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Whitt, J., C.J. Patrick, P. Lisi, P.B. McIntyre, M.J. Blum, J.D. Hogan. (2025). Removing invasive stream macrofauna shifts nontarget invertebrate mesofauna through facilitation. Ecosphere. Accepted in press

Kerns, K., M. White, M. Camacho, K. McGlathery, and C.J. Patrick. (2025). Valuation of blue carbon and ecological co-benefits in temperate seagrass meadows in the Atlantic Virginia Coast Reserve. Ecosystem Services 76:101779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101779

Alvaro, L.E. *, C.J.Patrick, and M.J.S. Hensel**. (2025). Changing foundation species in Chesapeake Bay (USA): implications for faunal communities of two dominant seagrass species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 768:17-33. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14901

Hardison, S.B., J.S. Lefcheck, S.B. White, M. Liang, Y.S. Zhang, C.J.Patrick, A.M. Scheld, R.J. Latour, F.J. Fodrie, S.C. Anderson, M.C.N. Castorani, (2025). Seasonal Asynchrony and Harvest Diversification Contribute to Demersal Finfish Fisheries Stability in Chesapeake Bay. Ecological Applications 35(6): e70097. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70097

Breitenbeck, G.A.*, C.J. Johnson, D.J. Wilcox, M.L. Pace, K.A. Emery, C.J. Patrick, (2025). Bottom-Use Conflicts in Shallow Coastal Zones: Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) Aquaculture and Restored Seagrass (Zostera marina). Estuaries and Coasts. 48(154): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01593-2

Groff, C.M.*, S.K. Kinard*,  B.A. Strickland**, F.R. Carvallo*, A.T. Solis*, D. J. Hogan, C.J. Patrick, (2025). Precipitation regime drives key alterations in subtropical stream fish community assembly and functional trait distribution across a major rainfall gradient. Freshwater Science. 40(1): https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2025.2486262

Frazier, C., C.J. Patrick, J. Thorpe, D. Hogan, K. McCluney. (2025). Ephemeral wetland macroinvertebrate communities across climate regions share similar functional trait composition despite near-total taxa replacement. Freshwater Biology. 70(4): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fwb.70028

Lefcheck J.S., R.J. Orth, F.J. Fodrie, D. Gong, M. Faulkner, K.M. Laumann, C.J. Patrick (2024) Tropicalization of mid-western Atlantic coastal bays by pinfish Lagodon rhomboides: a combined ecological and oceanographic perspective. Marine Ecology Progress Series 748:137-148. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14705

Rhoades, O., C.J. Patrick£, & M. Ogburn. (2024). Reviewing theory, design, and analysis of tethering experiments to enhance our understanding of predation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 171(10): 194  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04503-5

Tiegs, S., K.A. Capps, D. Costello, J.P. Schmidt, C.J. Patrick£, J.J. Follstad Shah, C.J. LeRoy, Celldex Consortium. (2024). Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers. Science 384(6701): 1191-1195 https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adr0020

Strickland, B.A.**, C.J. Patrick, F.R. Carvallo*, S.K. Kinard*, A.T. Solis*, B.K. Reese, J.D. Hogan (2024). Long‐term climate and hydrologic regimes shape stream invertebrate community responses to a hurricane disturbance. Journal of Animal Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14086

Hensel, E.**, C.J. Patrick, S.J. Wilson, B.K. Song, W.G. Reay, R.J. Orth. (2024). Incorporating generalist seagrasses enhances habitat restoration in a changing environment. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(6): 1469-1480 https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14643

Campbell, J.E., O.K. Rhoades, C.J. Munson, A.H. Altieri, J.G. Douglass, K.L. Heck, V.J. Paul, A.R. Armitage, S.C. Barry, E.Bethel, L.Christ, M.J.A. Christianen, G.Dodillet, K.Dutton, J.W. Fourqurean, T.K. Frazer, B.M. Gaffey, R. Glazner, J.A. Goeke, R. Grana-Valdes, V.J. Jenkins*, O.A.A. Kramer, A.T. Linhardt, C.W. Martin, I.G. Martinez Lopez, A. M. MacDonald, V.A. Main, S.A. Manuel, C.Marco-Mendez, D.A. O’Brien, O. O’Shea, C.J. Patrick, C. Peabody, L.K. Reynolds, A. Rodridguez, L.M. Rodriguez Bravo, A. Sang, Y. Sawall, K. Smith, F.O.H. Smulders, U.Sun, J.E. Thompson, B. van Tussenbroek, W.L. Wied. (2024). Herbivore effects increase with latitude across the extent of a foundational seagrass. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(4): 1-13 https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02336-5

