Scott N. Higgins

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Scott N. Higgins is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott N. Higgins has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 25 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Scott N. Higgins's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Scott N. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Scott N. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Scott N. Higgins's co-authors include M. Jake Vander Zanden, Robert E. Hecky, Stephanie J. Guildford, E. Todd Howell, Sairah Y. Malkin, Gretchen J. A. Hansen, Matthew S. Kornis, Véronique P. Hiriart‐Baer, Ralph E. Smith and Linda M. Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Scott N. Higgins

44 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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What a difference a species makes: a meta–analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems

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Orlane Anneville France

Frank Landkildehus Denmark

Fabio Lepori Switzerland

Sudeep Chandra United States

Sebastian J. Interlandi United States

Moshe Gophen Israel

Heikki Hämäläinen Finland

J. M. Conde-Porcuna Spain

Richard P. Barbiero United States

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Hanson, Mark L., et al.. (2025). The effects of diluted bitumen, the shoreline washing agent Corexit EC9580A, and bio-stimulation on the lower food web of a boreal lake. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 305. 119260–119260.

Rennie, Michael D., et al.. (2025). Dissolved organic carbon suppresses benthivorous fish biomass by mediating invertebrate resources. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 82. 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Bucci, Kennedy, Chelsea M. Rochman, Michael D. Rennie, et al.. (2024). Microplastics at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations Had Minimal Impacts on Pelagic Zooplankton Communities in a Large In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(43). 19419–19428. 5 indexed citations

Venkiteswaran, Jason J., Lewis A. Molot, Scott N. Higgins, et al.. (2024). Cobalt as a potential limiting factor for heterocyst frequency in nitrogen‐limited Aphanizomenon and Dolichospermum: Evidence from experimental and field studies. Freshwater Biology. 69(8). 1069–1083. 1 indexed citations

Paterson, Andrew M., et al.. (2024). Has lake brownification ceased? Stabilization, re-browning, and other factors associated with dissolved organic matter trends in eastern Canadian lakes. Water Research. 269. 122814–122814. 3 indexed citations

Higgins, Scott N., et al.. (2023). Long‐term cyanobacterial dynamics from lake sediment DNA in relation to experimental eutrophication, acidification and climate change. Freshwater Biology. 68(11). 1875–1893. 6 indexed citations

Molot, Lewis A., Sherry L. Schiff, Jason J. Venkiteswaran, et al.. (2021). Low sediment redox promotes cyanobacteria blooms across a trophic range: implications for management. Lake and Reservoir Management. 37(2). 120–142. 19 indexed citations

Higgins, Scott N., et al.. (2021). The Role of Climate and Lake Size in Regulating the Ice Phenology of Boreal Lakes. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 126(3). 24 indexed citations

Wit, Heleen A. de, John L. Stoddard, Donald T. Monteith, et al.. (2021). Cleaner air reveals growing influence of climate on dissolved organic carbon trends in northern headwaters. Environmental Research Letters. 16(10). 104009–104009. 67 indexed citations

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Venkiteswaran, Jason J., et al.. (2021). Warming combined with experimental eutrophication intensifies lake phytoplankton blooms. Limnology and Oceanography. 67(1). 147–158. 32 indexed citations

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Xie, Yuwei, Michael J. Paterson, Mark L. Hanson, et al.. (2021). Using zooplankton metabarcoding to assess the efficacy of different techniques to clean-up an oil-spill in a boreal lake. Aquatic Toxicology. 236. 105847–105847. 6 indexed citations

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Sharma, Sapna, Michael F. Meyer, Xiao Yang, et al.. (2020). Integrating Perspectives to Understand Lake Ice Dynamics in a Changing World. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(8). 54 indexed citations

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Paterson, Andrew M., et al.. (2020). Dissolved organic carbon in eastern Canadian lakes: Novel patterns and relationships with regional and global factors. The Science of The Total Environment. 726. 138400–138400. 34 indexed citations

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Hall, Britt D., Raymond H. Hesslein, Craig A. Emmerton, et al.. (2018). Multidecadal carbon sequestration in a headwater boreal lake. Limnology and Oceanography. 64(S1). 18 indexed citations

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Higgins, Scott N., Michael J. Paterson, Robert E. Hecky, et al.. (2017). Biological Nitrogen Fixation Prevents the Response of a Eutrophic Lake to Reduced Loading of Nitrogen: Evidence from a 46-Year Whole-Lake Experiment. Ecosystems. 21(6). 1088–1100. 57 indexed citations

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Diodato, Nazzareno, Scott N. Higgins, Gianni Bellocchi, et al.. (2016). Hydro-climatic forcing of dissolved organic carbon in two boreal lakes of Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 571. 50–58. 13 indexed citations

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Rennie, Michael D., et al.. (2016). A predictive model for water clarity following dreissenid invasion. Biological Invasions. 18(7). 1989–2006. 19 indexed citations

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Squires, Margaret M., Lance F. W. Lesack, Robert E. Hecky, et al.. (2009). Primary Production and Carbon Dioxide Metabolic Balance of a Lake-Rich Arctic River Floodplain: Partitioning of Phytoplankton, Epipelon, Macrophyte, and Epiphyton Production Among Lakes on the Mackenzie Delta. Ecosystems. 12(5). 853–872. 53 indexed citations

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Higgins, Scott N., Sairah Y. Malkin, E. Todd Howell, et al.. (2008). AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OFCLADOPHORA GLOMERATA(CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES¹. Journal of Phycology. 44(4). 839–854. 197 indexed citations

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Higgins, Scott N., Robert E. Hecky, & William D. Taylor. (2001). Epilithic nitrogen fixation in the rocky littoral zones of Lake Malawi, Africa. Limnology and Oceanography. 46(4). 976–982. 22 indexed citations

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