Jane M. Lucas

Nutrient legacies from elephant megacarcasses create coldspots of biodiversity and hotspots of ecosystem processes

Terrestrial megafauna (animals >1,000 kg) have substantial impacts on ecosystems while alive; yet, we know little about the impacts of these ecosystem engineers after they die. Like whale carcasses in the ocean, terrestrial megacarcasses may leave ecological legacies via the nutr...

Microbial and Biogeochemical Responses to Streamwater Fecal and Nutrient Contamination

Abstract Lindsay Creek, a tributary of the Clearwater River in north-central Idaho, USA, is impaired by elevated nitrate and Escherichia coli(E. coli) levels. However, the relative contributions, spatiotemporal patterns, and ecological effects of known contamination sources remai...