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James M. Waddington

James M. Waddington

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
67
Citations
13986
World Ranking
1626
National Ranking
97

Overview

James M. Waddington is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on peatlands and wetlands ecology, with significant contributions also in the areas of fire effects on ecosystems, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, botany and plant ecology studies, climate change and permafrost, as well as turtle biology and conservation and amphibian and reptile biology.

The scientist has contributed to a variety of publication venues, with frequent articles appearing in:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecohydrology
  • Wetlands

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by James M. Waddington are:

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate (2020, Nature Climate Change)
  • Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply (2021, Hydrological Processes)
  • Wildfire and degradation accelerate northern peatland carbon release (2023, Nature Climate Change)
  • Environmental drivers of Sphagnum growth in peatlands across the Holarctic region (2020, Journal of Ecology)
  • The biophysical climate mitigation potential of boreal peatlands during the growing season (2020, Environmental Research Letters)

Waddington collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Paul Moore
  • SOPHIE WILKINSON
  • Colin P. R. McCarter
  • Chantel E. Markle
  • Richard M. Petrone

Their work spans various subfields of study such as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Best Publications

  • Cutover peatlands: A persistent source of atmospheric CO2

    J. M. Waddington;K. D. Warner;G. W. Kennedy

  • A synthesis of methane emissions from 71 northern, temperate, and subtropical wetlands

    Merritt R. Turetsky;Agnieszka Kotowska;Jill Bubier;Nancy B. Dise

  • Uncertainty in Predicting the Effect of Climatic Change on the Carbon Cycling of Canadian Peatlands

    T. R. Moore;N. T. Roulet;J. M. Waddington

  • Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands

    J. M. Waddington;P. J. Morris;N. Kettridge;G. Granath;G. Granath

  • Atmosphere-wetland carbon exchanges: Scale dependency of CO2 and CH4 exchange on the developmental topography of a peatland

    J. M. Waddington;N. T. Roulet

  • Carbon balance of a boreal patterned peatland

    J. M. Waddington;N. T. Roulet

  • Short‐term response of methane fluxes and methanogen activity to water table and soil warming manipulations in an Alaskan peatland

    M. R. Turetsky;M. R. Turetsky;C. C. Treat;M. P. Waldrop;J. M. Waddington

  • Water table control of CH4 emission enhancement by vascular plants in boreal peatlands

    J. M. Waddington;N. T. Roulet;R. V. Swanson

  • Response of vegetation and net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange at different peatland microforms following water table drawdown

    M Strack;J. M Waddington;L Rochefort;Eeva-Stiina Tuittila

  • Relationship between ecosystem productivity and photosynthetically active radiation for northern peatlands

    S. E. Frolking;J. L. Bubier;T. R. Moore;T. Ball

  • Effect of water table drawdown on northern peatland methane dynamics: Implications for climate change

    M. Strack;J. M. Waddington;E.-S. Tuittila;E.-S. Tuittila;E.-S. Tuittila

  • Effects of Experimental Water Table and Temperature Manipulations on Ecosystem CO 2 Fluxes in an Alaskan Rich Fen

    M. R. Chivers;M. R. Turetsky;J. M. Waddington;J. W. Harden

  • Moisture controls on Sphagnum growth and CO2 exchange on a cutover bog

    P. McNeil;J. M. Waddington

  • Response of peatland carbon dioxide and methane fluxes to a water table drawdown experiment

    M. Strack;M. Strack;J. M. Waddington

  • Interactive effects of vegetation, soil moisture and bulk density on depth of burning of thick organic soils

    B. W. Benscoter;D. K. Thompson;J. M. Waddington;M. D. Flannigan;M. D. Flannigan

  • Effects of Beaver Dams on Subarctic Wetland Hydrology

    Ming-ko Woo;James M. Waddington

  • Groundwater flow and dissolved carbon movement in a boreal peatland

    J.M. Waddington;N.T. Roulet

  • Effect of water table drawdown on peatland dissolved organic carbon export and dynamics

    M. Strack;J. M. Waddington;R. A. Bourbonniere;R. A. Bourbonniere;E. L. Buckton

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James Michael Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian D. Amiro

  • Moderate drop in water table increases peatland vulnerability to post-fire regime shift.

    N. Kettridge;M. R. Turetsky;J. H. Sherwood;D. K. Thompson

  • EFFECT OF PEATLAND DRAINAGE, HARVESTING, AND RESTORATION ON ATMOSPHERIC WATER AND CARBON EXCHANGE

    J. M. Waddington;J. S. Price

  • Dynamics of biogenic gas bubbles in peat and their effects on peatland biogeochemistry

    M. Strack;E. Kellner;J. M. Waddington

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan K. Thompson
Dan K. Thompson Natural Resources Canada
Kevin J. Devito
Kevin J. Devito University of Alberta
Richard M. Petrone
Richard M. Petrone University of Waterloo
Maria Strack
Maria Strack University of Waterloo
Carl A. Mendoza
Carl A. Mendoza University of Alberta
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
Jonathan S. Price
Jonathan S. Price University of Waterloo
Nigel T. Roulet
Nigel T. Roulet McGill University
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila University of Eastern Finland
B. M. Wotton
B. M. Wotton University of Toronto

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