Publications

Thesis
L. English, Understanding the Variation in Vegetation Composition of Prairie Restorations within Crop Fields, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
J. S. Flater, Understanding soil bacterial communities for sustainable agriculture, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.PDF icon understanding_soil_bacterial_communities_for_sustainable_agriculture.pdf (5.41 MB)
M. Mackert, Strategies to improve native bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) habitat in agroecosystems, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019.
C. R. Dutter, The Spatial and Temporal Effects of Prairie Strip Restoration on Soil Health, 2022.PDF icon dutter_dissertation_final.pdf (4.21 MB)
M. Douglas Stephenson, The Roles of Habitat Area, Fragmentation and Vegetation Diversity in Bird and Snake Habitat Quality in Agricultural Landscapes in Iowa, USA, 2022.PDF icon stephensonmatt_2022_dissertation_-_bird_and_snake_habitat_quality_in_ag_landscapes.pdf (7.07 MB)
M. D. Stephenson, Quantifying methods to improve statistical power in grassland and passerine bird nesting studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017.PDF icon stephenson_2017_msthesis.pdf (1.75 MB)
C. Murray, Pollinator response to prairie strips in the Iowa agricultural landscape, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021.PDF icon murraycaroline_2021_msthesis.pdf (1.13 MB)
M. Perez-Bidegain, Modeling phosphorus transport using the WEPP model, Iowa State University, 2007.
J. A. Nelson, The Influence of Prairie Strips Sown in Midwestern Corn and Soybean on Sediment Discharge, 2022.File jessica_nelson_-_sediment_transport_thesis_-_final.docx (38.53 MB)
G. Zhang, Honey bee nutritional health in agricultural landscapes: Relationships to pollen and habitat diversity, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.PDF icon honey_bee_nutritional_health_in_agricultural_landscapes.pdf (3.52 MB)
A. Martin-Schwarze, Extending removal and distance-removal models for abundance estimation by modeling detections in continuous time, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2017.PDF icon martinschwarzeadam_2017_dissertation.pdf (1.18 MB)
A. L. Moorhouse, Evaluation of CRP contour buffer and filter strips as habitat for native bees and predatory ground beetles, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2016.PDF icon moorhouse_2016_msthesis_-_eval_of_crp_contour_buffer_and_filter_strips_as_bee_and_beetle_habitat.pdf (1.1 MB)
J. C. Giese, An evaluation of conservation efforts in Midwestern agricultural landscapes for birds, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023.PDF icon giese_2023_phddissertation.pdf (3.1 MB)
L. E. Oroz, Estimating the effects of vegetative filter strip design on sediment movement in an agricultural watershed using LISEM, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2016.PDF icon Luquin Oroz 2016 MSThesis.pdf (2.19 MB)
B. Khanal, Essays on the Designs and Benefits of Land Conservation Programs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2021.PDF icon essays_on_the_designs_and_benefits_of_land_conservation_programs.pdf (1.98 MB)
B. A. Brittenham, Effect of converting row crop to prairie on nutrient concentration in shallow groundwater and soil properties, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017.PDF icon brittenhambethany_2017_isumsthesis.pdf (4.31 MB)
A. Iverson, Degradation of sulfamethazine, tetracycline, and tylosin in prairie strip soils and row crop soils, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
J. Hill, Cup plant biases prairie nitrogen composition in response to increasing community diversity, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017.PDF icon hill_honorsproject_final.pdf (490.51 KB)
M. Jacqueline Hall, 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.PDF icon characterization_of_honey_bee_.pdf (5.7 MB)
E. J. Henning, Assessing the Effects of Embedding Prairie Strips within Row Crop Fields on Soil Hydraulic Properties and Soil Health, 2022.PDF icon henning_iastate_0097m_20350.pdf (1.54 MB)
E. J. Miller, Assessing reduction of soil erosion in row-crop-prairie systems through mixed effect and simulation modeling, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2018.PDF icon miller_2018_honorsthesis.pdf (1.95 MB)
R. Whitehair, Agricultural conservation adoption in the US Midwest: Needs assessment and evaluation of professional development for farm advisers , Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019.
