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J. Patrick Megonigal | Researchclopedia

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J. Patrick Megonigal

Smithsonian Institution ORCID

323

Works

22,235

Citations

73

h-index

174

i10-index

Research Topics

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Affiliations

Smithsonian Institution2003–2025

George Mason University1997–2003

Duke University1993–2001

Ecological Society of America2016–2016

Florida International University2008–2008

Top Works

Tidal wetland stability in the face of human impacts and sea-level rise

Matthew L. Kirwan,J. Patrick Megonigal

20131,828 citations

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Estimating Global “Blue Carbon” Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems

Linwood H. Pendleton,Daniel C. Donato,et al.

20121,690 citations

The future of Blue Carbon science

Peter I. Macreadie,Andrea Antón,et al.

2019922 citations

The carbon balance of North American wetlands

Scott D. Bridgham,J. Patrick Megonigal,et al.

2006920 citations

Salinity Influence on Methane Emissions from Tidal Marshes

Hanna Poffenbarger,Brian A. Needelman,et al.

2011653 citations

Natural climate solutions for the United States

Joseph Fargione,Steven Bassett,et al.

2018566 citations

Moving Beyond Global Warming Potentials to Quantify the Climatic Role of Ecosystems

Scott C. Neubauer,J. Patrick Megonigal

2015539 citations

Anaerobic Metabolism: Linkages to Trace Gases and Aerobic Processes

J. Patrick Megonigal,Mark E. Hines,et al.

2003538 citations

Altered soil microbial community at elevated CO <sub>2</sub> leads to loss of soil carbon

Karen M. Carney,Bruce A. Hungate,et al.

2007513 citations