| Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: sources and consequences PM Vitousek, JD Aber, RW Howarth, GE Likens, PA Matson, ... Ecological applications 7 (3), 737-750, 1997 | 7847 | 1997 |
| The nitrogen cascade JN Galloway, JD Aber, JW Erisman, SP Seitzinger, RW Howarth, ... Bioscience 53 (4), 341-356, 2003 | 3546 | 2003 |
| Nitrogen and lignin control of hardwood leaf litter decomposition dynamics JM Melillo, JD Aber, JF Muratore Ecology 63 (3), 621-626, 1982 | 3306 | 1982 |
| Nitrogen saturation in northern forest ecosystems. JD Aber, KJ Nadelhoffer, P Steudler, JM Melillo BioScience 39 (6), 378-286, 1989 | 3173 | 1989 |
| Nitrogen saturation in temperate forest ecosystems: hypotheses revisited J Aber, W McDowell, K Nadelhoffer, A Magill, G Berntson, M Kamakea, ... BioScience 48 (11), 921-934, 1998 | 2252 | 1998 |
| Soil warming and carbon-cycle feedbacks to the climate system JM Melillo, PA Steudler, JD Aber, K Newkirk, H Lux, FP Bowles, ... Science 298 (5601), 2173-2176, 2002 | 1609 | 2002 |
| The importance of land-use legacies to ecology and conservation D Foster, F Swanson, J Aber, I Burke, N Brokaw, D Tilman, A Knapp BioScience 53 (1), 77-88, 2003 | 1265 | 2003 |
| Terrestrial ecosystems JD Aber, JM Melillo Saunders College Publishing, 1991 | 1186 | 1991 |
| Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods FS Chapin, GM Woodwell, JT Randerson, EB Rastetter, GM Lovett, ... Ecosystems 9, 1041-1050, 2006 | 1148 | 2006 |
| Carbon and nitrogen dynamics along the decay continuum: plant litter to soil organic matter JM Melillo, JD Aber, AE Linkins, A Ricca, B Fry, KJ Nadelhoffer Plant and soil 115, 189-198, 1989 | 1046 | 1989 |
| Aboveground production and N and P cycling along a nitrogen mineralization gradient on Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin J Pastor, JD Aber, CA McClaugherty, JM Melillo Ecology 65 (1), 256-268, 1984 | 1036 | 1984 |
| Nitrogen excess in North American ecosystems: predisposing factors, ecosystem responses, and management strategies ME Fenn, MA Poth, JD Aber, JS Baron, BT Bormann, DW Johnson, ... Ecological Applications 8 (3), 706-733, 1998 | 996 | 1998 |
| Influence of nitrogen fertilization on methane uptake in temperate forest soils PA Steudler, RD Bowden, JM Melillo, JD Aber Nature 341 (6240), 314-316, 1989 | 929 | 1989 |
| Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest X Xiao, D Hollinger, J Aber, M Goltz, EA Davidson, Q Zhang, B Moore III Remote sensing of environment 89 (4), 519-534, 2004 | 855 | 2004 |
| The role of fine roots in the organic matter and nitrogen budgets of two forested ecosystems CA McClaugherty, JD Aber, JM Melillo Ecology 63 (5), 1481-1490, 1982 | 793 | 1982 |
| Is nitrogen deposition altering the nitrogen status of northeastern forests? JD Aber, CL Goodale, SV Ollinger, ML Smith, AH Magill, ME Martin, ... BioScience 53 (4), 375-389, 2003 | 784 | 2003 |
| A generalized, lumped-parameter model of photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and net primary production in temperate and boreal forest ecosystems JD Aber, CA Federer Oecologia 92, 463-474, 1992 | 783 | 1992 |
| Forest litter decomposition in relation to soil nitrogen dynamics and litter quality CA McClaugherty, J Pastor, JD Aber, JM Melillo Ecology 66 (1), 266-275, 1985 | 767 | 1985 |
| Fine roots, net primary production, and soil nitrogen availability: a new hypothesis KJ Nadelhoffer, JD Aber, JM Melillo Ecology 66 (4), 1377-1390, 1985 | 702 | 1985 |
| Nitrogen mineralization and productivity in 50 hardwood and conifer stands on diverse soils PB Reich, DF Grigal, JD Aber, ST Gower Ecology 78 (2), 335-347, 1997 | 697 | 1997 |
