Leandro Miranda, PhD
Unit Leader - Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Research Interests
Fish populations and fish communities in reservoirs and floodplain lakes
Teaching Interests
Fisheries science and management of standing water bodies and their watersheds
Professional Experience
Unit Leader, Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2020-
Assistant Unit Leader, Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 1986-2019
Education and Certifications
Ph D Mississippi State University 1986
MS Auburn University 1981
BS Morehead State University 1977
Science and Products
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Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems
Best management practices are being implemented throughout the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley with the aim of alleviating pressures placed on downstream aquatic systems by sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural land; however, research evaluating the performance of tailwater recovery (TWR) systems, an increasingly important practice, is limited. This study evaluated the ability of
Authors
A.R. Omer, Leandro E. Miranda, M. T. Moore, L. J. Krutz, J. M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kröger, B. H. Baker, J. Hogue, P. J. Allen
Downstream impacts of dams: shifts in benthic invertivorous fish assemblages
Impoundments alter connectivity, sediment transport and water discharge in rivers and floodplains, affecting recruitment, habitat and resource availability for fish including benthic invertivorous fish, which represent an important link between primary producers and higher trophic levels in tropical aquatic ecosystems. We investigated long-term changes to water regime, water quality, and invertivo
Authors
Rafaela Vendrametto Granzotti, Leandro E. Miranda, Angelo A. Agostinho, Luiz Carlos Gomes
Sampling for age and growth estimation
No abstract available.
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin
Using long-term data to predict fish abundance: the case of Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) in the intensely regulated upper Paraná River
Populations show spatial-temporal fluctuations in abundance, partly due to random processes and partly due to self-regulatory processes. We evaluated the effects of various external factors on the population numerical abundance of curimba Prochilodus lineatus in the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil, over a 19-year period. Panel data analysis was applied to examine the structure of temporal an
Authors
Pitágoras A. Piana, Bárbara F. Cardoso, Joilson Dias, Luiz C. Gomes, Angelo A. Agostinho, Leandro E. Miranda
Balancing lake ecological condition and agriculture irrigation needs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
The Mississippi Alluvial Valley includes hundreds of floodplain lakes that support unique fish assemblages and high biodiversity. Irrigation practices in the valley have lowered the water table, increasing the cost of pumping water, and necessitating the use of floodplain lakes as a source of water for irrigation. This development has prompted the need to regulate water withdrawals to protect aqua
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, A.R. Omer, K.J. Killgore
Gradients in Catostomid assemblages along a reservoir cascade
Serial impoundment of major rivers leads to alterations of natural flow dynamics and disrupts longitudinal connectivity. Catostomid fishes (suckers, family Catostomidae) are typically found in riverine or backwater habitats yet are able to persist in impounded river systems. To the detriment of conservation, there is limited information about distribution of catostomid fishes in impounded rivers.
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, Kevin R. Keretz, Chelsea R. Gilliland
Length limits fail to restructure a Largemouth Bass population: A 28‐year case history
Length limits have been implemented by fisheries management agencies to achieve population density, size structure, and angler satisfaction objectives. By redirecting harvest towards or away from particular length‐ or age‐groups, length limits rely on harvest by anglers to maintain a population at or near a desired state. The fish population changes that follow the implementation of harvest regula
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, A. C. Shamaskin, L. A. Bull, T. Holman, R. Jones
Fishes in paleochannels of the Lower Mississippi River alluvial valley: A national treasure
Fluvial geomorphology of the alluvial valley of the Lower Mississippi River reveals a fascinating history. A prominent occupant of the valley was the Ohio River, estimated to have flowed 25,000 years ago over western Tennessee and Mississippi to join the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 750–800 km south of the present confluence. Over time, shifts in the Mississippi and Ohio rive
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda
Role of riparian shade on the fish assemblage of a reservoir littoral
Research into the effects of shade on reservoir fish assemblages is lacking, with most investigations focused on streams. Unlike many streams, the canopy in a reservoir shades only a narrow fringe of water adjacent to the shoreline, and may not have the influential effect on the aquatic environment reported in streams. We compared fish assemblages between shaded and unshaded sites in a shallow res
Authors
C. D. Raines, Leandro E. Miranda
Nitrate removal from agricultural drainage ditch sediments with amendments of organic carbon: Potential for an innovative best management practice
Agricultural fertilizer applications have resulted in loading of nutrients to agricultural drainage ditches in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The purpose of this study was to determine effects of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) amendments on nitrate-nitrogen (NO3−-N) removal from overlying water, pore water, and sediment of an agricultural drainage ditch
Authors
Derek R. Faust, Robert Kröger, Leandro E. Miranda, Scott A. Rush
Evidence for serial discontinuity in the fish community of a heavily impounded river
In the Tennessee River, USA, we examined lengthwise patterns in fish community structure and species richness within and among nine reservoirs organized in sequence and connected through navigational locks. Within reservoirs, the riverine, transition and lacustrine zones supported distinct, although overlapping, nearshore fish assemblages; differences were also reflected in measures of species ric
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, D.J. Dembkowski
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 73
Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural land by tailwater recovery systems
Best management practices are being implemented throughout the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley with the aim of alleviating pressures placed on downstream aquatic systems by sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural land; however, research evaluating the performance of tailwater recovery (TWR) systems, an increasingly important practice, is limited. This study evaluated the ability of
Authors
A.R. Omer, Leandro E. Miranda, M. T. Moore, L. J. Krutz, J. M. Prince Czarnecki, R. Kröger, B. H. Baker, J. Hogue, P. J. Allen
Downstream impacts of dams: shifts in benthic invertivorous fish assemblages
Impoundments alter connectivity, sediment transport and water discharge in rivers and floodplains, affecting recruitment, habitat and resource availability for fish including benthic invertivorous fish, which represent an important link between primary producers and higher trophic levels in tropical aquatic ecosystems. We investigated long-term changes to water regime, water quality, and invertivo
Authors
Rafaela Vendrametto Granzotti, Leandro E. Miranda, Angelo A. Agostinho, Luiz Carlos Gomes
Sampling for age and growth estimation
No abstract available.
