Carol Arlene Johnston is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University.[1] Johnston is known for her research on beaver ecology and wetlands.[2]

Education

Johnston earned a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources from Cornell University. She then went on to earn a Master of Science in Land Resources and Soil Science, both degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Johnston also received her PhD in Soil Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1][2]

Career and research

Johnston began her career in wetland science as an aerial photo interpreter for the New York City wetlands inventory. [2] Johnston is currently a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Natural Resources Management at South Dakota State University.[1] While at SDSU, Johnston has served as the director of the Center for Biocomplexity studies.[1] Johnston became the first female president of the Society of Wetland Scientists in 1992, before serving on the EPA Science Advisory Board as a member of the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee.[1][2] She sat as a member of the National Research Council's Committee on Wetland Delineation and Mitigation in 1995 and 2001.[2] In 2000, Johnston became the Chair of the Wetland Soils Division of the Soil Science Society of America.[1][2]

Johnston's research interests focus on the use of plants as indicators of ecological health, the effects of wetlands on water quality, beaver ecology, and remote sensing of wetlands and watersheds.[1] One of Johnston's major contributions is her book Beavers: Boreal Ecosystem Engineers which focused on landscape and ecosystem alterations by beavers.[3] Johnston collaborated with researchers across the country to prepare a brief in support of Clean Water Rule.[4]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

Johnston, C. A. (2017). Beavers: Boreal Ecosystem Engineers. Springer, New York. [3]

Johnston, C.A. (1991). Sediment and nutrient retention by freshwater wetlands: effects on surface water quality. Critical Reviews in Environmental Control, 21 (5/6), 491-565. [8]

Johnston, C.A., Detenbeck, N. E., and Niemi, G. J. (1990). The cumulative effect of wetlands on stream water quality and quantity: a landscape approach. Biogeochemistry, 10, 105-141.[9]

Johnston, C.A. et al. (2004). Carbon cycling in soil. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2, 522-528.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Carol Johnston". South Dakota State University. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Carol Johnston | ELI National Wetlands Awards". elinwa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  3. ^ a b Johnston, Carol (2017). Beavers: Boreal Ecosystem Engineers. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-61532-5.
  4. ^ Gardner, Royal C.; Okuno, Erin; Tai, Steph; Fennessy, M. Siobhan; Johnston, Carol A.; Otte, Marinus L.; Palmer, Margaret; Perry, James E.; Simenstad, Charles; Tanner, Benjamin R.; Tufford, Dan (2019-06-01). "Advocating for Science: Amici Curiae Brief of Wetland and Water Scientists in Support of the Clean Water Rule". Wetlands. 39 (3): 403–414. doi:10.1007/s13157-019-01160-z. ISSN 1943-6246. S2CID 181793598.
  5. ^ "Society Awards". Society of Wetland Scientists. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. ^ "Carol Johnston | ELI National Wetlands Awards". elinwa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  7. ^ "Past Presidents". SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  8. ^ Ph.D, Carol A. Johnston (1991-01-01). "Sediment and nutrient retention by freshwater wetlands: Effects on surface water quality". Critical Reviews in Environmental Control. 21 (5–6): 491–565. doi:10.1080/10643389109388425. ISSN 1040-838X.
  9. ^ Johnston, Carol A.; Detenbeck, Naomi E.; Niemi, Gerald J. (1990-07-01). "The cumulative effect of wetlands on stream water quality and quantity. A landscape approach". Biogeochemistry. 10 (2): 105–141. doi:10.1007/BF00002226. ISSN 1573-515X. S2CID 98747908.
  10. ^ Johnston, Carol A.; Groffman, Peter; Breshears, David D.; Cardon, Zoe G.; Currie, William; Emanuel, William; Gaudinski, Julia; Jackson, Robert B.; Lajtha, Kate; Nadelhoffer, Knute; Nelson, David (2004). "Carbon cycling in soil". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2 (10): 522–528. doi:10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0522:CCIS]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2027.42/117106. ISSN 1540-9309.
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