Moeka Ono


Post-Secondary Education

Texas A & M University
Doctor of Philosophy
Ecology & Conservation Biology


Teaching Experience

Lecturer:

  • Introduction to Environmental Science, Austin Community College. Spring 2026.

Guest lecturer:

  • Introduction to Soil Science, Victor Valley College. Fall 2025.
  • Fire Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Texas A&M University. Spring 2025.

Teaching assistant:

  • Senior Writing, Texas A&M University. Spring 2025.
  • Field Studies in Forest Ecosystems, Texas A&M University. Summer 2023.
  • Principles of Forestry, Texas A&M University. Fall 2022.
  • Training on Surveying, Hokkaido University. Spring 2019.


Professional Publications

Peer-reviewed journal article:

  • Buareal, K., Kato, H., Kato, T., Ono, M., Watanabe, D., Mizuno, M. (2025). Long-term production data for six major crops at the prefectural level in Japan from 1883 to 2022. Scientific Data. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06394-7
  • Ono, M., Mitra, B., Baniya, B., Kim, D., Noormets, A. (2025). The use of newly assimilated photosynthates by soil autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration on a diurnal scale. Biogeosciences. DOI: 10.5194/bg-22-5833-2025  
  • Ono, M., Noormets, A. (2025). Impacts of harvesting and prescribed burning on forest soil carbon dynamics: A global meta-analysis. Forests, 16(10), 1555. DOI: 10.3390/f16101555
  • Ono M, Noormets, A., Mitchell, S. (2025). The effect of the frequency of prescribed burning on annual soil carbon balance in a loblolly-shortleaf pine forest in East Texas. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 8:1602557. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.160255

Book chapter:

  • Noormets, A., Miao, G., Kim, D., Ono, M., McNulty, S. G. (2024). Mitigation potential of forests: Challenges to carbon accrual in the ecosystem. Future Forests, 75-94, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-90430-8.00013-7



Published: May 18, 2026