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Richard Pouyat
*Please note that this person is no longer an employee of the Northern Research Station.
Education
- 1988-1992 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Department of Ecology. Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology.
- 1981-1983 State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Master of Science in Forest Soils.
- 1978-1980 State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Bachelor of Science in Forest Biology, cum laude.
- 1976-1978 State University of New York, Morrisville Agricultural and Technological College, Morrisville, New York. Associate of Science in Biology.
Civic & Professional Affiliations
- Appointed adjunct Assistant Professor to faculty of Department of Geography, University of Maryland Baltimore County, March, 2001-present.
- Appointed adjunct Assistant Professor to faculty of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, January, 2004-present.
- Appointed adjunct Assistant Professor to graduate faculty, University of Maryland Baltimore County, January, 2005-present
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed CESU, member of Technical Committee
- Member, Sustainable Forest Steering Committee, Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection & Resource Management, 2004-present
- Elected Vice President of Public Affairs, Ecological Society of America, August 2005-present
Current Research
Urban woodland ecology and restoration; urban biogeochemistry; classification, mapping, and interpretation of anthropogenic soils; integration of ecological, soil, and social sciences; and integration of science and public policy.
Why is This Important
Urban woodlands can serve as "natural experiments" to investigate effects of climate change on forests. Urban soils play important role as the "brown infrastructure" of urban landscapes performing ecosystem services related to carbon sequestration, sink for nutrients and contaminants, and water storage.
Future Research
Sequestration of carbon in urban landscapes; potential affects of urban contaminants on public health; mitigation of heavy metal contamination in urban soils.
Online Publications
- Yesilonis, Ian D.; Pouyat, Richard V. 2012. Carbon stocks in urban forest remnants: Atlanta and Baltimore as case studies. Chapter 5.. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer: 103-120.
- Bain, Daniel J.; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Pouyat, Richard V. 2012. Metal concentrations in urban riparian sediments along an urbanization gradient. Biogeochemistry. 107: 67-79.
- Huebner, Cynthia D.; Nowak, David J.; Pouyat, Richard V.; Bodine, Allison R. 2012. Nonnative invasive plants: Maintaining biotic and soceioeconomic integrity along the urban-rural-natural gradient. In: Laband, D.N.; Lockaby, B.G.; Zipperer, W., eds. Urban-rural interfaces: linking people and nature. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America: 71-98.
- Pickett, S.T.A.; Cadenasso, M.L.; Grove, J.M.; Boone, C.G.; Groffman, P.M.; Irwin, E.; Kaushal, S.S.; Marshall, V.; McGrath, B.P.; Nilon, C.H.; Pouyat, R.V.; Szlavecz, K.; Troy, A.; Warren, P. 2011. Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress. Journal of Environmental Management. 92: 331-362.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Szlavecz, Katalin; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Groffman, Peter M.; Schwarz, Kirsten. 2010. Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of urban soils. Chapter 7. In: Aitkenhead-Peterson, Jacqueline; Volder, Astrid, eds. Urban Ecosystem Ecology. Agronomy Monograph 55. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America: 119-152.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Golubiewski, Nancy E. 2009. A comparison of soil organic carbon stocks between residential turf grass and native soil. Urban Ecosystems. 12: 45-62.
- Pickett, Steward T.A.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; Grove, J. Morgan; Groffman, Peter M.; Band, Lawrence E.; Boone, Christopher G.; Burch, William R., Jr.; Grimmond, Susan B.; Hom, John; Jenkins, Jennifer C.; Law, Neely L.; Nilon, Charles H.; Pouyat, Richard V.; Szlavecz, Katalin; Warren, Paige S.; Wilson, Matthew A. 2008. Beyond urban legends: an emerging framework of urban ecology, as illustrated by the Baltimore Ecosystem Study. BioScience. 58(2): 139-150.
