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  • 2023

    Haan, N. L. and D. A. Landis. 2023. Pest suppression potential varies across 10 bioenergy cropping systems. GCB Bioenergy 15:765-775.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4094)

  • Haan, N. L., G. N. Benucci, C. M. Fiser, G. Bonito, and D. A. Landis. 2023. Contrasting effects of bioenergy crops on biodiversity. Science Advances 9:eadh7960.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4138)

  • Lei, C., J. Chen, and G. P. Robertson. 2023. Climate cooling benefits of cellulosic bioenergy crops from elevated albedo. GCB Bioenergy 15:1373-1386.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4134)

  • Perry, S., G. Falvo, S. Mosier, and G. P. Robertson. 2023. Data from: Long-tern changes in soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in switchgrass, native grasses, and no-till corn bioenergy production systems. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.547d7wmf3.

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  • Perry, S., G. Falvo, S. Mosier, and G. P. Robertson. 2023. Long-term changes in soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in switchgrass, native grasses, and no-till corn bioenergy production systems. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87:1365-1375.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4110)
  • 2022

    Kemmerling, L. R. 2022. Diversifying agricultural landscapes for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4048)

  • Lei, C. 2022. The analysis of albedo on bioenergy crops: Assessment for climate and global warming impact. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4078)
  • 2021

    Hussain, M. Z., S. K. Hamilton, G. P. Robertson, and B. Basso. 2021. Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape. Scientific Reports 11:20367.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3981)

  • Hussain, M. Z., S. K. Hamilton, G. P. Robertson, and B. Basso. 2021. Data from: Phosphorus availability and leaching losses in annual and perennial cropping systems in an upper US Midwest landscape. Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8sf7m0cpx .

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  • Kemmerling, L. R., S. R. Griffin, and N. M. Haddad. 2021. Optimizing pollinator conservation and crop yield among perennial bioenergy crops. GCB Bioenergy 13:1030-1042.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3940)
  • 2020

    Gelfand, I., S. K. Hamilton, A. N. Kravchenko, R. D. Jackson, K. D. Thelen, and G. P. Robertson. 2020. Empirical evidence for the potential climate benefits of decarbonizing light vehicle transport in the U.S. with bioenergy from purpose-grown biomass with and without BECCS. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.44j0zpc8r.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3834)

  • Gelfand, I., S. K. Hamilton, A. N. Kravchenko, R. D. Jackson, K. D. Thelen, and G. P. Robertson. 2020. Empirical evidence for the potential climate benefits of decarbonizing light vehicle transport in the U.S. with bioenergy from purpose-grown biomass with and without BECCS. Environmental Science & Technology 54:2961-2974.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3824)

  • Hussain, M. Z., G. P. Robertson, B. Basso, and S. K. Hamilton. 2020. Leaching losses of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from agricultural soils in the upper US Midwest. Science of the Total Environment 734:139379.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3849)

  • Hussain, M. Z., G. P. Robertson, B. Basso, and S. K. Hamilton. 2020. Data from: Leaching losses of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from agricultural soils in the upper US Midwest. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0p2ngf1xb.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3857)

  • Sprunger, C. D., T. Martin, and M. Mann. 2020. Systems with greater perenniality and crop diversity enhance soil biological health. Agricultural & Environmental Letters 5:e20030.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3891)

  • Wang, S., G. R. Sanford, G. P. Robertson, R. D. Jackson, and K. D. Thelen. 2020. Perennial bioenergy crop yield and quality response to nitrogen fertilization. BioEnergy Research 13:157-166.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3812)
  • 2019

    Duncan, D. S., L. G. Oates, I. Gelfand, N. Millar, G. P. Robertson, and R. D. Jackson. 2019. Environmental factors function as constraints on soil nitrous oxide fluxes in bioenergy feedstock cropping systems. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 11:416-426.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3744)

  • Griffin, S. R. 2019. Restoring wild bees across fragmented landscapes. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3871)

  • Hussain, M. Z., A. K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, G. P. Robertson, and S. K. Hamilton. 2019. Nitrate leaching from continuous corn, perennial grasses, and poplar in the US Midwest. Journal of Environmental Quality 48:1849-1855.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3805)
  • 2018

    Sprunger, C. D. and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Data from: Early accumulation of active fraction soil carbon in newly established cellulosic biofuel systems. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7jq46.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3687)

  • Sprunger, C. D. and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Early accumulation of active fraction soil carbon in newly established cellulosic biofuel systems. Geoderma 318:42-51.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3686)
  • 2017

    Sanford, G. R., R. D. Jackson, L. G. Oates, G. P. Robertson, S. Roley, and K. D. Thelen. 2017. Biomass production a stronger driver of cellulosic ethanol yield than biomass quality. Agronomy Journal 109:1911-1922.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3605)

  • Sprunger, C. D., L. G. Oates, R. D. Jackson, and G. P. Robertson. 2017. Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy 105:248-258.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3647)

  • Wang, S. 2017. Biomass production potential, theoretical ethanol yield, environmental sustainability of Miscanthus x giganteus and nitrogen fertilizer effect on quantity and quality in five lignocellulosic biomass crops in north-central U.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3858)

  • Zhang, B., C. R. Penton, C. Xue, J. F. Quensen, S. S. Roley, J. Guo, A. Garoutte, T. Zheng, and J. M. Tiedje. 2017. Soil depth and crop determinants of bacterial communities under ten biofuel cropping systems. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 112:140-152.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3624)
  • 2016

    Duncan, D. S. 2016. Linking soil microbiology and environmental conditions to variability in nitrous oxide production in bioenergy cropping systems. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3621)

  • 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.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3481)
  • 2015

    Hamilton, S. K., M. Z. Hussain, A. K. Bhardwaj, B. Basso, and G. P. Robertson. 2015. Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest. Environmental Research Letters 10:064015.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3441)

  • Tiemann, L. K. and A. S. Grandy. 2015. Mechanisms of soil carbon accrual and storage in bioenergy cropping systems. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 7:161-174.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3375)
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