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Overview

Cindy E. Prescott is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in soil science, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, plant science, and global and planetary change.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis (2020), Forest Ecology and Management
  • Surplus Carbon Drives Allocation and Plant-Soil Interactions (2020), Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Decomposition and transformations along the continuum from litter to soil organic matter in forest soils (2021), Forest Ecology and Management
  • What determines transfer of carbon from plants to mycorrhizal fungi? (2024), New Phytologist
  • Managing plant surplus carbon to generate soil organic matter in regenerative agriculture (2021), Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Collaborators who have frequently co-authored with them include S. J. Grayston, Klaus Katzensteiner, Lars Vesterdal, Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari, and Eva Kaštovská.

The core topics of Cindy E. Prescott's research cover:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Management and Policy

Best Publications

  • Soil moisture is the major factor influencing microbial community structure and enzyme activities across seven biogeoclimatic zones in western Canada

    Beth F.T. Brockett;Cindy E. Prescott;Sue J. Grayston

  • Litter decomposition: what controls it and how can we alter it to sequester more carbon in forest soils?

    Cindy E. Prescott

  • Microbial functional genes involved in nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification in forest ecosystems

    David J. Levy-Booth;Cindy E. Prescott;Susan J. Grayston

  • Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis

    Mathias Mayer;Cindy E. Prescott;Wafa E.A. Abaker;Laurent Augusto

  • Tree species influence on microbial communities in litter and soil: Current knowledge and research needs

    Cindy E. Prescott;Sue J. Grayston

  • The influence of the forest canopy on nutrient cycling.

    Cindy E Prescott

  • Decay and nutrient dynamics of coarse woody debris in northern coniferous forests: a synthesis

    Raija Laiho;Cindy E Prescott

  • Decomposition of broadleaf and needle litter in forests of British Columbia: influences of litter type, forest type, and litter mixtures

    C E Prescott;L M Zabek;C L Staley;R Kabzems

  • Rates of litter decomposition over 6 years in Canadian forests: influence of litter quality and climate

    J A Trofymow;T R Moore;B Titus;C Prescott

  • Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

    Laurent Augusto;An De Schrijver;Lars Vesterdal;Aino Smolander

  • Humus in northern forests: friend or foe?

    Cindy E Prescott;Doug G Maynard;Raija Laiho

  • Litter decomposition rates in Canadian forests

    T. R. Moore;J. A. Trofymow;B. Taylor;C. Prescott

  • Surplus Carbon Drives Allocation and Plant–Soil Interactions

    Cindy E. Prescott;Sue J. Grayston;Heljä Sisko Helmisaari;Eva Kaštovská

  • Do rates of litter decomposition tell us anything we really need to know

    Cindy E. Prescott

  • Patterns of Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in Decomposing Foliar Litter in Canadian Forests

    T. R. Moore;J. A. Trofymow;C. E. Prescott;J. Fyles

  • The contribution of coarse woody debris to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles in three Rocky Mountain coniferous forests

    Raija Laiho;Cindy E. Prescott

  • Decomposition and transformations along the continuum from litter to soil organic matter in forest soils

    Cindy E. Prescott;Lars Vesterdal

  • Microbial communities in forest floors under four tree species in coastal British Columbia

    Susan J. Grayston;Susan J. Grayston;Cindy E. Prescott

  • Does nitrogen availability control rates of litter decomposition in forests

    C. E. Prescott

  • Effects of clearcutting and alternative silvicultural systems on rates of decomposition and nitrogen mineralization in a coastal montane coniferous forest

    C.E. Prescott

  • Substrate control of litter decomposition in four Rocky Mountain coniferous forests

    B. R. Taylor;C. E. Prescott;W. J. F. Parsons;D. Parkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan J. Grayston
Susan J. Grayston University of British Columbia
Lars Vesterdal
Lars Vesterdal University of Copenhagen
J. A. Trofymow
J. A. Trofymow University of Victoria
Caroline M. Preston
Caroline M. Preston Natural Resources Canada
Tim R. Moore
Tim R. Moore McGill University
Dennis Parkinson
Dennis Parkinson University of Calgary
Dan Binkley
Dan Binkley Colorado State University
James P. Kimmins
James P. Kimmins University of British Columbia
Sylvie A. Quideau
Sylvie A. Quideau University of Alberta
Jean-Paul Laclau
Jean-Paul Laclau Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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