Kai Rains
Research Associate Professor
Organization: University of South Florida
Education: Ph.D. in Ecology (Soil Nutrients and Mycorrhizal Ecology), University of California, Davis
The central theme of my research is ecosystem response to environmental stress such as inundation, disturbance, and soil nutrient limitations. I study response at the organismal level, including root growth and mycorrhizal associations and at the landscape level such as application of geospatial tools to natural resource assessment with a focus on waters and wetlands.
Selected Publications:
Website: http://myweb.usf.edu/~krains/ecohydrology/
Subject Areas:
Ecology, Geology/Soils
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Rains, K.C., Bledsoe, C.S., Kraus, T.E.C., & Wurzburger, N. (2024). Evidence that ericoid mycorrhizal shrubs can outcompete ectomycorrhizal trees for nitrogen in tannin-rich litter.
Ecosphere,
15(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4818
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Van Alphen, R.,
Rains, K.C., Rodgers, M., Malservisi, R., & Dixon, T. (2024). UAV-based wetland monitoring : Multispectral and lidar fusion with random forest classification.
Drones,
8(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8030113
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Stepchinski, L.M., Rains, M.C., Lee, L.C., Lis, R.A., Nutter, W.L.,
Rains, K.C., & Stewart, S.R. (2023). Hydrologic Connectivity and Flow Generation from California Vernal Pool, Swale, and Headwater Stream Complexes to Downstream Waters.
Wetlands,
43(34). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01678-3
