Works (39)

Updated: August 13th, 2023 05:00

2023 article

Algal blooms in a river-dominated estuary and nearshore region of Florida, USA: the influence of regulated discharges from water control structures on hydrologic and nutrient conditions

Phlips, E. J., Badylak, S., Mathews, A. L., Milbrandt, E. C., Montefiore, L. R., Morrison, E. S., … Stelling, B. (2023, February 1). HYDROBIOLOGIA, Vol. 2.

By: E. Phlips*, S. Badylak*, A. Mathews*, E. Milbrandt*, L. Montefiore n, E. Morrison*, N. Nelson n, B. Stelling*

author keywords: Caloosahatchee Estuary; Lake Okeechobee; Red tides; Karenia; Akashiwo; Eutrophication; Climate change
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 27, 2023

2023 journal article

Machine learning approach for modeling daily pluvial flood dynamics in agricultural landscapes

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE, 167.

By: E. Fidan n, J. Gray n, B. Doll n & N. Nelson n

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 30, 2023

2023 journal article

Optimization of the number and locations of the calibration stations needed to monitor soil moisture using distributed temperature sensing systems: A proof-of-concept study

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 620.

By: M. Shehata n, P. Gentine*, N. Nelson n & C. Sayde n

author keywords: Distributed temperature sensing; Soil thermal properties; Soil moisture; Single-probe heat-pulse; Hierarchical clustering
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 7, 2023

2023 article

Patterns and drivers of nutrient trends in flood-impacted surface waters: Insights from Bayesian modeling approaches

Fidan, E., Emanuel, R., Reich, B., Harris, A., & Nelson, N. (2023, May 15).

By: E. Fidan n, R. Emanuel*, B. Reich n, A. Harris n & N. Nelson n

Source: ORCID
Added: February 26, 2023

2023 journal article

TESTING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN A TRADITIONAL AND UAV-BASED METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING SKIPS IN SUBOPTIMAL COTTON STANDS

JOURNAL OF THE ASABE, 66(1), 149–153.

By: E. Martinez, J. Ward*, G. Collins* & N. Nelson*

author keywords: Agriculture; Altman; Bland; Drone; Gaps; Precision; Remote; Sensing; UAS
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 12, 2023

2023 journal article

Vulnerability of Estuarine Systems in the Contiguous United States to Water Quality Change Under Future Climate and Land-Use

EARTHS FUTURE, 11(3).

By: L. Montefiore n, N. Nelson n, M. Staudinger* & A. Terando n

author keywords: estuaries; vulnerability; climate change; land-use change; water quality; nutrient
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 24, 2023

2022 journal article

Can a simple water quality model effectively estimate runoff-driven nutrient loads to estuarine systems? A national-scale comparison of STEPLgrid and SPARROW

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE, 150.

By: L. Montefiore n & N. Nelson n

author keywords: Nonpoint source pollution; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Water quality modeling; Eutrophication; SPARROW; STEPL
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 12, 2022

2022 journal article

Characterizing soil water content variability across spatial scales from optimized high-resolution distributed temperature sensing technique

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 612.

By: M. Shehata n, P. Gentine*, N. Nelson n & C. Sayde n

author keywords: Distributed Temperature Sensing; Soil thermal properties; Soil moisture; Single-Probe Heat-Pulse; Statistical learning; Remote sensing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 13, 2023

2022 journal article

Implementing FAIR data management practices in shellfish sanitation

AQUACULTURE REPORTS, 26.

By: N. Nelson n, J. Cothran*, D. Ramage*, M. Carr n, K. Skiles* & D. Porter*

author keywords: Water quality; Long-term monitoring; Fecal coliforms; Data sharing; Data archiving
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 17, 2022

2022 journal article

Managing nitrogen legacies to accelerate water quality improvement

NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 15(2), 97–105.

By: N. Basu*, K. Van Meter*, D. Byrnes*, P. Van Cappellen*, R. Brouwer*, B. Jacobsen*, J. Jarsjo*, D. Rudolph* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 7, 2022

2022 journal article

Reconstructing the historical expansion of industrial swine production from Landsat imagery

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1).

By: L. Montefiore n, N. Nelson n, A. Dean n & M. Sharara n

MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry / history; Animals; Environmental Monitoring / history; Farms / history; Food Industry / history; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; North Carolina; Pork Meat; Sewage; Sus scrofa; Time Factors; Waste Disposal, Fluid / history
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 21, 2022

2022 article

Ten Simple Rules for Researchers Who Want to Develop Web Apps

Saia, S., Nelson, N., Young, S., Parham, S., & Vandegrift, M. (2022, January 31). (Vol. 1). Vol. 1.

