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Nickerson, Z.L.*, B. Mortazavi, C.L. Atkinson. Accepted. Using functional traits to assess the influence of burrowing bivalves on nitrogen-removal in streams. Biogeochemistry. ​

Weingarten, E.A., C.L. Atkinson, C.R. Jackson. 2019. The gut microbiome of freshwater Unionidae mussels is determined by host species and is selectively retained from filtered seston. PLoS One 14: e0224796.

Halvorson, H.M. and C.L. Atkinson. 2019. Egestion versus excretion: A meta-analysis examining nutrient release rates and ratios across freshwater fauna. Diversity 11:189. *lnvited Ecological Stoichiometry Issue submission

DuBose, T.P.*, C.L. Atkinson, C.C. Vaughn, S.W. Golladay. 2019. Drought-induced, punctuated loss of freshwater bivalves leads to short-term increases, but long-term decreases in ecosystem function. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:274.

McLeay, S.M.*, L.L. Smith, C.L. Atkinson. 2019. The stoichiometry of larval anuran development. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 34:497-512. PDF.

Atkinson, C.L., A. Alexiades, K.L. MacNeill, A.C. Encalada, A.S. Flecker. 2019. Nutrient regeneration by insect and fish communities in high elevation tropical streams. Hydrobiologia 838:13-28. ^Cover article PDF.

Atkinson, C.L., B.C. van Ee*, Y. Lu, and W. Zhong. 2019. Wetland floodplain flux: Temporal and spatial availability of organic matter and dissolved nutrients in an unmodified river. Biogeochemistry 142:395-411. PDF.

Smith, L.L., A.L. Subalusky, C.L. Atkinson, J.E. Earl, D.M. Mushet, D.E. Scott, S.L. Lance, and S.A. Johnson. 2019. Biological connectivity of seasonally ponded wetlands across spatial and temporal scales. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 55: 334-353. ​^Invited Review. PDF.

Pfeiffer, J., C.L. Atkinson, A. Sharpe, K.A. Capps, K. Emery, and L. Page. 2019. Phylogenetic analysis of Mesoamerican freshwater mussels and a revised tribe-level classification of the Ambleminae (Bivalvia, Unionidae). Zoologica Scripta 48:106-117.

​Hopper, G.W., K.B. Gido, C.C. Vaughn, T.B. Parr, T.G. Popejoy, K.K. Gates, and C.L. Atkinson. 2018. Comparing fish and mussel communities as biogeochemical hotspots. Oecologia 188:1133-1144. DOI:10.1007/s00442-018-4277-1

Larson, E.I., N.L. Poff, C.L. Atkinson, and A.S. Flecker. 2018. Extreme non-seasonal flood disturbance decreases stream consumer autochthony. Freshwater Biology 63:1483-1497. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13177

Atkinson, C.L., A.C. Encalada, A.T. Rugenski, S.A. Thomas, A. Landeira-Dabarca, N.L. Poff, and A.S. Flecker. 2018. Determinants of food resource assimilation by stream insects along a tropical elevation gradient. Oecologia 187:731-744. PDF.

Atkinson, C.L., B.J. Sansom, C.C. Vaughn, and K.J. Forshay. 2018. Consumer aggregations drive nutrient dynamics and ecosystem metabolism in nutrient-limited systems. Ecosystems e21:521-535. LINK

Trentman, M.T., C.L. Atkinson, and J.D. Brant. 2018. Native freshwater mussel effects on nitrogen cycling: Impacts of nutrient limitation and biomass dependency. Freshwater Science 37:276-286. 
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Castro, A.J., C. Quintas-Soriano, J. Brandt, C.V. Baxter, B. Martin López, M. Garcia-Llorente, J.P. Julian, C.C. Vaughn, C.L. Atkinson, H. Liao, B. Egoh, K. Running, M. Burnham, and BA. Norström.  2018. Applying place-based social-ecological research to address water scarcity: insights for future research. Sustainability 10:1516. LINK

Atkinson, C.L., D.C. Allen, L. Davis, and Z.L. Nickerson*. 2018. Incorporating ecogeomorphic feedbacks to better understand resiliency in streams: a review and directions forward. Geomorphology: 305:123-140. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.07.016. +Special Issue: Resilience and Bio-Geomorphic Systems (as part of the Binghampton Symposium). Link

Atkinson, C.L., K.A. Capps, A.T. Rugenski, and M.J. Vanni. 2017. Consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to ecosystems. Biological Reviews 92:2003-2023. Link.

Smith, L.L., A.L. Subalusky, C.L. Atkinson, and L.K. Kirkman. 2017. Geographically Isolated Wetlands: Embedded Habitats in Longleaf Pine Forests. Pp. 153-171, In: Ecology and Restoration of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Atkinson, C.L., L.L. Smith, and S.W. Golladay. 2017. Larval anuran stable isotope signatures and stoichiometry across multiple geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern United States. Southeastern Naturalist 16:87-104. PDF.

