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2023

Menefee, D., T. O. Lee, K. C. Flynn, J. Chen, M. Abraha, J. Baker, and A. Suyker. 2023. Machine learning algorithms improve MODIS GPP estimates in United States croplands. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 4:1240895.

Sciusco, P. 2023. Global warming impacts of landscape mosaic in Southwestern Michigan: A cross-scale assessment of climate benefit potentials of albedo and net ecosystem exchange. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

Wang, S. 2023. Spatio-temporal variability of bioenergy feedstock biomass yield and quality at field scale in the Great Lakes Region USA. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

2022

Malmstrom, C. M., A. K. Busch, E. A. Cole, P. Trebicki, P. Bernardo, A. K. Brown, D. A. Landis, and B. P. Werling. 2022. Emerging wild virus of native grass bioenergy feedstock is well-established in the Midwestern USA and associated with premature stand senescence. GCB Bioenergy 14:463-480.

Menefee, D., R. L. Scott, M. Abraha, J. G. Alfieri, J. Baker, D. M. Browning, J. Chen, J. Gonetg, J. M. Johnson, G. R. Miller, R. Nifong, G. P. Robertson, E. S. Ressel, N. Saliendra, A. P. Schreiner-Mcgraw, A. E. Suyker, P. Wagle, C. Wente, P. M. White, and D. Smith. 2022. Unraveling the effects of management and climate on carbon fluxes of U.S. croplands using the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem (LTAR) network. Agricultural and Forest Meterology 326:109154.

Pan, D., I. Gelfand, L. Tao, M. Abraha, K. Sun, X. Guo, J. Chen, G. P. Robertson, and M. A. Zondlo. 2022. A new open-path eddy covariance method for nitrous oxide and other trace gases that minimizes temperature corrections. Global Change Biology 28:1446-1457.

Shirkey, G., R. John, J. Chen, K. Dahlin, M. Abraha, P. Sciusco, C. Lei, and D. E. Reed. 2022. Fine resolution remote sensing spectra improves estimates of gross primary production of croplands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 326:109175.

2021

Abraha, M., J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, P. Sciusco, C. Lei, G. Shirkey, J. Yuan, and G. P. Robertson. 2021. Albedo-induced global warming impact of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands converted to annual and perennial bioenergy crops. Environmental Research Letters 16:084059.

Bell-Dereske, L. P. and S. E. Evans. 2021. Contributions of environmental and maternal transmission to the assembly of leaf fungal endophyte communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288:20210621.

Browning, D. M., E. S. Russell, G. E. Ponce-Campos, N. Kaplan, A. D. Richardson, B. Seyednasrollah, S. Spiegal, N. Saliendra, J. G. Alfieri, J. Baker, C. Bernacchi, B. T. Bestelmeyer, D. Bosch, E. H. Boughton, R. K. Boughton, P. Clark, G. Flerchinger, N. Gomez-Casanovas, S. Goslee, N. M. Haddad, D. Hoover, A. Jaradat, M. Mauritz, G. W. McCarty, G. R. Miller, J. Sadler, A. Saha, R. L. Scott, A. Suyker, C. Tweedie, J. D. Wood, X. Zhang, and S. D. Taylor. 2021. Monitoring agroecosystem productivity and phenology at a national scale: A metric assessment framework. Ecological Indicators 131:108147.

Guber, A., T. Kutlu, M. Rivers, and A. Kravchenko. 2021. Mass-balance approach to quantify water distribution in soils based on X-ray computed tomography images. European Journal of Soil Science 72:578-592.

Guber, A., E. Blagodatskaya, A. Juyal, B. S. Razavi, Y. Kuzyakov, and A. Kravchenko. 2021. Time-lapse approach to correct deficiencies of 2D soil zymography. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 157:108225.

Helms IV, J. A., K. A. Roeder, S. E. Ijelu, I. Ratcliff, and N. M. Haddad. 2021. Bioenergy landscapes drive trophic shifts in generalist ants. Journal of Animal Ecology 90:738-750.

