David Herbst

Dr. David Herbst
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab
1016 Mt Morrison Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93514
United States of America


E-mail: herbst(at)lifesci.ucsb.edu
URL Institution: herbstlab.msi.ucsb.edu


Key Publications of David Herbst (up to ten) :
A comparison of the taxonomic and trait structure of macroinvertebrates between the riffles and pools of montane headwater streams. 2018. D.B. Herbst, S.D. Cooper, R.B. Medhurst, S. Wiseman, and C. Hunsaker. Hydrobiologia 820:115-133.

Long-term monitoring of recovery of streams from acid mine drainage and evaluation of toxic metals threshold ranges for macroinvertebrate community re-assembly. 2018. D.B. Herbst, R.B. Medhurst, and N.J.P. Black. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37:2575-2592.

Responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to stream channel reconstruction in a degraded rangeland creek in the Sierra Nevada. Herbst, D.B and J.M. Kane. Ecological Restoration 27:76-88.

The influence of introduced trout on the benthic communities of paired headwater streams in the Sierra of California. Herbst, D.B., E.L. Silldorff and S.D. Cooper. Freshwater Biology 54:1324-1342.

Before and after the deluge: rain-on-snow flooding effects on aquatic invertebrate communities of small streams in the Sierra Nevada, California. Herbst, D.B. and S.D. Cooper. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29:1354-1366.

Effects of livestock exclusion on in-stream habitat and benthic invertebrate assemblages in montane streams. Herbst, D.B., M.T. Bogan, S.K. Roll and H.D. Safford. Freshwater Biology 57:204-217.

Stream community and ecosystem responses to the boom and bust of an invading snail. Moore, J.W., D.B. Herbst, W.N. Heady and S.M. Carlson. Biological Invasions – online version DOI 10.1007/s10530-012-0240-y

Defining salinity limits on the survival and growth of benthic insects as conservation management targets for saline Walker Lake, Nevada, USA. Herbst, D.B., S.W. Roberts and R.B. Medhurst. Journal of Insect Conservation 17:877-883.

Walker Lake – terminal lake at the brink. Herbst, D.B., R.B. Medhurst, I.D. Bell, G. Chisholm. LakeLine 34(4):11-14

Mono Lake – streams taken and given back, but still waiting. Herbst, D.B. LakeLine 34(4):21-24.

Owens Lake – from dustbowl to mosaic of salt water habitats. Herbst, D.B. and M. Prather. LakeLine 34(4):34-38



Expertise of David Herbst:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Research Interface / Management
Topic AtmosphereClimate
Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
Precipitation / Runoff
Water Pollution / Waste Water
Topic CryosphereSnow Cover
Topic BiosphereAnimals
Biodiversity
Topic Integrated SystemsLife Cycle
Topic Economy/ResourceUseWater
Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
Time FrameRecent / Today
Statistical FocusExtreme Events
Mean Change / Trends
Variability
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
MethodsData Collection
Data Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis
Mountain Research InitiativeLong-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins
North America

Specialties of David Herbst:
Detecting effects of climate change and drought in mountain headwater stream ecosystems

Last update: 1/10/19
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