| Metacommunity theory as a multispecies, multiscale framework for studying the influence of river network structure on riverine communities and ecosystems BL Brown, CM Swan, DA Auerbach, EH Campbell Grant, NP Hitt, ... Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30 (1), 310-327, 2011 | 272 | 2011 |
| Intercrosses and the US Endangered Species Act: should hybridized populations be included as westslope cutthroat trout? FW Allendorf, RF Leary, NP Hitt, KL Knudsen, LL Lundquist, P Spruell Conservation Biology 18 (5), 1203-1213, 2004 | 251 | 2004 |
| Spread of hybridization between native westslope cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi, and nonnative rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss NP Hitt, CA Frissell, CC Muhlfeld, FW Allendorf Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60 (12), 1440-1451, 2003 | 223 | 2003 |
| Evidence for fish dispersal from spatial analysis of stream network topology NP Hitt, PL Angermeier Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27 (2), 304-320, 2008 | 165 | 2008 |
| Accounting for groundwater in stream fish thermal habitat responses to climate change CD Snyder, NP Hitt, JA Young Ecological Applications 25 (5), 1397-1419, 2015 | 147 | 2015 |
| Dam removal increases American eel abundance in distant headwater streams NP Hitt, S Eyler, JEB Wofford Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141 (5), 1171-1179, 2012 | 124 | 2012 |
| Hierarchical spatial structure of stream fish colonization and extinction NP Hitt, JH Roberts Oikos 121 (1), 127-137, 2012 | 91 | 2012 |
| Brook trout use of thermal refugia and foraging habitat influenced by brown trout NP Hitt, EL Snook, DL Massie Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74 (3), 406-418, 2017 | 81 | 2017 |
| Ecological integrity of streams related to human cancer mortality rates NP Hitt, M Hendryx EcoHealth 7, 91-104, 2010 | 81 | 2010 |
| Seasonal weather patterns drive population vital rates and persistence in a stream fish Y Kanno, BH Letcher, NP Hitt, DA Boughton, JEB Wofford, EF Zipkin Global Change Biology 21 (5), 1856-1870, 2015 | 80 | 2015 |
| Immediate effects of wildfire on stream temperature NP Hitt Taylor & Francis Group 18 (1), 171-173, 2003 | 77 | 2003 |
| River-stream connectivity affects fish bioassessment performance NP Hitt, PL Angermeier Environmental Management 42, 132-150, 2008 | 75 | 2008 |
| Temporal changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of fish assemblages downstream from mountaintop mining NP Hitt, DB Chambers Freshwater Science 33 (3), 915-926, 2014 | 74 | 2014 |
| Fish community and bioassessment responses to stream network position NP Hitt, PL Angermeier Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30 (1), 296-309, 2011 | 74 | 2011 |
| Seasonal temperature and precipitation regulate brook trout young‐of‐the‐year abundance and population dynamics Y Kanno, KC Pregler, NP Hitt, BH Letcher, DJ Hocking, JEB Wofford Freshwater Biology 61 (1), 88-99, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Inferring watershed hydraulics and cold-water habitat persistence using multi-year air and stream temperature signals MA Briggs, ZC Johnson, CD Snyder, NP Hitt, BL Kurylyk, L Lautz, ... Science of the Total Environment 636, 1117-1127, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Longitudinal structure in temperate stream fish communities: evaluating conceptual models with temporal data JH Roberts, NP Hitt American Fisheries Society Symposium 73, 281-299, 2010 | 62 | 2010 |
| Cutthroat trout hybridization and the US Endangered Species Act: one species, two policies FW Allendorf, RF Leary, NP Hitt, KL Knudsen, MC Boyer, P Spruell Conservation Biology 19 (4), 1326-1328, 2005 | 62 | 2005 |
| An integrated framework for ecological drought across riverscapes of North America RP Kovach, JB Dunham, R Al-Chokhachy, CD Snyder, BH Letcher, ... BioScience 69 (6), 418-431, 2019 | 61 | 2019 |
| Shallow bedrock limits groundwater seepage-based headwater climate refugia MA Briggs, JW Lane, CD Snyder, EA White, ZC Johnson, DL Nelms, ... Limnologica 68, 142-156, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
