Beth A. Lawrence
Associate Professor/Natural Resources and Environ
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Scholarly Contributions
41 Scholarly Contributions
Hydrologic restoration of retired cranberry farms leads to species rich wetlands
, (2025). Hydrologic restoration of retired cranberry farms leads to species rich wetlands, Applied Vegetation Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.70024
Research Type: Journal Article
Muskrat disturbances and their analogues reduce invasive plant dominance in a Great Lakes coastal wetland
, (2025). Muskrat disturbances and their analogues reduce invasive plant dominance in a Great Lakes coastal wetland, Freshwater Science, https://doi.org/10.1086/735794
Research Type: Journal Article
Groundwater seeps are hot spots of denitrification and N2O emissions in a restored wetland
, (2024). Groundwater seeps are hot spots of denitrification and N2O emissions in a restored wetland, Biogeochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-024-01156-w
Research Type: Journal Article
Carbon dynamics vary among tidal marsh plant species in a sea-level rise experiment
Christopher Elphick,
, (2023). Carbon dynamics vary among tidal marsh plant species in a sea-level rise experiment, Wetlands
Research Type: Journal Article
The bioavailability and coupling of macro and micronutrients across global topsoils is driven by environmental context and atomic properties, but is altered by global change
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2023). The bioavailability and coupling of macro and micronutrients across global topsoils is driven by environmental context and atomic properties, but is altered by global change, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Research Type: Journal Article
Aquatic connectivity treatments increase fish and macroinvertebrate utilization of Typha invaded Great Lakes coastal wetlands
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2023). Aquatic connectivity treatments increase fish and macroinvertebrate utilization of Typha invaded Great Lakes coastal wetlands, Freshwater Biology
Research Type: Journal Article
Complementarity of invasive Typha and Phragmites uptake and harvest of road salt and heavy metal pollutants in urban wetland detention basins
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2023). Complementarity of invasive Typha and Phragmites uptake and harvest of road salt and heavy metal pollutants in urban wetland detention basins, Ecological Engineering
Research Type: Journal Article
Vegetation zones are indicators of denitrification potential in salt marshes
Beth A. Lawrence,
Christopher Elphick
, (2022). Vegetation zones are indicators of denitrification potential in salt marshes, Ecological Applications
Research Type: Journal Article
Vegetation zonation predicts salt marsh carbon mineralization and microbial communities in southern New England salt marshes
Christopher Elphick,
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2021). Vegetation zonation predicts salt marsh carbon mineralization and microbial communities in southern New England salt marshes, Estuaries and Coasts, vol. 45, pp. 168-180
Research Type: Journal Article
Seasonal patterns of denitrification and N2O production in a southern New England salt marsh
Christopher Elphick,
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2021). Seasonal patterns of denitrification and N2O production in a southern New England salt marsh, Wetlands, vol. 41, iss. 7
Research Type: Journal Article
Experimental sediment addition in salt-marsh restoration: plant soil carbon dynamics in southern New England.
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2021). Experimental sediment addition in salt-marsh restoration: plant soil carbon dynamics in southern New England., Ecological Engineering, vol. 175, iss. 106495
Research Type: Journal Article
Road salt inputs alter biogeochemistry but not community composition in exurban forested wetlands
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2021). Road salt inputs alter biogeochemistry but not community composition in exurban forested wetlands, Ecological Applications
Research Type: Journal Article
Repeated large-scale mechanical treatment of invasive Typha under increasing water levels promotes floating mat formation and wetland methane emissions
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2021). Repeated large-scale mechanical treatment of invasive Typha under increasing water levels promotes floating mat formation and wetland methane emissions, Science of the Total Environment
Research Type: Journal Article
Nitrogen enrichment stimulates wetland plant responses whereas salt amendments alter sediment microbial communities and biogeochemical responses
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2020). Nitrogen enrichment stimulates wetland plant responses whereas salt amendments alter sediment microbial communities and biogeochemical responses, PLOS ONE
Research Type: Journal Article
Plant-available soil nutrients have a limited influence on cone production patterns of individual white spruce trees
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2020). Plant-available soil nutrients have a limited influence on cone production patterns of individual white spruce trees, Oecologia
Research Type: Journal Article
Invasive species removal increases species and phylogenetic diversity of wetland plant communities.
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2019). Invasive species removal increases species and phylogenetic diversity of wetland plant communities., Ecology and Evolution
Research Type: Journal Article
Effects of experimental harvesting of an invasive hybrid cattail on wetland structure and function.
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2019). Effects of experimental harvesting of an invasive hybrid cattail on wetland structure and function., Restoration Ecology, vol. 27, iss. 2, pp. 389-398
Research Type: Journal Article
Wetland plant and soil responses to invasive Typha management depend on extent of biomass removal
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2019). Wetland plant and soil responses to invasive Typha management depend on extent of biomass removal, Plant and Soil
Research Type: Journal Article
Typha (cattail) Invasion in North American Wetlands: Biology, Regional Problems, Impacts, Ecosystem Services, and Management
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2019). Typha (cattail) Invasion in North American Wetlands: Biology, Regional Problems, Impacts, Ecosystem Services, and Management, Wetlands
Research Type: Journal Article
Harvesting invasive plants to reduce nutrient loads and produce bioenergy: an assessment of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2018). Harvesting invasive plants to reduce nutrient loads and produce bioenergy: an assessment of Great Lakes coastal wetlands., Ecosphere, vol. 9, iss. 6, e02320
Research Type: Journal Article
Thinning effects on canopy structure and groundlayer diversity in a burned silt-loam mesic savanna.
