Publications

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)

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)

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)

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)

F. Kordbacheh, Liebman, M., and Harris, M., “Increasing the quantity of forb and grass cover can enhance bee and predatory ground beetle abundance”. 2017. farnazkordbacheh-esa2018.pdf (8.32 MB)

M. Jarchow and Liebman, M., “Incorporating prairies into multifunctional landscapes: establishing and managing prairies for enhanced environmental quality, livestock grazing, and hay production, bioenergy production, and carbon sequestration”. 2011. 2011-02-incorporating-prairies-multifunctional-landscapes.pdf (2.85 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.

M. Liebman, Helmers, M. J., Schulte, L. A., 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.

M. E. Jarchow and Liebman, M., “Tradeoffs in biomass and nutrient allocation in prairies and corn managed for bioenergy production”, Crop Science, vol. 52, pp. 1330-1342, 2012.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

M. E. Jarchow and Liebman, M., “Maintaining multifunctionality as landscapes provide ecosystem services”, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 9, pp. 262-262, 2011.

N. Jordan, Schulte, L. A., 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.

M. Liebman, Helmers, M. J., and Schulte, L. A., “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. A. Stephenson, Liebman, M., Niemi, J., Cruse, R., Tyndall, J., Witte, C. - P., James, D., and Helmers, M., “The Influence of Prairie Strips Sown in Midwestern Corn and Soybean Fields on Sediment Discharge Throughout the Year”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 79, no. 2, 2024. 87.full_.pdf (688.49 KB)

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

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

G. L. Larsen, Knoot, T. G., and Tyndall, J., “From Science to Practice: Findings from the 2011 STRIPs Project Stakeholder Meeting (June 21, 2011)”, 2011.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

H. Li, Cruse, R., Bingner, R., Gesch, K., and Zhang, X., “Evaluating ephemeral gully erosion impact on Zea mays L. yield and economics using AnnAGNPS”. 2016. 1-s2.0-s0167198715001749-main.pdf (1.15 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)

D. R. Lockett, Zhou, X., and Helmers, M. J., “Impacts of Incorporating Prairie Vegetation within Row Crop Production on Soil Hydraulic Properties”, 2011 Louisville, Kentucky, August 7-10, 2011. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, p. 1, 2011.

G. Drake Larsen, Farming for ecosystem services: A case study of multifunctional agriculture in Iowa, USA. Iowa State University, 2011.