Publications

Patrick, C.J., K.E. McCluney, A. Ruhi, A. Gregory, J. Sabo, J.H. Thorp. (2021) Multi‐scale biodiversity drives temporal variability in macrosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2297

Patrick, C.J., Yeager, L., Armitage, A.R., Carvallo, F., Congdon, V., Dunton, K.H., Fisher, M., Hardison, A., Hogan, J., Hosen, J., Hu, X., Kiel Reese, B., Kinard, S., Kominoski, J., Lin, X., Liu, Z., Montagna, P.A., Pennings, S., Walker, L., Weaver, C.,Wetz, M. (2020). A systems level analysis of hurricane impacts on a coastal region. Estuaries and Coasts. 43: 943–959. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00690-3

Orth, R.J., W.C. Dennison, C. Gurbisz, M. Hannam, J. Keisman, J.B. Landry, J.S. Lefcheck, K.A. Moore, R.R. Murphy, C.J. Patrick, J. Testa, D.E. Weller, D.J. Wilcox, R.A. Batuik (2019). Long-term annual aerial surveys of submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) support science, management, and restoration. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00651-w

Patrick, C.J. (2019). Analysis of Statewide Probabilistic Data- Texas Bays & Estuaries. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Contract 582-18-80199

Patrick, C.J., McGarvey, D., Cross, W., Allen, D., Benke, A., Brey, T., Huryn, A., Jones, J., Murphy, C., Ruffing, C., Saffarinia, P., Whiles, M., Wallace, B., & Woodward, G. (2019). Precipitation and temperature drive global patterns in stream invertebrate secondary production. Science Advances 5: eaav2348

Tiegs et al. The CELLDEX Consortium (2019). Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones. Science Advances 5(1): eaav0486

Patrick.C.J. & Yuan, L.L. (2018). The challenges that spatial context present for synthesizing community ecology across scales. Oikos. DOI: 10.1111/oik.05802

Lefcheck, J.S., Orth, J.J., Dennison, W.C., Lefcheck, J.S., Gurbisz, C., Hannam, H., Keisman, J., Landry, J.B., Moore, K.A., Murphy, R.R., Patrick, C.J., Testa, J., Weller, D.E., & Wilcox, D.J. (2018). Nutrient reductions lead to unprecedented recovery of a temperate coastal ecosystem. PNAS 115(14): 3658-2662

Patrick, C.J. & Brown, B.L. (2017). The role of functional diversity of the regional species pool in determining stream invertebrate β-richness for a watershed. American Naturalist. 191(5): E-article

Patrick, C.J., D.E. Weller, R.J. Orth, D.J. Wilcox, & M.P. Hannam. 2017. Land use and salinity drive changes in SAV abundance and community composition. Estuaries and Coasts DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0250-1

Orth, R.J., W.C. Dennison, J.S. Lefcheck, C.Gurbisz, M.Hannam, J. Keisman, J.B. Landry, K.A. Moore, R.R. Murphy, C.J.Patrick, J. Testa, D.E. Weller & D.J. Wilcox. 2017. Submersed aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay: Sentinel species in a changing world. Bioscience 67: 698-712

Kornis, M.S., D. Brietburg, R. Balouskus, D.M. Bilkovic, L.A. Davias, S. Giordano, K. Heggie, A.H. Hines, J. M. Jacobs, T.E. Jordan, R.S. King, C.J. Patrick, R.D. Seitz, H. Soulen, T.E. Targett, D.E. Weller, D.F. Whigham, & J. Uphoff Jr. 2017. Linking the Abundance of Estuarine Fish and Crustaceans in Nearshore Waters to Shoreline Hardening and Land Cover. Estuaries and Coasts 40(5): 1464-1486.

Patrick, C.J. & L.L. Yuan. 2017. Modeled hydrologic metrics show links between hydrology and the functional composition of stream assemblages. Ecological Applications 27(5): 1605-1617

Scaiance, B., C.J. Patrick, D.E. Weller, M.E. Williams, M. McCormick, E. Hazelton. 2016. Local and regional disturbances associated with the invasion of Chesapeake Bay marshes by the common reed Phragmites australis.  Biological Invasions. 18 (9): 2661-2677

Patrick, C.J. and D. Weller. 2015. Interannual variation in submerged aquatic vegetation and its relationship to water quality in subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 537: 121-135

Patrick, C.J., D. Weller, and M. Ryder. 2015. Effects of shoreline armoring on adjacent submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and nearby Atlantic Coastal Bays. Estuaries and Coasts. 39: 158-170

Patrick, C.J. 2014. A description of the environment and benthic invertebrate communities in transitional habitats between lakes, streams, and wetlands in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 185 (3-4): 223-234

Patrick, C.J., M. Cooper, and D. Uzarski. 2014. The effect of spatial scale and dispersal ability on aquatic invertebrate community organization in a drowned rivermouth wetland complex. Wetlands. 34(6): 1133--1143.

Patrick, C.J., H. Peters, K. Cavannaugh, and T. Knotochick. 2014. Application of network theory to understanding spatio-temporal stability in freshwater and marine communities. Limnology & Oceanography. Ecodas X Symposium Proceedings.

Roley, S., P. Levi, J.R. Grifiths, C.J. Patrick, H. Peter, S. Sadro, and J. Zarnetske. 2014. The state of ecosystems: progress in quantifying ecosystem health. Limnology & Oceanography.

Stauffer, B., C.J. Patrick, H. Peters, and K. Robinson. 2014. Temporal scales of drivers of community dynamics: from microbes to macrofauna across the salinity gradient. Limnology & Oceanography. 

Patrick, C.J., D. Weller, M. Ryder, and L. Xuyong. 2014. Effects of shoreline alteration and other stressors on submerged aquatic vegetation in subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay and the mid- Atlantic Coastal Bays. Estuaries & Coasts.

Patrick, C.J. and D.H. Fernandez. 2013. Invertebrate β-richness affects ecosystem functioning in stream networks. Oecologia 172: 1105-1115.

Patrick, C.J. 2013. The effect of shredder diversity on the quality and quantity of fine particulate organic matter. Freshwater Science 32(3): 1026-1035.

Choate, D., C. Prather, M. Michel, A. Baldridge, M. Barnes, D. Hoekman, C. J. Patrick, and J. Rueeg. 2012. Integrating theory: a graphical model for graduate students and researchers. Bioscience. 62(6): 594-602.

Brown, B.L., C.M. Swan, D.A. Auerbach, E.H. Grant, N.P. Hitt, K.O. Maloney, and C.J. Patrick. 2011. The metacommunity concept as a multi-species, multi-scale framework for studying the influence of river network structure on riverine communities and ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 30(1): 310-327.

Patrick, C.J. and C.M. Swan. 2011. Reconstructing aquatic insect metacommunity assembly after a severe disturbance. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 30(1): 259-272.

Patrick, C.J. 2009. Ballast Water Law: An examination of the problem and the last 25 years of ineffective legislation. Virginia Environmental Law Journal 27(1): 68-89.