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Curtis J. Richardson

Curtis J. Richardson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
16023
World Ranking
1205
National Ranking
446

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Curtis J. Richardson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and focuses primarily on Environmental Science. Their research covers various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. The scientist has contributed substantially to topics such as Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Fire effects on ecosystems, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Richardson's recent papers include:

  • Low-severity fire as a mechanism of organic matter protection in global peatlands: Thermal alteration slows decomposition (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • Vegetation and microbes interact to preserve carbon in many wooded peatlands (2021, Communications Earth & Environment)
  • Differential Reactivity of Copper- and Gold-Based Nanomaterials Controls Their Seasonal Biogeochemical Cycling and Fate in a Freshwater Wetland Mesocosm (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Identifying driving hydrogeomorphic factors of coastal wetland downgrading using random forest classification models (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • The Effects of Hydrological Management on Methane Emissions from Southeastern Shrub Bogs of the USA (2021, Wetlands)

The scientist frequently collaborates with Neal E. Flanagan, Hongjun Wang, Mengchi Ho, Jianqing Tian, and Rytas Vilgalys.

Richardson has multiple publications in the following venues:

  • Global Change Biology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Research Data Repository, Duke University
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The research topics covered in Richardson's work often emphasize the ecological dynamics of peatlands and wetlands, examining the effects of fire on ecosystems as well as the interaction between vegetation and microbial communities in carbon preservation. Studies also involve the use of nanomaterials and their environmental fate, and detailed analysis of coastal wetland degradation processes using advanced modeling techniques.

In recognition of contributions to science, Richardson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms Controlling Phosphorus Retention Capacity in Freshwater Wetlands

    Curtis J. Richardson

  • Natural climate solutions for the United States.

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

  • Environmental and anthropogenic controls over bacterial communities in wetland soils

    Wyatt H. Hartman;Curtis J. Richardson;Rytas Vilgalys;Gregory L. Bruland

  • Long-Term Transformation and Fate of Manufactured Ag Nanoparticles in a Simulated Large Scale Freshwater Emergent Wetland

    Gregory V. Lowry;Benjamin P. Espinasse;Appala Raju Badireddy;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Mechanisms controlling soil respiration (CO2 and CH4) in southern peatlands

    Scott D. Bridgham;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Low concentrations of silver nanoparticles in biosolids cause adverse ecosystem responses under realistic field scenario.

    Benjamin P. Colman;Christina L. Arnaout;Sarah Anciaux;Sarah Anciaux;Claudia K. Gunsch

  • Processes controlling movement, storage and export of phosphorus in a fen peatland

    Curtis J. Richardson;Paul E. Marshall

  • Peat Accretion and N, P, and Organic C Accumulation in Nutrient-Enriched and Unenriched Everglades Peatlands.

    C. B. Craft;C. J. Richardson

  • Differential Nutrient Limitation of Soil Microbial Biomass and Metabolic Quotients (qCO2): Is There a Biological Stoichiometry of Soil Microbes?

    Wyatt H. Hartman;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Ecological restoration of rich fens in Europe and North America: from trial and error to an evidence-based approach

    Leon P. M. Lamers;Melanie A. Vile;Ab P. Grootjans;Ab P. Grootjans;Mike C. Acreman

  • Two statistical methods for the detection of environmental thresholds

    Song S. Qian;Ryan S. King;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Peat accretion and phosphorus accumulation along a eutrophication gradient in the northern Everglades

    C. B. Craft;C. J. Richardson

  • Ecological functions and human values in wetlands: A framework for assessing forestry impacts

    Curtis J. Richardson

  • Restoring the Garden of Eden: An Ecological Assessment of the Marshes of Iraq

    Curtis J. Richardson;Najah A. Hussain

  • An ecological perspective on nanomaterial impacts in the environment.

    Emily S. Bernhardt;Benjamin P. Colman;Michael F. Hochella;Bradley J. Cardinale

  • Factors controlling concentration, export, and decomposition of dissolved organic nutrients in the Everglades of Florida

    Robert G. Qualls;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Typha (Cattail) Invasion in North American Wetlands: Biology, Regional Problems, Impacts, Ecosystem Services, and Management

    Sheel Bansal;Shane C. Lishawa;Sue Newman;Brian A. Tangen

  • Evaluating subsampling approaches and macroinvertebrate taxonomic resolution for wetland bioassessment

    Ryan S. King;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Integrating Bioassessment and Ecological Risk Assessment: An Approach to Developing Numerical Water-Quality Criteria

    Ryan S. King;Curtis J. Richardson

  • The Restoration Potential of the Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq

    Curtis J. Richardson;Peter Reiss;Najah A. Hussain;Azzam J. Alwash

  • RESPONSE OF EVERGLADES PLANT COMMUNITIES TO NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ADDITIONS

    Christopher B. Craft;Jan Vymazal;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Effects of seasonal hydrologic patterns in south Florida wetlands on radar backscatter measured from ERS-2 SAR imagery

    Eric S Kasischke;Kevin B Smith;Laura L Bourgeau-Chavez;Edwin A Romanowicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Qualls
Robert G. Qualls University of Nevada Reno
Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University
Michael F. Hochella
Michael F. Hochella Virginia Tech
Ariana E. Sutton-Grier
Ariana E. Sutton-Grier United States Geological Survey
Christopher Craft
Christopher Craft Indiana University
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
Jason M. Unrine
Jason M. Unrine University of Kentucky
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Jan Vymazal
Jan Vymazal Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Emily S. Bernhardt
Emily S. Bernhardt Duke University

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