Publications
“Butterfly Biodiversity Increases with Prairie Strips and Conservation Management in Row Crop Agriculture”, Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023.
insect_conserv_diversity_-_2023_-_kemmerling.pdf (866.84 KB)
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“Contour prairie strips affect adjacent soil but have only slight effects on crops”, Field Crop Research, vol. 269, 2023.
, “An Ecological Networks Approach Reveals Restored Native Vegetation Benefits Wild Bees in Agroecosystems”, Biological Conservation, vol. 287, 2023.
ecological_networks_wild_bees.pdf (5.25 MB)
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“An evaluation of conservation efforts in Midwestern agricultural landscapes for birds”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023.
giese_2023_phddissertation.pdf (3.1 MB)
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“Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023.
, “Perennial Systems Conservation: Reaching Women Landowners & Farmers”. 2023.
perennial_systems_conservation_reaching_women_landowners_farmers_one_pager_6.21.pdf (4.18 MB)
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“Prairie Strips Remove Swine Manure Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Bacteria from Runoff”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 349, 2023.
, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2022 Results”, 2023.
strips_2022_collaborator_survey_str1064.pdf (2.07 MB)
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“Women Landowner Resource Guide”. 2023.
landowner_guide_w_team_edits_8.14.pdf (7.53 MB)
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“Assessing the Effects of Embedding Prairie Strips within Row Crop Fields on Soil Hydraulic Properties and Soil Health”, 2022.
henning_iastate_0097m_20350.pdf (1.54 MB)
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“Degradation of tetracycline, sulfamethazine, and tylosin in soil from prairie strips and row crops in Iowa”, Agroecosystems, Geosciences, and Environment, vol. 5, 2022.
, “The impact of policy design on willingness to pay for ecosystem services from prairie strips”, Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2022.
, “The Influence of Prairie Strips Sown in Midwestern Corn and Soybean on Sediment Discharge”, 2022.
jessica_nelson_-_sediment_transport_thesis_-_final.docx (38.53 MB)
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“Prairie strips’ effect on transport of antimicrobial resistance indicators in poultry litter”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 51, 2022.
, “Prairie Strips Reduce Fecal Indicator Bacteria Concentrations in Simulated Runoff”, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 244-256, 2022.
, “Program Evaluation of a Workshop on Prairie Strips for Farm Advisors: Framing the Co-Occurring Outcomes of Low Knowledge Acquisition and High Confidence”, Horiculturae, vol. 8, no. 12, 2022.
horticulturae-08-01215.pdf (8.92 MB)
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“Quantifying neonicotinoid insecticide residues in milkweed and other forbs sampled from prairie strips established in maize and soybean fields”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 325, 2022.
, “The Roles of Habitat Area, Fragmentation and Vegetation Diversity in Bird and Snake Habitat Quality in Agricultural Landscapes in Iowa, USA”, 2022.
stephensonmatt_2022_dissertation_-_bird_and_snake_habitat_quality_in_ag_landscapes.pdf (7.07 MB)
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“The Spatial and Temporal Effects of Prairie Strip Restoration on Soil Health”, 2022.
dutter_dissertation_final.pdf (4.21 MB)
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“STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2021 Results”, Iowa State University Extension Sociology, Ames, Iowa, 1062, 2022.
arbuckle_2022_strips_collaborator_survey_2021_str1062.pdf (3.57 MB)
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“Supporting women landowners and farmers in adopting prairie strips: Learning circle lessons learned”, American Farmland Trust, Washington, D.C., 2022.
biaecho_report_final_aft.pdf (8.39 MB)
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“Antibiotic resistance gene dissipation in soil microcosms amended with antibiotics and swine manure”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 50, 2021.
, “Characterization of honey bee (Apis mellifera) and monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) exposure to pesticides: Risks and benefits of establishing pollinator habitat within Iowa agricultural landscapes”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2021.
characterization_of_honey_bee_.pdf (5.7 MB)
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“Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers”, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://theconversation.com/climate-friendly-farming-strategies-can-improve-the-land-and-generate-income-for-farmers-157220.
