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  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Deborah A. Bronk is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their research career focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main research interests include Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics.

Recent publications by Deborah A. Bronk include:

  • Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N 2 fixation, 2023, Earth System Science Data
  • Molecular underpinnings and biogeochemical consequences of enhanced diatom growth in a warming Southern Ocean, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Seasonal Nitrogen Uptake Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms in the York River, Virginia, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Molecular underpinnings and biogeochemical consequences of enhanced diatom growth in a warming Southern Ocean, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Late-season nitrogen uptake across the western coastal Alaskan Arctic, 2023, Limnology and Oceanography

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated on multiple projects with Deborah A. Bronk include:

  • Rachel E. Sipler
  • Jenna L. Spackeen
  • David M. Karl
  • Yao Zhang
  • Loay J. Jabre

Their contributions have appeared in notable publication venues such as Earth System Science Data, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Estuaries and Coasts, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Limnology and Oceanography.

Deborah A. Bronk was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Dissolved organic nitrogen: a dynamic participant in aquatic ecosystems

    Tom Berman;Deborah A. Bronk

  • DON as a source of bioavailable nitrogen for phytoplankton

    D. A. Bronk;J. H. See;P. Bradley;L. Killberg

  • Photochemical release of biologically available nitrogen from aquatic dissolved organic matter

    Karen L. Bushaw;Richard G. Zepp;Matthew A. Tarr;Daniel Schulz-Jander

  • Nitrogen Uptake, Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Release, and New Production

    Deborah A. Bronk;Patricia M. Glibert;Bess B. Ward

  • Chapter 5 – Dynamics of DON

    Deborah A. Bronk

  • Release of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen by Marine Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria, Trichodesmium spp.

    Patricia M. Glibert;Deborah A. Bronk

  • Total dissolved nitrogen analysis: comparisons between the persulfate, UV and high temperature oxidation methods

    Deborah A Bronk;Michael W Lomas;Patricia M Glibert;Karyn J Schukert

  • Jellyfish blooms result in a major microbial respiratory sink of carbon in marine systems.

    Robert H. Condon;Deborah K. Steinberg;Paul A. del Giorgio;Thierry C. Bouvier

  • Phytoplankton-Bacterial Interactions Mediate Micronutrient Colimitation at the Coastal Antarctic Sea Ice Edge

    Erin M. Bertrand;Erin M. Bertrand;John P. McCrow;Ahmed Moustafa;Ahmed Moustafa;Ahmed Moustafa;Hong Zheng

  • Nitrogen fixation and release of fixed nitrogen by Trichodesmium spp. in the Gulf of Mexico

    Margaret R. Mulholland;Peter W. Bernhardt;Cynthia A. Heil;Deborah A. Bronk

  • Chapter 4 – Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen

    Rachel E. Sipler;Deborah A. Bronk

  • Dinitrogen fixation and release of ammonium and dissolved organic nitrogen by Trichodesmium IMS101

    Margaret R. Mulholland;Deborah A. Bronk;Douglas G. Capone

  • Bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen and carbon from nine rivers in the eastern United States

    Tracy N. Wiegner;Sybil P. Seitzinger;Patricia M. Glibert;Deborah A. Bronk

  • Symbiotic unicellular cyanobacteria fix nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean.

    Katie Harding;Kendra A. Turk-Kubo;Rachel E. Sipler;Matthew M. Mills

  • Inorganic and organic nitrogen cycling in Chesapeake Bay: autotrophic versus heterotrophic processes and relationships to carbon flux

    Deborah A. Bronk;Patricia M. Glibert;Thomas C. Malone;Susan Banahan

  • Application of a 15N tracer method to the study of dissolved organic nitrogen uptake during spring and summer in Chesapeake Bay

    D. A. Bronk;P. M. Glibert

  • A preliminary methods comparison for measurement of dissolved organic nitrogen in seawater

    Jonathan H Sharp;Kathrine R Rinker;Karen B Savidge;Jeffrey Abell

  • Gross and net nitrogen uptake and DON release in the euphotic zone of Monterey Bay, California

    D. A. Bronk;Bettie Ward

  • A 15N tracer method for the measurement of dissolved organic nitrogen release by phytoplankton

    DA Bronk;PM Glibert

  • Reactivity and chemical characterization of effluent organic nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants determined by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.

    Rajaa Mesfioui;Nancy G. Love;Deborah A. Bronk;Margaret R. Mulholland

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia A. Heil
Cynthia A. Heil Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Margaret R. Mulholland
Margaret R. Mulholland Old Dominion University
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Marc E. Frischer
Marc E. Frischer Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Andrew E. Allen
Andrew E. Allen J. Craig Venter Institute
Deborah K. Steinberg
Deborah K. Steinberg Virginia Institute of Marine Science
David A. Hutchins
David A. Hutchins University of Southern California
Sybil P. Seitzinger
Sybil P. Seitzinger University of Victoria
William P. Cochlan
William P. Cochlan San Francisco State University
Patricia L. Yager
Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

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