- Yesilonis, Ian D.; James, Bruce R.; Pouyat, Richard V.; Momen, Bahram. 2008. Lead forms in urban turfgrass and forest soils as related to organic matter content and pH. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 146: 1-17.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Szlavecz, Katalin; Csuzdi, Csaba; Hornung, Elizabeth; Korsós, Zoltan; Russell-Anelli, Jonathan; Giorgio, Vincent. 2008. Response of forest soil properties to urbanization gradients in three metropolitan areas. Landscape Ecology. 23: 1187-1203.
- Yesilonis, I.D.; Pouyat, R.V.; Neerchal, N.K. 2008. Spatial distribution of metals in soils in Baltimore, Maryland: role of native parent material, proximity to major roads, housing age and screening guidelines. Environmental Pollution. 156: 723-731.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Pataki, Diane E.; Belt, Kenneth T.; Groffman, Peter M.; Hom, John; Band, Lawrence E. 2007. Effects of urban land-use change on biogeochemical cycles. In: Canadell, J.G.; Pataki, D.E.; Pitelka, L.F., eds. Terrestrial ecosystems in a changing world. Berlin. Springer-Verlag: 45-58.
- Heisler, Gordon; Walton, Jeffrey; Yesilonis, Ian; Nowak, David; Pouyat, Richard; Grant, Richard; Grimmond, Sue; Hyde, Karla; Bacon, Gregory. 2007. Empirical modeling and mapping of below-canopy air temperatures in Baltimore, MD and vicinity. In: Proceedings of the seventh urban environment symposium; 2007 September 10-13; San Diego, CA. American Meteorological Society. 7 p.
- Pouyat, R.V.; Yesilonis, I.D.; Russell-Anelli, J.; Neerchal, N.K. 2007. Soil chemical and physical properties that differentiate urban land-use and cover types. Soil Science of America Journal. 71(3): 1010-1019.
- Pickett, Steward T.A.; Belt, Kenneth T.; Galvin, Michael F.; Groffman, Peter M.; Grove, J. Morgan; Outen, Donald C.; Pouyat, Richard V.; Stack, William P.; Cadenasso, Mary L. 2007. Watersheds in Baltimore, Maryland: understanding and application of integrated ecological and social processes. Journal of Contemporary Watershed Research and Education. 136: 44-55.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Nowak, David J. 2006. Carbon storage by urban soils in the United States. Journal of Environmental Quality 35: 1566-1575.
- Pataki, D.E.; Alig, R.J.; Fung, A.S.; Golubiewski, E.; Kennedy, C.A.; McPherson, E.G.; Nowak, D.J.; Pouyat, R.V.; Romero Lankao, P. 2006. Urban ecosystems and the North American carbon cycle. Global Change Biology. 12: 1-11.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Carreiro, Margaret M. 2003. Controls on mass loss and nitrogen dynamics of oak leaf litter along an urban-rural land-use gradient. Oecologia. 135: 288-298.
- Pouyat, Richard V.; Russell-Anelli, Jonathan; Yesilonis, Ian D.; Groffman, Peter M. 2003. Soil carbon in urban forest ecosystems. In: Kimble, J.M.; Heath, Linda S.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Lal, R., eds. The potential of U.S. forest soils to sequester carbon and mitigate the greenhouse effect. Boca Raton: CRC Press: 347-362.
- Pouyat, R.; Groffman, P.; Yesilonis, I; Hernandez, L. 2002. Soil carbon pools and fluxes in urban ecosystems. Environmental Pollution. 116: S107-S118.
- Pouyat, Richard V. 2001. Short- and long-term effects of site factors on net N-mineralization and nitrification rates along an urban-rural gradient. Urban Ecosystems. 5: 159-178.
- Pouyat, R. V.; Groffman, P. M.; Carreiro, M. M.; Bohlen, P.; Parmelee, R. W. 1996. Temperature and earthworm effects on C and N dynamics in oak stands along an urban-rural land use gradient. In: Hom, John; Birdsey, Richard; O'Brian, Kelly, eds. Proceedings 1995 meeting of the northern global change program; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-214. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 208.
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