Alan P. Covich

15.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
129 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Alan P. Covich is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan P. Covich has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Ecology, 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alan P. Covich's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (60 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (29 papers). Alan P. Covich is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (60 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (29 papers). Alan P. Covich collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Australia. Alan P. Covich's co-authors include Todd A. Crowl, James H. Thorp, Margaret A. Palmer, Kurt D. Fausch, David M. Lodge, Hiram W. Li, Martin E. Gurtz, Vincent H. Resh, Sherri L. Johnson and J. Bruce Wallace and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alan P. Covich

127 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Role of Disturbance in Stream Ecology

1988 1.3k citations Alan P. Covich et al. Journal of the North American Benthological Society profile →
Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

2010 986 citations Alan P. Covich et al. profile →
The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems

1999 671 citations Alan P. Covich, Todd A. Crowl et al. profile →
Measuring the total economic value of restoring ecosystem services in an impaired river basin: results from a contingent valuation survey

2000 568 citations Kurt D. Fausch, Alan P. Covich et al. profile →
Predator-Induced Life-History Shifts in a Freshwater Snail

1990 492 citations Todd A. Crowl, Alan P. Covich profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan P. Covich

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	No effects of macroconsumer exclusion on macroinvertebrate functional composition in Brazilian karst streams along a gradient of riparian forest loss 2024 ·Biotropica ·(unknown), Ryan M. Utz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alan P. Covich, Fábio de Oliveira Roque	2
2	Comparison of discharge pulses in temperate and tropical rainforest headwater stream networks 2019 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Katherine B. Lininger, (unknown), Natalie Kramer, (unknown), Alan P. Covich	2
3	Effects of macroconsumers on benthic communities: Rapid increases in dry-season accrual of calcium in a tropical karst stream 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Fábio de Oliveira Roque, Ryan M. Utz, (unknown), Franco L. Souza, Alan P. Covich	8
4	An Economic Valuation of Biotic Pollination Services in Georgia 2015 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·(unknown), John C. Bergstrom, Susana Ferreira, Alan P. Covich, Keith S. Delaplane	14
5	Nutrient Enrichment Affects Immature Mosquito Abundance and Species Composition in Field-Based Mesocosms in the Coastal Plain of Georgia 2014 ·Environmental Entomology ·(unknown), Stephen W. Golladay, Alan P. Covich, Mark S. Blackmore	19
6	<strong>Freshwater decapods of Puerto Rico: a checklist and reports of new localities</strong> 2013 ·Zootaxa ·(unknown), Todd A. Crowl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alan P. Covich	14
7	Weather and landscape factors associated with adult mosquito abundance in southwestern Georgia, U.S.A. 2011 ·Journal of Vector Ecology ·Eva A. Buckner, Mark S. Blackmore, Stephen W. Golladay, Alan P. Covich	27
8	Physicochemical habitat association of a native and a non-native crayfish in the lower Flint river, Georgia: implications for invasion success 2010 ·Biological Invasions ·(unknown), Stephen W. Golladay, Alan P. Covich, Stephen P. Opsahl	16
9	Stable isotopic signatures, tissue stoichiometry, and nutrient cycling (C and N) of native and invasive freshwater bivalves 2010 ·Journal of the North American Benthological Society ·Carla L. Atkinson, Stephen P. Opsahl, Alan P. Covich, Stephen W. Golladay, L. Mike Conner	68
10	Panel Discussion: Understanding Ecological Responses to Hydrologic Alteration in Streams and Rivers 2005 ·AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts ·Alan P. Covich	1
11	Modeling global warming scenarios in greenback cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki stomias ) streams: implications for species recovery 2005 ·Western North American Naturalist ·(unknown), Alan P. Covich, Paul M. Lukacs, Amy L. Harig, Kurt D. Fausch	15
12	Relative Importance of Bacteria and Fungi in a Tropical Headwater Stream: Leaf Decomposition and Invertebrate Feeding Preference 2005 ·Microbial Ecology ·Maureen S. Wright, Alan P. Covich	60
13	Migration Patterns, Densities, and Growth of Neritina punctulata Snails in Rio Espiritu Santo and Rio Mameyes, Northeastern Puerto Rico 2003 ·Mark Pyron, Alan P. Covich	29
14	Litter Processing in Tropical Headwater Streams : Potential Importance of Palm Fruit Fall and Frond Fall 2000 ·The Korean Journal of Ecology ·Alan P. Covich	2
15	Non-indigenous bamboo along headwater streams of the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico: leaf fall, aquatic leaf decay and patterns of invasion 2000 ·Journal of Tropical Ecology ·Paul O’Connor, Alan P. Covich, F. N. Scatena, Lloyd L. Loope	40
16	The importance of night-time observations for determining habitat preferences of stream biota 2000 ·Regulated Rivers Research & Management ·Sherri L. Johnson, Alan P. Covich	44
17	Population fluctuations within a spring community. 1995 ·Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society ·(unknown), Alan P. Covich	7
18	Non-Visual Communication in Freshwater Benthos: An Overview 1994 ·Journal of the North American Benthological Society ·Stanley I. Dodson, Todd A. Crowl, Barbara L. Peckarsky, Lee B. Kats, Alan P. Covich, Joseph M. Culp	204
19	Effects of omnivorous shrimp in a montane tropical stream: sediment removal, disturbance of sessile invertebrates and enhancement of understory algal biomass 1993 ·Oecologia ·Catherine M. Pringle, (unknown), Alan P. Covich, Karen M. Buzby, (unknown)	183
20	Coevolution of Freshwater Gastropods and Their Predators 1978 ·The American Naturalist ·Geerat J. Vermeij, Alan P. Covich	128

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