Publications: Natural Ecosystems

Journal Article
Biogeochemical drivers of the fate of riverine mercury discharged to the global and Arctic oceans

Zhang, Y., D.J. Jacob, S. Dutkiewicz, H.M. Amos, M.S. Long and E.M. Sunderland (2015).
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 29(6): 854-864 [Read Full Article]

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Capturing optically important constituents and properties in a marine biogeochemical and ecosystem model
Reprint 2015-16

Dutkiewicz, S., A.E. Hickman, O. Jahn, W.W. Gregg, C.B. Mouw, and M.J. Follows (2015).
Biogeosciences, 12, 4447-4481 (doi:10.5194/bg-12-4447-2015) [Download]

Journal Article
Impact of ocean acidification on the structure of future phytoplankton communities

Dutkiewicz, S., J.J. Morris, M.J. Follows, J. Scott, O. Levitan, S.T. Dyhrman and I. Berman-Frank (2015).
Nature Climate Change, online first (doi:10.1038/nclimate2722) [Read Full Article]

Journal Article
Land carbon sequestration within the conterminous United States: Regional- and state-level analyses

Lu, X., D.W. Kicklighter, J.M. Melillo, J.M. Reilly and L. Xu (2015).
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 120(2): 379–398 [Read Full Article]

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Protected areas' role in climate-change mitigation
Reprint 2015-22

Melillo, J.M., X. Lu, D.W. Kicklighter, J.M. Reilly, Y. Cai and A.P. Sokolov (2015).
Ambio, online first (doi: 10.1007/s13280-015-0693-1) [Download]

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Quantifying and monetizing potential climate change policy impacts on terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage and wildfires in the United States
Reprint 2015-15

Mills, D., R. Jones, K. Carney, A. St. Juliana, R. Ready, A. Crimmins, J. Martinich, K. Shouse, B. DeAngelo and E. Monier (2015).
Climatic Change, 131(1): 163-178 [Download]

Conference Proceedings Paper
Future changes in terrestrial carbon fluxes over Northern Eurasia under uncertainty in 21st century climate change

Sokolov, A., A. Libardoni, C. Forest and E. Monier (2014).
Conference Proceedings, European Geophysical Union General Assembly (Vienna, April 22–27) [Read Full Article]

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
How important is diversity for capturing environmental-change responses in ecosystem models?
Reprint 2014-12

Prowe, A. E. F., Pahlow, M., Dutkiewicz, S., and Oschlies, A. (2014).
Biogeosciences, 11: 3397-3407, doi:10.5194/bg-11-3397-2014 [Download]

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Potential influence of climate-induced vegetation shifts on future land use and associated land carbon fluxes in Northern Eurasia
Reprint 2014-7

Kicklighter, D.W., Y. Cai, Q. Zhuang, E.I. Parfenova, S. Paltsev, A.P. Sokolov, J.M. Melillo, J.M. Reilly and N.M. Tchebokova (2014).
Environmental Research Letters, 9(3): 035004, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035004 [Download]

Conference Proceedings Paper
Exploring the Terrestrial Ecosystem Response to Extreme Weather Events using Multiple Land Surface Model

Xu, L., C.A. Schlosser, D.W. Kicklighter, B.S. Felzer, E. Monier, K. Paw U (2012).
Conference Proceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (San Francisco, Dec. 3-7), Eos Trans., Abstract B41B-0276 [Read Full Article]

Journal Article
Vulnerability of carbon storage in North American boreal forests to wildfires during the 21st Century

Balshi, M.S., A.D. McGuire, P. Duffy, M. Flannigan, D.W. Kicklighter and J. Melillo (2009).
Global Change Biology, 15(6): 1491-1510 [Read Full Article]

Student Dissertation or Thesis
The Role of Vegetation Dynamics in the Climate of West Africa

Wang, G. (2000).
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering [Download]

Journal Article
The Role of Vegetation in the Dynamics of West African Monsoons

Zheng, X. and E. A. B. Eltahir (1998).
Journal of Climate, 11(8): 2078-2096 [Read Full Article]

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