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  • Forthcoming Publications

    Bahlai, C. A., W. vander Werf, M. O'Neal, L. Hemerik, and D. A. Landis. 2015. Shifts in dynamic regime of an invasive lady beetle are linked to the invasion and insecticidal management of its prey. Ecological Applications doi: 10.1890/14-2022.1 DOI: 10.1890/14-2022.1

     (https://doi.org/10.1890/14-2022.1)
  • 2014

    Bray Hoagland, K., M. D. Ruark, M. J. Renz, and R. D. Jackson. 2014. N rate and harvest timing effects on switchgrass biomass yield, combustion quality, and energy yield. Biomass and Bioenergy

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3314
  • 2014

    Deal M, Xu J, John R, Zenone T, Chen J, Jasrotia P, Kahmark K, Bossenbroek J, and M. C. 2014. Net primary production in three bioenergy crop systems following land conversion. Journal of Plant Ecology doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtt057 DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtt057

     (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt057)
  • 2014

    Kim, S., B. E. Dale, and P. Keck. 2014. Energy Requirements and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Maize Production in the USA. BioEnergy Research doi: 10.1007/s12155-013-9399-z DOI: 10.1007/s12155-013-9399-z

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-013-9399-z)
  • 2014

    Mandalika, A., L. Qin, T. K. Sato, and T. Runge. 2014. Integrated biorefinery model based on production of furans using open-ended high yield processes. Green Chemistry doi: 10.1039/c3gc42424c DOI: 10.1039/c3gc42424c

     (https://doi.org/10.1039/c3gc42424c)
  • 2014

    Robertson, G. P. 2014. Soil greenhouse gas emissions and their mitigation. The Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems Academic Press San Diego, CA

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3351
  • 2014

    Shantanu Kelkar, Zhenglong Li, Jonathan Bovee, Kurt D. Thelen, Robert Kriegel, and C. M. Saffron. 2014. Pyrolysis of North-American grass species: Effect of feedstock composition and taxonomy on pyrolysis products. Biomass and Bioenergy

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3345
  • 2014

    Thomson, A. M., G. P. Kyle, X. Zhang, V. Bandaru, T. O. West, M. A. Wise, R. C. Izaurralde, and K. V. Calvin. 2014. The contribution of future agricultural trends in the US Midwest to global climate change mitigation. Global Environmental Change

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3334
  • 2014

    Tiemann, L. K. and S. Grandy. 2014. Mechanisms of soil carbon accrual and storage in bioenergy cropping systems. GCB Bioenergy doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12126 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12126

     (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12126)
  • 2013

    Chen, J., R. John, G. Sun, M. S, A. Noormets, J. Xiao, M. G. Turner, and J. F. Franklin. 2013. Carbon fluxes and storages in forests and landscapes. Forest landscapes and global change: challenges for research and management,

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3211
  • 2013

    Howe, A. C., J. Jansson, S. A. Malfatti, S. G. Tringe, J. M. Tiedje, and C. T. Brown. 2013. Assembling large, complex environmental metagenomes. Nature Biotechnology (in press)

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3215
  • 2016

    Landis, D. A., D. W. Schemske, B. E. Dale, C. Gratton, S. K. Hamilton, R. C. Izaurralde, R. D. Jackson, G. P. Robertson, S. M. Swinton, K. D. Thelen, and J. M. Tiedje. 2016. Sustainability Guidelines for Future Biofuel Crops.

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     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3574
  • 2015

    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 & Environment 212:127-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.07.005

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.07.005)
  • 2014

    Abraha, M., J. Chen, H. Chu, T. Zenone, R. John, Y. Su, S. K. Hamilton, and G. P. Robertson. 2014. Evapotranspiration of annual and perennial biofuel crops in a variable climate. GCB Bioenergy doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12239 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12239

     (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12239)

  • Alexander, H. M., K. E. Mauck, A. E. Whitfield, K. A. Garrett, and C. M. Malmstrom. 2014. Plant-virus interactions and the agro-ecological interface. 138:529-547. Springer Netherlands DOI: 10.1007/s10658-013-0317-1

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-013-0317-1)

  • Bennett, A. B. and R. Isaacs. 2014. Landscape composition influences pollinators and pollination services in perennail biofuel plantings. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 193:1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.016

