Emily S Bernhardt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3599846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily S Bernhardt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily S |
| FAMILY NAME | Bernhardt |
| SIGNATURE | BERNHARDT E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3031-621X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Connecting the past with restoration futures: Integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making
Connecting the past with restoration futures: integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making, Basu, Nandita B, Meter, K J Van, Bennett, Elena, Bernhardt, Emily, Inamdar, Shreeram, McCrackin, Michelle
Overlooked and extensive ghost forest formation across the US Atlantic coast
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Mountaintop mining legacies constrain ecological, hydrological and biogeochemical recovery trajectories
Mountaintop mining, like all forms of surface mining, fundamentally alters the landscape to extract resources that lie 10–100 ms below the land surface. Despite these deep, critical zone alterations, post-mining landscapes are required by United States law to be restored to ecosystems of equal or greater value than the ones they replace. Yet, remote sensing of vegetation across more than 1000 km 2 of reclaimed surface mines in WV, USA reveals lit…
Senegalese artisanal gold mining leads to elevated total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in soils, sediments, and rivers
The largest source of global mercury (Hg) anthropogenic inputs to the environment is derived from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in developing countries. While our understanding of global Hg emissions from ASGM is growing, there is limited empirical documentation about the levels of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) contamination near ASGM sites. We measured THg and MeHg concentrations in soil (n = 119), sedime…
Evaluating the effects of land-use change and future climate change on vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater intrusion
The exposure of freshwater-dependent coastal ecosystems to saltwater is a present-day impact of climate and land-use changes in many coastal regions, with the potential to harm freshwater and terrestrial biota, alter biogeochemical cycles and reduce agricultural yields. Land-use activities associated with artificial drainage infrastructure (canals, ditches, and drains) could exacerbate saltwater exposure. However, studies assessing the effects of…
The ecology and economics of restoration: When, What, Where, and How to Restore Ecosystems
Rohr, J. R., E. Bernhardt, M. W. Cadotte, and W. Clements. 2018. The ecology and economics of restoration: when, what, where, and how to restore ecosystems. Ecology and Society 23(2):15. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09876-230215
Fertilizer legacies meet saltwater incursion: Challenges and constraints for coastal plain wetland restoration
Coastal wetland restoration is an important tool for climate change adaptation and excess nutrient runoff mitigation. However, the capacity of restored coastal wetlands to provide multiple ecosystem services is limited by stressors, such as excess nutrients from upstream agricultural fields, high nutrient legacies on-site, and rising salinities downstream. The effects of these stressors are exacerbated by an accelerating hydrologic cycle, expecte…
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Fertilizer legacies meet saltwater incursion: Challenges and constraints for coastal plain wetland restoration
Coastal wetland restoration is an important tool for climate change adaptation and excess nutrient runoff mitigation. However, the capacity of restored coastal wetlands to provide multiple ecosystem services is limited by stressors, such as excess nutrients from upstream agricultural fields, high nutrient legacies on-site, and rising salinities downstream. The effects of these stressors are exacerbated by an accelerating hydrologic cycle, expecte…
Senegalese artisanal gold mining leads to elevated total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in soils, sediments, and rivers
The largest source of global mercury (Hg) anthropogenic inputs to the environment is derived from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in developing countries. While our understanding of global Hg emissions from ASGM is growing, there is limited empirical documentation about the levels of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) contamination near ASGM sites. We measured THg and MeHg concentrations in soil (n = 119), sedime…
Evaluating the effects of land-use change and future climate change on vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater intrusion
The exposure of freshwater-dependent coastal ecosystems to saltwater is a present-day impact of climate and land-use changes in many coastal regions, with the potential to harm freshwater and terrestrial biota, alter biogeochemical cycles and reduce agricultural yields. Land-use activities associated with artificial drainage infrastructure (canals, ditches, and drains) could exacerbate saltwater exposure. However, studies assessing the effects of…
The ecology and economics of restoration: When, What, Where, and How to Restore Ecosystems
Rohr, J. R., E. Bernhardt, M. W. Cadotte, and W. Clements. 2018. The ecology and economics of restoration: when, what, where, and how to restore ecosystems. Ecology and Society 23(2):15. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09876-230215
Mountaintop mining legacies constrain ecological, hydrological and biogeochemical recovery trajectories
Mountaintop mining, like all forms of surface mining, fundamentally alters the landscape to extract resources that lie 10–100 ms below the land surface. Despite these deep, critical zone alterations, post-mining landscapes are required by United States law to be restored to ecosystems of equal or greater value than the ones they replace. Yet, remote sensing of vegetation across more than 1000 km 2 of reclaimed surface mines in WV, USA reveals lit…
Saltwater intrusion and sea level rise threatens U.S. rural coastal landscapes and communities
The United States (U.S.) coastal plain is subject to rising sea levels, land subsidence, more severe coastal storms, and more intense droughts. These changes lead to inputs of marine salts into freshwater-dependent coastal systems, creating saltwater intrusion. The penetration of salinity into the coastal interior is exacerbated by groundwater extraction and the high density of agricultural canals and ditches throughout much of the rural U.S. lan…
Connecting the past with restoration futures: Integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making
Connecting the past with restoration futures: integrating legacy thinking into environmental decision making, Basu, Nandita B, Meter, K J Van, Bennett, Elena, Bernhardt, Emily, Inamdar, Shreeram, McCrackin, Michelle
Overlooked and extensive ghost forest formation across the US Atlantic coast
Environmental Science (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Ecosystem (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Climate change (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Aquifer (2 works)