Denice Wardrop

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Research Professor, Geography

Research Summary

Research interests include landscape ecology, wetland plant communities, effects of human disturbance on wetland ecosystems and wetland condition assessment.

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Recent Publications

Integrating Menominee model for sustainable forestry with Systems Thinking competency through 3D virtual tours

Nasr-Azadani, E., Smithwick, E. A. H., Steidle, S. J., Lucash, M. S., Wardrop, D. H., Fregien, N. T. & Kenote, T. R., Nov 2023, In: Sustainability Science. 18, 6, p. 2605-2628 24 p.

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Pathways for the utilization of visualization techniques in designing participatory natural resource policy and management

Nasr-Azadani, E., Wardrop, D. H. & Brooks, R. P., May 1 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 333, 117407.

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Is the rapid development of visualization techniques enhancing the quality of public participation in natural resource policy and management? A systematic review

Nasr-Azadani, E., Wardrop, D. & Brooks, R., Dec 2022, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 228, 104586.

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Estuaries as Filters for Riverine Microplastics: Simulations in a Large, Coastal-Plain Estuary

López, A. G., Najjar, R. G., Friedrichs, M. A. M., Hickner, M. A. & Wardrop, D. H., Aug 26 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 715924.

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Variation in surface and subsurface nitrogen cycling in headwater floodplain wetlands due to soil type and wetland condition

Moon, J. B., Wardrop, D. H., Fennessy, M. S., Ingram, H. M., Britson, A. & Okoro, M. H., Oct 1 2020, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 28, 5, p. 727-751 25 p.

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Fine-scale spatial homogenization of microbial habitats: a multivariate index of headwater wetland complex condition

Moon, J. B., Wardrop, D. H., Smithwick, E. A. H. & Naithani, K. J., Jan 2019, In: Ecological Applications. 29, 1, e01816.

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Assessing the relative vulnerabilities of Mid-Atlantic freshwater wetlands to projected hydrologic changes

Wardrop, D. H., Hamilton, A. T., Nassry, M. Q., West, J. M. & Britson, A. J., Feb 2019, In: Ecosphere. 10, 2, e02561.

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Soil carbon sequestration in freshwater wetlands varies across a gradient of ecological condition and by ecoregion

Fennessy, M. S., Wardrop, D. H., Moon, J. B., Wilson, S. & Craft, C., Apr 15 2018, In: Ecological Engineering. 114, p. 129-136 8 p.

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Plant community composition as a driver of decomposition dynamics in riparian wetlands

Britson, A., Wardrop, D. & Drohan, P., Jun 1 2016, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24, 3, p. 335-346 12 p.

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Land-use and land-cover effects on soil microbial community abundance and composition in headwater riparian wetlands

Moon, J. B., Wardrop, D. H., Bruns, M. A. V., Miller, R. M. & Naithani, K. J., Jun 1 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 97, p. 215-233 19 p.

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A coupled surface-subsurface modeling framework to assess the impact of climate change on freshwater wetlands

Yu, X., Bhatt, G., Duffy, C. J., Wardrop, D. H., Najjar, R. G., Ross, A. C. & Rydzik, M., 2015, In: Climate Research. 66, 3, p. 211-228 18 p.

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Proposed hydrogeomorphic classification for wetlands of the mid-atlantic region, USA

Brooks, R. P., Brinson, M. M., Havens, K. J., Hershner, C. S., Rheinhardt, R. D., Wardrop, D. H., Whigham, D. F., Jacobs, A. D. & Rubbo, J. M., Apr 2011, In: Wetlands. 31, 2, p. 207-219 13 p.

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The wetland disturbance index: Links with soil and water nitrate concentrations

Cleveland, M. R., Smithwick, E. A. H., Brooks, R. P. & Wardrop, D. H., Oct 2011, In: Wetlands. 31, 5, p. 853-863 11 p.

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Wetland ecosystem services and coupled socioeconomic benefits through conservation practices in the Appalachian Region

Wardrop, D. H., Glasmeier, A. K., Peterson-Smith, J., Eckles, D., Ingram, H. & Brooks, R. P., Apr 2011, In: Ecological Applications. 21, 3 SUPPL., p. S93-S115

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Potential climate-change impacts on the Chesapeake Bay

Najjar, R. G., Pyke, C. R., Adams, M. B., Breitburg, D., Hershner, C., Kemp, M., Howarth, R., Mulholland, M. R., Paolisso, M., Secor, D., Sellner, K., Wardrop, D. & Wood, R., Jan 1 2010, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 86, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.

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