., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Czarnecki, J., Kroger, R., Baker, B., Hogue, J. A., Allen, P. J. 2018. Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural lands by tailwater recovery systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73:282-295. |
2018 | Klein, Z. B., Quist, M. C., Miranda, L., Marron, M. M., Steuck, M. J., Hansen, K. A. 2018. Commercial fisheries of the upper Mississippi River: a century of sustained harvest. Fisheries 43(12):563-574. |
2018 | Granzotti, R. V., Miranda, L., Agostinho, A. A., Gomes, L. C. 2018. Downstream impacts of dams: shifts on invertivorous fish assemblages. Aquatic Sciences 80:28. |
2018 | Miranda, L., Bull, L., Colvin, M., Hubbard, W., Pugh, L. 2018. Segmentation of Mississippi Lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management 34(4):376-391. |
2017 | Miranda, L., Keretz, K. R., Gilliland, C. R. 2017. Gradients in catostomid assemblages along a reservoir cascade. River Research and Applications 33:983-990. |
2017 | Miranda, L., Omer, A. R., Killgore, K. J. 2017. Balancing lake ecological condition and agriculture irrigation needs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 246:354-360. |
2017 | Piana, P. A., Cardoso, B. F., Dias, J., Gomes, L. C., Agostinho, A. A., Miranda, L. 2017. Using long-term data to predict fish abundance: the case of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) in the intensely regulated upper Paraná River. Neotropical Ichthyology 15(3). |
2017 | Miranda, L., Colvin, M., Shamaskin, A. C., Bull, L. A., Holman, T., Jones, R. 2017. Length limits fail to restructure a largemouth bass population: A 28-year case history. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37(3):624–632. |
2016 | Krogman, R. M., Miranda, L. 2016. Rating of U.S. reservoirs relative to fish habitat condition. Lake and Reservoir Management 32:51-60. |
2016 | Raines, C. D., Miranda, L. 2016. Role of riparian shade on the fish assemblage of a reservoir littoral. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99:753-760. |
2016 | Faust, D. R., Kröger, R., Miranda, L., Rush, S. A. 2016. Nitrate Removal from Agricultural Drainage Ditch Sediments with Amendments of Organic Carbon: Potential for an Innovative Best Management Practice. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 227(10):378. |
2016 | Miranda, L., 2016. Fishes in paleochannels of the lower Mississippi River alluvial valley: A national treasure. Fisheries 41(10):578-588. |
2016 | Miranda, L., Dembkowski, D. J. 2016. Evidence of serial discontinuity in the fish community of a heavily impounded river. River Research and Applications 32(6):1187-1195. |
2016 | de Azevedo, R. F., Miranda, L., Gomes, L. C. 2016. Contesting detrimental dams: A case study from southern Brazil. International Journal of River Basin Management 14(2):205-217. |
2015 | Miranda, L., Krogman, R. M. 2015. Functional age as an indicator of reservoir senescence. Fisheries 40(4):170-176. |
2015 | Andrews, C. S., Miranda, L., Kroger, R. 2015. Fish and water quality in the forested wetlands adjacent to an oxbow lake. Southeastern Naturalist 14:623-634. |
2014 | Miranda, L., 2014. Monitoring fish distributions along electrofishing segments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186:8899-8905. |
2011 | Miranda, L., 2011. Depth as an organizer of fish assemblages in floodplain lakes. Aquatic Sciences 73:211-221. |
2007 | Miranda, L., 2007. Approximate sample sizes required to index length distributions. 136(2):409-415. |
2005 | Miranda, L., 2005. Catch rates relative to angler party size with implications for monitoring angler success. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134(4):1005-1010. |
2005 | Miranda, L., 2005. Fish assemblages in oxbow lakes relative to connectivity with the Mississippi River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134(6):1480-1489. |
2005 | Miranda, L., 2005. Refining boat electrofishing equipment to improve consistency and reduce harm to fish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:609-618. |
2003 | Miranda, L., 2003. Collaborative management of river basins. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology 3:7-15. |
2002 | Miranda, L., 2002. Establishing size-based mortality caps. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:433-440. |
2000 | Miranda, L., Hodges, K. B. 2000. Role of aquatic vegetation density on hypoxia and sunfish abundance in bays of a eutrophic reservoir. Hydrobiologia 427:51-57. |
Graduate Students
- Jordan Besson
- Caleb Aldridge
- Darren Shoemaker
- Hafez Ahmad
- Hayden Funk
- Michaela Palmieri