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Overview

Russell G. Death is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand, focusing their research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses a range of topics including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, water science and technology, soil science, and related subfields.

Their research covers several main topics:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Fecal contamination and water quality

Russell G. Death has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications, including recent papers such as:

  • "Promoting fluvial geomorphology to 'live with rivers' in the Anthropocene Era" (2021), published in Geomorphology
  • "Does land use affect pathogen presence in New Zealand drinking water supplies?" (2020), published in Water Research
  • "One Health Aotearoa: a transdisciplinary initiative to improve human, animal and environmental health in New Zealand" (2020), published in One Health Outlook
  • "The Ecological Integrity of Spring Ecosystems: A Global Review" (2021), published in Elsevier eBooks
  • "The influence of nutrient enrichment on riverine food web function and stability" (2020), published in Ecology and Evolution

Publication venues where Russell G. Death has frequently published include:

  • PeerJ
  • Geomorphology
  • Water Research
  • Freshwater Biology
  • New Zealand Science Review

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts comprise:

  • Adam D. Canning
  • Ian C. Fuller
  • Meredith T. Davis
  • Jesús Horacio García García
  • Alfredo Ollero Ojeda

Best Publications

  • An accurate comparison of methods for quantifying variable importance in artificial neural networks using simulated data

    Julian D Olden;Michael K Joy;Russell G Death

  • A review of the consequences of decreased flow for instream habitat and macroinvertebrates

    Zoë S. Dewson;Alexander B. W. James;Russell G. Death

  • Diversity Patterns in Stream Benthic Invertebrate Communities: The Influence of Habitat Stability

    Russell G. Death;Michael J. Winterbourn

  • A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner;Leon A. Barmuta

  • The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems

    Guy Woodward;Núria Bonada;Lee E. Brown;Russell G. Death

  • Quantifying relationships between land-use gradients and structural and functional indicators of stream ecological integrity

    Joanne E. Clapcott;Kevin J. Collier;Russell G. Death;E.O. Goodwin

  • New Zealand Dairy Farming: Milking Our Environment for All Its Worth.

    Kyleisha J. Foote;Michael K. Joy;Russell G. Death

  • Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner

  • Predictive modelling and spatial mapping of freshwater fish and decapod assemblages using GIS and neural networks

    Michael K. Joy;Russell G. Death

  • Habitat heterogeneity drives the geographical distribution of beta diversity: the case of New Zealand stream invertebrates.

    Anna Astorga;Russell Death;Fiona Death;Riku Paavola

  • Environmental Stability and Community Persistence: A Multivariate Perspective

    Russell G. Death;Michael J. Winterbourn

  • Control of freshwater fish and crayfish community structure in Taranaki, New Zealand: dams, diadromy or habitat structure?

    Michael K. Joy;Russell G. Death

  • Resetting the river template: the potential for climate‐related extreme floods to transform river geomorphology and ecology

    Russell G. Death;Ian C. Fuller;Mark G. Macklin;Mark G. Macklin

  • Spatial patterns in benthic invertebrate community structure: products of habitat stability or are they habitat specific?

    R.G. Death

  • Measuring stream macroinvertebrate responses to gradients of vegetation cover: when is enough enough?

    Russell G. Death;Kevin J. Collier

  • Predictive modelling of freshwater fish as a biomonitoring tool in New Zealand

    M. K. Joy;R. G. Death

  • The effect of floods on aquatic invertebrate communities.

    R. G. Death;J. Lancaster;R. A. Briers

  • The effect of patch disturbance on stream invertebrate community structure: the influence of disturbance history.

    R. G. Death

  • Interaction between disturbance and primary productivity in determining stream invertebrate diversity

    Russell G. Death;Erna M. Zimmermann

  • Application of the Index of Biotic Integrity Methodology to New Zealand Freshwater Fish Communities

    Michael K. Joy;Russell G. Death

  • Invertebrate responses to short‐term water abstraction in small New Zealand streams

    Zoë S. Dewson;Alexander B. W. James;Russell G. Death

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan D. Tonkin
Jonathan D. Tonkin University of Canterbury
Kevin J. Collier
Kevin J. Collier University of Waikato
Timo Muotka
Timo Muotka University of Oulu
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
David A. Lytle
David A. Lytle Oregon State University
Jon S. Harding
Jon S. Harding University of Canterbury
Michael J. Winterbourn
Michael J. Winterbourn University of Canterbury
John M. Quinn
John M. Quinn National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Nigel P. French
Nigel P. French Massey University

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