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James Elser

Research Professor , Research Professor

  • 21655 Citations
  • 73 h-Index
1983 …2019
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Education/Academic qualification

PHD, University of California-Davis

… → 1990

MS, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

… → 1983

BS, University of Notre Dame

… → 1981

External positions

Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of (GIOS) - Administration

Sustainability

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Research Output 1983 2019

Cascading influences of grassland degradation on nutrient limitation in a high mountain lake and its inflow streams

Ren, Z., Niu, D., Ma, P., Wang, Y., Fu, H. & Elser, J., Jan 1 2019, In : Ecology. e02755.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

nutrient limitation
inflow
grasslands
grassland
mountains
1 Citation (Scopus)

Extreme ecological stoichiometry of a bark beetle–fungus mutualism

Six, D. L. & Elser, J., Jan 1 2019, In : Ecological Entomology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

mutualism
stoichiometry
bark
beetle
Dendroctonus brevicomis
4 Citations (Scopus)

Occurrence and fate of microplastic debris in middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River – From inland to the sea

Xiong, X., Wu, C., Elser, J., Mei, Z. & Hao, Y., Apr 1 2019, In : Science of the Total Environment. 659, p. 66-73 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Debris
Rivers
river
Fluxes
megacity

The stoichiometric legacy of fire regime regulates the roles of micro-organisms and invertebrates in decomposition

Butler, O. M., Lewis, T., Rezaei Rashti, M., Maunsell, S. C., Elser, J. & Chen, C., Jan 1 2019, In : Ecology. e02732.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

fire regime
invertebrate
invertebrates
decomposition
microorganisms
4 Citations (Scopus)

Consumption explains intraspecific variation in nutrient recycling stoichiometry in a desert fish

Moody, E. K., Carson, E. W., Corman, J. R., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Ramos, J., Sabo, J. & Elser, J., Jul 1 2018, In : Ecology. 99, 7, p. 1552-1561 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

intraspecific variation
stoichiometry
recycling
deserts
desert

Projects 1996 2019

Exoplanetary Ecosystems: Exploring Life's Detectability on Chemically Diverse Exoplanets

Desch, S., Elser, J., Neuer, S., Shock, E., Zolotov, M., Hartnett, H., Anbar, A., Wadhwa, M., Young, P., Walker, S., Cadillo-Quiroz, H., Patience, J., Shim, S. & Till, C.

NASA: Goddard Space Flight Center

12/31/14 → 12/30/19

Project: Research project

CNH: Linking Livestock Markets and Grazing Practices with the Nutritional Ecology of Grasses and Locusts Under Alternative Property Rights Regimes

Harrison, J., Elser, J. & Cease, A.

NSF: Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

9/15/13 → 8/31/19

Project: Research project

The Evolution of Hummingbird Iridescent Coloration and Display Behavior

Elser, J.

Animal Behavior Society

5/1/14 → 4/30/15

Project: Research project

Fish Community and Physiological Responses to Phosphorus Availability in Chihuahan Desert Aquatic Ecosystems (Cuatro Cienegas Basin Coahuila Mexico)

Elser, J.

INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

5/22/13 → 8/31/14

Project: Research project

RCN-SEES: Coordinating Phosphorus Research to Create a Sustainable Food System

Elser, J. & Aggarwal, R.

National Science Foundation (NSF)

9/1/12 → 8/31/18

Project: Research project