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43
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Overview

Todd A. Crowl is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with particular attention to ecology, nature and landscape conservation, water science and technology, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science. This multidisciplinary approach covers aspects of ecosystem dynamics, hydrology, and the impact of climatic events on various ecosystems.

Their scholarly output includes contributions to several notable publication venues. These include BioScience, where they have published multiple papers, Science Advances, Freshwater Science, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, and PeerJ. The topics and fields they explore often intersect these journals' scopes.

Recent published papers by Todd A. Crowl reflect a range of ecological and environmental concerns, notably related to tropical cyclones, freshwater ecosystems, and hydrological modeling. These works include:

  • A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones (2022, Science Advances)
  • A Research Framework to Integrate Cross-Ecosystem Responses to Tropical Cyclones (2020, BioScience)
  • When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico (2020, Freshwater Science)
  • Compound flood modeling framework for surface-subsurface water interactions (2022, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences)
  • Effect of multimodal cues from a predatory fish on refuge use and foraging on an amphidromous shrimp (2021, PeerJ)

Todd A. Crowl's work involves frequent collaboration with other researchers, including William H. McDowell, Christopher J. Patrick, John S. Kominoski, Benjamin Branoff, and David Lagomasino. These coauthors have contributed to overlapping research areas, reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Crowl's scientific investigations.

The major research topics addressed by Crowl include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Fields and subfields of study present in Crowl's body of work include environmental science as the main discipline, with ecology and nature and landscape conservation being prominent subfields. Additional focus areas involve water science and technology, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science, indicating a broad yet interconnected approach to understanding environmental processes.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems: Zoobenthic species influence energy flows and nutrient cycling

    Alan P. Covich;Margaret A. Palmer;Todd A. Crowl

  • The spread of invasive species and infectious disease as drivers of ecosystem change

    Todd A Crowl;Thomas O Crist;Robert R Parmenter;Gary Belovsky

  • Predator-Induced Life-History Shifts in a Freshwater Snail

    Todd A. Crowl;Alan P. Covich

  • The impact of introduced brown and rainbow trout on native fish: the case of Australasia

    Todd A. Crowl;Colin R. Townsend;Angus R. Mcintosh

  • Effects of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on macrophytes and invertebrate communities in a shallow lake

    S. A. Miller;T. A. Crowl

  • Fragmented population structure in a native New Zealand fish: an effect of introduced brown trout?

    Colin R. Townsend;Todd A. Crowl

  • Non-visual communication in freshwater benthos: an overview

    Stanley I. Dodson;Todd A. Crowl;Barbara L. Peckarsky;Lee B. Kats

  • The relationship between land use and physicochemistry, food resources and macroinvertebrate communities in tributaries of the Taieri River, New Zealand: a hierarchically scaled approach

    Colin Townsend;Chris Arbuckle;Todd Crowl;Mike Scarsbrook

  • FRESHWATER SHRIMP EFFECTS ON DETRITAL PROCESSING AND NUTRIENTS IN A TROPICAL HEADWATER STREAM

    Todd A. Crowl;William H. McDowell;Alan P. Covich;Sherri L. Johnson

  • Ten Suggestions to Strengthen the Science of Ecology

    Gary E. Belovsky;Daniel B. Botkin;Todd A. Crowl;Kenneth W. Cummins

  • Predator-Avoidance Responses in Freshwater Decapod-Gastropod Interactions Mediated by Chemical Stimuli

    Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;James E. Alexander;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Effects of extreme low flows on freshwater shrimps in a perennial tropical stream.

    A.P. Covich;T.A. Crowl;F.N. Scatena;F.N. Scatena

  • Structural and Functional Responses of a Subtropical Forest to 10 Years of Hurricanes and Droughts

    Karen H. Beard;Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt;Frederick N. Scatena

  • Competition for space between introduced brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) and a native galaxiid (Galaxias vulgaris Stokell) in a New Zealand stream

    A. R. McIntosh;C. R. Townsend;T. A. Crowl

  • Isozyme analysis of Galaxias species (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) from the Taieri River, South Island, New Zealand: a species complex revealed

    Richard M. Allibone;Todd A. Crowl;Jean M. Holmes;Tania M. King

  • Partitioning assimilatory nitrogen uptake in streams: an analysis of stable isotope tracer additions across continents

    J. L. Tank;E. Martí;T. Riis;D. von Schiller

  • Post-Hurricane Hugo increases in Atyid shrimp abundances in a Puerto Rican Montane stream

    Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;Sherri L. Johnson;Dennis Varza

  • Responses of a Freshwater Shrimp to Chemical and Tactile Stimuli from a Large Decapod Predator

    Todd A. Crowl;Alan P. Covich

  • DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF TROPICAL FRESHWATER SHRIMP ALONG A STREAM CORRIDOR : RESPONSE TO DISTURBANCE

    Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;Sherri L. Johnson;Mark Pyron

  • Effects of drought and hurricane disturbances on headwater distributions of palaemonid river shrimp (Macrobrachium spp.) in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico

    Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;Tamara Heartsill-Scalley

  • Factors determining population density and size distribution of a freshwater snail in streams: effects of spatial scale

    Todd A. Crowl;Gary D. Schnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan P. Covich
Alan P. Covich University of Georgia
Frederick N. Scatena
Frederick N. Scatena University of Pennsylvania
Colin R. Townsend
Colin R. Townsend University of Otago
Ariel E. Lugo
Ariel E. Lugo US Forest Service
Jill Thompson
Jill Thompson University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Nicholas Brokaw
Nicholas Brokaw University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Catherine M. Pringle
Catherine M. Pringle University of Georgia
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Michael R. Willig
Michael R. Willig University of Connecticut
Gary E. Belovsky
Gary E. Belovsky University of Notre Dame

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