Dr. Kathleen C. Weathers

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Overview

Dr. Weathers' research focuses on quantifying how biology affects geochemistry and biogeochemical cycling across heterogeneous landscapes, and within and among multiple systems (air-land-water). Specific topics have included quantifying cross-boundary nutrient fluxes (e.g., nutrient and pollutant delivery and biogeochemistry from ocean to forest); how landscape and plant structure affect fog inputs—and how fog affects the biotic and abiotic maintenance of ecosystems; the importance of tree species, and their pests and pathogens, in controlling landscape biogeochemistry; and the effect of cyanobacteria on oligotrophic lake resilience.

Publications

A. Gioda, O. L. Mayol-Bracero, F. N. Scatena, K. C. Weathers, V. L. Mateus, and W. H. McDowell, “Chemical constituents in clouds and rainwater in the Puerto Rican rainforest: Potential sources and seasonal drivers”, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 68, p. 208 - 220, 2013.

V. R. Kelly, K. C. Weathers, G. M. Lovett, and G. E. Likens, “A comparison of two collectors for monitoring precipitation chemistry”, Water Air Soil Pollut., vol. 223, p. 951-954, 2012.

K. C. Weathers, H. A. Ewing, C. G. Jones, and D. L. Strayer, “Controls on Ecosystem Structure and Function”, in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 215-230.

M. E. Dueker, G. D. O'Mullan, K. C. Weathers, A. R. Juhl, and M. Uriarte, “Coupling of fog and marine microbial content in the near-shore coastal environment”, Biogeosciences, vol. 9, p. 803-813, 2012.

K. F. Crowley, et al., “Do Nutrient Limitation Patterns Shift from Nitrogen Toward Phosphorus with Increasing Nitrogen Deposition Across the Northeastern United States?”, Ecosystems, vol. 15, p. 940-957, 2012.

J. L. Klug, et al., “Ecosystem Effects of a Tropical Cyclone on a Network of Lakes in Northeastern North America”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 21, p. 11693 - 11701, 2012.

E. Jennings, et al., “Effects of weather-related episodic events in lakes: an analysis based on high-frequency data”, Freshwater Biol., vol. 57, p. 589-601, 2012.

K. C. Weathers and H. A. Ewing, “Element Cycling”, in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 97-108.

H. A. Ewing, et al., “Fog and soil weathering as sources of nutrients in a California redwood forest”, in R. B. Standiford, T. J. Weller, D. D. Piirto, and J. D. Stuart. Proceedings of coast redwood forests in a changing California: A symposium for scientists and managers. , vol. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-238, Albany, CA: , 2012, p. 675.

H. A. Bechtold, et al., “Frontiers in Ecosystem Science”, in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 279-296.

Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science. 2012, p. 326.

K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer, and G. E. Likens, “Introduction to Ecosystem Science”, in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 3-26.

M. E. Dueker, G. D. O’Mullan, A. R. Juhl, K. C. Weathers, and M. Uriarte, “Local Environmental Pollution Strongly Influences Culturable Bacterial Aerosols at an Urban Aquatic Superfund Site”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 46, no. 20, p. 10926 - 10933, 2012.

C. D. Canham, et al., “Nitrogen deposition and lake nitrogen concentrations: a regional analysis of terrestrial controls and aquatic linkages”, Ecosphere, vol. 3, no. 7, p. art66, 2012.

C. C. Carey, H. A. Ewing, K. L. Cottingham, K. C. Weathers, R. Q. Thomas, and J. F. Haney, “Occurrence and toxicity of the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata in low-nutrient lakes in the northeastern United States”, Aquatic Ecology, vol. 46, no. 4, p. 395 - 409, 2012.

Ecological Society of America, Organized Oral Session 43. Novel Applications of High-Frequency Sensor Data in Aquatic Ecosystems: Discoveries from GLEON, the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network, vol. 93, no. 1. 2012, p. 100 - 105.

K. Schwarz, S. T. A. Pickett, R. G. Lathrop, K. C. Weathers, R. V. Pouyat, and M. L. Cadenasso, “The effects of the urban built environment on the spatial distribution of lead in residential soils”, Environ. Poll., vol. 163, p. 32-39, 2012.

