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Environmental Sciences

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72
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16983
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1510
National Ranking
639

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Overview

Robert M. Hughes is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. Additional subfields include Water Science and Technology, Aquatic Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research covers multiple topics related to aquatic ecosystems, including Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology, Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert M. Hughes highlight a variety of environmental and ecological concerns. Notable publications include:

  • "Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil" (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World's Rivers: An Overview" (2021, Water)
  • "Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species" (2020, Science)
  • "Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers" (2022, Global Change Biology)
  • "The relation of lotic fish and benthic macroinvertebrate condition indices to environmental factors across the conterminous USA" (2020, Ecological Indicators)

Frequent co-authors indicate collaboration with multiple researchers in related fields. These include:

  • Marcos Callisto
  • Diego Rodrigues Macedo
  • Marden Seabra Linares
  • Leandro Juen
  • Paulo dos Santos Pompeu

Publication venues where Robert M. Hughes's work has frequently appeared include:

  • Water Biology and Security
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Fisheries
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist's work spans multiple dimensions of aquatic ecosystems, focusing extensively on freshwater species, biodiversity, and environmental quality assessment. Their research projects often intersect with conservation, rehabilitation, and watershed management topics aimed at understanding and mitigating human impacts on aquatic environments.

Best Publications

  • Regional reference sites: a method for assessing stream potentials

    Robert M. Hughes;David P. Larsen;James M. Omernik

  • A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys

    John L. Stoddard;Alan T. Herlihy;David V. Peck;Robert M. Hughes

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

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

  • Modification of an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages to characterize rivers of the Seine Basin, France

    T. Oberdorff;R. M. Hughes

  • Regional Applications of an Index of Biotic Integrity for Use in Water Resource Management

    David L. Miller;Robert M. Hughes;James R. Karr;Paul M. Leonard

  • Evaluation of the use of landscape classifications for the prediction of freshwater biota: synthesis and recommendations

    C. P. Hawkins;R. H. Norris;J. Gerritsen;R. M. Hughes

  • Longitudinal Changes in Fish Assemblages and Water Quality in the Willamette River, Oregon

    Robert M. Hughes;James R. Gammon

  • Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs

    Daniel F. Buss;Daren M. Carlisle;Tae-Soo Chon;Joseph Culp

  • Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil.

    Kaline de Mello;Ricardo Hideo Taniwaki;Felipe Rossetti de Paula;Roberta Averna Valente

  • 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

  • Correspondence Between Ecoregions and Spatial Patterns in Stream Ecosystems in Oregon

    Thomas R. Whittier;Robert M. Hughes;David P. Larsen

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

    Sandra A Bryce;Robert M Hughes;Philip R 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

  • Acquiring data for large aquatic resource surveys: the art of compromise among science, logistics, and reality

    Robert M. Hughes;David V. Peck

  • Application of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to fish assemblages of the rivers Khan and Kshipra (Madhya Pradesh), India

    V. Ganasan;Robert M. Hughes

  • 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

  • Assessing water quality changes in the lakes of the northeastern United States using sediment diatoms

    Sushil S Dixit;John P Smol;Donald F Charles;Robert M Hughes

  • Biological Diversity and Biological Integrity: Current Concerns for Lakes and Streams

    Robert M. Hughes;Reed F. Noss

  • Classification strengths of ecoregions, catchments, and geographic clusters for aquatic vertebrates in Oregon

    John Van Sickle;Robert M. Hughes

  • Ecoregions: an approach to surface water protection

    R. M. Hughes;D. P. Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Philip R. Kaufmann
Philip R. Kaufmann Environmental Protection Agency
Alan T. Herlihy
Alan T. Herlihy Oregon State University
Paulo Santos Pompeu
Paulo Santos Pompeu Federal University of Lavras
David P. Larsen
David P. Larsen Environmental Protection Agency
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Toby A. Gardner
Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute
Leandro Juen
Leandro Juen Federal University of Para
Joice Ferreira
Joice Ferreira Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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