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James B. Heffernan

James B. Heffernan

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
6467
World Ranking
6108
National Ranking
2076

Overview

James B. Heffernan is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics of study in Heffernan's research include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Heffernan has contributed to numerous papers, some of which are as follows:

  • "Light and flow regimes regulate the metabolism of rivers" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA" (2021), published in Ecological Applications
  • "Municipal regulation of residential landscapes across US cities: Patterns and implications for landscape sustainability" (2020), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Carbonates in the Critical Zone" (2022), published in Earth's Future
  • "Estimating Benthic Light Regimes Improves Predictions of Primary Production and constrains Light-Use Efficiency in Streams and Rivers" (2020), published in Ecosystems

Frequent co-authors in Heffernan's research include Philip Savoy, Matthew J. Cohen, Emily S. Bernhardt, Lily Kirk, and Peter M. Groffman.

Heffernan has published repeatedly in several key venues, including Limnology and Oceanography, Ecosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Harvard Dataverse, and Ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • RIPARIAN ZONES INCREASE REGIONAL SPECIES RICHNESS BY HARBORING DIFFERENT, NOT MORE, SPECIES

    John L. Sabo;Ryan Sponseller;Mark Dixon;Kris Gade

  • Ecological Homogenization of Urban USA

    Peter M. Groffman;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares;Neil D. Bettez;J. Morgan Grove

  • 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

  • The metabolic regimes of flowing waters

    Emily S. Bernhardt;Jim B. Heffernan;Nancy B. Grimm;Emily H. Stanley

  • Light and flow regimes regulate the metabolism of rivers

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  • Direct and indirect coupling of primary production and diel nitrate dynamics in a subtropical spring-fed river

    James B. Heffernan;Matthew J. Cohen

  • The influence of dissolved nutrients and particulate organic matter quality on microbial respiration and biomass in a forest stream

    Robert S. Stelzer;James Heffernan;Gene E. Likens

  • HORIZONS IN STREAM BIOGEOCHEMISTRY: FLOWPATHS TO PROGRESS

    Stuart G. Fisher;Ryan A. Sponseller;James B. Heffernan

  • Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care

    Colin Polsky;J. Morgan Grove;Chris Knudson;Peter M. Groffman

  • Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns

    K. L. Larson;Kristen C Nelson;S. R. Samples;S. J. Hall

  • Fertilizer management and environmental factors drive N2O and NO3 losses in corn: A meta-analysis

    Alison J. Eagle;Alison J. Eagle;Lydia P. Olander;Katie L. Locklier;James B. Heffernan

  • Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities

    Megan M. Wheeler;Megan M. Wheeler;Christopher Neill;Christopher Neill;Peter M. Groffman;Meghan Avolio

  • Morphological characteristics of urban water bodies: mechanisms of change and implications for ecosystem function

    M. K. Steele;J. B. Heffernan

  • Diel phosphorus variation and the stoichiometry of ecosystem metabolism in a large spring-fed river

    Matthew J. Cohen;Marie J. Kurz;James B. Heffernan;Jonathan B. Martin

  • Wetlands as an alternative stable state in desert streams

    James Brendan Blossom Heffernan

  • Functional ecomorphology: Feedbacks between form and function in fluvial landscape ecosystems

    Stuart G. Fisher;James B. Heffernan;Ryan A. Sponseller;Jill R. Welter

  • Convergence of Microclimate in Residential Landscapes Across Diverse Cities in the United States

    Sharon J. Hall;J. Learned;Benjamin L. Ruddell;K. L. Larson

  • Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards

    William D. Pearse;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares;Sarah E Hobbie;Meghan L. Avolio

  • Algal blooms and the nitrogen-enrichment hypothesis in Florida springs: evidence, alternatives, and adaptive management.

    James B. Heffernan;Dina M. Liebowitz;Thomas K. Frazer;Jason M. Evans

  • The metabolic regimes of 356 rivers in the United States.

    Alison P. Appling;Jordan S. Read;Luke A. Winslow;Maite Arroita;Maite Arroita

  • Hydrologic Modification and the Loss of Self-organized Patterning in the Ridge–Slough Mosaic of the Everglades

    Danielle L. Watts;Matthew J. Cohen;James B. Heffernan;Todd Z. Osborne

  • Unintended Consequences of Urbanization for Aquatic Ecosystems: A Case Study from the Arizona Desert

    W. John Roach;James B. Heffernan;Nancy B. Grimm;J. Ramón Arrowsmith

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Cohen
Matthew J. Cohen University of Florida
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Christopher Neill
Christopher Neill Woods Hole Research Center
Sarah E. Hobbie
Sarah E. Hobbie University of Minnesota
Emily S. Bernhardt
Emily S. Bernhardt Duke University
Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Jeannine Cavender-Bares University of Minnesota
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Rinku Roy Chowdhury Clark University
Diane E. Pataki
Diane E. Pataki Arizona State University
Jonathan B. Martin
Jonathan B. Martin University of Florida
Kelli L. Larson
Kelli L. Larson Arizona State University

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