William H. Schlesinger

Research topics

• Isotope Analysis in Ecology · 1 paper
• Marine and coastal ecosystems · 1 paper
• Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology · 1 paper
• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · 1 paper
• Soil and Unsaturated Flow · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Peter M. Vitousek · 1 paper
• John D. Aber · 1 paper
• Robert Warren Howarth · 1 paper
• Gene E. Likens · 1 paper
• Pamela A. Matson · 1 paper
• David W. Schindler · 1 paper
• David G. Tilman · 1 paper
• James W. Raich · 1 paper

Papers

1. HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCESEcological Applications · 1997 · 5,463 citations

   Nitrogen is a key element controlling the species composition, diversity, dynamics, and functioning of many terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Many of the original plant species living in these ecosystems are adapted to, and function optimally in, soils and solutions…

2. The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration and its relationship to vegetation and climateTellus B · 1992 · 3,103 citations

   We review measured rates of soil respiration from terrestrial and wetland ecosystems to define the annual global CO2 flux from soils, to identify uncertainties in the global flux estimate, and to investigate the influences of temperature, precipitation, and vegetation on…