Serita Frey

Serita D. Frey
Alma materColorado State University
University of Virginia
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of New Hampshire
ThesisGenetic relatedness and competition between strains of rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli (1992)
WebsiteFrey Lab

Serita D. Frey is an American academic and ecologist, who serves as Professor of Environmental Science at the University of New Hampshire. Her research considers how human activities impact terrestrial ecosystems.

Early life and education

Frey studied ecology at Colorado State University.[1] She was awarded a Colorado State Francis Clark Soil Biology Scholarship to study agricultural management practices and how they influence soil microorganisms.[2] She moved to the University of Virginia for doctoral research, where she studied relationships between strains of rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli.[3]

Research and career

Frey studies how anthropogenic stressors impact terrestrial ecosystems. She is particularly interested in soil biota (the composition of soil microbial communities)[4] and nutrient cycling. Frey studies how humans have impacted climate change, invasive species and nitrogen deposition, and how this impacts soil and nutrients. She has conducted experiments at the Harvard Forest Long-term Ecological Research site.[5]

Frey is one of the most highly cited ecologists in the world.[6] She serves as Editor-in-Chief of Issues in Ecology.[7]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

  • J. Six; S. D. Frey; R. K. Thiet; K. M. Batten (2006). "Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems". Soil Science Society of America Journal. 70 (2): 555. doi:10.2136/SSSAJ2004.0347. ISSN 0361-5995. Wikidata Q62082799.
  • Robert L Sinsabaugh; Christian L Lauber; Michael N Weintraub; et al. (25 September 2008). "Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale". Ecology Letters. 11 (11): 1252–1264. doi:10.1111/J.1461-0248.2008.01245.X. ISSN 1461-023X. PMID 18823393. Wikidata Q44803491.
  • Richard T. Conant; Michael G. Ryan; Göran I. Ågren; et al. (2 August 2011). "Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward". Global Change Biology. 17 (11): 3392–3404. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2486.2011.02496.X. ISSN 1354-1013. Wikidata Q56942677.

References

  1. ^ "Serita Frey". College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ "Colorado State University Student Serita Frey Receives Scholarship | News & Media Relations | Colorado State University". Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ^ Frey, Serita D. (1992). "Genetic relatedness and competition between strains of rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli".
  4. ^ "Investigating soil microbes' role in carbon cycle". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. ^ "Harvard Forest". harvardforest2.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. ^ Staff Writer. "UNH ecologist one of most highly cited in world". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ "Meet Serita Frey – The Ecological Society of America". Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. ^ "Serita D. Frey". Awards | University of New Hampshire. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  9. ^ "Frey Fellow". UNH Today. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ^ "Serita Frey Named Ecological Society of America Fellow – The Ecological Society of America". April 17, 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. ^ "Serita Frey Named Ecological Society of America Fellow". UNH Today. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2022-09-18.