Pamela Matson

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• CLIMATE-CHANGE-INDUCED TEMPORAL VARIATION IN PRECIPITATION INCREASES NITROGEN LOSSES FROM INTENSIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS: ANALYSIS WITH A TOY MODEL FRONTIERS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Vitousek, P. M., Chen, X., Cui, Z., Liu, X., Matson, P. A., Ortiz-monasterio, I., Robertson, G., Zhang, F. 2022; 9 (3): 457-464

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• Systems-level partnerships for sustainability at scale NATURE SUSTAINABILITY Matson, P. 2021

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• A Core Curriculum for Sustainability Leadership SUSTAINABILITY Novy, J., Banerjee, B., Matson, P. 2021; 13 (19)

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• Globalization of nitrogen deposition and ecosystem response: A 20-year perspective : This article belongs to Ambio's 50th Anniversary Collection. Theme: Eutrophication. Ambio Hall, S. J., Lohse, K. A., Matson, P. A. 2021

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• Rainfall intensification increases nitrate leaching from tilled but not no-till cropping systems in the US Midwest AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT Hess, L. T., Hinckley, E. S., Robertson, G., Matson, P. A. 2020; 290

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.agee.2019.106747

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• Natural climate solutions are not enough. Science (New York, N.Y.) Anderson, C. M., DeFries, R. S., Litterman, R., Matson, P. A., Nepstad, D. C., Pacala, S., Schlesinger, W. H., Shaw, M. R., Smith, P., Weber, C., Field, C. B. 2019; 363 (6430): 933–34

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• Interdisciplinary Teaching About Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future Foreword INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING ABOUT EARTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Matson, P., Gosselin, D. C., Egger, A. E., Taber, J. J. 2019: VII-VIII

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• Rainfall Intensification Enhances Deep Percolation and Soil Water Content in Tilled and No-Till Cropping Systems of the US Midwest VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL Hess, L. T., Hinckley, E. S., Robertson, G., Hamilton, S. K., Matson, P. A. 2018; 17 (1)

  View details for DOI 10.2136/vzj2018.07.0128

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• Evolution of the knowledge system for agricultural development in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America McCullough, E. B., Matson, P. A. 2016; 113 (17): 4609-14

  Abstract

  Knowledge systems-networks of linked actors, organizations, and objects that perform a number of knowledge-related functions that link knowledge and know how with action-have played a key role in fostering agricultural development over the last 50 years. We examine the evolution of the knowledge system of the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, a region often described as the home of the green revolution for wheat, tracing changes in the functions of critical knowledge system participants, information flows, and research priorities. Most of the knowledge system's key players have been in place for many decades, although their roles have changed in response to exogenous and endogenous shocks and trends (e.g., drought, policy shifts, and price trends). The system has been agile and able to respond to challenges, in part because of the diversity of players (evolving roles of actors spanning research-decision maker boundaries) and also because of the strong and consistent role of innovative farmers. Although the agricultural research agenda in the Valley is primarily controlled from within the agricultural sector, outside voices have become an important influence in broadening development- and production-oriented perspectives to sustainability perspectives.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1011602108

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• Linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable water-resources management. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Jacobs, K., Lebel, L., Buizer, J., Addams, L., Matson, P., McCullough, E., Garden, P., Saliba, G., Finan, T. 2016; 113 (17): 4591-6

  Abstract

  Managing water for sustainable use and economic development is both a technical and a governance challenge in which knowledge production and sharing play a central role. This article evaluates and compares the role of participatory governance and scientific information in decision-making in four basins in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, and the United States. Water management institutions in each of the basins have evolved during the last 10-20 years from a relatively centralized water-management structure at the state or national level to a decision structure that involves engaging water users within the basins and the development of participatory processes. This change is consistent with global trends in which states increasingly are expected to gain public acceptance for larger water projects and policy changes. In each case, expanded citizen engagement in identifying options and in decision-making processes has resulted in more complexity but also has expanded the culture of integrated learning. International funding for water infrastructure has been linked to requirements for participatory management processes, but, ironically, this study finds that participatory processes appear to work better in the context of decisions that are short-term and easily adjusted, such as water-allocation decisions, and do not work so well for longer-term, high-stakes decisions regarding infrastructure. A second important observation is that the costs of capacity building to allow meaningful stakeholder engagement in water-management decision processes are not widely recognized. Failure to appreciate the associated costs and complexities may contribute to the lack of successful engagement of citizens in decisions regarding infrastructure.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0813125107

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• Evidence for a historic change occurring in China Environmental Science and Technology Liu, X., Vitousek, P., Chang, Y., Zhang, W., Matson, P., Zhang, F. 2016; 50: 505-506

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.est.5b05972

• Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice Matson, P. A., Clark, W. C., Andersson, K. Princeton University Press. 2016
• Towards seaport resilience for climate change adaptation: Stakeholder perceptions of hurricane impacts in Gulfport (MS) and Providence (RI) Progress in Planning Becker, A., Matson, P., Fischer, M., Mastrandrea, M. 2014

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.progress.2013.11.002

• Agricultural Nutrient Use and Its Environmental Consequences The Evolving Sphere of Food Security Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. edited by Naylor, R. L. Oxford University Press. 2014: 269–285
• Energy in the Context of Sustainability DAEDALUS Bierbaum, R. M., Matson, P. A. 2013; 142 (1): 146-161

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• From Global Environmental Change to Sustainability Science: Ecosystem Studies in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science Matson, P. A. edited by Weathers, K. C., Strayer, D. L., Likens, G. E. Academic Press, Elsevier. 2013: 233–241

  View details for DOI 10.1016/b978-0-08-091680-4.00012-3

• Planetary Opportunities: A Social Contract for Global Change Science to Contribute to a Sustainable Future BIOSCIENCE DeFries, R. S., Ellis, E. C., Chapin, F. S., Matson, P. A., Turner, B. L., Agrawal, A., Crutzen, P. J., Field, C., Gleick, P., Kareiva, P. M., Lambin, E., Liverman, D., Ostrom, E., Sanchez, P. A., Syvitski, J. 2012; 62 (6): 603-606

  View details for DOI 10.1525/bio.2012.62.6.11

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• Seeds of Sustainability: Lessons from the Birthplace of the Green Revolution in Agriculture edited by Matson, P. A. Island Press, Washington DC. 2012

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• Transformations, transport, and potential unintended consequences of high sulfur inputs to Napa Valley vineyards PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Hinckley, E. S., Matson, P. A. 2011; 108 (34): 14005-14010

  Abstract

  Unintended anthropogenic deposition of sulfur (S) to forest ecosystems has a range of negative consequences, identified through decades of research. There has been far less study of purposeful S use in agricultural systems around the world, including the application of elemental sulfur (S(0)) as a quick-reacting fungicide to prevent damage to crops. Here we report results from a three-year study of the transformations and flows of applied S(0) in soils, vegetation, and hydrologic export pathways of Napa Valley, CA vineyards, documenting that all applied S is lost from the vineyard ecosystem on an annual basis. We found that S(0) oxidizes rapidly to sulfate ( ) on the soil surface where it then accumulates over the course of the growing season. Leaf and grape tissues accounted for only 7-13% of applied S whereas dormant season cover crops accounted for 4-10% of applications. Soil S inventories were largely and ester-bonded sulfates; they decreased from 1,623 ± 354 kg ha(-1) during the dry growing season to 981 ± 526 kg ha(-1) (0-0.5 m) during the dormant wet season. Nearly all S applied to the vineyard soils is transported offsite in dissolved oxidized forms during dormant season rainstorms. Thus, the residence time of reactive S is brief in these systems, and largely driven by hydrology. Our results provide new insight into how S use in vineyards constitutes a substantial perturbation of the S cycle in Northern California winegrowing regions and points to the unintended consequences that agricultural S use may have at larger scales.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1110741108

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• Integrated soil-crop system management for food security PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Chen, X., Cui, Z., Vitousek, P. M., Cassman, K. G., Matson, P. A., Bai, J., Meng, Q., Hou, P., Yue, S., Roemheld, V., Zhang, F. 2011; 108 (16): 6399-6404

