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James E. Garvey is affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable contributions to several subfields including nature and landscape conservation, ecology, aquatic science, water science and technology, and ocean engineering.

Their main research topics encompass fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology studies, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, hydrology and sediment transport processes, aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity, water quality monitoring technologies, and underwater vehicles and communication systems.

Recent scholarly articles authored or co-authored by Garvey include:

  • "Geographic-Scale Harvest Program to Promote Invasivorism of Bigheaded Carps," 2020, published in Fishes
  • "Developing and Field Testing Path Planning for Robotic Aquaculture Water Quality Monitoring," 2023, published in Applied Sciences
  • "Demographic Rate Variability of Bighead and Silver Carps Along an Invasion Gradient," 2021, published in Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
  • "Incorporating Metapopulation Dynamics to Inform Invasive Species Management: Evaluating Bighead and Silver Carp Control Strategies in the Illinois River," 2023, published in Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Incorporating the Riverscape into Models of River-Floodplain Function," 2023, published in Frontiers in Freshwater Science

Garvey frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Some of the notable co-authors include:

  • David P. Coulter
  • David C. Glover
  • Alison A. Coulter
  • Kevin S. Irons
  • Ruairí MacNamara

The researcher has published in a diverse range of academic journals, regularly contributing to:

  • Fishes
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Frontiers in Freshwater Science

Their work extends across environmental science applications with a particular emphasis on aquatic ecosystems and invasive species management. Topics such as fish ecology and aquatic invertebrate behavior, combined with methodologies involving robotic water quality monitoring and modeling of hydrological functions, form a significant portion of their recent investigations.

Best Publications

  • Predicting impact of freshwater exotic species on native biodiversity: Challenges in spatial scaling

    David M. Lodge;Roy A. Stein;Kenneth M. Brown;Alan P. Covich

  • Assessing How Fish Predation and Interspecific Prey Competition Influence a Crayfish Assemblage

    James E. Garvey;Roy A. Stein;Heather M. Thomas

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by detritivorous gizzard shad in a reservoir ecosystem

    M. H. Schaus;M. J. Vanni;T. E. Wissing;M. T. Bremigan

  • Movement and Habitat Selection by Invasive Asian Carps in a Large River

    Kelly L. DeGrandchamp;James E. Garvey;Robert E. Colombo

  • Growth, Fecundity, and Diets of Newly Established Silver Carp in the Middle Mississippi River

    Christopher J. Williamson;James E. Garvey

  • Overwinter growth and survival of age-0 largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides): revisiting the role of body size

    James E. Garvey;Russell A. Wright;Roy A. Stein

  • Overwinter Growth and Survival of Largemouth Bass: Interactions among Size, Food, Origin, and Winter Severity

    Aimee H. Fullerton;James E. Garvey;Russell A. Wright;Roy A. Stein

  • Linking Landscapes and Food Webs: Effects of Omnivorous Fish and Watersheds on Reservoir Ecosystems

    Michael J. Vanni;Kristin K. Arend;Mary T. Bremigan;David B. Bunnell

  • Evaluating How Chela Size Influences the Invasion Potential of an Introduced Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)

    James E. Garvey;Roy A. Stein

  • FROM STAR CHARTS TO STONEFLIES: DETECTING RELATIONSHIPS IN CONTINUOUS BIVARIATE DATA

    James E. Garvey;Elizabeth A. Marschall;Russell A. Wright

  • Protracted Reproduction in Sunfish: the Temporal Dimension in Fish Recruitment Revisited

    James E. Garvey;Tomasz P. Herra;William C. Leggett

  • ENERGETICS, PREDATION, AND RATION AFFECT SIZE‐DEPENDENT GROWTH AND MORTALITY OF FISH DURING WINTER

    James E. Garvey;Kenneth G. Ostrand;David H. Wahl

  • EXPLORING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION WITHIN RESERVOIR FOOD WEBS: PREDICTIONS FOR FISH ASSEMBLAGES

    James E. Garvey;Natalie A. Dingledine;Nicholas S. Donovan;Roy A. Stein

  • Harvest of Mississippi River sturgeon drives abundance and reproductive success: a harbinger of collapse?

    R. E. Colombo;J. E. Garvey;N. D. Jackson;R. Brooks

  • SCALE-DEPENDENT ASSOCIATIONS AMONG FISH PREDATION, LITTORAL HABITAT, AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF CRAYFISH SPECIES

    James E. Garvey;Jessica E. Rettig;Roy A. Stein;David M. Lodge

  • Use of Ultrasound Imaging to Determine Sex of Shovelnose Sturgeon

    Robert E. Colombo;Paul S. Wills;James E. Garvey

  • Linking Adult Reproduction and Larval Density of Invasive Carp in a Large River

    Kelly L. DeGrandchamp;James E. Garvey;Laura A. Csoboth

  • Linking Bluegill and Gizzard Shad Prey Assemblages to Growth of Age-0 Largemouth Bass in Reservoirs

    James E. Garvey;Roy A. Stein

  • PATTERNS OF FISH PASSAGE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER

    S. Tripp;S. Tripp;R. Brooks;D. Herzog;J. Garvey

  • Issues Regarding the Use of Sedatives in Fisheries and the Need for Immediate-Release Options

    J. T. Trushenski;J. D. Bowker;S. J. Cooke;D. Erdahl

  • Competition between Larval Fishes in Reservoirs: The Role of Relative Timing of Appearance

    James E. Garvey;Roy A. Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt R. Whiles
Matt R. Whiles University of Florida
Roy A. Stein
Roy A. Stein The Ohio State University
Elizabeth A. Marschall
Elizabeth A. Marschall The Ohio State University
Michael J. Lydy
Michael J. Lydy Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David H. Wahl
David H. Wahl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University
Michael J. Vanni
Michael J. Vanni Miami University
Jing You
Jing You Jinan University
Ping Wang
Ping Wang University of Minnesota

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