Expertise
- Ecology of tidal and inland wetlands
- Wetland restoration
- Botany and plant ecology
Education
- Ph.D., Botany, Louisiana State University (1996)
- B.S., Biology, Tufts University (1983)
- B.S., Engineering (Environmental Focus), Tufts University (1983)
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dr. Andy Baldwin is Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology. His research and teaching focus on plant and ecosystem ecology of natural and restored wetlands and his extension focus is on wetland restoration. He is interested in both coastal and inland wetlands, with the goals of understanding links between plant regeneration, carbon and nitrogen cycling, invasive species, and global change and applying that knowledge to improve wetland restoration outcomes. He is certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist (P.W.S.) and is past President, Fellow, and Lifetime Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists.
Professional Details
Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
Andrew H. Baldwin
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
University of Maryland, College Park
baldwin@umd.edu, 301-405-7855
Professional Preparation
Tufts University, Medford, MA, Biology (Botany), B.S. 1983
Tufts University, Medford, MA, Engineering (Environmental), B.S. 1983
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Botany, Ph.D., 1996
Appointments
2015-present Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Department, University of Maryland
2002-2015 Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Department (2006-2015) and Biological Resources Engineering Department (2002-2006), University of Maryland
1996-2002 Assistant Professor, Biological Resources Engineering Department, University of Maryland
Other Professional Experience
Environmental Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington, DC. Intergovernmental Personnel Act detail. February-August 2018.
Senior Ecologist and Department Manager, Department of Applied Ecology, ABB Environmental, Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts (1986-1992)
Environmental Engineer, Alliance Technologies, Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts (1984-1986)
Representative Publications
Please see Google Scholar for a full list of publications.
Books Edited
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Batzer, D.P., and A.H. Baldwin (eds.), 2012. Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns. University of California Press, Berkeley. 408 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0520271647. Note: My contribution was about 40% of the total effort. |
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Barendregt, A., D.F. Whigham, and A.H. Baldwin (eds.), 2009. Tidal Freshwater Wetlands. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. 320 pp. Note: My contribution was about 30% of the total effort. |
Representative Journal Articles
| Scott, B., A.H. Baldwin, and S. A. Yarwood. 2024. Consequences of organic matter amendments for methane emissions and soil and vegetation development in a restored wetland. Wetlands Ecology and Management 32:171–190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-023-09967-8 |
| Brooks, H., Jacobson, S., Baldwin, A., McCormick, M., Kettenring, K., Buehl, E., Whigham, D. (2024). Long-term periodic management of Phragmites australis maintains native brackish wetland plant communities. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 32: 409–421 |
| Keshta, A.E., Yarwood, S.A. & Baldwin, A.H. Methane emissions are highly variable across wetland habitats in natural and restored tidal freshwater wetlands. Wetlands 43, 53 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01701-7 |
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Mozdzer, T.J., J.M. Meschter, A.H. Baldwin, J.S. Caplan, and J.P. Megonigal, 2023. Mining of deep nitrogen facilitates Phragmites australis invasion in coastal saltmarshes. Estuaries and Coasts 46, 998–1008. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01146-x |
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Scott, B., A.H. Baldwin, and S. A. Yarwood, 2022. Quantification of potential methane emissions associated with organic matter amendments following oxic soil inundation. Biogeosciences. 19, 1151–1164. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1151-2022 |
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Allen, J.R., J.C. Cornwell, and A.H. Baldwin, 2021. Contributions of organic and mineral matter to vertical accretion in tidal wetlands across a Chesapeake Bay subestuary. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 9(7), 751. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9070751 |
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Keshta, A.E., S.A.Yarwood, and A.H. Baldwin, 2021. A new in situ method showed greater persistence of added soil organic matter in natural than restored wetlands. Restoration Ecology e13437. https://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1111/rec.13437 |
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Maietta, C.E., Z.A. Bernstein, J.R. Gaimaro, J.S. Buyer, M.C. Rabenhorst, V.L. Monsaint-Queeney, A.H. Baldwin, and S.A. Yarwood, 2019. Aggregation but not organo-metal complexes contributed to C storage in tidal freshwater wetland soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. doi:10.2136/sssaj2018.05.0199 |
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Delgado, P., P. Hensel, and A. Baldwin, 2018. Understanding the impacts of climate change: an analysis of inundation, marsh elevation, and plant communities in a tidal freshwater marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 41: 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0342-y |
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Beckett, L.H., A.H. Baldwin, and M.S. Kearney, 2016. Tidal marshes across a Chesapeake Bay subestuary are not keeping up with sea-level rise., PLoS ONE 11(7): e0159753. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159753 |
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Prasse, C.E., A.H. Baldwin, and S.A. Yarwood, 2015. Site history and edaphic features override the influence of plant species on microbial communities in restored tidal freshwater wetlands. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81: 3482-3491. |
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Baldwin, A.H., K. Jensen, and M. Schönfeldt, 2014. Warming increases plant biomass and reduces diversity across continents, latitudes, and species migration scenarios in experimental wetland communities. Global Change Biology 20:835-850. |
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Baldwin, A.H., 2013. Nitrogen and phosphorus differentially affect annual and perennial plants in tidal freshwater and oligohaline wetlands. Estuaries and Coasts 36:547–558. |
Synergistic Activities
- Fellow, Society of Wetland Scientists (elected 2019)
- Professional Wetland Scientist, Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program, PWS No. 2997.
- President of Society of Wetland Scientists (2009-2010). Also served as President of the SWS Mid-Atlantic Chapter and as chair or member of several other SWS committees as chair or member.
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses on wetland ecology and wetland restoration.
- Mentor undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students in wetland research.
- Reviewer for 30+ journals and 30+ agencies.