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  China and other rapidly developing economies face the dual challenge of substantially increasing yields of cereal grains while at the same time reducing the very substantial environmental impacts of intensive agriculture. We used a model-driven integrated soil-crop system management approach to develop a maize production system that achieved mean maize yields of 13.0 t ha(-1) on 66 on-farm experimental plots--nearly twice the yield of current farmers' practices--with no increase in N fertilizer use. Such integrated soil-crop system management systems represent a priority for agricultural research and implementation, especially in rapidly growing economies.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1101419108

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• Short-term fates of high sulfur inputs in Northern California vineyard soils NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS Hinckley, E. S., Fendorf, S., Matson, P. 2011; 89 (1): 135-142

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s10705-010-9383-3

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• Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology Chapin III, F. S., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. Springer: New York. 2011

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• Narrowing the agronomic yield gap with improved nitrogen use efficiency: a modeling approach ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Ahrens, T. D., Lobell, D. B., Ortiz-Monasterio, J. I., Li, Y., Matson, P. A. 2010; 20 (1): 91-100

  Abstract

  Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in the major cereals is critical for more sustainable nitrogen use in high-input agriculture, but our understanding of the potential for NUE improvement is limited by a paucity of reliable on-farm measurements. Limited on-farm data suggest that agronomic NUE (AE(N)) is lower and more variable than data from trials conducted at research stations, on which much of our understanding of AE(N) has been built. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude and causes of variability in AE(N) across an agricultural region, which we refer to as the achievement distribution of AE(N). The distribution of simulated AE(N) in 80 farmers' fields in an irrigated wheat system in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, was compared with trials at a local research center (International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center; CIMMYT). An agroecosystem simulation model WNMM was used to understand factors controlling yield, AE(N), gaseous N emissions, and nitrate leaching in the region. Simulated AE(N) in the Yaqui Valley was highly variable, and mean on-farm AE(N) was 44% lower than trials with similar fertilization rates at CIMMYT. Variability in residual N supply was the most important factor determining simulated AE(N). Better split applications of N fertilizer led to almost a doubling of AE(N), increased profit, and reduced N pollution, and even larger improvements were possible with technologies that allow for direct measurement of soil N supply and plant N demand, such as site-specific nitrogen management.

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• Linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable water-resource management Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jacobs, K., Lebel, L., Buizer, J., Addams, L., Matson, P., McCullough, E., Garden, P., Saliba, G., Finan, T. 2010

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0813125107

• America's Climate Choices: Advancing the Science of Climate Change National Research Council of the National Academies Committee (Matson, co-chair) Matson, P. A. National Aacademy Press, Washington, DC. 2010
• The Sustainability Transition ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Matson, P. 2009; 25 (4): 39-42

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• Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemistry Princeton Guide to Ecology Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. edited by Levin, S. A. Princeton University Press. 2009
• Nutrient Balances in Agricultural Development Science Vitousek, P. M., Naylor, R., Crews, T., David, M. B., Drinkwater, L. E., Holland, E., Jones, P. J., Katzenberger, J., Martinelli, L. A., Matson, P. A., Nziguheba, G., Ojima, D., Palm, C. A., Robertson, G. P., Sanchez, A., Townsend, A. R., Zhang, F. 2009; 324 (5934): 1519-1520
• A synthesis of nitrogen transformations and transfers from land to the sea in the Yaqui Valley agricultural region of Northwest Mexico WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH Ahrens, T. D., Beman, J. M., Harrison, J. A., Jewett, P. K., Matson, P. A. 2008; 44

  View details for DOI 10.1029/2007WR006661

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• Ecosystem services: From theory to implementation PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Daily, G. C., Matson, P. A. 2008; 105 (28): 9455-9456

  Abstract

  Around the world, leaders are increasingly recognizing ecosystems as natural capital assets that supply life-support services of tremendous value. The challenge is to turn this recognition into incentives and institutions that will guide wise investments in natural capital, on a large scale. Advances are required on three key fronts, each featured here: the science of ecosystem production functions and service mapping; the design of appropriate finance, policy, and governance systems; and the art of implementing these in diverse biophysical and social contexts. Scientific understanding of ecosystem production functions is improving rapidly but remains a limiting factor in incorporating natural capital into decisions, via systems of national accounting and other mechanisms. Novel institutional structures are being established for a broad array of services and places, creating a need and opportunity for systematic assessment of their scope and limitations. Finally, it is clear that formal sharing of experience, and defining of priorities for future work, could greatly accelerate the rate of innovation and uptake of new approaches.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0804960105

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• Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods ECOSYSTEMS Chapin, F. S., Woodwell, G. M., Randerson, J. T., Rastetter, E. B., Lovett, G. M., Baldocchi, D. D., Clark, D. A., Harmon, M. E., Schimel, D. S., Valentini, R., Wirth, C., Aber, J. D., Cole, J. J., Goulden, M. L., Harden, J. W., Heimann, M., Howarth, R. W., Matson, P. A., McGuire, A. D., Melillo, J. M., Mooney, H. A., Neff, J. C., Houghton, R. A., Pace, M. L., Ryan, M. G., Running, S. W., Sala, O. E., Schlesinger, W. H., Schulze, E. 2006; 9 (7): 1041-1050

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s10021-005-0105-7

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• A case study of land reform and coastal land transformation in southern Sonora, Mexico LAND USE POLICY Luers, A. L., Naylor, R. L., Matson, P. A. 2006; 23 (4): 436-447

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2005.04.002

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• The influence of tropical plant diversity and composition on soil microbial communities MICROBIAL ECOLOGY Carney, K. M., Matson, P. A. 2006; 52 (2): 226-238

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  There is growing interest in understanding the linkages between above- and belowground communities, and very little is known about these linkages in tropical systems. Using an experimental site at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, we examined whether plant diversity, plant community composition, and season influenced microbial communities. We also determined whether soil characteristics were related to differences in microbial communities. Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition revealed that microbial community composition differed across a plant diversity gradient (plots contained 1, 3, 5, or over 25 species). Plant species identity also was a factor influencing microbial community composition; PLFA composition significantly varied among monocultures, and among three-species combinations that differed in plant species composition. Differences among treatments within each of these comparisons were apparent in all four sampling dates of the study. There was no consistent shift in microbial community composition between wet and dry seasons, although we did see significant changes over time. Of all measured soil characteristics, soil C/N was most often associated with changes in microbial community composition across treatment groups. Our findings provide evidence for human alteration of soil microbial communities via the alteration of plant community composition and diversity and that such changes are mediated in part by changes in soil carbon quality.

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s00248-006-9115-z

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• Business strategies for conservation on private lands: Koa forestry as a case study PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Goldstein, J. H., Daily, G. C., Friday, J. B., Matson, P. A., Naylor, R. A. 2006; 103 (26): 10140-10145

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  Innovative financial instruments are being created to reward conservation on private, working lands. Major design challenges remain, however, to make investments in biodiversity and ecosystem services economically attractive and commonplace. From a business perspective, three key financial barriers for advancing conservation land uses must frequently be addressed: high up-front costs, long time periods with no revenue, and high project risk due to long time horizons and uncertainty. We explored ways of overcoming these barriers on grazing lands in Hawaii by realizing a suite of timber and conservation revenue streams associated with their (partial) reforestation. We calculated the financial implications of alternative strategies, focusing on Acacia koa ("koa") forestry because of its high conservation and economic potential. Koa's timber value alone creates a viable investment (mean net present value = $453/acre), but its long time horizon and poor initial cash flow pose formidable challenges for landowners. At present, subsidy payments from a government conservation program targeting benefits for biodiversity, water quality, and soil erosion have the greatest potential to move landowners beyond the tipping point in favor of investments in koa forestry, particularly when combined with future timber harvest (mean net present value = $1,661/acre). Creating financial mechanisms to capture diverse ecosystem service values through time will broaden opportunities for conservation land uses. Governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private investors have roles to play in catalyzing this transition by developing new revenue streams that can reach a broad spectrum of landowners.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.0600391103

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• Agricultural intensification: Will land spared from farming be land spared for nature? CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. 2006; 20 (3): 709-710

