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Overview

Craig A. Stow is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research focuses on several key topics including Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Craig A. Stow has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable papers such as:

  • Seasonal overturn and stratification changes drive deep-water warming in one of Earth's largest lakes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • A Tug-of-War Within the Hydrologic Cycle of a Continental Freshwater Basin, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Chlorophyll a as an indicator of microcystin: Short-term forecasting and risk assessment in Lake Erie, 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • Probabilistic forecast of microcystin toxin using satellite remote sensing, in situ observations and numerical modeling, 2020, Environmental Modelling & Software

Their frequent co-authors include Casey M. Godwin, Eric J. Anderson, Song S. Qian, Mark D. Rowe, and Timothy J. Maguire, highlighting collaborative research efforts.

Craig A. Stow's work is published in several scientific journals, with multiple articles in the Journal of Great Lakes Research, Ecological Indicators, Nature Communications, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Best Publications

  • A Bayesian network of eutrophication models for synthesis, prediction, and uncertainty analysis

    Mark E Borsuk;Craig A Stow;Kenneth H Reckhow

  • Skill assessment for coupled biological/physical models of marine systems

    Craig A. Stow;Jason Jolliff;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Scott C. Doney

  • Evaluation of the current state of mechanistic aquatic biogeochemical modeling

    George B. Arhonditsis;Michael T. Brett

  • The dual role of nitrogen supply in controlling the growth and toxicity of cyanobacterial blooms

    Christopher J. Gobler;JoAnn M. Burkholder;Timothy W. Davis;Matthew J. Harke

  • Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales

    James B. Heffernan;James B. Heffernan;Patricia A. Soranno;Patricia A. Soranno;Michael J. Angilletta;Michael J. Angilletta;Lauren B. Buckley;Lauren B. Buckley

  • Cross‐scale interactions: quantifying multi‐scaled cause–effect relationships in macrosystems

    Patricia A. Soranno;Kendra S. Cheruvelil;Edward G. Bissell;Mary T. Bremigan

  • On Monte Carlo methods for Bayesian inference

    Song S. Qian;Craig A. Stow;Mark E. Borsuk

  • Exploring ecological patterns with structural equation modeling and Bayesian analysis

    GB Arhonditsis;CA Stow;LJ Steinberg;MA Kenney

  • Coasts, water levels, and climate change: A Great Lakes perspective

    Andrew D. Gronewold;Vincent Fortin;Brent Lofgren;Anne Clites

  • Patterns in body mass distributions: sifting among alternative hypotheses.

    Craig R. Allen;A. S. Garmestani;T. D. Havlicek;P. A. Marquet

  • A Bayesian hierarchical model to predict benthic oxygen demand from organic matter loading in estuaries and coastal zones

    Mark E. Borsuk;David Higdon;Craig A. Stow;Kenneth H. Reckhow

  • Long-term and seasonal trend decomposition of Maumee River nutrient inputs to western Lake Erie.

    Craig A Stow;YoonKyung Cha;Laura T Johnson;Remegio Confesor

  • Long-term changes in watershed nutrient inputs and riverine exports in the Neuse River, North Carolina.

    Craig A Stow;Mark E Borsuk;Donald W Stanley

  • PATTERNS OF WATERSHED URBANIZATION AND IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY

    Melissa Vernon Carle;Patrick N. Halpin;Craig A. Stow

  • Eutrophication risk assessment using Bayesian calibration of process-based models : application to a mesotrophic lake

    George B. Arhonditsis;Song S. Qian;Craig A. Stow;E. Conrad Lamon

  • Comparison of Estuarine Water Quality Models for Total Maximum Daily Load Development in Neuse River Estuary

    Craig A. Stow;Chris Roessler;Mark E. Borsuk;James D. Bowen

  • Phosphorus loading reductions needed to control blue green algal blooms in Lake Mendota

    Richard C. Lathrop;Stephen R. Carpenter;Craig A. Stow;Patricia A. Soranno

  • Using a Bayesian hierarchical model to improve Lake Erie cyanobacteria bloom forecasts

    Daniel R. Obenour;Andrew D. Gronewold;Craig A. Stow;Donald Scavia

  • Predicting the frequency of water quality standard violations: a probabilistic approach for TMDL development.

    Mark E. Borsuk;Craig A. Stow;Kenneth H. Reckhow

  • Discontinuities, cross-scale patterns, and the organization of ecosystems

    Kirsty L. Nash;Craig R. Allen;David G. Angeler;Chris Barichievy;Chris Barichievy

  • Using Landscape Limnology to Classify Freshwater Ecosystems for Multi-ecosystem Management and Conservation

    Patricia A. Soranno;Kendra Spence Cheruvelil;Katherine E. Webster;Mary T. Bremigan

  • Modelling Oxygen Dynamics in an Intermittently Stratified Estuary: Estimation of Process Rates Using Field Data

    M.E. Borsuk;C.A. Stow;R.A. Luettich;H.W. Paerl

  • SYNTHESES Patterns in body mass distributions: sifting among alternative hypotheses

    C. R. Allen;A. S. Garmestani;T. D. Havlicek;P. A. Marquet

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth H. Reckhow
Kenneth H. Reckhow Duke University
Craig R. Allen
Craig R. Allen University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Patricia A. Soranno
Patricia A. Soranno Michigan State University
Ahjond S. Garmestani
Ahjond S. Garmestani Environmental Protection Agency
Tyler Wagner
Tyler Wagner United States Geological Survey
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
George B. Arhonditsis
George B. Arhonditsis University of Toronto
Kirsty L. Nash
Kirsty L. Nash University of Tasmania
David G. Angeler
David G. Angeler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Emily H. Stanley
Emily H. Stanley University of Wisconsin–Madison

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