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Ecology and Evolution

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69
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20694
World Ranking
1423
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522

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kathleen C. Weathers is affiliated with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several interconnected subfields.

The scientist's work is concentrated in the following subfields of study:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Kathleen C. Weathers has contributed to numerous publications, including these recent papers:

  • "Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes," 2021, Nature
  • "Lakes at Risk of Chloride Contamination," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Integrating Inland and Coastal Water Quality Data for Actionable Knowledge," 2021, Remote Sensing
  • "Throughfall and stemflow are major hydrologic highways for particulate traffic through tree canopies," 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "A synergistic future for AI and ecology," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kathleen C. Weathers include:

  • Cayelan C. Carey
  • Bethel G. Steele
  • Osvaldo E. Sala
  • Diane E. Pataki
  • Pamela H. Templer

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several academic venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecological Applications
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Kathleen C. Weathers was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Acidic Deposition in the Northeastern United States: Sources and Inputs, Ecosystem Effects, and Management Strategies

    Charles T. Driscoll;Gregory B. Lawrence;Arthur J. Bulger;Thomas J. Butler

  • Ecological Thresholds: The Key to Successful Environmental Management or an Important Concept with No Practical Application?

    Peter M. Groffman;Jill S. Baron;Tamara Blett;Arthur J. Gold

  • Increased tree carbon storage in response to nitrogen deposition in the US

    R. Quinn Thomas;Charles D. Canham;Kathleen C. Weathers;Christine L. Goodale

  • Forest Ecosystem Responses to Exotic Pests and Pathogens in Eastern North America

    Gary M. Lovett;Charles D. Canham;Mary A. Arthur;Kathleen C. Weathers

  • Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes

    Stephen F. Jane;Stephen F. Jane;Gretchen J.A. Hansen;Benjamin M. Kraemer;Peter R. Leavitt;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Iterative near-term ecological forecasting: Needs, opportunities, and challenges

    Michael C. Dietze;Andrew Fox;Lindsay M. Beck-Johnson;Julio L. Betancourt

  • A Framework for a Theory of Ecological Boundaries

    Mary L. Cadenasso;Steward T. A. Pickett;Kathleen C. Weathers;Clive G. Jones

  • Nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest: Do species matter?

    Gary M. Lovett;Kathleen C. Weathers;Mary A. Arthur;Jack C. Schultz

  • Sustainable Biofuels Redux

    G. Philip Robertson;Virginia H. Dale;Otto C. Doering;Steven P. Hamburg

  • Effects of nitrogen deposition and empirical nitrogen critical loads for ecoregions of the United States

    Linda H. Pardo;Mike E. Fenn;Christine L. Goodale;Linda. H. Geiser

  • Salting our freshwater lakes.

    Hilary A. Dugan;Sarah L. Bartlett;Samantha M. Burke;Jonathan P. Doubek

  • Forest Edges as Nutrient and Pollutant Concentrators: Potential Synergisms between Fragmentation, Forest Canopies, and the Atmosphere

    Kathleen C. Weathers;Mary L. Cadenasso;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales

    James B. Heffernan;James B. Heffernan;Patricia A. Soranno;Patricia A. Soranno;Michael J. Angilletta;Michael J. Angilletta;Lauren B. Buckley;Lauren B. Buckley

  • Long-term sodium chloride retention in a rural watershed: legacy effects of road salt on streamwater concentration.

    Victoria R. Kelly;Gary M. Lovett;Kathleen C. Weathers;Stuart E. G. Findlay

  • Control of Nitrogen Loss from Forested Watersheds by Soil Carbon:Nitrogen Ratio and Tree Species Composition

    Gary M. Lovett;Kathleen C. Weathers;Mary A. Arthur

  • Creating and maintaining high-performing collaborative research teams: the importance of diversity and interpersonal skills

    Kendra S Cheruvelil;Patricia A Soranno;Kathleen C Weathers;Paul C Hanson

  • NITROGEN SATURATION AND RETENTION IN FORESTED WATERSHEDS OF THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK

    Gary M. Lovett;Kathleen C. Weathers;William V. Sobczak

  • Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States

    Gary M. Lovett;Timothy H. Tear;David C. Evers;Stuart E.G. Findlay

  • Ecosystem respiration: Drivers of daily variability and background respiration in lakes around the globe

    Christopher T. Solomon;Denise A. Bruesewitz;David C. Richardson;Kevin C. Rose

  • Cyanobacteria as biological drivers of lake nitrogen and phosphorus cycling

    Kathryn L. Cottingham;Holly A. Ewing;Meredith L. Greer;Cayelan C. Carey

  • Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes

    Gary M. Lovett;Clive G. Jones;Monica G. Turner;Kathleen C. Weathers

Frequent Co-Authors

Cayelan C. Carey
Cayelan C. Carey Virginia Tech
Paul C. Hanson
Paul C. Hanson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut
Gary M. Lovett
Gary M. Lovett New York Botanical Garden
Mary A. Arthur
Mary A. Arthur University of Kentucky
Kathryn L. Cottingham
Kathryn L. Cottingham Dartmouth College
Pamela H. Templer
Pamela H. Templer Boston University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Juan J. Armesto
Juan J. Armesto Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Todd E. Dawson
Todd E. Dawson University of California, Berkeley

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