M. M. Caldwell

12.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

M. M. Caldwell is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. M. Caldwell has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in M. M. Caldwell's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers). M. M. Caldwell is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (18 papers). M. M. Caldwell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Australia. M. M. Caldwell's co-authors include Robert B. Jackson, James H. Richards, Stephan D. Flint, Lars Olof Björn, S. Madronich, Richard McKenzie, Janet F. Bornman, J. H. Manwaring, Robert S. Nowak and Ronald J. Ryel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

M. M. Caldwell

70 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Changes in biologically active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface
    1998 824 citations S. Madronich, Richard McKenzie et al. profile →
  2. Hydraulic lift: Substantial nocturnal water transport between soil layers by Artemisia tridentata roots
    1987 561 citations James H. Richards, M. M. Caldwell Oecologia profile →
  3. Coping with herbivory: Photosynthetic capacity and resource allocation in two semiarid Agropyron bunchgrasses
    1981 444 citations M. M. Caldwell, James H. Richards et al. Oecologia profile →

Peers

M. M. Caldwell
James H. Richards United States
J. F. FARRAR United Kingdom
Roderick Hunt United Kingdom
William D. Bowman United States
Martyn M. Caldwell United States
Michael D. Cramer South Africa
Jonathan R. Leake United Kingdom
Walter Larcher Austria
Stanley D. Smith United States
J. A. Trofymow Canada
James H. Richards United States
M. M. Caldwell
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Fields of papers citing papers by M. M. Caldwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. M. Caldwell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Caldwell, M. M. & Stephan D. Flint. (2018). Lighting considerations in controlled environments for nonphotosynthetic plant responses to blue and ultraviolet radiation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).
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Bornman, Janet F., Paul W. Barnes, Sharon A. Robinson, et al.. (2014). Solar ultraviolet radiation and ozone depletion-driven climate change: effects on terrestrial ecosystems. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 14(1). 88–107. 166 indexed citations
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Ryel, Ronald J., A. Joshua Leffler, Michael S. Peek, Carolyn Y. Ivans, & M. M. Caldwell. (2003). Water conservation in Artemisia tridentata through redistribution of precipitation. Oecologia. 141(2). 335–345. 77 indexed citations
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Caldwell, M. M., et al.. (1997). Growth and Nitrogen Uptake by Agropyron desertorum and Pseudoroegneria spicata when Exposed to Nitrate Pulses of Different Duration. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 24(5). 637–642. 14 indexed citations
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Caldwell, M. M., Alan H. Teramura, M. Tevini, et al.. (1995). Effects of increased solar ultraviolet-radiation on terrestrial plants. AMBIO. 24(3). 166–173. 234 indexed citations
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Madronich, S., Richard McKenzie, M. M. Caldwell, & Lars Olof Björn. (1994). Changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface. AMBIO. 24(3). 1–152. 352 indexed citations
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Caldwell, M. M., et al.. (1992). Soil solution phosphate, root uptake kinetics and nutrient acquisition: implications for a patchy soil environment. Oecologia. 89(3). 305–309. 57 indexed citations
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Jackson, Robert B. & M. M. Caldwell. (1992). Shading and the capture of localized soil nutrients: nutrient contents, carbohydrates, and root uptake kinetics of a perennial tussock grass. Oecologia. 91(4). 457–462. 87 indexed citations
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Auken, O. W. Van, J. H. Manwaring, & M. M. Caldwell. (1992). Effectiveness of phosphate acquisition by juvenile cold-desert perennials from different patterns of fertile-soil microsites. Oecologia. 91(1). 1–6. 9 indexed citations
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Williams, Kevin A., James H. Richards, & M. M. Caldwell. (1991). Effect of competition on stable carbon isotope ratios of two tussock grass species. Oecologia. 88(1). 148–151. 17 indexed citations
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Ryel, Ronald J., Paul W. Barnes, Wolfram Beyschlag, M. M. Caldwell, & Stephan D. Flint. (1990). Plant competition for light analyzed with a multispecies canopy model. Oecologia. 82(3). 304–310. 112 indexed citations
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Jackson, Robert B. & M. M. Caldwell. (1989). The timing and degree of root proliferation in fertile-soil microsites for three cold-desert perennials. Oecologia. 81(2). 149–153. 226 indexed citations
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Eissenstat, David M. & M. M. Caldwell. (1987). Characteristics of successful competitors: an evaluation of potential growth rate in two cold desert tussock grasses. Oecologia. 71(2). 167–173. 28 indexed citations
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Nowak, Robert S. & M. M. Caldwell. (1984). Photosynthetic Activity and Survival of Foliage During Winter for Two Bunchgrass Species in a Cold-winter Steppe Environment. Photosynthetica. 18(39). 192–200. 15 indexed citations
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Nowak, Robert S. & M. M. Caldwell. (1984). A test of compensatory photosynthesis in the field: Implications for herbivory tolerance. Oecologia. 61(3). 311–318. 191 indexed citations
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Caldwell, M. M., et al.. (1983). Bunchgrass architecture, light interception, and water-use efficiency: assessment by fiber optic point quadrats and gas exchange. Oecologia. 59(2-3). 178–184. 70 indexed citations
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Goodman, P. J. & M. M. Caldwell. (1971). Shrub Ecotypes in a Salt Desert. Nature. 232(5312). 571–572. 6 indexed citations

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