Juyal, A., A. Guber, M. Oerther, M. Quigley, and A. Kravchenko. 2021. Pore architecture and particulate organic matter in soils under monoculture switchgrass and restored prairie in contrasting topography. Scientific Reports 11:21997.

Lei, C., M. Abraha, J. Chen, and Y. J. Su. 2021. Long-term variability of root production in bioenergy crops from ingrowth core measurements. Journal of Plant Ecology 14:757-770.

Magnoli, S. and J. A. Lau. 2021. Evolution in novel environments: do restored prairie populations experience strong selection? Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n8pk0p2s8.

Pan, D. 2021. Improving observations of greenhouse gases, reactive nitrogen, and particulate matter for effective policymaking. Dissertation, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Reed, D. E., J. M. Poe, M. Abraha, K. M. Dahlin, and J. Chen. 2021. Modeled surface-atmosphere fluxes from paired sites in the Upper Great Lakes Region using neural networks. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences 126:e2021JG006363.

2020

Abraha, M., J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2020. Long-term evapotranspiration rates for rainfed corn versus perennial bioenergy crops in a mesic landscape. Hydrological Processes 34:810-822.

Helms IV, J. A., S. E. Ijelu, B. D. Wills, D. A. Landis, and N. M. Haddad. 2020. Ant biodiversity and ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 290:106780.

Magnoli, S. and J. A. Lau. 2020. Novel plant-microbe interactions: rapid evolution of a legume-rhizobium mutualism in restored prairies. Dryad, Dataset doi: 10.5061/dryad.ttdz08ktk

Magnoli, S. M. 2020. Rapid adaptation (or not) in restored plant populations. Evolutionary Applications 13:2030-2037.

Magnoli, S. M. and J. A. Lau. 2020. Novel plant–microbe interactions: Rapid evolution of a legume–rhizobium mutualism in restored prairies. Journal of Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13366

Magnoli, S. M. and J. A. Lau. 2020. Evolution in novel environments: Do restored prairie populations experience strong selection? Ecology 101:e03120.

Reed, D., J. Chen, M. Abraha, G. P. Robertson, and K. Dahlin. 2020. The shifting role of mRUE for regulating ecosystem production. Ecosystems 23:359-369.

Ruan, L. and G. P. Robertson. 2020. Data from: No-till establishment improves the climate benefit of bioenergy crops on marginal grasslands. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cfxpnvx2v.

Ruan, L. and G. P. Robertson. 2020. No-till establishment improves the climate benefit of bioenergy crops on marginal grasslands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 84:1280-1295.

2019

Abraha, M., I. Gelfand, S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2019. Carbon debt of field-scale Conservation Reserve Program grasslands converted to annual and perennial bioenergy crops. Environmental Research Letters 14:024019.

Abraha, M., I. Gelfand, S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2019. Data from: Carbon debt of field-scale Conservation Reserve Program grasslands converted to annual and perennial bioenergy crops. Dryad Digital Repository. doi: 10.5061/dryad.224rg77

Abraha, M., J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2019. Long-term evapotranspiration rates for rainfed corn vs. perennial bioenergy crops in a mesic. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7m0cfxpq1.

Bowsher, A. W., P. J. Kearns, and A. Shade. 2019. 16S rRNA/rRNA gene ratios and cell activity staining reveal consistent patterns of microbial activity in plant-associated soil. mSystems 4:e00003-19.

Jha, P. K. 2019. Agronomic management of corn using seasonal climate predictions, remote sensing and crop simulation models. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

2018

Abraha, M., S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. Robertson. 2018. Data from: Ecosystem carbon exchange on conversion of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands to annual and perennial cropping systems. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sc41rn3.

Abraha, M., I. Gelfand, S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Data from: Legacy effects of land use on soil nitrous oxide emissions in annual crop and perennial grassland ecosystems. Dryad Digital Repository https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.17g36j4.

