Portrait of Will Wieder
Investigator, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) •
• Soil biochemistry • Earth system modeling • Tropical forest ecology
wwieder@ucar.edu

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Global biogeochemical cycles; evaluating and improving Earth System models by incorporating ecological theory and observations.

Education

  • PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: University of Colorado, Boulder, 2011

Publications

For additional publications, see Will's Google Scholar profile.

Leveraging Environmental Research and Observation Networks to Advance Soil Carbon Science

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Weintraub SR; Flores AN; Wieder WR; Sihi D; Cagnarini C; Potma Goncalves DR; Young MH; Li L; Olshansky Y; Baatz R...
  • Weintraub SR
  • Flores AN
  • Wieder WR
  • Sihi D
  • Cagnarini C
  • Potma Goncalves DR
  • Young MH
  • Li L
  • Olshansky Y
  • Baatz R
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Publication Date: 2019-05-01
Type: Journal Article

Greater stem growth, woody allocation, and aboveground biomass in Paleotropical forests than in Neotropical forests

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Taylor PG; Cleveland CC; Soper F; Wieder WR; Dobrowski SZ; Doughty CE; Townsend AR
Published in: Ecology
Publication Date: 2019-03-01
Type: Journal Article

Supplementary material to "Decadal impacts of nitrogen additions on temperate forest carbon sinks: A data-model comparison"

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Cheng SJ; Hess PG; Wieder WR; Thomas RQ; Nadelhoffer KJ; Vira J; Lombardozzi DL; Gundersen P; Fernandez IJ; Schleppi P...
  • Cheng SJ
  • Hess PG
  • Wieder WR
  • Thomas RQ
  • Nadelhoffer KJ
  • Vira J
  • Lombardozzi DL
  • Gundersen P
  • Fernandez IJ
  • Schleppi P
Publication Date: 2018-12-19
Type: Journal Article

Decadal impacts of nitrogen additions on temperate forest carbon sinks: A data-model comparison

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Cheng SJ; Hess PG; Wieder WR; Thomas RQ; Nadelhoffer KJ; Vira J; Lombardozzi DL; Gundersen P; Fernandez IJ; Schleppi P...
  • Cheng SJ
  • Hess PG
  • Wieder WR
  • Thomas RQ
  • Nadelhoffer KJ
  • Vira J
  • Lombardozzi DL
  • Gundersen P
  • Fernandez IJ
  • Schleppi P
Publication Date: 2018-12-19
Type: Journal Article

Using research networks to create the comprehensive datasets needed to assess nutrient availability as a key determinant of terrestrial carbon cycling

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Vicca S; Stocker BD; Reed S; Wieder WR; Bahn M; Fay PA; Janssens IA; Lambers H; Penuelas J; Piao S
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article

Multiple models and experiments underscore large uncertainty in soil carbon dynamics

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Sulman BN; Moore JAM; Abramoff R; Averill C; Kivlin S; Georgiou K; Sridhar B; Hartman MD; Wang G; Wieder WR...
  • Sulman BN
  • Moore JAM
  • Abramoff R
  • Averill C
  • Kivlin S
  • Georgiou K
  • Sridhar B
  • Hartman MD
  • Wang G
  • Wieder WR
Published in: Biogeochemistry: an international journal
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article

Divergent patterns of experimental and model-derived permafrost ecosystem carbon dynamics in response to Arctic warming

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Schadel C; Koven CD; Lawrence DM; Celis G; Garnello AJ; Hutchings J; Mauritz M; Natali SM; Pegoraro E; Rodenhizer H...
  • Schadel C
  • Koven CD
  • Lawrence DM
  • Celis G
  • Garnello AJ
  • Hutchings J
  • Mauritz M
  • Natali SM
  • Pegoraro E
  • Rodenhizer H
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
Publication Date: 2018-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Cover Crops May Cause Winter Warming in Snow-Covered Regions

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Lombardozzi DL; Bonan GB; Wieder W; Grandy AS; Morris C; Lawrence DL
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
Publication Date: 2018-09-28
Type: Journal Article

Addressing agricultural nitrogen losses in a changing climate

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Bowles TM; Atallah SS; Campbell EE; Gaudin ACM; Wieder WR; Grandy AS
Published in: Nature Sustainability
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Improving understanding of soil organic matter dynamics by triangulating theories, measurements, and models

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Blankinship JC; Berhe AA; Crow SE; Druhan JL; Heckman KA; Keiluweit M; Lawrence CR; Marin-Spiotta E; Plante AF; Rasmusse...
  • Blankinship JC
  • Berhe AA
  • Crow SE
  • Druhan JL
  • Heckman KA
  • Keiluweit M
  • Lawrence CR
  • Marin-Spiotta E
  • Plante AF
  • Rasmussen C
Published in: Biogeochemistry: an international journal
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Modest Gaseous Nitrogen Losses Point to Conservative Nitrogen Cycling in a Lowland Tropical Forest Watershed

