James J. Elser

Flathead High School — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

101h-index56.8kcitations445works5.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics(143), Marine and coastal ecosystems(93), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(59), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(55), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics(53)

Publications443 total

Interpretable data-driven modeling of total phosphorus dynamics from 2005 to 2024 in a large shallow lake
Water Research·2025· 1 cited
Human alterations to global riverine phosphorus fluxes to the ocean
Science Advances·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Community‐driven variations in snow algae color modulate snow albedo reduction
New Phytologist·2025Open Access
Small lakes are suffocating as winters warm
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025Open Access
Towards a sustainable phosphorus network in Africa
Soil Advances·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Editorial: Advances in ecological stoichiometry
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Microbial communities in glacial lakes of Glacier National Park, MT, USA
FEMS Microbiology Ecology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Experimental evidence of dust‐driven shifts in production, chlorophyll <i>a</i>, and community composition in mountain lakes
Limnology and Oceanography·2025· 1 cited
Global patterns of nutrient limitation in soil microorganisms
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 31 citedOpen Access
Taxonomy-driven variations in snow algae color modulate albedo and energy balance in a single snow patch
2025Open Access
Global patterns of nutrient limitation in soil microorganisms
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A critical eutrophication–climate change link
Nature Sustainability·2025· 18 cited
Influence of snow cover on albedo reduction by snow algae
mBio·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Engaging stakeholders in phosphorus sustainability: Challenges, lessons learned, and implications for addressing other wicked problems
Elementa Science of the Anthropocene·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Laboratory Experiments Suggest a Limited Impact of Increased Nitrogen Deposition on Snow Algae Blooms
Environmental Microbiology Reports·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Net Ecosystem Metabolism is Independent of Elevation in Mountain Lakes of the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA
Ecosystems·2024· 1 cited
The phosphorus challenge: biotechnology approaches for a sustainable phosphorus system
Current Opinion in Biotechnology·2024· 19 citedOpen Access
Laboratory experiments suggests limited impact of increased nitrogen deposition on snow algae blooms
2024Open Access
Physiology, fast and slow: bacterial response to variable resource stoichiometry and dilution rate
mSystems·2024Open Access
Global-to-Local Dependencies in Phosphorus Mass Flows and Markets: Pathways to Improving System Resiliency in Response to Exogenous Shocks
Environmental Science & Technology Letters·2024· 19 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Robert W. Sterner(10), William F. Fagan(9), Dag O. Hessen(7), Brian J. Enquist(5), Andrew J. Kerkhoff(5), James B. Cotner(5), Sarah E. Hobbie(5), Jotaro Urabe(5), Matthew E. S. Bracken(4), Elsa E. Cleland(4), Daniel S. Gruner(4), W. Stanley Harpole(4), Helmut Hillebrand(4), Jacqueline T. Ngai(4), Eric W. Seabloom(4), Marcia Kyle(4), Jonathan B. Shurin(3), Dean R. Dobberfuhl(3), Elizabeth T. Borer(3), Therese A. Markow(3)