Abraha, M., I. Gelfand, S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Legacy effects of land use on soil nitrous oxide emissions in annual crop and perennial grassland ecosystems. Ecological Applications 28:1362-1369.

Abraha, M., S. K. Hamilton, J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Ecosystem carbon exchange on conversion of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands to annual and perennial cropping systems. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 253-254:151-160.

Landis, D. A., C. Gratton, R. D. Jackson, K. L. Gross, D. S. Duncan, C. Liang, T. D. Meehan, B. A. Robertson, T. M. Schmidt, K. A. Stahlheber, J. M. Tiedje, and B. P. Werling. 2018. Biomass and biofuel crop effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services in the North Central US. Biomass and Bioenergy 114:18-29.

Magnoli, S. 2018. The role of rapid adaptation in plant population establishment. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2017

Su, Y. 2017. The carbon sequestration and soil respiration after land use conversion in biofuel cropping ecosystems. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2016

Abraha, M., I. Gelfand, S. K. Hamilton, C. Shao, Y. J. Su, G. P. Robertson, and J. Chen. 2016. Ecosystem water-use efficiency of annual corn and perennial grasslands: Contributions from land-use history and species composition. Ecosystems 19:1001-1012.

Stahlheber, K. A., B. Watson, T. L. Dickson, R. Disney, and K. L. Gross. 2016. Balancing biofuel production and biodiversity: Harvesting frequency effects on production and community composition in planted tallgrass prairie. Biomass and Bioenergy 92:98-105.

2015

Abraha, M., J. Chen, H. Chu, T. Zenone, R. John, Y. J. Su, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2015. Evapotranspiration of annual and perennial biofuel crops in a variable climate. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 7:1344-1356.

Gelfand, I., M. Cui, J. Tang, and G. P. Robertson. 2015. Short-term drought response of N2O and CO2 emissions from mesic agricultural soils in the US Midwest. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 212:127-133.

Kallenbach, C. and A. S. Grandy. 2015. Land-use legacies regulate decomposition dynamics following bioenergy crop conversion. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 7:1232-1244.

Kallenbach, C. M. 2015. Microbial influences on decomposition and soil organic matter formation in agricultural soils. Dissertation, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.

2014

Deal, M. W., J. Xu, R. John, T. Zenone, J. Chen, J. Chu, P. Jasrotia, K. Kahmark, J. Bossenbroek, and C. Mayer. 2014. Net primary production in three bioenergy crop systems following land conversion. Journal of Plant Ecology 7:451-460.

Ruan, L. 2014. Impacts of biofuel crops on greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural ecosystems. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2013

Ruan, L. and G. P. Robertson. 2013. Data from: Initial nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and methane costs of converting Conservation Reserve Program grassland to row crops under no-till vs. conventional tillage. Dryad Digital Repository https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.s34cm.

Ruan, L. and G. P. Robertson. 2013. Initial nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and methane costs of converting conservation reserve program grassland to row crops under no-till vs. conventional tillage. Global Change Biology 19:2478-2489.

Zenone, T., I. Gelfand, J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2013. From set-aside grassland to annual and perennial cellulosic biofuel crops: effects of land use change on carbon balance. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology 182:1-12.

2011

Bhardwaj, A. K., T. Zenone, P. Jasrotia, G. P. Robertson, J. Chen, and S. K. Hamilton. 2011. Water and energy footprints of bioenergy crop production on marginal lands. Global Change Biology-Bioenergy 3:208-222.

Deal, M. 2011. Net primary production in three bioenergy crop systems following land conversion. Thesis, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Gelfand, I., T. Zenone, P. Jasrotia, J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2011. Carbon debt of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands converted to bioenergy production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108:13864-13869.

Zenone, T., J. Chen, M. W. Deal, B. Wilske, P. Jasrotia, J. Xu, A. K. Bhardwaj, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2011. CO2 fluxes of transitional bioenergy crops: effect of land conversion during the first year of cultivation. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3:401-412.