Member Since 2018
Danyka K. Byrnes
PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo
Professional Experience
University of Waterloo
PhD Candidate
2019 - Present
Education
University of Waterloo
Masters
2019
Honors & Awards
Horton Research Grant
Received 2021
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Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received 2020
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Publications
Memory and Management: Competing Controls on Long‐Term Nitrate Trajectories in U.S. Rivers

Excess nitrogen from intensive agricultural production, atmospheric N deposition, and urban point sources elevates stream nitrate concentrations, l...

April 04, 2023
Long‐Term Shifts in U.S. Nitrogen Sources and Sinks Revealed by the New TREND‐Nitrogen Data Set (193...

Reactive nitrogen (N) fluxes have increased tenfold over the last century, driven by increases in population, shifting diets, and increased use of ...

September 14, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Beyond flood control: Assessment of nutrient retention in urban stormwater best management practices
URBAN HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY: TOWARD SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE II POSTER
hydrology | 13 december 2023
Emily Ury, Frederick Y. Cheng, Ruchi Bhattacharya,...
The retention of nutrients and other pollutants is an added benefit of urban stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs). Though nutrient retention in...
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Sustainable Phosphorus: Balancing Food Security and Ecosystem Health
MULTISECTOR DYNAMICS: ENERGY-WATER-LAND INTERACTIONS AT MULTIPLE SCALES II POSTER
global environmental change | 13 december 2023
Danyka K. Byrnes, Shuyu Y. Chang, Nandita B. Basu,...
Phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient for food production. After its discovery by an alchemist in the 17th century, scientists began to be aware of th...
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Nitrogen memoryscapes: Spatial patterns in nitrogen inputs and riverine export across the continental United States over the last two decades
LEGACY EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON WATER QUALITY, WATERSHED PROCESSES, AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION I ORAL
hydrology | 11 december 2023
Danyka K. Byrnes, Kimberly J. Van Meter, Nandita B...
Nitrogen (N) pollution has severely impacted our inland and coastal waters, contributing to algal blooms, eutrophication, and contamination of drinkin...
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Volunteer History
2021 - 2022
Member
Hydrology Section Student Early Career Subcommittee
2020 - 2020
Member
Hydrology Section Student Early Career Subcommittee
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