N. L. Cleavitt, H. A. Ewing, K. C. Weathers, and A. M. Lindsey, “Acidic atmospheric deposition interacts with tree type and impacts the cryptogamic epiphytes in Acadia National Park, Main, USA”, Bryologist, vol. 114, p. 570-582, 2011.

D. C. Pierson, et al., “An automated method to monitor lake ice phenology”, Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods, 2011.

K. C. Weathers and A. Ponette-González, “Atmospheric deposition”, in D. F. Levia, D. E. Carlyle-Moses and T. Tanaka, eds. Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry: Synthesis of Past Research and Future Directions, 2011.

A. L. González, et al., “Bromeliad growth and stoichiometry: responses to atmospheric nutrient inputs in fog-dependent ecosystems of the hyper-arid Atacama Desert, Chile”, Oecologia, vol. 167, p. 835-845, 2011.

M. J. Mitchell, et al., “Comparisons of watershed sulfur budgets in southeast Canada and northeast US: new approaches and implications”, Biogeochemistry, vol. 103, p. 181-207, 2011.

L. H. Pardo and K. C. Weathers, “Effects of nitrogen deposition and empirical nitrogen critical loads for ecoregions of the United States”, Ecol. Appl., vol. 21, p. 3049-3082, 2011.

M. E. Dueker, K. C. Weathers, G. D. O'Mullan, A. R. Juhl, and M. Uriarte, “Environmental Controls on Coastal Coarse Aerosols: Implications for Microbial Content and Deposition in the Near-Shore Environment”, Environ. Sci. Tech., vol. 45, p. 3386-3392, 2011.

C. T. Driscoll, K. F. Lambert, and K. C. Weathers, “Integrating science and policy: A case study of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation Science Links Program”, BioScience, vol. 61, p. 791-801, 2011.

P. H. Templer and K. C. Weathers, “Use of mixed ion exchange resin and the denitrifier method to determine isotopic values of nitrate in atmospheric deposition and canopy throughfall”, Atmos. Environ., vol. 45, p. 2017-2020, 2011.

L. H. Pardo and K. C. Weathers, Assessment of effects of N deposition and empirical critical loads for nitrogen for ecoregions of the United States. 2010, p. 200.

K. C. Weathers and J. A. Lynch, Atmospheric deposition and critical loads. 2010.

M. P. Weand, M. A. Arthur, G. M. Lovett, R. L. McCulley, and K. C. Weathers, “Effects of tree species and N additions on forest floor microbial communities and extracellular enzyme activities”, Soil Biol. Biochem., vol. 42, p. 2161-2173, 2010.

R. Q. Thomas, C. D. Canham, K. C. Weathers, and C. L. Goodale, “Increased tree carbon storage in response to nitrogen deposition in the U.S.”, Nat. Geosci., vol. 3, p. 13-17, 2010.

O. Barbosa, et al., “Interactions among patch area, forest structure and water fluxes in a fog-inundated forest ecosystem in semiarid Chile”, Funct. Ecol, vol. 24, p. 909-917, 2010.

G. M. Lovett, M. A. Arthur, K. C. Weathers, and J. M. Griffin, “Long-term changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an introduced pest/pathogen complex”, Ecosystems, vol. 13, p. 1188-1200, 2010.

M. P. Weand, M. A. Arthur, G. M. Lovett, F. Sikora, and K. C. Weathers, “The phosphorus status of northern hardwoods differs by species but is unaffected by nitrogen fertilization”, Biogeochemistry, vol. 97, p. 159-181, 2010.

R. V. Pouyat, et al., “The role of federal agencies in the application of scientific knowledge”, Front. Ecol. Environ., vol. 8, p. 322-328, 2010.

S. E. G. Findlay, et al., “Total carbon analysis may overestimate organic carbon content of fresh waters in the presence of high dissolved inorganic carbon”, Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods, vol. 8, p. 196-201, 2010.

