Research Fellow
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
2007-2010: BSc Biology, University of Sheffield.
2010-2011: MRes Ecology and Environmental Management, University of York.
2011-2015: PhD 'Ecological Controls of Rhizosphere Processes and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics at a Sub-arctic Treeline', University of Stirling.
2015-2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA, USA.
2017-Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Stirling
I am an ecosystem ecologist investigating the changing carbon cycle in the Arctic. As the arctic climate warms, tall shrubs are expanding north into the tundra. My research aims to understand how these changes in tundra plant community will impact carbon cycling in the soil. Acrtic soils represent one of the largest global stores of carbon and a major question I aim to answer is how the increasing plant activity in the tundra will affect this soil carbon store.
My previous work in the tundra of Alaska focused on the ecology and adaptation of arctic plants. The climate in the Arctic is warming faster that anywhere else on earth and our research indicates that arctic plants may struggle to keep up with this change.
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Trees out‐forage understorey shrubs for nitrogen patches in a subarctic mountain birch forest
Friggens NL, Hartley IP, Parker TC, Subke J & Wookey PA (2023) Trees out‐forage understorey shrubs for nitrogen patches in a subarctic mountain birch forest. Oikos, 2023 (4). https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09567
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Parker TC, Chomel M, Clemmensen KE, Friggens NL, Hartley IP, Johnson D, Kater I, Krab EJ, Lindahl BD, Street LE, Subke J & Wookey PA (2022) Resistance of subarctic soil fungal and invertebrate communities to disruption of below‐ground carbon supply. Journal of Ecology, 110 (12), pp. 2883-2897. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13994
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Whole-crown 13C-pulse labelling in a sub-arctic woodland to target canopy-specific carbon fluxes
Friggens NL, Hartley IP, Grant HK, Parker TC, Subke J & Wookey PA (2022) Whole-crown 13C-pulse labelling in a sub-arctic woodland to target canopy-specific carbon fluxes. Trees, 36 (4), pp. 1497-1445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-022-02267-3
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Ma T, Parker T, Unger S, Gewirtzman J, Fetcher N, Moody ML & Tang J (2022) Responses of root phenology in ecotypes of Eriophorum vaginatum to transplantation and warming in the Arctic. Science of The Total Environment, 805, Art. No.: 149926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149926
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A Highly Portable and Inexpensive Field Sampling Kit for Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon Dioxide
Garnett MH, Newton J & Parker TC (2021) A Highly Portable and Inexpensive Field Sampling Kit for Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon Dioxide. Radiocarbon, 63 (4), pp. 1355-1368. https://doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2021.49
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Predicting Soil Respiration from Plant Productivity (NDVI) in a Sub-Arctic Tundra Ecosystem
Azevedo O, Parker TC, Siewert MB & Subke J (2021) Predicting Soil Respiration from Plant Productivity (NDVI) in a Sub-Arctic Tundra Ecosystem. Remote Sensing, 13 (13), Art. No.: 2571. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132571
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Parker TC, Thurston AM, Raundrup K, Subke J, Wookey PA & Hartley IP (2021) Shrub expansion in the Arctic may induce large-scale carbon losses due to changes in plant-soil interactions. Plant and Soil, 463 (1-2), pp. 643-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04919-8
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Intra-specific variation in phenology offers resilience to climate change for Eriophorum vaginatum
Parker TC, Unger SL, Moody ML, Tang J & Fetcher N (2021) Intra-specific variation in phenology offers resilience to climate change for Eriophorum vaginatum. Arctic Science. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0039
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Fetcher N, Iglesia S, Turner SJ & Parker TC (2021) Interspecific and intraspecific variation in leaf toughness of Arctic plants in relation to habitat and nutrient supply. Arctic Science. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0016
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Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales
Friggens NL, Hester AJ, Mitchell RJ, Parker TC, Subke J & Wookey PA (2020) Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales. Global Change Biology, 26 (9), pp. 5178-5188. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15229
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Rhizosphere allocation by canopy-forming species dominates soil CO2 efflux in a subarctic landscape
Parker TC, Clemmensen KE, Friggens NL, Hartley IP, Johnson D, Lindahl BD, Olofsson J, Siewert MB, Street LE, Subke J & Wookey PA (2020) Rhizosphere allocation by canopy-forming species dominates soil CO2 efflux in a subarctic landscape. New Phytologist, 227 (6), pp. 1818-1830. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16573
Commentary
Root-associated fungi and carbon storage in Arctic ecosystems
Robinson CH, Wookey PA & Parker TC (2020) Root-associated fungi and carbon storage in Arctic ecosystems. New Phytologist, 226 (1), pp. 8-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16443
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Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
Myers-Smith IH, Kerby JT, Phoenix GK, Bjerke JW, Epstein HE, Assmann JJ, John C, Andreu-Hayles L, Angers-Blondin S, Beck PSA, Berner LT, Bhatt US, Bjorkman AD, Blok D & Parker TC (2020) Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic. Nature Climate Change, 10 (2), pp. 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0688-1
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Friggens NL, Aspray TJ, Parker TC, Subke J & Wookey PA (2020) Spatial patterns in soil organic matter dynamics are shaped by mycorrhizosphere interactions in a treeline forest. Plant and Soil, 447 (1), pp. 521-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04398-y
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Curasi SR, Parker TC, Rocha AV, Moody ML, Tang J & Fetcher N (2019) Differential responses of ecotypes to climate in a ubiquitous arctic sedge: implications for future ecosystem C cycling. New Phytologist, 223 (1), pp. 180-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15790
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Parker TC, Sanderman J, Holden RD, Blume-Werry G, Sjögersten S, Large D, Castro-Díaz M, Street LE, Subke J & Wookey PA (2018) Exploring drivers of litter decomposition in a greening Arctic: Results from a transplant experiment across a treeline. Ecology, 99 (10), pp. 2284-2294. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2442
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May JL, Parker T, Unger S & Oberbauer SF (2018) Short term changes in moisture content drive strong changes in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and gross primary productivity in four Arctic moss communities. Remote Sensing of Environment, 212, pp. 114-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.04.041
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Biogenic silica accumulation varies across tussock tundra plant functional type
Carey JC, Parker TC, Fetcher N & Tang J (2017) Biogenic silica accumulation varies across tussock tundra plant functional type. Functional Ecology, 31 (11), pp. 2177-2187. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12912
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Parker T, Tang J, Clark MB, Moody MM & Fetcher N (2017) Ecotypic differences in the phenology of the tundra species Eriophorum vaginatum reflect sites of origin. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (22), pp. 9775-9786. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3445
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Parker T, Sadowsky J, Dunleavy H, Subke J, Frey S & Wookey P (2017) Slowed biogeochemical cycling in sub-arctic birch forest linked to reduced mycorrhizal growth and community change after a defoliation event. Ecosystems, 20 (2), pp. 316-330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-016-0026-7
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Parker T, Subke J & Wookey P (2015) Rapid carbon turnover beneath shrub and tree vegetation is associated with low soil carbon stocks at a subarctic treeline. Global Change Biology, 21 (5), pp. 2070-2081. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12793
