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Marney E. Isaac

Marney E. Isaac

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
4388
World Ranking
6731
National Ranking
421

Overview

Marney E. Isaac is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with focused contributions in subfields such as Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science, Horticulture, and Forestry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Isaac cover a range of ecological and agricultural subjects:

  • Global root traits (GRooT) database, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Invasion drives plant diversity loss through competition and ecosystem modification, 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture, 2024, Science
  • Invasive dominance and resident diversity: unpacking the impact of plant invasion on biodiversity and ecosystem function, 2020, Ecological Monographs
  • Nitrogen dynamics in agroforestry systems. A review, 2022, Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Isaac frequently publishes in several specialized venues which reflect their research interests:

  • Agronomy for Sustainable Development
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • New Phytologist
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Collaboration is a notable feature of Isaac's work, with recurring co-authors including:

  • Adam R. Martin
  • Marc W. Cadotte
  • Andrés G. Rolhauser
  • Jennifer E. Schmidt
  • Marie Sauvadet

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Transfer of Knowledge on Agroforestry Management Practices: the Structure of Farmer Advice Networks

    Marney E. Isaac;Bonnie H. Erickson;S. James Quashie-Sam;Vic R. Timmer

  • Global root traits (GRooT) database

    Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez;Liesje Mommer;Grégoire T. Freschet;Colleen M. Iversen

  • Shade tree effects in an 8-year-old cocoa agroforestry system: biomass and nutrient diagnosis of Theobroma cacao by vector analysis

    M. E. Isaac;V. R. Timmer;S. J. Quashie-Sam

  • Exploring farmers' local knowledge and perceptions of soil fertility and management in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

    E.K. Dawoe;J. Quashie-Sam;M.E. Isaac;S.K. Oppong

  • REVIEW: Plant functional traits in agroecosystems: a blueprint for research

    Adam R. Martin;Marney E. Isaac

  • Nutrient acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems

    Marney E. Isaac;Kira A. Borden;Kira A. Borden

  • Assessing local knowledge use in agroforestry management with cognitive maps.

    Marney E. Isaac;Evans Dawoe;Krystyna Sieciechowicz

  • Litterfall and litter nutrient dynamics under cocoa ecosystems in lowland humid Ghana.

    Evans K. Dawoe;Marney E. Isaac;James Quashie-Sam

  • Temporal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen in west African multistrata agroforestry systems: a chronosequence of pools and fluxes

    M.E. Isaac;A.M. Gordon;N. Thevathasan;S.K. Oppong

  • Intraspecific trait variation across multiple scales: the leaf economics spectrum in coffee

    Adam R. Martin;Bruno Rapidel;Olivier Roupsard;Karel Van den Meersche

  • N2-fixing trees and the transfer of fixed-N for sustainable agroforestry: a review

    Jake W. Munroe;Marney E. Isaac

  • Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture

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  • Invasion drives plant diversity loss through competition and ecosystem modification

    Marta Carboni;Marta Carboni;Stuart W. Livingstone;Marney E. Isaac;Marc W. Cadotte

  • Intraspecific Trait Variation and Coordination: Root and Leaf Economics Spectra in Coffee across Environmental Gradients.

    Marney E. Isaac;Adam R. Martin;Elias de Melo Virginio Filho;Bruno Rapidel

  • Early growth and nutritional response to resource competition in cocoa-shade intercropped systems

    M. E. Isaac;F. Ulzen-Appiah;V. R. Timmer;S. J. Quashie-Sam

  • Regional and global shifts in crop diversity through the Anthropocene

    Adam R. Martin;Marc W. Cadotte;Marney E. Isaac;Rubén Milla

  • Invasive dominance and resident diversity: unpacking the impact of plant invasion on biodiversity and ecosystem function

    Stuart W. Livingstone;Marney E. Isaac;Marc W. Cadotte

  • Estimating coarse root biomass with ground penetrating radar in a tree-based intercropping system

    Kira A. Borden;Marney E. Isaac;Naresh V. Thevathasan;Andrew M. Gordon

  • Agroforestry promotes soybean yield stability and N2-fixation under water stress

    Joshua Nasielski;Jessie R. Furze;Jun Tan;Adnane Bargaz;Adnane Bargaz

  • Variation in fine root traits reveals nutrient-specific acquisition strategies in agroforestry systems

    Kira A. Borden;Sean C. Thomas;Marney E. Isaac

  • Functional traits in agroecology: Advancing description and prediction in agroecosystems

    Adam R. Martin;Marney E. Isaac

  • Intraspecific leaf economic trait variation partially explains coffee performance across agroforestry management regimes

    Stephanie Gagliardi;Adam R. Martin;Elias de Melo Virginio Filho;Bruno Rapidel

Frequent Co-Authors

Naresh V. Thevathasan
Naresh V. Thevathasan University of Guelph
Andrew M. Gordon
Andrew M. Gordon University of Guelph
Catherine Roumet
Catherine Roumet University of Montpellier
Olivier Roupsard
Olivier Roupsard Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Marc W. Cadotte
Marc W. Cadotte University of Toronto
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Lee A. Vierling
Lee A. Vierling University of Idaho
Erwin Dreyer
Erwin Dreyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Iván Prieto
Iván Prieto University of Leon
Rubén Milla
Rubén Milla King Juan Carlos University

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