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Suzanne E. Bayley

Suzanne E. Bayley

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
10506
World Ranking
2751
National Ranking
178

Overview

Suzanne E. Bayley is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main focus of their research addresses topics such as Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Water Quality and Resources Studies, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Bayley's recent publications demonstrate a robust engagement with aquatic and floodplain environments. The following papers illustrate their contributions in this area:

  • Wetland Hydroperiod Change Along the Upper Columbia River Floodplain, Canada, 1984 to 2019, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Multi-decadal floodplain classification and trend analysis in the Upper Columbia River valley, British Columbia, 2024, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • The importance of groundwater to the upper Columbia River floodplain wetlands, 2023, Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques
  • Warmer air temperatures predicted to result in wetland drying in the Upper Columbia River Valley, British Columbia, Canada, 2024, The Science of The Total Environment

Bayley frequently collaborates with other researchers. Common co-authors include Chris Hopkinson, Ryan J. MacDonald, Brian Brisco, Ítalo Sampaio Rodrigues, and L. Chasmer. This network indicates active participation in interdisciplinary studies involving hydrology, remote sensing, and environmental change.

The scientist's work has appeared in several specialized publication venues, reflecting the diversity of their research interests:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • The effects of climatic warming on the properties of boreal lakes and streams at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario

    David W. Schindler;Suzanne E. Bayley;Brian R. Parker;Ken G. Beaty

  • Human Activity Mediates a Trophic Cascade Caused by Wolves

    Mark Hebblewhite;Clifford A. White;Clifford A. White;Clifford G. Nietvelt;John A. McKenzie;John A. McKenzie

  • Climate-induced changes in the dissolved organic carbon budgets of boreal lakes

    David W. Schindler;P. Jefferson Curtis;Suzanne E. Bayley;Brian R. Parker

  • Oil sands mining and reclamation cause massive loss of peatland and stored carbon

    Rebecca C. Rooney;Suzanne E. Bayley;David W. Schindler

  • Growth, Production, and Decomposition Dynamics of Sphagnum under Natural and Experimentally Acidified Conditions

    Line Rochefort;Dale H. Vitt;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Development of Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in boreal continental Canada

    Peter Kuhry;Barbara J. Nicholson;L. Dennis Gignac;Dale H. Vitt

  • Seasonal variation in water chemistry over a bog-rich fen gradient in Continental Western Canada

    Dale H. Vitt;Suzanne E. Bayley;Tai-Long Jin

  • Natural and man-caused factors affecting the abundance and cycling of dissolved organic substances in precambrian shield lakes

    D. W. Schindler;S. E. Bayley;P. J. Curtis;B. R. Parker

  • Beaver (Castor canadensis) mitigate the effects of climate on the area of open water in boreal wetlands in western Canada

    Glynnis A. Hood;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Export of dissolved organic carbon and acidity from peatlands

    N. R. Urban;S. E. Bayley;S. J. Eisenreich

  • Effects of Multiple Fires on Nutrient Yields from Streams Draining Boreal Forest and Fen Watersheds: Nitrogen and Phosphorus

    S. E. Bayley;D. W. Schindler;K. G. Beaty;B. R. Parker

  • Ecological effects of acid deposition upon peatlands: a neglected field in «acid-rain» research

    Eville Gorham;Suzanne E. Bayley;David W. Schindler

  • The biosphere as an increasing sink for atmospheric carbon: Estimates from increased nitrogen depostion

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  • Bryophyte response surfaces along climatic, chemical, and physical gradients in peatlands of western Canada

    L. Dennis Gignac;Dale H. Vitt;Stephen C. ZoltaP;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

    J. Limpens;Gustaf Granath;Urban Gunnarsson;R. Aerts

  • Decomposition along a bog to rich fen gradient in central Alberta, Canada

    Anthony R. Szumigalski;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Do wetland lakes exhibit alternative stable states? Submersed aquatic vegetation and chlorophyll in western boreal shallow lakes

    Suzanne E. Bayley;Colleen M. Prather

  • The mycorrhizal status of the dominant vegetation along a peatland gradient in southern boreal Alberta, Canada

    Markus N. Thormann;Randolph S. Currah;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Aboveground peat and carbon accumulation potentials along a bog-fen-marsh wetland gradient in southern boreal Alberta, Canada

    Markus N. Thormann;Anthony R. Szumigalski;Suzanne E. Bayley

  • Frequent regime shifts in trophic states in shallow lakes on the Boreal Plain: Alternative "unstable" states?

    S. E. Bayley;I. F. Creed;G. Z. Sass;A. S. Wong

  • Comparison of decomposition of belowground and aboveground plant litters in peatlands of boreal Alberta, Canada

    Markus N. Thormann;Suzanne E. Bayley;Randolph S. Currah

  • Predation risk and the functional response of elk–aspen herbivory

    Clifford A White;Michael C Feller;Suzanne Bayley

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale H. Vitt
Dale H. Vitt Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David W. Schindler
David W. Schindler University of Alberta
Randolph S. Currah
Randolph S. Currah University of Alberta
Luca Bragazza
Luca Bragazza Agroscope
Alexandre Buttler
Alexandre Buttler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Irena F. Creed
Irena F. Creed University of Toronto
Line Rochefort
Line Rochefort Université Laval
Jill L. Bubier
Jill L. Bubier Mount Holyoke College
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lucy J. Sheppard
Lucy J. Sheppard UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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