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Pat Megonigal
Dr. Patrick Megonigal is a Senior Scientist and Director of Research at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and holds a joint appointment at Pacific Northwest National Lab. He is an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist with research interests in carbon cycling and greenhouse gas dynamics in wetlands and forests. Dr. Megonigal is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Ecological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and Society of Wetland Scientists.
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
2012 - Present
Education
Duke University
Doctorate
1996
Old Dominion University
Masters
Old Dominion University
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Investigating Coastal Vegetation Dynamics and Ecosystem Impacts Under Elevated CO2 and Temperature: A Process‐Based Approach
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: BIOGEOSCIENCES
07 april 2026
Wetland lateral transport across a salinity gradient: porewater and soil biogeochemistry explain observed exports
IT'S ALL CONNECTED: LATERAL CONNECTIVITY AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE II POSTER
coastal and estuarine biology and biogeochemistry | 26 february 2026
Using Models to Guide Disturbance Field Science from Headwaters to the Coast
BRIDGING THE FRESH/SALTY DIVIDE: BRINGING TOGETHER FRESHWATER AND MARINE RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE AQUATIC SCIENCES I POSTER
ocean biology and biogeochemistry | 23 february 2026
Small-scale Stratigraphic Controls on Soil Moisture and Shallow Subsurface Flow in Low-permeability Coastal Soils
WHERE LAND MEETS WATER: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE I POSTER
biogeosciences | 18 december 2025
Mobilization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Response to Experimental Flooding in a Coastal Upland Forest
WHERE LAND MEETS WATER: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE I POSTER
biogeosciences | 18 december 2025
Effect of Coastal Soil Physical Heterogeneity on Subsurface Saturation and Salinity Response to Flooding
WHERE LAND MEETS WATER: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE I POSTER
biogeosciences | 18 december 2025
Impact of Salinity on DOM Release from Soils Following Seawater Inundation
WHERE LAND MEETS WATER: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE I POSTER
biogeosciences | 18 december 2025
Microbial Resilience in Coastal Ecosystems: Insights from the TEMPEST Experiment
WHERE LAND MEETS WATER: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AT THE TERRESTRIAL-AQUATIC INTERFACE I POSTER
biogeosciences | 18 december 2025
Volunteer Experience
2011 - 2014
Associate Editor
JGR Biogeosciences Section
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2023
Citation
For breakthrough research on wetland biogeochemistry and advancing diversity through inspirational mentorship
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