| Organic matter breakdown and ecosystem metabolism: functional indicators for assessing river ecosystem health RG Young, CD Matthaei, CR Townsend Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27 (3), 605-625, 2008 | 584 | 2008 |
| Effects of land use on stream metabolism and organic matter turnover RG Young, AD Huryn Ecological Applications 9 (4), 1359-1376, 1999 | 314 | 1999 |
| Changes in agricultural intensity and river health along a river continuum JNS Harding, RG Young, JNW Hayes, KA Shearer, JND Stark Freshwater biology 42 (2), 345-357, 1999 | 288 | 1999 |
| Quantifying relationships between land‐use gradients and structural and functional indicators of stream ecological integrity JE Clapcott, KJ Collier, RG Death, EO Goodwin, JS Harding, D Kelly, ... Freshwater Biology 57 (1), 74-90, 2012 | 206 | 2012 |
| Water quality impact of a dairy cow herd crossing a stream RJ Davies‐Colley, JW Nagels, RA Smith, RG Young, CJ Phillips New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38 (4), 569-576, 2004 | 203 | 2004 |
| Interannual variation in discharge controls ecosystem metabolism along a grassland river continuum RG Young, AD Huryn Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53 (10), 2199-2211, 1996 | 199 | 1996 |
| Contrasting responses to catchment modification among a range of functional and structural indicators of river ecosystem health RG Young, KJ Collier Freshwater Biology 54 (10), 2155-2170, 2009 | 173 | 2009 |
| Comment: Improvements to the diurnal upstream-downstream dissolved oxygen change technique for determing whole-stream metabolism in small streams RG Young, AD Huryn Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55 (7), 1784, 1998 | 148 | 1998 |
| Sediment assessment methods J Clapcott, R Young, J Harding, C Matthaei, J Quinn, R Death Protocols and guidelines for assessing the effects of deposited fine …, 2011 | 124 | 2011 |
| Trophic cascades in streams: effects of nutrient enrichment on autotrophic and consumer benthic communities under two different fish predation regimes BJF Biggs, SN Francoeur, AD Huryn, R Young, CJ Arbuckle, ... Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57 (7), 1380-1394, 2000 | 123 | 2000 |
| Linkages between cultural and scientific indicators of river and stream health GR Harmsworth, RG Young, D Walker, JE Clapcott, T James New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45 (3), 423-436, 2011 | 118 | 2011 |
| Testing a model of drift-feeding using three-dimensional videography of wild brown trout, Salmo trutta, in a New Zealand river NF Hughes, JW Hayes, KA Shearer, RG Young Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60 (12), 1462-1476, 2003 | 114 | 2003 |
| APPLIED ISSUES: Exploring the response of functional indicators of stream health to land‐use gradients JE Clapcott, RG Young, EO Goodwin, JR Leathwick Freshwater Biology 55 (10), 2181-2199, 2010 | 109 | 2010 |
| Within-mat variability in anatoxin-a and homoanatoxin-a production among benthic Phormidium (cyanobacteria) strains SA Wood, FMJ Smith, MW Heath, T Palfroy, S Gaw, RG Young, KG Ryan Toxins 4 (10), 900-912, 2012 | 90 | 2012 |
| Integrated catchment management—interweaving social process and science knowledge A Fenemor, C Phillips, W Allen, RG Young, G Harmsworth, B Bowden, ... New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45 (3), 313-331, 2011 | 87 | 2011 |
| Temporal shift in contribution of terrestrial organic matter to consumer production in a grassland river AD Huryn, RH Riley, RG Young, CJ Arbuckle, K Peacock, G Lyon Freshwater Biology 46 (2), 213-226, 2001 | 80 | 2001 |
| Building collaboration and learning in integrated catchment management: the importance of social process and multiple engagement approaches W Allen, A Fenemor, M Kilvington, G Harmsworth, RG Young, N Deans, ... New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45 (3), 525-539, 2011 | 79 | 2011 |
| Effects of agricultural development on processing of tussock leaf litter in high country New Zealand streams RG Young, AD Huryn, CR Townsend Freshwater Biology 32 (2), 413-427, 1994 | 75 | 1994 |
| Functional indicators of river ecosystem health–an interim guide for use in New Zealand RG Young, CR Townsend, C Matthaei Cawthron Rep 870, 495-523, 2004 | 72 | 2004 |
| Water quality and thermal regime of the Motueka River: influences of land cover, geology and position in the catchment RG Young, AJ Quarterman, RF Eyles, RA Smith, WB Bowden New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39 (4), 803-825, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
