Jon Sweetman
Assistant Research Professor
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Most Recent Publications
Effects of meteorological variability on chemical changes in two hydrologically distinct prairie-pothole wetlands
Kui Hu, David M. Mushet, Jon N. Sweetman, 2025, Journal of Hydrology
Drought dilemmas: Exploring the impact of drying on macroinvertebrate diversity in vernal ponds
Mason Ward, S Hermann, Jon Sweetman, 2024,
Common use herbicides increase wetland greenhouse gas emissions
Christine M. Cornish, Olivia F. Johnson, Sheel Bansal, Jacob A. Meier, Ted D. Harris, Jon N. Sweetman, 2024, Science of the Total Environment
Reviews and Syntheses: Variable Inundation Across Earth’s Terrestrial Ecosystems.
James Stegen, Amy Burgin, Michelle Busch, Joshua Fisher, Joshua Ladau, Jenna Abrahamson, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Li Li, Xingyuan Chen, Thibault Datry, Nate McDowell, Corianne Tatariw, Anna Braswell, Jillian Deines, Julia Gauimond, Peter Regier, Kenton Rod, Edward Bam, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, INke Forbrich, Kristin Jaeger, Teri O'Meara, Tim Scheibe, Erin Seybold, Jon Sweetman, Jianqui Zheng, Daniel Allen, Elizabeth Herndon, Beth Middleton, Scott Painter, Kevin Roche, Julian Scamardo, Ross Vander Vorste, Kristin Boye, Ellen Wohl, Margaret Zimmer, Kelly Hondula, Maggi Laan, Anna Marshall, Kaizad Patel, 2024, EGU Biogeosciences
Decadal changes in microplastic accumulation in freshwater sediments: Evaluating influencing factors
Jutamas Bussarakum, William D. Burgos, Samuel Cohen, Kimberly Van Meter, John Sweetman, Patrick J. Drohan, Raymond Gabriel Najjar, Jr., R Najjar, J Arriola, Katharina Pankratz, Lisa Emili, Nathaniel Richard Warner, 2024, Science of the Total Environment on p. 176619
Monitoring Long-term Microplastics Contamination and Influential Factors in Freshwater Sediment Cores in Pennsylvania, USA
Jutamas Bussarakum, Samuel B. Cohen, Kimberly Van Meter, Jon Sweetman, Lisa A. Emili, Nathaniel R. Warner, 2024,
How Benthic Sediment Microbial Communities Respond to Glyphosate and Its Metabolite: a Microcosm Experiment
Christine M. Cornish, Peter Bergholz, Kaycie Schmidt, Jon Sweetman, 2023, Microbial Ecology
A perspective on how glyphosate and 2,4-D in wetlands may impact climate change
Christine M. Cornish, Jon N. Sweetman, 2023, Frontiers in Environmental Science
A functional definition to distinguish ponds from lakes and wetlands
David C. Richardson, Meredith A. Holgerson, Matthew J. Farragher, Kathryn K. Hoffman, Katelyn B.S. King, María B. Alfonso, Mikkel R. Andersen, Kendra Spence Cheruveil, Kristen A. Coleman, Mary Jade Farruggia, Rocio Luz Fernandez, Kelly L. Hondula, Gregorio A. López Moreira Mazacotte, Katherine Paul, Benjamin L. Peierls, Joseph S. Rabaey, Steven Sadro, María Laura Sánchez, Robyn L. Smyth, Jon N. Sweetman, 2022, Scientific Reports
Climate and Land Use Driven Ecosystem Homogenization in the Prairie Pothole Region
Kyle McLean, David Mushet, Jon Sweetman, 2022, Water (Switzerland)
Most-Cited Papers
A functional definition to distinguish ponds from lakes and wetlands
David C. Richardson, Meredith A. Holgerson, Matthew J. Farragher, Kathryn K. Hoffman, Katelyn B.S. King, María B. Alfonso, Mikkel R. Andersen, Kendra Spence Cheruveil, Kristen A. Coleman, Mary Jade Farruggia, Rocio Luz Fernandez, Kelly L. Hondula, Gregorio A. López Moreira Mazacotte, Katherine Paul, Benjamin L. Peierls, Joseph S. Rabaey, Steven Sadro, María Laura Sánchez, Robyn L. Smyth, Jon N. Sweetman, 2022, Scientific Reports
