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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
Examining inequality in aquatic ecosystem services: Evidence from large-scale monitoring programs
4 days 2 hours hence
Examining inequality in aquatic ecosystem services: Evidence from large-scale monitoring programsKovalenko, K. E., Ilyushkin, S., Wellard Kelly, H. A., Neville, J. A. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Jul 20 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 935, 173365.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zooplankton-phytoplankton biomass and diversity relationships in the Great Lakes
9 months 2 weeks ago
Zooplankton-phytoplankton biomass and diversity relationships in the Great LakesKovalenko, K. E., Reavie, E. D., Figary, S., Rudstam, L. G., Watkins, J. M., Scofield, A. & Filstrup, C. T., Oct 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 10 October, e0292988.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Widespread retreat of coastal habitat is likely at warming levels above 1.5 °C
10 months 1 week ago
Widespread retreat of coastal habitat is likely at warming levels above 1.5 °CSaintilan, N., Horton, B., Törnqvist, T. E., Ashe, E. L., Khan, N. S., Schuerch, M., Perry, C., Kopp, R. E., Garner, G. G., Murray, N., Rogers, K., Albert, S., Kelleway, J., Shaw, T. A., Woodroffe, C. D., Lovelock, C. E., Goddard, M. M., Hutley, L. B., Kovalenko, K. & Feher, L. & 1 others, Guntenspergen, G., Sep 7 2023, In: Nature. 621, 7977, p. 112-119 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Walleye and yellow perch resource use in large lakes invaded by spiny water fleas and zebra mussels
10 months 2 weeks ago
Walleye and yellow perch resource use in large lakes invaded by spiny water fleas and zebra musselsBethke, B. J., Rantala, H. M., Ahrenstorff, T. D., Kelly, H. A. W., Kovalenko, K. E., Maki, R. P., Hirsch, J. K., Dumke, J. D., Brady, V. J., LeDuc, J. F. & Hansen, G. J. A., Sep 2023, In: Aquatic Ecology. 57, 3, p. 571-584 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Aquatic ecosystem services: an overview of the Special Issue
1 year ago
Aquatic ecosystem services: an overview of the Special IssueFerreira, V., Bini, L. M., González Sagrario, M. D. L. Á., Kovalenko, K. E., Naselli-Flores, L., Padial, A. A. & Padisák, J., Jul 2023, In: Hydrobiologia. 850, 12-13, p. 2473-2483 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review