Publications

M. D. Stephenson, Zhang, G., Tyndall, J. C., O'Neal, M., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Support for Agricultural Prairie Strips as Monarch Butterfly Habitat”, Ecological Restoration, vol. 43, no. 2, 2025. project_muse_960676.pdf (5 MB)

J. C. Giese, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Klaver, R. W., “Bird Community Response to Field-Level Integration of Prairie Strips”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 374, 2024. 1-s2.0-s0167880924001932-main.pdf (2.78 MB)

M. D. Stephenson, Yuza, K. L., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Klaver, R. W., “Habitat Amount and Edge Effects, Not Perch Proximity, Nest Exposure, or Vegetation Diversity Affect Cowbird Parasitism in Agricultural Landscapes”, Landscape Ecology, vol. 39, no. 69, 2024.

C. E. Rutkoski, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Evans, S. E., “Neonicotinoid Retention and Transport in a Maize Cropping System with Contour Prairie Strips”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 373, 2024.

M. D. Stephenson, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Klaver, R. W., “The Relative Contributions of Habitat Area, Configuration, and Vegetative Diversity on Snake and Lizard Presence in Agricultural Landscapes”, Conservation Science and Practice, 2024. conservat_sci_and_prac_-_2024_-_stephenson_-_the_relative_contributions_of_habitat_area_configuration_and_vegetative.pdf (3.6 MB)

J. M. McGovern, Giese, J. C., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Springtime Bird Use of Agricultural Landscapes Examined by Using Autonomous Recording Units”. 2024. jfo-2023-399.pdf (1.23 MB)

C. Dutter, Damiano, L., Niemi, J. B., Miller, B. A., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Liebman, L., Helmers, M. J., Cruse, R. M., and McDaniel, M. D., “Contour prairie strips affect adjacent soil but have only slight effects on crops”, Field Crop Research, vol. 269, 2023.

K. E. Borchardt, Kadelka, C., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Toth, A. L., “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)

G. Zhang, Murray, C., A Clair, S., Cass, R., Dolezal, A. G., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Toth, A. L., and O'Neal, M., “Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023.

L. M. Alt, Flater, J. S., Howe, A., Moorman, T. B., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Soupir, M. L., “Prairie Strips Remove Swine Manure Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Bacteria from Runoff”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 349, 2023.

B. Khanal, Schoengold, K., Mieno, T., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “The impact of policy design on willingness to pay for ecosystem services from prairie strips”, Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2022.

A. J. Craig, Rehmann, C. R., Alt, L. M., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Soupir, M. L., “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.

R. Whitehair, Grudens-Schuck, N., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “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)

L. A. Schulte Moore, “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.

M. D. Stephenson, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Klaver, R. W., and Niemi, J. B., “Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests”, Journal of Field Ornithology, 2021.

J. Caviglia-Harris, Hodges, K., B, H., Bennett, E., Galvin, K., Krebs, M., Lipps, K., Lowman, M., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Schurr, T., “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.

L. A. Garibaldi, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Jordar, D. N. Nabaes, Carella, D. S. Gomez, and Kremen, C., “Time to Integrate Pollinator Science into Soybean Production”, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021.

L. A. Schulte Moore, Bradbury, S. P., O'Neal, M., Toth, A. L., Tyndall, J. C., and Dolezal, A. G., “Prairie strips help honey bees and wild pollinators”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020. strips_ffar_infosheet_20200203.pdf (748.6 KB)

L. A. Garibaldi, Oddi, F. J., Miguez, F. E., Bartomeus, I., Orr, M. C., Jobbágy, E. C., Kremen, C., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Hughes, A. C., Bagnato, C., Abramson, G., Bridgewater, P., Carella, D. S. Gomez, Díaz, S., Dicks, L. V., Ellis, E. C., Goldenberg, M., Huaylla, C. A., Kuperman, M., Locke, H., Mehrabi, Z., Santibañez, F., and Zhu, C. - D., “Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat”, Conservation Letters, vol. 14(2): 14:e12773. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12773, 2020.

D. Larsen, Tyndall, J. C., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Grudens-Schuck, N., “Exploring stakeholder consensus for multiple outcomes in agriculture: an Iowa case study.”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 13, 2019.

D. Larsen, Tyndall, J. C., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Grudens-Schuck, N., “Exploring Stakeholder Consensus for Multiple Outcomes in Agriculture: An Iowa Case Study”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019.

L. A. Schulte Moore, “Iowa's farmers -- and American eaters -- need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture”, The Conversation, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://theconversation.com/iowas-farmers-and-american-eaters-need-a-national-discussion-on-transforming-us-agriculture-114902.

L. A. Schulte Moore, Bradbury, S. P., O'Neal, M., Toth, A. L., Tyndall, J. C., and Dolezal, A. G., “Prairie strips provide late-summer forage for bees”, Iowa State University, 2019. strips_ffar_infosheet_final_draft.pdf (702.86 KB)

L. A. Schulte Moore, “Reflection, empowerment, and co-constructed research: leadership lessons from an initiative to transform Iowa agriculture”, Leadership Narratives, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.earthleadership.org/post/reflection-empowerment-and-co-constructed-research-leadership-lessons-from-an-initiative-to-trans.