  View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00442.x

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• Variations in soil N cycling and trace gas emissions in wet tropical forests OECOLOGIA Holtgrieve, G. W., Jewett, P. K., Matson, P. A. 2006; 146 (4): 584-594

  Abstract

  We used a previously described precipitation gradient in a tropical montane ecosystem of Hawai'i to evaluate how changes in mean annual precipitation (MAP) affect the processes resulting in the loss of N via trace gases. We evaluated three Hawaiian forests ranging from 2200 to 4050 mm year-1 MAP with constant temperature, parent material, ecosystem age, and vegetation. In situ fluxes of N2O and NO, soil inorganic nitrogen pools (NH4+ and NO3-), net nitrification, and net mineralization were quantified four times over 2 years. In addition, we performed 15N-labeling experiments to partition sources of N2O between nitrification and denitrification, along with assays of nitrification potential and denitrification enzyme activity (DEA). Mean NO and N2O emissions were highest at the mesic end of the gradient (8.7+/-4.6 and 1.1+/-0.3 ng N cm-2 h-1, respectively) and total oxidized N emitted decreased with increased MAP. At the wettest site, mean trace gas fluxes were at or below detection limit (

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s00442-005-0222-1

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• Plant communities, soil microorganisms, and soil carbon cycling: Does altering the world belowground matter to ecosystem functioning? ECOSYSTEMS Carney, K. M., Matson, P. A. 2005; 8 (8): 928-940

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• Analysis of wheat yield and climatic trends in Mexico FIELD CROPS RESEARCH Lobell, D. B., Ortiz-Monasterio, J. I., Asner, G. P., Matson, P. A., Naylor, R. L., Falcon, W. P. 2005; 94 (2-3): 250-256

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.01.007

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• Consequences of nitrogen additions for soil losses from wet tropical forests ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Lohse, K. A., Matson, P. 2005; 15 (5): 1629-1648

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• Effects of a diel oxygen cycle on nitrogen transformations and greenhouse gas emissions in a eutrophied subtropical stream AQUATIC SCIENCES Harrison, J. A., Matson, P. A., Fendorf, S. E. 2005; 67 (3): 308-315

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s00027-005-0776-3

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• Agricultural runoff fuels large phytoplankton blooms in vulnerable areas of the ocean NATURE Beman, J. M., Arrigo, K. R., Matson, P. A. 2005; 434 (7030): 211-214

  Abstract

  Biological productivity in most of the world's oceans is controlled by the supply of nutrients to surface waters. The relative balance between supply and removal of nutrients--including nitrogen, iron and phosphorus--determines which nutrient limits phytoplankton growth. Although nitrogen limits productivity in much of the ocean, large portions of the tropics and subtropics are defined by extreme nitrogen depletion. In these regions, microbial denitrification removes biologically available forms of nitrogen from the water column, producing substantial deficits relative to other nutrients. Here we demonstrate that nitrogen-deficient areas of the tropical and subtropical oceans are acutely vulnerable to nitrogen pollution. Despite naturally high nutrient concentrations and productivity, nitrogen-rich agricultural runoff fuels large (54-577 km2) phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of California. Runoff exerts a strong and consistent influence on biological processes, in 80% of cases stimulating blooms within days of fertilization and irrigation of agricultural fields. We project that by the year 2050, 27-59% of all nitrogen fertilizer will be applied in developing regions located upstream of nitrogen-deficient marine ecosystems. Our findings highlight the present and future vulnerability of these ecosystems to agricultural runoff.

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• People, land use and environment in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico Population, Land Use, and Environment Matson, P., Luers, A., Seto, K., Naylor, R., Ortiz-Monasterio, I. edited by Entwisle, B., Stern, P. National Research Council, Washington, DC. 2005: 238–264
• Diversity and composition of tropical soil nitrifiers across a plant diversity gradient and among land-use types ECOLOGY LETTERS Carney, K. M., Matson, P. A., Bohannan, B. J. 2004; 7 (8): 684-694

  View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00628.x

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• Global change and the earth system: A planet under pressure (Book Review) NATURE Book Review Authored by: von Storch, H. 2004; 429 (6989): 244-245

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• A method for quantifying vulnerability, applied to the agricultural system of the Yaqui Valley, Mexico GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS Luers, A. L., Lobell, D. B., Sklar, L. S., Addams, C. L., Matson, P. A. 2003; 13 (4): 255-267

  View details for DOI 10.1016/S0959-3780(03)00054-2

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• Erosion and the rejuvenation of weathering-derived nutrient supply in an old tropical landscape ECOSYSTEMS Vitousek, P., Chadwick, O., Matson, P., Allison, S., Derry, L., Kettley, L., Luers, A., Mecking, E., Monastra, V., Porder, S. 2003; 6 (8): 762-772

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• Nutrient losses over four million years of tropical forest development ECOLOGY Hedin, L. O., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 2003; 84 (9): 2231-2255

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• Effect of land use change on soil carbon in Hawaii BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Osher, L. J., Matson, P. A., Amundson, R. 2003; 65 (2): 213-232

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• Patterns and controls of nitrous oxide emissions from waters draining a subtropical agricultural valley GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Harrison, J., Matson, P. 2003; 17 (3)

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• A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Turner, B. L., Kasperson, R. E., Matson, P. A., McCarthy, J. J., Corell, R. W., Christensen, L., Eckley, N., Kasperson, J. X., Luers, A., Martello, M. L., Polsky, C., Pulsipher, A., Schiller, A. 2003; 100 (14): 8074-8079

  Abstract

  Global environmental change and sustainability science increasingly recognize the need to address the consequences of changes taking place in the structure and function of the biosphere. These changes raise questions such as: Who and what are vulnerable to the multiple environmental changes underway, and where? Research demonstrates that vulnerability is registered not by exposure to hazards (perturbations and stresses) alone but also resides in the sensitivity and resilience of the system experiencing such hazards. This recognition requires revisions and enlargements in the basic design of vulnerability assessments, including the capacity to treat coupled human-environment systems and those linkages within and without the systems that affect their vulnerability. A vulnerability framework for the assessment of coupled human-environment systems is presented.

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• Illustrating the coupled human-environment system for vulnerability analysis: Three case studies PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Turner, B. L., Matson, P. A., McCarthy, J. J., Corell, R. W., Christensen, L., Eckley, N., Hovelsrud-Broda, G. K., Kasperson, J. X., Kasperson, R. E., Luers, A., Martello, M. L., Mathiesen, S., Naylor, R., Polsky, C., Pulsipher, A., Schiller, A., Selin, H., Tyler, N. 2003; 100 (14): 8080-8085

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  The vulnerability framework of the Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability Program explicitly recognizes the coupled human-environment system and accounts for interactions in the coupling affecting the system's responses to hazards and its vulnerability. This paper illustrates the usefulness of the vulnerability framework through three case studies: the tropical southern Yucatán, the arid Yaqui Valley of northwest Mexico, and the pan-Arctic. Together, these examples illustrate the role of external forces in reshaping the systems in question and their vulnerability to environmental hazards, as well as the different capacities of stakeholders, based on their access to social and biophysical capital, to respond to the changes and hazards. The framework proves useful in directing attention to the interacting parts of the coupled system and helps identify gaps in information and understanding relevant to reducing vulnerability in the systems as a whole.

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• Nutrient status of tropical rain forests influences soil N dynamics after N additions ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS Hall, S. J., Matson, P. A. 2003; 73 (1): 107-129

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• Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices NATURE Tilman, D., Cassman, K. G., Matson, P. A., Naylor, R., Polasky, S. 2002; 418 (6898): 671-677

  Abstract

  A doubling in global food demand projected for the next 50 years poses huge challenges for the sustainability both of food production and of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Agriculturalists are the principal managers of global usable lands and will shape, perhaps irreversibly, the surface of the Earth in the coming decades. New incentives and policies for ensuring the sustainability of agriculture and ecosystem services will be crucial if we are to meet the demands of improving yields without compromising environmental integrity or public health.

