Derek J. Smith

University of Michigan — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

11h-index750citations20works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics(12), Marine and coastal ecosystems(11), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(5), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(3), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology(3)

Publications20 total

Microbes control the light-dependent production and dark decay of hydrogen peroxide in eutrophic surface waters
Journal of Great Lakes Research·2025Open Access
Response to Comment on “Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic”
Science·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Response to “Model assumptions limit implications for nitrogen and phosphorus management”: The need to move beyond the phosphorus = biomass = toxin doctrine
Journal of Great Lakes Research·2022· 5 cited
Uptake of Phytoplankton-Derived Carbon and Cobalamins by Novel <i>Acidobacteria</i> Genera in <i>Microcystis</i> Blooms Inferred from Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Evidence
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2022· 25 citedOpen Access
Heterotrophic Bacteria Dominate Catalase Expression during <i>Microcystis</i> Blooms
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2022· 34 citedOpen Access
Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic
Science·2022· 132 citedOpen Access
Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Insights into Population Diversity of <i>Microcystis</i> Blooms: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of <i>mcy</i> Genotypes, Including a Partial Operon That Can Be Abundant and Expressed
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2022· 55 citedOpen Access
The genetic and ecophysiological diversity of <i>Microcystis</i>
Environmental Microbiology·2021· 124 citedOpen Access
Individual <i>Microcystis</i> colonies harbour distinct bacterial communities that differ by <i>Microcystis</i> oligotype and with time
Environmental Microbiology·2021· 75 citedOpen Access
The Impact of Microbial Interactions and Hydrogen Peroxide on Western Lake Erie Cyanobacterial Blooms
Deep Blue (University of Michigan)·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Genotype and host microbiome alter competitive interactions between Microcystis aeruginosa and Chlorella sorokiniana
Harmful Algae·2020· 30 citedOpen Access
Chlorophyll nitrogen isotope values track shifts between cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae in a natural phytoplankton community in Lake Erie
Organic Geochemistry·2018· 13 citedOpen Access
Interactions between nitrogen form, loading rate, and light intensity on Microcystis and Planktothrix growth and microcystin production
Harmful Algae·2018· 145 cited
Ecology of Heard Island Diptera
Polar Biology·2011· 8 cited
Benthic community assemblages in the San Juan Islands: Do abiotic factors influence community composition at small spatial scales?
ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)·2011
Short term effects of wild fire on invertebrates in coastal heathland in southeastern Australia
Pacific Conservation Biology·2010· 8 cited
Can ants be used as ecological indicators of restoration progress in dynamic environments? A case study in a revegetated riparian zone
Ecological Indicators·2009· 44 cited
Six new, unusually small ants of the genus Leptomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Zootaxa·2009· 6 citedOpen Access
Are roadside strips important reservoirs of invertebrate diversity? A comparison of the ant and beetle faunas of roadside strips and large remnant woodlands
Australian Journal of Zoology·1999· 35 cited
The epigaeic arthropod fauna of Buttongrass moorland in Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
1999· 4 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Gregory J. Dick(12), Timothy W. Davis(3), Ferdi L. Hellweger(3), Robbie M. Martin(3), Falk Eigemann(3), Steven W. Wilhelm(3), Jenan J. Kharbush(3), McKenzie A. Powers(3), Penelope Greenslade(3), Justin D. Chaffin(2), Henry A. Vanderploeg(2), Kathryn C. Schmidt(2), Colleen E. Yancey(2), Vincent J. Denef(2), Rose M. Cory(2), George W. Kling(2), Charlotte Schampera(2), Mikayla M. Baer(1), Melissa B. Duhaime(1), Jacob T. Evans(1)