Mountain Biogeochemistry
Publications and Thesis
**Brahney student/postdoc
*Student
**Gustavus, M. (2023) From mountain streams to urban rivers: An assessment of microplastic sources and characteristics. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Gianniny, G. (2023). Getting the dirt on phosphorus pollution in mountain lakes: are rising soil temperatures contributing to eutrophication in mountain watersheds? (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
*Wang, J-F., Guo, X., Brahney, J., Xu, Z-W., Hu, Y., Sheng, W-Y., Chen, Y-N., Li, M-Y., Guo, W-H (2023). Growth of grasses and forbs, nutrient concentration, and microbial activity in soil treated with microbeads. Environmental Pollution
**Murray, D., Neilson, B., Brahney, J. (2023) Beaver pond geomorphology influences sediment nitrogen retention and denitrification. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences.
**Xu, Z., Belmont, P., Brahney, J., Gellis, A. (2022). Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to large-scale landscape conservation and restoration: A review of the Mississippi River Basin. Journal of Environmental Management
**Lukens, E., Neilson, B.T., Williams, K.G., Brahney, J. (2022) Evaluation of hydrograph separation techniques with uncertain end-member composition. Hydrological Processes
**Wen, J. (2022). Dust Deposition Changes Production, Chlorophyll-a and Community Composition in Mountain Lakes. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Wu. R., Dong, Z., Cheng. X., Brahney, J., Jiao, X., Wu, L. (2022) Heavy metal levels and sources in suspended particulate matters of the glacier watersheds in Northeast Tibetan Plateau. Frontiers in Environmental Science.
**Wen, J., Brahney, J., Lin, Y., Ma, Z., Sun, N., Zheng, J., Huawei, J., Hongzhang, K., Du., B., Liang, G., Umair, M., Liu, C. (2022). The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest. Plant Ecology
Jiao, X., Dong, Z., Parteli, E., Brahney, J., Wei, T., Marcelli, A., Nie, J., Ren, J., Qin, X. (2022) Uranium isotopic composition and constraints on the provenance of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s surface dust. Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface
**Scholz, J., Brahney, J. (2022). Evidence for multiple potential drivers of increased phosphorus in high-elevation lakes. Science of the Total Environment
Jiao, X., Dong, Z., Brahney, J., Parteli, E.J.R., Li, F., Marcelli, A., Wei, T. (2022) Uranium isotopes of aeolian dust deposited in northern Tibetan Plateau glaciers: Implications for tracing aeolian dust provenance. Fundamental Research
*Burpee, B.T., Saros, J.E., Nanus, L., Baron, J., Brahney, J., Bergstrom, A., Christianson, K.R., Heard, A., Hunday, B., Koinig, K., Kopacek, J., Moser, K., Hydick, K., Oleksy, I., Sadro, S., Sommaruga, R., Vinebrook., R., Williams, J. (2022) Scale-dependent predictors of lake sensitivity to atmospheric nutrient deposition in alpine regions. Water Research
**Lukens, E. (2022). Evaluation of hydrograph separation techniques with uncertain end-member composition. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University)
**Murray, D. S. (2021). The Fate and Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Trace Heavy Metals in Beaver-Altered Headwater Streams (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Scholz, J. (2021). Short-and Long-Term Mechanisms for Increasing Inputs of Phosphorus in Mountain Waterbodies of Northeastern Utah, USA (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Wei, T., Brahney, J., Dong, Z., Kang, S., Zong, C., Guo, J., Yang, L, Qin, X. (2021) Hf-Nd-Sr isotopic composition of Tibetan Plateau dust as a fingerprint for regional to hemispherical transport. Environmental Science and Technology 55(40) 10121-10132
**Murray, D, Neilson, B., Brahney, J. (2021) Source or sink? Quantifying beaver pond influence on non-point source pollutant transport in the Intermountain West. Journal of Environmental Management 285, 112127.
**Clancy, N.G., Brahney, J., Dunnigan, J., Budy, P. (2021) Effects of a diatom ecosystem engineer on stream food webs: implications for native fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78(2), 154-164.
*McKnight, E., Swanson, H., Brahney, J., Hik, D. (2021) The physical and chemical limnology of Yukon’s largest lake: Lhu aan Man (Kluane Lake) prior to the 2016 ‘A’ay Chu’ diversion. Arctic Science 1-24
Brahney, J., Bothwell, M., **Capito, L., Gray, C., Null, S., Menounos, G., Curtis, P.J. (2021) Glacier recession alters stream water quality characteristics facilitating bloom formation in the benthic diatom Didymosphenia geminata. Science of the Total Environment 764, 142856.