By: S. Saia, N. Nelson*, S. Young*, S. Parham & M. Vandegrift*

Source: ORCID
Added: July 19, 2021

2022 journal article

Ten simple rules for researchers who want to develop web apps

PLOS Computational Biology.

By: S. Saia n, N. Nelson n, S. Young n, S. Parham n & M. Vandegrift n

Ed(s): S. Markel

MeSH headings : Computational Biology / methods; Computational Biology / organization & administration; Humans; Internet; Software; Software Design
Source: ORCID
Added: January 7, 2022

2022 article

Transitioning Machine Learning from Theory to Practice in Natural Resources Management

Saia, S., Nelson, N., Huseth, A., Grieger, K., & Reich, B. (2022, January 31). (Vol. 1). Vol. 1.

By: S. Saia, N. Nelson*, A. Huseth*, K. Grieger* & B. Reich

Source: ORCID
Added: February 2, 2022

2021 journal article

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: A SYNTHESIS ON NUTRIENT REDUCTION FROM AGRICULTURAL EFFLUENTS

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASABE, 64(2), 625–639.

By: T. Messer*, T. Moore, N. Nelson*, L. Ahiablame, E. Bean*, C. Boles, S. Cook, S. Hall, J. McMaine, D. Schlea

author keywords: Agricultural wastewater; Agricultural water quality; Aquaculture; Cropland runoff; Greenhouse; Hydroponic; Livestock; Review; Subsurface; Treatment wetland
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 24, 2021

2021 journal article

Computer vision approach to characterize size and shape phenotypes of horticultural crops using high-throughput imagery

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 182, 106011.

author keywords: Crop phenotyping; Machine learning; Computer vision
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: March 18, 2021

2021 journal article

Cyclical Patterns and a Regime Shift in the Character of Phytoplankton Blooms in a Restricted Sub-Tropical Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon, Florida, United States

FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 8.

By: E. Phlips*, S. Badylak*, N. Nelson n, L. Hall*, C. Jacoby*, M. Lasi*, J. Lockwood*, J. Miller*

author keywords: harmful algae blooms; brown tide; red tide; Aureoumbra lagunensis; Pyrodinium bahamense
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 26, 2021

2021 journal article

Determination of vadose zone and saturated zone nitrate lag times using long-term groundwater monitoring data and statistical machine learning

HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, 25(2), 811–829.

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: February 21, 2021

2021 article

Estimating the Influence of Oyster Reef Chains on Freshwater Detention at the Estuary Scale Using Landsat-8 Imagery

Alonso, A., Nelson, N. G., Yurek, S., Kaplan, D., Olabarrieta, M., & Frederick, P. (2021, May 26). ESTUARIES AND COASTS, Vol. 5.

author keywords: Landsat 8; Satellite imagery; Salinity; Oyster reefs; Suwannee River; Gulf of Mexico
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: May 27, 2021

2021 journal article

Geospatial distribution of hypoxia associated with a Karenia brevis bloom

ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 259.

By: E. Milbrandt, A. Martignette, M. Thompson, R. Bartleson, E. Phlips, S. Badylak, N. Nelson*

author keywords: Caloosahatchee; phytoplankton; stratification; hypoxia; red tide
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 16, 2021

2021 article

Hazardous Spills at Retired Fertilizer Manufacturing Plants Will Continue to Occur in the Absence of Scientific Innovation and Regulatory Enforcement

Nelson, N. G., Cuchiara, M. L., Hendren, C. O., Jones, J. L., & Marshall, A.-M. (2021, December 21). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 55, pp. 16267–16269.

By: N. Nelson n, M. Cuchiara n, C. Hendren*, J. Jones n & A. Marshall*

author keywords: phosphorus; phosphate; risk; phosphogypsum; contamination; policy
MeSH headings : Calcium Sulfate; Fertilizers; Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities; Phosphorus
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: December 1, 2021

2021 journal article

Microbial Contamination in Environmental Waters of Rural and Agriculturally-Dominated Landscapes Following Hurricane Florence

ACS ES&T WATER, 1(9), 2012–2019.

By: A. Harris n, E. Fidan n, N. Nelson n, R. Emanuel n, T. Jass n, S. Kathariou n, J. Niedermeyer n, M. Sharara n ...

author keywords: Fecal contamination; floodwater quality; enteric pathogens; microbial source tracking
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 24, 2021

2020 journal article

Can the Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) Protocol Predict the Biotic Condition of Streams in the Southeast Piedmont (USA)?

