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Dorota L. Porazinska

Dorota L. Porazinska

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
5700
World Ranking
7089
National Ranking
2386

Overview

Dorota L. Porazinska is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to environmental science and biological systems, with a particular focus on microbial communities and soil ecology.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, they have contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Soil Science

Their primary research topics cover areas such as:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Porazinska has published extensively in scientific journals, including frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Nematology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Plant and Soil
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Porazinska include:

  • "Standardized multi-omics of Earth's microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Cryoconite - From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing," 2020, Journal of Zoology
  • "Biotope and biocenosis of cryoconite hole ecosystems on Ecology Glacier in the maritime Antarctic," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "18S-NemaBase: Curated 18S rRNA Database of Nematode Sequences," 2023, Journal of Nematology

The researcher has collaborated frequently with others in the field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Steven K. Schmidt
  • Eli M. S. Gendron
  • Thomas O. Powers
  • Pacifica Sommers
  • Kaitlin Gattoni

Best Publications

  • Sequencing our way towards understanding global eukaryotic biodiversity

    Holly M. Bik;Dorota L. Porazinska;Simon Creer;J. Gregory Caporaso

  • The ecologist's field guide to sequence‐based identification of biodiversity

    Simon Creer;Kristy Deiner;Serita Frey;Dorota Porazinska

  • Ultrasequencing of the meiofaunal biosphere: practice, pitfalls and promises.

    S. Creer;V. G. Fonseca;D. L. Porazinska;R. M. Giblin-Davis

  • Relationships at the aboveground-belowground interface: plants, soil biota and soil processes

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Richard D. Bardgett;Maria B. Blaauw;H. William Hunt

  • Evaluating high-throughput sequencing as a method for metagenomic analysis of nematode diversity

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Robin M. Giblin‐Davis;Lina Faller;William Farmerie

  • Nematode communities as indicators of status and processes of a soil ecosystem influenced by agricultural management practices

    D.L Porazinska;L.W Duncan;R McSorley;J.H Graham

  • The Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of Cryoconite Holes from McMurdo Dry Valley Glaciers, Antarctica

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Andrew G. Fountain;Thomas H. Nylen;Martyn Tranter

  • Standardized multi-omics of Earth’s microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity

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  • Metabolic activity and diversity of cryoconites in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica

    Christine M. Foreman;Birgit Sattler;Jill A. Mikucki;Dorota L. Porazinska

  • Wind dispersal of soil invertebrates in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Johnson N. Nkem;Diana H. Wall;Ross A. Virginia;John E. Barrett

  • Reflections on Plant and Soil Nematode Ecology: Past, Present and Future

    Howard Ferris;Bryan S. Griffiths;Dorota L. Porazinska;Thomas O. Powers

  • Reproducibility of read numbers in high-throughput sequencing analysis of nematode community composition and structure.

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Way Sung;Robin M. Giblin‐Davis;W. Kelley Thomas

  • Snow-Patch Influence on Soil Biogeochemical Processes and Invertebrate Distribution in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Michael N. Gooseff;Michael N. Gooseff;John E. Barrett;Peter T. Doran;Andrew G. Fountain

  • Ecometagenetics confirm high tropical rainforest nematode diversity.

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Robin M. Giblin-Davis;Alejandro Esquivel;Thomas O. Powers

  • Food Web Responses to Augmenting the Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Bare and Animal Manure-Mulched Soil

    L. W. Duncan;J. H. Graham;J. Zellers;D. Bright

  • Nematode Spatial and Ecological Patterns from Tropical and Temperate Rainforests

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Robin M. Giblin-Davis;Thomas O. Powers;W. Kelley Thomas

  • Plant diversity and density predict belowground diversity and function in an early successional alpine ecosystem.

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Emily C. Farrer;Marko J. Spasojevic;Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita;Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita

  • Cryoconite – From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces

    Piotr Rozwalak;Paweł Podkowa;Jakub Buda;Przemysław Niedzielski

  • Organic matter and soil biota of upland wetlands in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

    Daryl L. Moorhead;John E. Barrett;Ross A. Virginia;Diana H. Wall

  • A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing

    K. Zawierucha;D. L. Porazinska;G. F. Ficetola;G. F. Ficetola;R. Ambrosini

  • Invertebrates in ornithogenic soils on Ross Island, Antarctica

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Diana H. Wall;Ross A. Virginia

  • Patterns of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes across a mostly-unvegetated, high-elevation landscape

    Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita;Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita;Samuel A. Sartwell;Samuel A. Sartwell;Emma V. Ordemann;Dorota L. Porazinska;Dorota L. Porazinska

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder
Katharine N. Suding
Katharine N. Suding University of Colorado Boulder
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
W. Kelley Thomas
W. Kelley Thomas University of New Hampshire
Ross A. Virginia
Ross A. Virginia Dartmouth College
Andrew G. Fountain
Andrew G. Fountain Portland State University
Marko J. Spasojevic
Marko J. Spasojevic University of California, Riverside
John E. Barrett
John E. Barrett Virginia Tech
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
James H. Graham
James H. Graham University of Florida

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