
Wilfred Wollheim
The success of the Water Systems Analysis Group reflects a rapidly emerging scientific field which pursues integrative studies of hydrology, biogeochemistry, and human-water interactions that is necessary to analyze the full dimension of anthropogenic change at local, regional, and global scales.
Courses Taught
- NR 400: Professional Perspective NR
- NR 504: Freshwater Resources
- NR 707: Environmental Modeling
- NR 707/807: Environmental Modeling
- NR 751/851: Aquatic Ecosystems
- NR 807: Environmental Modeling
- NR 905: Grant Writing
Education
- Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire
- M.S., Zoology/Physiology, University of Wyoming
- B.S., Natural Resources, Cornell University
Selected Publications
Li, Y., Yang, X., Lischeid, G., Wollheim, W. M., Jomaa, S., Zhou, X., & Rode, M. (2025). Responses of Wetted River Network Contraction and Expansion Dynamics to Prolonged Drought. Water Resources Research, 61(6). doi:10.1029/2024wr038938
Regier, P., Son, K., Chen, X., Fang, Y., Jiang, P., Taylor, M., . . . Stegen, J. (2025). Allometric Scaling of Hyporheic Respiration Across Basins in the Pacific Northwest United States. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130(3). doi:10.1029/2024jg008344
Johnson, K., Jankowski, K. J., Carey, J., Lyon, N. J., McDowell, W. H., Shogren, A., . . . Sullivan, P. L. (2024). Establishing fluvial silicon regimes and their stability across the Northern Hemisphere. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 9(3), 237-246. doi:10.1002/lol2.10372
Zuidema, S., Wollheim, W. M., Kucharik, C. J., & Lammers, R. B. (2024). Existing wetland conservation programs miss nutrient reduction targets.. PNAS Nexus, 3(4), pgae129. doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae129
Robison, A. L., Koenig, L. E., Potter, J. D., Snyder, L. E., Hunt, C. W., McDowell, W. H., & Wollheim, W. M. (2024). Lotic‐SIPCO2: Adaptation of an open‐source CO2 sensor system and examination of associated emission uncertainties across a range of stream sizes and land uses. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 22(4), 191-207. doi:10.1002/lom3.10600
Deegan, L. A., Johnson, D. S., Warren, R. S., Peterson, B. J., Fleeger, J. W., Fagherazzi, S., & Wollheim, W. M. (2012). Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss. NATURE, 490(7420), 388-+. doi:10.1038/nature11533
Beaulieu, J. J., Tank, J. L., Hamilton, S. K., Wollheim, W. M., Jr, H. R. O., Mulholland, P. J., . . . Thomas, S. M. (2011). Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 108(1), 214-219. doi:10.1073/pnas.1011464108
Harrison, J. A., Maranger, R. J., Alexander, R. B., Giblin, A. E., Jacinthe, P. -A., Mayorga, E., . . . Wollheim, W. M. (2009). The regional and global significance of nitrogen removal in lakes and reservoirs. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, 93(1-2), 143-157. doi:10.1007/s10533-008-9272-x
Pellerin, B. A., Wollheim, W. M., Feng, X., & Vorosmarty, C. J. (2008). The application of electrical conductivity as a tracer for hydrograph separation in urban catchments. HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, 22(12), 1810-1818. doi:10.1002/hyp.6786
Peterson, B. J., Wollheim, W. M., Mulholland, P. J., Webster, J. R., Meyer, J. L., Tank, J. L., . . . Morrall, D. D. (2001). Control of nitrogen export from watersheds by headwater streams. SCIENCE, 292(5514), 86-90. doi:10.1126/science.1056874