McDowell, W. H, F. N Scantena, R. B Waide, N. V. L. Brokaw, G. Camilo, A. Covich, A.T. Crowl, G. González, E. Greathouse, P.D. Klawinski, D. J Lodge, A. E Lugo, C.M. Pringle, B. Richardson, B. Richardson, D.A. Schaefer, W. L Silver, J. Thompson, D. Vogt, D. Vogt, M. R Willig, Lawrence L Woolbright, X. M Zou, and J. K Zimmerman. 2012. “Geographic And Ecological Setting Of The Luquillo Mountains”. In A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, N. V. L. Brokaw, Crowl, A.T., Lugo, A. E, McDowell, W. H, Scantena, F. N, Waide, R. B, and Willig, M. R. Oxford: University Press, 72-161. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/42062.

Willig, M. R, C.P. Bloch, A. Covich, C.A.S. Hall, D. J Lodge, A. E Lugo, W. L Silver, R. B Waide, L. A Walker, and J. K Zimmerman. 2012. “Long-Term Research In The Luquillo Mountains: Synthesis And Foundations For The Future”. In A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, N. V. L. Brokaw, Crowl, A.T., Lugo, A. E, McDowell, W. H, Scantena, F. N, Waide, R. B, and Willig, M. R. New York, NY.: Oxford University Press, 361-441. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/42108.

N. V. L. Brokaw, J. K Zimmerman, M. R Willig, G. Camilo, A. Covich, A.T. Crowl, N. Fetcher, B.L. Haines, D. J Lodge, A. E Lugo, Randall W Myster, C.M. Pringle, J M Sharpe, F. N Scantena, T.D. Schowalter, W. L Silver, J. Thompson, D. Vogt, D. Vogt, R. B Waide, L. A Walker, Lawrence L Woolbright, J. M Wunderle, Jr., and X. M Zou. 2012. “Response To Disturbance”. In A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, N. V. L. Brokaw, Crowl, A.T., Lugo, A. E, McDowell, W. H, Scantena, F. N, Waide, R. B, and Willig, M. R. Oxford: University Press.

Crowl, A.T., N. V. L. Brokaw, R. B Waide, G. González, K.H. Beard, E. Greathouse, A. E Lugo, A. Covich, D. J Lodge, C.M. Pringle, J. Thompson, and G.E. Belovsky. 2012. “When And Where Biota Matter: Linking Disturbance Regimes, Species Characteristics, And Dynamics Of Communities And Ecosystems”. In A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response, N. V. L. Brokaw, Crowl, A.T., Lugo, A. E, McDowell, W. H, Scantena, F. N, Waide, R. B, and Willig, M. R. Oxford: UNiversity Press, 272-295. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/42105.

Benstead, J.P., W. F Cross, J. A March, W. H McDowell, A. Ramírez, and A. Covich. 2010. “Biotic And Abiotic Controls On Ecosystem Significance Of Consumer Excretion In Two Contrasting Tropical Streams”. Freshwater Biology 55: 2047-206. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02461.x/full.

Cross, W. F, A. Covich, A.T. Crowl, J.P. Benstead, and A. Ramírez. 2008. “Secondary Production, Longevity And Resource Consumption Rates Of Freshwater Shrimps In Two Tropical Streams With Contrasting Geomorphology And Food Web Structure”. Freshwater Biology 53: 2504-2519.

Boulton, A.J., L. Boyero, A. Covich, M. Dobson, S. Lake, and H. A Pearson. 2007. “Are Tropical Streams Ecologically Different From Temperate Streams?”. In Tropical stream ecology, Tropical stream ecology, D. Dudgeon. San Diego: Academic Press, 257-284. http://books.google.com.pr/books/about/Tropical_Stream_Ecology.html?id=hC2nkscpBMIC&redir_esc=y.

Peters, D.P.C., O.E. Sala, C.D. Allen, A. Covich, and M. Brunson. 2007. “Cascading Events In Linked Ecological And Social-Economic Systems: Predicting Change In An Uncertain World”. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 5: 221-224.

Zimmerman, J. K, and A. Covich. 2007. “Damage And Recovery Of Riparian Sierra Palms (Prestoea Acuminata Var. Montana) After Hurricane Georges: Influence Of Topography, Land Use, And Biotic Characteristics”. Biotropica 39: 43-49.

Malmqvist, B., S.D. Rundle, A. Covich, A.P. Hildrew, A.G. Robinson, and A.R. Townsend. 2007. “Prospects For Streams And Rivers: An Ecological Perspective”. In Ecosystems Futures, Ecosystems Futures, N. Polunin. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press, 19-29. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511751790&cid=CBO9780511751790A010.

Covich, A. 2006. “Dispersal-Limited Biodiversity Of Tropical Insular Streams”. Polish Journal of Ecology 54: 523-547.

Crowl, T. A, V. K Welsh, T. Heartsill-Scalley, and A. Covich. 2006. “Effects Of Different Types Of Conditioning On Rates Of Leaf-Litter Shredding By Xiphocaris Elongata, A Neotropical Freshwater Shrimp”. Jornal of North American Benthological Society 25(1): 198-208.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, and T. Heartsill-Scalley. 2006. “Effects Of Drought And Hurricane Disturbances On Headwater Distributions Of Palaemonid River Shrimp (Macrobrachium Spp.) In The Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico”. Journal of North American Benthological Society 25(1): 99-107.

