William A. Gould

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

William A. Gould is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Gould has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Atmospheric Science and 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in William A. Gould's work include Climate change and permafrost (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers). William A. Gould is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers). William A. Gould collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Norway. William A. Gould's co-authors include Sebastián Martinuzzi, Lee A. Vierling, Kerri T. Vierling, Donald A. Walker, Martha K. Raynolds, Rick M. Clawges, Olga González, Marilyn D. Walker, Fred J.A. Daniëls and A. E. Katenin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

William A. Gould

83 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map

2005 837 citations Donald A. Walker, William A. Gould et al. profile →

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William A. Gould

ECOLO

GPC

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Gengxin Zhang China

Jarle W. Bjerke Norway

Xianguo Lü China

Martin Forsius Finland

Norma Salinas Peru

D. J. Moore United States

Anja Rammig Germany

Pauline F. Grierson Australia

Huakun Zhou China

William R. Emanuel United States

Gengxin Zhang China

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2.2k ×1.3

ECOLO

921 ×0.6

1.8k ×1.5

GPC

430 ×0.5

NLC

476 ×0.6

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Gould

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gould, William A., Sarah C. Elmendorf, Jeremy L. May, et al.. (2025). Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist. Global Change Biology. 31(4). e70155–e70155.

Belleghem, Steven M. Van, et al.. (2024). Experimental evidence of negative agricultural impacts and effectiveness of mitigation strategies of invasive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico. NeoBiota. 96. 49–66. 1 indexed citations

McGinley, Kathleen, et al.. (2022). READY OR NOT? Hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery of farms, forests, and rural communities in the U.S. Caribbean. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 82. 103346–103346. 5 indexed citations

Álvarez-Berríos, Nora L., et al.. (2021). Hurricane effects, mitigation, and preparedness in the Caribbean: Perspectives on high importance–low prevalence practices from agricultural advisors. Journal of Emergency Management. 19(8). 135–155. 5 indexed citations

Álvarez-Berríos, Nora L., et al.. (2018). Hurricane Maria in the U.S. Caribbean: Disturbance Forces, Variation of Effects, and Implications for Future Storms. Remote Sensing. 10(9). 1386–1386. 31 indexed citations

Hobbie, John E., Gaius R. Shaver, Edward B. Rastetter, et al.. (2017). Ecosystem responses to climate change at a Low Arctic and a High Arctic long-term research site. AMBIO. 46(S1). 160–173. 60 indexed citations

Elmendorf, Sarah C., Gregory H. R. Henry, Robert D. Hollister, et al.. (2014). Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(2). 448–452. 191 indexed citations

Mercado‐Díaz, Joel A. & William A. Gould. (2010). Landscape- and decadal-scale changes in the composition and structure of plant communities in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range of Arctic Alaska. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 2 indexed citations

Jain, Theresa B., William A. Gould, Russell T. Graham, et al.. (2008). A Soil Burn Severity Index for Understanding Soil-fire Relations in Tropical Forests. AMBIO. 37(7). 563–568. 24 indexed citations

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Martinuzzi, Sebastián, et al.. (2008). Mapping tropical dry forest habitats integrating Landsat NDVI, Ikonos imagery, and topographic information in the Caribbean Island of Mona. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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Gould, William A. & J. A. Diaz. (2008). Twenty year record of vegetation change from long-term plots in Alaskan tundra. AGUFM. 2008. 6 indexed citations

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González, Grizelle, et al.. (2008). Microorganisms in small patterned ground features and adjacent vegetated soils in the High Arctic, Canada. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Meddens, Arjan J. H., Andrew T. Hudak, Jeffrey S. Evans, William A. Gould, & Grizelle González. (2008). Characterizing Forest Fragments in Boreal, Temperate, and Tropical Ecosystems. AMBIO. 37(7). 569–576. 17 indexed citations

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González, Grizelle, William A. Gould, Andrew T. Hudak, & Teresa N. Hollingsworth. (2008). Decay of Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) Wood in Moist and Dry Boreal, Temperate, and Tropical Forest Fragments. AMBIO. 37(7). 588–597. 32 indexed citations

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Walker, Donald A., R. P. Daanen, William A. Gould, et al.. (2006). Biocomplexity of Arctic Patterned-Ground Ecosystems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Martinuzzi, Sebastián, et al.. (2006). Mapping tropical dry forest habitats integrating Landsat NDVI, Ikonos imagery, and topographic information in the Caribbean Island of Mona. Revista de Biología Tropical. 56(2). 625–39. 23 indexed citations

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González, Grizelle, et al.. (2006). Microbial Biomass and Population Densities of Non-Sorted Circles in High Arctic Ecosystems. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Gould, William A., et al.. (2006). Fine-scale Patterns in Thaw Depth, Micro-relief, and Ground Cover on Non-sorted Circles and Small Patterned Ground Features Along a Climatic Gradient From Low to High Arctic. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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González, Grizelle, et al.. (2006). Soil Biota and Litter Decay in High Arctic Ecosystems. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, J., Thomas J. Jackson, Edwin T. Engman, et al.. (1984). Microwave radiometer experiment of soil moisture sensing at BARC test site during summer 1981. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 61(4). 324–32. 10 indexed citations

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