  View details for DOI 10.1038/nature01014

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  View details for PubMedID 12167873

• Policy implications of human-accelerated nitrogen cycling (Reprinted from Biogeochemistry, vol 52, pg 281-320, 2001) BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Mosier, A. R., Bleken, M. A., Chaiwanakupt, P., Ellis, E. C., Freney, J. R., Howarth, R. B., Matson, P. A., Minami, K., Naylor, R., Weeks, K. N., Zhu, Z. L. 2002; 57 (1): 477-516

  View details for Web of Science ID 000176001500016

• The globalization of nitrogen deposition: Consequences for terrestrial ecosystems 2nd International Nitrogen Conference Matson, P., Lohse, K. A., Hall, S. J. ROYAL SWEDISH ACAD SCIENCES. 2002: 113–19

  Abstract

  The sources and distribution of anthropogenic nitrogen (N), including N fertilization and N fixed during fossil-fuel combustion, are rapidly becoming globally distributed. Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to anthropogenic N inputs are likely to vary geographically. In the temperate zone, long-term N inputs can lead to increases in plant growth and also can result in over-enrichment with N, eventually leading to increased losses of N via solution leaching and trace-gas emissions, and in some cases, to changes in species composition and to ecosystem decline. However, not all ecosystems respond to N deposition similarly; their response depends on factors such as successional state, ecosystem type, N demand or retention capacity, land-use history, soils, topography, climate, and the rate, timing, and type of N deposition. We point to some of the conditions under which anthropogenic impacts can be significant, some of the factors that control variations in response, and some areas where uncertainty is large due to limited information.

  View details for Web of Science ID 000175937500009

  View details for PubMedID 12077999

• Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology Chapin, F. S., Matson, P. A., Mooney, H. A. Springer-Verlag, New York. 2002
• Environmental variables controlling trace gas emissions from forests: Acid Precipitation and Nitrogen Deposition Trace Gas Exchange in Forest Ecosystems Hall, S. J., Matson, P. A. edited by Papen, H., Gasche, R., Rennenberg, H. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. 2002: 279–306
• Carbon cycling and soil carbon storage in mesic to wet Hawaiian montane forests ECOLOGY Schuur, E. A., Chadwick, O. A., Matson, P. A. 2001; 82 (11): 3182-3196

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• Net primary productivity and nutrient cycling across a mesic to wet precipitation gradient in Hawaiian montane forest. Oecologia Schuur, E. A., Matson, P. A. 2001; 128 (3): 431-442

  Abstract

  Variation in rainfall in humid tropical forests has the potential to alter patterns of primary productivity andnutrient cycling. Net primary productivity (NPP) and nutrient cycling were measured at six sites similar in temperature regime, parent material, ecosystem age, vegetation and topographical relief, while mean annual precipitation (MAP) varied from 2,200 toover 5,000 mm/year. Aboveground NPP declined by a factor of 2.2 with increased MAP across the precipitation gradient. Increased water availability in excess of plant demand is likely to have decreased the other resources for plant growth. Patterns of nutrient cycling and other factors that affect plant growth suggest that increased nutrient limitation in wetter sites could be the direct cause of the decline in NPP. Foliar nitrogen (N) and soil N availability decreased with increased precipitation, corresponding with the decrease in forest growth. In contrast, patterns of foliar and soil phosphorus (P) did not correspond with the decrease in growth; P availability was highest at either end of the precipitation gradient and lowest across the middle. Natural abundance of δ(15)N in foliage and soils decreased with increased precipitation, further supporting the idea that N availability declined. Decreased N availability was associated with a decrease in soil reduction-oxidation potentials. Oxygen limitation in soil microsites was a factor at all sites, but became increasingly widespread at higher MAP regimes. There was no strong evidence that soil oxygen availability, expressed in foliar δ(13)C values, directly limited plant growth. In addition foliar micronutrients either showed no change (Ca, Mg) or declined (Al, Fe) with increased MAP while soil pH was low but constant, suggesting that toxic elements in the soil solution were also not direct factors in decreased plant growth across the gradient. Thus, the decline in NPP with associated MAP appeared to be most directly associated with decreased N availability in these humid forests. Fluctuating anaerobic conditions that increased in intensity and duration with increased rainfall could be a mechanism that slows decomposition and N mineralization while concurrently increasing P solubility from soil mineral-bound pools.

  View details for DOI 10.1007/s004420100671

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• Identifying the agricultural imprint on the global N2O budget using stable isotopes JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Perez, T., Trumbore, S. E., Tyler, S. C., Matson, P. A., Ortiz-Monasterio, I., Rahn, T., Griffith, D. W. 2001; 106 (D9): 9869-9878

  View details for Web of Science ID 000168731900017

• Physical and biogeochemical controls over terrestrial ecosystem responses to nitrogen deposition BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Asner, G. P., Townsend, A. R., Riley, W. J., Matson, P. A., Neff, J. C., Cleveland, C. C. 2001; 54 (1): 1-39

  View details for Web of Science ID 000168666900001

• Environment and development - Sustainability science SCIENCE Kates, R. W., Clark, W. C., Corell, R., Hall, J. M., Jaeger, C. C., Lowe, I., McCarthy, J. J., Schellnhuber, H. J., Bolin, B., Dickson, N. M., Faucheux, S., Gallopin, G. C., Grubler, A., Huntley, B., Jager, J., Jodha, N. S., Kasperson, R. E., Mabogunje, A., Matson, P., Mooney, H., Moore, B., O'Riordan, T., Svedin, U. 2001; 292 (5517): 641-642

  View details for Web of Science ID 000168478300024

  View details for PubMedID 11330321

• Policy implications of human-accelerated nitrogen cycling BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Mosier, A. R., Bleken, M. A., Chaiwanakupt, P., Ellis, E. C., Freney, J. R., Howarth, R. B., Matson, P. A., Minami, K., Naylor, R., Weeks, K. N., Zhu, Z. L. 2001; 52 (3): 281-320

  View details for Web of Science ID 000167397100003

• Environmental challenges for the twenty-first century: Interacting challenges and integrative solutions ECOLOGY LAW QUARTERLY Matson, P. 2001; 27 (4): 1179-1190

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• Atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis Prather, M., Ehhalt, D., Dentener, F., Derwent, R., Dlugokencky, E., Holland, E., Isaksen, I., Katima, J., Kirchoff, V., Matson, P., Midgely, P., Want, M. edited by Houghton et al Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 2001
• Land use change: Global effects of local changes Earth System Science: Patterns and Processes Schuur, E. G., Matson, P. A. edited by Ernst, W. G. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK. 2001
• Earth system science: An integrated approach Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development Steffen, W., Tyson, P., Jager, J., Matson, P., Moore, B., Oldfield, F., Richardson, K., Schellnhuber, J., J., Turner, B., Wasson, R. 2001; 43 (8): 21-27

  View details for DOI 10.1080/00139150109604504

• Nitrogen leaching and soil nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium levels under irrigated wheat in Northern Mexico NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS Riley, W. J., Ortiz-Monasterio, I., Matson, P. A. 2001; 61 (3): 223-236

  View details for Web of Science ID 000173315100002

• The atmospheric commons Symposium on Protecting the Commons - A Framework for Resource Management in the Americas Harrison, J., Matson, P. ISLAND PRESS. 2001: 219–239

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• Matson panel: Questions & answers ECOLOGY LAW QUARTERLY Lee, K. N., Fortmann, L., Matson, P., Guruswamy, L., Beebe, P. 2001; 27 (4): 1251-1260

  View details for Web of Science ID 000168506300014

• Distinguishing nitrification and denitrification sources of N2O in a Mexican wheat system using N-15 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Panek, J. A., Matson, P. A., Ortiz-Monasterio, I., Brooks, P. 2000; 10 (2): 506-514

  View details for Web of Science ID 000086008300016

• NLOSS: A mechanistic model of denitrified N2O and N-2 evolution from soil SOIL SCIENCE Riley, W. J., Matson, P. A. 2000; 165 (3): 237-249

  View details for Web of Science ID 000086182600006

• Biogenic Trace Gas Exchange Methods in Ecosystem Science Matson, P. A., Goldstein, A. edited by Sala, O., Jackson, R., Mooney, H., Howarth, R. Springer-Verlag, New York. 2000

  View details for DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-1224-9_16