Report
L. A. Schulte, Asbjornsen, H., Atwell, R. C., Hart, C., Helmers, M., Isenhart, T., Kolka, R., Liebman, M., Neal, J., O'Neal, M., Schultz, R., Secchi, S., Thompson, J., Tomer, M., and Tyndall, J., Targeted conservation approaches for improving water quality: Multiple benefits for expanded opportunities, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, PMR 1002, 2008.PDF icon Schulte et al. 2008 ISUExt.PMR1002.pdf (2.12 MB)
G. Roesch-McNally, Supporting women landowners and farmers in adopting prairie strips: Learning circle lessons learned, American Farmland Trust, Washington, D.C., 2022.PDF icon biaecho_report_final_aft.pdf (8.39 MB)
B. Brittenham and Helmers, M., Summary of shallow groundwater nitrate at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, 2016.PDF icon Brittenham & Helmers 2016 STRIPS1 Shallow ground water results.pdf (81.55 KB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Cooperator Survey 2018 results, 2019.PDF icon arbuckle_2019_cooperator_survey_str1057.pdf (3.37 MB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Cooperator Survey: 2017 Results, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, Iowa, 2018.PDF icon strips_cooperator_survey_2017_stc_1052.pdf (2.55 MB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Cooperator Follow-On Survey: 2016 Results, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Sociology Technical Report 1049, 2017.PDF icon arbuckle_2017_strips_2016_cooperators_survey_report_v2.pdf (1.52 MB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Cooperator Follow-On Survey: 2015 Results, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, 1042, 2016.PDF icon Arbuckle 2016 -- STRIPS cooperators feedback.pdf (1.11 MB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2022 Results, 2023.PDF icon strips_2022_collaborator_survey_str1064.pdf (2.07 MB)
J. G. Arbuckle, STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2021 Results, Iowa State University Extension Sociology, Ames, Iowa, 1062, 2022.PDF icon arbuckle_2022_strips_collaborator_survey_2021_str1062.pdf (3.57 MB)
J. Arbuckle, STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2020 Results, Iowa State University Extension, Ames, 1060, 2021.PDF icon arbuckle_2021_strips_collaborator_survey_2020_str1060.pdf (3.12 MB)
J. Arbuckle, STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2019 Results, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, IA, 2020.PDF icon arbuckle_2020_strips_collaborator_survey_2019_str1058.pdf (2.68 MB)
O. de Kok-Mercado and team, S. T. R. I. P. S., STRIPS 2020 Landowner Report, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021.PDF icon 2020_strips_landowner_report.pdf (26.71 MB)
S. T. R. I. P. S. Team, Research highlight: Prairie strips support farmers’ soil, water, and wildlife conservation goals, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2018.PDF icon strips_fsa_infosheet20181126.pdf (139.04 KB)
L. Damiano and Niemi, J., 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.PDF icon strips1_yield_analysis.pdf (1.38 MB)
J. Jordahl and Kuckuck, B., Precision prairie project: Integration of precision prairie applications with business and conservation planning, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC, 2018.PDF icon precisionprairie_casestudy_final_one-pager.pdf (1.5 MB)
S. T. R. I. P. S. team, Prairie Strips: Small Changes, Big Impacts, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3610, 2017.
L. Schulte Moore, Bradbury, S., O'Neal, M., Toth, A., Tyndall, J., and Dolezal, A., Prairie strips provide late-summer forage for bees, Iowa State University, 2019.PDF icon strips_ffar_infosheet_final_draft.pdf (702.86 KB)
C. Gusto, Grudens-Schuck, N., and Rogers, B., Prairie Strips Professional Development Evaluation for FSA & NRCS Staff, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023.
S. T. R. I. P. S. team, Prairie Strips Mitigate the Spread of AMR, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.PDF icon strips_amr_infosheet.pdf (2.84 MB)
S. T. R. I. P. S. team, Prairie Strips Help Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators, Iowa State University, 2021.PDF icon prairie_strips_help_honey_bees_and_wild_pollinators.pdf (1.1 MB)
S. L Moore, Bradbury, S., O'Neal, M., Toth, A., Tyndall, J., and Dolezal, A., Prairie strips help honey bees and wild pollinators, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020.PDF icon strips_ffar_infosheet_20200203.pdf (748.6 KB)

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