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Ecology and Evolution

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40
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20764
World Ranking
5957
National Ranking
2021

Earth Science

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33
Citations
11169
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8167
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Overview

M. Syndonia Bret-Harte is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and General Health Professions.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Inferring CO2 fertilization effect based on global monitoring land-atmosphere exchange with a theoretical model" (2020), published in Environmental Research Letters
  • "The ABCflux database: Arctic-boreal CO 2 flux observations and ancillary information aggregated to monthly time steps across terrestrial ecosystems" (2022), published in Earth System Science Data
  • "Vegetation type is an important predictor of the arctic summer land surface energy budget" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Spatiotemporal patterns of northern lake formation since the Last Glacial Maximum" (2021), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Towards an increasingly biased view on Arctic change" (2024), published in Nature Climate Change

M. Syndonia Bret-Harte frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • E. S. Euskirchen
  • Colin W. Edgar
  • Edward A. G. Schuur
  • Hideki Kobayashi
  • Anna-Maria Virkkala

They publish regularly in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecosphere
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

    Marilyn D Walker;C Henrik Wahren;Robert D Hollister;Greg H R Henry

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Ecosystem carbon storage in arctic tundra reduced by long-term nutrient fertilization

    Michelle C. Mack;Edward A. G. Schuur;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Gaius R. Shaver

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • Plant functional types as predictors of transient responses of arctic vegetation to global change

    F. Stuart Chapin;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Sarah E. Hobbie;Hailin Zhong

  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins;Steven R. Archer

  • Carbon loss from an unprecedented Arctic tundra wildfire

    Michelle C. Mack;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Teresa N. Hollingsworth;Randi R. Jandt

  • Vegetation responses in Alaskan arctic tundra after 8 years of a summer warming and winter snow manipulation experiment

    C.-H. A. Wahren;M. D. Walker;M. S. Bret-Harte

  • Does functional trait diversity predict above‐ground biomass and productivity of tropical forests? Testing three alternative hypotheses

    Bryan Finegan;Marielos Peña-Claros;Alexandre de Oliveira;Nataly Ascarrunz

  • Species composition interacts with fertilizer to control long-term change in tundra productivity

    Gaius R. Shaver;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Michael H. Jones;Jill Johnstone

  • Linking functional diversity and social actor strategies in a framework for interdisciplinary analysis of nature's benefits to society.

    S. Diaz;F. Quétier;D.M. Cáceres;S.F. Trainor

  • DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY ALLOWS BETULA NANA TO DOMINATE TUNDRA SUBJECTED TO AN ALTERED ENVIRONMENT

    M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Gaius R. Shaver;Jennifer P. Zoerner;Jill F. Johnstone

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Primary and secondary stem growth in arctic shrubs: implications for community response to environmental change

    M. Syndonia Bret‐Harte;Gaius R. Shaver;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Seasonal patterns of carbon dioxide and water fluxes in three representative tundra ecosystems in northern Alaska

    E. S. Euskirchen;M. S. Bret-Harte;G. J. Scott;C Edgar

  • Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate variation tested using the International Tundra Experiment

    S F Oberbauer;S C Elmendorf;T G Troxler;R D Hollister

  • The response of Arctic vegetation and soils following an unusually severe tundra fire

    M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Michelle C. Mack;Gaius R. Shaver;Diane C. Huebner

  • Long-Term Release of Carbon Dioxide from Arctic Tundra Ecosystems in Alaska

    E. S. Euskirchen;M. S. Bret-Harte;G. R. Shaver;C. W. Edgar

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaius R. Shaver
Gaius R. Shaver Marine Biological Laboratory
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks
Michelle C. Mack
Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University
Eugénie S. Euskirchen
Eugénie S. Euskirchen University of Alaska Fairbanks
Edward A. G. Schuur
Edward A. G. Schuur Northern Arizona University
Kazuhito Ichii
Kazuhito Ichii Chiba University
Steven F. Oberbauer
Steven F. Oberbauer Florida International University
Lutz Merbold
Lutz Merbold Agroscope
Hideki Kobayashi
Hideki Kobayashi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Donatella Zona
Donatella Zona San Diego State University

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