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Douglas L. Godbold

Douglas L. Godbold

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Ecology and Evolution
Czechia
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
Czechia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
15154
World Ranking
834
National Ranking
5

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
67
Citations
15237
World Ranking
1614
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Douglas L. Godbold is affiliated with Mendel University Brno in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable emphasis on several interconnected subfields and research topics.

The core subfields of Douglas L. Godbold's work include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Soil Science

Within these subfields, key topics explored by Godbold are:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Forest Management and Policy

The scientist has published extensively in recognized journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Forests
  • New Phytologist
  • Global Change Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Soil fertility relates to fungal-mediated decomposition and organic matter turnover in a temperate mountain forest," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Particulate matter accumulation by tree foliage is driven by leaf habit types, urbanization- and pollution levels," 2023, Environmental Pollution
  • "Surviving trees and deadwood moderate changes in soil fungal communities and associated functioning after natural forest disturbance and salvage logging," 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights," 2024, Current Forestry Reports

Douglas L. Godbold has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Boris Rewald, with 23 joint publications
  • Hans Sandén, with 18 joint publications
  • Kris Verheyen, with 14 joint publications
  • Quentin Ponette, with 14 joint publications
  • Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, with 12 joint publications

Best Publications

  • The carbon we do not see : The impact of low molecular weight compounds on carbon dynamics and respiration in forest soils - A review

    Patrick A.W. van Hees;David L. Jones;Roger Finlay;Douglas L. Godbold

  • Cadmium-induced changes in antioxidative systems, hydrogen peroxide content, and differentiation in Scots pine roots.

    Andres Schützendübel;Peter Schwanz;Thomas Teichmann;Kristina Gross

  • Mycorrhizal hyphal turnover as a dominant process for carbon input into soil organic matter

    Douglas L. Godbold;Marcel R. Hoosbeek;Martin Lukac;M. Francesca Cotrufo

  • Aluminum toxicity and forest decline.

    Douglas L. Godbold;E Fritz;A Hüttermann

  • The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

    A. Ekblad;H. Wallander;D. L. Godbold;C. Cruz

  • Metal toxicity and ectomycorrhizas

    G. Jentschke;G. Jentschke;D. L. Godbold

  • Stump Harvesting for Bioenergy - A Review of the Environmental Impacts

    J. D. Walmsley;D. L. Godbold

  • Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations

    Kris Verheyen;Margot Vanhellemont;Harald Auge;Lander Baeten

  • Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

    L. Finér;H.-S. Helmisaari;K. Lõhmus;H. Majdi

  • Evaluation of methods to estimate production, biomass and turnover of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests soils : A review

    Håkan Wallander;A. Ekblad;D. L. Godbold;D. Johnson

  • Effect of zinc, cadmium and mercury on root elongation of Picea abies (Karst.) seedlings, and the significance of these metals to forest die-back

    D.L. Godbold;A. Hüttermann

  • Tree roots in a changing world

    Ivano Brunner;Douglas L. Godbold

  • Organic acid behaviour in a calcareous soil implications for rhizosphere nutrient cycling

    Lena Ström;Andrew G. Owen;Douglas L. Godbold;David L. Jones

  • Organic acid mediated P mobilization in the rhizosphere and uptake by maize roots

    Lena Ström;Andrew G Owen;Douglas L Godbold;David L Jones

  • Root turnover and root necromass accumulation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) are affected by soil acidity

    Douglas L Godbold;Heinz-Werner Fritz;Georg Jentschke;Henning Meesenburg

  • Organic acid behaviour in a calcareous soil: Sorption reactions and biodegradation rates.

    L Ström;A.G Owen;D.L Godbold;D.L Jones

  • Aluminum Resistance in Triticum aestivum Associated with Enhanced Exudation of Malate

    Urmila Basu;Douglas Godbold;Gregory J. Taylor

  • Cadmium and copper change root growth and morphology of Pinus pinea and Pinus pinaster seedlings

    Iduna Arduini;Douglas L. Godbold;Antonino Onnis

  • Cadmium and copper uptake and distribution in Mediterranean tree seedlings

    Iduna Arduini;Douglas L. Godbold;Antonino Onnis

  • Low molecular weight organic acid adsorption in forest soils: effects on soil solution concentrations and biodegradation rates

    P.A.W. van Hees;S.I. Vinogradoff;A.C. Edwards;D.L. Godbold

  • Effects of acid rain on forest processes

    Douglas L. Godbold;Aloys Huttermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Franco Miglietta
Franco Miglietta National Research Council (CNR)
Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Petra Marschner
Petra Marschner University of Adelaide
Reinhart Ceulemans
Reinhart Ceulemans University of Antwerp
Ivika Ostonen
Ivika Ostonen University of Tartu
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Ivano Brunner
Ivano Brunner Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari University of Helsinki
Carlo Calfapietra
Carlo Calfapietra National Research Council (CNR)
Hervé Jactel
Hervé Jactel University of Bordeaux

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