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William H. Schlesinger
President, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY

  • Feng, X. J., A. J. Simpson, W. H. Schlesinger, and M. J. Simpson.   2010.   Altered microbial community structure and organic matter composition under elevated CO2 and N fertilization in the Duke forest.   Global Change Biol.   16(7):2104-2116.

  • Feng, X. J., Y. P. Xu, R. Jaffe, W. H. Schlesinger, and M. J. Simpson.   2010.   Turnover rates of hydrolysable aliphatic lipids in Duke Forest soils determined by compound specific C-13 isotopic analysis.   Org. Geochem.   41(6):573-579.

  • Ostfeld, R. S. and W. H. Schlesinger, eds.   2010.   The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2010.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.   Wiley-Blackwell, New York.   Vol. 1195.

  • Palmer, M. A., E. S. Bernhardt, W. H. Schlesinger, K. N. Eshleman, E. Foufoula-Georgiou, M. S. Hendryx, A. D. Lemly, G. E. Likens, O. L. Loucks, M. E. Power, P. S. White, and P. R. Wilcock.   2010.   Mountaintop Mining Consequences.   Science   327(5962):148-149. DOI: 10.1126/science.1180543.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2010.   Protecting Rockweed to Sustain Local Fisheries, Jobs.   Bangor Daily News   7 Jan.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2010.   Biogeochemistry on the farm.In: K. S. Van Houtan and M. S. Northcott (eds.). Diversity and Dominion.   Wipf and Stock, Publishers, Eugene, Oregon.   pp. 87-88.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2010.   Eyes wide shut.In: K. S. Van Houtan and M. S. Northcott (eds.). Diversity and Dominion.   Wipf and Stock, Publishers, Eugene, Oregon.   pp. 13-20.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2010.   On fertilizer-induced soil carbon sequestration in China's croplands.   Global Change Biol.   16(2):849-850. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01958.x

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2010.   Translational ecology.   Science   329(5992):609-609.

  • Searchinger, T. D., S. P. Hamburg, J. Melillo, W. Chameides, P. Havlik, D. M. Kammen, G. E. Likens, M. Obersteiner, M. Oppenheimer, G. P. Robertson, W. H. Schlesinger, G. D. Tilman and R. Lubowski.   2010.   Carbon Calculations to Consider: Response.   Science   327(5967):781-781.

  • Searchinger, T. D., S. P. Hamburg, J. Melillo, W. Chameides, P. Havlik, D. M. Kammen, G. E. Likens, M. Obersteiner, M. Oppenheimer, G. P. Robertson, W. H. Schlesinger, R. Lubowski, and G. D. Tilman.   2010.   Bioenergy: Counting on Incentives: Response.   Science   327(5970):1200-1201.

  • Whitmer, A., L. Ogden, J. Lawton, P. Sturner, P. M. Groffman, L. Schneider, D. Hart, B. Halpern, W. Schlesinger, S. Raciti, N. Bettez, S. Ortega, L. Rustad, S. T. A. Pickett, and M. Killilea.   2010.   The engaged university: providing a platform for research that transforms society.   Front. Ecol. Environ.   8(6):314-321.

  • Aneja, V.P., W.H. Schlesinger, and J.W. Erisman.   2009.   Effects of Agriculture upon the Air Quality and Climate: Research, Policy, and Regulations.   Environ. Sci. Technol.   43(12)4234-4240

  • Ostfeld, R. S. and W. H. Schlesinger, eds.   2009.   The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2009.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, volume.   Wiley-Blackwell, New York   Vol. 1162

  • Phillips, R. P., E. S. Bernhardt, and W. H. Schlesinger.   2009.   Elevated CO2 increases root exudation from loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedlings as an N-mediated response.   Tree Physiol.   29(12):1513-1523. DOI 10.1093/treephys/tpp083.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   A Primer on the Ecological Benefits of Large Trees.   Millbrook Independent   12 Aug., p. 3.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   An ecologist’s thoughts on forests and farms in a cap-and-trade system.   Emory Law J.   58:423-425

