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Overview

J M Kranabetter is affiliated with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests in Canada. Their research spans multiple aspects of forest ecology, plant interactions, and soil science, focusing primarily on temperate coastal rainforests and the biogeochemical processes that underpin forest productivity and health.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Phosphorus deficiencies invoke optimal allocation of exoenzymes by ectomycorrhizas, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Manganese limitations and the enhanced soil carbon sequestration of temperate rainforests, 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • Contrasting conifer species productivity in relation to soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of British Columbia perhumid rainforests, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • Post-disturbance conifer tree-ring δ 15 N reflects openness of the nitrogen cycle across temperate coastal rainforests, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • Productivity of coastal Douglas-fir and western redcedar in response to species mixture, planting density, and soil carbon:nitrogen ratio, 2021, Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Their coauthors frequently include:

  • B. J. Hawkins
  • Dave Dunn
  • Melanie D. Jones
  • Timothy J. Philpott
  • Louise de Montigny

Frequent venues for their publications are:

  • New Phytologist
  • The ISME Journal
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Biogeosciences

Their main fields of study are Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these fields, they focus on the following subfields:

  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Soil Science
  • Cell Biology

Kranabetter's work centers on several main topics including:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Their research explores nutrient limitations such as phosphorus and manganese in forest soils and their influence on carbon sequestration and tree productivity. The use of isotopic analysis in tree rings to understand nitrogen cycling further characterizes their approach to assessing ecosystem processes and forest health. Their studies emphasize the interactions between conifer species, soil nutrient stoichiometry, and environmental variables across the wet rainforest ecosystems of British Columbia.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Silvicultural disturbance severity and plant communities of the southern Canadian boreal forest

    Sybille Haeussler;Lorne Bedford;Alain Leduc;Yves Bergeron

  • Soil physical property changes at the North American long-term soil productivity study sites: 1 and 5 years after compaction

    Deborah S Page-Dumroese;Martin F Jurgensen;Allan E Tiarks;Felix Ponder

  • Convergence of soil nitrogen isotopes across global climate gradients

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Laurent Augusto

  • Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control on 5-year seedling performance: a regional comparison of Long-Term Soil Productivity sites

    Robert L. Fleming;Robert F. Powers;Neil W. Foster;J. Marty Kranabetter

  • Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction and vegetation control on 10th year biomass and foliar nutrition: LTSP continent-wide comparisons

    Felix Ponder Jr.;Robert L. Fleming;Shannon Berch;Matt D. Busse

  • Forest harvesting reduces the soil metagenomic potential for biomass decomposition

    Erick Cardenas;J M Kranabetter;Graeme Hope;Kendra R Maas

  • Diversity and species distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi along productivity gradients of a southern boreal forest

    J. M. Kranabetter;D. M. Durall;W. H. MacKenzie

  • Ectomycorrhizal community structure across forest openings on naturally regenerated western hemlock seedlings

    J M Kranabetter;T Wylie

  • Ectomycorrhizal mushroom distribution by stand age in western hemlock - lodgepole pine forests of northwestern British Columbia

    J M Kranabetter;J Friesen;S Gamiet;P Kroeger

  • Indices of dissolved organic nitrogen, ammonium and nitrate across productivity gradients of boreal forests

    J.M. Kranabetter;C.R. Dawson;D.E. Dunn

  • The effect of refuge trees on a paper birch ectomycorrhiza community

    J M Kranabetter

  • Effects of organic matter removal and soil compaction on fifth-year mineral soil carbon and nitrogen contents for sites across the United States and Canada

    Felipe G. Sanchez;Allan E. Tiarks;J. Marty Kranabetter;Deborah S. Page-Dumroese

  • Epigeous fruiting bodies of ectomycorrhizal fungi as indicators of soil fertility and associated nitrogen status of boreal forests

    J. M. Kranabetter;J. Friesen;S. Gamiet;P. Kroeger

  • Distribution and abundance of littoral benthic fauna in Canadian prairie saline lakes

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  • Ectomycorrhizal mushroom response to partial cutting in a western hemlock - western redcedar forest

    J M Kranabetter;P Kroeger

  • The Contrasting Response to Soil Disturbance between Lodgepole Pine and Hybrid White Spruce in Subboreal Forests

    J. M. Kranabetter;P. Sanborn;B. K. Chapman;S. Dube

  • Ectomycorrhizal community structure on western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) seedlings transplanted from forests into openings.

    J M Kranabetter;J Friesen

  • A comparison of ectomycorrhiza communities from three conifer species planted on forest gap edges

    J M Kranabetter;S Hayden;E F Wright

  • Effectiveness of green-tree retention in the conservation of ectomycorrhizal fungi

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  • A Framework to Assess Biogeochemical Response to Ecosystem Disturbance Using Nutrient Partitioning Ratios

    J. Marty Kranabetter;Kendra K. McLauchlan;Sara K. Enders;Jennifer M. Fraterrigo

  • Species patterns in foliar nitrogen concentration, nitrogen content and 13C abundance for understory saplings across light gradients

    J. M. Kranabetter;S. W. Simard;R. D. Guy;K. D. Coates

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Mohn
William W. Mohn University of British Columbia
Steven J. Hallam
Steven J. Hallam University of British Columbia
Yves Bergeron
Yves Bergeron Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Alain Leduc
Alain Leduc University of Quebec at Montreal

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