Rosemary M Fanelli, Ph.D.
Rosemary Fanelli is a Hydrologist with the South Atlantic Water Science Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Rosemary is a Hydrologist with the USGS. Her research focuses on assessing the impacts of land use and management on freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Current projects include characterizing spatial and temporal patterns in water quality stressors, explaining trends in water quality, and assessing the effects of management and restoration activities on stream ecosystems.
Professional Experience
2019 – Present Hydrologist, USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center, Raleigh, NC
2016 – 2019 Hydrologist, USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, Baltimore, MD
2014 - 2016 Pathways Career Hydrology Intern, USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, Baltimore, MD
2010 - 2016 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
M.S., Watershed Hydrology and Management, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
B.S., Environmental Earth Science, SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, NY
Science and Products
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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050 Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050
Foreword Sustaining the quality of the Nation’s water resources and the health of our diverse ecosystems depends on the availability of sound water-resources data and information to develop effective, science-based policies. Effective management of water resources also brings more certainty and efficiency to important economic sectors. Taken together, these actions lead to immediate and...
Authors
John W. Clune, Paul D. Capel, Matthew P. Miller, Douglas A. Burns, Andrew J. Sekellick, Peter R. Claggett, Richard H. Coupe, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Ana Maria Garcia, Jeff P. Raffensperger, Silvia Terziotti, Gopal Bhatt, Joel D. Blomquist, Kristina G. Hopkins, Jennifer L. Keisman, Lewis C. Linker, Gary W. Shenk, Richard A. Smith, Alexander M. Soroka, James S. Webber, David M. Wolock, Qian Zhang
Time marches on, but do the causal pathways driving instream habitat and biology remain consistent? Time marches on, but do the causal pathways driving instream habitat and biology remain consistent?
Stream ecosystems are complex networks of interacting terrestrial and aquatic drivers. To untangle these ecological networks, efforts evaluating the direct and indirect effects of landscape, climate, and instream predictors on biological condition through time are needed. We used structural equation modeling and leveraged a stream survey program to identify and compare important...
Authors
Richard H Walker, Matthew J. Ashton, Matthew J. Cashman, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Kevin P. Krause, Gregory E. Noe, Kelly O. Maloney
High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated specific conductance and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aquatic life criteria for chloride in urban streams High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated specific conductance and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aquatic life criteria for chloride in urban streams
Increasing specific conductance (SC) and chloride concentrations [Cl] negatively affect many stream ecosystems. We characterized spatial variability in SC, [Cl], and exceedances of Environmental Protection Agency [Cl] criteria using nearly 30 million high-frequency observations (2–15 min intervals) for SC and modeled [Cl] from 93 sites across three regions in the eastern United States...
Authors
Joel Moore, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Andrew J. Sekellick
Changes in event‐based streamflow magnitude and timing after suburban development with infiltration‐based stormwater management Changes in event‐based streamflow magnitude and timing after suburban development with infiltration‐based stormwater management
Green stormwater infrastructure implementation in urban watersheds has outpaced our understanding of practice effectiveness on streamflow response to precipitation events. Long‐term monitoring of experimental urban watersheds in Clarksburg, Maryland, USA, provided an opportunity to examine changes in event‐based streamflow metrics in two treatment watersheds that transitioned from...
Authors
Kristina G. Hopkins, Aditi S. Bhaskar, Sean Woznicki, Rosemary M. Fanelli
Phosphorus and the Chesapeake Bay: Lingering issues and emerging concerns for agriculture Phosphorus and the Chesapeake Bay: Lingering issues and emerging concerns for agriculture
Hennig Brandt's discovery of phosphorus (P) occurred during the early European colonization of the Chesapeake Bay region. Today, P, an essential nutrient on land and water alike, is one of the principal threats to the health of the bay. Despite widespread implementation of best management practices across the Chesapeake Bay watershed following the implementation in 2010 of a total...
Authors
Peter Kleinman, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Robert M. Hirsch, Anthony R Buda, Zachary M. Easton, Lisa A. Wainger, Chris Brosch, Mark Lowenfish, Amy S. Collick, Adel Shirmohammadi, Kathy Boomer, Jason A. Hubbart, R. B. Bryant, Gary Shenk
Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay
Orthophosphate (PO4) is the most bioavailable form of phosphorus (P). Excess PO4 may cause harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems. A major restoration effort is underway for Chesapeake Bay (CB) to reduce P, nitrogen, and sediment loading to CB. Although PO4 cycling and delivery to streams has been characterized in small-scale studies, regional drivers of PO4 patterns remain poorly...
