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Alan T. Herlihy is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and water science and technology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to fields related to fish ecology and management, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, hydrology and watershed management, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and species distribution and climate change.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "The relation of lotic fish and benthic macroinvertebrate condition indices to environmental factors across the conterminous USA" (2020) in Ecological Indicators
  • "Context is Everything: Interacting Inputs and Landscape Characteristics Control Stream Nitrogen" (2021) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Lake Water Levels and Associated Hydrologic Characteristics in the Conterminous U.S." (2020) in JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • "Genus-level, trait-based multimetric diatom indices for assessing the ecological condition of rivers and streams across the conterminous United States" (2022) in Ecological Indicators
  • "National framework for ranking lakes by potential for anthropogenic hydro-alteration" (2020) in Ecological Indicators

Herlihy has published frequently in several scholarly venues, including:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Ecosphere
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Collaborations with co-authors have been an integral part of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Philip R. Kaufmann
  • Ryan A. Hill
  • Steven G. Paulsen
  • Marc H. Weber
  • David V. Peck

The main fields of study encompass:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields covered by their research work comprise:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change

Herlihy's research topics and areas of study include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Best Publications

  • A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys

    John L. Stoddard;Alan T. Herlihy;David V. Peck;Robert M. Hughes

  • A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity

    Robert M Hughes;Philip R Kaufmann;Alan T Herlihy;Thomas M Kincaid

  • Use of periphyton assemblage data as an index of biotic integrity

    Brian H Hill;A. T. Herlihy;P. R. Kaufmann;P. R. Kaufmann;R. J. Stevenson;R. J. Stevenson

  • Using diatoms as indicators of ecological conditions in lotic systems: a regional assessment

    Yangdong Pan;Yangdong Pan;R. Jan Stevenson;Brian H. Hill;Alan T. Herlihy

  • The Relationship between Stream Chemistry and Watershed Land Cover Data in the Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S.

    Alan T. Herlihy;John L. Stoddard;Colleen Burch Johnson

  • Development and evaluation of a Macroinvertebrate Biotic Integrity Index (MBII) for regionally assessing Mid-Atlantic Highlands Streams.

    Donald J. Klemm;Karen A. Blocksom;Florence A. Fulk;Alan T. Herlihy

  • Development of an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region

    Frank H. McCormick;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;David V. Peck

  • Variability in stream macroinvertebrates at multiple spatial scales

    Judith Li;Alan Herlihy;William Gerth;Philip Kaufmann

  • Continental-Scale Increase in Lake and Stream Phosphorus: Are Oligotrophic Systems Disappearing in the United States?

    John L. Stoddard;John Van Sickle;Alan T. Herlihy;Janice Brahney

  • Striving for consistency in a national assessment: the challenges of applying a reference-condition approach at a continental scale

    Alan T. Herlihy;Steven G. Paulsen;John Van Sickle;John L. Stoddard

  • Ecological effects of nitrogen and sulfur air pollution in the US: what do we know?

    Tara L Greaver;Timothy J Sullivan;Jeffrey D Herrick;Mary C Barber

  • Condition of stream ecosystems in the US: an overview of the first national assessment

    Steven G. Paulsen;Alice Mayio;David V. Peck;John L. Stoddard

  • Regional estimates of acid mine drainage impact on streams in the mid-atlantic and Southeastern United States

    Alan T. Herlihy;Philip R. Kaufmann;Mark E. Mitch;Douglas D. Brown

  • SPATIAL PATTERNS AND ECOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF BENTHIC ALGAL ASSEMBLAGES IN MID‐ATLANTIC STREAMS, USA

    Yangdong Pan;R. Jan Stevenson;Brian H. Hill;Philip R. Kaufmann

  • A Structured Approach for Developing Indices of Biotic Integrity: Three Examples from Streams and Rivers in the Western USA

    Thomas R. Whittier;Robert M. Hughes;John L. Stoddard;Gregg A. Lomnicky

  • Comparative application of indices of biotic integrity based on periphyton, macroinvertebrates, and fish to southern Rocky Mountain streams

    Michael B. Griffith;Brian H. Hill;Frank H. McCormick;Philip R. Kaufmann

  • Sulfate reduction in freshwater sediments receiving Acid mine drainage.

    Alan T. Herlihy;Aaron L. Mills

  • Designing a Spatially Balanced, Randomized Site Selection Process for Regional Stream Surveys: The EMAP Mid-Atlantic Pilot Study

    Alan T. Herlihy;David P. Larsen;Steven G. Paulsen;N. Scott Urquhart

  • Acidic lakes and streams in the United States : the role of acidic deposition

    Lawrence A. Baker;Alan T. Herlihy;Philip R. Kaufmann;Joseph M. Eilers

  • PROJECTING THE BIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF STREAMS UNDER ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS OF HUMAN LAND USE

    John Van Sickle;Joan Baker;Alan Herlihy;Peter Bayley

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip R. Kaufmann
Philip R. Kaufmann Environmental Protection Agency
Robert M. Hughes
Robert M. Hughes Oregon State University
David P. Larsen
David P. Larsen Environmental Protection Agency
Brian H. Hill
Brian H. Hill University of Minnesota
John L. Stoddard
John L. Stoddard Environmental Protection Agency
Aaron L. Mills
Aaron L. Mills University of Virginia
Bernard J. Cosby
Bernard J. Cosby University of Virginia
R. Jan Stevenson
R. Jan Stevenson Michigan State University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Stanley V. Gregory
Stanley V. Gregory Oregon State University

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