Atkinson, C.L. and J.T. Cooper. 2016. Benthic algal community composition across a watershed: coupling processes between land and water. Aquatic Ecology 50: 315-326.  PDF. 

Castro, A.J., C.C. Vaughn, M. Garcia-Llorente, and C.L. Atkinson. 2016. Willingness to pay for ecosystem services among stakeholder groups in a South Central U.S. watershed with regional conflict. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 142: 05016006. PDF.

Sansom, B., C.L. Atkinson, and C.C. Vaughn. 2016. Growth and longevity estimates for mussel populations in three Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation 19:19-26. PDF.

Sitters, J., C.L. Atkinson, N. Guelzow, P. Kelly, and L.L. Sullivan. 2015. Spatial stoichiometry: cross-ecosystem material flows and their impact on recipient ecosystems and organisms. Oikos 124:920-930. *Written as a part of Woodstoich III. PDF.
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Vaughn, C.C., C.L. Atkinson, and J.P. Julian. 2015. Multiple droughts lead to long-term losses in mussel-provided ecosystem services. Ecology and Evolution 5:1291-1305. Link.

Capps, K.A., C.L. Atkinson, and A.T. Rugenski. 2015. Implications of species addition and species loss on nutrient dynamics in freshwaters. Freshwater Science 34: 485-496. Link. 

Atkinson, C.L. and C.C. Vaughn. 2015. Temporal and spatial scaling of the impact of freshwater mussels on ecosystem function. Freshwater Biology 60: 563-574. *Special Issue: Synthesizing Ecosystem-Level Effects of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Dynamics in Fresh Waters. PDF.

Capps, K.A., C.L. Atkinson, and A.T. Rugenski. 2015. Consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: an introduction. Freshwater Biology 60: 439-442. *Special Issue: Synthesizing Ecosystem-Level Effects of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Dynamics in Fresh Waters. PDF.

Atkinson, C.L., J.P. Julian, and C.C. Vaughn. 2014. Species and function lost: interaction between drought and land cover. Biological Conservation 176:30-38. Link.

Atkinson, C.L., J.F. Kelly, and C.C. Vaughn. 2014. Tracing consumer-derived nitrogen in riverine food webs. Ecosystems 17:485-496. Link. 
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Atkinson, C.L., A.D. Christian, D.E. Spooner, and C.C. Vaughn. 2014. Long-lived organisms provide an integrative footprint of agricultural land use. Ecological Applications 24:375-384. PDF.

Atkinson, C.L., C.C. Vaughn, K.J. Forshay, and J.T. Cooper. 2013. Aggregated filter-feeding consumers alter nutrient limitation – Consequences for ecosystem and community dynamics. Ecology 94:1359-1369. PDF         

Atkinson, C.L. 2013. A comprehensive review of North America’s most imperiled faunal group: setting the framework for new hypotheses. Invited review, Ecology 94:2657-2658.

Atkinson, C.L. 2013. Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) diet across a zone of invasion. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:561-570. PDF

Atkinson, C.L. 2013. Sternotherus carinatus (Razor-backed musk turtle). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 43:639-640. PDF

Atkinson, C.L., J.P. Julian, and C.C. Vaughn. 2012. Scale dependent longitudinal patterns in mussel community composition. Freshwater Biology 57:2272-2284. PDF

Capps, K.A., C.L. Atkinson, A. Rugenski, C. Baxter, K.S. Boersma, C.C. Carey, P.B. McIntyre, J.W. Moore, W.H. Nowlin, C.C. Vaughn. 2012. Impacts of Species Addition and Species Loss on Ecosystem Function in Freshwater Systems. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 93: 402-408. PDF

Atkinson, C.L., S.W. Golladay, and M.R. First. 2011. Water quality and planktonic microbial assemblages of isolated wetlands in an agricultural landscape. Wetlands 35:885-894. PDF

Atkinson, C.L., M.R. First, A.P. Covich, S.P. Opsahl, and S.W. Golladay. 2011. Suspended material availability and filtration-biodeposition processes performed by native and invasive bivalve species in streams. Hydrobiologia 667:191-204. PDF

Atkinson, C.L., S.P. Opsahl, A.P. Covich, S.W. Golladay, and L.M. Conner. 2010. Stable isotopic signatures, tissue stoichiometry, and nutrient cycling (C and N) of a native and invasive bivalve. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29:496-505. PDF

Atkinson, C.L., S.W. Golladay, S.P. Opsahl, and A.P. Covich. 2009. Stream discharge and floodplain connections affect seston quality and stable isotopic signatures in a coastal plain stream. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 28:360-370. PDF

Sterrett, S.C., L.L. Smith, M.B. Howze, A.M. Heupel and C.L. Atkinson. 2008. Pseudemys concinna (Eastern River Cooter) movement.Herpetological Review 39:464.  

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