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Jennifer Y. King is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Jennifer Y. King has contributed to several publications in well-recognized journals. The frequent venues of publication include:

  • Ecosphere
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing

Recent published papers by this scientist include:

  • Photodegradation influences litter decomposition rate in a humid tropical ecosystem, Brazil, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Shifts in Salt Marsh Vegetation Landcover after Debris Flow Deposition, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • Using hyperspectral and thermal imagery to monitor stress of Southern California plant species during the 2013-2015 drought, 2025, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • Unlocking ecological insights from sub-seasonal visible-to-shortwave infrared imaging spectroscopy: The SHIFT campaign, 2025, Ecosphere
  • Using imaging spectroscopy and elevation in machine learning to estimate soil salinity in intermittently tidal wetlands, 2025, Ecosphere

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Dar A. Roberts
  • Germán D. Silva
  • K. Dana Chadwick
  • Kristin B. Byrd
  • Osmarina Alves Marinho

Jennifer Y. King's research integrates remote sensing technologies with ecological and environmental studies, advancing knowledge on plant stress, ecosystem dynamics, and soil characteristics within various ecosystems. This body of work reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their efforts within environmental science and contributes to understanding the complex interactions between land use, climate factors, and ecosystem health.

Best Publications

  • Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition

    William Parton;Whendee L. Silver;Ingrid C. Burke;Leo Grassens

  • The Role of Photodegradation in Surface Litter Decomposition Across a Grassland Ecosystem Precipitation Gradient

    L. A. Brandt;L. A. Brandt;J. Y. King;J. Y. King;S. E. Hobbie;D. G. Milchunas

  • Methane and Nitrogen Oxide Fluxes in Tropical Agricultural Soils: Sources, Sinks and Mechanisms

    Arvin Mosier;Arvin Mosier;Reiner Wassmann;Louis Verchot;Jennifer King

  • Shedding light on plant litter decomposition: advances, implications and new directions in understanding the role of photodegradation

    Jennifer Y. King;Leslie A. Brandt;E. Carol Adair;E. Carol Adair

  • Effects of ultraviolet radiation on litter decomposition depend on precipitation and litter chemistry in a shortgrass steppe ecosystem

    Leslie A. Brandt;Jennifer Y. King;Daniel G. Milchunas

  • Methane emission and transport by arctic sedges in Alaska: Results of a vegetation removal experiment

    Jennifer Y. King;William S. Reeburgh;Shannon K. Regli

  • Photochemically induced carbon dioxide production as a mechanism for carbon loss from plant litter in arid ecosystems

    L. A. Brandt;C. Bohnet;J. Y. King;J. Y. King

  • Energy and trace-gas fluxes across a soil pH boundary in the Arctic

    D. A. Walker;N. A. Auerbach;J. G. Bockheim;F. S. Chapin

  • Response of soil microbial biomass and enzyme activities to the transient elevation of carbon dioxide in a semi-arid grassland

    Ellen Kandeler;Arvin R. Mosier;Jack A. Morgan;Daniel G. Milchunas

  • A pulse-labeling experiment to determine the contribution of recent plant photosynthates to net methane emission in arctic wet sedge tundra

    J.Y. King;W.S. Reeburgh

  • Soil-atmosphere exchange of CH4, CO2, NOx, and N2O in the Colorado shortgrass steppe under elevated CO2

    A.R. Mosier;J.A. Morgan;J.Y. King;D. LeCain

  • Phylogenetic and functional characteristics of household yard floras and their changes along an urbanization gradient

    Sonja Knapp;Sonja Knapp;Lucy Dinsmore;Cinzia Fissore;Sarah E Hobbie

  • Elevated atmospheric CO2 effects and soil water feedbacks on soil respiration components in a Colorado grassland

    Elise Pendall;S. Del Grosso;J. Y. King;D. R. LeCain

  • Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus fluxes in household ecosystems in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, urban region

    C. Fissore;Lawrence A Baker;Sarah E Hobbie;J. Y. King

  • Elevated CO2 and defoliation effects on a shortgrass steppe: Forage quality versus quantity for ruminants

    D.G. Milchunas;A.R. Mosier;J.A. Morgan;D.R. LeCain

  • Landscape-level terrestrial methane flux observed from a very tall tower

    Ankur R. Desai;Ke Xu;Hanqin Tian;Peter Weishampel

  • A CH4 emission estimate for the Kuparuk River basin, Alaska

    W. S. Reeburgh;J. Y. King;S. K. Regli;G. W. Kling

  • Pulse-labeling studies of carbon cycling in Arctic tundra ecosystems: The contribution of photosynthates to methane emission

    J. Y. King;J. Y. King;W. S. Reeburgh;K. K. Thieler;G. W. Kling

  • Long-term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO2 in a semi-arid grassland

    F. A. Dijkstra;E. Pendall;A. R. Mosier;J. Y. King

  • A two-step fed SBR for treating swine manure

    ZhiJian Zhang;Jun Zhu;Jennifer King;WenHong Li

  • A Distributed Snow-Evolution Model for Sea-Ice Applications (SnowModel)

    Glen E. Liston;Chris Polashenski;Anja Rösel;Polona Itkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Arvin R. Mosier
Arvin R. Mosier University of Melbourne
Jack A. Morgan
Jack A. Morgan Agricultural Research Service
Daniel G. Milchunas
Daniel G. Milchunas Colorado State University
Sarah E. Hobbie
Sarah E. Hobbie University of Minnesota
Elise Pendall
Elise Pendall Western Sydney University
Randall K. Kolka
Randall K. Kolka US Forest Service
William S. Reeburgh
William S. Reeburgh University of California, Irvine
Daniel R. LeCain
Daniel R. LeCain Agricultural Research Service
Lawrence A. Baker
Lawrence A. Baker University of Minnesota
Bruce D. Cook
Bruce D. Cook Goddard Space Flight Center

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