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Ariana E. Sutton-Grier is a researcher affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular emphasis on coastal wetland ecosystems and related management issues.

Their research spans multiple subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, earth-surface processes, and ecological modeling. These areas reflect a broad engagement with the interactions among natural systems, environmental change, and policy frameworks.

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Land use and ecosystem services
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Flood risk assessment and management

Ariana E. Sutton-Grier has contributed to publications in a variety of venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Marine Policy
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sustainability
  • Frontiers in Built Environment
  • Environmental Science & Policy

Recent papers include:

  • "Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Social Factors Key to Landscape-Scale Coastal Restoration: Lessons Learned from Three U.S. Case Studies" (2020) published in Sustainability
  • "Blue carbon pathways for climate mitigation: Known, emerging and unlikely" (2023) published in Marine Policy
  • "Innovations in Coastline Management With Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF): Lessons Learned From Three Case Studies" (2022) published in Frontiers in Built Environment
  • "Protecting wetlands for people: Strategic policy action can help wetlands mitigate risks and enhance resilience" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Policy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ariana E. Sutton-Grier include:

  • Katie K. Arkema
  • Alyssa Dausman
  • Rachel K. Gittman
  • Steven B. Scyphers
  • Cindy M. Palinkas

Best Publications

  • Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation ☆

    Paul A. Sandifer;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Bethney P. Ward

  • Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States

    Sarah R. Weiskopf;Madeleine A. Rubenstein;Lisa G. Crozier;Sarah Gaichas

  • Revisiting the Holy Grail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes

    Jennifer L. Funk;Julie E. Larson;Gregory M. Ames;Bradley J. Butterfield

  • Future of our coasts: The potential for natural and hybrid infrastructure to enhance the resilience of our coastal communities, economies and ecosystems

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Kateryna Wowk;Kateryna Wowk;Holly Bamford

  • Natural climate solutions for the United States.

    Joseph E. Fargione;Steven Bassett;Timothy Boucher;Scott D. Bridgham

  • Clarifying the role of coastal and marine systems in climate mitigation

    Jennifer Howard;Ariana Sutton-Grier;Ariana Sutton-Grier;Dorothée Herr;Joan Kleypas

  • Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management

    William R. Moomaw;G. L. Chmura;Gillian T. Davies;C. M. Finlayson

  • Keys to successful blue carbon projects: Lessons learned from global case studies

    Lindsay Wylie;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Amber Moore

  • Nature as capital: Advancing and incorporating ecosystem services in United States federal policies and programs

    Mark Schaefer;Erica Goldman;Ann M. Bartuska;Ariana Sutton-Grier;Ariana Sutton-Grier

  • Twelve testable hypotheses on the geobiology of weathering.

    S. L. Brantley;J. P. Megonigal;F. N. Scatena;Z. Balogh-Brunstad

  • Plant species traits regulate methane production in freshwater wetland soils

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;J. Patrick Megonigal

  • Investing in Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure: Building Better Along Our Coasts

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Rachel K. Gittman;Katie K. Arkema;Richard O. Bennett

  • Does the leaf economic spectrum hold within local species pools across varying environmental conditions

    Justin P. Wright;Ariana Sutton-Grier

  • Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality: The intersection of science and policy

    Susan Gresens;Robert Smith;Ariana Sutton-Grier;Melissa Kenney

  • Investing in nature: Restoring coastal habitat blue infrastructure and green job creation

    P.E.T. Edwards;P.E.T. Edwards;A.E. Sutton-Grier;A.E. Sutton-Grier;G.E. Coyle

  • Electron donors and acceptors influence anaerobic soil organic matter mineralization in tidal marshes

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Jason K. Keller;Rachel Koch;Cynthia C. Gilmour

  • The Second Warning to Humanity – Providing a Context for Wetland Management and Policy

    C. M. Finlayson;Gillian T. Davies;William R. Moomaw;G. L. Chmura

  • Coastal wetland management as a contribution to the US National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    Stephen Crooks;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Tiffany G. Troxler;Nathaniel Herold

  • Conservation of Wetlands and Other Coastal Ecosystems: a Commentary on their Value to Protect Biodiversity, Reduce Disaster Impacts, and Promote Human Health and Well-Being

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Paul A. Sandifer

  • Out of sight but not out of mind: harmful effects of derelict traps in selected U.S. coastal waters.

    Courtney Arthur;Courtney Arthur;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Peter Murphy;Holly Bamford

  • ORGANIC AMENDMENTS IMPROVE SOIL CONDITIONS AND DENITRIFICATION IN A RESTORED RIPARIAN WETLAND

    Ariana E. Sutton-Grier;Mengchi Ho;Curtis J. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Tiffany G. Troxler
Tiffany G. Troxler Florida International University
Curtis J. Richardson
Curtis J. Richardson Duke University
J. Patrick Megonigal
J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Justin P. Wright
Justin P. Wright Duke University
James T. Morris
James T. Morris University of South Carolina
Donald E. Weller
Donald E. Weller Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
A. Randall Hughes
A. Randall Hughes Northeastern University
Jonathan H. Grabowski
Jonathan H. Grabowski Northeastern University
Gail L. Chmura
Gail L. Chmura McGill University
Marc Simard
Marc Simard California Institute of Technology

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