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Overview

John M. Quinn was affiliated with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. Their research spanned multiple areas within environmental science and computer science, with a focus on the interactions between aquatic ecosystems and nutrient dynamics.

The main fields of study in their work included:

  • Environmental Science
  • Computer Science

Their contributions touched on several subfields:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Water Science and Technology

John M. Quinn's research topics covered a diverse range of areas:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology
  • Speech Recognition and Synthesis
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Prominent publication venues where Quinn's work appeared included:

  • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Applied AI Letters

Recent publications from 2020 showcased research across aquatic ecosystems and nutrient processes:

  • Nutrient Attenuation in Streams: A Simplified Model to Explain Field Observations, 2020, Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Dynamics of phosphorus exchange between sediment and water in a gravel-bed river, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Community turnover provides insight into variable invertebrate recovery between restored streams with different integrated catchment management plans, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Fine particle transport dynamics in response to wood additions in a small agricultural stream, 2020, Hydrological Processes
  • Nutrient attenuation in a shallow, gravel-bed river. I. In-situ chamber experiments, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Frequent coauthors in Quinn's research collaborations included:

  • J. Christopher Rutherford
  • Robert J. Wilcock
  • Roger G. Young
  • Andrew Katumba
  • Sulaiman Kagumire

Best Publications

  • LAND USE EFFECTS ON HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, PERIPHYTON, AND BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES IN WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND, HILL-COUNTRY STREAMS

    John M. Quinn;A. Bryce Cooper;Robert J. Davies‐Colley;J. Christopher Rutherford

  • Characterisation and classification of benthic invertebrate communities in 88 New Zealand rivers in relation to environmental factors

    John M. Quinn;Christopher W. Hickey

  • Magnitude of effects of substrate particle size, recent flooding, and catchment development on benthic invertebrates in 88 New Zealand rivers

    John M. Quinn;Christopher W. Hickey

  • Water quality and sediment and nutrient export from New Zealand hill‐land catchments of contrasting land use

    John M. Quinn;Morag J. Stroud

  • Microhabitat preferences of benthic invertebrates and the development of generalised Deleatidium spp. habitat suitability curves, applied to four New Zealand rivers

    Ian G. Jowett;Jody Richardson;Barry J. F. Biggs;Christopher W. Hickey

  • Upper thermal tolerances of twelve New Zealand stream invertebrate species

    John M. Quinn;G. Laura Steele;Christopher W. Hickey;Maggie L. Vickers

  • Effects of clay discharges on streams

    John M. Quinn;Robert J. Davies-Colley;Christopher W. Hickey;Maggie L. Vickers

  • Effects of clay discharges on streams: 1. Optical properties and epilithon

    Robert J. Davies-Colley;Christopher W. Hickey;John M. Quinn;Paddy A. Ryan

  • Ecological characterisation, classification, and modelling of New Zealand rivers: An introduction and synthesis

    Barry J. F. Biggs;Maurice J. Duncan;Ian G. Jowett;John M. Quinn

  • Effects of land use and riparian flowpath on delivery of dissolved organic carbon to streams

    Stuart Findlay;John M. Quinn;Christopher W. Hickey;Greg Burrell

  • Spatial prioritization of conservation management

    Atte Moilanen;John R. Leathwick;John M. Quinn

  • Effects of riparian grazing and channelisation on streams in Southland, New Zealand. 2. Benthic invertebrates

    John M. Quinn;R. Bruce Williamson;R. Keith Smith;Maggie L. Vickers

  • Shade effects on stream periphyton and invertebrates: An experiment in streamside channels

    John M. Quinn;A. Bryce Cooper;Morag J. Stroud;Gregory P. Burrell

  • Land‐use effects on the hyporheic ecology of five small streams near Hamilton, New Zealand

    Andrew J. Boulton;Mike R. Scarsbrook;John M. Quinn;Greg P. Burrell

  • Hydraulic parameters and benthic invertebrate distributions in two gravel‐bed New Zealand rivers

    John M. Quinn;Christopher W. Hickey

  • Stream lighting in five regions of North Island, New Zealand: control by channel size and riparian vegetation

    Robert J. Davies‐Colley;John M. Quinn

  • Riparian buffers mitigate effects of pine plantation logging on New Zealand streams: 2. Invertebrate communities

    John M Quinn;Ian K.G Boothroyd;Brian J Smith

  • Land‐use influences macroinvertebrate community response following a pulse disturbance

    Kevin J. Collier;John M. Quinn

  • Riparian buffers mitigate effects of pine plantation logging on New Zealand streams: 1. Riparian vegetation structure, stream geomorphology and periphyton

    Ian K.G Boothroyd;John M Quinn;E.R (Lisa) Langer;Kerry J Costley

  • Periphyton biomass related to point-source nutrient enrichment in seven New Zealand streams

    Eugene B. Welch;John M. Quinn;Christopher W. Hickey

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Collier
Kevin J. Collier University of Waikato
Robert J. Davies-Colley
Robert J. Davies-Colley National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
David P. Hamilton
David P. Hamilton Griffith University
Clive Howard-Williams
Clive Howard-Williams National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Barry J. F. Biggs
Barry J. F. Biggs National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
David C. Wheeler
David C. Wheeler University College London
Brent Clothier
Brent Clothier Plant & Food Research
Roger L. Parfitt
Roger L. Parfitt Landcare Research
Steve Green
Steve Green Plant & Food Research
Russell G. Death
Russell G. Death Victoria University of Wellington

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