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58
Citations
18696
World Ranking
2513
National Ranking
890

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alan P. Covich is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable contributions in ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, insect science, and water science and technology.

The principal topics in their work include:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

Alan P. Covich has published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in the following journals:

  • Biotropica
  • Freshwater Science
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
  • Ecological Informatics

Some key recent papers include:

  • "When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico" (2020), published in Freshwater Science
  • "Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland" (2021), Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "The freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Mexico: updated checklist, endemicity hotspots, threats and conservation status" (2020), Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
  • "Large-scale prediction of tropical stream water quality using Rough Sets Theory" (2021), Ecological Informatics
  • "No effects of macroconsumer exclusion on macroinvertebrate functional composition in Brazilian karst streams along a gradient of riparian forest loss" (2024), Biotropica

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Alan P. Covich include:

  • Fábio de Oliveira Roque
  • Francisco Valente-Neto
  • Alexander Czaja
  • José Luis Estrada-Rodríguez
  • Jorge Sáenz-Mata

Alan P. Covich has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2012

Best Publications

  • Ecology and classification of North American freshwater invertebrates

    James H. Thorp;Alan P. Covich

  • The role of disturbance in stream ecology.

    Vincent H. Resh;Arthur V. Brown;Alan P. Covich;Martin E. Gurtz

  • Measuring the total economic value of restoring ecosystem services in an impaired river basin: results from a contingent valuation survey

    John Loomis;Paula Kent;Liz Strange;Kurt Fausch

  • The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems: Zoobenthic species influence energy flows and nutrient cycling

    Alan P. Covich;Margaret A. Palmer;Todd A. Crowl

  • The Function of Marine Critical Transition Zones and the Importance of Sediment Biodiversity

    Lisa A. Levin;Donald F. Boesch;Alan Covich;Cliff Dahm

  • Predator-Induced Life-History Shifts in a Freshwater Snail

    Todd A. Crowl;Alan P. Covich

  • Valuing ecosystem services: toward better environmental decision-making

    Geoffrey M. Heal;Edward B. Barbier;Kevin J. Boyle;Alan P. Covich

  • Effects of an omnivorous crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) on a freshwater littoral food web

    David M. Lodge;Mark W. Kershner;Jane E. Aloi;Alan P. Covich

  • The Role of Biodiversity in the Functioning of Freshwater and Marine Benthic Ecosystems

    Alan P. Covich;Melanie C. Austen;Felix Bärlocher;Eric Chauvet

  • Predicting impact of freshwater exotic species on native biodiversity: Challenges in spatial scaling

    David M. Lodge;Roy A. Stein;Kenneth M. Brown;Alan P. Covich

  • Non-visual communication in freshwater benthos: an overview

    Stanley I. Dodson;Todd A. Crowl;Barbara L. Peckarsky;Lee B. Kats

  • Analyzing Shapes of Foraging Areas: Some Ecological and Economic Theories

    Alan P. Covich

  • FRESHWATER SHRIMP EFFECTS ON DETRITAL PROCESSING AND NUTRIENTS IN A TROPICAL HEADWATER STREAM

    Todd A. Crowl;William H. McDowell;Alan P. Covich;Sherri L. Johnson

  • Geographical and Historical Comparisons of Neotropical Streams: Biotic Diversity and Detrital Processing in Highly Variable Habitats

    Alan P. Covich

  • Effects of omnivorous shrimp in a montane tropical stream : sediment removal, disturbance of sessile invertebrates and enhancement of understory algal biomass

    Catherine M. Pringle;Gail A. Blake;Alan P. Covich;Karen M. Buzby

  • Linkages between Aquatic Sediment Biota and Life Above Sediments as Potential Drivers of Biodiversity and Ecological Processes

    Margaret A. Palmer;Alan P. Covich;Sam Lake;Peter Biro

  • Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites

    Julia A. Jones;Irena F. Creed;Kendra L. Hatcher;Robert J. Warren

  • Are Tropical Streams Ecologically Different from Temperate Streams

    Andrew J. Boulton;Luz Boyero;Alan P. Covich;Michael Dobson

  • Global Change and the Biodiversity of Freshwater Ecosystems: Impacts on Linkages between Above-Sediment and Sediment Biota

    Phillip S Lake;Margaret A Palmer;Peter Biro;Jonathan Cole

  • Coevolution of Freshwater Gastropods and Their Predators

    Geerat J. Vermeij;Alan P. Covich

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd A. Crowl
Todd A. Crowl Florida International University
Stephen W. Golladay
Stephen W. Golladay University of Georgia
Frederick N. Scatena
Frederick N. Scatena University of Pennsylvania
James H. Thorp
James H. Thorp University of Kansas
Catherine M. Pringle
Catherine M. Pringle University of Georgia
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
John C. Bergstrom
John C. Bergstrom University of Georgia
Sherri L. Johnson
Sherri L. Johnson US Forest Service
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire

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