Dong, Z., Brahney, J., Kang, S., Elser, J., Wei, T., Jiao, X., Shao, Y. (2020). Aeolian dust transport, cycles, and influences in the high-elevation cryosphere of the Tibetan Plateau region: new evidence from alpine snow and ice. Earth Science Reviews 103408
Elser, J.J, Wu, C., Gonzales, A., Shain, D., Smith, H.J., Sommaruga, R., Williamson, C.E., Brahney, J., Hotaling, S., Vanderwall, J., Yu, J., Aizen V., Aizen, E., Battin, T.J., Camassa, R., Feng, Xiu., Jiang, H., Lu, L., Qu, J., Ren, Z., Wen, J., Wen, L, Woods, H.A., Xiong, X. Xu, J., Yu, G., Harper, J.T., Saros, J.E. (2020) Rules of life and the fading cryosphere: impacts in alpine lakes and streams. Global Change Biology 26(12), 6644-6656.
**Capito, L. (2020). Environmental controls on Didymosphenia geminata bloom formation (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Clancy, N. G. (2020). Do Didymosphenia geminata Blooms Affect Fishes in the Kootenai River Basin? (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Crawford, J., Hinckley, E.S., Litaor, I, Brahney, J., Neff, J. (2019) Strong evidence for accelerated climate-driven weathering and sulfate export in high alpine environments. Environmental Research Letters
Kopacek, J., Kana, J., Bicarova, S, Brahney, J., Navratil, T, Norton, S.A., Porcal, P., Stuchlik, E. (2019) Climate change accelerates recovery of the Tatra Mountain lakes from acidification and increases their nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations Aquatic Sciences, 81:70
*Epperly, J., *Witt, A., *Haight, J., *Washko, S., Atwood, T.B., Brahney, J., Brothers, S., Hammill, E. (2018) Relationships between borders, management agencies, and the likelihood of watershed impairment. PLOS One 13(9) e0204149
Mahowald, N.M., Scanza, R., Brahney, J., Goodale, C.L., Hess, P.G., Moore, J.K., Neff, J.C. (2017) Aerosol deposition
impacts on land and ocean carbon cycles. Current Climate Change Reports 8(2) 1-16
Stoddard, J.L, van Sickle, J., Herlihy, A.T., Brahney, J., Paulsen, S., Peck, D.V., Mitchell, R., Pollard, A.
(2016) Continental Scale Increases in lake and stream phosphorus: Are oligotrophic systems disappearing in the U.S.? Environmental Science and Technology 50(7): 3409-3415 **Editors Choice Award
Brahney, J., Mahowald, N., Ward, D.S., Ballantyne, A., Neff, J.C. (2015b) Is Atmospheric phosphorus pollution altering
global alpine lake stoichiometry? Global Biogeochemical Cycles 29(9): 1369-1383
Brahney, J., Ballantyne, A.P., Kociolek, P., Leavitt, P., Farmer, G.L., Neff, J.C. (2015a). Ecological changes in
two contrasting lakes associated with human activity and dust transport in western Wyoming. Limnology and
Oceanography 60(2):378-396
Brahney, J., Ballantyne, AP., Kociolek, P, Spaulding, S., Otu, M., Porwoll, T. Neff, J.C. (2014a). Dust mediated
transfer of phosphorus to alpine lake ecosystems in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. Biogeochemistry DOI:
10.1007/s10533-014-9994-x
Ballantyne, A.P., Brahney, J., Fernandez, D., Lawrence, C.L., Saros, J., Neff, J.C. (2011) Biogeochemical response
of alpine lakes to recent changes in dust deposition. Biogeosciences 7: 8723-8761
Brahney, J., Clague, J.J., Edwards, T.W.D., Menounos, B. (2010b) Late Holocene paleohydrology of Kluane Lake,
Yukon Territory, Canada. Journal of Paleolimnology 44(3): 873-885
Brahney, J., Routledge, R., Bos, D.G., Pellatt, M.G. (2010a) Changes to the productivity and trophic structure of a
sockeye salmon rearing lake in British Columbia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30: 433-444
Brahney, J., Bos, D.G., Pellatt, M.G., Edwards, T.W.D., Routledge, R. (2006) The influence of nitrogen limitation
on δ15N and C:N in sediments from sockeye salmon nursery lakes in British Columbia, Canada. Limnology and
Oceanography 51(5): 2333-2340
**Brahney student/postdoc
*Student
**Gustavus, M. (2023) From mountain streams to urban rivers: An assessment of microplastic sources and characteristics. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Gianniny, G. (2023). Getting the dirt on phosphorus pollution in mountain lakes: are rising soil temperatures contributing to eutrophication in mountain watersheds? (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
*Wang, J-F., Guo, X., Brahney, J., Xu, Z-W., Hu, Y., Sheng, W-Y., Chen, Y-N., Li, M-Y., Guo, W-H (2023). Growth of grasses and forbs, nutrient concentration, and microbial activity in soil treated with microbeads. Environmental Pollution
**Murray, D., Neilson, B., Brahney, J. (2023) Beaver pond geomorphology influences sediment nitrogen retention and denitrification. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences.
