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55
Citations
15594
World Ranking
2922
National Ranking
1036

Overview

Jake F. Weltzin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science with a focus on several subfields including Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Social Psychology.

Their research topics include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Bridging the research-management gap: landscape science in practice on public lands in the western United States" (2020), published in Landscape Ecology
  • "Ecological forecasting-21st century science for 21st century management" (2020), published in Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • "The NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge" (2023), published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Seasonality of biological and physical systems as indicators of climatic variation and change" (2020), published in Climatic Change

Weltzin has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • John B. Bradford
  • Theresa M. Crimmins
  • Leslie Hsu
  • Jeffrey T. Morisette
  • Sarah K. Carter

The scientist has published multiple works in recurring publication venues, such as:

  • Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Climatic Change

Best Publications

  • Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency

    Travis E. Huxman;Melinda D. Smith;Melinda D. Smith;Philip A. Fay;Alan K. Knapp

  • Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection

    Duncan C. McKinley;Abe J. Miller-Rushing;Heidi L. Ballard;Rick Bonney

  • Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States

    Sarah R. Weiskopf;Madeleine A. Rubenstein;Lisa G. Crozier;Sarah Gaichas

  • Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential Changes in Precipitation

    Jake F. Weltzin;Michael E. Loik;Susanne Schwinning;David G. Williams

  • Resource pulses, species interactions and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments

    Peter Chesson;Renate L. E. Gebauer;Susan Schwinning;Nancy Huntly

  • Drought disturbance from climate change: response of United States forests.

    Paul J. Hanson;Jake F. Weltzin

  • The biogeography of prediction error: why does the introduced range of the fire ant over-predict its native range?

    Matthew C. Fitzpatrick;Jake F. Weltzin;Nathan J. Sanders;Robert R. Dunn

  • Responses of soil respiration to elevated CO2, air warming, and changing soil water availability in a model old-field grassland

    Shiqiang Wan;Shiqiang Wan;Richard J. Norby;Joanne Ledford;Jake F. Weltzin

  • RESPONSE OF BOG AND FEN PLANT COMMUNITIES TO WARMING AND WATER-TABLE MANIPULATIONS

    Jake F. Weltzin;John J Pastor;John J Pastor;Calvin Harth;Scott D. Bridgham

  • Potential effects of warming and drying on peatland plant community composition

    Jake F. Weltzin;Scott D. Bridgham;John Pastor;John Pastor;Jiquan Chen

  • Savanna tree influence on understory vegetation and soil nutrients in northwestern Kenya

    Jake F. Weltzin;Michael B. Coughenour

  • SMALL‐MAMMAL REGULATION OF VEGETATION STRUCTURE IN A TEMPERATE SAVANNA

    Jake F. Weltzin;Steve Archer;Rod K. Heitschmidt

  • Response of net ecosystem gas exchange to a simulated precipitation pulse in a semi-arid grassland: the role of native versus non-native grasses and soil texture

    Travis E. Huxman;Jessica M. Cable;Danielle D. Ignace;J. Alex Eilts

  • Net primary productivity of a CO2-enriched deciduous forest and the implications for carbon storage

    Richard J. Norby;Paul J. Hanson;Elizabeth G. O'Neill;Tim J. Tschaplinski

  • Climate change effects on plant biomass alter dominance patterns and community evenness in an experimental old‐field ecosystem

    Paul Kardol;Paul Kardol;Courtney E. Campany;Lara Souza;Richard J. Norby

  • Soil Texture Drives Responses of Soil Respiration to Precipitation Pulses in the Sonoran Desert: Implications for Climate Change

    Jessica M. Cable;Kiona Ogle;David G. Williams;Jake F. Weltzin

  • Spatial and temporal soil moisture resource partitioning by trees and grasses in a temperate savanna, Arizona, USA.

    Jake F. Weltzin;Guy R. McPherson

  • Standardized phenology monitoring methods to track plant and animal activity for science and resource management applications

    Ellen G. Denny;Katharine L. Gerst;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Geraldine L. Tierney

  • Antecedent moisture and seasonal precipitation influence the response of canopy‐scale carbon and water exchange to rainfall pulses in a semi‐arid grassland

    D. L. Potts;D. L. Potts;T. E. Huxman;J. M. Cable;N. B. English

  • RAPID CARBON RESPONSE OF PEATLANDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    Scott D. Bridgham;John Pastor;Bradley Dewey;Jake F. Weltzin

  • FACILITATION OF CONSPECIFIC SEEDLING RECRUITMENT AND SHIFTS IN TEMPERATE SAVANNA ECOTONES

    Jake F. Weltzin;Guy R. McPherson

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Williams
David G. Williams University of Wyoming
Travis E. Huxman
Travis E. Huxman University of California, Irvine
Richard J. Norby
Richard J. Norby University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John Pastor
John Pastor University of Minnesota, Duluth
R. Travis Belote
R. Travis Belote The Wilderness Society (United States)
Mark D. Schwartz
Mark D. Schwartz University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing National Park Service
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

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