KBS LTER Publications

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2018

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.

2016

Jesus, E. C., C. Liang, F. J. Quensen, E. Susilawati, R. D. Jackson, T. C. Balser, and J. M. Tiedje. 2016. Influence of corn, switchgrass, and prairie cropping systems on soil microbial communities in the upper Midwest of the United States. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 8:481-494.

Liang, C., E. da C. Jesus, D. S. Duncan, J. F. Quensen, R. D. Jackson, T. C. Balser, and J. M. Tiedje. 2016. Switchgrass rhizospheres stimulate microbial biomass but deplete microbial necromass in agricultural soils of the upper Midwest, USA. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 94:173-180.

2015

Dickson, T. L. and K. L. Gross. 2015. Can the results of biodiversity-ecosystem productivity studies be translated to bioenergy production? PLoS ONE 10:e0135253.

2014

Werling, B. P., T. L. Dickson, R. Isaacs, H. Gaines, C. Gratton, K. L. Gross, H. Liere, C. M. Malmstrom, T. D. Meehan, L. Ruan, B. A. Robertson, G. P. Robertson, T. M. Schmidt, A. C. Schrotenboer, T. K. Teal, J. K. Wilson, and D. A. Landis. 2014. Perennial grasslands enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111:1652-1657.

2013

Robertson, B. A., D. A. Landis, T. S. Sillett, E. R. Loomis, and R. A. Rice. 2013. Perennial agroenergy feedstocks as en route habitat for spring migratory birds. BioEnergy Research 6:311-320.

2012

Meehan, T. D., B. P. Werling, D. A. Landis, and C. Gratton. 2012. Pest-suppression potential of Midwestern landscapes under contrasting bioenergy scenarios. PLoS ONE 7:e41728.

Robertson, B. A., C. Porter, D. A. Landis, and D. W. Schemske. 2012. Agroenergy crops influence the diversity, biomass, and guild structure of terrestrial arthropod communities. BioEnergy Research 5:179-188.

2011

Robertson, B. A., P. J. Doran, J. R. Robertson, E. R. Loomis, and D. W. Schemske. 2011. Perennial biomass feedstocks enhance avian diversity. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3:235-246.

Robertson, B. A., P. J. Doran, E. R. Loomis, J. R. Robertson, and D. W. Schemske. 2011. Avian use of perennial biomass feedstocks as post-breeding and migratory stopover habitat. PLoS ONE 6:e16941.

Schrotenboer, A. C. 2011. Prairie grasses for biofuels and ecological restoration: Modifications to native species and their place in human-altered landscapes. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Schrotenboer, A. C., M. S. Allen, and C. M. Malmstrom. 2011. Modification of native grasses for biofuel production may increase virus susceptibility. Global Change Biology-Bioenergy 3:360-374.

Werling, B. P., T. D. Meehan, B. Robertson, C. Gratton, and D. A. Landis. 2011. Biocontrol potential varies with changes in biofuel–crop plant communities and landscape perenniality. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3:347-359.

Werling, B. P., T. D. Meehan, C. Gratton, and D. A. Landis. 2011. Influence of habitat and landscape perenniality on insect natural enemies in three candidate biofuel crops. Biological Control 59:304-312.

2010

Gardiner, M. M., J. K. Tuell, R. Isaacs, J. Gibbs, J. S. Ascher, and D. A. Landis. 2010. Implications of three biofuel crops for beneficial arthropods in agricultural landscapes. Bioenergy Research 3:6-19.