Siqueira, T., C. P. Hawkins, J. D. Olden, J. Tonkin, L. Comte, V. S. Saito, T. L. Anderson, G. P. Barbosa, N. Bonada, C. C. Bonecker, M. Cañedo-Argüelles, T. Datry, M. B. Flinn, P. Fortuño, G. A. Gerrish, P. Haase, M. J. Hill, J. M. Hood, K.-L. Huttunen, M. J. Jeffries, T. Muotka, D. R. O'Donnell, R. Paavola, P. Paril, M. J. Paterson, C.J. Patrick, G. Perbiche-Neves, L. C. Rodrigues, S. C. Schneider, M. Straka, and A. Ruhi. (2024). Understanding temporal variability across trophic levels and spatial scales in freshwater ecosystems. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4219.

Carvallo*, F.R., B.A. Strickland**, S.K. Kinard*, B.K. Reese, D. J. Hogan, & C.J. Patrick (2023). Corrigendum to: Structure and functional composition of macroinvertebrate communities in coastal plain streams across a precipitation gradient. Freshwater Biology 68:2213 - 2219  https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14180

Hensel, M.J. S. **, C.J. Patrick, R.J. Orth, D.J. Wilcox**, W.C. Dennison, C. Gurbisz, M.P. Hannam, J.B. Landry, K.A. Moore, R.R. Murphy, J.M. Testa, D.E. Weller, and J.S. Lefcheck. 2023. Rise of Ruppia in Chesapeake Bay: Climate change driven turnover of foundation species creates new threats and management opportunities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120:e2220678120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2220678120

Fourqurean, J.W., J.E. Campbell, O.K. Rhoades, C.J.Munson, J.R. Krause, A.H. Altieri, J.G. Douglass, K.L. Heck, V.J. Paul, A.R. Armitage, S.C. Barry, E. Bethel, L. Christ, M.J.A. Christianen, G. Dodillet, K. Dutton, T.K. Frazer, B.M. Gaffey, R. Glazner, J.A. Goeke, R. Grana-Valdes, O.A.A. Kramer, S.T. Linhardt, C.W. Martin, I.G. M. López, A.M. McDonald, V.A. Main, S.A. Manuel, C. Marco-Méndez, D.A.O’Brien, O.O’Shea, C.J.Patrick, C. Peabody, L.K. Reynolds, A. Rodriguez, L.M.R. Bravo, A. Sang, Y. Sawall, F.O.H. Smulders, J.E. Thompson, B. van Tussenbroek, W.L. Wied, and S.S. Wilson. (2023). Seagrass Abundance Predicts Surficial Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Across the Range of Thalassia testudinum in the Western North Atlantic. Estuaries and Coasts 46:1280-1301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01210-0

Brandl, S.J., L.A. Weigt, D.E. Pitassy, M. Hagedorn, D.J. Coker, C.J. Patrick, M. Luchese, M. Di Domenico, J.M. Casey, Z.M. Topor, J.E. Duffy, C.C. Baldwin, L.R. Parenti. (2023). Using standardized fish-specific autonomous reef monitoring structures (FARMS) to quantify cryptobenthic fish communities. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14:1217-1229.  https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14085

Bower, L.M., L. Stocynski, B.K. Peoples, C.J. Patrick, B.L. Brown (2023). Multiple dimensions of functional diversity affect stream fish taxonomic beta-diversity. Freshwater Biology 68(8).  https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14036

Patrick, C.J., E. Hensel**, J.S. Kominoski, B.A. Stauffer, W.H. McDowell (2022). Extreme event ecology needs proactive funding. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 20(9): 496-497. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2569