Covich, A. 2006. “Protecting Benthic Biodiversity To Insure Detrital Processing And Ecosystem Services: Importance Of Invertebrate Shredders In Stream Networks”. Ecotropicos 19: 109-127.

Crowl, A.T., V. K Welsh, Heartsill T. Scalley, and A. Covich. 2006. “The Role Of Shrimp As Shredders And Litter Source On Leaf Breakdown Rates In Tropical Montane Streams”. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25: 196-206.

Wright, S. J, and A. Covich. 2005. “The Effect Of Macroinvertebrate Exclusion On Leaf Breakdown Rates In A Tropical Headwater Stream”. Biotropica 37(3): 403-408.

Wright, S. J, and A. Covich. 2005. “Relative Importance Of Bacteria And Fungi In A Tropical Headwater Stream: Leaf Decomposition And Invertebrate Feeding Preference”. Microbial Ecology 49(4): 536-546.

Beard, K.H., D. Vogt, D. Vogt, F. N Scantena, A. Covich, R. Sigurdardottir, T.G. Siccama, and A.T. Crowl. 2005. “Structural And Functional Responses Of A Subtropical Forest To 10 Years Of Hurricanes And Droughts”. Ecological Monographs 75(3): 345-361.

Covich, A., K.C. Ewel, C.A.S. Hall, P.G. Giller, D. M Merritt, and W. Goedkoop. 2004. “Ecosystem Services Provided By Freshwater Benthos”. In Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments, Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments, D. H Wall. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 45-72.

Zimmerman, J. K, and A. Covich. 2003. “Distribution Of Juvenile Crabs (Epilobocerasinuatifrons) In Two Puerto Rican Headwater Streams: Effects Of Pool Morphology And Past Land-Use Legacies”. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 158: 343-357.

Smith, G.C., A. Covich, and A.M.D. Brasher. 2003. “An Ecological Perspective On The Biodiversity Of Tropical Island Streams”. BioScience 53: 1048-1051.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, and F. N Scantena. 2003. “Effects Of Extreme Low Flows On Freshwater Shrimps In A Perennial Tropical Stream Freshwater”. Biology 48: 1199-1206.

Pyron, M., and A. Covich. 2003. “Migration Patterns, Densities, And Growth Of Neritina Punctulata Snails In Rio Espiritu Santo And Rio Mameyes, Northeastern Puerto Rico”. Caribbean Journal of Science 39: 338-347.

Townsend, A.R., A.T. Crowl, R. Phillips, A. Covich, and F. N Scantena. 2002. “Indirect And Direct Abiotic Controls On A Species-Poor Stream Insect Assemblage”. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung fur Theorestische und Angewandte Limnologie 28: 919-922.

Crowl, A.T., A. Covich, F. N Scantena, R. Phillips, A.R. Townsend, and D.K. Vinson. 2002. “Particulate Organic Matter Dynamics In Tropical Headwater Streams: A Comparison Of Biotic And Abiotic Factors”. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung fur Theorestische und Angewandte Limnologie 28: 923-927.

Covich, A., and A.T. Crowl. 2002. “Reorganization Of Benthic Stream Food Webs In Response To Drought-Altered Population Densities: Effects On Rainforest Streams”. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung fur Theorestische und Angewandte Limnologie 28: 1172-1175.

Crowl, A.T., W. H McDowell, A. Covich, and A.H. Johnson. 2001. “Freshwater Shrimp Effects On Detrital Processing And Nutrients In A Tropical Headwater Stream”. Ecology 82: 775-783.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, and F. N Scantena. 2000. “Defining Effects Of Drought On Shrimp In Neotropical Headwater Streams, Puerto Rico”. Blackwell Science Ltd. 48(7): 1199-1206.

Covich, A. 2000. “Energy Flow And Ecosystem”. In Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, S.A. Levin. San Diego , CA: Academic Press, 509-523.

Crowl, A.T., N. Bouwes, A.R. Townsend, A. Covich, and F. N Scantena. 2000. “Estimating The Potential Role Of Freshwater Shrimp On An Aquatic Insect Assemblage In A Tropical Headwater Stream: A Bioenergetic Approach”. Verhandlungen InternationaleVereinigung fur Theoretische undAngewandte Limnologie 27: 2403-2407.

Lake, P.S., M.A. Palmer, P. Biro, J. Cole, A. Covich, C. N Dahm, J. Gibert, W. Goedkoop, K. Martens, and J. TA Verhoeren. 2000. “Global Change And Freshwater Ecosystems: Impacts On Linkages Between Above-Sediment And Below-Sediment Biota.”. BioScience (50): 1099-1107.

Johnson, A.H., and A. Covich. 2000. “The Importance Of Night-Time Observations For Determining Habitat Preferences Of Stream Biota”. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 16: 91-99.

