Publications for the GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment

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  • 2025

    Chakraborty, P., A. Guber, and A. Kravchenko. 2025.Microbial O2 consumption as a function of pore structure in soils of sorghum, switchgrass, and prairie vegetation systems. Vadose Zone Journal 24:e70001. DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.70001

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.70001)

  • Geers-Lucas, M., A. Guber, and A. Kravchenko. 2025.Root-pore interactions, the underestimated driver for rhizosphere structure and rhizosheath development. Plant, Cell & Environment doi: 10.1111/pce.70215 DOI: 10.1111/pce.70215

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pce.70215)

  • Lee, J. H., K. Kim, A. K. Guber, M. Oerther, Y. Kuzyakov, and A. N. Kravchenko. 2025.Direct root contact among neighboring plants influences activity of soil extracellular enzymes. Applied Soil Ecology 215:106422. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106422

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106422)

  • Tejera-Nieves, M. D., S. C. Córdova, M. Sears, K. D. Thelen, G. P. Robertson, and B. J. Walker. 2025.Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum) and miscanthus (Miscanthus × Giganteus) long-term yield patterns reveal consistent productivity declines. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 17:e70088. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.70088

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.70088)
  • 2024

    Chipkar, S., K. Kahmark, S. Bohm, M. Z. Hussain, L. Joshi, K. M. Krieg, J. Aguado, J. Cassidy, P. Lozano, K. Garland, A. Senyk, D. J. Debrauske, E. Whelan, M. Davies, P. Urban, G. P. Robertson, T. K. Sato, S. K. Hamilton, K. D. Thelen, and R. G. Ong. 2024.High temperatures and low soil moisture synergistically reduce switchgrass yields from marginal field sites and inhibit fermentation. GCB Bioenergy 16:e13119. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13119

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13119)

  • Chipkar, S., K. Kahmark, S. Bohm, M. Z. Hussain, L. Joshi, K. M. Krieg, J. Aguado, J. Cassidy, P. Lozano, K. Garland, A. Senyk, D. J. Debrauske, E. Whelan, M. Davies, P. Urban, G. P. Robertson, T. K. Sato, S. K. Hamilton, K. D. Thelen, and R. G. Ong. 2024.Data from: High temperatures and low soil moisture synergistically reduce switchgrass yields from marginal field sites and inhibit fermentation [Dataset]. Dryad doi: 10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfps DOI: 10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfps

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfps)

  • Kim, S., B. E. Dale, and B. Basso. 2024.Uncertainties in greenhouse gas emission factors: A comprehensive analysis of switchgrass-based biofuel production. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 16:e13179. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13179

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13179)

  • Lee, J. H. 2024.Enhancing soil carbon sequestration in bioenergy cropping systems: interactions among soil structure, root traits, and soil carbon processing. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4245

  • Lee, J. H., M. Geers-Lucas, A. K. Guber, and A. N. Kravchenko. 2024.Pore structures in detritusphere of soils under switchgrass and restored prairie vegetation community. Land Degredation & Development doi: 10.1002/ldr.5333 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.5333

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5333)
  • 2023

    Jayawardena, D. M., G. P. Robertson, G. R. Sanford, and K. D. Thelen. 2023.Comparative productivity of six bioenergy cropping systems on marginal lands in the Great Lakes Region, United States. Agronomy Journal 115:2451-2468. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21416

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21416)

  • Jayawardena, D. M., G. P. Robertson, G. R. Sanford, and K. D. Thelen. 2023.Data from: Comparative productivity of six bioenergy cropping systems on marginal lands in the Great Lakes Region, United States [Dataset]. Dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4tmpg4fhn. DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4tmpg4fhn

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4tmpg4fhn)

  • Kim, S., B. E. Dale, R. A. Martinez-Feria, B. Basso, K. Thelen, C. T. Maravelias, D. A. Landis, T. J. Lark, and G. P. Robertson. 2023.Global warming intensity of biofuel derived from switchgrass grown on marginal land in Michigan. GCB Bioenergy 15:319-331. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13024

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13024)

  • Kim, S., B. E. Dale, R. A. Martinez-Feria, B. Basso, K. Thelen, C. T. Maravelias, D. A. Landis, T. J. Lark, and G. P. Robertson. 2023.Data from: Global warming intensity of biofuel derived from switchgrass grown on marginal land in Michigan. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbq8. DOI: 10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbq8

