Margaret S Torn

Biographic Data

ID5598345
NAMEMargaret S Torn
GIVEN NAMESMargaret S
FAMILY NAMETorn
SIGNATURETORN M S
AFFILIATIONSEnergy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Soil Carbon Stocks Not Linked to Aboveground Litter Input and Chemistry of Old-Growth Forest and Adjacent Prairie

    Open AccessKaris J McFarlane, Stefania Mambelli et al.ARTICLERadiocarbon2024References: 74

    The long-standing assumption that aboveground plant litter inputs have a substantial influence on soil organic carbon storage (SOC) and dynamics has been challenged by a new paradigm for SOC formation and persistence. We tested the importance of plant litter chemistry on SOC storage, distribution, composition, and age by comparing two highly contrasting ecosystems: an old-growth coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens ) forest, with highly aromatic …

  • Soil respiration strongly offsets carbon uptake in Alaska and Northwest Canada

    Open AccessJennifer D Watts, Susan M Natali et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2021

    Soil respiration (i.e. from soils and roots) provides one of the largest global fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere and is likely to increase with warming, yet the magnitude of soil respiration from rapidly thawing Arctic-boreal regions is not well understood. To address this knowledge gap, we first compiled a new CO 2 flux database for permafrost-affected tundra and boreal ecosystems in Alaska and Northwest Canada. We then used th…

  • Heterogeneous global crop yield response to biochar: A meta-regression analysis

    Open AccessAndrew Crane‐Droesch, Andrew Crane-Droesch et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2013

    Biochar may contribute to climate change mitigation at negative cost by sequestering photosynthetically fixed carbon in soil while increasing crop yields. The magnitude of biochar's potential in this regard will depend on crop yield benefits, which have not been well-characterized across different soils and biochars. Using data from 84 studies, we employ meta-analytical, missing data, and semiparametric statistical methods to explain heterogeneit…

  • The Technology Path to Deep Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts by 2050: The Pivotal Role of Electricity

    Open AccessJames H Williams, Andrew DeBenedictis et al.ARTICLEScience2012

    Electrifying Prospects Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced in order to decrease the risk of dangerous climate change, and a commonly advocated intermediate step to decarbonizing our energy production is to cut emissions by 80% by the year 2050. Williams et al. (p. 53 , published online 24 November) analyze the infrastructure and technology requirements required to meet this goal in California and conclude that simply using the most techno…

  • Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

    Open AccessMichael W Schmidt, Michael W I Schmidt et al.ARTICLENature2011

  • Accounting for the water impacts of ethanol production

    Open AccessKevin Fingerman, Margaret S Torn et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2010

    Biofuels account for 1â 2% of global transportation fuel and their share is projected to continue rising, with potentially serious consequences for water resources. However, current literature does not present sufficient spatial resolution to characterize this localized effect. We used a coupled agro-climatic and life cycle assessment model to estimate the water resource impacts of bioenergy expansion scenarios at a county-level resolution. The s…