Science Inventory

Brooks, Jacqueline, J. Compton, P. Kaufmann, Carol Fergus, M. Weber, W. Rugh, L. Trine, A. Herlihy, C. Nowakowski, AND A. Nahlik. Assessing the condition of the Nation’s waters: How can stable isotopes help? Spring Water Resources Science series, Oregon State University, Portland State University and the US Geological Survey Oregon Water Science Center, Corvallis, OR, April 17, 2024.

Fergus, Carol, K. Swedberg, Jacqueline Brooks, J. Corona, A. Herlihy, R. Hill, P. Kaufmann, R. Mitchell, AND P. Ringold. A hybrid modeling framework combining HAWQS and structural equation models to support existence valuation studies on aquatic biological assemblages. Sixth Annual Workshop on Integrated Assessment Models and the Social Costs of Water Pollution, Washington, DC, DC, October 11 - 13, 2023.

Fergus, Carol, K. Swedberg, Jacqueline Brooks, J. Corona, A. Herlihy, R. Hill, P. Kaufmann, R. Mitchell, AND P. Ringold. A hybrid modeling framework to support economic valuation studies on aquatic biotic condition. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 11 - 15, 2023.

Brooks, J. Renee, P. Kaufmann, Carol Fergus, A. Nahlik, AND M. Weber. Assessing lake water balances across the USA using stable isotopes: Results from EPA’s National Lakes Assessments. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, August 06 - 11, 2023.

Brooks, Jacqueline, P. Kaufmann, Carol Fergus, A. Nahlik, AND M. Weber. Assessing lake water balances across the USA using stable isotopes: Results from EPA’s National Lakes Assessments. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, CA, December 11 - 15, 2023.

Fergus, Carol, Jacqueline Brooks, P. Kaufmann, A. Herlihy, R. Hill, R. Mitchell, AND P. Ringold. Disentangling natural and anthropogenic effects on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in western US streams. Ecosphere. ESA Journals, 14(11):e4688, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4688

Fergus, E., J. Renee Brooks, A. Herlihy, Ryan A Hill, Phil Kaufmann, R. Mitchell, AND P. Ringold. Improving valuation of freshwaters (II): Quantifying drivers of macroinvertebrate condition in western US streams with structural equation models. National Monitoring Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, April 24 - 28, 2023.

Fergus, E., P. Ringold, Ryan A Hill, J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, A. Herlihy, AND R. Mitchell. Examining drivers of macroinvertebrate integrity in western US streams using structural equation models. Society for Freshwater Science PNW regional meeting, Cauldwell, ID, October 19 - 21, 2022.

Hill, Ryan A, J. Doyle, E. Fergus, S. Leibowitz, Chris Moore, P. Ringold, J. Renee Brooks, AND Phil Kaufmann. Improving models of biological condition to support existence valuation of freshwater ecosystems. Fifth Annual Workshop on Integrated Assessment Models and the Social Costs of Water Pollution, Washington D.C., DC, September 07 - 09, 2022.

Fergus, Carol, J. Renee Brooks, P. Kaufmann, A. Pollard, R. Mitchell, G. Geldhof, R. Hill, S. Paulsen, P. Ringold, AND M. Weber. Natural and anthropogenic controls on lake water-level decline and evaporation-to-inflow ratio in the conterminous US. LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Lawrence, KS, 67(7):1484-1501, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12097

Hill, Ryan A, E. Fergus, P. Ringold, B. Rashleigh, S. Leibowitz, Phil Kaufmann, J. Renee Brooks, AND J. Doyle. Perspectives on transferring geospatial models of aquatic condition to management scenarios for resource valuation. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 14 - 20, 2022.

Brooks, J. Renee, Phil Kaufmann, E. Fergus, M. Weber, W. Rugh, L. Trine, A. Herlihy, J. Compton, R. Mitchell, AND A. Nahlik. Stable Isotope Indicators and NARS: Linking Landscape Processes to Stressor Levels. Office of Water's Workshop on Indicator development for the National Aquatic Resource Surveys, Virtual, Virtual, March 17, 2022.

Fergus, E., P. Ringold, Ryan A Hill, J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, A. Herlihy, AND R. Mitchell. Structural equation models: An analytic framework to connect aquatic resource data, management scenarios, & resource valuation? Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 14 - 20, 2022.

Brooks, J. Renee, Phil Kaufmann, E. Fergus, AND A. Pollard. Lake hydrologic indicators from a single sample: Using δ2H and δ18O in assessing evaporation and water residence time of lakes in EPA’s National Lakes Assessment. NWQMC National Monitoring Conference, virtual, OR - Oregon, April 19 - 23, 2021.

Fergus, E., J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, A. Pollard, R. Mitchell, Ryan A Hill, Steve Paulsen, P. Ringold, AND M. Weber. NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC CONTROLS ON LAKE WATER-LEVEL DECLINE AND EVAPORATION-TO-INFLOW RATIO IN US LAKES. Oregon Lakes Association, virtual, N/A, November 10, 2021.

Hill, Ryan A, S. Leibowitz, P. Ringold, E. Fergus, AND B. Rashleigh. Perspectives on improving the transferability of geospatial models of aquatic condition to watershed management. Virtual Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, NA, Virtual, May 10 - 14, 2021.

Hill, Ryan A., Chris Moore, J. Doyle, S. Leibowitz, P. Ringold, B. Rashleigh, AND E. Fergus. VALUING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AT A NATIONAL SCALE: MODELING ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS ACROSS SPACE AND TIME. Social Cost of Water Pollution Workshop, N/A, Virtual, April 22 - 24, 2021.

Moore, Chris, J. Doyle, Ryan A Hill, S. Leibowitz, P. Ringold, B. Rashleigh, AND E. Fergus. Valuing aquatic ecosystems health at a national scale: Modeling ecological indicators across space and time. EPA Water Research Webinar Series (https://www.epa.gov/water-research/water-research-webinar-series), Corvallis, OR, September 29, 2021.

Fergus, E., J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, A. Herlihy, A. Pollard, M. Weber, AND Steve Paulsen. Lake Water Levels and Associated Hydrologic Characteristics in the Conterminous U.S. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, VA, 56(3):450-471, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12817

Fergus, E., J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, A. Pollard, A. Herlihy, Steve Paulsen, AND M. Weber. National framework for ranking lakes by potential for anthropogenic hydro-alteration. North American Lake Management Society Annual Meeting (NALMS 2020), Virtual meeting, OR - Oregon, November 16 - 20, 2020.

Fergus, C. Emi, J. Renee Brooks, Phil Kaufmann, R. Hill, A. Herlihy, A. Pollard, M. Weber, AND Steve Paulsen. WHAT FACTORS INCREASE THE RISK OF SEVERE LAKE WATER-LEVEL DRAWDOWN IN THE U.S. ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 23 - March 02, 2019.

Fergus, E., J. Lapierre, S. Oliver, N. Skaff, K. Cheruvelil, P. Soranno, K. Webster, AND C. Scott. The Freshwater Landscape: Lake, Wetland, and Stream Abundance and Connectivity at Macroscales. To be Presented at American Water Resources Association, Snowbird, UT, April 30 - May 03, 2017.