M. L. Hladik, Bradbury, S. P., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Helmers, M. J., Witte, C., Kolpin, D. W., Garrett, J. D., and Harris, M., “Neonicotinoid insecticide removal by prairie strips in row-cropped watersheds with historical seed coating use”, Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, vol. 241, pp. 160-167, 2017.

L. A. Schulte Moore, Niemi, J. B., Helmers, M. J., Liebman, M. Z., J. Arbuckle, G., James, D. E., Kolka, R. K., O'Neal, M., Tomer, M. D., Tyndall, J. C., Asbjornsen, H., Drobney, P., Neal, J., Van Ryswyk, G., and Witte, C., “Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands”, PNAS, 2017.

E. Brandes, McNunn, G. Sean, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Bonner, I. J., Muth, D. J., Babcock, B. A., Sharma, B., and Heaton, E. A., “Subfield profitability analysis reveals an economic case for cropland diversification”, Environmental Research Letters, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 014009, 2016.

M. Z. Liebman and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Enhancing agroecosystem performance and resilience through increased diversification of landscapes and cropping systems”, Elementa, 2015.

D. Larsen, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Tyndall, J. C., “How should Iowa's agricultural landscape look?”, Rootstalk, vol. 1, pp. 41-46, 2015.

R. Cox, O'Neal, M., Hessel, R., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Helmers, M. J., “The impact of prairie strips on aphidophagous predator abundance and soybean aphid predation in agricultural catchments”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, pp. 1185-1197, 2014.

H. Asbjornsen, Hernandez-Santana, V., Liebman, M. Z., Bayala, J., Chen, J., Helmers, M. J., Ong, C. K., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 29, pp. 101-125, 2014.

L. A. Schulte Moore, Ontl, T. A., and Larsen, D., “Biofuels and Biodiversity, Wildlife Habitat Restoration”, 2013.

J. C. Tyndall, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Liebman, M. Z., and Helmers, M. J., “The Cost of Prairie Strips”, 2013. . the_cost_of_prairie_conservation_strips.pdf (1.36 MB)

S. M. Hirsh, Mabry, C. M., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Liebman, M. Z., “Diversifying agricultural catchments by incorporating tallgrass prairie buffer strips”, Ecological Restoration, vol. 31, pp. 201-211, 2013.

L. A. Schulte Moore, “Farm Bill Politics May Prove Devastating to the Environment”, 2013. .

J. C. Tyndall, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Liebman, M. Z., and Helmers, M. J., “Field-Level Financial Assessment of Contour Prairie Strips for Enhancement of Environmental Quality”, Environmental Management, vol. 52, pp. 736-747, 2013.

N. Jordan, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Williams, C., Pitt, D., Slotterback, C. Shively, Jackson, R., Landis, D., Dale, B., Becker, D., and Rickenbach, M., “Landlabs: An Integrated Approach to Creating Agricultural Enterprises That Meet the Triple Bottom Line”, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, vol. 17, pp. 175-200, 2013.

E. A. Heaton, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Helmers, M. J., Liebman, M. Z., and Milster, F., “Producing food, feed and energy: How can agriculture do it all?”, 25th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2013. producing_food_feed_and_energy_how_can_agriculture_do_it_all_.pdf (2.95 MB)

M. Z. Liebman, Helmers, M. J., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Chase, C. A., “Using biodiversity to link agricultural productivity with environmental quality: Results from three field experiments in Iowa”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 28, pp. 115-128, 2013.

N. P. Schmidt, O'Neal, M., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Effects of grassland habitat and plant nutrients on soybean aphid and natural enemy populations”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 40, pp. 260-272, 2011.

M. O'Neal and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “The impact of biodiversity services in row crop production in annual verses perennial landscapes”, 2011.

M. Z. Liebman, Helmers, M. J., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Integrating conservation with biofuel feedstock production”, Managing agricultural landscapes for environmental quality II: achieving more effective conservation. Soil and Water Conservation Society of America, Ames, IA, pp. 131-142, 2011.

J. G. Arbuckle, Jr., Helmers, M. J., Liebman, M. Z., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “From vulnerability to resiliency: Iowa agriculture in the age of biorenewables”, 2008.

L. A. Schulte Moore, Asbjornsen, H., Atwell, R. C., Hart, C., Helmers, M. J., Isenhart, T., Kolka, R. K., Liebman, M. Z., Neal, J., O'Neal, M., Schultz, R., Secchi, S., Thompson, J., Tomer, M. D., and Tyndall, J. C., “Targeted conservation approaches for improving water quality: Multiple benefits for expanded opportunities”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, PMR 1002, 2008. Schulte et al. 2008 ISUExt.PMR1002.pdf (2.12 MB)

L. A. Schulte Moore, Asbjornsen, H., Liebman, M. Z., and Crow, T. R., “Agroecosystem restoration through strategic integration of perennials”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 61, p. 164A-169A, 2006.