• Nitrogen oxide emissions after nitrogen additions in tropical forests NATURE Hall, S. J., Matson, P. A. 1999; 400 (6740): 152-155

  View details for Web of Science ID 000081324900050

• The globalization of N deposition: ecosystem consequences in tropical environments BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Matson, P. A., McDowell, W. H., Townsend, A. R., Vitousek, P. M. 1999; 46 (1-3): 67-83

  View details for Web of Science ID 000080776300005

• Confronting climate change in California: Ecological impacts on the Golden State Field, C. B., Dailey, G. C., Davis, F. W., Gaines, S., Matson, P. A., Melack, J., Miller, N. L. Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA and Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC. 1999
• Our Common Journey: A transition toward sustainability National Research Council Board on Sustainable Development Matson et al, P. A. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 1999
• Integration of environmental, agronomic, and economic aspects of fertilizer management SCIENCE Matson, P. A., Naylor, R., Ortiz-Monasterio, I. 1998; 280 (5360): 112-115

  Abstract

  Nitrogen fertilization is a substantial source of nitrogen-containing trace gases that have both regional and global consequences. In the intensive wheat systems of Mexico, typical fertilization practices lead to extremely high fluxes of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO). In experiments, lower rates of nitrogen fertilizer, applied later in the crop cycle, reduced the loss of nitrogen without affecting yield and grain quality. Economic analyses projected this alternative practice to save 12 to 17 percent of after-tax profits. A knowledge-intensive approach to fertilizer management can substitute for higher levels of inputs, saving farmers money and reducing environmental costs.

  View details for Web of Science ID 000072885100048

• Within-system element cycles, input-output budgets, and nutrient limitation 7th Cary Conference Vitousek, P. M., Hedin, L. O., Matson, P. A., Fownes, J. H., Neff, J. SPRINGER. 1998: 432–451

  View details for Web of Science ID 000076391800018

• Mangrove biodiversity and ecosystem function International Workshop on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Marine Ecosystems Field, C. B., Osborn, J. G., Hoffmann, L. L., Polsenberg, J. F., Ackerly, D. D., Berry, J. A., Bjorkman, O., Held, Z., Matson, P. A., Mooney, H. A. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC. 1998: 3–14

  View details for Web of Science ID 000074252300002

• Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: Sources and consequences ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Vitousek, P. M., Aber, J. D., Howarth, R. W., Likens, G. E., Matson, P. A., Schindler, D. W., Schlesinger, W. H., Tilman, D. 1997; 7 (3): 737-750

  View details for Web of Science ID A1997XQ08100002

• NOx emissions from soils and its consequences for the atmosphere and biosphere Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems Matson, P. 1997; 48: 1-6

  View details for DOI 10.1023/A:1009730430912

• Agricultural intensification and ecosystem properties Science Matson, P. A., Parton, W. J., Power, A. G., Swift, M. 1997; 277: 504-509

  View details for DOI 10.1126/science.277.5325.504

• Fertilization practices and soil variations control nitrogen oxide emissions from tropical sugar cane JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Matson, P. A., BILLOW, C., Hall, S., Zachariassen, J. 1996; 101 (D13): 18533-18545

  View details for Web of Science ID A1996VD22700001

• Nitrous oxide emission controls and inorganic nitrogen dynamics in fertilized tropical agricultural soils SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL Davidson, E. A., Matson, P. A., Brooks, P. D. 1996; 60 (4): 1145-1152

  View details for Web of Science ID A1996UW89000027

• High spectral resolution reflectance of douglas fir grown under different fertilization treatments: Experiment design and treatment effects REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT Dungan, J., Johnson, L., BILLOW, C., Matson, P., MAZZURCO, J., Moen, J., VANDERBILT, V. 1996; 55 (3): 217-228

  View details for Web of Science ID A1996UD86600004

• Process modeling of controls on nitrogen trace gas emissions from soils worldwide JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Potter, C. S., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Davidson, E. A. 1996; 101 (D1): 1361-1377

  View details for Web of Science ID A1996TR61600003

• Nitrogen trace gas responses to fertilization in sugar cane ecosystems Journal of Geophysical Research Matson, P. A., Billow, C., Hall, S., Zachariesson, J. 1996; 101: 18533-18546

  View details for DOI 10.1029/96jd01536

• NOx emissions from soil: Implications for air quality modeling in agricultural regions ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Hall, S. J., Matson, P. A., Roth, P. M. 1996; 21: 311-346

  View details for Web of Science ID A1996VW79300014

• Trace gas emissions in a tropical deciduous forest ecosystem Tropical Deciduous Forest Ecosystems Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Bullock, R. edited by Mooney, H., Medina, C. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1996

  View details for DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511753398.016

• High spectral resolution reflectance of Douglas-fir grown under different fertilization treatments: experiment design and treatment effects Remote Sensing of Environment Dungan, J. L., Johnson, L. F., Billow, C. R., Matson, P. A., Mazzurco, J., Moen, J., Vanderbilt, V. C. 1996; 55: 217-228

  View details for DOI 10.1016/s0034-4257(95)00222-7

• NOx emission from soil: implications for air quality modeling in agricultural regions Annual Review of Energy and Environment Hall, S. J., Matson, P. A., Roth, P. 1996; 21: 311-46

  View details for DOI 10.1146/annurev.energy.21.1.311

• ECOLOGICAL CONTROLS OVER MONOTERPENE EMISSIONS FROM DOUGLAS-FIR (PSEUDOTSUGA-MENZIESII) ECOLOGY Lerdau, M., Matson, P., Fall, R., Monson, R. 1995; 76 (8): 2640-2647

  View details for Web of Science ID A1995TJ31200023

• MAPPING THE LAND-SURFACE FOR GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE MODELS - TOWARD CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTIONS OF VEGETATIONS FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES DeFries, R. S., Field, C. B., Fung, I., Justice, C. O., Los, S., Matson, P. A., Matthews, E., Mooney, H. A., Potter, C. S., Prentice, K., Sellers, P. J., Townshend, J. R., Tucker, C. J., Ustin, S. L., Vitousek, P. M. 1995; 100 (D10): 20867-20882

  View details for Web of Science ID A1995TD50700007

• Biogenic Trace gases: Measuring Emissions from Soil and Water edited by Matson, P. A., Harriss, R. C. Blackwell Scientific Publishing, Cambridge, UK. 1995
• Nitrogen fertilizer management: consequences for N2O and NO emissions in Mexican irrigated wheat 9th Nitrogen Workshop, Technische Universit, Braunschweig, Germany, Ortiz-Monasterio, J. I., Matson, P. A., Panek, J., Naylor, R. L. 1995: 513–534
• SEASONAL PATTERNS AND REMOTE SPECTRAL ESTIMATION OF CANOPY CHEMISTRY ACROSS THE OREGON TRANSECT ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Matson, P., Johnson, L., BILLOW, C., Miller, J., Pu, R. L. 1994; 4 (2): 280-298

  View details for Web of Science ID A1994NH00100011

• Seasonal biochemical changes in coniferous forest canopies and their response to fertilization Tree Physiology Billow, C., Matson, P., Yoder, B. 1994; 14: 564-574

  View details for DOI 10.1093/treephys/14.6.563

• Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases in the tropics: Evaluating the effects of land use change Global Atmospheric-Biospheric Chemistry Keller, M., Matson, P. A. edited by Prinn, R. Plenum Press, New York. 1994

  View details for DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-2524-0_7

• Evaluation of soild database attributes in a terrestrial carbon cycle model: implications for global change research Environmental Systems Analysis Potter, C. S., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. edited by Michener, W. K. Taylor and Francis, UK. 1994
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES - AN IGAC PANEL DISCUSSION 1st Scientific Conference of the International-Global-Atmospheric-Chemistry (IGAC)-Project Crutzen, P., Galbally, I., Matson, P., Rodhe, H., Sanhueza, E., Prinn, R., Zimmerman, P., Brasseur, G., Su, W. H., Lelieveld, J., Akimoto, H. PLENUM PRESS DIV PLENUM PUBLISHING CORP. 1994: 249–257

