Faculty Profile
Emily Arsenault

Assistant Professor & Director Cranberry Lake Biological Sta
Department of Environmental Biology
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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Current Graduate Advisees
Matthew Foli
msfoli@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Arsenault and Farrell
- Area of Study: Environmental & Forest Biology
Abigail Hullihen
aghullih@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Arsenault
- Area of Study: Environmental & Forest Biology
Jack Marshall
jmarsh12@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Arsenault
- Area of Study: Environmental & Forest Biology
Amarbat Otgonganbat
aotgonga@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Arsenault
- Area of Study: Environmental & Forest Biology
Ben Spitz
bjspitz@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Arsenault and Farrell
- Area of Study: Environmental & Forest Biology
Courses
EFB 554: Aquatic Entomology
EFB 496/696: Stream Ecology
Selected Publications
Pyron, M., A. Maasri, J. Costello, S. Kenner, A. Otgonganbat, B. Mendsaikhan, S. Chandra, J. H. Thorp, E. R. Arsenault, R. Shields, C. Artz, and M. M. Minder. 2024. Fish assemblages on two continents respond to valley- and reach-scale hydrogeomorphic variation: analyses across three temperate regions. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. e12806.
Venkatachari, A., I. Salman, Q. Shingai, D. Bruesewitz, A. Quattrini Li, E. R. Arsenault, H. A. Ewing, K. L. Cottingham, I. Rekletis, and A. Bourbonnais. 2024. Use of an autonomous surface vehicle to collect high spatial resolution water quality data in Lake Wateree, SC. Journal of South Carolina Water Resources 9(2):10.
Minder, M., E. R. Arsenault, M. Pyron, A. Otgonganbat, and B. Mendsaikhan. 2023. Dietary overlap and selectivity among mountain steppe river fish in the United States and Mongolia. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10132.
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 25:2624–2636.
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.
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.
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. 2021. Valley-scale hydrogeomorphology drives river fish assemblage variation in Mongolia. Ecology and Evolution 11:6527–6535.
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. 2021. You are welcome here: a practical guide to diversity, equity, and inclusion for undergraduates embarking on an ecological research experience. Ecology and Evolution 11:3636–3645.
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 11:2782–2795.
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. 2021. A framework for lotic macrosystem research. Ecosphere.
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.
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 10:1594–1605.