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin
Using long-term data to predict fish abundance: the case of Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) in the intensely regulated upper Paraná River
Populations show spatial-temporal fluctuations in abundance, partly due to random processes and partly due to self-regulatory processes. We evaluated the effects of various external factors on the population numerical abundance of curimba Prochilodus lineatus in the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil, over a 19-year period. Panel data analysis was applied to examine the structure of temporal an
Authors
Pitágoras A. Piana, Bárbara F. Cardoso, Joilson Dias, Luiz C. Gomes, Angelo A. Agostinho, Leandro E. Miranda
Balancing lake ecological condition and agriculture irrigation needs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
The Mississippi Alluvial Valley includes hundreds of floodplain lakes that support unique fish assemblages and high biodiversity. Irrigation practices in the valley have lowered the water table, increasing the cost of pumping water, and necessitating the use of floodplain lakes as a source of water for irrigation. This development has prompted the need to regulate water withdrawals to protect aqua
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, A.R. Omer, K.J. Killgore
Gradients in Catostomid assemblages along a reservoir cascade
Serial impoundment of major rivers leads to alterations of natural flow dynamics and disrupts longitudinal connectivity. Catostomid fishes (suckers, family Catostomidae) are typically found in riverine or backwater habitats yet are able to persist in impounded river systems. To the detriment of conservation, there is limited information about distribution of catostomid fishes in impounded rivers.
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, Kevin R. Keretz, Chelsea R. Gilliland
Length limits fail to restructure a Largemouth Bass population: A 28‐year case history
Length limits have been implemented by fisheries management agencies to achieve population density, size structure, and angler satisfaction objectives. By redirecting harvest towards or away from particular length‐ or age‐groups, length limits rely on harvest by anglers to maintain a population at or near a desired state. The fish population changes that follow the implementation of harvest regula
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, A. C. Shamaskin, L. A. Bull, T. Holman, R. Jones
Fishes in paleochannels of the Lower Mississippi River alluvial valley: A national treasure
Fluvial geomorphology of the alluvial valley of the Lower Mississippi River reveals a fascinating history. A prominent occupant of the valley was the Ohio River, estimated to have flowed 25,000 years ago over western Tennessee and Mississippi to join the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 750–800 km south of the present confluence. Over time, shifts in the Mississippi and Ohio rive
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda
Role of riparian shade on the fish assemblage of a reservoir littoral
Research into the effects of shade on reservoir fish assemblages is lacking, with most investigations focused on streams. Unlike many streams, the canopy in a reservoir shades only a narrow fringe of water adjacent to the shoreline, and may not have the influential effect on the aquatic environment reported in streams. We compared fish assemblages between shaded and unshaded sites in a shallow res
Authors
C. D. Raines, Leandro E. Miranda
Nitrate removal from agricultural drainage ditch sediments with amendments of organic carbon: Potential for an innovative best management practice
Agricultural fertilizer applications have resulted in loading of nutrients to agricultural drainage ditches in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The purpose of this study was to determine effects of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) amendments on nitrate-nitrogen (NO3−-N) removal from overlying water, pore water, and sediment of an agricultural drainage ditch
Authors
Derek R. Faust, Robert Kröger, Leandro E. Miranda, Scott A. Rush
Evidence for serial discontinuity in the fish community of a heavily impounded river
In the Tennessee River, USA, we examined lengthwise patterns in fish community structure and species richness within and among nine reservoirs organized in sequence and connected through navigational locks. Within reservoirs, the riverine, transition and lacustrine zones supported distinct, although overlapping, nearshore fish assemblages; differences were also reflected in measures of species ric
Authors
Leandro E. Miranda, D.J. Dembkowski