Helen Quirk

2.7k citations

20 papers · 1.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16

Soil Science top 1%
Plant Science top 5%
Ecology top 2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%

Co-authors: Richard D. Bardgett Gerlinde B. De Deyn Simon Oakley Nick Ostle P. J. Hobbs Simon R. Mortimer J. R. B. Tallowin Franciska T. de Vries
Topics: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers)Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers)
Cited by: Soil Science Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology
Journals: Nature PLoS ONE Ecology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia Netherlands

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Helen Quirk

19 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape‐scale patterns in soil microbial communities

2012 515 citations Franciska T. de Vries, Peter Manning et al. Ecology Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Plant, soil and microbial controls on grassland diversity restoration: a long‐term, multi‐site mesocosm experiment 2017 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Ellen L. Fry,E. S. Pilgrim,J. R. B. Tallowin,R. S. Smith,Simon R. Mortimer,D. A. Beaumont,Janet Simkin,Stephanie J. Harris,R. S. Shiel,Helen Quirk,(unknown),Clare Lawson,P. J. Hobbs,Richard D. Bardgett	35
2	Legacy effects of grassland management on soil carbon to depth 2016 ·Global Change Biology ·Susan E. Ward,Simon M. Smart,Helen Quirk,J. R. B. Tallowin,Simon R. Mortimer,R. S. Shiel,Andrew Wilby,Richard D. Bardgett	121
3	Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national‐scale grassland soil carbon stocks 2015 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Peter Manning,Franciska T. de Vries,J. R. B. Tallowin,R. S. Smith,Simon R. Mortimer,E. S. Pilgrim,(unknown),Daniel G. Wright,Helen Quirk,Joseph Benson,Bill Shipley,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,Jens Kattge,Gerhard Bönisch,Christian Wirth,Richard D. Bardgett	82
4	Vegetation exerts a greater control on litter decomposition than climate warming in peatlands 2014 ·Ecology ·Susan E. Ward,Kate H. Orwin,Nick Ostle,María J.I. Briones,Bruce C. Thomson,Robert I. Griffiths,Simon Oakley,Helen Quirk,Richard D. Bardgett	118
5	Extensive Management Promotes Plant and Microbial Nitrogen Retention in Temperate Grassland 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Franciska T. de Vries,Jaap Bloem,Helen Quirk,Carly Stevens,Roland Bol,Richard D. Bardgett	98
6	Increased Plant Carbon Translocation Linked to Overyielding in Grassland Species Mixtures 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Gerlinde B. De Deyn,Helen Quirk,Simon Oakley,Nick Ostle,Richard D. Bardgett	20
7	Fire Accelerates Assimilation and Transfer of Photosynthetic Carbon from Plants to Soil Microbes in a Northern Peatland 2012 ·Ecosystems ·Susan E. Ward,Nick Ostle,Simon Oakley,Helen Quirk,Andrew W. Stott,Peter A. Henrys,W. A. Scott,Richard D. Bardgett	20
8	Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape‐scale patterns in soil microbial communitiesbreakdown → 2012 ·Ecology Letters ·Franciska T. de Vries,Peter Manning,J. R. B. Tallowin,Simon R. Mortimer,E. S. Pilgrim,Kathryn A. Harrison,P. J. Hobbs,Helen Quirk,Bill Shipley,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,Jens Kattge,Richard D. Bardgett	515
9	Rapid transfer of photosynthetic carbon through the plant-soil system in differently managed species-rich grasslands 2011 ·Biogeosciences ·Gerlinde B. De Deyn,Helen Quirk,Simon Oakley,Nick Ostle,Richard D. Bardgett	95
10	Additional carbon sequestration benefits of grassland diversity restoration 2010 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Gerlinde B. De Deyn,R. S. Shiel,Nick Ostle,Niall P. McNamara,Simon Oakley,Iain M. Young,Christopher Freeman,Nathalie Fenner,Helen Quirk,Richard D. Bardgett	157
11	Plant species richness, identity and productivity differentially influence key groups of microbes in grassland soils of contrasting fertility 2010 ·Biology Letters ·Gerlinde B. De Deyn,Helen Quirk,Richard D. Bardgett	127
12	Vegetation composition promotes carbon and nitrogen storage in model grassland communities of contrasting soil fertility 2009 ·Journal of Ecology ·Gerlinde B. De Deyn,Helen Quirk,Yi Zou,Simon Oakley,Nick Ostle,Richard D. Bardgett	143
13	Temporal variability in plant and soil nitrogen pools in a high-Arctic ecosystem 2007 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Richard D. Bardgett,René van der Wal,Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir,Helen Quirk,(unknown)	63
14	Long‐term change in vegetation and soil microbial communities during the phased restoration of traditional meadow grassland 2007 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·R. S. Smith,R. S. Shiel,Richard D. Bardgett,D. Millward,P. Corkhill,(unknown),Helen Quirk,P. J. Hobbs,Simon Kometa	57
15	Parasitic plants indirectly regulate below-ground properties in grassland ecosystems 2006 ·Nature ·Richard D. Bardgett,R. S. Smith,R. S. Shiel,Simon M. Peacock,Janet Simkin,Helen Quirk,P. J. Hobbs	163
16	Ecological mechanisms affecting the restoration of diversity in agriculturally improved meadow grassland 2005 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·R. S. Smith,(unknown),Richard D. Bardgett,D. Millward,P. Corkhill,(unknown),Helen Quirk,P. J. Hobbs	2
17	The structure and formation of host-parasite pit connections between the red algal alloparasiteHarveyella mirabilis and its red algal hostOdonthalia floccosa 1984 ·PROTOPLASMA ·Richard Wetherbee,Helen Quirk,(unknown),(unknown)	10
18	The fine structure of secondary pit connection formation between the red algal alloparasiteHolmsella australis and its red algal hostGracilaria furcellata 1982 ·PROTOPLASMA ·Richard Wetherbee,Helen Quirk	16
19	The fine structure and cytology of the association between the parasitic red algaHolmsella australis and its red algal hostGracilaria furcellata 1982 ·PROTOPLASMA ·Richard Wetherbee,Helen Quirk	15
20	Structural studies on the host-parasite relationship between the red algae holmsella and gracilaria 1980 ·Micron (1969) ·Helen Quirk,Richard Wetherbee	10

About Helen Quirk

Helen Quirk is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Forestry, having authored 20 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (950 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (493 citations) and Ecology (766 citations). Helen Quirk has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Richard D. Bardgett, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Simon Oakley, Nick Ostle, P. J. Hobbs, Simon R. Mortimer, J. R. B. Tallowin, Franciska T. de Vries, R. S. Shiel and E. S. Pilgrim. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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