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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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97
Citations
35500
World Ranking
188
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67

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Citations
36331
World Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

Kurt S. Pregitzer is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States. Their scholarly collaborations include working with Alan F. Talhelm on at least one documented occasion.

Their research profile does not currently list any individual papers, book publications, main fields or subfields of study, main topics of work, awards, or frequent publication venues.

Coauthors:

  • Alan F. Talhelm (1 collaboration)

Best Publications

  • Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

    M. Luke McCormack;Ian A. Dickie;David M. Eissenstat;Timothy J. Fahey

  • FINE ROOT ARCHITECTURE OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TREES

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Jared L. DeForest;Andrew J. Burton;Michael F. Allen

  • Forest response to elevated CO2 is conserved across a broad range of productivity.

    Richard J. Norby;Evan H. DeLucia;Birgit Gielen;Carlo Calfapietra

  • Carbon cycling and storage in world forests: biome patterns related to forest age.

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Eugénie S. Euskirchen

  • Compositional and functional shifts in microbial communities due to soil warming

    Gregory P. Zogg;Donald R. Zak;David B. Ringelberg;David C. White

  • Elevated atmospheric CO2 and feedback between carbon and nitrogen cycles

    Donald R. Zak;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Peter S. Curtis;James A. Teeri

  • Responses of tree fine roots to temperature

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;John S. King;Andrew J. Burton;Shannon E. Brown

  • Elevated atmospheric CO2, fine roots and the response of soil microorganisms: a review and hypothesis

    Donald R. Zak;Kurt S. Pregitzer;John S. King;William E. Holmes

  • THE DEMOGRAPHY OF FINE ROOTS IN A NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST

    Ronald L. Hendrick;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • The dynamics of fine root length, biomass, and nitrogen content in two northern hardwood ecosystems

    Ronald L. Hendrick;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • Simulated chronic nitrogen deposition increases carbon storage in Northern Temperate forests

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton;Donald R. Zak;Alan F. Talhelm

  • Variation in sugar maple root respiration with root diameter and soil depth

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Michele J. Laskowski;Andrew J. Burton;Veronica C. Lessard

  • Scaling of respiration to nitrogen in leaves, stems and roots of higher land plants

    Peter Bernard Reich;Mark G Tjoelker;Kurt S Pregitzer;Ian J Wright

  • Relationships between fine root dynamics and nitrogen availability in Michigan northern hardwood forests.

    A. J. Burton;K. S. Pregitzer;R. L. Hendrick

  • The demography of fine roots in response to patches of water and nitrogen

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Ronald L. Hendrick;Robert Fogel

  • Atmospheric Nitrate Deposition, Microbial Community Composition, and Enzyme Activity in Northern Hardwood Forests

    Jared L. DeForest;Donald R. Zak;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Andrew J. Burton

  • Forest carbon management in the United States: 1600-2100

    Richard A. Birdsey;Kurt Pregitzer;Alan Lucier

  • Patterns of fine root mortality in two sugar maple forests

    Ronald L. Hendrick;Kurt S. Pregitzer

  • Atmospheric CO2, soil nitrogen and turnover of fine roots

    Kurt S. Pregitzer;Donald R. Zak;Peter S. Curtis;Mark E. Kubiske

  • THE VERNAL DAM: PLANT-MICROBE COMPETITION FOR NITROGEN IN NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS'

    Donald R. Zak;Peter M. Groffman;Kurt S. Pregitzer;Soren Christensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Zak
Donald R. Zak University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew J. Burton
Andrew J. Burton Michigan Technological University
John S. King
John S. King North Carolina State University
Mark E. Kubiske
Mark E. Kubiske US Forest Service
Brian J. Palik
Brian J. Palik US Forest Service
Peter S. Curtis
Peter S. Curtis The Ohio State University
David F. Karnosky
David F. Karnosky Michigan Technological University
George R. Hendrey
George R. Hendrey City University of New York
J. G. Isebrands
J. G. Isebrands US Forest Service
Michael F. Allen
Michael F. Allen University of California, Riverside

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