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Dolly N. Kothawala

Dolly N. Kothawala

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
38
Citations
6748
World Ranking
8566
National Ranking
166

Overview

Dolly N. Kothawala is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden, contributing extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses numerous aspects of biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes, with a focus on dissolved organic matter and its environmental interactions.

Their scholarly output includes recent papers covering topics such as freshwater dissolved organic matter, ecosystem boundary organic matter degradation, and carbon emissions related to water chemistry events. Notable publications include:

  • How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth's biogeochemistry, 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • Organic Matter Degradation across Ecosystem Boundaries: The Need for a Unified Conceptualization, 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Selective Adsorption of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter to Inorganic Surfaces Along a Boreal Inland Water Continuum, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Changes in Water Chemistry Associated with Rainstorm Events Increase Carbon Emissions from the Inflowing River Mouth of a Major Drinking Water Reservoir, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Unraveling the Role of Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers in Shaping the Molecular Composition and Biolability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Non-pristine Lakes, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology

Their frequent collaborators include Lars J. Tranvik, Robert G. M. Spencer, Yongqiang Zhou, Lei Zhou, and Yunlin Zhang. These coauthors have partnered with them on multiple publications, reflecting a collaborative research approach.

Dolly N. Kothawala has published often in several scientific journals and venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Water Research (5 publications)
  • Biogeochemistry (4 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)

Their research spans several subfields within environmental and earth sciences, including Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Global and Planetary Change. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex ecological and biogeochemical systems.

Main topics addressed by their work include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

The combination of research focus on ecosystem nutrient cycles, dissolved organic matter, and environmental gas dynamics situates this scientist within the broader efforts to understand how natural and anthropogenic factors impact biogeochemical cycles and aquatic ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter in lakes driven by climate and hydrology

    Anne M. Kellerman;Thorsten Dittmar;Dolly N. Kothawala;Lars J. Tranvik

  • Persistence of dissolved organic matter in lakes related to its molecular characteristics

    Anne M. Kellerman;Dolly N. Kothawala;Dolly N. Kothawala;Thorsten Dittmar;Lars J. Tranvik

  • Organic carbon decomposition rates controlled by water retention time across inland waters

    Núria Catalán;Rafael Marcé;Dolly N. Kothawala;Lars. J. Tranvik

  • Controls of dissolved organic matter quality: Evidence from a large-scale boreal lake survey

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Colin A. Stedmon;Roger A. Müller;Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer

  • Inner filter correction of dissolved organic matter fluorescence

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Kathleen R. Murphy;Colin A. Stedmon;Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer

  • Tracking changes in the optical properties and molecular composition of dissolved organic matter during drinking water production

    E. E. Lavonen;Dolly. N. Kothawala;Lars. J. Tranvik;M. Gonsior

  • Selective loss and preservation of lake water dissolved organic matter fluorescence during long-term dark incubations.

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Eddie von Wachenfeldt;Birgit Koehler;Lars J. Tranvik

  • Reactivity continuum of dissolved organic carbon decomposition in lake water

    Birgit Koehler;Eddie von Wachenfeldt;Dolly Kothawala;Lars J. Tranvik

  • Influence of dissolved organic matter concentration and composition on the removal efficiency of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) during drinking water treatment

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Dolly N. Kothawala;Stephan J. Köhler;Anna Östlund;Karin Wiberg

  • How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry

    Marguerite A. Xenopoulos;Rebecca T. Barnes;Kyle S. Boodoo;David Butman

  • Selective decay of terrestrial organic carbon during transport from land to sea

    Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer;Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer;Mats Fröberg;Erik Karltun;Maria Khalili

  • Variability in organic carbon reactivity across lake residence time and trophic gradients

    Chris D. Evans;Martyn N. Futter;Filip Moldan;Salar Valinia;Salar Valinia

  • In-Lake Processes Offset Increased Terrestrial Inputs of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Color to Lakes

    Stephan J. Köhler;Dolly Kothawala;Martyn N. Futter;Olof Liungman

  • Soil Properties Controlling the Adsorption of Dissolved Organic Carbon to Mineral Soils

    D. N. Kothawala;T. R. Moore;W. H. Hendershot

  • The relative influence of land cover, hydrology, and in-stream processing on the composition of dissolved organic matter in boreal streams

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Dolly N. Kothawala;Xing Ji;Hjalmar Laudon;Anneli M. Ågren

  • A tale of pipes and reactors: Controls on the in-stream dynamics of dissolved organic matter in rivers

    Joan P. Casas-Ruiz;Núria Catalán;Lluís Gómez-Gener;Daniel von Schiller

  • Unraveling the Role of Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers in Shaping the Molecular Composition and Biolability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Non-pristine Lakes.

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  • Changes in Water Chemistry Associated with Rainstorm Events Increase Carbon Emissions from the Inflowing River Mouth of a Major Drinking Water Reservoir.

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  • Selective adsorption of dissolved organic matter to mineral soils.

    D. N. Kothawala;Charlotte L. Roehm;Christian Blodau;Tim R. Moore

  • Organic Matter Degradation across Ecosystem Boundaries: The Need for a Unified Conceptualization.

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Anne M. Kellerman;Núria Catalán;Lars J. Tranvik

  • Adsorption of dissolved organic carbon to mineral soils: A comparison of four isotherm approaches

    D.N. Kothawala;T.R. Moore;W.H. Hendershot

  • Relationships between DOC concentration, molecular size and fluorescence properties of DOM in a stream

    F.C. Wu;F.C. Wu;D.N. Kothawala;R.D. Evans;P.J. Dillon

  • ORCHIDEE-SOM: Modeling soil organic carbon (SOC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics along vertical soil profiles in Europe

    Marta Camino-Serrano;Bertrand Guenet;Sebastiaan Luyssaert;Philippe Ciais

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars J. Tranvik
Lars J. Tranvik Uppsala University
Martyn N. Futter
Martyn N. Futter Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Stephan J. Köhler
Stephan J. Köhler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer
Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer Uppsala University
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Bertrand Guenet
Bertrand Guenet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Fengchang Wu
Fengchang Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Tim R. Moore
Tim R. Moore McGill University

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