Pacifica Sommers

799 citations

30 papers · 413 indexed · h-index 12

Impact in

Ecology top 5%
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Atmospheric Science
- Cryospheric studies and observations

Papers in

Ecology 21
- Polar Research and Ecology 16
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 13
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9
- Plant and animal studies 5

Co-authors: Steven K. Schmidt Dorota L. Porazinska John L. Darcy Eli M. S. Gendron Peter Chesson Arvind Varsani Gareth Trubl Anushila Chatterjee
Journals: Biogeochemistry (2 papers)Ecosphere (2 papers)Frontiers in Microbiology (2 papers)Journal of Nematology (1 paper)Scientific Reports (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

Pacifica Sommers

30 papers receiving 411 citations

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	High-resolution 4D electrical resistivity tomography and below-ground point sensor monitoring of High Arctic deglaciated sediments capture zero-curtain effects, freeze–thaw transitions, and mid-winter thawing The cryosphere ·S.M. Korslund, O. Kuras, 王映娜, Paul Wilkinson, Philip Meldrum, Jonathan Chambers, T Tuyuguchi, Carlos Oroza, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, Lara Vimercati, 村木國夫, Derita Murni, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, James A. Bradley	2025	3
2	Characterization of a Deglaciated Sediment Chronosequence in the High Arctic Using Near‐Surface Geoelectrical Monitoring Methods Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·S.M. Korslund, O. Kuras, 王映娜, Paul Wilkinson, Philip Meldrum, Jonathan Chambers, T Tuyuguchi, Carlos Oroza, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, 村木國夫, James A. Bradley	2024	2
3	Principal role of fungi in soil carbon stabilization during early pedogenesis in the high Arctic Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·伍宗文, Senjuan Li, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, James A. Bradley, William D. Orsi	2024	11
4	External and internal microbiomes of Antarctic nematodes are distinct, but more similar to each other than the surrounding environment Journal of Nematology ·Maira Rangel Roale, L.F. Korchagina, Eli M. S. Gendron, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, Dorota L. Porazinska	2023	7
5	Breaking the Ice: A Review of Phages in Polar Ecosystems Methods in molecular biology ·Сухоруков Александр Петрович, مرضیه جعفری شادپی, Ovidiu Popa, Pacifica Sommers, Gareth Trubl, Julia Weißenbach, Janina Rahlff	2023	7
6	Astrovirology: how viruses enhance our understanding of life in the Universe International Journal of Astrobiology ·Gareth Trubl, Kenneth M. Stedman, 张道鑫, Das Debika, Pacifica Sommers, Simon Roux, Nancy Merino, John Yin, Jason T. Kaelber, Aram Avila-Herrera, Peter Anto Johnson, John C. Johnson, Rasydah Rasydah, Peter Weber, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Penelope J. Boston	2023	2
7	Host identity is the dominant factor in the assembly of nematode and tardigrade gut microbiomes in Antarctic Dry Valley streams Scientific Reports ·Maira Rangel Roale, L.F. Korchagina, Eli M. S. Gendron, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, Dorota L. Porazinska	2022	8
8	Action to support early career ecologists Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Kathleen A. Carroll, Pacifica Sommers, Cari Ficken, Martin Faatz, Nathan Emery, SL Hafenstein, Sarah R. Supp	2022	2
9	Gullies and Moraines Are Islands of Biodiversity in an Arid, Mountain Landscape, Asgard Range, Antarctica Frontiers in Microbiology ·Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, Enrica Mata, Lara Vimercati, Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Dorota L. Porazinska, Steven K. Schmidt	2021	9
10	Astrovirology: Expanding the Search for Life eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Gareth Trubl, Kenneth M. Stedman, 张道鑫, Penelope J. Boston, Jason T. Kaelber, Simon Roux, Joanne Emerson, Mya Breitbart, John Yin, Aleksandar Janjic, Pacifica Sommers, Eduardo Rodríguez‐Román	2021	2
11	Multiple‐trophic patterns of primary succession following retreat of a high‐elevation glacier Ecosphere ·Weiming Hu, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Dorota L. Porazinska	2021	18
12	Comparison of Microbial Communities in the Sediments and Water Columns of Frozen Cryoconite Holes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica Frontiers in Microbiology ·Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Dorota L. Porazinska, Eli M. S. Gendron, Andrew G. Fountain, Victoria B. Smith, Yu-jie GAO, Kaelin M. Cawley, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, Lara Vimercati, Seung-Jo Jung, Steven K. Schmidt	2019	36
13	Single-Stranded DNA Viruses in Antarctic Cryoconite Holes Viruses ·Pacifica Sommers, Rafaela S. Fontenele, Ludimilla Zambaldi, Simona Kraberger, Dorota L. Porazinska, John L. Darcy, Steven K. Schmidt, Arvind Varsani	2019	32
14	Effects of Predator Avoidance Behavior on the Coexistence of Competing Prey The American Naturalist ·Pacifica Sommers, Peter Chesson	2019	22
15	Experimental cryoconite holes as mesocosms for studying community ecology Polar Biology ·Pacifica Sommers, Dorota L. Porazinska, John L. Darcy, Victoria B. Smith, Andrew G. Fountain, Steven K. Schmidt	2019	14
16	Life at extreme elevations on Atacama volcanoes: the closest thing to Mars on Earth? Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Steven K. Schmidt, Eli M. S. Gendron, Yu-jie GAO, Québec (Province). Comité de travail du Livre blanc sur l'orientation, Pacifica Sommers, Xie Qimia, Lara Vimercati, Dorota L. Porazinska, John L. Darcy, Preston Sowell	2018	32
17	Diversity patterns of microbial eukaryotes mirror those of bacteria in Antarctic cryoconite holes FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Lee F. Stanish, Elizabeth Bagshaw, Dorota L. Porazinska, Steven K. Schmidt	2017	39
18	Freeze–thaw revival of rotifers and algae in a desiccated, high-elevation (5500 meters) microbial mat, high Andes, Perú Extremophiles ·Steven K. Schmidt, John L. Darcy, Pacifica Sommers, R. Šplechtna, Joseph E. Knelman, Karina Yager	2017	8
19	Caching rodents disproportionately disperse seed beneath invasive grass Ecosphere ·Pacifica Sommers, Peter Chesson	2016	7
20	Interacting Effects of Predation and Competition in the Field and in Theory UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·Pacifica Sommers	2015	1

About Pacifica Sommers

Pacifica Sommers is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, Endocrinology and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 30 papers that have together received 413 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polar Research and Ecology (16 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers), Climate change and permafrost (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (310 citations), Atmospheric Science (77 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (80 citations), Endocrinology (19 citations) and Ecological Modeling (12 citations). Pacifica Sommers has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Steven K. Schmidt, Dorota L. Porazinska, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Peter Chesson, Arvind Varsani, Gareth Trubl, Anushila Chatterjee, Lara Vimercati and Andrew G. Fountain. Their work appears in journals such as Biogeochemistry, Ecosphere, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Nematology and Scientific Reports.

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