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Melvin L. Warren

Melvin L. Warren

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
8498
World Ranking
7256
National Ranking
2440

Overview

Melvin L. Warren is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines, primarily focusing on environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main areas of specialization include nature and landscape conservation, ecology, genetics, aquatic science, and molecular biology.

Their work extensively covers topics such as fish ecology and management studies, genetic diversity and population structure, fish biology and ecology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, fish biology, ecology, and behavior, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and identification and quantification in food.

Melvin L. Warren has contributed to both journal articles and book publications. Recent papers include:

  • "Modelling patterns of coexistence of three congeneric headwater fishes," 2020, Freshwater Biology
  • "Fragmentation alters ecological gradients and headwater fish assemblage composition relative to land use in a dendritic river system," 2020, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • "Description of a new species of cryptic snubnose darter (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) endemic to north-central Mississippi," 2020, PeerJ
  • "Cryptic diversity among Yazoo Darters (Percidae: Etheostoma raneyi) in disjunct watersheds of northern Mississippi," 2020, PeerJ
  • "Thich Nhat Hanh and Creative Arts," 2024, Buddhist-Christian Studies

They have also authored a book titled Freshwater Fishes of North America, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2020.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PeerJ
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Buddhist-Christian Studies
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish

Among their frequent co-authors are Jacob F. Schaefer, Ken A. Sterling, Joshua Hubbell, Kenneth A. Sterling, and Peter J. Flood. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach, integrating expertise from ecology, genetics, and aquatic sciences.

Best Publications

  • Conservation Status of Freshwater Mussels of the United States and Canada

    James D. Williams;Melvin L. Warren;Kevin S. Cummings;John L. Harris

  • Conservation status of imperiled north American freshwater and diadromous fishes

    Howard L. Jelks;Stephen J. Walsh;Noel M. Burkhead;Salvador Contreras‐Balderas

  • Freshwater Fishes of Virginia

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  • Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the Southern United States

    Melvin L. Warren;Brooks M. Burr;Stephen J. Walsh;Henry L. Bart

  • Road Crossings as Barriers to Small-Stream Fish Movement

    Melvin L. Warren;Mitzi G. Pardew

  • Conservation Status of Crayfishes of the United States and Canada

    Christopher A. Taylor;Christopher A. Taylor;Melvin L. Warren;Melvin L. Warren;J. F. Fitzpatrick;Horton H. Hobbs

  • DYNAMICS IN SPECIES COMPOSITION OF STREAM FISH ASSEMBLAGES: ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY AND NESTED SUBSETS

    Christopher M. Taylor;Melvin L. Warren

  • Role of ecological factors and reproductive strategies in structuring freshwater mussel communities

    Wendell R Haag;Melvin L Warren

  • Status of Freshwater Fishes of the United States: Overview of an Imperiled Fauna

    Melvin L. Warren;Brooks M. Burr

  • Fish relationships with large wood in small streams

    C. Andrew Dolloff;Melvin L. Warren

  • Host Fishes and Infection Strategies of Freshwater Mussels in Large Mobile Basin Streams, USA

    Wendell R. Haag;Melvin L. Warren

  • Effects of Severe Drought on Freshwater Mussel Assemblages

    Wendell R. Haag;Melvin L. Warren

  • Decline of a diverse fish fauna: patterns of imperilment and protection in the Southeastern United States

    Melvin L. Warren;Paul L. Angermeier;Brooks M. Burr;Wendell R. Haag

  • Host fishes and reproductive biology of 6 freshwater mussel species from the Mobile Basin, USA

    Wendell R. Haag;Melvin L. Warren

  • Conservation status of the freshwater mussels of the United States and Canada

    James D. Williams;Melvin L. Warren;Kevin S. Cummings;John L. Harris

  • Effects of riffle length on the short-term movement of fishes among stream pools

    D G Lonzarich;M R Lonzarich;M L Warren

  • Effects of habitat isolation on the recovery of fish assemblages in experimentally defaunated stream pools in Arkansas

    David George Lonzarich;Melvin L. Warren;Mary Ruth Elger Lonzarich

  • Distribution, abundance, and diversity of stream fishes under variable environmental conditions

    Christopher M Taylor;Thomas L Holder;Riccardo A Fiorillo;Lance R Williams

  • Recolonization by Warmwater Fishes and Crayfishes after Severe Drought in Upper Coastal Plain Hill Streams

    Susan B. Adams;Melvin L. Warren

  • Influence of fish predation on assemblage structure of macroinvertebrates in an intermittent stream

    Lance R. Williams;Christopher M. Taylor;Melvin L. Warren

  • Protection of Marine Fish Stocks at Risk of Extinction

    J.A. Musick;S.A. Berkeley;G.M. Cailliet;M. Camhi

  • River Conservation and Management

    Melvin L. Warren

  • Distributional Atlas of Kentucky Fishes

    Michael G. Barton;Brooks M. Burr;Melvin L. Warren

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Stanturf
John A. Stanturf US Forest Service
Brian H. Hill
Brian H. Hill University of Minnesota
Sherri L. Johnson
Sherri L. Johnson US Forest Service
Richard J. Neves
Richard J. Neves Virginia Tech
Bret C. Harvey
Bret C. Harvey US Forest Service
Brice P. Noonan
Brice P. Noonan University of Mississippi
Gordon H. Reeves
Gordon H. Reeves US Forest Service
Richard L. Mayden
Richard L. Mayden Saint Louis University
Mark V. H. Wilson
Mark V. H. Wilson Colorado College
Charles H. Luce
Charles H. Luce US Forest Service

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