K. Ramesh Reddy

Graduate Research Professor, Distance Education Coordinator, and Department Chair
Biogeochemistry

Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory

From the Chair

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Carbon Dynamics/Ecological Indicators
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems

RESEARCH FOCUS
Investigates coupled biogeochemical cycles in natural ecosystems, e.g. wetlands, shallow lakes, estuaries,  and constructed wetlands, as related to water quality, carbon sequestration, and climate change. 

COURSES TAUGHT
SWS 6448 - Biogeochemistry of Wetlands [on campus]
SWS 6448 - Biogeochemistry of Wetlands [on-line, Distance Education]

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Cheesman, A. W., B. L. Turner, and K. R. Reddy. 2012. Soil phosphorus forms along a strong nutrient gradient in a tropical ombrotrophic wetland. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. DOI:10.2136/sssaj2011.0365.

Inglett, K.S., P.W. Inglett, K.R. Reddy, and T. Z. Osborne. 2012. Temperature sensitivity of greenhouse gas production in wetland soils of different vegetation. Biogeochemistry:108:77–90.

Chambers, L.G., K.R. Reddy, and T.Z. Osborne. 2011. Short-Term Response of Carbon Cycling to Salinity Pulses in a Freshwater Wetland. Soil Sci. Soc Am J 75: 2000-2007.

Martin, M.R., P.W. Tipping, K.R. Reddy, P.T. Madeira, and D. Fitzgerald. 2011. An evaluation of the impact of Melaleuca quinquenervia invasion and management on plant community structure after fire. Aquatic Botany 95:287-291.

Reddy, K. R., S. Newman, T. Z. Osborne, J. R. White, and H. C. Fitz. 2011. Phosphorus cycling in the Everglades ecosystem: Legacy phosphorus implications for management and restoration. Crit. Rev. Env. Sci. Technol., 41, pp. 149–186.

Torres, I., K. S. Inglett, and K.R. Reddy. 2011. Heterotrophic microbial activity in lake sediments: effects of organic electron donors. Biogeochemistry 104:165-181.

Cheesman, A. W., B. L. Turner, P. W. Inglett, and K. R. Reddy. 2010. Phosphorus
transformations during decomposition of wetland macrophytes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 9265-9271.

Fisher, M.M., and K.R. Reddy. 2010. Estimating the Stability of Organic Phosphorus in Wetland Soils. Soil Sci Soc Am J 74:1398-1405.

Silveira, M.L., N. B. Comerford, K. R. Reddy, J.Prenger, W. F. DeBusk, 2010. Influence of military land uses on soil carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. Ecological Indicators. 10: 905-909.

Ye, R., A. Wright, J. McCray, K. Reddy, and L. Young. 2010. Sulfur-induced changes in phosphorus distribution in Everglades Agricultural Area soils. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 87:127-135.

Complete List of Publications

CONTACT INFORMATION
Soil and Water Science Department, 2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
(352) 294-3151, (352) 392-3399 fax
email: krr@ufl.edu