Halvor M. Halvorson Data-verified

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University of Central Arkansas

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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20 h-index 43 pubs 963 cited

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Halvor M. Halvorson's research investigates ecological processes related to decomposition, nutrient cycling, and food webs. His work has explored the functional role and diversity of fungi in the breakdown of standing grass litter and the nutrient and stoichiometry dynamics of decomposing litter in various stream ecosystems. Halvorson has also studied how light and nutrients influence detritivore assimilation of microbial nutrients from leaf litter, as well as the stoichiometric and macronutrient responses to predation in grasshopper communities. His research employs a synthesis approach, as seen in his work resolving intrinsic constraints on fungal dynamics and decomposition across standing dead macrophytes. Halvorson has published 40 papers, with an h-index of 19 and over 900 citations. He collaborates with researchers primarily from the University of Central Arkansas, including Tori A. Hebert, Felicia S. Osburn, and Eli N. Wess.

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h-index: 20
Publications: 43
Citations: 963

Selected Publications

Limno‐ <scp>STOICH</scp> : A comprehensive database linking the elemental stoichiometry of organisms with inland aquatic habitats (2026)

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Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: applying the threshold elemental ratio across levels of ecological organization (2025)

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Stream macroinvertebrate associations with water chemistry and habitat in low-gradient basins with minimal anthropogenic land use (2025)

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Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: The case for ecological scaling of the Threshold Elemental Ratio (2024)

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Species identity and diversity of filter‐feeding bivalves impact green and brown food webs (2024)

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Nutrient and stoichiometric time series measurements of decomposing coarse detritus in freshwaters (2023)

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Land use differentially alters microbial interactions and detritivore feeding during leaf decomposition in headwater streams (2023)

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Nutrient and stoichiometry dynamics of decomposing litter in stream ecosystems: A global synthesis (2023)

23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Variable stoichiometric and macronutrient responses to lizard predation in Ozark glade grasshopper communities (2022)

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Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems (2022)

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Ecological Stoichiometry in Streams (2021)

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Algal-driven priming of cellulose decomposition along a phosphorus gradient in stream mesocosms (2021)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Leaf-litter decomposition and microbial responses to light and macroinvertebrate consumer manipulations in experimental streams (2021)

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Brown meets green: light and nutrients alter detritivore assimilation of microbial nutrients from leaf litter (2021)

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A literature synthesis resolves litter intrinsic constraints on fungal dynamics and decomposition across standing dead macrophytes (2021)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex