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Jennifer C. McElwain

Jennifer C. McElwain

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Environmental Sciences
Ireland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
10487
World Ranking
5464
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Jennifer C. McElwain is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and specializes in various aspects of environmental and earth sciences. Their research encompasses multiple interconnected fields, including Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their work covers several significant subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Paleontology. These areas underline a broad expertise focused on understanding the dynamics of Earth's past and present environments.

Jennifer C. McElwain's research predominantly addresses topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Climate variability and models, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

They have contributed to scientific knowledge through numerous publications. Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • Past climates inform our future, 2020, Science
  • Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO2, 2023, Science
  • Palaeobotanical experiences of plant diversity in deep time. 1: How well can we identify past plant diversity in the fossil record?, 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Impact of soil salinity on mangrove restoration in a semiarid region: a case study from the Saloum Delta, Senegal, 2020, Restoration Ecology
  • Palaeobotanical experiences of plant diversity in deep time. 2: How to measure and analyse past plant biodiversity, 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Their frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative approach to research. These colleagues include Isabel P. Montañez, Jonathan P. Wilson, Joseph D. White, William J. Matthaeus, and Christopher J. Poulsen.

The scientist publishes regularly in several key venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • New Phytologist
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science
  • Anaesthesia

Jennifer C. McElwain's work in plant sciences and paleoclimatology involves detailed investigations of plant diversity, carbon dynamics, and environmental change over geological timescales.

They have been recognized for their contributions by being named a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Plants

    K. J. Willis;J. C. McElwain

  • Fossil Plants and Global Warming at the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary

    J. C. McElwain;D. J. Beerling;F. I. Woodward

  • Past climates inform our future

    Jessica E. Tierney;Christopher J. Poulsen;Isabel P. Montañez;Tripti Bhattacharya

  • Changes in carbon dioxide during an oceanic anoxic event linked to intrusion into Gondwana coals

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Jessica Wade-Murphy;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Stomatal Density and Index of Fossil Plants Track Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in the Palaeozoic

    Jennifer C. McElwain;William G. Chaloner

  • Mass extinction events and the plant fossil record

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Surangi W. Punyasena

  • Climate, pCO2 and terrestrial carbon cycle linkages during late Palaeozoic glacial-interglacial cycles

    Isabel P. Montañez;Jennifer C. McElwain;Christopher J. Poulsen;Joseph D. White

  • Carbon sequestration activated by a volcanic CO 2 pulse during Ocean Anoxic Event 2

    Richard S. Barclay;Jennifer C. McElwain;Bradley B. Sageman

  • Baseline intrinsic flammability of Earth’s ecosystems estimated from paleoatmospheric oxygen over the past 350 million years

    Claire M. Belcher;Jonathan M. Yearsley;Rory M. Hadden;Jennifer C. McElwain

  • The fossil cuticle as a skeletal record of environmental change

    Jennifer C. McElwain;William G. Chaloner

  • Stomatal responses of the ‘living fossil’ Ginkgo biloba L. to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations

    D.J. Beerling;J.C. McElwain;C.P. Osborne

  • Macroecological responses of terrestrial vegetation to climatic and atmospheric change across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in East Greenland

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Mihai E. Popa;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Matthew Haworth

  • Limits for combustion in low O2 redefine paleoatmospheric predictions for the Mesozoic.

    C. M. Belcher;J. C. McElwain

  • Increased fire activity at the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in Greenland due to climate-driven floral change

    Claire M. Belcher;Luke Mander;Guillermo Rein;Freddy X. Jervis

  • Do fossil plants signal palaeoatmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in the geological past

    J. C. McElwain

  • Extremely elevated CO2 concentrations at the Triassic/Jurassic boundary

    Margret Steinthorsdottir;Andrew J. Jeram;Jennifer C. McElwain

  • Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate within Acer rubrum and Quercus kelloggii

    Dana L. Royer;Jennifer C. McElwain;Jonathan M. Adams;Peter Wilf

  • Using modern plant trait relationships between observed and theoretical maximum stomatal conductance and vein density to examine patterns of plant macroevolution

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Charilaos Yiotis;Tracy Lawson

  • Ancient atmospheres and the evolution of oxygen sensing via the hypoxia-inducible factor in metazoans

    Cormac T. Taylor;Jennifer C. McElwain

  • Hot, dry, wet, cold or toxic? Revisiting the ecological significance of leaf and cuticular micromorphology

    Matthew Haworth;Jennifer McElwain

  • Evolution of Plants

    K. J. Willis;J. C. McElwain

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Haworth
Matthew Haworth National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Isabel P. Montañez
Isabel P. Montañez University of California, Davis
Christopher J. Poulsen
Christopher J. Poulsen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wolfram M. Kürschner
Wolfram M. Kürschner University of Oslo
William A. DiMichele
William A. DiMichele Smithsonian Institution
Stephen P. Hesselbo
Stephen P. Hesselbo University of Exeter
Bradley B. Sageman
Bradley B. Sageman Northwestern University
Tracy Lawson
Tracy Lawson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ian J. Wright
Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University
Rodrigo Caballero
Rodrigo Caballero Stockholm University

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