Below are some publications created from data collected on our land or in the waters of Wabana Lake.
Hodapp, D., W. Armonies, J. Dannheim, J.A. Downing, C.T. Filstrup and H. Hillebrand. (in revision) Single species and patch dynamics are the main drivers of spatial scaling of stability. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Downing, J.A., S. Polasky, S.M. Olmstead and S.C. Newbold. (2021) Protecting local water quality has global benefits. Nature Communications 12: 2709 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22836-3
Hillebrand, H, B Blasius, ET Borer, JM Chase, JA Downing, BK Eriksson, CT Filstrup, WS Harpole, D Hodapp, S Larsen, AM Lewandowska, EW Seabloom, DB Van de Waal, & AB Ryabov. 2018. Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: consequences for conservation and monitoring. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:169-184. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12959
Hillebrand H, Blasius B, Borer ET, J.M. Chase, J.A. Downing, B.K Eriksson, C.T. Filstrup, W.S. Harpole, D. Hodapp, S. Larsen, A.M. Lewandowska, E.W. Seabloom, D.B. Van de Waal, and A.B. Ryabov. 2017. Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: consequences for conservation and monitoring. J Appl Ecol. 2017;00:1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12959
Bale, N. J., Hopmans, E. C., Schoon, P. L., de Kluijver, A., Downing, J. A., Middelburg, J. J., Sinninghe Damsté, J. S. and Schouten, S. (2016), Impact of trophic state on the distribution of intact polar lipids in surface waters of lakes. Limnol. Oceanogr., 61: 1065–1077. doi:10.1002/lno.10274
de Kluijver, A., Schoon, P. L., Downing, J. A., Schouten, S., and Middelburg, J. J.: Stable carbon isotope biogeochemistry of lakes along a trophic gradient, Biogeosciences, 11, 6265-6276, 10.5194/bg-11-6265-2014, 2014.
Schoon, P.L., A. de Kluijver, J.J. Middelburg, J.A. Downing, J.S. Sinninghe Damsté and S. Schouten. 2013. Influence of lake water pH and alkalinity on the distribution of core and intact polar branched dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in lakes. Organic Geochemistry 60: 72-82.
Downing, J.A., VanMeter, P. and D.A. Woolnough. 2010. Suspects and evidence: a review of the causes of decline and exterpation in freshwater mussels. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 33.2: 151–185
Downing, J.A., Y.T. Prairie, J.J. Cole, C.M. Duarte, L.J. Tranvik, R.G. Striegl, W.H. McDowell, P. Kortelainen, N.F. Caraco, J.M. Melack, and J. Middelburg. 2006. The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments. Limnology and Oceanography 51(5): 2388-2397 (L&O Feature Article)
Strayer, D.L., J.A. Downing, W.R. Haag, T.L. King, J.B. Layzer, T.J. Newton, and S.J. Nichols. 2004. Changing perspectives on pearly mussels, North America’s most
Anthony, J.L., D.H. Kesler, W.L. Downing, and J.A. Downing. 2001. Length-specific growth rates in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae): extreme longevity or generalized growth cessation? Freshwater Biology. 46: 1349-1359.
Kesler, D.H. and J.A. Downing. 1997. Internal annuli yield inaccurate growth estimates in Elliptio complanata and Lampsilis radiata. Freshwater Biology 37: 325-332.
Downing, W.L. and J.A. Downing. 1993. Molluscan shell growth and loss. Nature (London): 362: 506.
Downing, W.L., J. Shostell and J.A. Downing. 1992. Non-annual annuli in the freshwater mussels Anodonta grandis grandis and Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea. Freshwater Biology 28: 309-317.
Downing, J.A., and W.L. Downing. 1992. Spatial aggregation, precision and power in surveys of freshwater mussel populations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49: 985-991.
Downing, J.A. and L.A. Weber. 1984. The prediction of forest production from inventory and climatic data. Ecological Modelling 23: 227-241.
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