Thomas Parker
Thomas (Tom) is an ecologist specialising in the study of carbon cycling in upland and far northern ecosytems. Much of this research centres on roots and the 'rhizosphere'- the volume of soil directly influenced by root activity- and how root and rhizosphere processes control the capacity of an ecosystem to store carbon. Tom's expertise is in understanding ecological processes, how they connect within an ecosystem and how they are influenced by climate and vegetation change. Tom works in the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group with a focus on the ecosystem responses to land management and green house gas fluxes from peatlands.
Current and Past Research Interests
Bibliography
- Parker, T.; Clemmensen, K. (2023) Understanding the role of fungi in peatland degradation after drainage, New Phytologist, 240(1), 10-12
- Roberts, M.; Mzek, T.; Nazli Koseoglu, M.; Parker, T.; Artz, R. (2023) Scottish peat values and ecosystem services Evidence Map of literature, Directly to stakeholders.
- Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.; Wookey, P.A. (2022) Trees out-forage understorey shrubs for nitrogen patches in a subarctic mountain birch forest, Oikos, 2022, Art. E09567
- Parker, T.C.; Chomel, M.; Clemmensen, K.E.; Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Johnson, D.; Kater, I.; Krab, E.J.; Lindahl, B.D.; Street, L.E.; Subke, J.; Wookey, P. (2022) Resistance of subarctic soil fungal and invertebrate communities to disruption of below-ground carbon supply, Journal of Ecology, 110(12), 2883-2897
- Curasi, S.R.; Fetcher, N.; Hewitt, R.E.; Lafleur, P.M. ; Loranty, M.M. ; Mack, M.C.; May, J.; Myers-Smith, I.H. ; Natali, S.M.; Parker, T C.; Sonnentag, O.; Vargas Zesati, S.A.; Wullschleger, S.D.; Rocha, A.V. (2022) Range shifts in a foundation sedge potentially induce large Arctic ecosystem carbon losses and gains, Environmental Research Letters, 17(4), Art. 045024
- Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Grant, H.K.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2022) Whole-crown 13C-pulse labelling in a sub-arctic woodland to target canopy-specific carbon fluxes, Trees, 36, 1437-1445
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
- Robertson, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Parker, T.; Main, A.; Watson, H.; Cooper, P.; Smart, C. (2022) Analysing Carbon Losses from Peatland, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7386670.
- Parker, T.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Artz, R.R.E. (2022) Sources of Uncertainty in Estimating Emissions Factors for Particulate Organic Carbon Loss from Eroding Peatlands Review Protocol, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7129014.
- Friggens, N.L.; Hester, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2020) Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales., Global Change Biology. 26, 5178-5188.
- Parker, T.; Clemmensen, K. (2023) Understanding the role of fungi in peatland degradation after drainage, New Phytologist, 240(1), 10-12
- Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.; Wookey, P.A. (2022) Trees out-forage understorey shrubs for nitrogen patches in a subarctic mountain birch forest, Oikos, 2022, Art. E09567
- Parker, T.C.; Chomel, M.; Clemmensen, K.E.; Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Johnson, D.; Kater, I.; Krab, E.J.; Lindahl, B.D.; Street, L.E.; Subke, J.; Wookey, P. (2022) Resistance of subarctic soil fungal and invertebrate communities to disruption of below-ground carbon supply, Journal of Ecology, 110(12), 2883-2897
- Curasi, S.R.; Fetcher, N.; Hewitt, R.E.; Lafleur, P.M. ; Loranty, M.M. ; Mack, M.C.; May, J.; Myers-Smith, I.H. ; Natali, S.M.; Parker, T C.; Sonnentag, O.; Vargas Zesati, S.A.; Wullschleger, S.D.; Rocha, A.V. (2022) Range shifts in a foundation sedge potentially induce large Arctic ecosystem carbon losses and gains, Environmental Research Letters, 17(4), Art. 045024
- Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Grant, H.K.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2022) Whole-crown 13C-pulse labelling in a sub-arctic woodland to target canopy-specific carbon fluxes, Trees, 36, 1437-1445
- Friggens, N.L.; Hester, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2020) Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales., Global Change Biology. 26, 5178-5188.