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.016)

  • Cole, J. R. and J. M. Tiedje. 2014. History and impact of RDP: A legacy from Carl Woese to microbiology. RNA Biology 11:239-243. DOI: 10.4161/rna.28306

     (https://doi.org/10.4161/rna.28306)

  • Gilmanov, T. G., J. M. Baker, C. J. Bernacchi, D. P. Billesbach, G. G. Burba, S. Castro, J. Chen, W. Eugster, M. L. Fischer, J. A. Gamon, M. T. Gebremedhin, A. J. Glenn, T. J. Griffis, J. L. Hatfield, M. W. Heuer, D. M. Howard, M. Y. Leclerc, H. W. Loescher, O. Marloie, T. P. Meyers, A. Olioso, R. L. Phillips, J. H. Prueger, R. H. Skinner, A. E. Suyker, M. Tenuta, and B. K. Wylie. 2014. Productivity and CO2 exchange of the leguminous crops: Estimates from flux tower measurements. Agronomy Journal 106:545-559. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0270

     (https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2013.0270)

  • Hedtcke, J. L., G. R. Sanford, K. E. Hadley, and K. D. Thelen. 2014. Maximizing land use during switchgrass establishment in the North Central United States.. Agronomy Journal 106:596-604. DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0410

     (https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2013.0410)

  • Howe, A. C., J. JK, M. SA, T. SG, T. JM, and B. CT. 2014. Tackling soil diversity with the assembly of large complex metagenomes. PNAS 111:4904-4909. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1402564111

     (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1402564111)

  • Kells, B. J. and S. M. Swinton. 2014. Profitability of cellulosic biomass production in the northern Great Lakes Region. Agronomy Journal doi: 10.2134/agronj2013.0397 DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0397

     (https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2013.0397)

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

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3352

  • Shcherbak, I. and G. P. Robertson. 2014. Determining the Diffusivity of Nitrous Oxide in Soil using In Situ Tracers. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78:79-88. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.05.0181

     (https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2013.05.0181)

  • Syswerda, S. P. and G. P. Robertson. 2014. Ecosystem services along a management gradient in Michigan (USA) cropping systems. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.006 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.006

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.006)

  • Wieder, W. R., A. S. Grandy, C. M. Kallenbach, and G. B. Bonan. 2014. Integrating microbial physiology and physiochemical principles in soils with the MIcrobial-MIneral Carbon Stabilization (MIMICS) model . Biogeosciences Discussions 11:1147-1185. DOI: 10.5194/bgd-11-1147-2014

     (https://doi.org/10.5194/bgd-11-1147-2014)
  • 2013

    Asbjornsen, H., V. Hernandez-Santana, M. Liebman, J. Bayala, J. Chen, M. Helmers, C. K. Ong, and L. A. Schulte. 2013. Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems E-publication:1-25. DOI: 10.1017/S1742170512000385

     (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170512000385)

  • Bandaru, V., R. C. Izaurralde, K. Zhao, and M. Post. 2013. Soil carbon change and net energy associated with biofuel production on marginal lands: A regional modeling perspective. Journal of Environmental Quality 42:1802-1814. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.05.0171

     (https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2013.05.0171)

  • Cleland, E. E., S. L. Collins, T. L. Dickson, E. C. Farrer, K. L. Gross, L. A. Gherardi, L. M. Hallett, R. J. Hobbs, J. S. Hsu, L. Turnbull, and K. N. Suding. 2013. Sensitivity of grassland plant community composition to spatial vs. temporal variation in precipitation. ESA: Ecology 94:1687-1696. DOI: 10.1890/12-1006.1

     (https://doi.org/10.1890/12-1006.1)

  • Duran, B. E. and C. J. Kucharik. 2013. Comparison of two chamber methods for measuring soil trace-gas fluxes in bioenergy cropping systems. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77:1601-1612. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.01.0023

     (https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2013.01.0023)

  • Egbendewe-Mondzozo, A., S. M. Swinton, R. C. Izaurralde, D. H. Manowitz, and X. Zhang. 2013. Maintaining environmental quality while expanding biomass production: Sub-regional U.S. policy simulations. Energy Policy 57:518-531. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.021

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.021)

