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Juul Limpens is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work focuses on several key subfields, including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Earth-Surface Processes. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Lichen and fungal ecology

Recent papers by Juul Limpens illustrate their research focus on permafrost, vegetation, and ecological dynamics in northern environments. Notable publications include:

  • Tundra vegetation change and impacts on permafrost, 2022, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Environmental drivers of Sphagnum growth in peatlands across the Holarctic region, 2020, published in Journal of Ecology
  • Extremely wet summer events enhance permafrost thaw for multiple years in Siberian tundra, 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • Rapid Vegetation Succession and Coupled Permafrost Dynamics in Arctic Thaw Ponds in the Siberian Lowland Tundra, 2020, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Carbon to nitrogen ratio and quantity of organic amendment interactively affect crop growth and soil mineral N retention, 2022, published in Crop and Environment

Juul Limpens has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Rúna Í. Magnússon
  • David Kleijn
  • Monique M. P. D. Heijmans
  • Maartje van der Sloot
  • Gerlinde B. De Deyn

Their publications are often found in specialized scientific venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment, Ecosystems, and Ecological Indicators.

Best Publications

  • Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications - a synthesis

    J. Limpens;F. Berendse;Christian Blodau;J. G. Canadell

  • Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs

    Luca Bragazza;Chris Freeman;Timothy Jones;Håkan Rydin

  • Tundra vegetation change and impacts on permafrost

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  • Nitrogen content and d15N signature of ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants in Europe: to what extent is the increasing atmospheric N deposition altering the N-status of nutrient-poor mires?

    Luca Bragazza;Juul Limpens;Renato Gerdol;Philippe Grosvernier

  • Expansion of invasive species on ombrotrophic bogs: desiccation or high N deposition?

    Hilde B. M. Tomassen;Alfons J. P. Smolders;Juul Limpens;Leon P. M. Lamers

  • Nutritional constraints in ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants under increasing atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe

    Luca Bragazza;Teemu Tahvanainen;Lado Kutnar;Håkan Rydin

  • N deposition affects N availability in interstitial water, growth of Sphagnum and invasion of vascular plants in bog vegetation

    Juul Limpens;Frank Berendse;Herman Klees

  • How litter quality affects mass loss and N loss from decomposing Sphagnum

    Juul Limpens;Frank Berendse

  • Permafrost collapse after shrub removal shifts tundra ecosystem to a methane source

    Ake L. Nauta;Monique M. P. D. Heijmans;Daan Blok;Juul Limpens

  • Decreased summer water table depth affects peatland vegetation

    Angela Breeuwer;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Juul Limpens;Monique M.P.D. Heijmans

  • Cell-wall polysaccharides play an important role in decay resistance of Sphagnum and actively depressed decomposition in vitro

    Tomáš Hájek;Simon Ballance;Juul Limpens;Mink Zijlstra

  • Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

    J. Limpens;Gustaf Granath;Urban Gunnarsson;R. Aerts

  • Ecosystem responses to reduced and oxidised nitrogen inputs in European terrestrial habitats

    Carly J. Stevens;Pete Manning;Leon J.L. van den Berg;Leon J.L. van den Berg;Maaike C.C. de Graaf

  • Growth reduction of Sphagnum magellanicum subjected to high nitrogen deposition: the role of amino acid nitrogen concentration

    J. Limpens;F. Berendse

  • How Phosphorus Availability Affects the Impact of Nitrogen Deposition on Sphagnum and Vascular Plants in Bogs

    Juul Limpens;Frank Berendse;Herman Klees

  • Interactive effects of water table and precipitation on net CO2 assimilation of three co-occurring Sphagnum mosses differing in distribution above the water table

    Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Matthijs G. C. Schouten;Juul Limpens;Frank Berendse

  • The Nitrogen Cycle in Boreal Peatlands

    Juul Limpens;Monique M. P. D. Heijmans;Frank Berendse

  • Effects of water level and temperature on performance of four Sphagnum mosses

    Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Juul Limpens;Angela Breeuwer;Matthijs G.C. Schouten;Matthijs G.C. Schouten

  • Persistent versus transient tree encroachment of temperate peat bogs: effects of climate warming and drought events

    Monique M. P. D. Heijmans;Yasmijn A. M. van der Knaap;Yasmijn A. M. van der Knaap;Milena Holmgren;Juul Limpens

  • Positive shrub–tree interactions facilitate woody encroachment in boreal peatlands

    Milena Holmgren;Ching-Yen Lin;Julian E. Murillo;Annelies Nieuwenhuis

  • Can frequent precipitation moderate the impact of drought on peatmoss carbon uptake in northern peatlands

    Jelmer J. Nijp;Juul Limpens;Klaas Metselaar;Sjoerd E. A. T. M. van der Zee

  • The effect of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition on decomposition in bogs

    Angela Breeuwer;Monique Heijmans;Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Juul Limpens

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Berendse
Frank Berendse Wageningen University & Research
Monique M. P. D. Heijmans
Monique M. P. D. Heijmans Wageningen University & Research
Luca Bragazza
Luca Bragazza Agroscope
Bjorn J. M. Robroek
Bjorn J. M. Robroek Radboud University Medical Center
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Trofim C. Maximov
Trofim C. Maximov Russian Academy of Sciences
Håkan Rydin
Håkan Rydin Uppsala University
Milena Holmgren
Milena Holmgren Wageningen University & Research
Matthias Peichl
Matthias Peichl Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michal Hájek
Michal Hájek Masaryk University

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