Water, 12(5).

By: S. Donatich n, B. Doll n, J. Page n & N. Nelson n

author keywords: streams; rivers; restoration; ecological; stream function; benthic macroinvertebrates; stream quantification tool (SQT); stream functions pyramid framework; compensatory mitigation
Source: ORCID
Added: May 23, 2020

2020 article

Determination of vadose and saturated-zone nitrate lag times using long-term groundwater monitoring data and statistical machine learning

Wells, M. J., Gilmore, T. E., Nelson, N., Mittelstet, A., & Böhlke, J. K. (2020, May 5). (Vol. 5). Vol. 5.

By: M. Wells, T. Gilmore, N. Nelson*, A. Mittelstet & J. Böhlke

Source: ORCID
Added: July 7, 2020

2020 journal article

Flood Flow Frequency Analysis to Estimate Potential Floodplain Nitrogen Treatment during Overbank Flow Events in Urban Stream Restoration Projects

Water, 12(6), 1568.

By: B. Doll n, J. Kurki-Fox n, J. Page n, N. Nelson n & J. Johnson n

author keywords: floodplain reconnection; flow frequency; flow separation; nutrient retention
Source: ORCID
Added: June 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Hurricanes, El Niño and harmful algal blooms in two sub-tropical Florida estuaries: Direct and indirect impacts

Scientific Reports, 10(1).

By: E. Phlips*, S. Badylak*, N. Nelson n & K. Havens*

Source: ORCID
Added: February 6, 2020

2020 journal article

Parameter uncertainty drives important incongruities between simulated chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton functional group dynamics in a mechanistic management model

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE, 129.

By: N. Nelson n, R. Munoz-Carpena* & E. Phlips*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 29, 2020

2020 journal article

Search for Campylobacter reveals high prevalence and pronounced genetic diversity of Arcobacter butzleri in floodwater samples associated with Hurricane Florence, North Carolina, USA

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86(20), 1–14.

By: J. Niedermeyer n, W. Miller*, E. Yee*, A. Harris n, R. Emanuel n, T. Jass n, N. Nelson n, S. Kathariou n

Ed(s): C. Elkins

author keywords: Arcobacter; Arcobacter butzleri; Campylobacter; Campylobacter jejuni; floodwaters; hurricane; MLST; genotype
MeSH headings : Arcobacter / genetics; Arcobacter / isolation & purification; Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification; Cyclonic Storms; Floods; Genotype; Multilocus Sequence Typing; North Carolina; Rivers / microbiology
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2020

2020 article

Supplementary material to "Determination of vadose and saturated-zone nitrate lag times using long-term groundwater monitoring data and statistical machine learning"

Wells, M. J., Gilmore, T. E., Nelson, N., Mittelstet, A., & Böhlke, J. K. (2020, May 5). (Vol. 5). Vol. 5.

By: M. Wells, T. Gilmore, N. Nelson*, A. Mittelstet & J. Böhlke

Source: ORCID
Added: July 7, 2020

2020 journal article

Transitioning Machine Learning from Theory to Practice in Natural Resources Management

Ecological Modelling, 435, 109257.

By: S. Saia, N. Nelson, A. Huseth, K. Grieger & B. Reich

author keywords: Machine learning; Natural resources management; Stakeholders; Decision-support tools; Decision-making; Process-based modeling
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: October 19, 2020

2019 journal article

Featured Collection Introduction: The Emerging Science of Aquatic System Connectivity I

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, 55(2), 287–293.

By: C. Jones*, N. Nelson n & L. Smith*

author keywords: aquatic system connectivity; hydrologic connectivity; ecosystem functions; ecosystem services
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 29, 2019

2019 article

Featured Collection Introduction: The Emerging Science of Aquatic System Connectivity II

Smith, L. L., Jones, C. N., & Nelson, N. G. (2019, June). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, Vol. 55, pp. 526–528.

By: L. Smith*, C. Jones* & N. Nelson n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 24, 2019

2019 journal article

Undergraduate Perceptions of Climate Education Exposure in Natural Resources Management

Transactions of the ASABE, 62(3), 831–839.

By: N. Nelson*, L. Montefiore*, C. Anthony*, L. Merriman*, E. Kuster & G. Fox*

author keywords: Climate change; Climate science; Natural resources management; Postsecondary education; Undergraduate education; United States
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: July 15, 2019

2019 journal article

Wetland Ecosystem Resilience: Protecting and Restoring Valuable Ecosystems

Transactions of the ASABE, 62(6), 1541–1543.