  • Egbendewe-Mondzozo, A., S. M. Swinton, B. D. Bals, and B. E. Dale. 2013. Can Dispersed Biomass Processing Protect the Environment and Cover the Bottom Line for Biofuel?. Environmental Science and Technology 47:1695-1703. DOI: 10.1021/es303829w

     (https://doi.org/10.1021/es303829w)

  • Eranki, P. L., D. H. Manowitz, B. D. Bals, R. C. Izaurralde, S. Kim, and B. E. Dale. 2013. The watershed-scale optimized and rearranged landscape design (WORLD) model and local biomass processing depots for sustainable biofuel production: Integrated life cycle assessments. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 7:537-550. DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1426

     (https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1426)

  • Hoagland, K. C., M. D. Ruark, M. J. Renz, and R. D. Jackson. 2013. Agricultural management of switchgrass for fuel quality and thermal energy yield on highly erodible land in the driftless area of southwest Wisconsin. BioEnergy Research 6:1012-1021. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-013-9335-2

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-013-9335-2)

  • Jakubowski, A. R., M. D. Casler, and R. D. Jackson. 2013. Genetic evidence suggests a widespread distribution of native North American populations of reed canarygrass. Biological Invasions 15:261-268. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0300-3

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-012-0300-3)

  • Jordan, N., L. A. Schulte, C. Williams, D. Pitt, C. S. Slotterback, R. Jackson, D. Landis, B. Dale, D. Becker, and M. Rickenbach. 2013. Landlabs: An integrated approach to creating agricultural enterprises that meet the triple botom line. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 17:175-200.

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3319

  • Kang, S., W. M. Post, D. Wang, J. Nichols, V. P. Bandaru, and T. West. 2013. Hierarchical marginal land assessment for land use planning. Land Use Policy 30:106-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.03.002

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.03.002)

  • Kang, S., W. M. Post, J. A. Nichols, D. Wang, T. O. West, V. Bandaru, and R. C. Izaurralde. 2013. Marginal lands: Concept, assessment and management. Journal of Agricultural Science 5:129-139. DOI: 10.5539/jas.v5n5p129

     (https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v5n5p129)

  • King, J. S., R. Ceulemans, J. M. Albaugh, S. Y. Dillen, J. Domec, R. Fichot, M. Fischer, Z. Leggett, E. Sucre, M. Trnka, and T. Zenone. 2013. The challenge of lignocellulosic bioenergy in a water-limited world. BioScience 63:102-117. DOI: 10.1525/bio.2013.63.2

     (https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.2)

  • Kraatz, S., J. C. Sinistore, and D. J. Reinemann. 2013. Energy intensity and global warming potential of corn grain ethanol production in Wisconsin (USA). Food and Energy Security doi: 10.1002/fes3.27 DOI: 10.1002/fes3.27

     (https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.27)

  • Kucharik, C. J., A. VanLoocke, J. D. Lenters, and M. M. Motew. 2013. Miscanthus establishment and overwintering in the Midwest USA: A regional modeling study of crop residue management on critical minimum soil temperatures. PLoS One 8:e68847. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068847

     (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068847)

  • Lee, Z. M. and T. M. Schmidt. 2013. Bacterial growth efficiency varies in soils under different land management practices. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 69:282-290. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.11.012

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.11.012)

  • Meehan, T. D., C. Gratton, E. Diehl, N. D. Hunt, D. F. Mooney, S. J. Ventura, B. L. Barham, and R. D. Jackson. 2013. Ecosystem-service tradeoffs associated with switching from annual to perennial energy crops in riparian zones of the US Midwest. PloS one 11:e80093. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080093

     (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080093)

  • Meehan, T. D., J. Glassberg, and C. Gratton. 2013. Butterfly community structure and landscape composition in agricultural landscapes of the central United States. 17:411-419. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-012-9523-y

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-012-9523-y)

  • Palmer, M. M., J. A. Forrester, D. E. Rothstein, and D. J. Mladenoff. 2013. Conversion of open lands to short‐rotation woody biomass crops: site variability affects nitrogen cycling and N2O fluxes in the US Northern Lake States. GCB Bioenergy doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12069 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12069

     (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12069)