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Carbon tax.   Poughkeepsie Journal   24 May, 7B

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Curbing Mercury Emissions is Crucial. Poughkeepsie Journal   13 Aug, p. 7B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Durham County Should Stand Firm on Lake Boundary.   The Durham Herald Sun   12 Oct.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Endangered Species Act changes must be reversed. Poughkeepsie Journal   4 January, 7B

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Global warming is real — despite e-mail hoax. Poughkeepsie Journal   20 Dec.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Mountaintop Coal Digging has Dire Consequences. Poughkeepsie Journal   16 Aug., p. 7B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   On the fate of anthropogenic nitrogen   P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA   106(1):203-208

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Research energy, protect forests, and tax carbon to fight warming. Poughkeepsie Journal   15 February,7B

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Study the Source to Sift Sound Science from Bias. Poughkeepsie Journal   11 Oct., p. 7-8B

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Temporary pools do lasting good.   Poughkeepsie Journal   12 April, 7B

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   The Human Species and Environment: More Than a Beast, But Less than an Angel.   Renewable Resources Journal   25(3):14-18

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   The Pamlico River’s last chance. Op-ed.   Raleigh News and Observer   22 May, 17A

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2009.   Thresholds risk prolonged degradation. Nature Reports Climate Change   3:112-113.

  • Schlesinger, W. H. and S. E. G. Findlay.   2009.   Salt Makes Roads Safe but Can Pollute Water. Poughkeepsie Journal   8 Nov., p. 5B

  • Schlesinger, W. H., J. Belnap, and G.M. Marion.   2009.   On carbon sequestration in desert ecosystems.   Global Change Biol.   15(6):1488-1490. DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01763.x

  • Searchinger, T. D., S. P. Hamburg, J. Melillo, W. Chameides, P. Havlik, D. M. Kammen, G. E. Likens, R. N. Lubowski, M. Obersteiner, M. Oppenheimer, G. P. Robertson, W. H. Schlesinger, and G. D. Tilman.   2009.   Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error.   Science   326(5952):527-528

  • Ziska, L. H., P. R. Epstein, and W. H. Schlesinger.   2009.   Rising CO2, Climate Change, and Public Health: Exploring the Links to Plant Biology   Environ. Health Persp.   117(2):155-158.

  • Aneja, V. P., J. Blunden, K. James, W. H. Schlesinger, R. Knighton, W. Gilliam, G. Jennings, D. Niyogi, and S. Cole.   2008.   Ammonia assessment from agriculture: U.S. status and needs.   J. Environ. Qual.   37(2):515-520.

  • Aneja, V. P., J. Blunden, P. A. Roelle, W. H. Schlesinger, R. Knighton, D. Niyogi, W. Gilliam, G. Jennings, and C. S. Duke.   2008.   Workshop on agricultural air quality: State of the science.   Atmos. Environ.   42 (14): 3195-3208.

  • Aneja, V.P., W.H. Schlesinger, and J.W.Erisman.   2008.   Farming pollution   Nat. Geosci.   1(7):409-411

  • Aneja, V.P., W.H. Schlesinger.   2008.   A special issue of JA&WMA on agricultural air quality: State of the science - Introduction.   Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Sp. Iss. SI   58(9):1113-1115

  • Backlund, P., A. Janetos, D. Schimel, J. Hatfield, K. Boote, P. Fay, L. Hahn, C. Izaurralde, B. A. Kimball, ….. W. Polley, A. Thomson, D. Wolfe, M. Ryan, S. Archer, R. Birdsey, C. Dahm, L. Heath, …..G. Okin, R. Oren, J. Randerson, W. H. Schlesinger, et al   2008.   The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA.   362 p.

