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R. Merritt

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R. Merritt — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 45
Works: 143
Citations: 9,373

Most-cited papers

The use of invertebrate functional groups to characterize ecosystem attributes in selected streams and rivers in south Brazil
K. Cummins, R. Merritt, P. Andrade
2005477 citations
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Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review
R. Merritt, E. Walker, P. Small, J. R. Wallace +3 more
2010PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases340 citations Open access
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NUTRIENT DYNAMICS, BACTERIAL POPULATIONS, AND MOSQUITO PRODUCTIVITY IN TREE HOLE ECOSYSTEMS AND MICROCOSMS'
E. Walker, D. L. Lawson, R. Merritt, W. T. Morgan +1 more
1991223 citations
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Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana
H. Williamson, M. Benbow, K. D. Nguyễn, Dia C. Beachboard +7 more
2008PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases164 citations Open access
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Development and application of a macroinvertebrate functional-group approach in the bioassessment of remnant river oxbows in southwest Florida
R. Merritt, K. Cummins, M. Berg, J. Novak +3 more
2002Journal of The North American Benthological Society154 citations
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Trophic Relationships of Macroinvertebrates
R. Merritt, K. Cummins, M. Berg
2017145 citations
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Aquatic Snails, Passive Hosts of Mycobacterium ulcerans
L. Marsollier, T. Severin, J. Aubry, R. Merritt +6 more
2004Applied and Environmental Microbiology141 citations Open access
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The effect of an industrial effluent on an urban stream benthic community: water quality vs habitat quality.
E. Nedeau, R. Merritt, M. Kaufman
2003Environmental Pollution136 citations
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Effects of variation in quality of leaf detritus on growth of the eastern tree-hole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
E. Walker, M. Kaufman, M. Ayres, Marko Riedel +1 more
1997119 citations
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Black flies. Ecology, population management, and annotated world list.
W. G. Friend, K. Kim, R. Merritt
1988113 citations
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Black flies in the boreal biome, key organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic environments: A review1
B. Malmqvist, P. Adler, K. Kuusela, R. Merritt +1 more
2004101 citations
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Effects of Larval Mosquitoes (Aedes triseriatus) and Stemflow on Microbial Community Dynamics in Container Habitats
M. Kaufman, E. Walker, Tracy W. Smith, R. Merritt +1 more
1999Applied and Environmental Microbiology99 citations Open access
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Variation in responses to spawning Pacific salmon among three south-eastern Alaska streams
Dominic T. Chaloner, G. Lamberti, R. Merritt, N. L. Mitchell +2 more
200494 citations
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Gut content analysis of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) using DAPI stain and epifluorescence microscopy.
E. Walker, E. Olds, R. Merritt
1988Journal of medical entomology89 citations
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Aquatic Invertebrates as Unlikely Vectors of Buruli Ulcer Disease
M. Benbow, H. Williamson, R. Kimbirauskas, M. McIntosh +6 more
2008Emerging Infectious Diseases85 citations Open access
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Pig decomposition in lotic aquatic systems: the potential use of algal growth in establishing a postmortem submersion interval (PMSI).
James N Haefner, J. R. Wallace, R. Merritt
2004Journal of Forensic Sciences85 citations
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Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the Environment Predicts Prevalence of Buruli Ulcer in Benin
H. Williamson, M. Benbow, L. Campbell, C. Johnson +4 more
2012PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases78 citations Open access
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IMPACTS OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING ACTIVITIES ON STREAM INSECT COMMUNITIES AND THE RIVERINE ENVIRONMENT
Mac Strand, R. Merritt
199977 citations Open access
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The Safety of Bacterial Microbial Agents Used for Black Fly and Mosquito Control in Aquatic Environments
L. Lacey, R. Merritt
200371 citations
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Insect Arrival Pattern and Succession on Buried Carrion in Michigan
E. C. Pastula, R. Merritt
2013Journal of medical entomology70 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium ulcerans Fails to Infect through Skin Abrasions in a Guinea Pig Infection Model: Implications for Transmission
H. Williamson, L. Mosi, R. Donnell, Maha N Aqqad +2 more
2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases69 citations Open access
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Road-salt toxicity of select Michigan wetland macroinvertebrates under different testing conditions
M. Benbow, R. Merritt
2004Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.)69 citations
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A broad evaluation of B.t.i. for black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) control in a Michigan river: efficacy, carry and nontarget effects on invertebrates and fish.
R. Merritt, E. D. Walker, M. Wilzbach, K. Cummins +1 more
1989Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association67 citations
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Interaction of Mycobacterium ulcerans with Mosquito Species: Implications for Transmission and Trophic Relationships
J. R. Wallace, M. C. Gordon, L. Hartsell, L. Mosi +3 more
