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Kevin J. Devito

Kevin J. Devito

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
7744
World Ranking
3709
National Ranking
257

Earth Science

D-Index
51
Citations
7565
World Ranking
3310
National Ranking
153

Overview

Kevin J. Devito is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has a significant publication record in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on ecology, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science, with active work in water science and environmental engineering.

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate engagement with key topics such as climate change, boreal wetlands, hydrology, and remote sensing. Notable recent publications include:

  • Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: what, where, and for how long? (2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
  • Remote Sensing of Boreal Wetlands 2: Methods for Evaluating Boreal Wetland Ecosystem State and Drivers of Change (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Improved groundwater table and L-band brightness temperature estimates for Northern Hemisphere peatlands using new model physics and SMOS observations in a global data assimilation framework (2020, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • Effects of Topographic Resolution and Geologic Setting on Spatial Statistical River Temperature Models (2020, Water Resources Research)
  • Remote Sensing of Boreal Wetlands 1: Data Use for Policy and Management (2020, Remote Sensing)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • C. A. Mendoza
  • Nicholas Kettridge
  • Kelly Hokanson
  • L. Chasmer
  • Daniel L. Peters

Kevin J. Devito has published repeatedly in several academic venues, suggesting preferred channels for disseminating their work. These include:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Ecohydrology

The scientist's research emphasizes key topics such as peatlands and wetlands ecology, hydrology and watershed management studies, fire effects on ecosystems, climate change and permafrost, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, cryospheric studies and observations, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

The combination of Kevin J. Devito's research fields, frequent collaborators, and publication venues reflects a focused scientific engagement in understanding environmental processes, particularly in northern and boreal ecosystems, using both field data and remote sensing technologies.

Best Publications

  • Subsurface denitrification in a forest riparian zone: interactions between hydrology and supplies of nitrate and organic carbon.

    Alan R. Hill;Kevin J. Devito;S. Campagnolo;K. Sanmugadas

  • A framework for broad‐scale classification of hydrologic response units on the Boreal Plain: is topography the last thing to consider?

    K. Devito;I. Creed;T. Gan;C. Mendoza

  • Nitrate Dynamics in Relation to Lithology and Hydrologic Flow Path in a River Riparian Zone

    Kevin J. Devito;Dan Fitzgerald;Alan R. Hill;Ramon Aravena

  • Groundwater-surface water interactions in headwater forested wetlands of the Canadian Shield

    K.J. Devito;A.R. Hill;N. Roulet

  • Shallow groundwater–surface water interactions in pond–peatland complexes along a Boreal Plains topographic gradient

    J.M. Ferone;K.J. Devito

  • Phosphorus and nitrogen retention in five Precambrian shield wetlands

    K. J. Devito;P. J. Dillon;B. D. Lazerte

  • Controls on runoff from a partially harvested aspen‐forested headwater catchment, Boreal Plain, Canada

    K. J. Devito;I. F. Creed;C. J. D. Fraser

  • Interaction of groundwater and shallow lakes on outwash sediments in the sub-humid Boreal Plains of Canada

    B.D. Smerdon;K.J. Devito;C.A. Mendoza

  • Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: what, where, and for how long?

    Diana Stralberg;Dominique Arseneault;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Quinn E. Barber

  • Inter-comparison of hydro-climatic regimes across northern catchments: synchronicity, resistance and resilience

    Sean K. Carey;Doerthe Tetzlaff;Jan Seibert;Jan Seibert;Christopher Soulsby

  • Wildfire impacts on nitrogen concentration and production from headwater streams in southern Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

    Kevin D. BladonK.D. Bladon;Uldis SilinsU. Silins;Michael J. WagnerM.J. Wagner;Micheal StoneM. Stone

  • FLOW REVERSALS IN PEATLANDS INFLUENCED BY LOCAL GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS

    K. J. Devito;J. M. Waddington;B. A. Branfireun

  • Advances in Canadian wetland hydrology, 1999–2003

    Jonathan S. Price;Brian A. Branfireun;J. Michael Waddington;Kevin J. Devito

  • Conceptualizing Water Movement in the Boreal Plains. Implications for Watershed Reconstruction

    K. Devito;C. Mendoza;C. Qualizza

  • Dynamics of evapotranspiration from a riparian pond complex in the Western Boreal Forest, Alberta, Canada

    R. M. Petrone;U. Silins;K. J. Devito

  • The influence of hydrologic conditions and peat oxia on the phosphorus and nitrogen dynamics of a conifer swamp

    Kevin J. Devito;Peter J. Dillon

  • Surface vegetation controls on evapotranspiration from a sub‐humid Western Boreal Plain wetland

    S. M. Brown;R. M. Petrone;C. Mendoza;K. J. Devito

  • Landscape controls on phosphorus loading to boreal lakes: implications for the potential impacts of forest harvesting

    K J Devito;I F Creed;R L Rothwell;E E Prepas

  • Effect of water table drawdown on peatland nutrient dynamics: implications for climate change

    M. L. Macrae;K. J. Devito;M. Strack;J. M. Waddington

  • importance of Runoff and Winter Anoxia to the P and N Dynamics of a Beaver Pond

    Kevin J. Devito;Peter J. Dillon

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl A. Mendoza
Carl A. Mendoza University of Alberta
James M. Waddington
James M. Waddington McMaster University
Richard M. Petrone
Richard M. Petrone University of Waterloo
Laura Chasmer
Laura Chasmer University of Lethbridge
Irena F. Creed
Irena F. Creed University of Toronto
Chris Hopkinson
Chris Hopkinson University of Lethbridge
Alan R. Hill
Alan R. Hill York University
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
Merrin L. Macrae
Merrin L. Macrae University of Waterloo
Simon M. Landhäusser
Simon M. Landhäusser University of Alberta

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