- Parker, T.C.; Thurston, A.M.; Raundrup, K.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A.; Hartley, I.P. (2021) Shrub expansion in the Arctic may induce large‐scale carbon losses due to changes in plant‐soil interactions, Plant and Soil, 463, 643-651
- Ma, T.; Parker, T.C.; Unger, S.; Gewirtzman, J.; Fetcher, N.; Moody, M.L.; Tang, J. (2021) Responses of root phenology in ecotypes of Eriophorum vaginatum to transplantation and warming in the Arctic, Science of The Total Environment, 805, Art. 149926
- Azevedo, O.; Parker, T.C.; Siewert, M.B.; Subke, J.-A. (2021) Predicting Soil Respiration from Plant Productivity (NDVI) in a Sub-Arctic Tundra Ecosystem, Remote Sensing, 13(13), Art. 2571
- Parker, T.C.; Unger, S.L.; Moody, M.L.; Tang, J.; Fetcher, N. (2021) Intra-specific variation in phenology offers resilience to climate change for Eriophorum vaginatum, Arctic Science, 8(3), 935-951
- Fetcher, N.; Iglesia, S.; Turner, S.J.; Parker, T.C. (2021) Interspecific and intraspecific variation in leaf toughness of Arctic plants in relation to habitat and nutrient supply, Arctic Science, 8(3), 952-966
- Garnett, M.H.; Newton, J.-A.; Parker, T.C. (2021) A Highly Portable and Inexpensive Field Sampling Kit for Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon Dioxide, Radiocarbon, 63(4), 1355-1368
- Robinson, C.H.; Wookey, P.A.; Parker, T.C. (2020) Root-associated fungi and carbon storage in Arctic ecosystems, New Phytologist, 226, 8-10
- Parker, T.C.; Clemmensen, K.E.; Friggens, N.L.; Hartley, I.P.; Johnson, D.; Lindahl, B.D.; Olofsson, J.; Siewert, M.B.; Street, L.E.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2020) Rhizosphere allocation by canopy-forming species dominates soil CO2 efflux in a subarctic landscape, New Phytologist, 227(6), 1818-1830
- Myers-Smith, I.H.; Kerby, J.T.; Phoenix, G.K.; Bjerke, J.W.; Epstein, H.E.; Assmann, J.J.; John, C.; Andreu-Hayles, L.; Angers-Blondin, S.; Beck, P.S.A.; Berner, L.T.; Bhatt, U.S.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Blok, D.; Bryn, A.; Christiansen, C.T.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Cunliffe, A.M.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Goetz, S.J.; Hollister, R.D.; de Jong, R.; Loranty, M.M.; Macias-Fauria, M.; Maseyk, K.; Normand, S.; Olofsson, J.; Parker, T.C.; Parmentier, F.-J.W.; Post, E.; Schaepman-Strub, G.; Stordal, F.; Sullivan, P.F.; Thomas, H.J.D.; Tømmervik, H.; Treharne, R.; Tweedie, C.E.; Walker, D.A.; Wilmking, M.; Wipf, S. (2020) Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic, Nature Climate Change, 10, 106-117
- Friggens, N.L.; Aspray, T.J.; Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2019) Spatial patterns in soil organic matter dynamics are shaped by mycorrhizosphere interactions in a treeline forest, Plant and Soil, 447, 521-535
- Curasi, S.R.; Parker, T.C.; Rocha, A.V.; Moody, M.L.; Tang, J.; Fetcher, N. (2019) Differential responses of ecotypes to climate in a ubiquitous arctic sedge: implications for future ecosystem C cycling, New Phytologist, 223(1), 180-192
- May, J.L.; Parker, T.C.; Unger, S.; Oberbauer, S.F. (2018) Short term changes in moisture content drive strong changes in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and gross primary productivity in four Arctic moss communities, Remote Sensing of Environment, 212, 114-120
- Parker, T.C.; Sanderman, J.; Holden, R.D.; Blume-Werry, G.; Sjögersten, S.; Large, D.; Castro-Díaz, M.; Street, L.E.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2018) Exploring drivers of litter decomposition in a greening Arctic: results from a transplant experiment across a treeline, Ecology, 99(10), 2284-2294
- Parker, T.C.; Sadowsky, J.; Dunleavy, H.; Subke, J.-A.; Frey, S.D.; Wookey, P.A. (2017) Slowed Biogeochemical Cycling in Sub-arctic Birch Forest Linked to Reduced Mycorrhizal Growth and Community Change after a Defoliation Event, Ecosystems, 20(2), 316-330
- Parker, T.C.; Tang, J.; Clark, M.B.; Moody, M.M.; Fetcher, N. (2017) Ecotypic differences in the phenology of the tundra species Eriophorum vaginatum reflect sites of origin, Ecology and Evolution, 7(22), 9775-9786
- Carey, J.C.; Parker, T.C.; Fetcher, N.; Tang, J. (2017) Biogenic silica accumulation varies across tussock tundra plant functional type, Functional Ecology, 31(11), 2177-2187
- Parker, T.C.; Subke, J.-A.; Wookey, P.A. (2015) Rapid carbon turnover beneath shrub and tree vegetation is associated with low soil carbon stocks at a subarctic treeline, Global Change Biology, 21(5), 2070-2081
- Roberts, M.; Mzek, T.; Nazli Koseoglu, M.; Parker, T.; Artz, R. (2023) Scottish peat values and ecosystem services Evidence Map of literature, Directly to stakeholders.
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
- Robertson, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Parker, T.; Main, A.; Watson, H.; Cooper, P.; Smart, C. (2022) Analysing Carbon Losses from Peatland, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7386670.
- Parker, T.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Artz, R.R.E. (2022) Sources of Uncertainty in Estimating Emissions Factors for Particulate Organic Carbon Loss from Eroding Peatlands Review Protocol, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7129014.
- Baggaley, N.; Roberts, M.; Loades, K.; Parker, T.; Zhang, Z.; Lilly, A.; Rivington, M.; Sharififar, A.; Jabloun, M.; Hallett, P.; Fraser, F. (2023) Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland's water environment, Catchment Science 2023 Conference, 7-9 November 2023, Wexford
- Donaldson-Selby, G.; Parker, T.; Coyle, M.; Johnson-Marshall, A.; Toca, L.; Smart, C.; Cash, J.; Artz, R. (2022) Investigating POC fluxes on an eroding upland blanket bog, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, Poster at the 12th IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference, 4-6 October 2022, Aberystwyth
- Parker, T.; Coyle, M.; Cash, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Johnson-Marshall, A.; Smart, C.; Toca, L.; Artz, R.R.E. (2022) Peatland Carbon and Hydrology Dynamics Across Scotland, The 12th IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference, 4-6 October 2022, Aberystwyth.
- Parker, T.; Coyle, M.; Cash, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Johnson-Marshall, A.; Smart, C.; Toca, L.; Artz, R.R.E. (2022) Peatland Carbon and Hydrology Dynamics Across Scotland,