A. Ponette-González, K. C. Weathers, and L. M. Curran, “Tropical land-cover change alters biogeochemical inputs to ecosystems in a Mexican montane landscape”, Ecol. Appl., vol. 20, p. 1820-1837, 2010.

V. R. Kelly, K. C. Weathers, G. M. Lovett, and G. E. Likens, “Effect of Climate Change between 1984 and 2007 on Precipitation Chemistry at a Site in Northeastern USA”, Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 43, p. 3461-3466, 2009.

G. M. Lovett, et al., “Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States”, Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2009, vol. 1162, p. 99-135, 2009.

H. A. Ewing, et al., “Fog water and ecosystem function: Heterogeneity in a California redwood forest”, Ecosystems, vol. 12, p. 417-433, 2009.

C. C. Carey, K. C. Weathers, and K. L. Cottingham, “Increases in phosphorus at the sediment-water interface may accelerate the initiation of cyanobacterial blooms in an oligotrophic lake”, Proc. Internat. Soc. Theoret. Appl. Limnol., vol. 30, p. 1185-1188, 2009.

M. E. Fenn, et al., “Methods for measuring atmospheric nitrogen deposition inputs in arid and montane ecosystems of western North America.”, in A. H. Legge (ed.). Developments in Environmental Science Series vol. 9: Relating Atmospheric Source Apportionment to Vegetation Effects: Establishing Cause Effect Relationships, 2009, p. 179-228.

A. Ponette-González, K. C. Weathers, and L. M. Curran, “Water inputs across a tropical montane landscape in Veracruz, Mexico: synergistic effects of land cover, rain and fog seasonality, and interannual precipitation variability”, Global Change Biol., vol. 16, p. 946-963, 2009.

S. J. Nelson, et al., “A comparison of winter mercury accumulation at forested and no-canopy sites measured with different snow sampling techniques”, Applied Geochemistry, vol. 23, p. 384-398, 2008.

J. E. Hancock, M. A. Arthur, K. C. Weathers, and G. M. Lovett, “Carbon cycling along a gradient of beech bark disease impact in the Catskill Mountains, New York”, Can. J. For. Res., vol. 38, p. 1267-1274, 2008.

C. C. Carey, K. C. Weathers, and K. L. Cottingham, “Gloetrichia echinulata in an oligotrophic lake: helpful insights from eutrophic lakes”, J. Plank. Res., vol. 30, p. 893-904, 2008.

V. R. Kelly, et al., “Long-term sodium chloride retention in a rural watershed: Legacy effects of road salt on stream water concentrations”, Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 42, p. 410-415, 2008.

A. G. Gutiérrez, et al., “Regeneration patterns and persistence of the fog-dependent Fray Jorge forest in semiarid Chile during the past two centuries”, Global Change Biol., vol. 14, p. 161-176, 2008.

G. Robertson, K. C. Weathers, J. A. Wiens, and W. W. Wilhelm, “Sustainable biofuels redux”, Science, vol. 322, p. 49-50, 2008.

L. M. Christenson, G. M. Lovett, K. C. Weathers, and M. A. Arthur, “The influence of tree species, nitrogen fertilization, and soil C to N ratio on gross soil nitrogen transformations”, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., vol. 73, p. 638-646, 2008.

M. Uriarte, H. A. Ewing, V. T. Eviner, and K. C. Weathers, “Constructing a broader and more inclusive value system in science”, BioScience, vol. 57, p. 71-78, 2007.

S. J. Nelson, et al., Final report: Understanding atmospheric deposition to complex landscapes at Acadia National Park, Maine, 2002-2005. 2007.

P. H. Templer, M. A. Arthur, G. M. Lovett, and K. C. Weathers, “Plant and soil natural abundance d15N: Indicators of relative rates of nitrogen cycling in temperate forest ecosystems”, Oecologia, vol. 153, p. 399-406, 2007.

K. C. Weathers, G. E. Likens, T. J. Butler, and A. Elliott, “Acid Rain”, in W. Rom (ed.). Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 4th ed., 2006, p. 1549-1561.

