Professional Title
Research Associate
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
Education
- Postdoctoral, Ecology, University of Windsor, 2009-2013
- Ph.D., Ecology, Mississippi State University, 2009
- M.S., Fisheries/Statistics, Mississippi State University, 2001
Recent Publications
Macroinvertebrate and Fish Community Metrics: Confounding Effects and Consistency over Time
Macroinvertebrate and Fish Community Metrics: Confounding Effects and Consistency over TimeKovalenko, K. E., Brady, V. J., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Host, G. E. & Johnson, L. B., Oct 1 2020, In: Wetlands. 40, 5, p. 1107-1116 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Walleye growth declines following zebra mussel and Bythotrephes invasion
Walleye growth declines following zebra mussel and Bythotrephes invasionHansen, G. J. A., Ahrenstorff, T. D., Bethke, B. J., Dumke, J. D., Hirsch, J., Kovalenko, K. E., LeDuc, J. F., Maki, R. P., Rantala, H. M. & Wagner, T., Apr 1 2020, In: Biological Invasions. 22, 4, p. 1481-1495 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nearshore-offshore trends in Lake Superior phytoplankton
Nearshore-offshore trends in Lake Superior phytoplanktonKovalenko, K. E., Reavie, E. D., Bramburger, A. J., Cotter, A. & Sierszen, M. E., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 45, 6, p. 1197-1204 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interactions among anthropogenic effects on aquatic food webs
Interactions among anthropogenic effects on aquatic food websKovalenko, K. E., Sep 2 2019, In: Hydrobiologia. 841, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Hotspots and bright spots in functional and taxonomic fish diversity
Hotspots and bright spots in functional and taxonomic fish diversityKovalenko, K., Johnson, L. B., Brady, V. J., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Cooper, M. J., Gathman, J. P., Lamberti, G. A., Moerke, A. H., Ruetz, C. R. & Uzarski, D. G., Sep 1 2019, In: Freshwater Science. 38, 3, p. 480-490 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