**Xu, Z., Belmont, P., Brahney, J., Gellis, A. (2022). Sediment source fingerprinting as an aid to large-scale landscape conservation and restoration: A review of the Mississippi River Basin. Journal of Environmental Management
**Lukens, E., Neilson, B.T., Williams, K.G., Brahney, J. (2022) Evaluation of hydrograph separation techniques with uncertain end-member composition. Hydrological Processes
**Wen, J. (2022). Dust Deposition Changes Production, Chlorophyll-a and Community Composition in Mountain Lakes. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Wu. R., Dong, Z., Cheng. X., Brahney, J., Jiao, X., Wu, L. (2022) Heavy metal levels and sources in suspended particulate matters of the glacier watersheds in Northeast Tibetan Plateau. Frontiers in Environmental Science.
**Wen, J., Brahney, J., Lin, Y., Ma, Z., Sun, N., Zheng, J., Huawei, J., Hongzhang, K., Du., B., Liang, G., Umair, M., Liu, C. (2022). The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest. Plant Ecology
Jiao, X., Dong, Z., Parteli, E., Brahney, J., Wei, T., Marcelli, A., Nie, J., Ren, J., Qin, X. (2022) Uranium isotopic composition and constraints on the provenance of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s surface dust. Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface
**Scholz, J., Brahney, J. (2022). Evidence for multiple potential drivers of increased phosphorus in high-elevation lakes. Science of the Total Environment
Jiao, X., Dong, Z., Brahney, J., Parteli, E.J.R., Li, F., Marcelli, A., Wei, T. (2022) Uranium isotopes of aeolian dust deposited in northern Tibetan Plateau glaciers: Implications for tracing aeolian dust provenance. Fundamental Research
*Burpee, B.T., Saros, J.E., Nanus, L., Baron, J., Brahney, J., Bergstrom, A., Christianson, K.R., Heard, A., Hunday, B., Koinig, K., Kopacek, J., Moser, K., Hydick, K., Oleksy, I., Sadro, S., Sommaruga, R., Vinebrook., R., Williams, J. (2022) Scale-dependent predictors of lake sensitivity to atmospheric nutrient deposition in alpine regions. Water Research
**Lukens, E. (2022). Evaluation of hydrograph separation techniques with uncertain end-member composition. (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University)
**Murray, D. S. (2021). The Fate and Cycling of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Trace Heavy Metals in Beaver-Altered Headwater Streams (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Scholz, J. (2021). Short-and Long-Term Mechanisms for Increasing Inputs of Phosphorus in Mountain Waterbodies of Northeastern Utah, USA (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Wei, T., Brahney, J., Dong, Z., Kang, S., Zong, C., Guo, J., Yang, L, Qin, X. (2021) Hf-Nd-Sr isotopic composition of Tibetan Plateau dust as a fingerprint for regional to hemispherical transport. Environmental Science and Technology 55(40) 10121-10132
**Murray, D, Neilson, B., Brahney, J. (2021) Source or sink? Quantifying beaver pond influence on non-point source pollutant transport in the Intermountain West. Journal of Environmental Management 285, 112127.
**Clancy, N.G., Brahney, J., Dunnigan, J., Budy, P. (2021) Effects of a diatom ecosystem engineer on stream food webs: implications for native fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78(2), 154-164.
*McKnight, E., Swanson, H., Brahney, J., Hik, D. (2021) The physical and chemical limnology of Yukon’s largest lake: Lhu aan Man (Kluane Lake) prior to the 2016 ‘A’ay Chu’ diversion. Arctic Science 1-24
Brahney, J., Bothwell, M., **Capito, L., Gray, C., Null, S., Menounos, G., Curtis, P.J. (2021) Glacier recession alters stream water quality characteristics facilitating bloom formation in the benthic diatom Didymosphenia geminata. Science of the Total Environment 764, 142856.