By: T. Messer, K. Douglas-Mankin, N. Nelson* & J. Etheridge

author keywords: Agricultural wetlands; Resiliency; Temporal data; Treatment wetlands; Water chemistry; Water quality; Water treatment
Source: ORCID
Added: January 21, 2020

2018 journal article

Post hoc support vector machine learning for impedimetric biosensors based on weak protein-ligand interactions

ANALYST, 143(9), 2066–2075.

By: Y. Rong*, A. Padron*, K. Hagerty*, N. Nelson n, S. Chi, N. Keyhani*, J. Katz*, S. Datta*, C. Gomes*, E. McLamore*

MeSH headings : Acetone / analysis; Animals; Biosensing Techniques; Cell Phone; Electric Impedance; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Ligands; Proteins / chemistry; Software; Support Vector Machine; Tsetse Flies
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Revealing Biotic and Abiotic Controls of Harmful Algal Blooms in a Shallow Subtropical Lake through Statistical Machine Learning

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52(6), 3527–3535.

By: N. Nelson n, R. Munoz-Carpena*, E. Phlips*, D. Kaplan*, P. Sucsy* & J. Hendrickson*

MeSH headings : Cyanobacteria; Eutrophication; Florida; Harmful Algal Bloom; Humans; Lakes; Machine Learning
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

A novel quantile method reveals spatiotemporal shifts in phytoplankton biomass descriptors between bloom and non-bloom conditions in a subtropical estuary

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 567, 57–78.

author keywords: Quantile regression; Time series modeling; Spatial patterns; Cyanobacteria; Florida Bay
Source: ORCID
Added: December 31, 2019

2017 journal article

Temporal variability in the importance of hydrologic, biotic, and climatic descriptors of dissolved oxygen dynamics in a shallow tidal-marsh creek

Water Resources Research, 53(8), 7103–7120.

By: N. Nelson*, R. Muñoz-Carpena*, P. Neale*, M. Tzortziou* & J. Megonigal*

Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 31, 2019

2012 journal article

Apoptotic susceptibility to DNA damage of pluripotent stem cells facilitates pharmacologic purging of teratoma risk

Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 1(10), 709–718.

By: A. Smith*, N. Nelson*, S. Oommen*, K. Hartjes*, C. Folmes*, A. Terzic*, T. Nelson*

author keywords: Apoptosis; Stem cells; Pluripotent stem cells; Stem cell transplantation; Tumor cell purging
MeSH headings : Animals; Annexin A5 / metabolism; Apoptosis; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / genetics; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / metabolism; Blotting, Western; Cell Differentiation; Cells, Cultured; DNA Damage; Embryoid Bodies / cytology; Embryoid Bodies / drug effects; Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology; Embryonic Stem Cells / drug effects; Embryonic Stem Cells / metabolism; Etoposide / pharmacology; Fibroblasts / cytology; Fibroblasts / drug effects; Flow Cytometry; Genomic Instability; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Lentivirus / genetics; Lentivirus / metabolism; Mice; Mice, Nude; Mutagenicity Tests / methods; Organ Specificity; Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology; Pluripotent Stem Cells / metabolism; Pluripotent Stem Cells / transplantation; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Small Interfering / genetics; RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism; Risk Factors; Teratoma / pathology; Teratoma / prevention & control; Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics; Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism
Source: ORCID
Added: March 18, 2021

Employment

Updated: December 13th, 2019 16:59

2017 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Assistant Professor Biological and Agricultural Engineering

2015 - 2016

Smithsonian Environmental Resesarch Center Edgewater, Maryland, US
NSF Graduate Research Intern and Research Affiliate

Education

Updated: December 13th, 2019 16:30

2012 - 2017

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, US
Doctor of Philosophy Agricultural and Biological Engineering

2008 - 2012

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, US
Bachelor of Science Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: December 13th, 2019 16:22

grant October 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021
Development and Implementation of a Volunteer Wetland Monitoring Program in North Carolina
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
grant August 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023
FACT: Developing Data-to-Decision Pipelines for Agroecosystem Management through High-performance Computing and Big Data Analytics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
grant February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2024
FACT: Pigs, Poultry, the Planet, and Data-Driven Problem Solving (P4)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
grant December 1, 2018 - November 30, 2019
RAPID: Collaborative Research: Assessing chemical and microbiological contamination in environmental waters in Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Florence
Directorate for Engineering
grant September 15, 2018 - February 29, 2020
RAPID: Coastal consequences of engineered water control systems: the role of freshwater discharges in Florida's ongoing harmful algal bloom crises
Directorate for Engineering
award August 1, 2012 - August 1, 2017
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation