Merryl Alber

3.2k total citations
74 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Merryl Alber is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Merryl Alber has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Oceanography and 19 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Merryl Alber's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (42 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (14 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers). Merryl Alber is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (42 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (14 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers). Merryl Alber collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Merryl Alber's co-authors include Joan E. Sheldon, Christine M. Hladik, Iván Valiela, John F. Schalles, Jessica L. O’Connell, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Erick M. Swenson, Susan C. Adamowicz, Clark Alexander and James T. Hollibaugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Merryl Alber

70 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers

Merryl Alber

ECOLO

OCEAN

GPC

Randolph M. Chambers United States

Stephen E. Davis United States

Diana M. P. Galassi Italy

Esperança Gacia Spain

Laurel G. Larsen United States

Todd Z. Osborne United States

Charles T. Roman United States

Thomas W. Doyle United States

Didier Orange France

David M. Burdick United States

Randolph M. Chambers United States

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1.7k ×1.2

ECOLO

767 ×0.9

OCEAN

364 ×0.5

GPC

418 ×0.8

263 ×0.8

Citations per year, relative to Merryl Alber Merryl Alber (= 1×) peers Randolph M. Chambers

Countries citing papers authored by Merryl Alber

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Fields of papers citing papers by Merryl Alber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merryl Alber

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20 of 20 papers shown

D’Alpaos, Andrea, et al.. (2025). Recovery from drought‐induced dieback may lead to modified salt marsh vegetation composition. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(3). 792–805. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). Variance reflects resilience to disturbance along a stress gradient: Experimental evidence from coastal marshes. Ecology. 105(3). e4241–e4241. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Rachel S., Steven C. Pennings, Merryl Alber, Christopher Craft, & James E. Byers. (2024). The resistance of Georgia coastal marshes to hurricanes. Ecosphere. 15(4). 3 indexed citations

Mishra, Deepak R., et al.. (2024). Capturing spatiotemporal variation in salt marsh belowground biomass, a key resilience metric, through geoinformatics. Ecosphere. 15(12). 3 indexed citations

Alexander, Clark, et al.. (2024). The dynamics of marsh-channel slump blocks: an observational study using repeated drone imagery. Biogeosciences. 21(7). 1757–1772. 4 indexed citations

Ziegler, Shelby L., W. Ryan James, Merryl Alber, & James E. Byers. (2024). Seascape structure likely influences marsh-derived resource use by highly abundant estuarine consumers over a small spatial scale. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 751. 1–12.

Alber, Merryl, et al.. (2023). Utilizing Repeat UAV Imagery to Evaluate the Spatiotemporal Patterns and Environmental Drivers of Wrack in a Coastal Georgia Salt Marsh. Estuaries and Coasts. 47(1). 189–200. 5 indexed citations

Schalles, John F., et al.. (2023). Temporal patterns and causal drivers of aboveground plant biomass in a coastal wetland: Insights from time-series analyses. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 6 indexed citations

O’Connell, Jessica L., Deepak R. Mishra, Merryl Alber, & Kristin B. Byrd. (2021). BERM: a Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for estimatingSpartina alterniflorabelowground biomass. New Phytologist. 232(1). 425–439. 9 indexed citations

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Alexander, Clark, et al.. (2020). Assessing Long-Term Trends in Lateral Salt-Marsh Shoreline Change along a U.S. East Coast Latitudinal Gradient. Journal of Coastal Research. 37(2). 13 indexed citations

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Wisnoski, Nathan I., et al.. (2020). Differential effects of press vs. pulse seawater intrusion on microbial communities of a tidal freshwater marsh. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 8(1). 154–161. 16 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Jessica L., Merryl Alber, & Steven C. Pennings. (2019). Microspatial Differences in Soil Temperature Cause Phenology Change on Par with Long-Term Climate Warming in Salt Marshes. Ecosystems. 23(3). 498–510. 28 indexed citations

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Dugan, Jenifer E., Kyle A. Emery, Merryl Alber, et al.. (2017). Generalizing Ecological Effects of Shoreline Armoring Across Soft Sediment Environments. Estuaries and Coasts. 41(S1). 180–196. 68 indexed citations

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Verity, Peter G., Merryl Alber, & Suzanne B. Bricker. (2006). Development of hypoxia in well-mixed subtropical estuaries in the Southeastern USA. Estuaries and Coasts. 29(4). 665–673. 58 indexed citations

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Zheng, Lianyuan, Changsheng Chen, Merryl Alber, & Hedong Liu. (2003). A modeling study of the Satilla River estuary, Georgia. II: suspended sediment. Estuaries. 26(3). 670–679. 15 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Joan E. & Merryl Alber. (2002). A comparison of residence time calculations using simple compartment models of the Altamaha River estuary, Georgia. Estuaries. 25(6). 1304–1317. 94 indexed citations

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Alber, Merryl. (2002). A conceptual model of estuarine freshwater inflow management. Estuaries. 25(6). 1246–1261. 162 indexed citations

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Wiegert, Richard G., Merryl Alber, Clark Alexander, et al.. (1999). The georgia rivers land margin ecosystem research program. Limnologica. 29(3). 286–292. 4 indexed citations

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Alber, Merryl & Joan E. Sheldon. (1999). Use of a Date-specific Method to Examine Variability in the Flushing Times of Georgia Estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 49(4). 469–482. 101 indexed citations

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Alber, Merryl, et al.. (1993). Sources of contaminants to Boston Harbor; revised loading estimates. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America. 25(6). 126. 17 indexed citations

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