  • Ridley, C. E., H. I. Jager, C. M. Clark, R. A. Efroymson, C. Kwit, D. A. Landis, Z. H. Leggett, and D. A. Miller. 2013. Debate: Can bioenergy be produced in a sustainable manner that protects biodiversity and avoids the risk of invaders?. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 94:277-290. DOI: 10.1890/0012-9623-94.3.277

     (https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9623-94.3.277)

  • Robertson, B. A. and P. J. Doran. 2013. Biofuels and biodiversity: the implications of energy sprawl.. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Pages 528-539 Elsevier San Diego

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/147

  • 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. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12216

     (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12216)

  • Sanford, G. R. and C. J. Kucharik. 2013. Effect of methodological consideration on soil carbon parameter estimates obtained via the acid hydrolysis-incubation method. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 67:295-305. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.09.002

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.09.002)

  • Smith, S. L., K. D. Thelen, and S. J. MacDonald. 2013. Yield and quality analyses of bioenergy crops grown on a regulatory brownfield. Biomass and BioEnergy doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.017 DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.017

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.017)

  • Williams, C. L., P. Charland, G. Radloff, D. Sample, and R. D. Jackson. 2013. Grass-shed: Place and process for catalyzing perennial grass bioeconomies and their potential multiple benefits. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 68:141A-146A. DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.6.141A

     (https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.68.6.141A)

  • 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 and Forest Meteorology 182-183:1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.07.015

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.07.015)

  • Zhang, X., R. C. Izaurralde, J. G. Arnold, and J. R. Williams. 2013. Modifying Soil Organic Matter-Residue Module in SWAT to Simulate Carbon Flux from Cropland: Model Development and Initial Evaluation. Science of the Total Environment 463-464:810-822. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.056

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.056)

  • Zhang, Y., Y. Sun, and J. R. Cole. 2013. A sensitive and accurate protein domain classification tool (SALT) for short reads. Bioinformatics 29:2103-2111. DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btt357

     (https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btt357)

  • Zhang, X., P. Beeson, R. Link, D. Manowitz, R. C. Izaurralde, A. Sadeghi, A. M. Thomson, R. Sahajpal, R. Srinivasan, and J. G. Arnold. 2013. Efficient multi-objective calibration of a computationally intensive hydrologic model with parallel computing software in Python. Environmental Modelling & Software 46:208-218. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.03.013

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.03.013)
  • 2012

    Backhaus, J. and D. Rothamer. 2012. Design methodology for volatility characteristics of bio-derived drop-in gasoline fuels. Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Vol 1, Pages 222-234 Curran Associates, Inc Dayton, OH

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3167

  • Bals, B. D. and B. E. Dale. 2012. Developing a model for assessing biomass processing technologies within a Local Biomass Processing Depot. 106:161-169. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.024

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.024)

  • Bals, B. D., F. Teymouri, J. Campbell, M. Jin, and B. E. Dale. 2012. Low temperature and long residence time AFEX pretreatment of corn stover.. BioEnergy Research 5:372-379. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-12011-19140-12158

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-12011-19140-12158)

  • Brown, C. T., A. Howe, Q. Zhang, A. B. Pyrkosz, and T. H. Brom. 2012. A reference-free algorithm for computational normalization of shotgun sequencing data. PLOS OnE (in press) doi: 10.1007/s12155-012-9258-3 DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9258-3

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-012-9258-3)

  • Grieshop, M. J., B. P. Werling, K. Buehrer, J. Perrone, R. Isaacs, and D. A. Landis. 2012. Big brother is watching: Studying insect predation in the age of digital surveillance. American Entomologist 58:130-192.

     https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3170

  • Hao, X., K. D. Thelen, and J. Gao. 2012. Prediction of the ethanol yield of dry-grind maize grain using near infrared spectroscopy. Biosystems Engineering 112:161-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.03.007

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.03.007)

  • Izaurralde, R. C., W. B. McGill, and J. R. Williams. 2012. Development and application of the EPIC Model for carbon cycle, greenhouse gas mitigation, and biofuel studies. Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases: Coordinated Agricultural Research through GRACEnet to Address our Changing Climate, Vol Chapter 17, Pages 409-429 Academic Press DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386897-8.00017-6

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386897-8.00017-6)