  • Groffman, P. M., W. H. Schlesinger, and C. O’Reilly.   2008.   Consensus links warming, human actions.   Poughkeepsie Journal   12 October, 9B

  • Lichter, J., S.A. Billings, S.E. Ziegler, D. Gaindh, R. Ryals, A.C. Finzi, R.B. Jackson, E.A. Stemmler, and W.H. Schlesinger.   2008.   Soil carbon sequestration in a pine forest after 9 years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment.   Global Change Biol.   14:2910-2922

  • Mohan, J. E, L. H. Ziska, R. B. Thomas, R. C. Sicher, K. George, J. S. Clark, and W. H. Schlesinger.   2008.   Biomass and toxicity responses of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) to elevated atmospheric CO2: Reply   Ecology   89 (2): 585-587.

  • Ostfeld, R. S. and W. H. Schlesinger (eds.).   2008.   The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology, 2008. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.   Wiley-Blackwell Scientific Publishing, New York.   Vol. 1134.

  • Ryan, M. G., S. R. Archer, R. A. Birdsey, C. N. Dahm, L. Heath, J. Hicke, D. Hollinger, T. Huxman, G. Okin, R. Oren, J. Randerson and W. Schlesinger   2008.   Land Resources: Forests and arid lands.In: P. Backlund, A. Janetos, and D. S. Schimel (eds.). The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity.   US Climate Changes Program, Washington, DC.   pp. 76-120.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   Blinded by the Night. Book review of Bjorn Lomborg’s Cool It.   Journal of Forestry   106:293-294.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   Commentator on “Preparing for a Changed Environment." pp. 273-276.In: C. Pumphrey (ed.). Global Climate Change: National Security Implications.   Strategic Studies Institute. U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.  

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   Let the lawn go—and reap the benefits. Poughkeepsie Journal   22 June, 6B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   N.C. should revoke the Cliffside permit. Op-ed.   Raleigh News and Observer   1 Mar.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   Scientists at Cary Institute in Millbrook working on cause of global warming.   The Country Courier Magazine (Lagrangeville),   Summer, pp. 12-13

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2008.   Warmer winters not only effect of climate change. Poughkeepsie Journal   6 Jan., 6B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H. and G. Lovett.   2008.   Acid rain problem lingers. Poughkeepsie Journal   17 Feb.

  • Brazier, R. E., A. J. Parsons, J. Wainwright, D. M. Powell, and W. H. Schlesinger.   2007.   Upscaling understanding of nitrogen dynamics associated with overland flow in a semi-arid environment.   Biogeochemistry   82:265-278.

  • Finzi, A. C., R. J. Norby, C. Calfapietra, A. Gallet-Budynek, B. Gielen, W. E. Holmes, M. R. Hoosbeek, C. M. Iversen, R.B. Jackson, M.E. Kubiske, J. Ledford, M. Liberloo, R. Oren, A. Polle, S. Pritchard, D. R. Zak, W. H. Schlesinger, and R. Ceulemans.   2007.   Increases in nitrogen uptake rather than nitrogen-use efficiency support higher rates of temperate forest productivity under elevated CO2. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.   104(35):14014-14019.

  • Hofmockel, K. S., W. H. Schlesinger, and R. B. Jackson.   2007.   Effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide on amino acid and NH4+-N cycling in a temperate pine ecosystem.   Global Change Biol.   13(9):1950-1959.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2007.   CO2: A good thing—to a degree. Poughkeepsie Journal   5 Aug., 10B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2007.   Energy Inefficiency: Congress Ignored Several Simple Solutions. Op-ed.   Raleigh News and Observer   17 Sept.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2007.   Lessons from the Ozone Hole. Poughkeepsie Journal   14 Oct., 6B.

  • Schlesinger, W. H.   2007.   To benefit the environment most, try a living tree. Poughkeepsie Journal   25 Nov., 7B, 10B.

