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Clifford N. Dahm is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with 13 publications concentrated in this field. The subfields of study prominently represented in their work include Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse range of research topics and venues. Recent publications include:

  • "Long-term data reveal highly-variable metabolism and transitions in trophic status in a montane stream," 2020, Freshwater Science
  • "Differential effects of a catastrophic wildfire on downstream fish assemblages in an aridland river," 2021, Aquatic Ecology
  • "Ecosystem Services and Disservices of Bay-Delta Primary Producers: How Plants and Algae Affect Ecosystems and Respond to Management of the Estuary and Its Watershed," 2023, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • "Influence of Desert Springs on Habitat of Endangered Zuni Bluehead Sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrowi)," 2020, Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
  • "FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUBMERGED AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN JEMEZ MOUNTAIN STREAMS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, USA," 2022, The Southwestern Naturalist

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Dahm include Mairgareth A. Christman, Janet K. Thompson, Denise D. Colombano, David J. Horn, and Rebecca J. Bixby. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications.

The venues in which Dahm has published multiple works include:

  • San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • Freshwater Science
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
  • The Southwestern Naturalist

Dahm's research topics align with several key areas:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Best Publications

  • Synthesizing U.S. river restoration efforts

    E Bernhardt;Margaret Palmer;J Allan;G Alexander

  • Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

    M.A. Palmer;E.S. Bernhardt;J. D. Allan;P.S. Lake

  • Stream denitrification across biomes and its response to anthropogenic nitrate loading

    Patrick J. Mulholland;Patrick J. Mulholland;Ashley M. Helton;Geoffrey C. Poole;Robert O. Hall

  • Water in a changing world

    Robert B. Jackson;Stephen R. Carpenter;Clifford N. Dahm;Diane M. McKnight

  • MEETING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS FOR FRESHWATER

    Jill S. Baron;N. LeRoy Poff;Paul L. Angermeier;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks

    Jake J. Beaulieu;Jennifer L. Tank;Stephen K. Hamilton;Wilfred M. Wollheim

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

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

  • Parent lithology, surface-groundwater exchange, and nitrate retention in headwater streams

    H. Maurice Valett;John A. Morrice;Clifford N. Dahm;Michael E. Campana

  • Ecohydrology of water-limited environments: A scientific vision

    Brent D. Newman;Bradford P. Wilcox;Steven R. Archer;David D. Breshears

  • Nutrient dynamics at the interface between surface waters and groundwaters

    Clifford N. Dahm;Nancy B. Grimm;Pierre Marmonier;H. Maurice Valett

  • Why Should We Care About Temporary Waterways

    V. Acuña;T. Datry;J. Marshall;D. Barceló;D. Barceló

  • Inter-regional comparison of land-use effects on stream metabolism

    Melody J. Bernot;Daniel J. Sobota;Daniel J. Sobota;Robert O. Hall;Patrick J. Mulholland

  • Factors affecting ammonium uptake in streams – an inter‐biome perspective

    Jackson R. Webster;Patrick J. Mulholland;Jennifer L. Tank;H. Maurice Valett

  • Managed Flooding for Riparian Ecosystem Restoration Managed flooding reorganizes riparian forest ecosystems along the middle Rio Grande in New Mexico

    Manuel C. Molles;Clifford S. Crawford;Lisa M. Ellis;H. Maurice Valett

  • Cave biosignature suites: microbes, minerals, and Mars.

    P.J. Boston;M.N. Spilde;D.E. Northup;L.A. Melim

  • Long-term vegetation monitoring with NDVI in a diverse semi-arid setting, central New Mexico, USA

    Jeremy L Weiss;Jeremy L Weiss;David S Gutzler;Julia E.Allred Coonrod;Clifford N Dahm

  • Diverse microbial communities inhabiting ferromanganese deposits in Lechuguilla and Spider Caves

    Diana E. Northup;Susan M. Barns;Laura E. Yu;Michael N. Spilde

  • ORGANIC CARBON SUPPLY AND METABOLISM IN A SHALLOW GROUNDWATER ECOSYSTEM

    Michelle A. Baker;H. Maurice Valett;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Wholeߚstream metabolism in two montane streams: Contribution of the hyporheic zone

    Christy Susan Fellows;H. Maurice Valett;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Functional Flows in Modified Riverscapes: Hydrographs, Habitats and Opportunities

    Sarah M. Yarnell;Geoffrey E. Petts;John C. Schmidt;Alison A. Whipple

  • N retention and transformation in urban streams

    Nancy B. Grimm;Richard W. Sheibley;Chelsea L. Crenshaw;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Nitrate removal in stream ecosystems measured by 15N addition experiments: Total uptake

    Robert O. Hall;Jennifer L. Tank;Daniel J. Sobota;Patrick J. Mulholland;Patrick J. Mulholland

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Maurice Valett
H. Maurice Valett University of Montana
James Cleverly
James Cleverly James Cook University
Patrick J. Mulholland
Patrick J. Mulholland Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nancy B. Grimm
Nancy B. Grimm Arizona State University
Laura J. Crossey
Laura J. Crossey University of New Mexico
Klement Tockner
Klement Tockner Goethe University Frankfurt
Sergi Sabater
Sergi Sabater University of Girona
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Bruce J. Peterson
Bruce J. Peterson Marine Biological Laboratory

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