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Daniel Allen

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dca5269@psu.edu
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(814) 863-7092

311 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802

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IEE Research Themes
Climate and Natural Systems
Water Sustainability
IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Daniel Allen studies the relationship between community structure and ecosystem processes in rivers and streams, and factors which influence this relationship across local, landscape, and regional spatial scales.

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Research Keywords

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Mussels
Terrestrial Ecosystem
United States
Biodiversity
Streamflow
Ephemeral Stream
Food Web
Stream Network
Intermittent Rivers
Ecosystem Function
Species Richness
Freshwater Mussels
Biodiversity Effects
Terrestrial Ecosystems
River Network
Stream Drying
Ephemeral Streams
Flow Regime
Ecosystem Service
Non-perennial Rivers

Recent Publications

Reviews and syntheses: Variable inundation across Earth's terrestrial ecosystems

Stegen, J., Burgin, A. J., Busch, M. H., Fisher, J. B., Ladau, J., Abrahamson, J., Kinsman-Costello, L., Li, L., Chen, X., Datry, T., Mcdowell, N., Tatariw, C., Braswell, A., Deines, J. M., Guimond, J. A., Regier, P., Rod, K., Bam, E. K. P., Fluet-Chouinard, E. & Forbrich, I. & 20 others, Jaeger, K. L., O'Meara, T., Scheibe, T., Seybold, E., Sweetman, J., Zheng, J., Allen, D. C., Herndon, E., Middleton, B. A., Painter, S., Roche, K., Scamardo, J., Vander Vorste, R., Boye, K., Wohl, E., Zimmer, M., Hondula, K., Laan, M., Marshall, A. & Patel, K. F., Feb 24 2025, In: Biogeosciences. 22, 4, p. 995-1034 40 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Global patterns of allochthony in stream–riparian meta-ecosystems

Allen, D. C., Larson, J., Murphy, C. A., Garcia, E. A., Anderson, K. E., Busch, M. H., Argerich, A., Belskis, A. M., Higgins, K. T., Penaluna, B. E., Saenz, V., Jones, J. & Whiles, M. R., Mar 2024, In: Ecology Letters. 27, 3, e14401.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Macroinvertebrate, algal and diatom assemblages respond differently to both drying and wetting transitions in non-perennial streams

Busch, M. H., Boersma, K. S., Cook, S. C., Jones, C. N., Loflen, C., Mazor, R. D., Stancheva, R., Price, A. N., Stubbington, R., Zimmer, M. A. & Allen, D. C., Nov 2024, In: Freshwater Biology. 69, 11, p. 1568-1582 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Unravelling large-scale patterns and drivers of biodiversity in dry rivers

Foulquier, A., Datry, T., Corti, R., von Schiller, D., Tockner, K., Stubbington, R., Gessner, M. O., Boyer, F., Ohlmann, M., Thuiller, W., Rioux, D., Miquel, C., Albariño, R., Allen, D. C., Altermatt, F., Arce, M. I., Arnon, S., Banas, D., Banegas-Medina, A. & Beller, E. & 72 others, Blanchette, M. L., Blessing, J., Boëchat, I. G., Boersma, K., Bogan, M., Bonada, N., Bond, N., Brintrup, K., Bruder, A., Burrows, R., Cancellario, T., Canhoto, C., Carlson, S., Cid, N., Cornut, J., Danger, M., de Freitas Terra, B., De Girolamo, A. M., del Campo, R., Díaz Villanueva, V., Dyer, F., Elosegi, A., Febria, C., Figueroa Jara, R., Four, B., Gafny, S., Gómez, R., Gómez-Gener, L., Guareschi, S., Gücker, B., Hwan, J., Jones, J. I., Kubheka, P. S., Laini, A., Langhans, S. D., Launay, B., Le Goff, G., Leigh, C., Little, C., Lorenz, S., Marshall, J., Martin Sanz, E. J., McIntosh, A., Mendoza-Lera, C., Meyer, E. I., Miliša, M., Mlambo, M. C., Morais, M., Moya, N., Negus, P., Niyogi, D., Pagán, I., Papatheodoulou, A., Pappagallo, G., Pardo, I., Pařil, P., Pauls, S. U., Polášek, M., Rodríguez-Lozano, P., Rolls, R. J., Sánchez-Montoya, M. M., Savić, A., Shumilova, O., Sridhar, K. R., Steward, A., Taleb, A., Uzan, A., Valladares, Y., Vander Vorste, R., Waltham, N. J., Zak, D. H. & Zoppini, A., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 7233.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Combined benthic and stream edge sampling better represent macroinvertebrate assemblages than benthic sampling alone along an aridity gradient