  • Vitousek, P. M., J. Aber, R. W. Howarth, G. E. Likens, P. A. Matson, D. W. Schindler, W. H. Schlesinger, and G. D. Tilman.   1997.   Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: causes and consequences.   Issues Ecol.   1:1-15.

  • Vitousek, P. M., J. D. Aber, R. W. Howarth, G. E. Likens, P. A. Matson, D. W. Schindler, W. H. Schlesinger, and D. G. Tilman.   1997.   Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: sources and consequences.   Ecol. Appl.   7(3):737-750.

    • Selected Publications 1971 - present:

    Schlesinger, W.H. 2006. Global change science. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) 21: 348-351.

    Lichter, J., S.H. Barron, C.E. Bevacqua, A.C. Finzi, K.F. Irving, E.A. Stemmler, and W.H. Schlesinger. 2005. Soil carbon sequestration and turnover in a pine forest after six years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment. Ecology 86: 1835-1847.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 2004. Better living through biogeochemistry. Ecology 85: 2402-2407. (Special feature).

    Schlesinger, W.H., J.S. Pippen, M.D. Wallenstein, K.S. Hofmockel, D.M. Klepies, and B.E. Mahall. 2003. Community composition and photosynthesis by photoautotrophs under quartz pebbles, southern Mojave Desert. Ecology 84: 3222-3231.

    Schlesinger, W.H., J.S. Pippen, M.D. Wallenstein, K.S. Hofmockel, D.M. Klepies, and B.E. Mahall. 2003. Community composition and photosynthesis by photoautotrophs under quartz pebbles, southern Mojave Desert. Ecology 84: 3222-3231.

    Park, H. and W.H. Schlesinger. 2002. The global biogeochemical cycle of boron. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16: DOI.10.1029/2001GB001766.

    Schlesinger, W.H. and J. Lichter. 2001. Limited carbon storage in soil and litter of experimental forest plots under elevated atmospheric CO2. Nature 411: 466-469.

    Andrews, J.A. and W.H. Schlesinger. 2001. Soil CO2 dynamics, acidification, and chemical weathering in a temperate forest with experimental CO2 enrichment. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 15: 149-162.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 2000. Carbon sequestration in soils: Some cautions amidst optimism. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 82: 121-127.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 1997. Biogeochemistry: An analysis of global change. 2nd ed. Academic Press, San Diego. 558 p. (Seventh printing, 2005; Spanish edition, 2000)

    Schlesinger, W.H., J.A. Raikes, A.E. Hartley, and A.F. Cross. 1996. On the spatial pattern of soil nutrients in desert ecosystems. Ecology 77: 364-374.

    Schlesinger, W.H. and A.E. Hartley. 1992. A global budget for atmospheric NH3. Biogeochemistry 15: 191-211.

    Raich, J.W. and W.H. Schlesinger. 1992. The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration and its relationship to vegetation and climate. Tellus 44B: 81-99.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 1990. Evidence from chronosequence studies for a low carbon-storage potential of soils. Nature 348: 232-234.

    Schlesinger, W.H., J.F. Reynolds, G.L. Cunningham, L.F. Huenneke, W.M. Jarrell, R.A. Virginia, and W.G. Whitford. 1990. Biological feedbacks in global desertification. Science 247: 1043-1048.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 1985. The formation of caliche in soils of the Mojave Desert, California. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 49: 57-66.

    Schlesinger, W.H. and C.S. Jones. 1984. The comparative importance of overland runoff and mean annual rainfall to shrub communities of the Mojave Desert. Botanical Gazette 145: 116-124.

    Schlesinger, W.H. and J.M. Melack. 1981. Transport of organic carbon in the world's rivers. Tellus 33: 172-187, 415.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 1978. Community structure, dynamics and nutrient cycling in the Okefenokee cypress swamp-forest. Ecological Monographs 48: 43-65.

    Schlesinger, W.H. 1977. Carbon balance in terrestrial detritus. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 8: 51-81.

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