Mark H. Stolt

Natural Resources Science faculty member, Mark Stolt
  • Professor
  • Department of Natural Resources Science
  • Phone: 401.874.2915
  • Email: mstolt@uri.edu
  • Office Location: Coastal Institute, Office #112

Research

Dr. Stolt’s interests are in the application of soil science to environmental issues and problems. Current research focuses on coastal and riparian ecosystems relative to carbon sequestration and accounting; effects of accelerated sea level rise on salt marsh degradation and migration; management strategies for restoration of salt marshes; identifying groundwater discharge areas into estuaries; developing soil-based interpretations for subaqueous soils (aquaculture, dredging, SAV restoration); understanding temperature and hydrologic factors in greenhouse gas fluxes in vernal pools; using Mn sensors as to identify hot spots for denitrification in riparian wetlands, the distribution of subaqueous soils in estuaries, and soil morphology-aquic condition relationships.

Education

Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1990

Selected Publications

  1. Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2019. Pollen preservation in alluvial soils: implications for paleoecology and land use studies. SSSAJ 83: 1595-1600. doi:10.2136/sssaj2019.01.0025
  2. Duball, C.E., J.A. Amador, L.E. Salisbury, and M.H. Stolt. 2019. Impacts of oyster aquaculture on subaqueous soils and infauna. JEQuality 48:1890-1898. doi:10.2134/jeq2019.03.0099.
  3. Addy K, A.J. Gold, M.K. Welsh, P.V. August, M.H. Stolt, C.P. Arango, and P.M. Groffman. 2019. Connectivity and Nitrate Uptake Potential of Intermittent Streams in the Northeast USA. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:225. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00225
  4. Paolucci, A.J., and M.H. Stolt. 2018. Assessing dynamic soil properties in southern New England forests within an ecological site framework. SSSAJ 82:1191-1202.
  5. Galbraith, J.M, M.H. Stolt, M.C. Rabenhorst, and M.D. Ransom. 2018. Impacts of fundamental changes to Soil Taxonomy. South African J. Plant and Soil. doi:0.1080/02571862.2017.1419386
  6. Wessel, B.M., J.M. Galbraith, M.H. Stolt, M.C. Rabenhorst, D.S. Fanning, and M.J. Levine. 2018. Soil taxonomy proposals for acid sulfate soils and subaqueous soils raised by the 8th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference. South African J. Plant and Soil. 35:293-295, DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2017.1387820
  7. Bakken, J., and M.H. Stolt. 2017. Mapping freshwater subaqueous soil resources: Examples from southern New England. SSSAJ 82:403-412.
  8. Payne, M.K., and M.H. Stolt. 2017. Understanding sulfide distribution in subaqueous soil systems. Geoderma 308:207-214.
  9. Salisbury, A., M.H. Stolt, and D. Surabian. 2017. Simulated upland placement of estuarine dredged materials. Geoderma 308:226-234.
  10. Stolt, M., J. Turenne, and M. Payne. 2017. Subaqueous soil survey. p. 505-524 In C. Ditzler, K. Scheffe, and H.C. Monger (eds.) Soil survey manual, USDA Handbook 18, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.