Yong Cao

Yong Cao

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 31

North America-United States

About Yong Cao

Yong Cao, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 19 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializes in the field of stream ecology, multivariate analysis, species distribution modelling, bioassessment, community ecology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Background selection complexity influences Maxent predictive performance in freshwater systems

Effects of nutrient reduction and habitat heterogeneity on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a large shallow eutrophic lake

Effects of non-native species on phylogenetic dispersion of freshwater fish communities in North America

Response of zooplankton to nutrient reduction and enhanced fish predation in a shallow eutrophic lake

Disentangling effects of natural factors and human disturbances on aquatic systems—needs and approaches

Agricultural conservation may not help Midwestern US freshwater biodiversity in a changing climate

How to statistically disentangle the effects of environmental factors and human disturbances: a review

Species richness of mussel assemblages and trait guilds in relation to environment and fish diversity in streams of Illinois, the USA

Yong Cao Information

University

Position

Illinois Natural History Survey (UIUC)

Citations(all)

3751

Citations(since 2020)

1107

Cited By

3005

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

19

i10Index(all)

52

i10Index(since 2020)

38

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Yong Cao Skills & Research Interests

stream ecology

multivariate analysis

species distribution modelling

bioassessment

community ecology

Top articles of Yong Cao

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Background selection complexity influences Maxent predictive performance in freshwater systems

Ecological Modelling

Tyler E Schartel

Yong Cao

2024/2/1

Effects of nutrient reduction and habitat heterogeneity on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a large shallow eutrophic lake

Science of The Total Environment

Zhigang Mao

Yong Cao

Xiaohong Gu

Yongjiu Cai

Huihui Chen

...

2023/4/1

Effects of non-native species on phylogenetic dispersion of freshwater fish communities in North America

Diversity and Distribution

Hong Qian

Cindy Chu

Daijiang Li

Yong Cao

Brody Sandel

...

2023

Response of zooplankton to nutrient reduction and enhanced fish predation in a shallow eutrophic lake

Ecological Applications

Zhigang Mao

Yong Cao

Xiaohong Gu

Qingfei Zeng

Huihui Chen

...

2023

Disentangling effects of natural factors and human disturbances on aquatic systems—needs and approaches

Lizhu Wang

Yong Cao

Dana M Infante

2023/1

Agricultural conservation may not help Midwestern US freshwater biodiversity in a changing climate

Science of the Total Environment

Qihong Dai

Yong Cao

Maria L. Chu

Eric R. Larson

Cory D. Suski

2023/2/16

How to statistically disentangle the effects of environmental factors and human disturbances: a review

Water

Yong Cao

Lizhu Wang

2023

Species richness of mussel assemblages and trait guilds in relation to environment and fish diversity in streams of Illinois, the USA

Hydrobiologia

Yong Cao

Leon Hinz

Chris Taylor

Brain Metzke

Kevin Cummings

2022

Thermal tolerance of fish to heatwaves in agricultural streams: What does not kill you makes you stronger?

Freshwater Biology

Qihong Dai

Lauren E Hostert

Justin K Rondon

Yong Cao

Cory D Suski

2022/10

Causes of aquatic ecosystem degradation related to tourism and the feasibility of restoration for karst nature reserves

Aquatic Ecology

W Pang

YD Pan

QM You

Y Cao

LZ Wang

...

2022

Modelling and predicting freshwater mussel distributions in themid-western USA

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Tyler E Schartel

Yong Cao

Bridget Henning

Mei‐Ling Feng

Leon C Hinz Jr

2021/12

Pelagic energy flow supports the food web of a shallow lake following a dramatic regime shift driven by water level changes

Science of the Total Environment

Z.G Mao

X.H. Gu

Y. Cao

J.H. Luo

Q.F. Zeng

...

2021

Relationships among side‐scan sonar classified substrates and fish‐catch rates at multiple spatial scales

River Research and Applications

Jerrod Parker

Stephen M Pescitelli

John Epifanio

Yong Cao

2020/10

Understanding Human and Nature Interaction Outcomes for Sustaining Tourist Destinations: An Example of Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, China

Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management

Guiping Deng

Lizhu Wang

Ya Tang

Yangdong Pan

Yong Cao

...

2020/7/2

The role of top-down and bottom-up control for phytoplankton in a subtropical shallow eutrophic lake: evidence based on long-term monitoring and modelling

Ecosystems

Zhigang Mao

Xiaohong Gu

Yong Cao

Min Zhang

Qingfei Zeng

...

2020

Monitoring the response of wadeable stream communities to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in the Kaskaskia River Basin

Lauren E Hostert

Brian A Metzke

Leon C Hinz Jr

Yong Cao

2020

How does fish functional diversity respond to environmental changes in two large shallow lakes?

Science of the Total Environment

Zhigang Mao

Xiaohong Gu

Yong Cao

Juhua Luo

Qingfei Zeng

...

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 130
Erik Jeppesen

Erik Jeppesen

Aarhus Universitet

H-index: 64
Charles P. Hawkins

Charles P. Hawkins

Utah State University

H-index: 63
Paul L. Angermeier

Paul L. Angermeier

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 51
Brody Sandel

Brody Sandel

Santa Clara University

H-index: 44
Lizhu Wang

Lizhu Wang

University of Michigan

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