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Merrin L. Macrae

Merrin L. Macrae

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
36
Citations
3663
World Ranking
9209
National Ranking
429

Overview

Merrin L. Macrae is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, Ecology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics including Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Phosphorus and Nutrient Management, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, and Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Merrin L. Macrae include Helen P. Jarvie, Henry F. Wilson, Janina M. Plach, Richard M. Petrone, and Vivekananthan Kokulan.

Publication venues where the researcher has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Geoderma
  • Environmental Reviews

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Merrin L. Macrae are:

  • One size does not fit all: Toward regional conservation practice guidance to reduce phosphorus loss risk in the Lake Erie watershed, 2021, Journal of Environmental Quality

Other recent relevant papers in the wider research circle include:

  • Relationship between soil CO2 fluxes and soil moisture: Anaerobic sources explain fluxes at high water content, 2023, Geoderma
  • Impact of climate change on catchment nutrient dynamics: insights from around the world, 2022, Environmental Reviews
  • Biogeochemical and climate drivers of wetland phosphorus and nitrogen release: Implications for nutrient legacies and eutrophication risk, 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Phosphorus runoff from Canadian agricultural land: A cross-region synthesis of edge-of-field results, 2021, Agricultural Water Management

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus transport in agricultural subsurface drainage: a review.

    Kevin W. King;Mark R. Williams;Merrin L. Macrae;Norman R. Fausey

  • Intra-annual variability in the contribution of tile drains to basin discharge and phosphorus export in a first-order agricultural catchment

    M.L. Macrae;M.C. English;S.L. Schiff;Mike Stone

  • Uncertainty in nutrient loads from tile-drained landscapes: Effect of sampling frequency, calculation algorithm, and compositing strategy

    Mark R. Williams;Kevin W. King;Merrin L. Macrae;William Ford

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

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

  • Influence of antecedent hydrologic conditions on patterns of hydrochemical export from a first-order agricultural watershed in Southern Ontario, Canada

    M.L. Macrae;M.C. English;S.L. Schiff;M. Stone

  • Annual and seasonal phosphorus export in surface runoff and tile drainage from agricultural fields with cold temperate climates

    Chris J. Van Esbroeck;Merrin L. Macrae;Richard I. Brunke;Kevin McKague

  • Impacts of cover crops and crop residues on phosphorus losses in cold climates: a review

    Jian Liu;Merrin L. Macrae;Jane A. Elliott;Helen M. Baulch

  • Capturing temporal variability for estimates of annual hydrochemical export from a first‐order agricultural catchment in southern Ontario, Canada

    M. L. Macrae;M. C. English;S. L. Schiff;M. Stone

  • Nutrient mineralisation and microbial functional diversity in a restored bog approach natural conditions 10 years post restoration

    Roxane Andersen;Roxane Andersen;Roxane Andersen;Corey Wells;Merrin Macrae;Jonathan Price

  • Differences in preferential flow with antecedent moisture conditions and soil texture: Implications for subsurface P transport

    Kirsten N. Grant;Merrin L. Macrae;Genevieve A. Ali

  • One size does not fit all: Toward regional conservation practice guidance to reduce phosphorus loss risk in the Lake Erie watershed

    Merrin Macrae;Helen Jarvie;Roy Brouwer;Grant Gunn

  • Relationship between soil CO2 fluxes and soil moisture: Anaerobic sources explain fluxes at high water content

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  • Release of phosphorus from crop residue and cover crops over the non-growing season in a cool temperate region

    T.M. Lozier;M.L. Macrae;R. Brunke;L.L. Van Eerd

  • Impact of climate change on catchment nutrient dynamics: insights from around the world

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  • Agricultural Edge-of-Field Phosphorus Losses in Ontario, Canada: Importance of the Nongrowing Season in Cold Regions.

    Janina Plach;Will Pluer;Merrin Macrae;Mazda Kompanizare

  • Soil, surface water and ground water phosphorus relationships in a partially harvested Boreal Plain aspen catchment

    M.L. Macrae;T.E. Redding;I.F. Creed;W.R. Bell

  • Seasonal and event-based drivers of runoff and phosphorus export through agricultural tile drains under sandy loam soil in a cool temperate region

    W.V. Lam;M.L. Macrae;M.C. English;I. P. O'Halloran

  • Agricultural Water Quality in Cold Climates: Processes, Drivers, Management Options, and Research Needs.

    Jian Liu;Helen M. Baulch;Merrin L. Macrae;Henry F. Wilson

  • Evaluating Hydrologic Response in Tile-Drained Landscapes: Implications for Phosphorus Transport.

    M. L. Macrae;G. A. Ali;K. W. King;J. M. Plach

  • Effects of tillage practices on phosphorus transport in tile drain effluent under sandy loam agricultural soils in Ontario, Canada

    W.V. Lam;M.L. Macrae;M.C. English;I.P. O'Halloran

  • Risk analysis of dissolved organic matter-mediated ultraviolet B exposure in Canadian inland waters

    L A Molot;W Keller;P R Leavitt;R D Robarts

  • Divergent hydrological responses to 20th century climate change in shallow tundra ponds, western Hudson Bay Lowlands

    Brent B. Wolfe;Erin M. Light;Merrin L. Macrae;Roland I. Hall

  • Long‐term carbon storage and hydrological control of CO2 exchange in tundra ponds in the Hudson Bay Lowland

    M. L. Macrae;R. L. Bello;L. A. Molot

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Petrone
Richard M. Petrone University of Waterloo
Jonathan S. Price
Jonathan S. Price University of Waterloo
Roland I. Hall
Roland I. Hall University of Waterloo
David A. Lobb
David A. Lobb University of Manitoba
Kevin J. Devito
Kevin J. Devito University of Alberta
Kevin W. King
Kevin W. King Agricultural Research Service
Helen M. Baulch
Helen M. Baulch University of Saskatchewan
Sherry L. Schiff
Sherry L. Schiff University of Waterloo
Maria Strack
Maria Strack University of Waterloo
Brent B. Wolfe
Brent B. Wolfe Wilfrid Laurier University

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