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbq8)

  • Lee, J. H., M. Lucas, A. K. Guber, X. Li, and A. N. Kravchenko. 2023.Interactions among soil texture, pore structure, and labile carbon influence soil carbon gains. Geoderma 439:116675. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116675

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116675)

  • Lucas, M., J. P. Santiago, J. Chen, A. Guber, and A. Kravchenko. 2023.The soil pore structure encountered by roots affects plant-derived carbon inputs and fate. New Phytologist 240:515-528. DOI: 10.1111/nph.19159

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.19159)

  • Ulbrich, T. C. 2023.Mechanisms to management: Harnessing plant-microbial interactions and soil health for sustainable agriculture. Michigan State University East Lansing MI

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4096

  • White, R. A., A. Garoutte, E. E. McLachlan, L. K. Tiemann, S. Evans, and M. L. Friesen. 2023.Genome-resolved metagenomics of nitrogen transformations in the switchgrass rhizosphere microbiome on marginal lands. Agronomy 13:1294. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13051294

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051294)
  • 2022

    Hamilton, S. K., D. B. Weed, M. Z. Hussain, K. Egeler, and K. Kahmark. 2022.Bromide tracer study to investigate depth of water uptake by switchgrass underneath vs. outside rainout shelters. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research Special Publication. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7105961. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7105961

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7105961)

  • Kravchenko, A. N., J. A. Richardson, J. H. Lee, and A. K. Guber. 2022.Distribution of Mn oxidation states in grassland soils and their relationships with soil pores. Environmental Science & Technology 56:16462-16472. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05403

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05403)

  • Liu, Y., S. E. Evans, M. L. Friesen, and L. K. Tiemann. 2022.Root exudates shift how N mineralization and N fixation contribute to the plant-available N supply in low fertility soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 165:108541. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108541

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108541)
  • 2021

    Smercina, D., S. E. Evans, M. L. Friesen, and L. K. Tiemann. 2021.Data from: Temporal dynamics of free‐living nitrogen fixation in the switchgrass rhizosphere. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.931zcrjm3. DOI: 10.5061/dryad.931zcrjm3

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.931zcrjm3)

  • Smercina, D. N., S. E. Evans, M. L. Friesen, and L. K. Tiemann. 2021.Temporal dynamics of free-living nitrogen fixation in the switchgrass rhizosphere. GCB Bioenergy 13:1814-1830. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12893

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12893)
  • 2020

    Martinez-Feria, R. and B. Basso. 2020.Predicting soil carbon changes in switchgrass grown on marginal lands under climate change and adaptation strategies. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 12:742-755. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12726

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12726)

  • Petipas, R. H., A. W. Bowsher, C. S. Bekkering, C. N. Jack, E. E. McLachlan, R. A. White, B. S. Younginger, L. K. Tiemann, S. E. Evans, and M. L. Friesen. 2020.Interactive effects of microbes and nitrogen on Panicum virgatum root functional traits and patterns of phenotypic selection. International Journal of Plant Sciences 181:20-32. DOI: 10.1086/706198

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/706198)

  • Smercina, D. N., S. E. Evans, M. L. Friesen, and L. K. Tiemann. 2020.Impacts of nitrogen addition on switchgrass root-associated diazotrophic community structure and function. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 5:88-96. DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa208

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa208)

  • Smercina, D. N. 2020.Environmental and biological controls on free-living nitrogen fixation. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3869
  • 2019

    Smercina, D. N., S. E. Evans, M. L. Friesen, and L. K. Tiemann. 2019.To fix or not to fix: Controls on free-living nitrogen fixation in the rhizosphere. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85:e02546-18. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02546-18

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02546-18)
  • 2018

    Kasmerchak, C. S. and R. Schaetzl. 2018.Soils of the GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment (MLE) Sites. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research Special Publication. Zenodo http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2578238. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2578238

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     (http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2578238)
  • 2010

    da C. Jesus, E., E. Susilawati, S. L. Smith, Q. Wang, B. Chai, R. Farris, J. L. Rodrigues, K. D. Thelen, and J. M. Tiedje. 2010.Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of biofuel crops grown on marginal lands as evaluated by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequences . BioEnergy Research 3:20-27. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-009-9073-7

     (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-009-9073-7)
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