David M Nelson

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

David is a stable isotope ecologist. He studies diverse topics across various spatial and temporal scales, including the ecology and evolution of C4 grasses, bird and bat migration in the context of renewable-energy development, and forest and watershed biogeochemistry. He is also interested in the development of novel tools for isotopic analysis of small organic materials.

Biogeochemistry Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Environmental Impacts Environmental Sciences

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Work details

Associate Professor

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

July 2009

Appalachian Lab

Websites

October 19, 2020

Using trace elements to identify the geographic origin of migratory bats

Jamin G. Wieringa, Juliet Nagel, David M. Nelson, Bryan C. Carstens, H. Lisle Gibbs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10082 PubMed 33133780

October 16, 2014

Stable hydrogen isotopes record the summering grounds of eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis)

Cortney L. Pylant, David M. Nelson, Stephen R. Keller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.629 PubMed 25337458

Academic Editor on

August 30, 2023

A multi-sensor array for detecting and analyzing nocturnal avian migration

Alva I. Strand, Eli S. Bridge, Jeffrey F. Kelly, Phillip M. Stepanian, David J. Bodine, James R. Soto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15622 PubMed 37663287

June 6, 2023

Isoscapes of remnant and restored Hawaiian montane forests reveal differences in biological nitrogen fixation and carbon inputs

Christopher B. Wall, Sean O. I. Swift, Carla M. D’Antonio, Gerhard Gebauer, Nicole A. Hynson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15468 PubMed 37304880

September 29, 2021

Discordance in maternal and paternal genetic markers in lesser long-nosed bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, a migratory bat: recent expansion to the North and male phylopatry

Roberto-Emiliano Trejo-Salazar, Gabriela Castellanos-Morales, DulceCarolina Hernández-Rosales, Niza Gámez, Jaime Gasca-Pineda, Miguel Rene Morales Garza, Rodrigo Medellin, Luis E. Eguiarte

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12168 PubMed 34703665

August 6, 2021

Validation and analysis of the geographical origin of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels using multi-element and stable isotopes

Shanjia Li, Hui Wang, Ling Jin, James F. White, Kathryn L. Kingsley, Wei Gou, Lijuan Cui, Fuxiang Wang, Zihao Wang, Guoqiang Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11928 PubMed 34434658

November 18, 2020

Genetic diversity, population structure, and effective population size in two yellow bat species in south Texas

Austin S. Chipps, Amanda M. Hale, Sara P. Weaver, Dean A. Williams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10348 PubMed 33240657

November 11, 2020

Fire weather effects on flammability of indigenous and invasive alien plants in coastal fynbos and thicket shrublands (Cape Floristic Region)

Samukelisiwe T. Msweli, Alastair J. Potts, Herve Fritz, Tineke Kraaij