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Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
9768
World Ranking
3843
National Ranking
1346

Overview

Victor H. Rivera-Monroy is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on ecology, oceanography, earth-surface processes, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change.

The scientific work of Victor H. Rivera-Monroy spans various main topics, including:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Land use and ecosystem services

Frequent publication venues contributing to Rivera-Monroy's research portfolio include:

  • Water
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecosphere

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Rivera-Monroy's academic activity. Some of the most frequent co-authors are Edward Castañeda-Moya, Xiaochen Zhao, Kanchan Maiti, Z. George Xue, and Chunyan Li.

Recent research papers illustrate the diversity and focus of Rivera-Monroy's studies:

  • Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests in the Gulf of Mexico (Florida Everglades, USA), 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Review of 50 Years of Study of Hydrology, Wetland Dynamics, Aquatic Metabolism, Water Quality and Trophic Status, and Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Barataria Basin, Mississippi Delta-System Functioning, Human Impacts and Restoration Approaches, 2021, Water
  • Hydroperiod and Salinity Interactions Control Mangrove Root Dynamics in a Karstic Oceanic Island in the Caribbean Sea (San Andres, Colombia), 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Hydro-climatic changes of wetlandscapes across the world, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) is marginal relative to denitrification in emerging-eroding wetlands in a subtropical oligohaline and eutrophic coastal delta, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

The profile of Victor H. Rivera-Monroy reflects an extensive engagement with topics related to wetland ecology, coastal and marine ecosystem dynamics, and biogeochemical processes. Their work integrates complex environmental factors such as hydroperiod, salinity, and human impacts on wetland systems.

Best Publications

  • Mangrove Production and Carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates

    Steven Bouillon;Alberto V. Borges;Edward Castaneda-Moya;Karen Diele

  • The Importance of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) in the Nitrogen Cycle of Coastal Ecosystems

    Anne E. Giblin;Craig R. Tobias;Bongkeun Song;Nathaniel Weston

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Mangrove canopy height globally related to precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency

    Marc Simard;Lola Fatoyinbo;Charlotte Smetanka;Charlotte Smetanka;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Mapping Height and Biomass of Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park with SRTM Elevation Data

    Marc Simard;Keqi Zhang;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Michael S. Ross

  • Litter dynamics in riverine mangrove forests in the Guayas River estuary, Ecuador

    Robert R. Twilley;Mireya Pozo;Victor H. Garcia;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Advances and limitations of individual-based models to analyze and predict dynamics of mangrove forests: a review

    Uta Berger;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Thomas W. Doyle;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • A 7 YEAR RECORD OF ABOVE-GROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN A SOUTHEASTERN MEXICAN MANGROVE FOREST

    J.W. Day;J.W. Day;Carlos Coronado-Molina;F.R. Vera-Herrera;R. Twilley

  • The relative role of denitrification and immobilization in the fate of inorganic nitrogen in mangrove sediments (Terminos Lagoon, Mexico)

    Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Robert R. Twilley

  • A systematic method for 3D mapping of mangrove forests based on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation data, ICEsat/GLAS waveforms and field data: Application to Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

    Marc Simard;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;José Ernesto Mancera-Pineda;Edward Castañeda-Moya

  • Adapting an Ecological Mangrove Model to Simulate Trajectories in Restoration Ecology

    Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Ronghua Chen;Leonor Botero

  • Allocation of biomass and net primary productivity of mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA

    Edward Castañeda-Moya;Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Patterns of Root Dynamics in Mangrove Forests Along Environmental Gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA

    Edward Castañeda-Moya;Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Brian D. Marx

  • Evaluating the relative contributions of hydroperiod and soil fertility on growth of south Florida mangroves

    Ken W. Krauss;Ken W. Krauss;Thomas W. Doyle;Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Flux of nitrogen and sediment in a fringe mangrove forest in terminos lagoon, Mexico

    Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;John W. Day;Robert R. Twilley;Francisco Vera-Herrera

  • Sediment and Nutrient Deposition Associated with Hurricane Wilma in Mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades

    Edward Castañeda-Moya;Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Keqi Zhang

  • Developing Performance Measures of Mangrove Wetlands Using Simulation Models of Hydrology, Nutrient Biogeochemistry, and Community Dynamics

    Robert R. Twilley;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) along two freshwater-estuarine transects in the Florida Coastal Everglades

    Sharon M. L. Ewe;Evelyn E. Gaiser;Daniel L. Childers;David Iwaniec

  • An assessment of natural and human disturbance effects on Mexican ecosystems: current trends and research gaps

    Luis E. Calderon-Aguilera;Víctor H. Rivera-Monroy;Luciana Porter-Bolland;Angelina Martínez-Yrízar

  • Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective. Structure, Function and Ecosystem Services

    Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Shing Yip Lee;Erik Kristensen;Robert R. Twilley

  • The potential use of mangrove forests as nitrogen sinks of shrimp aquaculture pond effluents : the role of denitrification

    Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Luis A. Torres;Nixon Bahamon;Federico Newmark

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Twilley
Robert R. Twilley Louisiana State University
Marc Simard
Marc Simard California Institute of Technology
Evelyn E. Gaiser
Evelyn E. Gaiser Florida International University
John W. Day
John W. Day Louisiana State University
Tiffany G. Troxler
Tiffany G. Troxler Florida International University
Michael S. Ross
Michael S. Ross Florida International University
Rudolf Jaffé
Rudolf Jaffé Florida International University
Ken W. Krauss
Ken W. Krauss United States Geological Survey
Arthur J. Gold
Arthur J. Gold University of Rhode Island
Xosé Luis Otero
Xosé Luis Otero University of Santiago de Compostela

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