, “Essays on the Designs and Benefits of Land Conservation Programs”, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2021.
essays_on_the_designs_and_benefits_of_land_conservation_programs.pdf (1.98 MB)
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“IA TN 190-ARG-41 Prairie Strips Technical Note ”. USDA-NRCS, 2021.
ia_tn_190-arg-41_prairie_strips_technical_note_-_attachment.pdf (862.4 KB)
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“Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests”, Journal of Field Ornithology, 2021.
, “Natural Inquirer Monograph Series: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips”, Natural Inquirer , vol. 20, 2021.
ni_creamofthecrop_2021_web.pdf (23.6 MB)
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“Pollinator response to prairie strips in the Iowa agricultural landscape”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021.
murraycaroline_2021_msthesis.pdf (1.13 MB)
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“Prairie and Tree Planting Tool - PT^2 (1.0): A conservation decision support tool for Iowa, USA.”, Agroforestry Systems, vol. 109, 2021.
tyndall2021_article_prairieandtreeplantingtoolpt21.pdf (6.08 MB)
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“Prairie Strips Help Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators”, Iowa State University, 2021.
prairie_strips_help_honey_bees_and_wild_pollinators.pdf (1.1 MB)
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“The six dimensions of collective leadership that advance sustainability objectives: rethinking what it means to be an academic leader”, Ecology and Society, vol. 26, 2021.
, “STRIPS 2020 Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021.
2020_strips_landowner_report.pdf (26.71 MB)
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“STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2020 Results”, Iowa State University Extension, Ames, 1060, 2021.
arbuckle_2021_strips_collaborator_survey_2020_str1060.pdf (3.12 MB)
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“Time to Integrate Pollinator Science into Soybean Production”, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021.
, “2019 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.
2019_strips_landowner_report.pdf (23.46 MB)
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“Degradation of sulfamethazine, tetracycline, and tylosin in prairie strip soils and row crop soils”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
, “Honey bee nutritional health in agricultural landscapes: Relationships to pollen and habitat diversity”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.
honey_bee_nutritional_health_in_agricultural_landscapes.pdf (3.52 MB)
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“Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll - 2020 Summary Report”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
soc3094.pdf (930.35 KB)
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“Prairie strips help honey bees and wild pollinators”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.
strips_ffar_infosheet_20200203.pdf (748.6 KB)
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“Prairie Strips Mitigate the Spread of AMR”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.
strips_amr_infosheet.pdf (2.84 MB)
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“Quantification of the impact of prairie strips on grain yield at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge”, Iowa State University Department of Statistics, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
strips1_yield_analysis.pdf (1.38 MB)
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“STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2019 Results”, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, IA, 2020.
arbuckle_2020_strips_collaborator_survey_2019_str1058.pdf (2.68 MB)
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“Strips of prairie vegetation placed within row crops can sustain native bee communities”, PLOS One, 2020.
, “Understanding soil bacterial communities for sustainable agriculture”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
understanding_soil_bacterial_communities_for_sustainable_agriculture.pdf (5.41 MB)
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“Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat”, Conservation Letters, vol. 14(2): 14:e12773. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12773, 2020.
, “2018 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019.
stripslandownersummary_2018_public.pdf (8.16 MB)
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“Agricultural conservation adoption in the US Midwest: Needs assessment and evaluation of professional development for farm advisers ”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019.
, “Eastern Iowa farmers' attitudes towards the incorporation of prairie strips in agricultural fields”. 2019.
farmers_attitudes_towards_the_use_of_prairie_strips_in_ag_fields.pdf (402.26 KB)
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“Exploring Stakeholder Consensus for Multiple Outcomes in Agriculture: An Iowa Case Study”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019.
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