Palmer, M.A., A. Covich, S. Lake, P. Biro, J.J. Brooks, J. Cole, C. N Dahm, W. Goedkoop, J. Verhoeven, and W. van de Bund. 2000. “Linkages Between Aquatic Sediment Biota And Life Above Sediments As Potential Drivers Of Biodiversity And Ecological Processes”. BioScience 50: 1062-1075.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, and F. N Scantena. 2000. “Linking Habitat Stability To Floods And Droughts:effects On Shrimp In Montane Streams, Puerto Rico”. Verhandlungen der InternationaleVerinigung fur Theorestische und Andgewandte Limnologie 27: 2430-2434.

O'Connor, P.J., A. Covich, F. N Scantena, and L.L. Loope. 2000. “Non-Indigenous Bamboo Along Head Water Streams Of The Luquillo Mountain, Puerto Rico: Leaf Fall, Aquatic Leaf Decay And Patterns Of Invasion”. Journal of Tropical Ecology 16: 499-516.

Chong, C.T, S.R. Larned, A. Covich, and R.A. Kinzie. 2000. “Species Interactions Between Estuarine Detritivores: Inhibition Or Facilitation?”. Hydrobiologia (434): 11-16.

Covich, A. 1999. “Leaf Litter Processing: The Importance Of Species Diversity In Stream Ecosystems” N. Friberg and Carol, J.D. Proceedings from the Nordic Benthological Meeting: 15-20.

Pyron, M., A. Covich, and R.W. Black. 1999. “On The Relative Importance Of Pool Morphology And Woody Debris To Distributions Of Shrimp In A Puerto Rican Headwater Stream”. Hydrobiologia 405: 207-215. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1003831828423.

Covich, A., M.A. Palmer, and A.T. Crowl. 1999. “The Role Of Benthic Invertebrate Species In Freshwater Ecosystems”. BioScience 49(2): 119-127. http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/49/2/119.full.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, A.H. Johnson, and F. N Scantena. 1998. “Drought Effects On Pool Morphology And Benthic Macro Invertebrates In Headwater Streams Of The Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico”. American Water Resources Association TPS 98(2): 91-96.

Palmer, M.A., A. Covich, B.J. Finlay, J. Gilbert, K.D. Hyde, A.H. Johnson, T. Kairesalo, S. Lake, C R Lovell, R.J. Naiman, C. Ricci, F. Sabater, and D. Strayer. 1997. “Biodiversity And Ecosystem Processes In Freshwater Sediments”. Ambio 26: 571-577.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, A.H. Johnson, and M. Pyron. 1996. “Distribution And Abundance Of Tropical Freshwater Shrimp Along A Stream Corridor: Response To Disturbance”. Biotropica 28: 484-492.

Johnson, A.H., A. Covich, A.T. Crowl, C. Estrada, J. Bithorn, and W. Wurtsbaugh. 1996. “Do Seasonality And Disturbance Influence Reproduction In Fresh Water Atyid Shrimp In Headwater Streams, Puerto Rico”. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie 26: 2076-2081.

Vogt, D., P. Boon, A. Covich, F. N Scantena, H. Asbjornsen, J. O'Hara, J. P Trez, T.G. Siccama, J. Bloomfield, and J.F. Ranciato. 1996. “Litter Dynamics Along Stream, Riparian And Up Slope Areas Following Hurricane Hugo, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico”. Biotropica 28(4): 458-470.

Covich, A. 1996. “Stream Biodiversity And Ecosystem Processes”. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 13: 294-303.

Covich, A., and W. H McDowell. 1996. “The Stream Community”. In The food web of a tropical rain forest, The food web of a tropical rain forest, P.D. Reagan and Waide, R. B. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, J.E. Alexander, and C.C. Vaughn. 1994. “Benthic Prey Avoidance Behaviors In Response To Decapod Predators:temperate And Tropical Comparisons”. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 13: 283-290.

Dodson, S. I, A.T. Crowl, B.L. Peckarsky, L.AB. Katz, A. Covich, and J.M. Culp. 1994. “Non-Visual Cues In Freshwater Benthios And Plankton”. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 13: 268-282.

Crowl, A.T., and A. Covich. 1994. “Responses Of A Fresh Water Shrimp To Chemical And Tactile Stimuli From A Large Decapod Predator”. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 13: 291-298.

Pringle, C.M., G.A. Blake, A. Covich, K.M. Buzby, and A. Finley. 1993. “Effects Of Omnivorous Shrimp In A Montane Tropical Stream: Sediment Removal, Disturbance Of Sessile Invertebrates And Enhancement Of Under Story Algal Biomass”. Oecologia 93: 1-11.

Covich, A., A.T. Crowl, A.H. Johnson, D. Varza, and D. Certain. 1991. “Post-Hurricane Hugo Increases In Atyid Shrimp Abundances In A Puerto Rican Montane St”. Biotropica 23: 448-454.

Covich, A., and A.T. Crowl. 1990. “Effects Of Hurricane Storm Flow On Transport Of Woody Debris In A Rain Forest Stream (Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico)” J. H Krishna, Quinones, F., Gomez, F., and Morris, G. L. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tropical Hydrology and Fourth Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress: 197-205.