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Edward B. Rastetter is affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, focusing extensively on atmospheric science, global and planetary change, and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Edward B. Rastetter has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers in respected scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Herbivore absence can shift dry heath tundra from carbon source to sink during peak growing season," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Alleviation of nutrient co-limitation induces regime shifts in post-fire community composition and productivity in Arctic tundra," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Time lags: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network," 2021, Ecosphere
  • "Ecosystem Recovery from Disturbance is Constrained by N Cycle Openness, Vegetation-Soil N Distribution, Form of N Losses, and the Balance Between Vegetation and Soil-Microbial Processes," 2020, Ecosystems
  • "Warming effects on arctic tundra biogeochemistry are limited but habitat-dependent: a meta-analysis," 2021, Ecosphere

The frequent publication venues for this scientist's work include:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Global Change Biology
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecological Applications
  • Ecosystems

Collaborations have been established with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Laura Gough
  • Kevin L. Griffin
  • Jennie R. McLaren
  • Rebecca J. Rowe
  • Natalie T. Boelman

Their research has contributed to a better understanding of ecological dynamics related to tundra ecosystems, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemical impacts of warming in Arctic environments. The focus on long-term ecological processes is evident in studies addressing time lags and ecosystem recovery after disturbances.

Best Publications

  • Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods

    F. S. Chapin Iii;G. M. Woodwell;J. Randerson;E. B. Rastetter

  • CONTROLS ON NITROGEN CYCLING IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: A SYNTHETIC ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE DATA

    Mary S. Booth;John M. Stark;Edward B. Rastetter

  • Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation

    Peter M. Vitousek;Ken Cassman;Cory Cleveland;Tim Crews

  • Potential Net Primary Productivity in South America: Application of a Global Model

    James W. Raich;E. B. Rastetter;J. M. Melillo;D. W. Kicklighter

  • Resource-based niches provide a basis for plant species diversity and dominance in arctic tundra

    Robert B. McKane;Loretta C. Johnson;Gaius R. Shaver;Knute J. Nadelhoffer

  • Arctic and boreal ecosystems of western North America as components of the climate system

    F. S. Chapin Iii;A. D. McGuire;J. Randerson;Roger A. Pielke

  • Modelling the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum in a Quercus-Acer stand at Harvard Forest : the regulation of stomatal conductance by light, nitrogen and soil/plant hydraulic properties

    M. Williams;E. B. Rastetter;D. N. Fernandes;M. L. Goulden;M. L. Goulden

  • Global Change and the Carbon Balance of Arctic EcosystemsCarbon/nutrient interactions should act as major constraints on changes in global terrestrial carbon cycling

    Gaius R. Shaver;W. D. Billings;F. Stuart Chapin;Anne E. Giblin

  • Aggregating Fine-Scale Ecological Knowledge to Model Coarser-Scale Attributes of Ecosystems

    Edward B. Rastetter;Anthony W. King;Bernard J. Cosby;George M. Hornberger

  • Continental-scale models of water balance and fluvial transport: An application to South America

    Charles J. Vörösmarty;Berrien Moore;Annette L. Grace;M. Patricia Gildea

  • Temperature response of soil respiration largely unaltered with experimental warming

    Joanna C. Carey;Jianwu Tang;Pamela H. Templer;Kevin D. Kroeger

  • A general biogeochemical model describing the responses of the C and N cycles in terrestrial ecosystems to changes in CO2, climate, and N deposition

    Edward B. Rastetter;Michael G. Ryan;Gaius R. Shaver;Jerry M. Melillo

  • BIOMASS AND CO2 FLUX IN WET SEDGE TUNDRAS: RESPONSES TO NUTRIENTS, TEMPERATURE, AND LIGHT

    G. R. Shaver;L. C. Johnson;D. H. Cades;G. Murray

  • RESPONSES OF N‐LIMITED ECOSYSTEMS TO INCREASED CO2: A BALANCED‐NUTRITION, COUPLED‐ELEMENT‐CYCLES MODEL

    Edward B. Rastetter;Göran I. Ågren;Gaius R. Shaver

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Seasonal variation in net carbon exchange and evapotranspiration in a Brazilian rain forest: a modelling analysis

    M. Williams;Y. Malhi;A. D. Nobre;E. B. Rastetter

  • Changes in C Storage by Terrestrial Ecosystems: How C-N Interactions Restrict Responses to CO2 and Temperature

    E. B. Rastetter;R. B. McKane;G. R. Shaver;J. M. Melillo

  • Coordinated approaches to quantify long-term ecosystem dynamics in response to global change

    Yiqi Luo;Jerry Melillo;Shuli Niu;Claus Beier

  • Functional convergence in regulation of net CO2 flux in heterogeneous tundra landscapes in Alaska and Sweden

    G. R. Shaver;L. E. Street;E. B. Rastetter;M. T. Van Wijk

  • Validating models of ecosystem response to global change

    Edward B. Rastetter

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaius R. Shaver
Gaius R. Shaver Marine Biological Laboratory
Mathew Williams
Mathew Williams University of Edinburgh
Anne E. Giblin
Anne E. Giblin Marine Biological Laboratory
Knute J. Nadelhoffer
Knute J. Nadelhoffer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Adrian V. Rocha
Adrian V. Rocha University of Notre Dame
John E. Hobbie
John E. Hobbie Marine Biological Laboratory
Jerry M. Melillo
Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory
Charles S. Hopkinson
Charles S. Hopkinson University of Georgia
George W. Kling
George W. Kling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laura Gough
Laura Gough Towson University

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