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• TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION - A PROCESS MODEL-BASED ON GLOBAL SATELLITE AND SURFACE DATA GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Potter, C. S., Randerson, J. T., Field, C. B., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Mooney, H. A., Klooster, S. A. 1993; 7 (4): 811-841

  View details for Web of Science ID A1993MM23400006

• DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOOD POLICY Naylor, R., Matson, P. 1993; 18 (3): 249-251

  View details for Web of Science ID A1993LJ79000008

• NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS TO PLANT-GROWTH DURING PRIMARY SUCCESSION IN HAWAII-VOLCANOS-NATIONAL-PARK BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Vitousek, P. M., Walker, L. R., WHITEAKER, L. D., Matson, P. A. 1993; 23 (3): 197-215

  View details for Web of Science ID A1993MV60300003

• Prospects for Scaling Scaling Physiological Properties Caldwell, M., Matson, P. A., Wessman, C. A., Gamon, J. A. edited by Field, C., Ehlringer, J. Academic Press, New York. 1993: 223–229

  View details for DOI 10.1016/b978-0-12-233440-5.50020-8

• AGRICULTURE, THE GLOBAL NITROGEN-CYCLE, AND TRACE GAS FLUX 10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMP ON ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. CHAPMAN & HALL. 1993: 193–208

  View details for Web of Science ID A1993BZ08Y00010

• Statistical methods: An upgrade for ecologists Ecology Matson, P. A., Potvin, C., Travis, J. 1993; 74: 1615-1617

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1939919

• Food, conservation, and global environmental change: Is compromise possible? Eos Naylor, R., Matson, P. A. 1993; 74: 178-179

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0306-9192(93)90082-m

• PROCESSES REGULATING SOIL EMISSIONS OF NO AND N2O IN A SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY Davidson, E. A., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Riley, R., Dunkin, K., GARCIAMENDEZ, G., Maass, J. M. 1993; 74 (1): 130-139

  View details for Web of Science ID A1993KF77500014

• TROPICAL FORESTS AND TRACE GASES - POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES BIOTROPICA Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1992; 24 (2): 233-239

  View details for Web of Science ID A1992JB55000003

• EFFECTS OF HARVEST INTENSITY, SITE PREPARATION, AND HERBICIDE USE ON SOIL-NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS IN A YOUNG LOBLOLLY-PINE PLANTATION FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT Vitousek, P. M., ANDARIESE, S. W., Matson, P. A., Morris, L., Sanford, R. L. 1992; 49 (3-4): 277-292

  View details for Web of Science ID A1992JB68000008

• RESPONSES OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TO THE CHANGING ATMOSPHERE - A RESOURCE-BASED APPROACH ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS Field, C. B., Chapin, F. S., Matson, P. A., Mooney, H. A. 1992; 23: 201-235

  View details for Web of Science ID A1992JZ28100009

• SOIL-NITROGEN CYCLING AND NITROUS-OXIDE FLUX IN A ROCKY-MOUNTAIN DOUGLAS-FIR FOREST - EFFECTS OF FERTILIZATION, IRRIGATION AND CARBON ADDITION BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Matson, P. A., Gower, S. T., Volkmann, C., BILLOW, C., GRIER, C. C. 1992; 18 (2): 101-117

  View details for Web of Science ID A1992KT58000003

• Soil nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide fluxes in fertilized Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir forests Biogeochemistry Matson, P. A., Gower, S. T., Volkmann, C., BIllow, C., Grier, C. C. 1992; 18: 101-117

  View details for DOI 10.1007/bf00002705

• Management effects on soil nitrogen transformations in a young loblolly pine plantation Forest Ecology and Management Vitousek, P. M., Andariese, S. W., Matson, P. A., Morris, L., Sanford, R. L. 1992; 49: 277-292

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0378-1127(92)90141-u

• The relative contributions of top-down and bottom-up forces in population and community ecology Ecology Matson, P. A., Hunter, M. D. 1992; 73: 723

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1940151

• Biogeochemistryand perspectives on change Ecology Matson, P. A. 1992; 73: 712-713

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1940783

• Ratio dependent predator-prey theory Ecology Matson, P. A., Berryman, A. 1992; 73: 1529

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1940004

• WHAT DOES REMOTE-SENSING DO FOR ECOLOGY ECOLOGY Roughgarden, J., Running, S. W., Matson, P. A. 1991; 72 (6): 1918-1922

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991GV76900002

• Nitrogen transformations and nitrous oxide flux in a tropical deciduous forest in México. Oecologia García-Méndez, G., Maass, J. M., Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. 1991; 88 (3): 362-366

  Abstract

  Emissions of nitrous oxide and soil nitrogen pools and transformations were measured over an annual cycle in two forests and one pasture in tropical deciduous forest near Chamela, México. Nitrous oxide flux was moderately high (0.5-2.5 ng cm-2 h-1) during the wet season and low (<0.3 ng cm-2 h-1) during the dry season. Annual emissions of nitrogen as nitrous oxide were calculated to be 0.5-0.7 kg ha-1 y-1, with no substantial difference between the forests and pasture. Wetting of dry soil caused a large but short-lived pulse of N2O flux that accounted for <2% of annual flux. Variation in soil water through the season was the primary controlling factor for pool sizes of ammonium and nitrate, nitrogen transformations, and N2O flux.

  View details for DOI 10.1007/BF00317579

  View details for PubMedID 28313797

• EFFECTS OF TROPICAL DEFORESTATION ON GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY - COMMENT CLIMATIC CHANGE Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1991; 19 (1-2): 159-162

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991GH18200015

• SOIL EMISSIONS OF NITRIC-OXIDE IN A SEASONALLY DRY TROPICAL FOREST OF MEXICO JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Davidson, E. A., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., Riley, R., GARCIAMENDEZ, G., Maass, J. M. 1991; 96 (D8): 15439-15445

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991GC31400015

• THE SUSTAINABLE BIOSPHERE INITIATIVE - AN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AGENDA - A REPORT FROM THE ECOLOGICAL-SOCIETY-OF-AMERICA ECOLOGY Lubchenco, J., Olson, A. M., Brubaker, L. B., Carpenter, S. R., HOLLAND, M. M., Hubbell, S. P., Levin, S. A., MacMahon, J. A., Matson, P. A., Melillo, J. M., Mooney, H. A., Peterson, C. H., Pulliam, H. R., Real, L. A., Regal, P. J., Risser, P. G. 1991; 72 (2): 371-412

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991FE24800001

• Interactions of behavioral and evolutionary ecology in changing environments Ecology Gordon, D. M., Matson, P. A. 1991; 72: 1179

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1941090

• ANNUAL NITROUS-OXIDE FLUX AND SOIL-NITROGEN CHARACTERISTICS IN SAGEBRUSH STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Matson, P. A., Volkmann, C., COPPINGER, K., Reiners, W. A. 1991; 14 (1): 1-12

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991GV88600001

• Trace gas emissions by plants: A summary Trace Gas Emission by Plants Matson, P. A. edited by Sharkey, T., Holland, E., Mooney, H. A. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 1991: 341–343

  View details for DOI 10.1016/b978-0-12-639010-0.50020-0

• The sustainable biosphere initiative: An ecological research agenda Ecology Lubchenco, J., Olson, A., Brubaker, L., Carpenter, S., Holland, M., Hubbell, S., Levin, S., MacMahon, J., Matson, P., Melillo, J., Mooney, H., Peterson, C., Pulliam, H., Real, L., Regal, P., Risser, P. 1991; 72: 371-412

  View details for DOI 10.2307/2937183

• GRADIENT ANALYSIS OF ECOSYSTEMS 3RD CARY CONF ON COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF ECOSYSTEMS Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. SPRINGER-VERLAG. 1991: 287–298

  View details for Web of Science ID A1991BT67C00014

• The future of remote sensing in ecological studies Ecology Matson, P. A., Usting, S. L. 1991; 72: 1917

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1941545

• Annual nitrous oxide flux and soil nitrogen characteristics in sagebrush steppe ecosystems Biogeochemistry Matson, P. A., Volkmann, C., Coppinger, K., Reiners, W. A. 1991; 1: 1-12

