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Christopher W. Swanston

Christopher W. Swanston

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
9782
World Ranking
3655
National Ranking
1278

Overview

Christopher W. Swanston is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States and specializes in environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including global and planetary change, ecology, soil science, environmental chemistry, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics such as soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, rangeland and wildlife management, soil and water nutrient dynamics, species distribution and climate change, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Christopher W. Swanston illustrate a focus on ecosystem processes, climate adaptation, and fire ecology. Notable publications include:

  • "Moisture-driven divergence in mineral-associated soil carbon persistence," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Preparing Wildlife for Climate Change: How Far Have We Come?", 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Decadal changes in fire frequencies shift tree communities and functional traits," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Operationalizing forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA," 2022, Ecosphere
  • "Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate," 2022, Climate

Collaboration appears central to their research, frequently working alongside co-authors such as L. E. Nave, Katherine Heckman, Angela R. Possinger, Maggie Bowman, and Adrian C. Gallo. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary engagement and a range of expertise supporting complex environmental investigations.

The scientist has published primarily in the following venues, which serve as platforms for disseminating research related to biogeochemistry, climate science, and ecological applications:

  • Biogeochemistry
  • Climate
  • Ecological Applications
  • Geoderma
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Best Publications

  • Harvest impacts on soil carbon storage in temperate forests

    Lucas E. Nave;Lucas E. Nave;Eric D. Vance;Christopher W. Swanston;Peter S. Curtis

  • Organic C and N stabilization in a forest soil: Evidence from sequential density fractionation

    Phillip Sollins;Christopher Swanston;Markus Kleber;Timothy Filley

  • Old and stable soil organic matter is not necessarily chemically recalcitrant: Implications for modeling concepts and temperature sensitivity

    Markus Kleber;Peter S. Nico;Alain Plante;Timothy Filley

  • Sequential density fractionation across soils of contrasting mineralogy: evidence for both microbial- and mineral-controlled soil organic matter stabilization

    Phillip Sollins;Marc G. Kramer;Christopher Swanston;Kate Lajtha

  • Sources of plant-derived carbon and stability of organic matter in soil: implications for global change

    Susan E. Crow;Susan E. Crow;Kate Lajtha;Timothy R. Filley;Christopher W. Swanston

  • Black Carbon’s Properties and Role in the Environment: A Comprehensive Review

    Gyami Shrestha;Samuel J. Traina;Christopher W. Swanston

  • Density fractionation of forest soils: methodological questions and interpretation of incubation results and turnover time in an ecosystem context

    Susan E. Crow;Susan E. Crow;Christopher W. Swanston;Kate Lajtha;J. Renée Brooks

  • Fire effects on temperate forest soil C and N storage

    Lucas E. Nave;Lucas E. Nave;Eric D. Vance;Christopher W. Swanston;Peter S. Curtis

  • Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework

    Linda M. Nagel;Brian J. Palik;Michael A. Battaglia;Anthony W. D'Amato

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen. Pools and fractions.

    P Sollins;C Glassman;E A Paul;C Swanston

  • Impacts of elevated N inputs on north temperate forest soil C storage, C/N, and net N-mineralization

    L.E. Nave;L.E. Nave;E.D. Vance;C.W. Swanston;P.S. Curtis

  • Initial characterization of processes of soil carbon stabilization using forest stand-level radiocarbon enrichment

    Christopher W. Swanston;Margaret S. Torn;Paul J. Hanson;John R. Southon

  • Storage and Turnover of Organic Matter in Soil

    Torn;C.W. Swanston;C. Castanha;S.E. Trumbore

  • Soil organic matter dynamics during 80 years of reforestation of tropical pastures

    Erika Marin-Spiotta;Whendee L. Silver;Christopher W. Swanston;Rebecca. Ostertag

  • Forest Management for Carbon Sequestration and Climate Adaptation

    Todd A Ontl;Todd A Ontl;Maria K Janowiak;Christopher W Swanston;Christopher W Swanston;Jad Daley

  • Carbon dynamics during a long-term incubation of separate and recombined density fractions from seven forest soils

    Christopher W Swanston;Bruce A Caldwell;Peter S Homann;Lisa Ganio

  • Chemical and mineral control of soil carbon turnover in abandoned tropical pastures

    Erika Marin-Spiotta;Christopher W. Swanston;Margaret S. Torn;Whendee L. Silver

  • Afforestation Effects on Soil Carbon Storage in the United States: A Synthesis

    L. E. Nave;C. W. Swanston;U. Mishra;K. J. Nadelhoffer

  • Changes to particulate versus mineral-associated soil carbon after 50 years of litter manipulation in forest and prairie experimental ecosystems

    Kate Lajtha;Kimberly L. Townsend;Marc G. Kramer;Christopher Swanston

  • Importance of charcoal in determining the age and chemistry of organic carbon in surface soils

    Evelyn S. Krull;Christopher W. Swanston;Jan O. Skjemstad;Janine A. McGowan

  • Stabilization and destabilization of soil organic matter—a new focus

    Phillip Sollins;Chris Swanston;Marc Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis R. Iverson
Louis R. Iverson US Forest Service
Anantha Prasad
Anantha Prasad US Forest Service
Margaret S. Torn
Margaret S. Torn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Phillip Sollins
Phillip Sollins Oregon State University
Grant M. Domke
Grant M. Domke US Forest Service
Frank R. Thompson
Frank R. Thompson US Forest Service
Kate Lajtha
Kate Lajtha Oregon State University
Paul J. Hanson
Paul J. Hanson Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bruce A. Caldwell
Bruce A. Caldwell Oregon State University
Susan E. Trumbore
Susan E. Trumbore Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

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