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  • 2023

    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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Zahorec, A. 2023. Microarthropod-microbe interactions on soil carbon dynamics in bioenergy cropping systems. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4127)
  • 2022

    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)

  • 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.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4066)
  • 2021

    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.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3924)

  • 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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  • 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)

  • 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. Environmental Science & Technology 54:2961-2974.

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

  • 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)

  • 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.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3816)

  • Myers, A. T., N. L. Haan, and D. A. Landis. 2020. Video surveillance reveals a community of largely nocturnal Danaus plexippus (L.) egg predators. Journal of Insect Conservation 24:731-737.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3852)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Szymanski, L. M., G. R. Sanford, K. A. Heckman, R. D. Jackson, and E. Marín-Spiotta. 2019. Conversion to bioenergy crops alters the amount and age of microbially-respired soil carbon. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 128:35-44.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3757)

  • von Haden, A. C., C. J. Kucharik, R. D. Jackson, and E. Marín-Spiotta. 2019. Litter quantity, litter chemistry, and soil texture control changes in soil organic carbon fractions under bioenergy cropping systems of the North Central U.S. Biogeochemistry 143:313-326.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3798)
  • 2018

    Hamilton, S. K., M. Z. Hussain, C. Lowrie, B. Basso, and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Data from: Evapotranspiration is resilient in the face of land cover and climate change in a humid temperate catchment. Dryad Digital Repository, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6fm52.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3712)

  • Hamilton, S. K., M. Z. Hussain, C. Lowrie, B. Basso, and G. P. Robertson. 2018. Evapotranspiration is resilient in the face of land cover and climate change in a humid temperate catchment. Hydrological Processes 32:655-663.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3690)

  • 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)

  • Fox, A., T. N. Kim, C. A. Bahlai, J. M. Woltz, C. Gratton, and D. A. Landis. 2016. Cover crops have neutral effects on predator communities and biological control services in annual cellulosic bioenergy cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 232:101-109.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3564)

  • 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)

  • Szymanski, L. 2015. Soil microbial respiration and carbon turnover under perennial and annual biofuel crops in two agricultural soils. Thesis, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3596)
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