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Arnold G. van der Valk

Arnold G. van der Valk

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
8308
World Ranking
4066
National Ranking
1417

Overview

Arnold G. van der Valk is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and focuses their research on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work examines several subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, soil science, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's research topics primarily cover coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, soil erosion and sediment transport, species distribution and climate change, philosophy and history of science, and evolution and genetic dynamics.

Recent publications by Arnold G. van der Valk include:

  • The vegetation dynamics of the monsoonal wetland of the Keoladeo National Park, India: a reassessment (2022, Hydrobiologia)
  • Naturalistic Control: W. T. Penfound, T. F. Hall, and A. D. Hess and Malaria Control in Tennessee Valley Authority Reservoirs (2022, Wetland Science and Practice)

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Beth A. Middleton
  • Matthew J. Bunkers
  • Barry J. Cooke
  • Garth van der Kamp
  • John Finnigan

Their publications have appeared in venues such as Hydrobiologia and Wetland Science and Practice.

Best Publications

  • Succession in Wetlands: A Gleasonian Appraoch

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  • The Role of Seed Banks in the Vegetation Dynamics of Prairie Glacial Marshes

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  • The Vegetation of Restored and Natural Prairie Wetlands

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

    Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Water-level fluctuations in North American prairie wetlands

    Arnold G. van der. Valk

  • EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT LOAD ON SEEDLING EMERGENCE FROM WETLAND SEED BANKS

    Thomas W. Jurik;Shih-Chin Wang;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • The seed banks of prairie glacial marshes

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  • Seed germination traits of annuals and emergents recruited during drawdowns in the Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada

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  • Recruitment from the seed bank and the development of zonation of emergent vegetation during a drawdown in a prairie wetland

    Charles H. Welling;Roger L. Pederson;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • PLANT DIVERSITY, COMPOSITION, AND INVASION OF RESTORED AND NATURAL PRAIRIE POTHOLE WETLANDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATION

    Eric W. Seabloom;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • The role of water depth and soil temperature in determining initial composition of prairie wetland coenoclines

    Eric W. Seabloom;Eric W. Seabloom;Arnold G. van der Valk;Kirk A. Moloney

  • Water-depth tolerances of the dominant emergent macrophytes of the Delta Marsh, Manitoba

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  • Maintaining tree islands in the Florida Everglades: nutrient redistribution is the key

    Paul R. Wetzel;Arnold G. van der Valk;Susan Newman;Dale E. Gawlik

  • Characteristics of recently restored wetlands in the prairie pothole region

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • A reconstruction of the recent vegetational history of a prairie marsh, Eagle Lake, Iowa, from its seed bank

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  • The restoration of sedge meadows: seed viability, seed germination requirements, and seedling growth ofCarex species

    Arnold G. van der Valk;Tony L. Bremholm;Elizabeth Gordon

  • Decomposition of leaf and root litter of Avicennia marina at Westernport Bay, Victoria, Australia

    A.G. Van Der Valk;P.M. Attiwill

  • THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF DUCKS IN WETLAND SEED DISPERSAL

    Margaret Holt Mueller;Margaret Holt Mueller;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Wetland classification and inventory: A summary

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  • The impact of duration of drainage on the seed banks of northern prairie wetlands

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  • Vegetation and environmental conditions in recently restored wetlands in the prairie pothole region of the USA

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Susan M. Galatowitsch;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • CONSTRAINTS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PLANTS ALONG A FLUCTUATING WATER-DEPTH GRADIENT

    Eric W. Seabloom;Kirk A. Moloney;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Restoration of wetland vegetation on the Kissimmee River Floodplain: Potential role of seed banks

    Paul R. Wetzel;Arnold G. van der Valk;Louis A. Toth

  • Spatial Distribution of Historical Wetland Classes on the Des Moines Lobe, Iowa

    Bradley A. Miller;William G. Crumpton;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Litter decomposition in prairie glacial marshes.

    Craig B. Davis;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Vesicular - arbuscular mycorrhizae in prairie pothole wetland vegetation in Iowa and North Dakota

    Paul R. Wetzel;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Flooding and the decomposition of litter of four emergent plant species in a prairie wetland

    Arnold G. van der Valk;Judith M. Rhymer;Henry R. Murkin

  • Decomposition of emergent macrophyte roots and rhizomes in a northern prairie marsh

    Dale A. Wrubleski;Henry R. Murkin;Arnold G. van der Valk;Jeffrey W. Nelson

  • Temporal patterns in recruitment from the seed bank during drawdowns in a prairie wetland

    Charles H. Welling;Roger L. PEDERSONt;Arnold G. Van Der Valk

  • Recommendations for research to develop guidelines for the use of wetlands to control rural nonpoint source pollution

    Arnold G. van der Valk;Robert W. Jolly

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred H. Sklar
Fred H. Sklar South Florida Water Management District
Susan M. Galatowitsch
Susan M. Galatowitsch University of Minnesota
Kirk A. Moloney
Kirk A. Moloney Iowa State University
Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Daniel L. Childers
Daniel L. Childers Arizona State University
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
William J. Mitsch
William J. Mitsch Florida Gulf Coast University
Barry G. Warner
Barry G. Warner University of Waterloo
Brian J. Wilsey
Brian J. Wilsey Iowa State University

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