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2020
Bowles, T. M., M. Mooshammer, Y. Socolar, F. Calderón, M. A. Cavigelli, S. W. Culman, W. Deen, C. F. Drury, A. Garcia y Garcia, A. C. Gaudin, W. S. Harkrom, R. M. Lehman, S. L. Osborne, G. P. Robertson, J. Salerno, M. R. Schmer, J. Strock, and A. S. Grandy. 2020. Long-term evidence shows that crop rotation diversification increases agricultural resilience to adverse growing conditions in North America. One Earth 2:284-293.
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2018
Peralta, A. L., Y. Sun, M. , M.D., and J. T. Lennon. 2018. Crop rotational diversity increases enhances disease suppressive capacity of soil microbiomes. Ecosphere 9:e02235.
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2017
O'Neill, B. 2017. Increasing rotational complexity in row crops restructures microbial communities and soil nutrient dynamics. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
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2016
McDaniel, M. D., A. S. Grandy, L. K. Tiemann, and M. N. Weintraub. 2016. Eleven years of crop diversification alters decomposition dynamics of litter mixtures incubated with soil. Ecosphere 7:e01426.
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McDaniel, M. D. and A. S. Grandy. 2016. Soil microbial biomass and function are altered by 12 years of crop rotation. Soil 2:583-599.

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2015
Tiemann, L. K., A. S. Grandy, E. E. Atkinson, E. Marin-Spiotta, and M. D. McDaniel. 2015. Crop rotational diversity enhances belowground communities and functions in an agroecosystem. Ecology Letters 18:761-771.
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2014
Lee, Z. and T. M. Schmidt. 2014. Bacterial growth efficiency varies in soils under different land management practices. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 69:282-289.
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McDaniel, M. D., A. S. Grandy, L. K. Tiemann, and M. N. Weintraub. 2014. Crop rotation complexity regulates the decomposition of high and low quality residues. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 78:243-254.

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2011
Lee, Z. 2011. Bacterial growth efficiency: Assessment in terrestrial ecosystems. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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2010
Costamagna, A. C., B. P. McCornack, D. W. Ragsdale, and D. A. Landis. 2010. Development and validation of node-based sample units for estimating soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) densities in field cage experiments. Journal of Economic Entomology 103:1483-1492.
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2008
Costamagna, A. C., D. A. Landis, and M. J. Brewer. 2008. The role of natural enemy guilds in Aphis glycines suppression. Biological Control 45:368-379.
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Smith, R. G., K. L. Gross, and G. P. Robertson. 2008. Effects of crop diversity on agroecosystem function: Crop yield response. Ecosystems 11:355-366.

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2007
Smith, R. G. and K. L. Gross. 2007. Assembly of weed communities along a crop diversity gradient. Journal of Applied Ecology 44:1046-1056.
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2006
Costamagna, A. C. 2006. Do varying natural enemy assemblages impact Aphis glycines population dynamics? Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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Smith, R. G. and K. L. Gross. 2006. Rapid change in the germinable fraction of the weed seed bank in crop rotations. Weed Science 54:1094-1100.

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Smith, R. G. 2006. Timing of tillage is an important filter on the assembly of weed communities. Weed Science 54:705-712.

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2005
Smith, R. G., K. L. Gross, and S. Januchowski. 2005. Earthworms and weed seed distribution in annual crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 108:363-367.
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