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Matt R. Whiles
Researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Publications - 155
Citations - 6704
Matt R. Whiles is an academic researcher from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The author has contributed to research in topics: Riparian zone & Ecosystem. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 151 publications receiving 6132 citations. Previous affiliations of Matt R. Whiles include University of Florida & Kansas State University.
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Life on the Edge: The Ecology of Great Plains Prairie Streams
TL;DR: The future for Great Plains streams is bleak, given the land-use changes and water-use patterns in the region and the large areas required to preserve intact, ecologically functional watersheds.
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The effects of amphibian population declines on the structure and function of Neotropical stream ecosystems
Matt R. Whiles,Karen R. Lips,Catherine M. Pringle,Susan S. Kilham,Rebecca J. Bixby,Roberto Brenes,Scott Connelly,Jose Checo Colón-Gaud,Meshagae Hunte-Brown,Alexander D. Huryn,Chad E. Montgomery,Scot D. Peterson +11 more
TL;DR: Evidence to date suggests that amphibian declines will have large-scale and lasting ecosystem-level effects, including changes in algal composition, which will likely be greatest in neotropical highland streams.
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Biotic Indices and Stream Ecosystem Processes: Results from an Experimental Study
TL;DR: The data strongly support the inclusion of the EPT and NCBI indices in these southern Appalachian headwater streams as indicators of both degradation and recovery of stream ecosystem processes from chemical-induced disturbance.
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What do tadpoles really eat? Assessing the trophic status of an understudied and imperiled group of consumers in freshwater habitats
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss shortcomings in our knowledge of the feeding ecology and trophic status of tadpoles and provide suggestions and examples of how we can more accurately quantify their trophicity status and ecological significance.
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Toxins in transgenic crop byproducts may affect headwater stream ecosystems
Emma J. Rosi-Marshall,Jennifer L. Tank,Todd V. Royer,Matt R. Whiles,Michelle A. Evans-White,Catherine Chambers,Natalie A. Griffiths,J. Pokelsek,Mia L. Stephen +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that corn byproducts, such as pollen and detritus, enter headwater streams and are subject to storage, consumption, and transport to downstream water bodies.