Sam Rushforth

Most recently, I have been looking at the influence of terrestrial disturbance events on streams, lakes and reservoirs. I am also interested in long-term changes in algal populations of reservoirs under different nutrient loading regimes. The impact of humans on aquatic ecosystems is also an area of research I am currently pursuing. Lastly, I have had a long-term interest in diatom floristics and ecology.

Demographics of the west are changing. This has lead to changes in public land policies. These changes are controversial and interesting. We will see major changes in the way our western public lands and waters are managed and accessed during the next few years. I am interested in understanding these issues. I am particularly interested in the interface between public access to the decision-making process and that of the U.S. and State Governments.

Species Reviewed

Achnanthidium eutrophilum | Achnanthidium minutissimum | Diatoma mesodon | Diatoma moniliformis | Diatoma vulgaris | Melosira varians | Navicula lanceolata | Navicula recens | Navicula tripunctata | Navicula subminuscula | Reimeria sinuata | Rhoicosphenia abbreviata | Aulacoseira nygaardii | Aulacoseira pusilla | Campylodiscus hibernicus | Cavinula vincentii | Encyonopsis subminuta | Eunotia bilii | Eunotia richbuttensis | Eunotia kociolekii | Eunotia papilioforma | Gomphoneis mammilla | Gomphoneis minuta | Gomphoneis herculeana var. loweii | Gomphoneis olivaceum | Gomphoneis pseudokunoi | Gomphoneis eriense var. variabilis | Gomphoneis herculeana | Navicula venerablis | Platessa conspicua | Rossithidium petersenii | Surirella amphioxys | Surirella angusta | Surirella minuta | Surirella suecica | Achnanthidium druartii | Bacillaria paradoxa | Caloneis bacillum | Caloneis silicula | Thalassiosira lacustris | Thalassiosira weissflogii | Navicula subrostellata | Navicula veneta | Nupela impexiformis | Pleurosira laevis | Rexlowea navicularis | Kobayasiella okadae | Stauroneis absaroka | Achnanthes felinophila | Achnanthes longboardia | Achnanthes mauiensis | Achnanthes tumescens | Achnanthes undulorostrata | Chamaepinnularia soehrensis | Cymbopleura anglica | Cymbopleura apiculata | Cymbopleura austriaca | Cymbopleura subcuspidata | Cymbopleura angustata | Diploneis ovalis | Navicula detenta | Navicula leptostriata | Sellaphora californica | Sellaphora hohnii | Sellaphora meridionalis | Sellaphora pulchra | Sellaphora rexii |

Genera Reviewed

Acanthoceras | Achnanthes | Achnanthidium | Actinella | Actinocyclus | Adlafia | Afrocymbella | Amphipleura | Amphorotia | Aneumastus | Asterionella | Aulacoseira | Bacillaria | Biremis | Brachysira | Brevisira | Caloneis | Campylodiscus | Capartogramma | Cavinula | Chaetoceros | Chamaepinnularia | Cocconeis | Cosmioneis | Craticula | Ctenophora | Cyclostephanos | Cylindrotheca | Cymatopleura | Cymbellonitzschia | Cymbopleura | Decussata | Delicata | Denticula | Diadesmis | Diatoma | Diatomella | Discostella | Distrionella | Ellerbeckia | Encyonopsis | Eolimna | Eucocconeis | Fallacia | Fistulifera | Fragilaria | Fragilariforma | Frustulia | Geissleria | Gomphoneis | Gyrosigma | Hannaea | Hippodonta | Hydrosera | Hygropetra | Kobayasiella | Lemnicola | Luticola | Mastogloia | Mayamaea | Melosira | Meridion | Microcostatus | Muelleria | Navicula | Neidium | Nitzschia | Nupela | Orthoseira | Pinnularia | Placoneis | Plagiotropis | Playaensis | Pleurosira | Pliocaenicus | Pseudostaurosira | Pseudostaurosiropsis | Puncticulata | Reimeria | Rhoicosphenia |