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Richard W. Merritt is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with specific contributions to Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The scientific work covers topics such as Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

One notable paper authored by Merritt is "Estimating Macroinvertebrate Biomass for Stream Ecosystem Assessments," published in 2022 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

  • Kenneth W. Cummins
  • Margaret A. Wilzbach
  • Brigitte Kolouch

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

  • Estimating Macroinvertebrate Biomass for Stream Ecosystem Assessments, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Merritt include Kenneth W. Cummins, Margaret A. Wilzbach, and Brigitte Kolouch. Merritt's publications appear in venues such as the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

The main fields of study associated with Merritt are Environmental Science. Subfields include Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The main research topics encompass Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, as well as Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Best Publications

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AQUATIC INSECTS OF NORTH AMERICA

    Richard W. Merritt;Kenneth W. Cummins

  • Feeding Behavior, Natural Food, and Nutritional Relationships of Larval Mosquitoes

    R W Merritt;R H Dadd;E D Walker

  • An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America

    I. D. Hodkinson;R. W. Merritt;K. W. Cummins

  • The use of invertebrate functional groups to characterize ecosystem attributes in selected streams and rivers in south Brazil

    Kenneth W Cummins;Richard W Merritt;Priscila Cn Andrade

  • FILTER-FEEDING ECOLOGY OF AQUATIC INSECTS

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  • Ecology and transmission of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review.

    Richard W. Merritt;Edward D. Walker;Pamela L. C. Small;John R. Wallace

  • Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

    Paul D R Johnson;Timothy P Stinear;Pamela L C Small;Gerd Pluschke

  • NUTRIENT DYNAMICS, BACTERIAL POPULATIONS, AND MOSQUITO PRODUCTIVITY IN TREE HOLE ECOSYSTEMS AND MICROCOSMS'

    Edward D. Walker;Daniel L. Lawson;Richard W. Merritt;William T. Morgan

  • Trophic Relationships of Macroinvertebrates

    Richard W. Merritt;Kenneth W. Cummins;Martin B. Berg

  • Field and laboratory investigations on the effects of road salt (NaCl) on stream macroinvertebrate communities.

    B.J Blasius;R.W Merritt

  • Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana

    Heather R. Williamson;Mark E. Benbow;Khoa D. Nguyen;Dia C. Beachboard

  • Development and application of a macroinvertebrate functional-group approach in the bioassessment of remnant river oxbows in southwest Florida

    Richard W. Merritt;Kenneth W. Cummins;Martin B. Berg;John A. Novak

  • Aquatic Snails, Passive Hosts of Mycobacterium ulcerans

    Laurent Marsollier;Tchibozo Sévérin;Jacques Aubry;Richard W. Merritt

  • The effect of an industrial effluent on an urban stream benthic community: water quality vs habitat quality.

    Ethan J Nedeau;Richard W Merritt;Michael G Kaufman

  • Black flies in the boreal biome, key organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic environments: A review

    Björn Malmqvist;Peter H. Adler;Kalevi Kuusela;Richard W. Merritt

  • Effects of variation in quality of leaf detritus on growth of the eastern tree-hole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Edward D. Walker;Michael G. Kaufman;Matthew P. Ayres;Mark H. Riedel

  • Variation in responses to spawning Pacific salmon among three south-eastern Alaska streams

    D. T. Chaloner;G. A. Lamberti;R. W. Merritt;N. L. Mitchell

  • Effects of larval mosquitoes (Aedes triseriatus) and stemflow on microbial community dynamics in container habitats.

    Michael G. Kaufman;Edward D. Walker;Tracy W. Smith;Richard W. Merritt

  • Black flies. Ecology, population management, and annotated world list.

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  • Gut Content Analysis of Mosquito Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) Using Dapi Stain and Epifluorescence Microscopy

    Edward D. Walker;Emily J. Olds;Richard W. Merritt

  • Pig decomposition in lotic aquatic systems: the potential use of algal growth in establishing a postmortem submersion interval (PMSI).

    James N. Haefner;John R. Wallace;Richard W. Merritt

  • The Role of Aquatic Insects in Forensic Investigations

    Richard W. Merritt;John R. Wallace

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Eric Benbow
M. Eric Benbow Michigan State University
Kenneth W. Cummins
Kenneth W. Cummins Michigan State University
Michael C. Miller
Michael C. Miller University of Cincinnati
Anne E. Hershey
Anne E. Hershey University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University
Scott D. Tiegs
Scott D. Tiegs Oakland University
Gary A. Lamberti
Gary A. Lamberti University of Notre Dame
Timothy P. Stinear
Timothy P. Stinear University of Melbourne
Michael M. Martin
Michael M. Martin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kurt S. Pregitzer
Kurt S. Pregitzer University of Idaho

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