Gill, B. A., Allen, D. C., Mims, M. C., Neeson, T. M., Ruhi, A., Atkinson, C. L., Shogren, A. J., Apgar, T. M., Compson, Z. G., Cook, S., Trumbo, D. R., Busch, M. H., Hollien, K. D., Leathers, K., Malish, M. C., O'Malley, G. L., Silknetter, S., Smith, C. R., Dunleavy, H. & Bogan, M. T., Apr 2024, In: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 22, 4, p. 208-216 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Impacts of stream drying depend on stream network size and location of drying

Malish, M. C., Gao, S., Allen, D. C. & Neeson, T. M., Sep 2024, In: Ecological Applications. 34, 6, e3015.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Biogeochemical and community ecology responses to the wetting of non-perennial streams

Price, A. N., Zimmer, M. A., Bergstrom, A., Burgin, A. J., Seybold, E. C., Krabbenhoft, C. A., Zipper, S., Busch, M. H., Dodds, W. K., Walters, A., Rogosch, J. S., Stubbington, R., Walker, R. H., Stegen, J. C., Datry, T., Messager, M., Olden, J., Godsey, S. E., Shanafield, M. & Lytle, D. & 13 others, Burrows, R., Kaiser, K. E., Allen, G. H., Mims, M. C., Tonkin, J. D., Bogan, M., Hammond, J. C., Boersma, K., Myers-Pigg, A. N., DelVecchia, A., Allen, D., Yu, S. & Ward, A., Sep 2024, In: Nature Water. 2, 9, p. 815-826 12 p., 103724.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Asynchronous movement patterns between breeding and stopover locations in a long-distance migratory songbird

Zenzal, T. J., Contina, A., Zanden, H. B. V., Kuwahara, L. K., Allen, D. C. & Covino, K. M., 2024, In: Avian Conservation and Ecology. 19, 2, 3.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Taxonomic identity, biodiversity, and antecedent disturbances shape the dimensional stability of stream invertebrates

Allen, D. C., Gill, B. A., Metcalfe, A., Bonjour, S., Starr, S., Wang, J., Valentin, D. & Grimm, N. B., Jun 2023, In: Limnology And Oceanography Letters. 8, 3, p. 464-472 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

The Music of Rivers: The Mathematics of Waves Reveals Global Structure and Drivers of Streamflow Regime

Brown, B. C., Fulerton, A. H., Kopp, D., Tromboni, F., Shogren, A. J., Webb, J. A., Ruffing, C., Heaton, M., Kuglerová, L., Allen, D. C., McGill, L., Zarnetske, J. P., Whiles, M. R., Jones, J. B. & Abbott, B. W., Jul 2023, In: Water Resources Research. 59, 7, e2023WR034484.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The only lasting truth is change: multiple dimensions of biodiversity show historical legacy effects in community assembly processes of freshwater fish

Busch, M. H., Allen, D. C., Marske, K. A. & Kuczynski, L., Jun 2023, In: Oikos. 2023, 6, e09713.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genetic and ecological drivers of molt in a migratory bird

Contina, A., Bossu, C. M., Allen, D., Wunder, M. B. & Ruegg, K. C., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 814.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Causes, Responses, and Implications of Anthropogenic versus Natural Flow Intermittence in River Networks

Datry, T., Truchy, A., Olden, J. D., Busch, M. H., Stubbington, R., Dodds, W. K., Zipper, S., Yu, S., Messager, M. L., Tonkin, J. D., Kaiser, K. E., Hammond, J. C., Moody, E. K., Burrows, R. M., Sarremejane, R., Delvecchia, A. G., Fork, M. L., Little, C. J., Walker, R. H. & Walters, A. W. & 1 others, Allen, D., Jan 1 2023, In: BioScience. 73, 1, p. 9-22 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

DNA metabarcoding captures different macroinvertebrate biodiversity than morphological identification approaches across a continental scale

Emmons, S. C., Compson, Z. G., Malish, M. C., Busch, M. H., Saenz, V., Higgins, K. T. & Allen, D. C., Nov 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 6, p. 1307-1320 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Small increases in stream drying can dramatically reduce ecosystem connectivity

Malish, M. C., Gao, S., Kopp, D., Hong, Y., Allen, D. C. & Neeson, T., Mar 2023, In: Ecosphere. 14, 3, e4450.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review