Publications

J. C. Tyndall, “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)

L. A. Schulte, MacDonald, A. L., Niemi, J. B., and Helmers, M. J., “Prairie strips as a mechanism to promote land sharing by birds in industrial agricultural landscapes”, Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, vol. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.01.007, 2016.

L. SchulteMoore, “Prairie strips: bringing biodiversity, improved water quality, and soil protection to agriculture”, Missouri Prairie Journal, vol. 35, 2014. Schulte 2014 MoPrairieJournal -- Prairie Strips.pdf (1.04 MB)

R. Whitehair and Grudens-Schuck, N., “Prairie strips consultant educational needs assessment: 2017 survey”, Iowa State University, Agricultural Education & Studies, Ames, IA, 2017. prairiestripswsdevneedsassessjune2017_rev5_2_18.pdf (692.17 KB)

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.

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.

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. strips_ffar_infosheet_20200203.pdf (748.6 KB)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Prairie Strips Help Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators”, Iowa State University, 2021. prairie_strips_help_honey_bees_and_wild_pollinators.pdf (1.1 MB)

L. A. Schulte, Niemi, J., Helmers, M. J., Liebman, M., Arbuckle, J. G., James, D. E., Kolka, R. K., O'Neal, M. E., 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.

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Prairie Strips Mitigate the Spread of AMR”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020. strips_amr_infosheet.pdf (2.84 MB)

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

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. strips_ffar_infosheet_final_draft.pdf (702.86 KB)

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.

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.

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

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Prairie Strips: Small Changes, Big Impacts”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3610, 2017.

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. precisionprairie_casestudy_final_one-pager.pdf (1.5 MB)

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)

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

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.

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)

M. D. Stephenson, “Quantifying methods to improve statistical power in grassland and passerine bird nesting studies”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017. stephenson_2017_msthesis.pdf (1.75 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. Stephenson, “Quantifying thermal‐imager effectiveness for detecting bird nests on farms”, Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019. quantifying_thermal-imager_effectiveness_for_detecting_bird_nests_on_farms.pdf (264.81 KB)

L. Schulte, “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.

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.

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)

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. strips_fsa_infosheet20181126.pdf (139.04 KB)

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. stephensonmatt_2022_dissertation_-_bird_and_snake_habitat_quality_in_ag_landscapes.pdf (7.07 MB)

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.

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.

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.

D. Rae Lockett, “Soil Hydraulic Property Impacts of Incorporating Prairie Vegetation within a Row Crop Production Area”, 2012.

J. Antonio Gu Lopez, “Soil moisture dynamics in agriculturally-dominated landscapes after the introduction of native prairie vegetation”, 2012.

R. Matthew Maher, “Soil respiration and plant growth across a chronosequence of tallgrass prairie reconstructions”, 2007.

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

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

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

M. Mackert, “Strategies to improve native bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) habitat in agroecosystems”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019.

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)

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. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2020 Results”, Iowa State University Extension, Ames, 1060, 2021. arbuckle_2021_strips_collaborator_survey_2020_str1060.pdf (3.12 MB)

J. G. Arbuckle, “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)

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

G. J. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2023 Results”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2024. arbuckle_2024_strips_collaborator_survey_crop_year_2023_str1065.pdf (1.6 MB)

J. G. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Cooperator Follow-On Survey: 2015 Results”, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, 1042, 2016. Arbuckle 2016 -- STRIPS cooperators feedback.pdf (1.11 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)

J. G. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Cooperator Survey: 2017 Results”, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, Iowa, 2018. strips_cooperator_survey_2017_stc_1052.pdf (2.55 MB)

J. G. Arbuckle, “STRIPS Cooperator Survey 2018 results”, 2019. arbuckle_2019_cooperator_survey_str1057.pdf (3.37 MB)

F. Kordbacheh, Liebman, M., and Harris, M., “Strips of prairie vegetation placed within row crops can sustain native bee communities”, PLOS One, vol. 15, no. 10, p. e0240354, 2020.