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Philip R. Kaufmann is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications contributing to various subfields within this domain.

The main subfields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry

The scientist's research covers various specialized topics, with emphasis on:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Philip R. Kaufmann has published several papers, including the following recent works:

  • "The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World's Rivers: An Overview," 2021, published in Water
  • "Physical habitat in conterminous US streams and rivers, Part 1: Geoclimatic controls and anthropogenic alteration," 2022, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Choice of field and laboratory methods affects the detection of anthropogenic disturbances using stream macroinvertebrate assemblages," 2020, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Physical habitat in conterminous US streams and Rivers, part 2: A quantitative assessment of habitat condition," 2022, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Lake Water Levels and Associated Hydrologic Characteristics in the Conterminous U.S.," 2020, published in JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Steven G. Paulsen
  • Alan T. Herlihy
  • Ryan A. Hill
  • David V. Peck
  • Marc H. Weber

Philip R. Kaufmann has contributed prominently to several publication venues, particularly:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Ecosphere
  • Water
  • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Best Publications

  • A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity

    Robert M Hughes;Philip R Kaufmann;Alan T Herlihy;Thomas M Kincaid

  • Use of periphyton assemblage data as an index of biotic integrity

    Brian H Hill;A. T. Herlihy;P. R. Kaufmann;P. R. Kaufmann;R. J. Stevenson;R. J. Stevenson

  • Development and evaluation of a Macroinvertebrate Biotic Integrity Index (MBII) for regionally assessing Mid-Atlantic Highlands Streams.

    Donald J. Klemm;Karen A. Blocksom;Florence A. Fulk;Alan T. Herlihy

  • Development of an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region

    Frank H. McCormick;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;David V. Peck

  • Development of a bird integrity index: using bird assemblages as indicators of riparian condition.

    Sandra A Bryce;Robert M Hughes;Philip R Kaufmann

  • Variability in stream macroinvertebrates at multiple spatial scales

    Judith Li;Alan Herlihy;William Gerth;Philip Kaufmann

  • Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams

    Rafael P. Leitão;Jansen Zuanon;David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Cecília G. Leal

  • Defining quantitative stream disturbance gradients and the additive role of habitat variation to explain macroinvertebrate taxa richness

    Raphael Ligeiro;Robert M. Hughes;Philip R. Kaufmann;Diego R. Macedo;Diego R. Macedo

  • A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Joice Ferreira;Jos Barlow;Alexander C. Lees

  • Condition of stream ecosystems in the US: an overview of the first national assessment

    Steven G. Paulsen;Alice Mayio;David V. Peck;John L. Stoddard

  • SPATIAL PATTERNS AND ECOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF BENTHIC ALGAL ASSEMBLAGES IN MID‐ATLANTIC STREAMS, USA

    Yangdong Pan;R. Jan Stevenson;Brian H. Hill;Philip R. Kaufmann

  • Comparative application of indices of biotic integrity based on periphyton, macroinvertebrates, and fish to southern Rocky Mountain streams

    Michael B. Griffith;Brian H. Hill;Frank H. McCormick;Philip R. Kaufmann

  • Acidic lakes and streams in the United States : the role of acidic deposition

    Lawrence A. Baker;Alan T. Herlihy;Philip R. Kaufmann;Joseph M. Eilers

  • Multi-scale assessment of human-induced changes to Amazonian instream habitats

    Cecília G Leal;Cecília G Leal;Paulo S Pompeu;Toby A Gardner;Rafael P Leitão

  • The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World’s Rivers: An Overview

    Maria João Feio;Robert M. Hughes;Marcos Callisto;Susan J. Nichols

  • Assessment of streams of the eastern United States using a periphyton index of biotic integrity

    Brian H Hill;Alan T Herlihy;Philip R Kaufmann;Susanna J DeCelles

  • Concordance of taxonomic composition patterns across multiple lake assemblages: effects of scale, body size, and land use

    Andrew P Allen;Andrew P Allen;Thomas R Whittier;David P Larsen;Philip R Kaufmann

  • Protecting sediment-sensitive aquatic species in mountain streams through the application of biologically based streambed sediment criteria

    Sandra A. Bryce;Gregg A. Lomnicky;Philip R. Kaufmann

  • Comparison of correlations between environmental characteristics and stream diatom assemblages characterized at genus and species levels

    Brian H. Hill;R. Jan Stevenson;Yangdong Pan;Alan T. Herlihy

  • Concordance of taxonomic richness patterns across multiple assemblages in lakes of the northeastern United States

    Andrew P. Allen;Thomas R. Whittier;Philip R. Kaufmann;David P. Larsen

  • Methods development and use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of ecological conditions for streams in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region.

    Donald J. Klemm;Karen A. Blocksom;William T. Thoeny;Florence A. Fulk

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Hughes
Robert M. Hughes Oregon State University
Alan T. Herlihy
Alan T. Herlihy Oregon State University
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
David P. Larsen
David P. Larsen Environmental Protection Agency
Brian H. Hill
Brian H. Hill University of Minnesota
Paulo Santos Pompeu
Paulo Santos Pompeu Federal University of Lavras
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Toby A. Gardner
Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute
Joice Ferreira
Joice Ferreira Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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