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About
The central theme of my research is ecosystem response to environmental stress such as inundation, disturbance, and soil nutrient limitations. I study response at the organismal level, including root growth and mycorrhizal associations and at the landscape level such as application of geospatial tools to natural resource assessment with a focus on waters and wetlands.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
B.S., Oregon State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
M.S., University of Washington
Disciplines
- Earth Sciences
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Bridging Functions and Values: Advancing Wetland Ecosystem Service Assessment Through Use of a Service Capacity Index
Kleindl, W. J., Church, S. P., Rains, K. C., Rains, M. C., Stein, E. D. & Suddreth, M. K., Jan 1 2026, In: Wetlands. 46, 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No Groundwater, No Fish: The Critical Role of Groundwater in Supporting Non-Glacial, Salmon-Bearing Rivers in South-Central Alaska
Brigino, T., Rains, K., Guerron-Orejuela, E., Argueta, J., Bentz, S., Walker, C. & Rains, M., Jan 1 2026, In: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 62, 2, e70100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Fewer Wetlands, More Drainage: Forensic Mapping of Wetland Loss and Drainage Alteration Illustrates the Hydrological Transformation of Coastal Watersheds
Rains, K. C., Lawlor, S. A., Guerron-Orejuela, E. J., Landry, S. M., Kleindl, W. J. & Rains, M. C., Jan 1 2025, In: Wetlands. 45, 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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LANLoad NEEPP: Landscape Assessment of Nutrient Loading to Waterbodies (LANLoad) in the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP) Region
Rains, K., Guerron-Orejuela, E., Davis, S., Okonkwo, M. & Rains, M., Jan 1 2025Research output: Other contribution
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Evidence that Ericoid Mycorrhizal Shrubs Can Outcompete Ectomycorrhizal Trees for Nitrogen in Tannin-rich Litter
Rains, K. C., Bledsoe, C., Kraus, T. E. & Wurzburger, N., Jan 1 2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 3, e4818.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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