Publications
Farming for ecosystem services: A case study of multifunctional agriculture in Iowa, USA. Iowa State University, 2011.
, “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.
, “Producing food, feed and energy: How can agriculture do it all?”, 25th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2013.
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“IA TN 190-ARG-41 Prairie Strips Technical Note ”. USDA-NRCS, 2021.
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“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.
, “Agricultural water quality BMPs: A standardized approach to financial analysis”, Journal of Extension, vol. 52, no. 3, p. 1, 2014.
, “Agroecosystem restoration through strategic integration of perennials”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 61, p. 164A-169A, 2006.
, “Antibiotic resistance gene dissipation in soil microcosms amended with antibiotics and swine manure”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 50, 2021.
, , , , , “Changes in soil respiration across a chronosequence of tallgrass prairie reconstructions”, Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, vol. 139, pp. 749-753, 2010.
, “Classical and conservation biological control of pest insects within prairie and crop systems”, 2013.
, , “Comparing Nitrate Sink Strength in Perennial Filter Strips at Toeslopes of Cropland Watersheds”, Journal of Environmental Quality, 2014.
2014 Mitchell et al. JEQ.pdf (878.38 KB)
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“Contour prairie strips affect adjacent soil but have only slight effects on crops”, Field Crop Research, vol. 269, 2023.
, “Degradation of tetracycline, sulfamethazine, and tylosin in soil from prairie strips and row crops in Iowa”, Agroecosystems, Geosciences, and Environment, vol. 5, 2022.
, “Denitrification and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Annual Croplands, Perennial Grass Buffers, and Restored Perennial Grasslands”, Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 79, 2015.
2014 Iqbal et al. SSSAJ.pdf (799.51 KB)
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“Diversifying agricultural catchments by incorporating tallgrass prairie buffer strips”, Ecological Restoration, vol. 31, pp. 201-211, 2013.
, , “Effects of grassland habitat and plant nutrients on soybean aphid and natural enemy populations”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 40, pp. 260-272, 2011.
, “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.
, “Enhancing agroecosystem performance and resilience through increased diversification of landscapes and cropping systems.”, Elementa, 2015.
, “Exploring stakeholder consensus for multiple outcomes in agriculture: an Iowa case study.”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 13, 2019.
, “Exploring Stakeholder Consensus for Multiple Outcomes in Agriculture: An Iowa Case Study”, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019.
, “Farmer attitudes toward proactive targeting of agricultural conservation programs”, Society & Natural Resources, vol. 26, pp. 625-641, 2013.
, “Field-Level Financial Assessment of Contour Prairie Strips for Enhancement of Environmental Quality”, Environmental Management, vol. 52, pp. 736-747, 2013.
, , , “High crop prices and conservation: Raising the stakes”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 63, p. 68A-73A, 2008.
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“How should Iowa's agricultural landscape look?”, Rootstalk, vol. 1, pp. 41-46, 2015.
, “The impact of biodiversity services in row crop production in annual verses perennial landscapes”, 2011.
, “The impact of policy design on willingness to pay for ecosystem services from prairie strips”, Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2022.
, “The impact of prairie strips on aphidophagous predator abundance and soybean aphid predation in agricultural catchments”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, pp. 1185-1197, 2014.
, “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.
, “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.
, “Maintaining multifunctionality as landscapes provide ecosystem services”, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 9, pp. 262-262, 2011.
, “ Managing a 2G crop portfolio through sustainable intensification: examples from the US and EU”, Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining, vol. 7, 2013.
, “Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests”, Journal of Field Ornithology, 2021.
, “Modeling phosphorus transport in an agricultural watershed using the WEPP model”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 39, pp. 2121-2129, 2010.
, “Native habitat mitigates feast-famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019.
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“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.
, “Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023.
, “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.
, “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.
, , “Novel Use of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video on Challenging Science Topic”, Journal of Extension, vol. 57, no. 1IAW2, 2019.
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