  View details for DOI 10.1007/bf00000883

• ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO A GLOBAL NITROUS-OXIDE BUDGET BIOSCIENCE Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. 1990; 40 (9): 667-671

  View details for Web of Science ID A1990DZ70100009

• C in Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha: a case of internal resistance? Oecologia Vitousek, P. M., Field, C. B., Matson, P. A. 1990; 84 (3): 362-370

  Abstract

  Sun leaves of Metrosideros polymorpha were collected in 51 sites on 9 lava flows that represented gradients of elevation, precipitation, substrate age, and substrate texture on Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i. Leaf mass per unit leaf area increased with increasing elevation on all flows, while foliar nitrogen concentration decreased with increasing elevation and increased with increasing substrate age. Foliar δ(13)C became less negative with increasing elevation on the wet east-side lava flows, but not the dry northwest-side flows; it did not reflect patterns of precipitation or presumed water availability. δ(13)C was very strongly correlated with leaf mass per area across all of the sites. Limited gas-exchange information suggested that calculated ci/ca did not decrease with elevation in association with less-negative δ(13)C, and photosynthesis per unit of nitrogen was significantly reduced in high-elevation plants. These results are consistent with a substantial internal resistance to CO2 diffusion in the thick Metrosideros polymorpha leaves in high elevation sites.

  View details for DOI 10.1007/BF00329760

  View details for PubMedID 28313026

• SOURCES OF VARIATION IN NITROUS-OXIDE FLUX FROM AMAZONIAN ECOSYSTEMS JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Livingston, G. P., SWANBERG, N. A. 1990; 95 (D10): 16789-16798

  View details for Web of Science ID A1990EB20200036

• VARIATION IN FOLIAR DELTA-C-13 IN HAWAIIAN METROSIDEROS-POLYMORPHA - A CASE OF INTERNAL RESISTANCE OECOLOGIA Vitousek, P. M., Field, C. B., Matson, P. A. 1990; 84 (3): 362-370

  Abstract

  Sun leaves of Metrosideros polymorpha were collected in 51 sites on 9 lava flows that represented gradients of elevation, precipitation, substrate age, and substrate texture on Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i. Leaf mass per unit leaf area increased with increasing elevation on all flows, while foliar nitrogen concentration decreased with increasing elevation and increased with increasing substrate age. Foliar δ(13)C became less negative with increasing elevation on the wet east-side lava flows, but not the dry northwest-side flows; it did not reflect patterns of precipitation or presumed water availability. δ(13)C was very strongly correlated with leaf mass per area across all of the sites. Limited gas-exchange information suggested that calculated ci/ca did not decrease with elevation in association with less-negative δ(13)C, and photosynthesis per unit of nitrogen was significantly reduced in high-elevation plants. These results are consistent with a substantial internal resistance to CO2 diffusion in the thick Metrosideros polymorpha leaves in high elevation sites.

  View details for Web of Science ID A1990EC00700009

• Remote sensing and trace gas fluxes Remote Sensing of Biosphere Functioning Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. edited by Hobbs, R., Mooney, H. A. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1990: 157–167

  View details for DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-3302-2_8

• The use of urban gradients in ecological studies Ecology Matson, P. A. 1990; 71: 1231

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1938258

• The Amazon boundary layer experiment: Wet season 1987 Journal of Geophysical Research Harris, R. C., Garstang, M., Wofsy, S. C., Beck, S. M., Bendura, R. J., Coelho, J. R., Drewry, J. W., Hoell, J. M., Matson, P. A., McNeal, J. R., Mollon, L. C., Navarro, R. L., Rabine, V., Snell, R. L. 1990; 95: 16721-16736

  View details for DOI 10.1029/jd095id10p16721

• Terrestrial Biosphere Exchange with Global Atmospheric Chemistry edited by Matson, P. A., Ojima, D. S. IGBP Report No. 13. Stockholm 103pp.. 1990
• Use of the exotic tree Myrica faya by native and exotic birds in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Pacific Science Woodward, S., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. 1990; 44: 88-93
• Plant-soil interactions during primary succession at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Oecologica Matson, P. A. 1990; 85: 241-246

  View details for DOI 10.1007/bf00319408

• Statistical analysis of ecological response to large-scale perturbabion Ecology Matson, P. A., Carpenter, S. 1990; 71: 2037

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1938616

• NITROUS OXIDE FLUX FROM DRY TROPICAL FORESTS GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Vitousek, P., Matson, P., Volkmann, C., Maass, J., Garcia, G. 1989; 3 (4): 375-382

  View details for DOI 10.1029/GB003i004p00375

  View details for Web of Science ID 000211480500007

• RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL MICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND ABOVE-GROUND STAND CHARACTERISTICS OF CONIFER FORESTS IN OREGON BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Myrold, D. D., Matson, P. A., Peterson, D. L. 1989; 8 (3): 265-281

  View details for Web of Science ID A1989CG00400005

• NITROGEN AVAILABILITY AND NITRIFICATION DURING SUCCESSION - PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND OLD-FIELD SERES PLANT AND SOIL Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., VANCLEVE, K. 1989; 115 (2): 229-239

  View details for Web of Science ID A1989AG59200008

• ESTIMATING BIOGEOCHEMICAL FLUXES ACROSS SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE LANDSCAPES WITH THEMATIC MAPPER IMAGERY REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT Reiners, W. A., Strong, L. L., Matson, P. A., Burke, I. C., Ojima, D. S. 1989; 28: 121-?

  View details for Web of Science ID A1989AZ37900013

• Nitrous oxide fluxes from seasonally dry tropical forests Global Biogeochemical Cycles Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., Volkmann, C., Maass, M., Garcia, G. 1989; 3: 375-382

  View details for DOI 10.1029/gb003i004p00375

• Regional extrapolation of trace gas flux based on soils and ecosystems Exchange of Trace Gases Between Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Schimel, D. S. edited by Andreae, M. D., Schimel, D. S. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1989: 97–108
• Estimating biogeochemical fluxes across sagaebrush-steppe landscape with thematic mapper imagery Remote Sensing of Environment Reiners, W. A., Strong, L. L., Matson, P. A., Burke, I. C., Ojima, D. S. 1989; 28: 121-129

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0034-4257(89)90110-7

• Relationships among soil microbial properties and above ground stand characteristics of conifer forests in Oregon Biogeochemistry Myroid, D. D., Matson, P. A., Peterson, D. L. 1989; 8: 265-281

  View details for DOI 10.1007/bf00002892

• Nitrous oxide flux following tropical land clearing Global Biogeochemical Cycles Luizao, F., Matson, P., Livingston, G., Luizao, R., Vitousek, P. 1989; 3: 281-285

  View details for DOI 10.1029/gb003i003p00281

• Elevational and age gradients in hawaiian montane rainforest: foliar and soil nutrients. Oecologia Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., Turner, D. R. 1988; 77 (4): 565-570

  Abstract

  Soils and plants were sampled along an elevational gradient from 265-1675 m on a 133-and a 3100-year-old lava flow on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i. Soil organic matter and nutrients accumulated more rapidly at low elevation on the young flow, but reached higher levels at higher elevation on the old flow. Foliar nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were less and specific leaf weight greater for Metrosideros polymorpha leaves collected at high versus low elevations and on the young versus the old flow. Foliar δ13C was strongly correlated with specific leaf weight across the range of sites sampled.

