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Joseph B. Rasmussen

Joseph B. Rasmussen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
74
Citations
26543
World Ranking
1099
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Joseph B. Rasmussen is affiliated with the University of Lethbridge in Canada. Their research primarily concentrates on Environmental Science, with a specific focus on the subfield of Global and Planetary Change.

Their recent publications include the following works:

  • Data associated with the manuscript "Radiative impact of record-breaking wildfires from integrated ground-based data" collected in Richland, Washington in September 2020, 2024, published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • MRE-Code-Hub/extract_loggernet, 2024, published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Throughout their career, Rasmussen has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Brian Ermold
  • Evgueni Kassianov
  • Connor Flynn
  • James Barnard
  • Larry K. Berg

The primary topics covered in Rasmussen's work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer

Publications have appeared mainly in the OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) venue, representing the consistent outlet for their recent research contributions.

In recognition of their contributions, Joseph B. Rasmussen was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016 under the Academy of Science citation.

Best Publications

  • Variation in δ15N and δ13C trophic fractionation: Implications for aquatic food web studies

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Extinction rates of North American freshwater fauna

    Anthony Ricciardi;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Comparison of aquatic food chains using nitrogen isotopes

    Gilbert Cabana;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • PRIMARY CONSUMER δ13C AND δ15N AND THE TROPHIC POSITION OF AQUATIC CONSUMERS

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Stable isotope evidence for the food web consequences of species invasions in lakes

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;M. Jake Vander Zanden;John M. Casselman;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Modelling food chain structure and contaminant bioaccumulation using stable nitrogen isotopes

    Gilbert Cabana;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Comparing trophic position of freshwater fish calculated using stable nitrogen isotope ratios (δ15N) and literature dietary data

    M J Vander Zanden;G Cabana;J B Rasmussen

  • The dynamics of spatially coupled food webs.

    K. S. McCann;J. B. Rasmussen;J. Umbanhowar

  • Predicting the identity and impact of future biological invaders: a priority for aquatic resource management

    Anthony Ricciardi;Joseph B Rasmussen

  • The effect of temperature and algal biomass on bacterial production and specific growth rate in freshwater and marine habitats

    Paul A. White;Jacob Kalff;Joseph B. Rasmussen;Josep M. Gasol

  • Impending extinctions of North American freshwater mussels (Unionoida) following the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion

    Anthony Ricciardi;Richard J. Neves;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • A Trophic Position Model of Pelagic Food Webs: Impact on Contaminant Bioaccumulation in Lake Trout

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Patterns of Food Chain Length in Lakes: A Stable Isotope Study.

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;Brian J. Shuter;Nigel Lester;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • How important are terrestrial organic carbon inputs for secondary production in freshwater ecosystems

    Michael T. Brett;Stuart E. Bunn;Sudeep Chandra;Aaron W. E. Galloway

  • Food chain structure in Ontario Lakes determines PCB levels in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and other pelagic fish

    J. B. Rasmussen;D. J. Rowan;D. R. S. Lean;J. H. Carey

  • The role of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in structuring macroinvertebrate communities on hard substrata

    Anthony Ricciardi;Fred G Whoriskey;Joseph B Rasmussen

  • Pelagic Food Chain Structure in Ontario Lakes: A Determinant of Mercury Levels in Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

    Gilbert Cabana;Alain Tremblay;Jacob Kalff;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • Impaired cortisol stress response in fish from environments polluted by PAHs, PCBs, and mercury.

    Alice Hontela;Joseph B. Rasmussen;Céline Audet;Gaston Chevalier

  • Modeling the Elimination of Mercury by Fish

    Marc Trudel;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • The humic content of lake water and its relationship to watershed and lake morphometry

    Joseph B. Rasmussen;Lyse Godbout;Marc Schallenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Kalff
Jacob Kalff McGill University
M. Jake Vander Zanden
M. Jake Vander Zanden University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christian Blaise
Christian Blaise Environment and Climate Change Canada
Kevin S. McCann
Kevin S. McCann University of Guelph
Anthony Ricciardi
Anthony Ricciardi McGill University
William C. Leggett
William C. Leggett Queen's University
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University
Alain Tremblay
Alain Tremblay University of Quebec at Montreal
Robert H. Peters
Robert H. Peters McGill University
Peter G. C. Campbell
Peter G. C. Campbell Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

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