Publications

X. Zhou, Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R., Tomer, M. D., and Cruse, R. M., “Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 69, pp. 54-64, 2014.

X. Zhou, Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R., and Tomer, M. D., “Perennial filter strips reduce nitrate levels in soil and shallow groundwater after grassland-to-cropland conversion”, Journal of environmental quality, vol. 39, pp. 2006-2015, 2010.

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

G. Zhang, “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)

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)

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)

R. Whitehair and Grudens-Schuck, N., ““Become a Prairie Strips Consultant” three part program. Poster presented at the STRIPS Cooperator’s Meeting, Armstrong ISU Experiment Station, July 16, 2018.”. 2018. 3parttrainingprogram_stripscooperatorsmeeting2018.pdf (14.78 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.

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)

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

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

J. Tyndall and Roesch-McNally, G. Elan, “Agricultural water quality BMPs: A standardized approach to financial analysis”, Journal of Extension, vol. 52, no. 3, p. 1, 2014.

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “2018 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2019. stripslandownersummary_2018_public.pdf (8.16 MB)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “The Cost of Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3611, 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)

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

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “2017 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2018. stripslandownersummary_2017_public.pdf (16.15 MB)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Installing Prairie Strips: Frequently Asked Questions”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3613, 2017.

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)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Farming with Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3612, 2017.

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “A Landowner's Guide to Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3609, 2017.

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

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)

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)

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)

T. E. Smith, Kolka, R. K., Zhou, X., Helmers, M. J., Cruse, R. M., and Tomer, M. D., “Effects of native perennial vegetation buffer strips on dissolved organic carbon in surface runoff from an agricultural landscape”, Biogeochemistry, vol. 120, pp. 121-132, 2014.

G. William Shepherd, “A comparative agroecosystems analysis of soil water and root dynamics under six different vegetative cover types”, 2006.

F. Service and Outdoors, F. I. N. D., “Natural Inquirer Monograph Series: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips”, Natural Inquirer , vol. 20, 2021. ni_creamofthecrop_2021_web.pdf (23.6 MB)

S. Secchi, Tyndall, J., Schulte, L. A., and Asbjornsen, H., “High crop prices and conservation: Raising the stakes”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 63, p. 68A-73A, 2008. Secchi et al. 2008 JSWC.pdf (968.32 KB)

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)

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.

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. Schulte et al. 2008 ISUExt.PMR1002.pdf (2.12 MB)

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

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

L. Schulte, “Reflection, empowerment, and co-constructed research: leadership lessons from an initiative to transform Iowa agriculture”, Leadership Narratives, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://leopoldleadership.stanford.edu/resources/reflection-empowerment-and-co-constructed-research-leadership-lessons-initiative-transform.

N. P. Schmidt, O'Neal, M. E., 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.

G. Roesch-McNally, “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)

A. M. Roberts, Helmers, M. J., and Fillery, I. R. P., “The adoptability of perennial-based farming systems for hydrologic and salinity control in dryland farming systems in Australia and the United States of America”, Crop and Pasture Science, vol. 60, pp. 83-99, 2009.

M. Remigio and Salome, V., “Assessing the ecohydrological impact of incorporating perennial vegetation into an agricultural watershed in Central Iowa, USA”, 2015.

M. Perez-Suarez, Castellano, M. J., Kolka, R., Asbjornsen, H., and Helmers, M., “Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in prairie vegetation strips across topographical gradients in mixed Central Iowa agroecosystems”, Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, vol. 188, p. 11, 2014.

M. Perez-Bidegain, Helmers, M. J., and Cruse, R., “Modeling phosphorus transport in an agricultural watershed using the WEPP model”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 39, pp. 2121-2129, 2010.

M. Perez-Bidegain, “Modeling phosphorus transport using the WEPP model”, Iowa State University, 2007.

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. Luquin Oroz 2016 MSThesis.pdf (2.19 MB)

R. Ann Cox Ohde, “The use of reconstructed prairies in Iowa's agricultural landscape to increase ecosystem services and move towards multifunctionality”, 2012.

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

J. A. Nelson, “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)

C. Murray, “Pollinator response to prairie strips in the Iowa agricultural landscape”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021. murraycaroline_2021_msthesis.pdf (1.13 MB)

J. Mueller and Liebman, M., “Plant Community and Soil Functional Characteristics of Prairie Conservation Strips”, 2015. Mueller & Liebman 2015 STRIPS poster.pdf (1.63 MB)