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Research Interests | Current Research | Education and Professional Experience | Teaching | Publications | Presentations | Past Research DAVID B. ARSCOTT
Present address: Research InterestsMy past research has focused on aquatic primary production, distribution and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates, and the ecology of rivers and flood plains. Broad interests include riverine landscape ecology and dynamics, aquatic invertebrate and algal ecology and biology, aquatic food web structure and dynamics, habitat conservation, and land-water interactions. Research experiences in Michigan, New Hampshire, Alaska, Minnesota, New York, Italy, and Switzerland have provided a broad spectrum aquatic habitats, from the arctic tundra to the Italian Dolomite Alps. Current ResearchI joined Stroud in August 2003 as coordinator for the "Water Quality Monitoring in the Source Areas for New York City" Project. Since 2000, this innovative 6-year study has involved all labs at Stroud to provide a baseline data set on current conditions in the streams, rivers, and reservoirs in catchments located north and northwest of NYC. The system supplies water for over 9 million people in the metropolitan and upstate areas. The project is composed of seven primary study tasks that include: nutrients, particulates, and major ions in transport; molecular tracer chemistry for source tracking; dissolved organic carbon and bioavailable DOC dynamics; benthic macroinvertebrate communities; nutrient spiraling in streams; stream primary productivity; and reservoir primary productivity. Education and Professional Experience2003-Present — Research Scientist/Project Coordinator at
Stroud Water Research Center. 2002-2003 — Research Assistant Professor at the
University of Minnesota, Crookston, Center for Agriculture and Natural
Resources. 1998-2001 — Ph.D. at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
in Zurich, Switzerland conducted at the Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental
Science and Technology (EAWAG). 1995-1997 — Masters of Science at the
University of New Hampshire, Dept. Natural Resources, Durham, NH, USA. 1994- Student Conservation Association,
Resource Assistant Internship with the US Forest Services Fisheries and Wildlife
Division, Ketchikan Rangers District,
Alaska. 1989-1994 — Bachelors of Science at Central
Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA. Teaching and Teaching AssistantshipsUniversity of Pennsylvania — Guest Lectures for Primer in Stream Ecology, Environmental Studies Program — 2003, 2004 University of Minnesota, Crookston — Assistant Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources — Wetland and Riparian Ecology and Management; Principles of Fisheries Management; Water Resources Management: Special Topics — 2002, 2003 Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ETH/EAWAG) — Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Limnology, EAWAG — Biostatistics; Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Taxonomy — 1998-2001 University of New Hampshire — Teaching Assistant, Dept. Natural Resources — Introduction to Water Resources Management; Conservation of Natural Resources — 1995-1997 PublicationsCopyright Notice: This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, J.V. Ward. 2003. Spatio-temporal patterns of benthic invertebrates along the river continuum of a braided Alpine river (Tagliamento River, NE Italy). Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 158:431-460. PDF Arscott, D.B., B. Keller, K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2003. Habitat structure and Trichoptera diversity in 2 headwater flood plains, N. E. Italy. International Review of Hydrobiology, 88: 255-273. PDF Arscott, D.B., R. Glatthaar, K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2002. Larval black fly distribution and diversity along a braided floodplain river in the Alps (Tagliamento River, Italy). Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie, 28:524-531. Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, D. van der Nat, J.V. Ward. 2002. Geomorphic dynamics and aquatic habitat structure along a braided Alpine river (Tagliamento River, N.E. Italy). Ecosystems. 5:802-814. PDF Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2001. Thermal heterogeneity along a braided floodplain river in the Alps (Tagliamento River, N.E. Italy). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 58: 2359-2373. PDF Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2000. Aquatic habitat diversity along the corridor of an Alpine floodplain river (Fiume Tagliamento, Italy). Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 49: 679-704. PDF Arscott, D.B., W.B. Bowden, & J.C. Finlay. 2000. Effects of desiccation and temperature/irradiance on the metabolism of 2 arctic stream bryophyte taxa. