Personal profile
Research interests
- Bioindicators of watershed-level stress
- Community thresholds and functional changes in response to anthropogenic stress
- Habitat complexity, its role in food web structure and community dynamics
- Reclamation of oil sands wetlands, with focus on ecosystem function
- Food web structure and carbon dynamics in wetland ecosystems
- Alternative stable states and non-linear dynamics, nutrient pulses
- Community and ecosystem effects of invasive species
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Comparison between fluorometry and microscopy-based phytoplankton assessments in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Kovalenko, K. E., Reavie, E. D., Filstrup, C. T., Scofield, A., Lightfoot, M., Yang, E. & Alexson, E. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phytoplankton trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes (2001–2021) reveal significant changes in phytoplankton abundance and taxonomic composition
Reavie, E. D., Kovalenko, K. E., Cai, M., Alexson, E. E., Wellard Kelly, H. A. & Scofield, A. E., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 51, 2, 102514.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Survival and growth of underplanted replacement tree species in black ash wetlands threatened by emerald ash borer in Minnesota, USA
Palik, B. J., Slesak, R. A., Kastendick, D. N., Kovalenko, K., D’Amato, A. W., Toczydlowski, A. & Grinde, A. R., Nov 2025, In: New Forests. 56, 6, 71.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing Wetland Elevation Change Using a Surface Elevation Table, Digital Level, and Total Station
Lynch, J. C., Winn, N., Kovalenko, K. & Guntenspergen, G., Nov 2024, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 47, 7, p. 2071-2079 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining inequality in aquatic ecosystem services: Evidence from large-scale monitoring programs
Kovalenko, K. E., Ilyushkin, S., Wellard Kelly, H. A., Neville, J. A. & Guntenspergen, G. R., Jul 20 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 935, 173365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data and R code for analysis of walleye and yellow perch age-0 length in Minnesota's Large Lakes
Hansen, G. A., Bethke, B. J., Ahrenstorff, T. D., Dumke, J. D., Hirsch, J., Kovalenko, K., LeDuc, J. F., Maki, R. P., Rantala, H. & Wagner, T., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
DOI: 10.13020/t9tr-y063, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/208865
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