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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kenneth Mopper is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Insect Science, Ecology, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Plant and Animal Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Cassava Research and Cyanide, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Mollusks and Parasite Studies, Paleopathology and Ancient Diseases, as well as Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

Kenneth Mopper has contributed to several research publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Unraveling sources of cyanate in the marine environment: insights from cyanate distributions and production during the photochemical degradation of dissolved organic matter, 2024, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Observations of Acrobat Ants (Crematogaster sp.) Preying on the Eggs of the Invasive Giant Applesnail (Pomacea maculata), 2021, Southeastern Naturalist
  • Variation in Insect Richness on Six Prairie Plant Species, 2021, Southeastern Naturalist
  • Earliest Record of the Bee-Mimic Robber Fly, Mallophora fautrix Osten Sacken 1887 (Diptera: Asilidae), in Louisiana, 2020, Southeastern Naturalist

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Southeastern Naturalist and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Collaborations form an important part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Anita Pant, Rui Wang, Jihua Liu, Yongle Xu, and Li Liu.

Kenneth Mopper was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of specific ultraviolet absorbance as an indicator of the chemical composition and reactivity of dissolved organic carbon.

    James L Weishaar;George R Aiken;Brian A Bergamaschi;Miranda S Fram

  • Absorption spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight, source, and photobleaching of chromophoric dissolved organic matter

    John R. Helms;Aron Stubbins;Jason D. Ritchie;Elizabeth C. Minor

  • High performance liquid chromatographic determination of subpicomole amounts of amino acids by precolumn fluorescence derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde

    Peter. Lindroth;Kenneth. Mopper

  • Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic carbon and its impact on the oceanic carbon cycle

    Kenneth Mopper;Kenneth Mopper;Xianliang Zhou;Xianliang Zhou;Robert J. Kieber;Robert J. Kieber;David J. Kieber;David J. Kieber

  • Illuminated darkness: molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical alteration as revealed by ultrahigh precision mass spectrometry.

    Aron Stubbins;Robert G. M. Spencer;Hongmei Chen;Patrick G. Hatcher

  • The amino acid and sugar composition of diatom cell-walls

    R. E. Hecky;K. Mopper;P. Kilham;E. T. Degens

  • Hydroxyl radical photoproduction in the sea and its potential impact on marine processes.

    Kenneth Mopper;Xianliang Zhou

  • Formation of carbonyl compounds from UV‐induced photodegradation of humic substances in natural waters: Fate of riverine carbon in the sea

    Robert J. Kieber;Xianliang Zhou;Kenneth Mopper

  • Photochemical source of biological substrates in sea water: implications for carbon cycling

    David J. Kieber;David J. Kieber;Julie McDaniel;Julie McDaniel;Kenneth Mopper

  • Fluorescence as a possible tool for studying the nature and water column distribution of DOC components

    Kenneth Mopper;Christopher A. Schultz

  • Determination of photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals in seawater and freshwater

    Xianliang Zhou;Kenneth Mopper

  • Advanced instrumental approaches for characterization of marine dissolved organic matter: extraction techniques, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Kenneth Mopper;Aron Stubbins;Jason D. Ritchie;Heidi M. Bialk

  • Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic matter and dissolved lignin phenols from the Congo River

    Robert G. M. Spencer;Aron Stubbins;Peter J. Hernes;Andy Baker

  • Diel and depth variations in dissolved free amino acids and ammonium in the Baltic Sea determined by shipboard HPLC analysis1

    Kenneth Mopper;Peter Lindroth

  • Photochemical bleaching of oceanic dissolved organic matter and its effect on absorption spectral slope and fluorescence

    John R. Helms;Aron Stubbins;E. Michael Perdue;Nelson W. Green

  • The role of surface-active carbohydrates in the flocculation of a diatom bloom in a mesocosm

    Kenneth Mopper;Jian zhou;Konduru Sri Ramana;Uta passow

  • Chapter 9 – Photochemistry and the Cycling of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen and Phosphorus

    Kenneth Mopper;David J. Kieber

  • Photochemical production of low-molecular-weight carbonyl compounds in seawater and surface microlayer and their air-sea exchange

    Xianliang Zhou;Kenneth Mopper

  • The role of surface‐active carbohydrates in the formation of transparent exopolymer particles by bubble adsorption of seawater

    Jian Zhou;Kenneth Mopper;Uta Passow

  • Geochemical formation of organosulphur compounds (thiols) by addition of H 2 S to sedimentary organic matter

    Appathurai Vairavamurthy;Kenneth Mopper

  • Effects of salinity changes on the photodegradation and ultraviolet-visible absorbance of terrestrial dissolved organic matter

    E. C. Minor;J. Pothen;B. J. Dalzell;H. Abdulla

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Kieber
David J. Kieber SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Aron Stubbins
Aron Stubbins Northeastern University
Egon T. Degens
Egon T. Degens Universität Hamburg
Xianliang Zhou
Xianliang Zhou University at Albany, State University of New York
Patrick G. Hatcher
Patrick G. Hatcher Old Dominion University
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Peter J. Hernes
Peter J. Hernes University of California, Davis
Jingdong Mao
Jingdong Mao Old Dominion University
George R. Aiken
George R. Aiken United States Geological Survey
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich

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