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45
Citations
13864
World Ranking
4741
National Ranking
512

Overview

Don Monteith is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and contributes to the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses a range of specialized subfields including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics Monteith addresses in their work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, as well as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Monteith has authored several research papers published in reputable scientific venues. Some notable recent papers are:

  • "Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt," 2023, Nature
  • "Landscape controls on riverine export of dissolved organic carbon from Great Britain," 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • "Dissolved inorganic carbon export from rivers of Great Britain: Spatial distribution and potential catchment-scale controls," 2022, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Fifty years of reduction in sulphur deposition drives recovery in soil pH and plant communities," 2022, Journal of Ecology

Frequent publication venues where Monteith's work appears include Biogeochemistry, Journal of Hydrology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, and Nature.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Monteith's research. Frequent co-authors include Michael Bowes, Chris Evans, Jennifer Williamson, M. Glória Pereira, and Amy Pickard. These partnerships appear consistently across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Dissolved organic carbon trends resulting from changes in atmospheric deposition chemistry.

    Donald T. Monteith;John L. Stoddard;Christopher D. Evans;Heleen A. de Wit

  • Export of organic carbon from peat soils

    C. Freeman;C. D. Evans;D. T. Monteith;B. Reynolds

  • Long-term increases in surface water dissolved organic carbon: Observations, possible causes and environmental impacts

    C.D. Evans;D.T. Monteith;D.M. Cooper

  • Regional trends in aquatic recovery from acidification in North America and Europe

    J. L. Stoddard;D. S. Jeffries;A. Lükewille;T. A. Clair

  • Alternative explanations for rising dissolved organic carbon export from organic soils

    Christopher D. Evans;Pippa J. Chapman;Joanna M. Clark;Don T. Monteith

  • Regional scale evidence for improvements in surface water chemistry 1990–2001

    B.L. Skjelkvåle;J.L. Stoddard;D.S. Jeffries;K. Tørseth

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe

    Francesca Pilotto;Francesca Pilotto;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn;Rita Adrian;Renate Alber

  • The importance of the relationship between scale and process in understanding long-term DOC dynamics

    JM Clark;JM Clark;SH Bottrell;CD Evans;DT Monteith

  • Trends in Dissolved Organic Carbon in UK Rivers and Lakes

    Fred Worrall;Ron Harriman;Chris D. Evans;Carol D. Watts

  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

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  • Large carabid beetle declines in a United Kingdom monitoring network increases evidence for a widespread loss in insect biodiversity

    David R. Brooks;John E. Bater;Suzanne J. Clark;Don T. Monteith

  • Atmospheric deposition of phosphorus to land and freshwater

    E. Tipping;Sue Benham;John Boyle;Peter Crow

  • Climate change and water in the UK - past changes and future prospects

    Glen Watts;Richard W. Battarbee;John P. Bloomfield;Jill Crossman

  • Past, Present, and Future Controls on Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Global Environment

    Luca Nizzetto;Matthew Macleod;Katrine Borga;Ana Cabrerizo

  • Trends in Surface Water Chemistry in Acidified Areas in Europe and North America from 1990 to 2008

    Øyvind Aaberg Garmo;Brit Lisa Skjelkvåle;Heleen de Wit;Luca Colombo

  • Biological responses to the chemical recovery of acidified fresh waters in the UK.

    D.T. Monteith;A.G. Hildrew;R.J. Flower;P.J. Raven

  • Effects of changing climate on European stream invertebrate communities: A long-term data analysis

    Jonas Jourdan;Robert B. O'Hara;Roberta Bottarin;Kaisa-Leena Huttunen

  • Are temporal variations in the nitrate content of UK upland freshwaters linked to the North Atlantic Oscillation

    D. T. Monteith;C. D. Evans;B. Reynolds

  • Long-term variability in the deposition of marine ions at west coast sites in the UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network: impacts on surface water chemistry and significance for trend determination

    C.D Evans;D.T Monteith;R Harriman

  • The United Kingdom Acid Waters Monitoring Network: a review of the first 15 years and introduction to the special issue.

    D.T. Monteith;C.D. Evans

  • The UK Environmental Change Network: Emerging trends in the composition of plant and animal communities and the physical environment

    M.D. Morecroft;C.E. Bealey;D.A. Beaumont;S. Benham

  • Hydrochloric acid: an overlooked driver of environmental change.

    Chris D. Evans;Don T. Monteith;David Fowler;J. Neil Cape

  • Climate change (Communication arising): Terrestrial export of organic carbon

    C. D. Evans;C. Freeman;D. T. Monteith;B. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Richard W. Battarbee
Richard W. Battarbee University College London
Neil L. Rose
Neil L. Rose University College London
Gavin Simpson
Gavin Simpson University of Regina
Roger J. Flower
Roger J. Flower University College London
Helen Bennion
Helen Bennion University College London
Edward Tipping
Edward Tipping Lancaster University
Peter A. Henrys
Peter A. Henrys Natural Environment Research Council
Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds Bangor University
John L. Stoddard
John L. Stoddard Environmental Protection Agency

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