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73
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18411
World Ranking
1194
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444

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary A. Lamberti is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a specific focus on subfields that include Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Gary A. Lamberti has contributed to several recent notable publications, including:

  • Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • A worldwide evaluation of trophic magnification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic ecosystems, 2022, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Death and Decomposition in Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) removal rates in streams differ by particle size under varying substrate and light conditions, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Particle size influences decay rates of environmental DNA in aquatic systems, 2023, Molecular Ecology Resources

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • River Research and Applications
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research

Gary A. Lamberti collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Jennifer L. Tank, Dominic T. Chaloner, Alison M. Zachritz, Katherine E. O'Reilly, and Graham F. Peaslee.

In recognition of their contributions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Methods in stream ecology

    F. Richard Hauer;Gary Anthony Lamberti

  • An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: bioeconomic risk analysis of invasive species

    Brian Leung;David M. Lodge;David Finnoff;Jason F. Shogren

  • Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae

    Alan D. Steinman;Gary A. Lamberti;Peter R. Leavitt;Donald G. Uzarski

  • Acute and chronic toxicity of imidazolium-based ionic liquids on Daphnia magna

    Randall J. Bernot;Michael A. Brueseke;Michelle A. Evans-White;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via environmental DNA metabarcoding.

    Nathan T. Evans;Brett P. Olds;Mark A. Renshaw;Cameron R. Turner

  • Stream Periphyton and Insect Herbivores: An Experimental Study of Grazing by a Caddisfly Population

    Gary A. Lamberti;Vincent H. Resh

  • Influence of Habitat Complexity on Resistance to Flooding and Resilience of Stream Fish Assemblages

    Todd N. Pearsons;Hiram W. Li;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Effects of ionic liquids on the survival, movement, and feeding behavior of the freshwater snail, Physa acuta.

    Randall J. Bernot;Erin E. Kennedy;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Effects of N: P ratio and total nutrient concentration on stream periphyton community structure, biomass, and elemental composition

    Robert S. Stelzer;Gary A. Lamberti

  • 17 – The Role of Periphyton in Benthic Food Webs

    Gary A. Lamberti

  • Regulation of nitrification in aquatic sediments by organic carbon

    Eric A. Strauss;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Stream Ecosystem Recovery Following a Catastrophic Debris Flow

    Gary A. Lamberti;Stanley V. Gregory;Linda R. Ashkenas;Randall C. Wildman

  • Productive Capacity of Periphyton as a Determinant of Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Streams

    Gary A. Lamberti;Gary A. Lamberti;Stanley V. Gregory;Linda R. Ashkenas;Alan D. Steinman;Alan D. Steinman

  • Pacific salmon effects on stream ecosystems: a quantitative synthesis.

    David J. Janetski;Dominic T. Chaloner;Scott D. Tiegs;Scott D. Tiegs;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Comparative Cost and Effort of Fish Distribution Detection via Environmental DNA Analysis and Electrofishing

    Nathan T. Evans;Patrick D. Shirey;Jamin G. Wieringa;Andrew R. Mahon

  • Cumulative effects of riparian disturbances along high desert trout streams of the John Day Basin, Oregon

    Hiram W. Li;Gary A. Lamberti;Todd N. Pearsons;Cynthia K. Tait

  • Toxicity of imidazolium ionic liquids to freshwater algae

    Konrad J. Kulacki;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Effects of Three Herbivores on Periphyton Communities in Laboratory Streams

    Gary A. Lamberti;Linda R. Ashkenas;Stan V. Gregory;Alan D. Steinman

  • Invading crayfish in a Michigan stream: direct and indirect effects on periphyton and macroinvertebrates

    Patrice M. Charlebois;Gary A. Lamberti

  • Effects of Herbivore Type and Density on Taxonomic Structure and Physiognomy of Algal Assemblages in Laboratory Streams

    Alan D. Steinman;C. David McIntire;Stanley V. Gregory;Gary A. Lamberti

  • The biology of streams and rivers

    Gary A. Lamberti

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott D. Tiegs
Scott D. Tiegs Oakland University
Jennifer L. Tank
Jennifer L. Tank University of Notre Dame
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University
Alan D. Steinman
Alan D. Steinman Grand Valley State University
Paul C. Frost
Paul C. Frost Trent University
Timothy J. Hoellein
Timothy J. Hoellein Loyola University Chicago
Emma J. Rosi-Marshall
Emma J. Rosi-Marshall Loyola University Chicago
Stanley V. Gregory
Stanley V. Gregory Oregon State University
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
M. Eric Benbow
M. Eric Benbow Michigan State University

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