  View details for DOI 10.1007/BF00377275

  View details for PubMedID 28311279

• NITROUS-OXIDE FLUX AND NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS A LANDSCAPE GRADIENT IN AMAZONIA JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Livingston, G. P., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1988; 93 (D2): 1593-1599

  View details for Web of Science ID A1988M303000022

• NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS IN A RANGE OF TROPICAL FOREST SOILS SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1988; 20 (3): 361-367

  View details for Web of Science ID A1988P241000016

• Prediction of leaf chemistry by the use of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy Remote Sensing of Environment Card, D. H., Peterson, D. L., Matson, P. A., Aber, J. D. 1988; 26: 123-147

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0034-4257(88)90092-2

• Remote sensing of forest canopy and leaf biochemical content Remote Sensing of the Environment Peterson, D. L., Aber, J. D., Matson, P. A., Card, D. J., Swanberg, N., Wessman, C., Spanner, M. A., Hlavka, C. A. 1988; 24: 85-108

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0034-4257(88)90007-7

• Aircraft-based measurements of biosphere-atmosphere gas exchange Ecology Matson, P. A., Harriss, R. C. 1988; 69: 1318-1325

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1941629

• EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS BETWEEN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ATMOSPHERE SCIENCE Mooney, H. A., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1987; 238 (4829): 926-932

  Abstract

  Many biogenic trace gases are increasing in concentration or flux or both in the atmosphere as a consequence of human activities. Most of these gases have demonstrated or potential effects on atmospheric chemistry, climate, and the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Focused studies of the interactions between the atmosphere and the biosphere that regulate trace gases can improve both our understanding of terrestrial ecosystems and our ability to predict regional-and global-scale canges in atmospheric chemistry.

  View details for Web of Science ID A1987K781000026

  View details for PubMedID 17829357

• BIOLOGICAL INVASION BY MYRICA-FAYA ALTERS ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN HAWAII SCIENCE Vitousek, P. M., Walker, L. R., WHITEAKER, L. D., MUELLERDOMBOIS, D., Matson, P. A. 1987; 238 (4828): 802-804

  Abstract

  The exotic nitrogen-fixing tree Myrica faya invades young volcanic sites where the growth of native plants is limited by a lack of nitrogen. Myrica quadruples the amount of nitrogen entering certain sites and increases the overall biological availability of nitrogen, thereby altering the nature of ecosystem development after volcanic eruptions.

  View details for Web of Science ID A1987K681000034

  View details for PubMedID 17814707

• HERBICIDE TREATMENT EFFECTS ON PROPERTIES OF MOUNTAIN BIG SAGEBRUSH SOILS AFTER 14 YEARS SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL Burke, I. C., Reiners, W. A., STURGES, D. L., Matson, P. A. 1987; 51 (5): 1337-1343

  View details for Web of Science ID A1987K564900044

• NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS FOLLOWING TROPICAL FOREST FELLING AND BURNING ON A VOLCANIC SOIL ECOLOGY Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M., Ewel, J. J., Mazzarino, M. J., Robertson, G. P. 1987; 68 (3): 491-502

  View details for Web of Science ID A1987H301400004

• Net primary production: original calculations. Science Vitousek, P. M., Ehrlich, P. R., EHRLICH, A. H., Matson, P. A. 1987; 235 (4790): 730a-?

  View details for PubMedID 17753984

• The use of airborne imaging spectrometer data to determine experimentally-induced variation in coniferous canopy chemistry Third Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Data Analysis Workshop Swanberg, N. A., Matson, P. A. 1987: 70–74 70–74
• DENITRIFICATION IN A CLEAR-CUT LOBLOLLY-PINE (PINUS-TAEDA L) PLANTATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED-STATES PLANT AND SOIL Robertson, G. P., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., Tiedje, J. M. 1987; 97 (1): 119-129

  View details for Web of Science ID A1987F771800013

• Susceptibility indices in loblolly pine vary with silvicultural treatment Forest Ecology and Management Matson, P. A., Hain, F. P., Mawby, W. 1987; 22: 107-118

  View details for DOI 10.1016/0378-1127(87)90099-5

• Biogeochemical Cycling in Sagebrush Ecosystems Thematic Mapper Research in the Earth Sciences Workshop Matson, P. A., Strong, L. L., Reiners, W. A. 1987: 85–90
• Dentrification in a clearcut loblolly pine plantation in the Southeastern U.S.: Differences related to harvest intensity, site preparation, and silvicultural practice Plant and Soil Robertson, G. P., Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A., Tiedje, J. M. 1987; 97: 119-129

  View details for DOI 10.1007/bf02149830

• Ecosystem responses to forest dieback: Decomposition, nutrient availability, and tree vigor Forestry Waring, R. H., Cromack, Jr., I., Matson, P. A., Boone, R. D., Stafford, S. G. 1987; 60: 219-227

  View details for DOI 10.1093/forestry/60.2.219

• Cross-system comparisons of soil nitrogen transformationas and nitrous oxide flux in tropical forest ecosystems Global Biogeochemical Cycles Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. 1987; 1: 163-170

  View details for DOI 10.1029/gb001i002p00163

• Herbicide treatment effects on properties of mountain big sagebrush soils after 14 years Soil Science Society of America Journal Burke, I. C., Reiners, W. A., Sturges, D. L., Matson, P. A. 1987; 51: 1337-1343

  View details for DOI 10.2136/sssaj1987.03615995005100050044x

• HUMAN APPROPRIATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS BIOSCIENCE Vitousek, P. M., Ehrlich, P. R., EHRLICH, A. H., Matson, P. A. 1986; 36 (6): 368-373

  View details for Web of Science ID A1986C429000006

• Site fertility affects seasonal carbon reserves in loblolly pine Tree Physiology Birk, E. M., Matson, P. A. 1986; 2: 17-27

  View details for DOI 10.1093/treephys/2.1-2-3.17

• Biogeochemical processes in sagebrush ecosystems Thematic Mapper Research in Earth Sciences Workshop Matson, P. A. 1986: 279–93
• DISTURBANCE, NITROGEN AVAILABILITY, AND NITROGEN LOSSES IN AN INTENSIVELY MANAGED LOBLOLLY-PINE PLANTATION ECOLOGY Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1985; 66 (4): 1360-1376

  View details for Web of Science ID A1985ANN8200029

• Factors contributing to southern pine beetle host resistance Integrated Pest Management Research Symposium Hain, F. P., Cook, S. P., Matson, P. A., Wilson, K. G. edited by Branham, S. J., Thatcher, R. C. 1985
• Nitrate losses from disturbed forests: Causes of delayed nitrate production in two Indiana forests Forest Science Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1985; 31: 122-131
• Intensive harvest and site preparation decrease nitrogen availability in young plantations The Southern Journal of Applied Forestry Vitousek, P. M., Matson, PA. 1985; 9: 120-125
• High resolution spectrometry of leaf and canopy chemistry for biogeochemical cycling Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Data Analsysis Symposium, Spanner, M. A., Peterson, D. L., Acevedo, W., Matson, P. A. 1985
• MECHANISMS OF NITROGEN-RETENTION IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS - A FIELD EXPERIMENT SCIENCE Vitousek, P. M., Matson, P. A. 1984; 225 (4657): 51-52

  Abstract

  Intensive forest management led to elevated losses of nitrogen from a recently harvested loblolly pine plantation in North Carolina. Measurements of nitrogen-15 retention in the field demonstrated that microbial uptake of nitrogen during the decomposition of residual organic material was the most important process retaining nitrogen. Management practices that remove this material cause increased losses of nitrogen to aquatic ecosystems and the atmosphere.

  View details for Web of Science ID A1984SX61000030

  View details for PubMedID 17775660

• Natural Disturbance and Nitrogen Mineralization: Wave-Form Dieback of Mountain Hemlock in the Oregon Cascades Ecology Matson, P. A., Boone, R. D. 1984; 65: 1511-1516

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1939130

• Effects of nutrient and light limitation on mountain hemlock: Susceptibility to laminated root rot Ecology Matson, P. A., Waring, R. H. 1984; 65: 1517-1524

  View details for DOI 10.2307/1939131

• Host conifer defense strategies: A hypothesis First IUFRO Conference on the Role of Host-Pest Interaction in the Population Dynamics of Forest Insects Matson, P. A., Hain, F. P. 1983
• Impacts of management practices on soil nitrogen status (in 'Maintaining Site Productivity in Pine Plantation Management') Appalachian Society of American Foresters Ann Mtg Vitousek, P. M., Allen, H. L., Matson, P. A. 1983: 25–39
• An evaluation of an ion exchange resin bag method for assessing forest soil nitrogen availability Soil Science Society of America Journal Binkley, D., Matson, P. A. 1983; 47: 1050-1052

  View details for DOI 10.2136/sssaj1983.03615995004700050045x

• Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification potentials following clearcutting in the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana Forest Science Matson, P. A., Vitousek, P. M. 1981; 27: 781-791