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Plant Science and Agronomy
South Africa
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
11066
World Ranking
2104
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Michael D. Cramer is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, contributing significantly to both fields.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Soil Science

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Mapping soil organic carbon stocks and trends with satellite-driven high resolution maps over South Africa", 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Traits related to efficient acquisition and use of phosphorus promote diversification in Proteaceae in phosphorus-impoverished landscapes", 2021, published in Plant and Soil
  • "Global application of an unoccupied aerial vehicle photogrammetry protocol for predicting aboveground biomass in non-forest ecosystems", 2021, published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world's thinnest-rooted plant community", 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Fire and herbivory drive fungal and bacterial communities through distinct above- and belowground mechanisms", 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment

They commonly collaborate with researchers including:

  • Zander S. Venter
  • Heidi-Jayne Hawkins
  • Jeremy J. Midgley
  • G. Anthony Verboom
  • Michelle Greve

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Annals of Botany
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Root structure and functioning for efficient acquisition of phosphorus: Matching morphological and physiological traits.

    Hans Lambers;Michael W. Shane;Michael D. Cramer;Stuart J. Pearse

  • Root Nitrogen Acquisition and Assimilation

    A.J. Miller;M.D. Cramer

  • Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils

    Joseph M. Craine;E. N. J. Brookshire;Michael D. Cramer;Niles J. Hasselquist

  • The importance of nutritional regulation of plant water flux

    Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer;Heidi-Jayne Hawkins;G. Anthony Verboom

  • Drivers of woody plant encroachment over Africa

    Z. S. Venter;M. D. Cramer;H.-J. Hawkins

  • Sink strength regulates photosynthesis in sugarcane.

    Alistair McCormick;M. D. Cramer;M. D. Cramer;D. A. Watt

  • Soil microbial biomass and the fate of phosphorus during long-term ecosystem development

    Benjamin L. Turner;Benjamin L. Turner;Hans Lambers;Leo M. Condron;Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer

  • Ecophysiological significance of leaf size variation in Proteaceae from the Cape Floristic Region.

    Megan J. Yates;G. Anthony Verboom;Anthony G. Rebelo;Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer

  • The influence of nitrate and ammonium nutrition on the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and maize (Zea mays) plants

    M.D. Cramer;O.A.M. Lewis

  • Convergence of soil nitrogen isotopes across global climate gradients

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Laurent Augusto

  • Developmental physiology of cluster-root carboxylate synthesis and exudation in harsh hakea. Expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and the alternative oxidase.

    Michael W. Shane;Michael D. Cramer;Sachiko Funayama-Noguchi;Gregory R. Cawthray

  • Nitrogen regulation of transpiration controls mass-flow acquisition of nutrients

    Ignatious Matimati;G. Anthony Verboom;Michael D. Cramer

  • Supply and demand: sink regulation of sugar accumulation in sugarcane

    A.J. Mccormick;A.J. Mccormick;D.A. Watt;Michael Cramer;Michael Cramer

  • Juggling carbon: allocation patterns of a dominant tree in a fire-prone savanna

    Alexander Ernest Noel Schutz;William J. Bond;Michael D. Cramer

  • Specialized 'dauciform' roots of Cyperaceae are structurally distinct, but functionally analogous with 'cluster' roots

    Michael W. Shane;Gregory R. Cawthray;Michael D. Cramer;John Kuo

  • Nutrient availability moderates transpiration in Ehrharta calycina

    Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer;Vera Hoffmann;G. Anthony Verboom

  • Growth of N2‐fixing African savanna Acacia species is constrained by below‐ground competition with grass

    Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer;An Van Cauter;William J. Bond

  • Ecophysiological traits associated with the competitive ability of invasive Australian acacias.

    Taryn L. Morris;Taryn L. Morris;Karen J. Esler;Nichole N. Barger;Shayne M. Jacobs

  • Changes in photosynthetic rates and gene expression of leaves during a source-sink perturbation in sugarcane

    A.J. Mccormick;Michael Cramer;D.A. Watt

  • Grass competition induces N2 fixation in some species of African Acacia

    Michael Cramer;S.B.M. Chimphango;A. Van Cauter;M.S. Waldram

  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SINK ACTIVITY OF WASP‐INDUCED GALLS IN ACACIA PYCNANTHA

    Netta Dorchin;Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer;John H. Hoffmann

  • The influence of NO3- and NH4+ nutrition on the carbon and nitrogen partitioning characteristics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) plants

    M. D. Cramer;O. A. M. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Jeremy J. Midgley
Jeremy J. Midgley University of Cape Town
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Michael W. Shane
Michael W. Shane University of Western Australia
Nichole N. Barger
Nichole N. Barger University of Colorado Boulder
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
Adam G. West
Adam G. West University of Cape Town
Joseph M. Craine
Joseph M. Craine Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
David Ward
David Ward Kent State University
Erika Marin-Spiotta
Erika Marin-Spiotta University of Wisconsin–Madison

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