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Shaun A. Watmough

Shaun A. Watmough

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
6400
World Ranking
6189
National Ranking
268

Overview

Shaun A. Watmough is affiliated with Trent University in Canada and works primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research has a significant focus on environmental chemistry, ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and soil science.

The scientist's work often covers topics such as:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Recent publications by Shaun A. Watmough include:

  • Variation in carbon and nitrogen concentrations among peatland categories at the global scale, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Rapid Recent Recovery from Acidic Deposition in Central Ontario Lakes, 2020, Soil Systems

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nathan Basiliko
  • Patrick A. Levasseur
  • Nadia Mykytczuk
  • M. Catherine Eimers
  • Kimber E. Munford

Shaun A. Watmough's work appears often in several publication venues with multiple contributions, most notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Forests
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution

Best Publications

  • Sulphate, Nitrogen and Base Cation Budgets at 21 Forested Catchments in Canada, the United States and Europe

    Shaun A. Watmough;Julian Aherne;Christine Alewell;Paul Arp

  • Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in eastern North America: Predicted responses of forest ecosystems.

    Frank S. Gilliam;Douglas A. Burns;Charles T. Driscoll;Serita D. Frey

  • Monitoring historical changes in soil and atmospheric trace metal levels by dendrochemical analysis

    S.A. Watmough

  • Influence of seasonal changes in runoff and extreme events on dissolved organic carbon trends in wetland- and upland-draining streams

    M Catherine Eimers;Jim Buttle;Shaun A Watmough

  • Base cation and nitrogen budgets for seven forested catchments in central Ontario, 1983-1999

    Shaun A Watmough;Peter J Dillon

  • Evaluating the effects of liming and wood-ash treatment on forest ecosystems through systematic meta-analysis

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  • An evaluation of the use of dendrochemical analyses in environmental monitoring

    Shaun A Watmough

  • Determination and Mapping Critical Loads of Acidity and Exceedances for Upland Forest Soils in Eastern Canada

    Rock Ouimet;Paul A. Arp;Shaun A. Watmough;Julian Aherne

  • Air pollution success stories in the United States: The value of long-term observations

    Timothy J. Sullivan;Charles T. Driscoll;Colin M. Beier;Dallas Burtraw

  • Long-term trends in dissolved organic carbon concentration: a cautionary note

    M. Catherine Eimers;Shaun A. Watmough;James M. Buttle

  • Analysis of tree rings using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to record fluctuations in a metal pollution episode.

    Shaun A. Watmough;Thomas C. Hutchinson

  • Major element fluxes from a coniferous catchment in central Ontario, 1983–1999

    Shaun A. Watmough;Peter J. Dillon

  • Long-term declines in phosphorus export from forested catchments in south-central Ontario

    M. Catherine EimersM.C. Eimers;M. Catherine EimersM.C. Eimers;Shaun A. WatmoughS.A. Watmough;Shaun A. WatmoughS.A. Watmough;Andrew M. PatersonA.M. Paterson;Andrew M. PatersonA.M. Paterson;Peter J. DillonP.J. Dillon;Peter J. DillonP.J. Dillon

  • Manganese cycling in central Ontario forests: Response to soil acidification

    Shaun A. Watmough;M. Catherine Eimers;Peter J. Dillon

  • Potential impact of forest harvesting on lake chemistry in south-central Ontario at current levels of acid deposition

    S A Watmough;J Aherne;P J Dillon

  • Historical changes in lead concentrations in tree-rings of sycamore, oak and Scots pine in north-west England.

    Shaun A Watmough;Thomas C Hutchinson

  • Climate effects on stream nitrate concentrations at 16 forested catchments in south central Ontario.

    Shaun A. Watmough;M. Catherine Eimers;Julian Aherne;Peter J. Dillon

  • Change in the dendrochemistry of sacred fir close to Mexico City over the past 100 years

    S.A. Watmough;T.C. Hutchinson

  • A comparison of weathering rates for acid-sensitive catchments in Nova Scotia, Canada and their impact on critical load calculations

    C.J. Whitfield;S.A. Watmough;J. Aherne;P.J. Dillon

  • Estimating calcium weathering rates and future lake calcium concentrations in the Muskoka–Haliburton region of Ontario

    Shaun A Watmough;Julian Aherne

  • Changes in tree ring chemistry in sugar maple (Acer saccharum) along an urban–rural gradient in southern Ontario

    S.A Watmough;T.C Hutchinson;E.P.S Sager

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Julian Aherne
Julian Aherne Trent University
Mark E. Fenn
Mark E. Fenn US Forest Service
Nathan Basiliko
Nathan Basiliko Laurentian University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Erica A. H. Smithwick
Erica A. H. Smithwick Pennsylvania State University
Steven S. Perakis
Steven S. Perakis United States Geological Survey
Samuel B. St. Clair
Samuel B. St. Clair Brigham Young University
Jim Buttle
Jim Buttle Trent University

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