Alex Covert
Alex Covert is a supervisory biologist and the Environmental Health Chief for the USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Water Science Center.
Alex Covert began his career with the USGS at the Ohio Water Science Center (WSC) in the mid90s working as an undergrad student on the NAWQA-LERI ecological field team. While continuing to sample fish and bugs, he began to dabble in GIS-, Decision Support System-, modeling, and internet-based projects, meshing USGS science with an increasing online (and data-hungry) public. Over the years, Alex has led a number of water-quality and ecological field-work projects and due to a fondness for data exploration and analyses, recently authored two pesticide-related publications.
Alex is currently the Project Manager for the Reference List Management System (RLMS) team, one of many teams that make up the larger NWIS Modernization effort. Alex is also a supervisory biologist and the Environmental Health Chief for the USGS OKI-WSC.
Education and Certifications
M.S. in Environmental Science from Miami University (OH), 2000
B.S. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Ohio Northern University, 1997
Affiliations and Memberships*
Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO), Director-at-Large (and Past-President)
Science and Products
Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis-An Assessment of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Native Aquatic Animal Species Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis-An Assessment of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Native Aquatic Animal Species
Fish distribution and valley segment type data from Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis Project (GAP) Fish distribution and valley segment type data from Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis Project (GAP)
Water Quality in the Mahoning River and Selected Tributaries in Youngstown, Ohio Water Quality in the Mahoning River and Selected Tributaries in Youngstown, Ohio
Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fish-collection methods using the index of biotic integrity and modified index of well-being, 1996–97 Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fish-collection methods using the index of biotic integrity and modified index of well-being, 1996–97
What is the Ohio Gap Analysis Program (GAP)? What is the Ohio Gap Analysis Program (GAP)?
Science and Products
Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis-An Assessment of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Native Aquatic Animal Species Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis-An Assessment of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Native Aquatic Animal Species
Fish distribution and valley segment type data from Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis Project (GAP) Fish distribution and valley segment type data from Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis Project (GAP)
Water Quality in the Mahoning River and Selected Tributaries in Youngstown, Ohio Water Quality in the Mahoning River and Selected Tributaries in Youngstown, Ohio
Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fish-collection methods using the index of biotic integrity and modified index of well-being, 1996–97 Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fish-collection methods using the index of biotic integrity and modified index of well-being, 1996–97
What is the Ohio Gap Analysis Program (GAP)? What is the Ohio Gap Analysis Program (GAP)?
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government