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Sherry L. Schiff

Sherry L. Schiff

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Earth Science

D-Index
59
Citations
9692
World Ranking
2096
National Ranking
95

Overview

Sherry L. Schiff is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and specializes in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including environmental chemistry, ecology, oceanography, environmental engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, and aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics. Their work also covers soil and water nutrient dynamics, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, as well as water treatment and disinfection.

Sherry L. Schiff's recent publications include:

  • Warming combined with experimental eutrophication intensifies lake phytoplankton blooms, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Enigmatic persistence of aerobic methanotrophs in oxygen-limiting freshwater habitats, 2024, The ISME Journal
  • Septic systems contribute artificial sweeteners to streams through groundwater, 2020, Journal of Hydrology X
  • Anoxygenic photosynthesis and iron-sulfur metabolic potential of Chlorobia populations from seasonally anoxic Boreal Shield lakes, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Anoxygenic phototroph of the Chloroflexota uses a type I reaction centre, 2024, Nature

Their research has been published frequently in journals such as Ground Water, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The ISME Journal, Environmental Science & Technology, and Freshwater Biology.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason J. Venkiteswaran
  • Josh D. Neufeld
  • Jackson M. Tsuji
  • Satoshi Hanada
  • Marcus Tank

Best Publications

  • Increases in Fluxes of Greenhouse Gases and Methyl Mercury following Flooding of an Experimental Reservoir

    C. A. Kelly;J. W. M. Rudd;R. A. Bodaly;N. P. Roulet

  • The significance of storms for the concentration and export of dissolved organic carbon from two Precambrian Shield catchments

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  • Export of DOC from forested catchments on the Precambrian Shield of Central Ontario: Clues from13C and 14C

    S. L. Schiff;R. Aravena;Susan E. Trumbore;M. J. Hinton

  • Precambrian shield wetlands: Hydrologic control of the sources and export of dissolved organic matter

    Sherry Schiff;Ramon Aravena;Eric Mewhinney;Richard Elgood

  • Chemical Characteristics of Particulate, Colloidal, and Dissolved Organic Material in Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park

    Diane M. McKnight;Richard Harnish;Robert L. Wershaw;Jill S. Baron

  • Chlorofluorocarbons as Tracers of Groundwater Transport Processes in a Shallow, Silty Sand Aquifer

    P. G. Cook;D. K. Solomon;L. N. Plummer;E. Busenberg

  • Dissolved Organic Carbon Cycling in Forested Watersheds: A Carbon Isotope Approach

    S. L. Schiff;R. Aravena;Susan E. Trumbore;P. J. Dillon

  • A validation of the 3H/3He method for determining groundwater recharge

    D. K. Solomon;S. L. Schiff;R. J. Poreda;W. B. Clarke

  • A novel model for cyanobacteria bloom formation: the critical role of anoxia and ferrous iron

    L. A. Molot;S. B. Watson;I. F. Creed;C. G. Trick

  • Dependence of riverine nitrous oxide emissions on dissolved oxygen levels

    Madeline S. Rosamond;Simon J. Thuss;Simon J. Thuss;Sherry L. Schiff

  • Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ15N

    L. H. Pardo;P. H. Templer;C. L. Goodale;S. Duke

  • Tritium and helium: 3 as groundwater age tracers in the Borden Aquifer

    D. K. Solomon;R. J. Poreda;S. L. Schiff;J. A. Cherry

  • 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

  • Nitrogen enrichment and the emission of nitrous oxide from streams

    Helen M. Baulch;Helen M. Baulch;Sherry L. Schiff;Roxane Maranger;Peter J. Dillon

  • Biogeochemical Evolution of Domestic Waste Water in Septic Systems: 1. Conceptual Model

    Sheryl R. Wilhelm;Sherry L. Schiff;John A. Cherry

  • Examining the contributions of glacial till water to storm runoff using two‐ and three‐component hydrograph separations

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  • Nitrate removal and greenhouse gas production in a stream-bed denitrifying bioreactor.

    Z. Elgood;W.D. Robertson;S.L. Schiff;R. Elgood

  • Controls on δ 34 S and δ 18 O of dissolved sulfate in aquifers of the Murray Basin, Australia and their use as indicators of flow processes

    S.S Dogramaci;S.S Dogramaci;A.L Herczeg;S.L Schiff;Y Bone

  • Multiple sources and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon across Swedish streams, refocusing the lens of stable C isotopes

    Audrey Campeau;Marcus B. Wallin;Reiner Giesler;Stefan Löfgren

  • Diffusive and ebullitive transport of methane and nitrous oxide from streams: Are bubble-mediated fluxes important?

    Helen M. Baulch;Helen M. Baulch;Peter J. Dillon;Roxane Maranger;Sherry L. Schiff

  • The world’s largest High Arctic lake responds rapidly to climate warming

    Igor Lehnherr;Vincent L. St. Louis;Martin Sharp;Alex S. Gardner

  • Determining Sediment Accumulation and Mixing Rates Using 210Pb, 137Cs, and Other Tracers: Problems Due to Postdepositional Mobility or Coring Artifacts

    Robert F. Anderson;Sherry L. Schiff;Raymond H. Hesslein

  • Tracing the sources of exported nitrate in the Turkey Lakes Watershed using 15N/14N and 18O/16O isotopic ratios.

    John Spoelstra;Sherry L. Schiff;Richard J. Elgood;Ray G. Semkin

  • Prevalence of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria in contaminated groundwater.

    Tara A. Moore;Yangping Xing;Brent Lazenby;Michael D. J. Lynch

  • Regional Assessment of N Saturation using Foliar and Root <img src="/fulltext-image.asp?format=htmln

    Linda H. Pardo;Pamela H. Templer;Christine L. Goodale;Sara E. Duke;Sara E. Duke

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Robertson
William D. Robertson University of Waterloo
Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Vincent L. St. Louis
Vincent L. St. Louis University of Alberta
Helen M. Baulch
Helen M. Baulch University of Saskatchewan
Josh D. Neufeld
Josh D. Neufeld University of Waterloo
Robert F. Anderson
Robert F. Anderson Columbia University
Susan E. Trumbore
Susan E. Trumbore Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Merrin L. Macrae
Merrin L. Macrae University of Waterloo
Leonard I. Wassenaar
Leonard I. Wassenaar University of Ottawa

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