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Snow Ecology

Snow Ecology is a scientific discipline within mountain ecosystem studies that specifically investigates the ecological processes, interactions, and adaptations of organisms in snow-influenced environments, distinguished by its focus on the biological, chemical, and physical dynamics mediated by snow cover and its temporal and spatial variability.

601

Publications

29.9K

Citations

1.6K

Authors

556

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

84

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Publications

601

Winter Biological Processes Could Help Convert Arctic Tundra to Shrubland

Matthew Sturm, J. Schimel, G. J. Michaelson et al. · BioScience · 2005 · 715 citations · Full text

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Seasonal Dynamics of Previously Unknown Fungal Lineages in Tundra Soils

Christopher W. Schadt, Andrew Martin, David A. Lipson et al. · Science · 2003 · 647 citations

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Colder soils in a warmer world: A snow manipulation study in a northern hardwood forest ecosystem

Peter M. Groffman, Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey et al. · Biogeochemistry · 2001 · 623 citations

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An Alpine Snowbank Environment and Its Effects on Vegetation, Plant Development, and Productivity

W. D. Billings, L. C. Bliss · Ecology · 1959 · 473 citations

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Environmental Impacts of Chemicals for Snow and Ice Control: State of the Knowledge

Laura Fay, Xianming Shi · Water Air & Soil Pollution · 2012 · 360 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. JM
    J. M. Welker

    University of Alaska Anchorage, United States

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

    11

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  2. GE
    Glen E. Liston

    Colorado State University, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  3. KG
    Ken Green

    National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia

    9 publications · 320 citations

    9

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  4. JB
    James B. Benedict

    Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, United States

    7 publications · 249 citations

    7

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  5. WO
    William O. Pruitt

    University of California, Davis, United States

    6 publications · 297 citations

    6

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Institutions

556

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    88 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. National Parks and Wildlife Service

    Sydney, Australia

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    374 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Wildlife Management

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

    21

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  2. Arctic and Alpine Research

    26 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

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  3. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    17 publications · 789 citations

    17

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  4. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  5. Polar Biology

    15 publications · 623 citations

    14

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