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 19: 263-273. Arscott, D.B., W.B. Bowden, & J.C. Finlay. 1998.Comparison of epilithic algal and bryophyte metabolism in an arctic tundra stream, Alaska. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 17: 210-227. Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, J.V. Ward. Lateral organization of aquatic invertebrates along the continuum of a braided-floodplain river (Tagliamento River, NE Italy). In revision — Journal of the North American Benthological Society. Kaiser, E., D.B. Arscott, K. Tockner, B. Sulzberger. 2004. Transformations and discharge of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Tagliamento River, Italy. Aquatic Sciences — Research Across Boundaries 66:103-116. Stream Bryophyte Group. 1999. Roles of bryophytes in stream ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 18:151-184. Tockner, K., J.V. Ward, D.B. Arscott, P.J. Edwards, J. Kollmann, A.M. Gurnell, G.E. Petts, & B. Maiolini. 2003. The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance. Aquatic Sciences. 65:239-253. Ward, J.V., K. Tockner, D.B. Arscott, & C. Claret. 2002. Riverine landscape diversity. Freshwater Biology, 47: 517-539. PDF Wollheim, W.M., B.J. Peterson, L.A. Deegan, J.E. Hobbie, B. Hooker, W.B. Bowden, K.J. Edwardson, D.B. Arscott, & A.E. Hershey. 2001. Influence of stream size on ammonium and suspended particulate nitrogen processing. Limnology and Oceanography. 46: 1-13. PresentationsArscott, D.B., E.B. Kratzer, & J.K. Jackson. 2004. Examining rarity in a macroinvertebrate bioassessment database. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society. (Oral Presentation) Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. (Seminar) Life in a Dynamic Floodplain River: The Tagliamento River, NE Italy. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. October 2003 (Invited Lecture). Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2002. Zoobenthos along lateral and longitudinal gradients in the Tagliamento River (N.E. Italy). Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., A. Hindakova, K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2001. Periphyton diversity and dynamics along longitudinal and lateral gradients in a floodplain river. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society, La Crosse, WI, USA. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2001. Influence of flooding along an Alpine river corridor. First International Symposium on Landscape Dynamics of River Corridors, Ascona, Switzerland. (Poster Presentation). Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. (Seminar) Pattern and process along an Alpine river: incorporating the later dimension. Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand. March 2001 (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., R. Glatthaar, K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2001. Larval black fly distribution and diversity along a braided floodplain river in the Alps (Tagliamento River, Italy). Societas Internationalis Limnologiae XXVIII Congress, Melbourne, Australia. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., B. Keller, K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2000. Habitat structure and Trichoptera diversity in 2 headwater flood plains, N. E. Italy. River Bottom V Conference Proceedings, Lunz, Austria. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 2000. Aquatic habitat turnover along the corridor of an Alpine floodplain river in N.E. Italy. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Poster Presentation). Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, & J.V. Ward. 1999. Aquatic habitat structure along the Tagliamento River corridor (N.E. Italy). Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society, Duluth, MN, USA. 16:159. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., W.B. Bowden, & J.C. Finlay. 1997. Stress effects on physiologically contrasting bryophytes in an arctic stream. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society, San Marcos, TX, USA. 14:85. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., W.B. Bowden, & J.C. Finlay. 1996. Production by bryophytes in aquatic ecosystems. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society, Kalisbell, MT, USA. 13:118. (Oral Presentation). Arscott, D.B., W.B. Bowden, & J.C. Finlay. 1996. A comparison of primary production by epilithic algae and bryophytes in control and fertilized reaches of a tundra stream, Alaska. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society, Kalisbell, MT, USA. 13:120. (Oral Presentation). Past ResearchRed River of the North | Fiume Tagliamento | Arctic Alaska | Alaskan Rainforest Red River of the North
Fiume Tagliamento
Arctic Alaska
Southeast Alaska Rainforest
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