Authors
Rosemary M. Fanelli, Joel D. Blomquist, Robert M. Hirsch
Stormwater management network effectiveness and implications for urban watershed function: A critical review Stormwater management network effectiveness and implications for urban watershed function: A critical review
Deleterious effects of urban stormwater are widely recognized. In several countries, regulations have been put into place to improve the conditions of receiving water bodies, but planning and engineering of stormwater control is typically carried out at smaller scales. Quantifying cumulative effectiveness of many stormwater control measures on a watershed scale is critical to...
Authors
Anne J. Jefferson, Aditi S. Bhaskar, Kristina G. Hopkins, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Pedro M. Avellaneda, Sara K. McMillan
Urban infrastructure and water management—Science capabilities of the U.S. Geological Survey Urban infrastructure and water management—Science capabilities of the U.S. Geological Survey
Managing the urban-water cycle has increasingly become a challenge for water-resources planners and regulators faced with the problem of providing clean drinking water to urban residents. Sanitary and combined sanitary and storm sewer networks convey wastewater to centralized treatment plants. Impervious surfaces, which include roads, parking lots, and buildings, increase stormwater...
Authors
Shawn C. Fisher, Rosemary M. Fanelli, William R. Selbig
Non-USGS Publications**
Moore, J, R. Fanelli, and A. Sekellick. 2020. High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated conductivity and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the EPA chloride aquatic life criteria in urban streams. Environ. Sci. Technology 54, 2, 778-789.
Fanelli, R, K. Prestegaard, and M. Palmer. 2019. Urban legacies: Aquatic stressors and low biodiversity persist despite regenerative stormwater conveyance implementation. Freshwater Science. DOI: 10.1086/706072.
Fanelli, R, J. Blomquist, and R. Hirsch. 2019. Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay. Science of the Total Environment. 652: p 422-433. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.062
Fanelli, R., K. Prestegaard, and M. Palmer. 2017 Evaluation of infiltration-based stormwater management to restore hydrological processes in urban headwater streams. Hydrological Processes. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11266
Palmer, M.A., S. Filoso and R. Fanelli. 2014. From ecosystems to ecosystem services: restoration as ecological engineering. Ecological Engineering. 65:62-70. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.07.059
Lautz, LK and R. Fanelli. 2008. Seasonal multivariate analysis of streambed biogeochemical hotspots around stream restoration structures. Biogeochemistry, 91(1): 85-104. doi.org/10.1007/s10533-008-9235-2
Fanelli, R. and LK Lautz. 2008. Patterns of water, heat and solute flux through streambeds around small dams. Ground Water 46(5): 671-687. doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00461.x
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 20
Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050 Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050
Foreword Sustaining the quality of the Nation’s water resources and the health of our diverse ecosystems depends on the availability of sound water-resources data and information to develop effective, science-based policies. Effective management of water resources also brings more certainty and efficiency to important economic sectors. Taken together, these actions lead to immediate and...
Authors
John W. Clune, Paul D. Capel, Matthew P. Miller, Douglas A. Burns, Andrew J. Sekellick, Peter R. Claggett, Richard H. Coupe, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Ana Maria Garcia, Jeff P. Raffensperger, Silvia Terziotti, Gopal Bhatt, Joel D. Blomquist, Kristina G. Hopkins, Jennifer L. Keisman, Lewis C. Linker, Gary W. Shenk, Richard A. Smith, Alexander M. Soroka, James S. Webber, David M. Wolock, Qian Zhang
Time marches on, but do the causal pathways driving instream habitat and biology remain consistent? Time marches on, but do the causal pathways driving instream habitat and biology remain consistent?
Stream ecosystems are complex networks of interacting terrestrial and aquatic drivers. To untangle these ecological networks, efforts evaluating the direct and indirect effects of landscape, climate, and instream predictors on biological condition through time are needed. We used structural equation modeling and leveraged a stream survey program to identify and compare important...
Authors
Richard H Walker, Matthew J. Ashton, Matthew J. Cashman, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Kevin P. Krause, Gregory E. Noe, Kelly O. Maloney
High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated specific conductance and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aquatic life criteria for chloride in urban streams High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated specific conductance and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aquatic life criteria for chloride in urban streams
Increasing specific conductance (SC) and chloride concentrations [Cl] negatively affect many stream ecosystems. We characterized spatial variability in SC, [Cl], and exceedances of Environmental Protection Agency [Cl] criteria using nearly 30 million high-frequency observations (2–15 min intervals) for SC and modeled [Cl] from 93 sites across three regions in the eastern United States...
