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Overview

J. A. Trofymow is affiliated with Natural Resources Canada and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and related disciplines. Their work spans diverse subfields within agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on forest ecology and fungal interactions.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of study cover:

  • Insect Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Environmental Engineering

Thematic areas in their research explore:

  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Trofymow are:

  • Philip-Edouard Shay
  • Jason Kelley
  • Christopher Bone
  • Kendrick J. Brown
  • Tod D. Ramsfield

J. A. Trofymow has published in various academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Forests
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Remote Sensing

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Trofymow include:

  • Differences in Soil Fungal Communities between Forested Reclamation and Forestry Sites in the Alberta Oil Sands Region, 2023, Journal of Fungi
  • Development and wildfire dynamics of dry coastal temperate forests, BC, Canada, 2022, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Combining Area-Based and Individual Tree Metrics for Improving Merchantable and Non-Merchantable Wood Volume Estimates in Coastal Douglas-Fir Forests, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • Use of Multi-Temporal LiDAR to Quantify Fertilization Effects on Stand Volume and Biomass in Late-Rotation Coastal Douglas-Fir Forests, 2021, Forests
  • Distance from the Forest Edge Influences Soil Fungal Communities Colonizing a Reclaimed Soil Borrow Site in Boreal Mixedwood Forest, 2020, Forests

Best Publications

  • Interactions of Bacteria, Fungi, and their Nematode Grazers: Effects on Nutrient Cycling and Plant Growth

    Russell E. Ingham;J. A. Trofymow;Elaine R. Ingham;David C. Coleman

  • Stoichiometric controls on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in decomposing litter

    Stefano Manzoni;John A. Trofymow;Robert B. Jackson;Amilcare Porporato

  • The Global Stoichiometry of Litter Nitrogen Mineralization

    Stefano Manzoni;Robert B. Jackson;John A. Trofymow;Amilcare Porporato

  • Derivation and validation of Canada-wide coarse-resolution leaf area index maps using high-resolution satellite imagery and ground measurements

    J.M Chen;G Pavlic;L Brown;J Cihlar

  • CBM-CFS3: A model of carbon-dynamics in forestry and land-use change implementing IPCC standards

    W.A. Kurz;C.C. Dymond;T.M. White;G. Stinson

  • Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent

    Diana H. Wall;Mark A. Bradford;Mark G. St. John;John A. Trofymow

  • Estimating canopy structure of Douglas-fir forest stands from discrete-return LiDAR

    Nicholas C. Coops;Thomas Hilker;Michael A. Wulder;Benoît St-Onge

  • A comparison of digital and film fisheye photography for analysis of forest canopy structure and gap light transmission

    Gordon W. Frazer;Richard A. Fournier;J.A. Trofymow;Ronald J. Hall

  • 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning investigation of the proximate-analysis fractions used to assess litter quality in decomposition studies

    Caroline M. Preston;J. A. (Tony) Trofymow;Junning Niu;Brian G. Sayer

  • Rates of litter decomposition over 6 years in Canadian forests: influence of litter quality and climate

    J A Trofymow;T R Moore;B Titus;C Prescott

  • Spatial patterns and competition of tree species in a Douglas-fir chronosequence on Vancouver Island

    Stephan Getzin;Charmaine Dean;Fangliang He;John A. Trofymow

  • Litter decomposition rates in Canadian forests

    T. R. Moore;J. A. Trofymow;B. Taylor;C. Prescott

  • Leaf litter decomposition-Estimates of global variability based on Yasso07 model

    Mikko Tuomi;Mikko Tuomi;T. Thum;H. Järvinen;S. Fronzek

  • Patterns of Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in Decomposing Foliar Litter in Canadian Forests

    T. R. Moore;J. A. Trofymow;C. E. Prescott;J. Fyles

  • Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

    Caroline M. Preston;Jason R. Nault;J. A. Trofymow

  • Carbon dioxide fluxes in coastal Douglas-fir stands at different stages of development after clearcut harvesting

    Elyn R. Humphreys;T. Andrew Black;Kai Morgenstern;Tiebo Cai

  • Variability in litter quality and its relationship to litter decay in Canadian forests.

    Caroline M Preston;JA (Tony) Trofymow

  • Assessing tower flux footprint climatology and scaling between remotely sensed and eddy covariance measurements.

    Baozhang Chen;T. Andrew Black;Nicholas C. Coops;Thomas Hilker

  • Nature and nurture in the dynamics of C, N and P during litter decomposition in Canadian forests

    Tim R. Moore;J. A. Trofymow;Cindy E. Prescott;B. D. Titus

  • PMAS-NMR spectroscopy and chemical analysis of coarse woody debris in coastal forests of Vancouver Island

    C.M Preston;J.A Trofymow;J Niu;C.A Fyfe

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline M. Preston
Caroline M. Preston Natural Resources Canada
Cindy E. Prescott
Cindy E. Prescott University of British Columbia
Nicholas C. Coops
Nicholas C. Coops University of British Columbia
Tim R. Moore
Tim R. Moore McGill University
Werner A. Kurz
Werner A. Kurz Natural Resources Canada
T. A. Black
T. A. Black University of British Columbia
Philip J. Burton
Philip J. Burton University of Northern British Columbia
Zoran Nesic
Zoran Nesic University of British Columbia
Robert F. Grant
Robert F. Grant University of Alberta
Rachhpal S. Jassal
Rachhpal S. Jassal University of British Columbia

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