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Soper FM; Taylor PG; Wieder WR; Weintraub SR; Cleveland CC; Porder S; Townsend AR
Published in: Ecosystems
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Traceability analysis of terrestrial C-N model

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Wieder W
Publication Date: 2018-04-16
Type: Journal Article

Single point simulations using E3SM

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Wieder W
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
Type: Journal Article

Carbon cycle confidence and uncertainty: Exploring variation among soil biogeochemical models

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Wieder WR; Hartman MD; Sulman BN; Wang Y-P; Koven CD; Bonan GB
Published in: Global Change Biology
Publication Date: 2018-04-01
Type: Journal Article

A Comparison of the Diel Cycle of Modeled and Measured Latent Heat Flux During the Warm Season in a Colorado Subalpine Forest

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will; Blanken, Peter David; Burns, Sean
All Authors: Burns SP; Swenson SC; Wieder WR; Lawrence DM; Bonan GB; Knowles JF; Blanken PD
Published in: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
Type: Journal Article

Beyond clay: towards an improved set of variables for predicting soil organic matter content

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors:
Rasmussen C; Heckman K; Wieder WR; Keiluweit M; Lawrence CR; Berhe AA; Blankinship JC; Crow SE; Druhan JL; Pries CEH...
  • Rasmussen C
  • Heckman K
  • Wieder WR
  • Keiluweit M
  • Lawrence CR
  • Berhe AA
  • Blankinship JC
  • Crow SE
  • Druhan JL
  • Pries CEH
Published in: Biogeochemistry: an international journal
Publication Date: 2018-02-01
Type: Journal Article

The age of network science: Emerging synergies between NEON and the U.S. LTER networks

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will; Hinckley, Eve-Lyn
All Authors:
Jones J; Groffman P; Blair J; Davis FW; Dugan H; Euskirchen E; Frey SD; Harms T; HINCKLEY E; Kosmala M...
  • Jones J
  • Groffman P
  • Blair J
  • Davis FW
  • Dugan H
  • Euskirchen E
  • Frey SD
  • Harms T
  • HINCKLEY E
  • Kosmala M
Published in: Bioscience
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Higher climatological temperature sensitivity of soil carbon in cold than warm climates

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Koven CD; Hugelius G; Lawrence DM; Wieder WR
Published in: Nature Climate Change
Publication Date: 2017-11-01
Type: Journal Article

Temperature and rainfall interact to control carbon cycling in tropical forests

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Taylor PG; Cleveland CC; Wieder WR; Sullivan BW; Doughty CE; Dobrowski SZ; Townsend AR
Published in: Ecology Letters
Publication Date: 2017-06-01
Type: Journal Article

Ecosystem function in complex mountain terrain: Combining models and long-term observations to advance process-based understanding

CU Boulder Authors: Blanken, Peter David; Suding, Katharine Nash; Wieder, Will
All Authors: Wieder WR; Knowles JF; Blanken PD; Swenson SC; Suding KN
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Applying population and community ecology theory to advance understanding of belowground biogeochemistry

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Buchkowski RW; Bradford MA; Grandy AS; Schmitz OJ; Wieder WR
Published in: Ecology Letters
Publication Date: 2017-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Beyond microbes: Are fauna the next frontier in soil biogeochemical models?

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Grandy AS; Wieder WR; Wickings K; Kyker-Snowman E
Published in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Type: Journal Article

Tanner et al Review

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will
All Authors: Wieder W
Publication Date: 2016-08-26
Type: Journal Article

Managing uncertainty in soil carbon feedbacks to climate change

CU Boulder Authors: Wieder, Will; Fierer, Noah
All Authors: Bradford MA; Wieder WR; Bonan GB; Fierer N; Raymond PA; Crowther TW
Published in: Nature Climate Change
Publication Date: 2016-08-01
Type: Journal Article

Optimizing Available Network Resources to Address Questions in Environmental Biogeochemistry

CU Boulder Authors: Hinckley, Eve-Lyn; Elmendorf, Sarah Claire; Wieder, Will; Suding, Katharine Nash; Fierer, Noah; Bowman, Bill; SanClements, Michael; Neff, Jason C; Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud; Blanken, Peter David
All Authors:
Hinckley E-LS; Anderson SP; Baron JS; Blanken PD; Bonan GB; Bowman WD; Elmendorf SC; Fierer N; Fox AM; Goodman KJ...
  • Hinckley E-LS
  • Anderson SP
  • Baron JS
  • Blanken PD
  • Bonan GB
  • Bowman WD
  • Elmendorf SC
  • Fierer N
  • Fox AM
  • Goodman KJ
Published in: Bioscience
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Type: Journal Article

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