Authors
Joel Moore, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Andrew J. Sekellick
Changes in event‐based streamflow magnitude and timing after suburban development with infiltration‐based stormwater management Changes in event‐based streamflow magnitude and timing after suburban development with infiltration‐based stormwater management
Green stormwater infrastructure implementation in urban watersheds has outpaced our understanding of practice effectiveness on streamflow response to precipitation events. Long‐term monitoring of experimental urban watersheds in Clarksburg, Maryland, USA, provided an opportunity to examine changes in event‐based streamflow metrics in two treatment watersheds that transitioned from...
Authors
Kristina G. Hopkins, Aditi S. Bhaskar, Sean Woznicki, Rosemary M. Fanelli
Phosphorus and the Chesapeake Bay: Lingering issues and emerging concerns for agriculture Phosphorus and the Chesapeake Bay: Lingering issues and emerging concerns for agriculture
Hennig Brandt's discovery of phosphorus (P) occurred during the early European colonization of the Chesapeake Bay region. Today, P, an essential nutrient on land and water alike, is one of the principal threats to the health of the bay. Despite widespread implementation of best management practices across the Chesapeake Bay watershed following the implementation in 2010 of a total...
Authors
Peter Kleinman, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Robert M. Hirsch, Anthony R Buda, Zachary M. Easton, Lisa A. Wainger, Chris Brosch, Mark Lowenfish, Amy S. Collick, Adel Shirmohammadi, Kathy Boomer, Jason A. Hubbart, R. B. Bryant, Gary Shenk
Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay
Orthophosphate (PO4) is the most bioavailable form of phosphorus (P). Excess PO4 may cause harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems. A major restoration effort is underway for Chesapeake Bay (CB) to reduce P, nitrogen, and sediment loading to CB. Although PO4 cycling and delivery to streams has been characterized in small-scale studies, regional drivers of PO4 patterns remain poorly...
Authors
Rosemary M. Fanelli, Joel D. Blomquist, Robert M. Hirsch
Stormwater management network effectiveness and implications for urban watershed function: A critical review Stormwater management network effectiveness and implications for urban watershed function: A critical review
Deleterious effects of urban stormwater are widely recognized. In several countries, regulations have been put into place to improve the conditions of receiving water bodies, but planning and engineering of stormwater control is typically carried out at smaller scales. Quantifying cumulative effectiveness of many stormwater control measures on a watershed scale is critical to...
Authors
Anne J. Jefferson, Aditi S. Bhaskar, Kristina G. Hopkins, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Pedro M. Avellaneda, Sara K. McMillan
Urban infrastructure and water management—Science capabilities of the U.S. Geological Survey Urban infrastructure and water management—Science capabilities of the U.S. Geological Survey
Managing the urban-water cycle has increasingly become a challenge for water-resources planners and regulators faced with the problem of providing clean drinking water to urban residents. Sanitary and combined sanitary and storm sewer networks convey wastewater to centralized treatment plants. Impervious surfaces, which include roads, parking lots, and buildings, increase stormwater...
Authors
Shawn C. Fisher, Rosemary M. Fanelli, William R. Selbig
Non-USGS Publications**
Moore, J, R. Fanelli, and A. Sekellick. 2020. High-frequency data reveal deicing salts drive elevated conductivity and chloride along with pervasive and frequent exceedances of the EPA chloride aquatic life criteria in urban streams. Environ. Sci. Technology 54, 2, 778-789.
Fanelli, R, K. Prestegaard, and M. Palmer. 2019. Urban legacies: Aquatic stressors and low biodiversity persist despite regenerative stormwater conveyance implementation. Freshwater Science. DOI: 10.1086/706072.
Fanelli, R, J. Blomquist, and R. Hirsch. 2019. Point sources and agricultural practices control spatial-temporal patterns of orthophosphate in tributaries to Chesapeake Bay. Science of the Total Environment. 652: p 422-433. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.062
Fanelli, R., K. Prestegaard, and M. Palmer. 2017 Evaluation of infiltration-based stormwater management to restore hydrological processes in urban headwater streams. Hydrological Processes. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11266
Palmer, M.A., S. Filoso and R. Fanelli. 2014. From ecosystems to ecosystem services: restoration as ecological engineering. Ecological Engineering. 65:62-70. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.07.059
Lautz, LK and R. Fanelli. 2008. Seasonal multivariate analysis of streambed biogeochemical hotspots around stream restoration structures. Biogeochemistry, 91(1): 85-104. doi.org/10.1007/s10533-008-9235-2
Fanelli, R. and LK Lautz. 2008. Patterns of water, heat and solute flux through streambeds around small dams. Ground Water 46(5): 671-687. doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00461.x
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.