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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Thomas W. Boutton is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on ecology and soil science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broad areas, Boutton has worked extensively on subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their research contributions cover a variety of topics related to soil and ecosystem processes, including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions

Boutton's frequent publication venues include:

  • Geoderma
  • Frontiers in Soil Science
  • Ecosphere
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Nature Geoscience

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Boutton are:

  • Soil carbon in tropical savannas mostly derived from grasses, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Soil colloidal particles in a subtropical savanna: Biogeochemical significance and influence of anthropogenic disturbances, 2022, Geoderma
  • Distinct colony boundaries and larval discrimination in polygyne red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Nitrogen fertilizer driven nitrous and nitric oxide production is decoupled from microbial genetic potential in low carbon, semi-arid soil, 2023, Frontiers in Soil Science
  • The effects of plant structure and flow properties on the physical response of coastal dune plants to wind and wave run-up, 2021, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Boutton has collaborated frequently with researchers such as Yong Zhou, Ayumi Hyodo, Katie L. Lewis, Mark D. McDonald, and Paul B. DeLaune. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications and research projects in related fields.

Professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), both awarded in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Fractionation and turnover of stable carbon isotopes in animal tissues: Implications for δ13C analysis of diet

    L. L. Tieszen;T. W. Boutton;K. G. Tesdahl;N. A. Slade

  • 11 – Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios of Natural Materials: II. Atmospheric, Terrestrial, Marine, and Freshwater Environments

    Thomas W. Boutton

  • Carbon Dynamics of Aggregate-Associated Organic Matter Estimated by Carbon-13 Natural Abundance

    J. D. Jastrow;R. M. Miller;T. W. Boutton

  • δ13C values of soil organic carbon and their use in documenting vegetation change in a subtropical savanna ecosystem

    Thomas W Boutton;Steven R Archer;Andrew J Midwood;Stephen F Zitzer

  • Stable carbon isotope ratios of soil organic matter and their use as indicators of vegetation and climate change.

    T. W. Boutton

  • TREES IN GRASSLANDS: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONSEQUENCES OF WOODY PLANT EXPANSION

    Steve Archer;Thomas W. Boutton

  • 10 – Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios of Natural Materials: I. Sample Preparation and Mass Spectrometric Analysis

    Thomas W. Boutton

  • Stable Carbon Isotopes in Terrestrial Ecosystem Research

    L. L. Tieszen;T. W. Boutton

  • Grazing and ecosystem carbon storage in the North American Great Plains

    Justin D. Derner;Thomas W. Boutton;David D. Briske

  • Drought stress influences leaf water content, photosynthesis, and water-use efficiency of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis at three potassium concentrations

    J. N. Egilla;F. T. Davies;T. W. Boutton

  • Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

    Joseph W. Veldman;Julie C. Aleman;Julie C. Aleman;Swanni T. Alvarado;T. Michael Anderson

  • Soil carbonate decomposition by acid has little effect on δ13C of organic matter

    A.J. Midwood;T.W. Boutton

  • Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide increases soil carbon

    Julie D. Jastrow;R. Michael Miller;Roser Matamala;Richard J. Norby

  • Late Quaternary Vegetation and Climate Changes in Central Texas Based on the Isotopic Composition of Organic Carbon

    Lee C. Nordt;Thomas W. Boutton;Charles T. Hallmark;Michael R. Waters

  • Storage and dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in soil physical fractions following woody plant invasion of grassland

    J.D. Liao;T.W. Boutton;J.D. Jastrow

  • Organic matter turnover in soil physical fractions following woody plant invasion of grassland: Evidence from natural 13C and 15N

    J.D. Liao;T.W. Boutton;J.D. Jastrow

  • Does grazing mediate soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation beneath C4, perennial grasses along an environmental gradient?

    J. D. Derner;D. D. Briske;T. W. Boutton

  • Quality of fresh organic matter affects priming of soil organic matter and substrate utilization patterns of microbes

    Hui Wang;Thomas W. Boutton;Wenhua Xu;Guoqing Hu

  • Comparison of quartz and Pyrex tubes for combustion of organic samples for stable carbon isotope analysis

    Thomas W. Boutton;William W. Wong;David L. Hachey;Lucinda S. Lee

  • Carbon isotope ratios of soil organic matter and their use in assessing community composition changes in Curlew Valley, Utah

    R. S. Dzurec;T. W. Boutton;M. M. Caldwell;B. N. Smith

  • SOIL RESPIRATION AND NUTRIENT CYCLING IN WOODED COMMUNITIES DEVELOPING IN GRASSLAND

    Rebecca L. McCulley;S. R. Archer;T. W. Boutton;F. M. Hons

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven R. Archer
Steven R. Archer University of Arizona
Edith Bai
Edith Bai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Timothy R. Filley
Timothy R. Filley University of Oklahoma
Larry L. Tieszen
Larry L. Tieszen United States Geological Survey
Buford L. Nichols
Buford L. Nichols Baylor College of Medicine
Terry J. Gentry
Terry J. Gentry Texas A&M University
David L. Hachey
David L. Hachey Vanderbilt University
Lee C. Nordt
Lee C. Nordt Baylor University
Julie D. Jastrow
Julie D. Jastrow Argonne National Laboratory
Fred T. Davies
Fred T. Davies Texas A&M University

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