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Thomas M. Isenhart is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to these fields through numerous publications.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Isenhart's main topics of study address various aspects of soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology, and sediment transport. These include:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Their recent research papers illustrate an active engagement with themes related to watershed management, stream morphology, and nutrient removal. Notable papers include:

  • Long-term nitrate removal in three riparian buffers: 21 years of data from the Bear Creek watershed in central Iowa, USA (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Contribution of streambanks to phosphorus export from Iowa (2021), published in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Riparian Land-Use, Stream Morphology and Streambank Erosion within Grazed Pastures in Southern Iowa, USA: A Catchment-Wide Perspective (2020), published in Sustainability
  • Automated measurement of eroding streambank volume from high-resolution aerial imagery and terrain analysis (2020), published in Geomorphology
  • Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds (2020), published in JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Isenhart frequently collaborates with several researchers, often contributing to studies with:

  • Tyler A. Groh
  • Keith E. Schilling
  • Richard C. Schultz
  • Peter Moore
  • Loulou C. Dickey

The scholar publishes regularly in academic venues specializing in environmental and water resource research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Nitrate and organic N analyses with second-derivative spectroscopy

    William G. Crumpton;Thomas M. Isenhart;Paul D. Mitchell

  • Sediment and nutrient removal in an established multi-species riparian buffer.

    K.H. Lee;T.M. Isenhart;R.C. Schultz

  • Multispecies riparian buffers trap sediment and nutrients during rainfall simulations.

    Kye-Han Lee;Thomas M. Isenhart;Richard C. Schultz;Steven K. Mickelson

  • Riparian forest buffers in agroecosystems - lessons learned from the Bear Creek Watershed, central Iowa, USA

    R. C. Schultz;T. M. Isenhart;W. W. Simpkins;J. P. Colletti

  • Design and placement of a multi-species riparian buffer strip system

    R. C. Schultz;J. P. Collettil;T. M. Isenhart;W. W. Simpkins

  • FINE ROOT DYNAMICS, COARSE ROOT BIOMASS, ROOT DISTRIBUTION, AND SOIL RESPIRATION IN A MULTISPECIES RIPARIAN BUFFER IN CENTRAL IOWA, USA

    A. Tufekcioglu;J. W. Raich;T. M. Isenhart;R. C. Schultz

  • Soil-water infiltration under crops, pasture, and established riparian buffer in Midwestern USA

    L. Bharati;K.-H. Lee;T.M. Isenhart;R.C. Schultz

  • Aggregate-Size Stability Distribution and Soil Stability

    C. O. Márquez;V. J. Garcia;Cynthia A. Cambardella;Richard C. Schultz

  • Soil respiration within riparian buffers and adjacent crop fields

    A. Tufekcioglu;J.W. Raich;T.M. Isenhart;R.C. Schultz

  • Biomass, carbon and nitrogen dynamics of multi-species riparian buffers within an agricultural watershed in Iowa, USA

    A. Tufekcioglu;J.W. Raich;T.M. Isenhart;R.C. Schultz

  • NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL BY SWITCHGRASS AND COOL-SEASON GRASS FILTER STRIPS IN CENTRAL IOWA, USA

    K.-H. Lee;T. M. Isenhart;R. C. Schultz;S. K. Mickelson

  • Stream bank erosion adjacent to riparian forest buffers, row-crop fields, and continuously-grazed pastures along Bear Creek in central Iowa

    G.N. Zaimes;R.C. Schultz;T.M. Isenhart

  • Reconnecting Tile Drainage to Riparian Buffer Hydrology for Enhanced Nitrate Removal

    Dan B. Jaynes;Thomas M. Isenhart

  • Optimizing the placement of riparian practices in a watershed using terrain analysis

    Mark D. Tomer;D. E. James;Thomas M. Isenhart

  • Quantifying Fine-Root Decomposition: An Alternative to Buried Litterbags

    Mathew E. Dornbush;Thomas M. Isenhart;James W. Raich

  • Streambank Soil and Phosphorus Losses Under Different Riparian Land-Uses in Iowa1

    George N. Zaimes;Richard C. Schultz;Thomas M. Isenhart

  • Agricultural conservation planning framework: 1. Developing multipractice watershed planning scenarios and assessing nutrient reduction potential.

    Mark D. Tomer;S. A. Porter;K. M. B. Boomer;D. E. James

  • Riparian Land Uses and Precipitation Influences on Stream Bank Erosion in Central Iowa

    George N. Zaimes;Richard C. Schultz;Thomas M. Isenhart

  • Streambank erosion rates and loads within a single watershed: Bridging the gap between temporal and spatial scales

    Jason A. Palmer;Keith E. Schilling;Thomas M. Isenhart;Richard C. Schultz

  • Source-pathway separation of multiple contaminants during a rainfall-runoff event in an artificially drained agricultural watershed.

    Mark D. Tomer;C. G. Wilson;Thomas B. Moorman;K. J. Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture
Keith E. Schilling
Keith E. Schilling University of Iowa
Matthew J. Helmers
Matthew J. Helmers Iowa State University
Thomas B. Moorman
Thomas B. Moorman Agricultural Research Service
Timothy B. Parkin
Timothy B. Parkin Agricultural Research Service
Catherine L. Kling
Catherine L. Kling Cornell University
James W. Raich
James W. Raich Iowa State University
Heidi Asbjornsen
Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire
Cynthia A. Cambardella
Cynthia A. Cambardella Agricultural Research Service
Philip W. Gassman
Philip W. Gassman Iowa State University

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