2010Applied and Environmental Microbiology65 citations Open access
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The Role of Aquatic Insects in Forensic Investigations
R. Merritt, J. R. Wallace
200965 citations
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The significance of leaf detritus to mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) productivity from treeholes
E. Walker, R. Merritt
198863 citations
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Persistent Association of Mycobacterium ulcerans with West African Predaceous Insects of the Family Belostomatidae
L. Mosi, H. Williamson, J. R. Wallace, R. Merritt +1 more
2008Applied and Environmental Microbiology62 citations Open access
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Influence of marine-derived nutrients from spawning salmon on aquatic insect communities in southeast Alaskan streams
Joanna L. Lessard, R. Merritt
200655 citations
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Behavior of larval Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae).
E. Walker, R. Merritt
1991Journal of medical entomology53 citations
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Separating physical disturbance and nutrient enrichment caused by Pacific salmon in stream ecosystems
S. Tiegs, E. Campbell, P. S. Levi, Janine Rüegg +5 more
200952 citations
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Arthropod Communities in Terrestrial Environments
R. Merritt, G. D. De Jong
201549 citations
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Organic matter processing by larval black flies in a temperate woodland stream
A. Hershey, R. Merritt, Michael C. Miller, J. McCrea
199647 citations
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The role of leaf litter macroinvertebrates in stream-floodplain dynamics
R. Merritt, D. L. Lawson
1992Hydrobiologia47 citations
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Associations Between Mycobacterium ulcerans and Aquatic Plant Communities of West Africa: Implications for Buruli Ulcer Disease
M. McIntosh, H. Williamson, M. Benbow, R. Kimbirauskas +4 more
2014EcoHealth45 citations
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Identifying the Achilles’ heel of multi-host pathogens: The concept of keystone “host” species illustrated by Mycobacterium ulcerans transmission
B. Roche, M. E. Benbow, R. Merritt, R. Kimbirauskas +4 more
2013Environmental Research Letters44 citations Open access
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Fish and amphibians as potential reservoirs of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer disease
Sarah J. Willson, M. Kaufman, R. Merritt, H. Williamson +2 more
2013Infection Ecology & Epidemiology40 citations Open access
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The Kuparuk River: A Long-Term Study of Biological and Chemical Processes in an Arctic River
A. Hershey, W. Bowden, L. Deegan, J. Hobbie +8 more
199740 citations
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Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on Nontarget Benthic Insects through Direct and Indirect Exposure
M. Wipfli, R. Merritt
1994Journal of The North American Benthological Society40 citations
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Invertebrate Seasonal Patterns and Trophic Relationships
M. J. Higgins, R. Merritt
199938 citations
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Habitat Assessment of Non-Wadeable Rivers in Michigan
J. Wilhelm, J. Allan, Kelly J. Wessell, R. Merritt +1 more
2005Environmental Management37 citations Open access
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Influence of Microclimate, Food, and Predation on Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Growth and Development Rates, Survivorship, and Adult Size in a Michigan Pond
J. R. Wallace, R. Merritt
199937 citations Open access
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Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages of Ghana, West Africa: Understanding the Ecology of a Neglected Tropical Disease
M. E. Benbow, R. Kimbirauskas, M. McIntosh, H. Williamson +4 more
2014EcoHealth35 citations
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Disturbance to a stream food web by a bacterial larvicide specific to black flies: feeding responses of predatory macroinvertebrates
M. Wipfli, R. Merritt
199435 citations
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Investigating the effect of marine-derived nutrients from spawning salmon on macroinvertebrate secondary production in southeast Alaskan streams
Joanna L. Lessard, R. Merritt, M. Berg
2009Journal of The North American Benthological Society34 citations
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Feeding behavior of aquatic insects: Case studies on black fly and mosquito larvae
R. Merritt, D. A. Craig, R. Wotton, E. Walker
199634 citations
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Growth and food utilization parameters of germ-free house crickets, Acheta domesticus
M. Kaufman, M. Klug, R. Merritt
198934 citations
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Effects of atmospheric CO2, light availability and tree species on the quality of leaf detritus as a resource for treehole mosquitoes
Mac Strand, D. Herms, M. Ayres, M. Kubiske +4 more
199933 citations
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LACK OF EFFECTS OF BACILLUS SPHAERICUS (VECTOLEX®) ON NONTARGET ORGANISMS IN A MOSQUITO-CONTROL PROGRAM IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN: A 3-YEAR STUDY
R. Merritt, Joanna L. Lessard, Kelly J. Wessell, O. Hernandez +5 more
2005Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association32 citations
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Correction: Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control
Paul D. R. Johnson, T. Stinear, P. Small, G. Pluschke +5 more
2005PLoS Medicine30 citations Open access
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Diptera: (Flies, Mosquitoes, Midges, Gnats)
R. Merritt, G. Courtney, J. Keiper
200929 citations
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