The role of organic nutrients in structuring freshwater phytoplankton communities in a rapidly changing world
Kaitlin L. Reinl, Ted D. Harris, Inge Elfferich, Ayooluwateso Coker, Qing Zhan, Lisette N. De Senerpont Domis, Ana M. Morales-Williams, Ruchi Bhattacharya, Hans Peter Grossart, Rebecca L. North, Jon N. Sweetman, 2022, Water Research
Classifying Mixing Regimes in Ponds and Shallow Lakes
Meredith A. Holgerson, David C. Richardson, Joseph Roith, Lauren E. Bortolotti, Kerri Finlay, Daniel J. Hornbach, Kshitij Gurung, Andrew Ness, Mikkel R. Andersen, Sheel Bansal, Jacques C. Finlay, Jacob A. Cianci-Gaskill, Shannon Hahn, Benjamin D. Janke, Cory McDonald, Jorrit P. Mesman, Rebecca L. North, Cassandra O. Roberts, Jon N. Sweetman, Jackie R. Webb, 2022, Water Resources Research
Limnological regime shifts caused by climate warming and Lesser Snow Goose population expansion in the western Hudson Bay Lowlands (Manitoba, Canada)
Lauren A. Macdonald, Nicole Farquharson, Gillian Merritt, Sam Fooks, Andrew S. Medeiros, Roland I. Hall, Brent B. Wolfe, Merrin L. Macrae, Jon N. Sweetman, 2015, Ecology and Evolution on p. 921-939
Invertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands in the age of the aquatic Homogenocene
Kyle I. McLean, David M. Mushet, Jon N. Sweetman, Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth, 2020, Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health on p. 3773-3793
Source water inputs and catchment characteristics regulate limnological conditions of shallow subarctic lakes (Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada)
Ann M. Balasubramaniam, Roland I. Hall, Brent B. Wolfe, Jon N. Sweetman, Xiaowa Wang, 2015, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences on p. 1058-1072
Distribution and Concentration of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Waterfowl Production Areas in West Central Minnesota
Nate Williams, Jon Sweetman, 2019, Wetlands on p. 311-319
Environmental drivers of cladoceran assemblages at a continental scale: A synthesis of Alaskan and Canadian datasets
Andrew L. Labaj, Adam Jeziorski, Joshua Kurek, Joseph R. Bennett, Brian F. Cumming, Anna M. DeSellas, Jennifer B. Korosi, Andrew M. Paterson, Jon N. Sweetman, Joshua R. Thienpont, John P. Smol, 2021, Freshwater Biology on p. 949-967
Long-term multidecadal data from a prairie-pothole wetland complex reveal controls on aquatic-macroinvertebrate communities
Kyle I. McLean, David M. Mushet, Wesley E. Newton, Jon N. Sweetman, 2021, Ecological Indicators
Effects of neonicotinoids on the emergence and composition of chironomids in the Prairie Pothole Region
Nate Williams, Jon Sweetman, 2019, Environmental Science and Pollution Research on p. 3862-3868
News Articles Featuring Jon Sweetman
Mar 15, 2025
Ag Sciences research institute SAFES funds projects addressing critical issues
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, through its Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, known as SAFES, announced funding awards to accelerate the advancement of its Critical Issues Initiatives. These initiatives serve as the college’s impact hubs, addressing urgent and high-impact challenges through targeted efforts and innovative projects.
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Oct 29, 2024
Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production
Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.
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