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Randall K. Kolka

Randall K. Kolka

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
8509
World Ranking
3887
National Ranking
1355

Overview

Randall K. Kolka is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions across related subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, plant science, atmospheric science, and toxicology. The ecological dimension of their work is notable, with approximately half of their publications falling under this subfield.

Their research covers a range of topics that include peatlands and wetlands ecology, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, botany and plant ecology studies, mercury impact and mitigation, soil erosion and sediment transport, and climate change effects on permafrost. This wide topical scope signals comprehensive expertise in ecosystem processes and environmental interactions.

They have published regularly in several recurring venues, which include:

  • Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Recent publications of Randall K. Kolka consist of multiple peer-reviewed papers addressing various aspects of ecosystem carbon dynamics, soil metabolomes, and hydrometeorological influences on peatlands. Some of these works are:

  • "Rapid Net Carbon Loss From a Whole-Ecosystem Warmed Peatland," 2020, published in AGU Advances
  • "Soil metabolome response to whole-ecosystem warming at the Spruce and Peatland Responses under Changing Environments experiment," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Warming response of peatland CO2 sink is sensitive to seasonality in warming trends," 2022, published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Hydrometeorological sensitivities of net ecosystem carbon dioxide and methane exchange of an Amazonian palm swamp peatland," 2020, published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Upscaling Wetland Methane Emissions From the FLUXNET-CH4 Eddy Covariance Network (UpCH4 v1.0): Model Development, Network Assessment, and Budget Comparison," 2023, published in AGU Advances

Their body of work includes numerous collaborations, with frequent co-authors being Stephen D. Sebestyen, D. Tyler Roman, Evan S. Kane, Erik A. Lilleskov, and Rodney A. Chimner. These collaborations indicate a networked approach to research within environmental and ecological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Accelerated microbial turnover but constant growth efficiency with warming in soil

    Shannon B. Hagerty;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Steven D. Allison;Bruce A. Hungate

  • Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands

    Lisa A. Schulte;Jarad Niemi;Matthew J. Helmers;Matt Liebman

  • Stability of peatland carbon to rising temperatures

    Rachel Wilson;Anya Hopple;Malak Tfaily;Stephen Sebestyen

  • Spatial characteristics of net methylmercury production hot spots in peatlands

    Carl P.J. Mitchell;Brian A. Branfireun;Randall K. Kolka

  • Distribution and Uptake Dynamics of Mercury in Leaves of Common Deciduous Tree Species in Minnesota, U.S.A.

    Aicam Laacouri;Edward A. Nater;Randall K. Kolka

  • Soil carbon storage estimation in a forested watershed using quantitative soil-landscape modeling.

    James A. Thompson;Randall K. Kolka

  • Regional annual water yield from forest lands and its response to potential deforestation across the southeastern United States

    Ge Sun;Steve G. McNulty;J. Lu;Devendra M. Amatya

  • Temperature and vegetation effects on soil organic carbon quality along a forested mean annual temperature gradient in North America

    Cinzia Fissore;Christian P. Giardina;Randall K. Kolka;Carl C. Trettin

  • Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and microbial processing of organic matter in northern bogs and fens reveals a common P-limitation between peatland types

    Brian H Hill;Colleen M. Elonen;Terri M. Jicha;Randall K. Kolka

  • An appraisal of Indonesia’s immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion

    Matthew Warren;Kristell Hergoualc’h;J. Boone Kauffman;J. Boone Kauffman;Daniel Murdiyarso;Daniel Murdiyarso

  • Litterfall mercury dry deposition in the eastern USA.

    Martin R. Risch;John F. DeWild;David P. Krabbenhoft;Randall K. Kolka

  • Atmospheric Inputs of Mercury and Organic Carbon into a Forested Upland/Bog Watershed

    Randall K. Kolka;E.A. Nater;D.F. Grigal;E.S. Verry

  • Assessing sulfate and carbon controls on net methylmercury production in peatlands: An in situ mesocosm approach

    Carl P.J. Mitchell;Brian A. Branfireun;Randall K. Kolka

  • Long-term management impacts on carbon storage in Lake States forests

    Matthew Powers;Matthew Powers;Randall Kolka;Brian Palik;Rachel McDonald

  • Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes

    Xiaobo Zhou;Matthew J. Helmers;Heidi Asbjornsen;Randall K. Kolka

  • Long-Term Monitoring Sites and Trends at the Marcell Experimental Forest

    Stephen D. Sebestyen;Carrie Dorrance;Donna M. Olson;Elon S. Verry

  • Mercury and Organic Carbon Relationships in Streams Draining Forested Upland/Peatland Watersheds

    Randall K. Kolka;D.F. Grigal;E.S. Verry;E.A. Nater

  • Interannual, seasonal, and retrospective analysis of the methane and carbon dioxide budgets of a temperate peatland

    D. M. Olson;T. J. Griffis;A. Noormets;R. Kolka

  • The response of boreal peatland community composition and NDVI to hydrologic change, warming, and elevated carbon dioxide.

    Mara Y. McPartland;Evan S. Kane;Evan S. Kane;Michael J. Falkowski;Randy Kolka

  • Melanin mitigates the accelerated decay of mycorrhizal necromass with peatland warming

    Christopher W. Fernandez;Katherine Heckman;Randall Kolka;Peter G. Kennedy

  • Landscape-level terrestrial methane flux observed from a very tall tower

    Ankur R. Desai;Ke Xu;Hanqin Tian;Peter Weishampel

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. Sebestyen
Stephen D. Sebestyen US Forest Service
Edward A. Nater
Edward A. Nater University of Minnesota
Thomas G. Pypker
Thomas G. Pypker Thompson Rivers University
Evan S. Kane
Evan S. Kane Michigan Technological University
John B. Bradford
John B. Bradford United States Geological Survey
Carl P. J. Mitchell
Carl P. J. Mitchell University of Toronto
Brian J. Palik
Brian J. Palik US Forest Service
Heidi Asbjornsen
Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire
Paul J. Hanson
Paul J. Hanson Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michael G. Ryan
Michael G. Ryan Colorado State University

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