Arnold G. van der Valk

8.0k citations

105 papers · 5.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 45

Ecology top 0.2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Plant Science top 1%
Environmental Chemistry top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 2%

Co-authors: C. B. Davis Susan M. Galatowitsch Paul R. Wetzel Eric W. Seabloom Roger L. Pederson Charles H. Welling Craig B. Davis P. M. Attiwill
Topics: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (56 papers)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (35 papers)Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (31 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Ecology Journal of Ecology Journal of Applied Ecology
Partner nations: United States Canada Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Arnold G. van der Valk

105 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Succession in Wetlands: A Gleasonian Appraoch

1981 646 citations Arnold G. van der Valk Ecology profile →
The Role of Seed Banks in the Vegetation Dynamics of Prairie Glacial Marshes

1978 557 citations Arnold G. van der Valk et al. Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Predicted Changes in Interannual Water-Level Fluctuations Due to Climate Change and Its Implications for the Vegetation of the Florida Everglades 2015 ·Environmental Management ·Arnold G. van der Valk,John C. Volin,Paul R. Wetzel	23
2	Responses to water depth and clipping of twenty-three plant species in an Indian monsoonal wetland 2015 ·Aquatic Botany ·Beth A. Middleton,Arnold G. van der Valk,Craig B. Davis	10
3	From Formation to Ecosystem: Tansley’s Response to Clements’ Climax 2013 ·Journal of the History of Biology ·Arnold G. van der Valk	16
4	Potential Propagule Sources for Reestablishing Vegetation on the Floodplain of the Kissimmee River, Florida, USA 2009 ·Wetlands ·Arnold G. van der Valk,Louis A. Toth,(unknown),Daniel H. Mason,Paul R. Wetzel	2
5	The biomass and nutrient levels of Calamagrostis canadensis and Carex stricta under different hydrologic and fungicide regimes 2005 ·Canadian Journal of Botany ·Paul R. Wetzel,Arnold G. van der Valk	10
6	Maintaining tree islands in the Florida Everglades: nutrient redistribution is the key 2005 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Paul R. Wetzel,Arnold G. van der Valk,Susan Newman,Dale E. Gawlik,(unknown),Carlos Coronado‐Molina,Daniel L. Childers,Fred H. Sklar	108
7	Seed bank composition along a phosphorus gradient in the northern Florida Everglades 1997 ·Wetlands ·Arnold G. van der Valk,(unknown)	47
8	Wetland classification and inventory: A summary 1995 ·Plant Ecology ·C. Max Finlayson,Arnold G. van der Valk	62
9	Effects of prolonged flooding on the distribution and biomass of emergent species along a freshwater wetland coenocline 1994 ·Plant Ecology ·Arnold G. van der Valk	41
10	Effects of sediment load on seedling emergence from wetland seed banks 1994 ·Wetlands ·Thomas W. Jurik,(unknown),Arnold G. van der Valk	111
11	Assessing the Impacts of an Increase in Water Level on Wetland Vegetation 1994 ·Ecological Applications ·Arnold G. van der Valk,(unknown),Charles H. Welling	97
12	The Impact of Prolonged, Above-Normal Flooding on Metaphyton in a Freshwater Marsh 1989 ·Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) ·(unknown),Arnold G. van der Valk	4
13	The food habits of Greylag and Barheaded Geese in the Keoladeo National Park, India 1987 ·Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) ·Beth A. Middleton,Arnold G. van der Valk	15
14	The impact of litter and annual plants on recruitment from the seed bank of a lacustrine wetland 1986 ·Aquatic Botany ·Arnold G. van der Valk	70
15	The role of four macrophyte species in the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from nutrient-rich water in a prairie marsh, Iowa. 1983 ·Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) ·Craig B. Davis,Arnold G. van der Valk,J. L. Baker	3
16	Succession in Wetlands: A Gleasonian Appraochbreakdown → 1981 ·Ecology ·Arnold G. van der Valk	646
17	A Checklist of the Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of Iowa: II. Monocotyledons, Plus a Summary of the Geographic and Habitat Distribution of All Aquatic and Wetland Species in Iowa 1978 ·Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) ·Thomas G. Lammers,Arnold G. van der Valk	5
18	A Checklist of the Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of Iowa: I. Ferns, Fern Allies, and Dicotyledons 1977 ·Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) ·Thomas G. Lammers,Arnold G. van der Valk	6
19	The Role of Leaves in the Uptake of Nutrients by Uniola paniculata and Ammophila breviligulata 1977 ·Chesapeake Science ·Arnold G. van der Valk	6
20	Mineral Cycling in Coastal Foredune Plant Communities in Cape Hatteras National Seashore 1974 ·Ecology ·Arnold G. van der Valk	61

About Arnold G. van der Valk

Arnold G. van der Valk is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 105 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (56 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (35 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.3k citations), Ecology (4.6k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (1.0k citations). Arnold G. van der Valk has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include C. B. Davis, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Paul R. Wetzel, Eric W. Seabloom, Roger L. Pederson, Charles H. Welling, Craig B. Davis, P. M. Attiwill, Thomas W. Jurik and Kirk A. Moloney. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Journal of Ecology and Journal of Applied Ecology.

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