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Last published 2023
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Scott A. Woolbright

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Also affiliated: West Virginia University (2008); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2012–2014); Northern Arizona University (2003–2020); University of Arkansas System (2017); University of Illinois System (2013); Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (2012–2014); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2008)

13 h-index 21 pubs 1,954 cited

  • Ecosystem
  • Populus
  • Genome, Plant
  • Climate Change
  • Genetics, Population
  • Genetic Variation
  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution
  • Geography
  • Gene Flow
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena
  • Genomics
  • Plant Dispersal

Biography and Research Information

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Scott A. Woolbright's research investigates the intersection of genetics, ecology, and evolution, with a particular focus on plant populations and their associated communities. His work examines how genetic variation within plant species influences ecosystem function and the composition of microbial communities, as demonstrated in his studies on forest gene diversity and soil microbial interactions. Woolbright has also explored the genetic underpinnings of plant adaptation, including the potential for incipient sex chromosomes in *Populus* species. His publications address the conservation of plant genetic diversity for the benefit of animal communities and the use of climate relicts as natural laboratories for ecological and evolutionary studies. Woolbright's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 13 and 1,950 total citations across 22 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 21
  • Citations: 1,954

Selected Publications

  • Sky Islands Are a Global Tool for Predicting the Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Climate Change (2023)
    Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mermaids move inland (2019)
    Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment DOI OpenAlex
  • Large effect quantitative trait loci for salicinoid phenolic glycosides in Populus: Implications for gene discovery (2018)
    Ecology and Evolution 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Conserving threatened riparian ecosystems in the American West: Precipitation gradients and river networks drive genetic connectivity and diversity in a foundation riparian tree (Populus angustifolia) (2017)
    Molecular Ecology 44 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evolution of plant materials for ecological restoration: insights from the applied and basic literature (2016)
    Journal of Applied Ecology 109 citations DOI OpenAlex

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