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2017). Thinning effects on canopy structure and groundlayer diversity in a burned silt-loam mesic savanna., Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, vol. 144, iss. 2, pp. 191-205
Research Type: Journal Article
Wetland invasion by Typha x glauca increases soil methane emissions
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2017). Wetland invasion by Typha x glauca increases soil methane emissions, Aquatic Botany, vol. 137, pp. 80-87
Research Type: Journal Article
Valuing ecosystem services and disservices across heterogeneous urban green spaces
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2016). Valuing ecosystem services and disservices across heterogeneous urban green spaces, Sustainability, vol. 8, iss. 9, pp. 853
Research Type: Journal Article
Typha invasion associated with reduced aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance in northern Lake Huron coastal wetlands
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2016). Typha invasion associated with reduced aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance in northern Lake Huron coastal wetlands, Journal of Great Lakes Researh, vol. 42, iss. 6, pp. 1412-1419
Research Type: Journal Article
Biomass harvest of invasive Typha promotes plant diversity in a Great Lakes coastal wetland
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2015). Biomass harvest of invasive Typha promotes plant diversity in a Great Lakes coastal wetland, vol. 23, iss. 3, pp. 228–237, Restoration Ecology
Research Type: Journal Article
Herbicide management of invasive cattail (Typha x glauca) increases porewater nutrient concentrations
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2015). Herbicide management of invasive cattail (Typha x glauca) increases porewater nutrient concentrations, pp. 1–11, Wetlands Ecology and Management
Research Type: Journal Article
Root dynamics of Carex stricta-dominated tussock meadows
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2013). Root dynamics of Carex stricta-dominated tussock meadows, vol. 364, iss. 2-Jan, pp. 325–339, Plant and soil
Research Type: Journal Article
Testing the stability of carbon pools stored in tussock sedge meadows
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2013). Testing the stability of carbon pools stored in tussock sedge meadows, vol. 71, pp. 48–57, Applied soil ecology
Research Type: Journal Article
Carbon Storage by Carex stricta Tussocks: A Restorable Ecosystem Service?
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2013). Carbon Storage by Carex stricta Tussocks: A Restorable Ecosystem Service?, vol. 33, iss. 3, pp. 483–493, Wetlands
Research Type: Journal Article
Formation of tussocks by sedges: effects of hydroperiod and nutrients
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2011). Formation of tussocks by sedges: effects of hydroperiod and nutrients, vol. 21, iss. 5, pp. 1745–1759, Ecological Applications
Research Type: Journal Article
Reintroduction of Castilleja levisecta: effects of ecological similarity, source population genetics, and habitat quality
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2011). Reintroduction of Castilleja levisecta: effects of ecological similarity, source population genetics, and habitat quality, vol. 19, iss. 2, pp. 166–176, Restoration Ecology
Research Type: Journal Article
Developing an interdisciplinary restoration plan for Napahai wetland, Yunnan, China.
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2009). Developing an interdisciplinary restoration plan for Napahai wetland, Yunnan, China., vol. 27, iss. 1, pp. 18–20, Ecological Restoration
Research Type: Journal Article
Direct and indirect effects of host plants: Implications for reintroduction of an endangered hemiparasitic plant (Castilleja levisecta)
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2008). Direct and indirect effects of host plants: Implications for reintroduction of an endangered hemiparasitic plant (Castilleja levisecta), vol. 55, iss. 2, pp. 151–158, Madrono
Research Type: Journal Article
Wetland restoration in the new millennium: do research efforts match opportunities?
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2008). Wetland restoration in the new millennium: do research efforts match opportunities?, vol. 16, iss. 3, pp. 367–372, Restoration Ecology
Research Type: Journal Article
Habitat variation throughout the historic range of golden paintbrush, a Pacific Northwest prairie endemic: Implications for reintroduction
Beth A. Lawrence
, (2006). Habitat variation throughout the historic range of golden paintbrush, a Pacific Northwest prairie endemic: Implications for reintroduction, vol. 80, iss. 2, pp. 140, Northwest Science
Research Type: Journal Article
Growing Castilleja for restoration and the garden
, (2005). Growing Castilleja for restoration and the garden, vol. 63, iss. 2, pp. 128–134, Rock Garden Quarterly
Research Type: Journal Article
Influence of nonnative earthworms on mycorrhizal colonization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
Beth A. Lawrence,
, (2003). Influence of nonnative earthworms on mycorrhizal colonization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), vol. 157, iss. 1, pp. 145–153, New Phytologist
Research Type: Journal Article
Stream and wetland restoration reduce downstream nitrogen export from former cranberry farms with high nitrate groundwater inputs
Stream and wetland restoration reduce downstream nitrogen export from former cranberry farms with high nitrate groundwater inputs, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences
Research Type: Journal Article
Mitigating acid sulfate soil development in sediment addition projects throhg application of sediment amendments
Mitigating acid sulfate soil development in sediment addition projects throhg application of sediment amendments, Journal of Environmental Management
Research Type: Journal Article
Salt marsh mesocosm dynamics driven by physiochemistry rather than vegetation type
Salt marsh mesocosm dynamics driven by physiochemistry rather than vegetation type, Limnology and Oceanography
Research Type: Journal Article
Assessing blue carbon stock uncertainty estimates for northeastern U.S. salt marsh and seagrass ecosystems
Assessing blue carbon stock uncertainty estimates for northeastern U.S. salt marsh and seagrass ecosystems, Estuaries and Coasts
Research Type: Journal Article