Publications

S. M. Hirsh, “Diversifying monoculture crops by incorporating prairie buffer strips”, 2012.

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

J. Hill, “Cup plant biases prairie nitrogen composition in response to increasing community diversity”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017. hill_honorsproject_final.pdf (490.51 KB)

R. Hessel, “Classical and conservation biological control of pest insects within prairie and crop systems”, 2013.

V. Hernandez-Santana, Zhou, X., Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R., and Tomer, M., “Native prairie filter strips reduce runoff from hillslopes under annual row-crop systems in Iowa, USA”, Journal of HydrologyJournal of Hydrology, vol. 477, pp. 94-103, 2013.

E. J. Henning, Kolka, R. K., and Helmers, M. J., “Infiltration within Native Prairie Vegetative Strips Embedded in Row Crop Fields across Iowa”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 79, no. 1, 2024. 43.full_.pdf (587.84 KB)

E. J. Henning, “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)

M. J. Helmers, Zhou, X., Asbjornsen, H., and Kolka, R., “Water quality benefits of perennial filter strips in row-cropped watersheds”, 2011.

M. J. Helmers, Zhou, X., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R., Tomer, M. D., and Cruse, R. M., “Sediment removal by prairie filter strips in row-cropped ephemeral watersheds”, Journal of environmental quality, vol. 41, pp. 1531-1539, 2012.

M. J. Helmers, Grudens-Shuck, N., and Youngquist, T. D., “Novel Use of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video on Challenging Science Topic”, Journal of Extension, vol. 57, no. 1IAW2, 2019. novel_use_of_conceptual_change_framework_improves_video_on_challenging_science_topic.pdf (558.77 KB)

E. A. Heaton, Schulte, L. A., Berti, M., Langeveld, H., Zegada-Lizarazu, W., Parrish, D., and Monti, A., “ Managing a 2G crop portfolio through sustainable intensification: examples from the US and EU”, Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining, vol. 7, 2013.

E. Heaton, Moore, L. Schulte, Helmers, M., Liebman, M., 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. J. Hall, Zhang, G., O'Neal, M., Bradbury, S. P., and Coats, J. R., “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.

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. characterization_of_honey_bee_.pdf (5.7 MB)

J. Gutierrez-Lopez, Asbjornsen, H., Helmers, M., and Isenhart, T., “Regulation of soil moisture dynamics in agricultural fields using strips of native prairie vegetation”, Geoderma, vol. 226, pp. 238-249, 2014.

C. Gusto, Grudens-Schuck, N., and Rogers, B., “Prairie Strips Professional Development Evaluation for FSA & NRCS Staff”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023.

N. Grudens-Schuck, Helmers, M. J., Youngquist, T. D., and Johnson, M. S., “Prairie strips for sediment and nutrient control and biodiversity”, Journal of Extension, vol. 55, no. 1, 2017.

K. A. Gill, Cox, R., and O'Neal, M. E., “Quality over quantity: buffer strips can be improved with select native plant species”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, 2014.

J. C. Giese, “An evaluation of conservation efforts in Midwestern agricultural landscapes for birds”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023. giese_2023_phddissertation.pdf (3.1 MB)

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. 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.

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

S. County Foundation, “Using Prairie Filter Strips to Protect Wisconsin Water”. 2018. using_prairie_filter_strips_to_protect_wisconsin_water.pdf (388.71 KB)

J. S. Flater, “Understanding soil bacterial communities for sustainable agriculture”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020. understanding_soil_bacterial_communities_for_sustainable_agriculture.pdf (5.41 MB)

J. S. Flater, Alt, L., Soupir, M. L., Moorman, T. B., and Howe, A., “Prairie strips’ effect on transport of antimicrobial resistance indicators in poultry litter”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 51, 2022.

L. English, “Understanding the Variation in Vegetation Composition of Prairie Restorations within Crop Fields”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.

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

C. R. Dutter, “The Spatial and Temporal Effects of Prairie Strip Restoration on Soil Health”, 2022. dutter_dissertation_final.pdf (4.21 MB)

J. W. Doudna, O'Neal, M. E., Tyndall, J. C., and Helmers, M. J., “Perspectives of extension agents and farmers toward multifunctional agriculture in the United States Corn Belt”, Journal of Extension, vol. 53, no. 6, 2015.

J. Doudna, Helmers, M., and O'Neal, M., “Can conservation complement agriculture?”, 2011.

A. G. Dolezal, Clair, A. L. St., Zhang, G., Toth, A. L., and O'Neal, M. E., “Native habitat mitigates feast-famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019. dolezal_st._clair_et_al._2019_pnas.pdf (1007.54 KB)

O. de Kok-Mercado and team, S. T. R. I. P. S., “STRIPS 2020 Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021. 2020_strips_landowner_report.pdf (26.71 MB)

O. de Kok-Mercado and team, S. T. R. I. P. S., “2019 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020. 2019_strips_landowner_report.pdf (23.46 MB)

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. strips1_yield_analysis.pdf (1.38 MB)

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

A. Clinton, “Prairie strips research indicate curbed nutrient loss”, Advance, no. February 26, 2015, 2015.

B. Chen, Krajewski, W. F., Zhou, X., and Helmers, M. J., “Organized variability of surface runoff responses across neighboring hillslopes in Iowa”, Journal of Hydrology, vol. 523, pp. 1-13, 2015.

M. Renee Cheatham, “Species and functional diversity effects on productivity and nutrient uptake: implications for designing sustainable agricultural systems in the Midwest”, 2007.

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

B. Brittenham and Helmers, M., “Summary of shallow groundwater nitrate at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge”, 2016. Brittenham & Helmers 2016 STRIPS1 Shallow ground water results.pdf (81.55 KB)

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. brittenhambethany_2017_isumsthesis.pdf (4.31 MB)

E. Brandes, McNunn, G. Sean, Schulte, L. A., 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.

K. E. Borchardt, Kadelka, C., Schulte, L. A., 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)

A. E. Becker, Anderson, R. A., and Blair, A. C., “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)

H. Asbjornsen, Mora, G., and Helmers, M. J., “Variation in water uptake dynamics among contrasting agricultural and native plant communities in the Midwestern US”, Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, vol. 121, pp. 343-356, 2007.

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

H. Asbjornsen, Shepherd, G., Helmers, M., and Mora, G., “Seasonal patterns in depth of water uptake under contrasting annual and perennial systems in the Corn Belt Region of the Midwestern US”, Plant and Soil, vol. 308, pp. 69-92, 2008.

J. Arbuckle, “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)

J. G. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2022 Results”, 2023. strips_2022_collaborator_survey_str1064.pdf (2.07 MB)

J. G. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Cooperator Follow-On Survey: 2016 Results”, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Sociology Technical Report 1049, 2017. arbuckle_2017_strips_2016_cooperators_survey_report_v2.pdf (1.52 MB)