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About
I am an ecohydrologist with a B.A. and an M.S. in ecology and a Ph.D. in hydrogeology. My research is focused on the nexus of three concepts: hydrological connectivity, geological controls on physical and chemical hydrology, and hydrological controls on ecosystem structure and function. I pursue these efforts in a variety of surface-water and shallow-groundwater environments, including depressional wetlands, headwater streams and mainstem rivers, and mangroves and lagoons.
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
… → 2002
M.S., University of Washington
… → 1994
B.A., University of California San Diego
… → 1990
Disciplines
- Earth Sciences
- Hydrology
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Landscape restoration of vernal pool and grassland habitats on the Merced Natural Reserve
Rains, M. (PI)
1/1/17 → 1/1/18
Project: Research project
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Kenai Lowlands Salmon Research Synthesis and Design of Tools for Integrated Watershed Management
Rains, M. (PI)
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
1/1/17 → 1/1/18
Project: Research project
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Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Locate Groundwater Discharge to Salmon-Bearing Streams
Gerlach, M. E., Rains, K. C., Guerrón-Orejuela, E. J., Kleindl, W. J., Downs, J., Landry, S. M. & Rains, M. C., Jan 1 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Why is Calcite a Strong Phosphorus Sink in Freshwater? Investigating the Adsorption Mechanism Using Batch Experiments and Surface Complexation Modeling
Flower, H., Rains, M., Taşcı, Y., Zhang, J.-Z., Trout, K., Lewis, D., Das, A. & Dalton, R., Jan 1 2022, In: Chemosphere. 286Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Carbon and Nitrogen Pools and Mobile Fractions in Surface Soils across a Mangrove Saltmarsh Ecotone
Lewis, D. B., Jimenez, K. L., Abd-Elrahman, A., Andreu, M. G., Landry, S. M., Northrop, R. J., Campbell, C., Flower, H., Rains, M. C. & Richards, C. L., Jan 1 2021, In: Science of The Total Environment. 798Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linking Landscape Attributes to Salmon and Decision-making in the Southern Kenai Lowlands, Alaska, USA
Walker, C. M., Whigham, D. F., Bentz, I. S., Argueta, J. M., King, R. S., Rains, M. C., Simenstad, C. A., Guo, C., Baird, S. J. & Field, C. J., Jan 1 2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Peculiar Hydrology of West-Central Florida's Sandhill Wetlands, Ponds, and Lakes—Part 1: Physical and Chemical Evidence of Connectivity to a Regional Water-Supply Aquifer
Nowicki, R. S., Rains, M. C., LaRoche, J. J. & Pasek, M. A., Jan 1 2021, In: Wetlands. 41Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Other
Prizes
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1st Place, Natural Resources/Environment Category, Future of the Region Awards (2015), Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Rains, M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (2009), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rains, M. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Patel Faculty Research Fellow (2008), Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions
Rains, M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Silver Telly Award in the Category of Best Use of Animation (2009), Telly Awards
Rains, M. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)