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Michael N. Weintraub

Michael N. Weintraub

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
16190
World Ranking
7542
National Ranking
2677

Overview

Michael N. Weintraub is affiliated with the University of Toledo in the United States. Their research activity spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's work is particularly represented in the fields of Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Oceanography, with a narrower focus on subfields such as Ecological processes related to soils and nutrient dynamics.

Their main research topics incorporate a combination of geophysical phenomena and biochemical cycles, including:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Michael N. Weintraub has contributed to several notable papers, covering interdisciplinary themes that connect ecological processes with global environmental changes and biogeochemical cycles. Selected recent publications include:

  • Soil enzymes in response to climate warming: Mechanisms and feedbacks, 2022, Functional Ecology
  • Estimating microbial carbon use efficiency in soil: Isotope-based and enzyme-based methods measure fundamentally different aspects of microbial resource use, 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Processes and mechanisms of coastal woody-plant mortality, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Depth-dependent responses of soil organic carbon under nitrogen deposition, 2024, Global Change Biology
  • Labile carbon limits late winter microbial activity near Arctic treeline, 2020, Nature Communications

Their frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research network that includes:

  • Sarah Leichty
  • Daryl Moorhead
  • Nancy Hess
  • Andrew Lipton
  • Heather Olson

The scientist's publications are often found in specialized venues addressing environmental sciences and ecology such as:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

This profile indicates a research trajectory centered on the integration of physical and ecological perspectives, particularly focusing on soil nutrient dynamics and the impact of environmental changes on microbial and plant systems. Their work contributes both to theoretical understanding and applied environmental science.

Best Publications

  • Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale

    Robert L. Sinsabaugh;Christian L. Lauber;Michael N. Weintraub;Bony Ahmed

  • Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions

    Richard G. Burns;Jared L. DeForest;Juergen Marxsen;Robert L. Sinsabaugh

  • The implications of exoenzyme activity on microbial carbon and nitrogen limitation in soil: a theoretical model

    Joshua P. Schimel;Michael N. Weintraub

  • Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies

    Donovan P. German;Michael N. Weintraub;A. Stuart Grandy;Christian L. Lauber

  • Vector analysis of ecoenzyme activities reveal constraints on coupled C, N and P dynamics

    Daryl L. Moorhead;Robert L. Sinsabaugh;Brian H. Hill;Michael N. Weintraub

  • Dynamic relationships between microbial biomass, respiration, inorganic nutrients and enzyme activities: informing enzyme-based decomposition models.

    Daryl L Moorhead;Zachary L Rinkes;Robert L Sinsabaugh;Michael N Weintraub

  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID MICROBIAL TURNOVER AND SEASONAL SUCCESSION IN SOIL

    S. K. Schmidt;E. K. Costello;D. R. Nemergut;D. R. Nemergut;Cory C. Cleveland

  • Evolutionary-Economic Principles as Regulators of Soil Enzyme Production and Ecosystem Function

    Steven D. Allison;Michael N. Weintraub;Tracy B. Gartner;Mark P. Waldrop

  • Interactions between Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization and Soil Organic Matter Chemistry in Arctic Tundra Soils

    Michael N. Weintraub;Joshua P. Schimel

  • Emerging tools for measuring and modeling the in situ activity of soil extracellular enzymes

    Matthew D. Wallenstein;Michael N. Weintraub

  • The earliest stages of ecosystem succession in high-elevation (5000 metres above sea level), recently deglaciated soils.

    S.K Schmidt;Sasha C Reed;Sasha C Reed;Diana R Nemergut;A Stuart Grandy

  • The effects of chronic nitrogen fertilization on alpine tundra soil microbial communities: implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling

    Diana R. Nemergut;Alan R. Townsend;Sarah R. Sattin;Kristen R. Freeman

  • Integrating legacy soil phosphorus into sustainable nutrient management strategies for future food, bioenergy and water security

    Helen Rowe;Paul J. A. Withers;Peter Baas;Neng Iong Chan

  • The effects of tree rhizodeposition on soil exoenzyme activity, dissolved organic carbon, and nutrient availability in a subalpine forest ecosystem

    Michael N. Weintraub;Laura E. Scott-Denton;Steven K. Schmidt;Russell K. Monson

  • Measuring phenol oxidase and peroxidase activities with pyrogallol, l-DOPA, and ABTS: Effect of assay conditions and soil type

    Christopher E. Bach;Daniel D. Warnock;David J. Van Horn;Michael N. Weintraub

  • Relationship between soil enzyme activities, nutrient cycling and soil fungal communities in a northern hardwood forest

    David J. Burke;Michael N. Weintraub;Charlotte R. Hewins;Susan Kalisz

  • Crop rotation complexity regulates the decomposition of high and low quality residues

    M. D. McDaniel;A. S. Grandy;L. K. Tiemann;M. N. Weintraub

  • Nitrogen Cycling and the Spread of Shrubs Control Changes in the Carbon Balance of Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

    Michael N. Weintraub;Joshua P. Schimel

  • Extracellular enzymes in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments: perspectives on system variability and common research needs

    C. Arnosti;C. Bell;D. L. Moorhead;R. L. Sinsabaugh

  • Soil enzymes in response to climate warming: mechanisms and feedbacks

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  • The seasonal dynamics of amino acids and other nutrients in Alaskan Arctic tundra soils

    Michael N. Weintraub;Joshua P. Schimel

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew D. Wallenstein
Matthew D. Wallenstein Colorado State University
Joshua P. Schimel
Joshua P. Schimel University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert L. Sinsabaugh
Robert L. Sinsabaugh University of New Mexico
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of Alaska Anchorage
Daryl L. Moorhead
Daryl L. Moorhead University of Toledo
A. Stuart Grandy
A. Stuart Grandy University of New Hampshire
Steven D. Allison
Steven D. Allison University of California, Irvine
Steven K. Schmidt
Steven K. Schmidt University of Colorado Boulder
Diana R. Nemergut
Diana R. Nemergut University of Colorado Boulder
Russell K. Monson
Russell K. Monson University of Colorado Boulder

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