Orth, R.J., W.C. Dennison, D.J. Wilcox**, R. Batiuk, J.B. Landry, C. Gurbisz, J. Keisman, M. Hannam, R. Murphy, K. A. Moore, C.J. Patrick, J.M. Testa, D.E. Weller, M.F. Merritt, P. Hobaugh (2022). Data synthesis for environmental management: a case study of Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Environmental Management 321:115901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115901

Carvallo, F.R. *, S.K. Kinard*, B.A. Strickland**, B.K. Reese, D. J. Hogan, & C.J. Patrick (2022). Structure and functional composition of macroinvertebrate communities in coastal plain streams across a precipitation gradient. Freshwater Biology 67(10): 1725 - 1738. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13968

Ashton, G. V., A. L. Freestone, J. E. Duffy, M. E. Torchin, B. J. Sewall, B. Tracy, M. Albano, A. H. Altieri, L. Altvater, R. Bastida-Zavala, A. Bortolus, A. Brante, V. Bravo, N. Brown, A. H. Buschmann, E. Buskey, R. C. Barrera, B. Cheng, R. Collin, R. Coutinho, L. D. Gracia, G. M. Dias, C. DiBacco, A. A. V. Flores, M. A. Haddad, Z. Hoffman, B. I. Erquiaga, D. Janiak, A. J. Campeán, I. Keith, J.-C. Leclerc, O. P. Lecompte-Pérez, G. O. Longo, H. Matthews-Cascon, C. H. McKenzie, J. Miller, M. Munizaga, L. P. D. Naval-Xavier, S. A. Navarrete, C. Otálora, L. A. Palomino-Alvarez, M. G. Palomo, C.J. Patrick, C. Pegau, S. V. Pereda, R. M. Rocha, C. Rumbold, C. Sánchez, A. Sanjuan-Muñoz, C. Schlöder, E. Schwindt, J. Seemann, A. Shanks, N. Simoes, L. Skinner, N. Y. Suárez-Mozo, M. Thiel, N. Valdivia, X. Velez-Zuazo, E. A. Vieira, B. Vildoso, I. S. Wehrtmann, M. Whalen, L. Wilbur, and G. M. Ruiz. (2022). Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude. Science 376:1215-1219. DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4916

Brauns, M., D. Allen, I.G. Boechat, W.F. Cross, V. Ferreira, D. Graeber, C.J. Patrick, M. Peipoch, D. von Schiller, B. Gucker (2022). A global synthesis of human impacts on multifunctionality of streams and rivers. Global Change Biology, 00, 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16210

Costello, D.M., et al. (2022) Global patterns of nutrient immobilization on decomposing cellulose in riverine ecosystems. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 36. e2021GB007163. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GB007163

Patrick, C.J. et al. (2022). A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclone disturbance. Science Advances 8(9): eabl9155 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl9155

Bates, A., et al. (2021). Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation 263, 109175.

Patrick, C.J., K.E. Anderson, B.L. Brown, C.P. Hawkins, A. Metcalfe, P. Saffarinia, T. Siqueira, C.M. Swan, J.D. Tonkin, & L. Yuan (2021). The application of metacommunity theory to the management of running waters. WIRES Water 8(6), e1557. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1557

Kinard, S. *, C.J. Patrick, F. Carvallo*. (2021). Effects of a natural precipitation gradient on fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. PeerJ 9:e12137

Patrick, C.J., K.E. McCluney, J. Sabo, A. Gregory, A. Ruiz, & J.H Thorpe. (2021). Multi-scale biodiversity affects stability in macrosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19(1): 47-61.

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 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav2348
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Tiegs et al. The CELLDEX Consortium (2019). Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones. Science Advances 5(1): eaav0486 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav0486

Patrick.C.J. & Yuan, L.L. (2018). The challenges that spatial context present for synthesizing community ecology across scales. Oikos.  https://doi.org/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). Long-term nutrient reductions lead to unprecedented recovery of a temperate coastal ecosystem. PNAS 115(14): 3658-2662 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715798115

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 https://doi.org/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.
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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.