Francis M. Kelliher

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Ecology
• Carbon dioxide
• Ecosystem

Francis M. Kelliher mainly focuses on Soil water, Canopy, Eddy covariance, Ecology and Atmospheric sciences. His Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Organic matter and Agronomy. His Canopy research is included under the broader classification of Botany.

His Eddy covariance research incorporates elements of Sensible heat, Growing season and Water content. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Ecology, concentrating on Forestry and intersecting with Chronosequence, Carbon sequestration, Carbon cycle and Carbon sink. His work carried out in the field of Atmospheric sciences brings together such families of science as Vegetation, Stomatal conductance, Canopy conductance and Transpiration.

His most cited work include:

• Relationships among Maximum Stomatal Conductance, Ecosystem Surface Conductance, Carbon Assimilation Rate, and Plant Nitrogen Nutrition: A Global Ecology Scaling Exercise (554 citations)
• Leaf nitrogen, photosynthesis, conductance and transpiration : scaling from leaves to canopies (517 citations)
• Maximum conductances for evaporation from global vegetation types (513 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Francis M. Kelliher spends much of his time researching Soil water, Agronomy, Pasture, Atmospheric sciences and Botany. His research in Soil water intersects with topics in Nitrous oxide, Organic matter and Water content. In his research, Soil biodiversity is intimately related to Soil carbon, which falls under the overarching field of Agronomy.

His studies in Pasture integrate themes in fields like Total organic carbon, Soil test, Grazing and Animal science. His research investigates the link between Atmospheric sciences and topics such as Canopy that cross with problems in Eddy covariance, Transpiration and Leaf area index. Respiration is closely connected to Carbon dioxide in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Botany.

He most often published in these fields:

• Soil water (69.23%)
• Agronomy (37.06%)
• Pasture (25.87%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

• Soil water (69.23%)
• Agronomy (37.06%)
• Organic matter (16.78%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Soil water, Agronomy, Organic matter, Pasture and Soil science. Francis M. Kelliher has included themes like Environmental chemistry, Total organic carbon and Nitrous oxide in his Soil water study. His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Nitrification, Soil health, Aeration, Water content and Water retention curve.

He combines subjects such as Soil carbon, Bulk density and Animal science with his study of Agronomy. Francis M. Kelliher interconnects Allophane and Chemical engineering in the investigation of issues within Organic matter. His work is dedicated to discovering how Pasture, Grazing are connected with Climate change, Atmospheric sciences, Annual cycle and Meteorology and other disciplines.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Soil carbon sequestration potential of permanent pasture and continuous cropping soils in New Zealand. (40 citations)
• Irrigating grazed pasture decreases soil carbon and nitrogen stocks. (38 citations)
• A review of soil carbon change in New Zealand’s grazed grasslands (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Ecology
• Carbon dioxide
• Agriculture

His scientific interests lie mostly in Soil water, Agronomy, Soil carbon, Soil biodiversity and Soil organic matter. The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Pasture and Irrigation. Francis M. Kelliher has researched Soil organic matter in several fields, including Environmental chemistry and Water retention curve.

His Bulk density study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Dairy cattle, Grazed pasture and Grassland. His work deals with themes such as Leaching model and Soil horizon, which intersect with Leaching. His Soil science study combines topics in areas such as Aeration, Organic matter, Nitrification and Water content.