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Susan M. Galatowitsch

Susan M. Galatowitsch

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8579
World Ranking
5257
National Ranking
1794

Overview

Susan M. Galatowitsch is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work spans several subfields including global and planetary change, plant science, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The main topics addressed in their research encompass land use and ecosystem services, environmental conservation and management, botany, ecology and taxonomy studies, forest management and policy, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Galatowitsch has published recent papers on restoration ecology, wetland recovery, and ecological restoration capacity. Some of the notable publications include:

  • "Predicting restoration outcomes based on organizational and ecological factors," 2020, Restoration Ecology
  • "Long-Term Recovery of a Restored Palustrine Wetland: the Role of Monitoring and Adaptive Management," 2021, Wetlands
  • "Organizational capacity and ecological restoration," 2022, Restoration Ecology
  • "Wetland Compensation and Landscape Change in a Rapidly Urbanizing Context," 2021, Environmental Management
  • "Seed persistence of three species, Carex stricta, Carex hystericina and Phalaris arundinacea, in a restored wetland," 2021, Flora

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Julia L. Bohnen, Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Stan C. Hokanson, Morgan Robertson, and Jeffrey W. Matthews.

Susan M. Galatowitsch has published in venues such as:

  • Restoration Ecology
  • Wetlands
  • Environmental Management
  • Flora
  • HortScience

Best Publications

  • Riparian vegetation: Degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects

    David M. Richardson;Patricia M. Holmes;Karen J. Esler;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Invasiveness in wetland plants in temperate North America.

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Neil O. Anderson;Peter D. Ascher

  • Consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation for wetland amphibian assemblages

    Richard M. Lehtinen;Susan M. Galatowitsch;John R. Tester

  • The Vegetation of Restored and Natural Prairie Wetlands

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Invasive aquatic species of Europe

    Susan Galatowitsch

  • Anthropogenic effects on the biodiversity of riparian wetlands of a northern temperate landscape

    D.M. Mensing;S.M. Galatowitsch;J.R. Tester

  • Effects of Phalaris arundinacea and nitrate-N addition on the establishment of wetland plant communities

    Emily K. Green;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Restoring Prairie Wetlands: An Ecological Approach

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;A. G. Van der Valk

  • Competitive control of invasive vegetation: a native wetland sedge suppresses Phalaris arundinacea in carbon-enriched soil

    Laura G. Perry;Susan M. Galatowitsch;Carl J. Rosen

  • Regional climate change adaptation strategies for biodiversity conservation in a midcontinental region of North America

    Susan Galatowitsch;Lee Frelich;Laura Phillips-Mao

  • The vegetation of wet meadows in relation to their land-use

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Diane C. Whited;Richard Lehtinen;Jason Husveth

  • Riparian scrub recovery after clearing of invasive alien trees in headwater streams of the Western Cape, South Africa

    Susan M Galatowitsch;D. M. Richardson

  • Movement of invasive aquatic plants into Minnesota (USA) through horticultural trade

    Kristine Maki;Susan Galatowitsch

  • Effects of water regime and competition on the establishment of a native sedge in restored wetlands

    Rachel A. Budelsky;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Effects of Moisture, Temperature, and Time on Seed Germination of Five Wetland Carices: Implications for Restoration

    Rachel A. Budelsky;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Revegetation of prairie pothole wetlands in the mid-continental US: twelve years post-reflooding

    John M. Mulhouse;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Characteristics of recently restored wetlands in the prairie pothole region

    Susan M. Galatowitsch;Arnold G. van der Valk

  • Reciprocal Model for Meeting Ecological and Human Needs in Restoration Projects

    Cathy Geist;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Differences in wetland plant community establishment with additions of nitrate-N and invasive species (Phalaris arundinacea and Typha ×glauca)

    Emily K Green;Susan M Galatowitsch

  • Evaluating perturbations and developing restoration strategies for inland wetlands in the Great Lakes basin

    Naomi E. Detenbeck;Susan M. Galatowitsch;Jim Atkinson;Helen Ball

Frequent Co-Authors

Karin M. Kettenring
Karin M. Kettenring Utah State University
Arnold G. van der Valk
Arnold G. van der Valk Iowa State University
Carl J. Rosen
Carl J. Rosen University of Minnesota
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Robert G. Haight
Robert G. Haight US Forest Service
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia
Juliet C. Stromberg
Juliet C. Stromberg Arizona State University
Paul M. Mayer
Paul M. Mayer Environmental Protection Agency
James J. Luby
James J. Luby University of Minnesota

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