Kelly O Maloney, Ph.D.
Kelly Maloney is a Research Ecologist at Eastern Ecological Science Center located at Kearneysville, WV.
Dr. Kelly O. Maloney is an ecologist whose research focuses on the effects of anthropogenic activities on the quantity and quality of freshwater resources with a goal to synthesize scientific findings into tools to aid in the monitoring, assessment and management of these precious resources. Dr. Maloney conducts and coordinates a highly diverse range of research to address the informational needs of the DOI, its partners, state agencies and NGOs. Dr. Maloney has centered his research program on two areas: 1) ecological flow requirements of aquatic systems, and 2) effects of anthropogenic activities on aquatic ecosystem structure and function. Within each focal area he conducts research to answer questions at multiple scales, employing a combination of field surveys, statistical analyses, computer simulations and meta-analyses.
Professional Experience
2010-Present - U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center (previously Leetown Science Center)
post-doctoral at the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
post-doctoral at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Education and Certifications
B.S. Environmental Resource Management, 1994,The Pennsylvania State University
M.S. Earth and Environmental Science, 2000, Lehigh University
M.P.S. Discrete and Statistical Science, 2004, Auburn University
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, 2004, Auburn University
Science and Products
Fish community and species distribution predictions for streams and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Modeled estimates of altered hydrologic metrics for all NHDPlus v21 reaches in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
North American Bird Banding Program Dataset 1960-2021 retrieved 2021-07-25
Community metrics from inter-agency compilation of inland fish sampling data within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Fish survey data for Asaph, Straight, Canada and Baldwin Runs, Tioga County, PA, 2012-2017
North American Bird Banding Program Dataset 1960-2020 retrieved 2020-06-26
Land Cover, Climate, and Geological conditions summarized within Maryland DNR Biological Stream Survery (MBSS) Catchments
Chesapeake Bay Watershed historical and future projected land use and climate data summarized for NHDPlusV2 catchments
Shale gas data used in development of the Disturbance Intensity Index for the Pennsylvania portion of the Upper Susquehanna River basin in Maloney et al. 2018.
Using expert knowledge to support Endangered Species Act decision‐making for data‐deficient species
A Bayesian framework for assessing extinction risk based on ordinal categories of population condition and projected landscape change
Sediment dynamics and implications for management: State of the science from long‐term research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
A random forest approach for bounded outcome variables
Shale gas development has limited effects on stream biology and geochemistry in a gradient-based, multiparameter study in Pennsylvania
The number of horizontally drilled shale oil and gas wells in the United States has increased from nearly 28,000 in 2007 to nearly 127,000 in 2017, and research has suggested the potential for the development of shale resources to affect nearby stream ecosystems. However, the ability to generalize current studies is limited by the small geographic scope as well as limited breadth and integration o
Disentangling the potential effects of land-use and climate change on stream conditions
A preliminary assessment of hyperspectral remote sensing technology for mapping submerged aquatic vegetation in the Upper Delaware River National Parks
Predicting biological conditions for small headwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Canopy volume removal from oil and gas development activity in the upper Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania and New York (USA): An assessment using lidar data
Brook trout distributional response to unconventional oil and gas development: Landscape context matters
Water stress from high-volume hydraulic fracturing potentially threatens aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in Arkansas, United States
A detailed risk assessment of shale gas development on headwater streams in the Pennsylvania portion of the Upper Susquehanna River Basin, U.S.A.
Non-USGS Publications**
**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
Fish community and species distribution predictions for streams and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Modeled estimates of altered hydrologic metrics for all NHDPlus v21 reaches in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
North American Bird Banding Program Dataset 1960-2021 retrieved 2021-07-25
Community metrics from inter-agency compilation of inland fish sampling data within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Fish survey data for Asaph, Straight, Canada and Baldwin Runs, Tioga County, PA, 2012-2017
North American Bird Banding Program Dataset 1960-2020 retrieved 2020-06-26
Land Cover, Climate, and Geological conditions summarized within Maryland DNR Biological Stream Survery (MBSS) Catchments
Chesapeake Bay Watershed historical and future projected land use and climate data summarized for NHDPlusV2 catchments
Shale gas data used in development of the Disturbance Intensity Index for the Pennsylvania portion of the Upper Susquehanna River basin in Maloney et al. 2018.
Using expert knowledge to support Endangered Species Act decision‐making for data‐deficient species
A Bayesian framework for assessing extinction risk based on ordinal categories of population condition and projected landscape change
Sediment dynamics and implications for management: State of the science from long‐term research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
A random forest approach for bounded outcome variables
Shale gas development has limited effects on stream biology and geochemistry in a gradient-based, multiparameter study in Pennsylvania
The number of horizontally drilled shale oil and gas wells in the United States has increased from nearly 28,000 in 2007 to nearly 127,000 in 2017, and research has suggested the potential for the development of shale resources to affect nearby stream ecosystems. However, the ability to generalize current studies is limited by the small geographic scope as well as limited breadth and integration o
Disentangling the potential effects of land-use and climate change on stream conditions
A preliminary assessment of hyperspectral remote sensing technology for mapping submerged aquatic vegetation in the Upper Delaware River National Parks
Predicting biological conditions for small headwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Canopy volume removal from oil and gas development activity in the upper Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania and New York (USA): An assessment using lidar data
Brook trout distributional response to unconventional oil and gas development: Landscape context matters
Water stress from high-volume hydraulic fracturing potentially threatens aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in Arkansas, United States
A detailed risk assessment of shale gas development on headwater streams in the Pennsylvania portion of the Upper Susquehanna River Basin, U.S.A.
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.