Mississippi Macrophytes HMSC
September 15, 2026
This repository contains analysis codes to reproduce the key findings reported in the manuscript, "Re-Oligotrophication Over 20 years Contributed to Macrophyte Community Shifts and Recovery in the Upper Mississippi River." The supporting data has been released as a USGS data release: Larson, D., Rohweder, J., Jankowski, K.J., and Jones, M., 2026, Macrophyte Communities and Environmental Data for the upper Mississippi River from 1998-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1JGFM76.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mississippi Macrophytes HMSC |
| DOI | 10.5066/P1XOTEWH |
| Authors | Danelle M Larson, Mirkka Jones, Benjamin Weigel, Brian R Gray, Otso Ovaskainen |
| Product Type | Software Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
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