P. M. Groffman, et al., “Ecological thresholds: The key to successful environmental management or an important concept with no practical application?”, Ecosystems, vol. 9, p. 1-13, 2006.

K. C. Weathers, S. M. Simkin, G. M. Lovett, and S. E. Lindberg, “Empirical modeling of atmospheric deposition in mountainous landscapes”, Ecol. Appl., vol. 16, p. 1590-1607, 2006.

G. M. Lovett, C. D. Canham, M. A. Arthur, K. C. Weathers, and R. D. Fitzhugh, “Forest ecosystem responses to exotic pests and pathogens in eastern North America”, BioScience, vol. 56, p. 395-405, 2006.

M. Uriarte, K. C. Weathers, and V. T. Eviner, “Power clashes limit science and reflect archaic values”, Nature, vol. 439, p. 18, 2006.

E. del-Val, et al., “Rain forest islands in the Chilean semiarid region: Fog-dependency, ecosystem persistence and tree regeneration”, Ecosystems, vol. 9, p. 598-608, 2006.

D. A. Burns, et al., “An assessment of recovery and key processes affecting the response of surface waters to reduced levels of acid precipitation in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains”, Final Report 05-03. 2005.

N. Fitzgerald and K. C. Weathers, “Comparison of trace metal variations in a buffered and poorly-buffered stream in the Shawangunk Mountain range”, Northeast. Geol. Environ. Sci., vol. 27, p. 113-122, 2005.

G. M. Lovett, C. G. Jones, M. G. Turner, and K. C. Weathers, “Conceptual frameworks: Plan for a half-built house.”, in G. M. Lovett, C. G. Jones, M. G. Turner, and K. C. Weathers (eds.). Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes, 2005, p. 463-470.

M. F. Smith, et al., “Creating individual awareness about responsible conduct in research: A case study of one institution's approach for researchers and administrators”, J. Research Administration, vol. 36, p. 21-25, 2005.

Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes. 2005, p. 489.

P. H. Templer, G. M. Lovett, K. C. Weathers, S. E. G. Findlay, and T. E. Dawson, “Influence of tree species on forest nitrogen retention in the Catskill Mountains, New York, USA”, Ecosystems, vol. 8, p. 1-16, 2005.

V. R. Kelly, G. M. Lovett, K. C. Weathers, and G. E. Likens, “Trends in atmospheric ammonium concentrations in relation to atmospheric sulfate and local agriculture”, Environ. Pollut., vol. 135, p. 363-369, 2005.

C. T. Driscoll, et al., “Acidic deposition in the northeastern United States: Sources and inputs, ecosystem effects and management strategies”, in J. M. Gunn, R. J. Steedman, and R. A. Ryder (eds.), 2004, p. 159-190.

S. M. Simkin, D. N. Lewis, K. C. Weathers, G. M. Lovett, and K. Schwarz, “Determination of sulfate, nitrate, and chloride in throughfall using ion-exchange resins”, Water Air Soil Pollut., vol. 153, p. 343-354, 2004.

M. L. Cadenasso, S. T. A. Pickett, and K. C. Weathers, “Effect of boundaries and edges on flux of nutrients, detritus, and organisms”, in G. A. Polis, M. E. Power, and G. Huxel (eds.). Food Webs at the Landscape Level, 2004, p. 154-168.

M. L. Cadenasso, K. C. Weathers, and S. T. A. Pickett, “Integrating food web and landscape ecology: Subsidies at the regional scale.”, in G. A. Polis, M. E. Power, and G. Huxel (eds.). Food Webs at the Landscape Level, 2004, p. 263-267.

G. M. Lovett, K. C. Weathers, M. A. Arthur, and J. C. Schultz, “Nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest: Do species matter?”, Biogeochemistry, vol. 67, p. 289-308, 2004.

K. Hogan and K. C. Weathers, “Psychological and ecological perspectives on the development of systems thinking”, in A. R. Berkowitz, C. H. Nilon, and K. S. Hollweg (eds.). Understanding Urban Ecosystems: A New Frontier for Science and Education, 2003, p. 233-260.