  • Kim, S., B. E. Dale, and R. G. Ong. 2012. An alternative approach to indirect land use change: Allocating greenhouse gas effects among different uses of land. Biomass and BioEnergy 46:447-452. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.07.015

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.07.015)

  • Knapp, A. K., M. D. Smith, S. E. Hobbie, S. L. Collins, T. J. Fahey, G. J. Hansen, D. A. Landis, K. J. Pierre, J. M. Melillo, T. R. Seastedt, G. R. Shaver, and J. R. Webster. 2012. Past, Present, and Future Roles of Long-Term Experiments in the LTER Network. Bioscience 62:377-389. DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.9

     (https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.9)

  • Landis, D. A., M. M. Gardiner, and J. Tompkins. 2012. Using Native Plant Species to Diversify Agriculture. Biodiversity and Insect Pests: Key Issues for Sustainable Management, Pages 276-292 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd DOI: 10.1002/9781118231838.ch17

     (https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118231838.ch17)

  • Liang, C., H. W. Read, and T. C. Balser. 2012. GC-based detection of aldononitrile acetate derivatized glucosamine and muramic acid for microbial residue determination in soil samples: Analytical protocol and derivative validation. Journal of Visualized Experiments doi: 10.3791/3767 DOI: 10.3791/3767

     (https://doi.org/10.3791/3767)

  • Liang, C., E. da C. Jesus, D. S. Duncan, R. D. Jackson, J. M. Tiedje, and T. C. Balser. 2012. Soil microbial communities under model biofuel cropping systems in southern Wisconsin, USA: Impact of crop species and soil properties. Applied Soil Ecology 54:24-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.015

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.015)

  • Liang, C., D. S. Duncan, T. C. Balser, J. M. Tiedje, and R. D. Jackson. 2012. Soil microbial residue storage linked to soil legacy under biofuel cropping systems in southern Wisconsin, USA. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 57:939-942. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.006

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.006)

  • Liang, C. and T. C. Balser. 2012. Warming and nitrogen deposition lessen microbial residue contribution to soil carbon pool. Nature Communications 3:1222. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2224

     (https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2224)

  • Meehan, T. D., B. P. Werling, D. A. Landis, and C. Gratton. 2012. Pest-suppression potential of Midwestern landscapes under contrasting bioenergy scenarios. Public Libary of Science ONE 7:e41728. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041728.g001

     (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041728.g001)

  • Meehan, T. D. 2012. Energetics of thermoregulation by an industrious endotherm. American Journal of Human Biology 24:713-715. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22278

     (https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22278)

  • Miao, R., D. A. Hennessy, and B. A. Babcock. 2012. Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Do Waivable Biofuel Mandates Matter?. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 9:750-762. DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aar142

     (https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aar142)

  • Miesel, J. R., M. J. Renz, J. E. Doll, and R. D. Jackson. 2012. Effectiveness of weed management methods in establishment of switchgrass and a native species mixture for biofuels in Wisconsin. Biomass & Bioenergy 36:121-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.10.018

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.10.018)

  • Nikièma, P., D. E. Rothstein, and R. O. Miller. 2012. Initial greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen leaching losses associated with converting pastureland to short-rotation woody bioenergy crops in northern Michigan, USA. 39:413-426. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.037

     (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.037)

  • Pell, J., A. Hintze, R. Canino-Koning, A. Howe, J. M. Tiedje, and C. T. Brown. 2012. Scaling metagenome sequence assembly with probabilistic de Bruijn graphs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109:13272-13277. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1121464109

     (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1121464109)

  • Robertson, B. A., C. Porter, D. A. Landis, and D. W. Schemske. 2012. Agroenergy crops influence diversity, biomass, and guild structure of terrestrial arthropod communities. 5:179-188. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9161-3

     (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-011-9161-3)

  • Robertson, B. A., R. A. Rice, T. S. Sillet, B. A. Babcock, D. A. Landis, C. A. Ribic, J. R. Herkert, R. J. Fletcher, J. J. Fontaine, and D. J. Schemske. 2012. Are agrofuels a threat or opportunity for grassland birds in the United States?. The Condor 114:679-688. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110136

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  • Phillippo, C. 2011. Effectiveness of summer mowing for weed control in plantings of native C4 prairie grasses. Master's Thesis Michigan State University

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