Katya Kovalenko Ph.D.

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Professional Title
Research Associate

Research Interests

  • bioindicators of watershed-level stress
  • community thresholds and functional changes in response to anthropogenic stress
  • habitat complexity, its role in food web structure and community dynamics
  • reclamation of oil sands wetlands, with focus on ecosystem function
  • food web structure and carbon dynamics in wetland ecosystems
  • alternative stable states and non-linear dynamics, nutrient pulses
  • community and ecosystem effects of invasive species

Education

  • Postdoctoral, Ecology, University of Windsor, 2009-2013
  • Ph.D., Ecology, Mississippi State University, 2009
  • M.S., Fisheries/Statistics, Mississippi State University, 2001

Recent Publications

Understanding Marsh Elevation and Accretion Processes and Vulnerability to Rising Sea Levels Across Climatic and Geomorphic Gradients in California, USA

Recent Publications: Ekaterina Kovalenko
1 year 3 months ago
Understanding Marsh Elevation and Accretion Processes and Vulnerability to Rising Sea Levels Across Climatic and Geomorphic Gradients in California, USAThorne, K. M., Bristow, M. K. L., Rankin, L. L., Kovalenko, K. E., Neville, J. A., Freeman, C. M. & Guntenspergen, G. R., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Estuaries and Coasts.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Effects of human land use on avian functional and taxonomic diversity within the upland coastal zone of the North American Great Lakes

Recent Publications: Ekaterina Kovalenko
1 year 8 months ago
Effets de l'utilisation des terres par l'homme sur la diversité fonctionnelle et taxonomique de l'avifaune dans les hautes-terres côtières des Grands Lacs d'Amérique du NordTranslated title of the contribution: Effects of human land use on avian functional and taxonomic diversity within the upland coastal zone of the North American Great LakesBracey, A. M., Kovalenko, K. E., Niemi, G., Giese, E. E. G., Howe, R. W. & Grinde, A. R., Aug 2022, In: Avian Conservation and Ecology. 17, 2, 6.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Effects of human land use on avian functional and taxonomic diversity within the upland coastal zone of the North American Great Lakes

Recent Publications: Ekaterina Kovalenko
1 year 8 months ago
Effects of human land use on avian functional and taxonomic diversity within the upland coastal zone of the North American Great LakesBracey, A. M., Kovalenko, K., Niemi, G. J., Gnass Giese, E. E., Howe, R. W. & Grinde, A. R., Aug 2022, In: Avian Conservation and Ecology. 17, 2, 6.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Featured Research Projects

Screenshot of the ForCast tool including data layer overlay in Northern Minnesota, and bar chart analysis of data

ForCAST: Forest Change Assessment and Simulation Tool

The ForCAST tool attempts to provide forestry professionals and land managers with an opportunity to evaluate how a changing climate and changing markets might affect Minnesota’s forests and

Screenshot of Beaver Dam Modeling tool in Northeastern Minnesota. Half the screen is a aerial photo, half an illustrated map, overlain with beaver dam locations

Predicting Beaver Dam Locations on North Shore Streams

The goal of this project was to develop a model that predicts potential beaver dam locations based on stream channel, watershed and habitat characteristics.

NRRI News Articles

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Meet the Researcher - Katya Kovalenko

Scientists love their data. But tracking and sorting the ever-increasing amounts of data can be a time consuming effort. Enter the data wrangler.

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