Dong, Z., Brahney, J., Kang, S., Elser, J., Wei, T., Jiao, X., Shao, Y. (2020). Aeolian dust transport, cycles, and influences in the high-elevation cryosphere of the Tibetan Plateau region: new evidence from alpine snow and ice. Earth Science Reviews 103408
Elser, J.J, Wu, C., Gonzales, A., Shain, D., Smith, H.J., Sommaruga, R., Williamson, C.E., Brahney, J., Hotaling, S., Vanderwall, J., Yu, J., Aizen V., Aizen, E., Battin, T.J., Camassa, R., Feng, Xiu., Jiang, H., Lu, L., Qu, J., Ren, Z., Wen, J., Wen, L, Woods, H.A., Xiong, X. Xu, J., Yu, G., Harper, J.T., Saros, J.E. (2020) Rules of life and the fading cryosphere: impacts in alpine lakes and streams. Global Change Biology 26(12), 6644-6656.
**Capito, L. (2020). Environmental controls on Didymosphenia geminata bloom formation (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
**Clancy, N. G. (2020). Do Didymosphenia geminata Blooms Affect Fishes in the Kootenai River Basin? (Master’s Thesis, Utah State University).
Crawford, J., Hinckley, E.S., Litaor, I, Brahney, J., Neff, J. (2019) Strong evidence for accelerated climate-driven weathering and sulfate export in high alpine environments. Environmental Research Letters
Kopacek, J., Kana, J., Bicarova, S, Brahney, J., Navratil, T, Norton, S.A., Porcal, P., Stuchlik, E. (2019) Climate change accelerates recovery of the Tatra Mountain lakes from acidification and increases their nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations Aquatic Sciences, 81:70
*Epperly, J., *Witt, A., *Haight, J., *Washko, S., Atwood, T.B., Brahney, J., Brothers, S., Hammill, E. (2018) Relationships between borders, management agencies, and the likelihood of watershed impairment. PLOS One 13(9) e0204149
Mahowald, N.M., Scanza, R., Brahney, J., Goodale, C.L., Hess, P.G., Moore, J.K., Neff, J.C. (2017) Aerosol deposition
impacts on land and ocean carbon cycles. Current Climate Change Reports 8(2) 1-16
Stoddard, J.L, van Sickle, J., Herlihy, A.T., Brahney, J., Paulsen, S., Peck, D.V., Mitchell, R., Pollard, A.
(2016) Continental Scale Increases in lake and stream phosphorus: Are oligotrophic systems disappearing in the U.S.? Environmental Science and Technology 50(7): 3409-3415 **Editors Choice Award
Brahney, J., Mahowald, N., Ward, D.S., Ballantyne, A., Neff, J.C. (2015b) Is Atmospheric phosphorus pollution altering
global alpine lake stoichiometry? Global Biogeochemical Cycles 29(9): 1369-1383
Brahney, J., Ballantyne, A.P., Kociolek, P., Leavitt, P., Farmer, G.L., Neff, J.C. (2015a). Ecological changes in
two contrasting lakes associated with human activity and dust transport in western Wyoming. Limnology and
Oceanography 60(2):378-396
Brahney, J., Ballantyne, AP., Kociolek, P, Spaulding, S., Otu, M., Porwoll, T. Neff, J.C. (2014a). Dust mediated
transfer of phosphorus to alpine lake ecosystems in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. Biogeochemistry DOI:
10.1007/s10533-014-9994-x
Ballantyne, A.P., Brahney, J., Fernandez, D., Lawrence, C.L., Saros, J., Neff, J.C. (2011) Biogeochemical response
of alpine lakes to recent changes in dust deposition. Biogeosciences 7: 8723-8761
Brahney, J., Clague, J.J., Edwards, T.W.D., Menounos, B. (2010b) Late Holocene paleohydrology of Kluane Lake,
Yukon Territory, Canada. Journal of Paleolimnology 44(3): 873-885
Brahney, J., Routledge, R., Bos, D.G., Pellatt, M.G. (2010a) Changes to the productivity and trophic structure of a
sockeye salmon rearing lake in British Columbia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30: 433-444
Brahney, J., Bos, D.G., Pellatt, M.G., Edwards, T.W.D., Routledge, R. (2006) The influence of nitrogen limitation
on δ15N and C:N in sediments from sockeye salmon nursery lakes in British Columbia, Canada. Limnology and
Oceanography 51(5): 2333-2340