Publications
“Bird Community Response to Field-Level Integration of Prairie Strips”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 374, 2024. 1-s2.0-s0167880924001932-main.pdf (2.78 MB)
, “Contour Prairie Strips Alter Microbial Communities and Functioning Both Below and in Adjacent Cropland Soils”, Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 199, 2024. 1-s2.0-s0929139324001550-main.pdf (12.93 MB)
, “Ground Beetle Response to Prairie Strips and their Potential Ecosystem Service Delivery in Crop Fields”, 2024. vargasandres_2024_msthesis.pdf (2.55 MB)
, “Habitat Amount and Edge Effects, Not Perch Proximity, Nest Exposure, or Vegetation Diversity Affect Cowbird Parasitism in Agricultural Landscapes”, Landscape Ecology, vol. 39, no. 69, 2024.
, “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)
, “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)
, “Neonicotinoid Retention and Transport in a Maize Cropping System with Contour Prairie Strips”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 373, 2024.
, “Nutrition, Pesticide Exposure, and Virus Infection Interact to Produce Context-Dependent Effects in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 949, 2024. 1-s2.0-s0048969724052756-main.pdf (2.34 MB)
, “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)
, “Springtime Bird Use of Agricultural Landscapes Examined by Using Autonomous Recording Units”. 2024. jfo-2023-399.pdf (1.23 MB)
, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2023 Results”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2024. arbuckle_2024_strips_collaborator_survey_crop_year_2023_str1065.pdf (1.6 MB)
, “Transport of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Through Prairie Strips During Simulated Runoff”, Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 167-17, 2024. pdfviewer.asp_.pdf (1.51 MB)
, “Butterfly Biodiversity Increases with Prairie Strips and Conservation Management in Row Crop Agriculture”, Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023. insect_conserv_diversity_-_2023_-_kemmerling.pdf (866.84 KB)
, “Contour prairie strips affect adjacent soil but have only slight effects on crops”, Field Crop Research, vol. 269, 2023.
, “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)
, “An evaluation of conservation efforts in Midwestern agricultural landscapes for birds”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023. giese_2023_phddissertation.pdf (3.1 MB)
, “Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023.
, “Perennial Systems Conservation: Reaching Women Landowners & Farmers”. 2023. perennial_systems_conservation_reaching_women_landowners_farmers_one_pager_6.21.pdf (4.18 MB)
, “Prairie Strips Professional Development Evaluation for FSA & NRCS Staff”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023.
, “Prairie Strips Remove Swine Manure Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Bacteria from Runoff”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 349, 2023.
, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2022 Results”, 2023. strips_2022_collaborator_survey_str1064.pdf (2.07 MB)
, “Women Landowner Resource Guide”. 2023. landowner_guide_w_team_edits_8.14.pdf (7.53 MB)
, “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)
, “Degradation of tetracycline, sulfamethazine, and tylosin in soil from prairie strips and row crops in Iowa”, Agroecosystems, Geosciences, and Environment, vol. 5, 2022.
, “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 Influence of Prairie Strips Sown in Midwestern Corn and Soybean on Sediment Discharge”, 2022. jessica_nelson_-_sediment_transport_thesis_-_final.docx (38.53 MB)
, “Prairie strips’ effect on transport of antimicrobial resistance indicators in poultry litter”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 51, 2022.
, “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.
, “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)
, “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.
, “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)
, “The Spatial and Temporal Effects of Prairie Strip Restoration on Soil Health”, 2022. dutter_dissertation_final.pdf (4.21 MB)
, “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)
, “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)
, “Antibiotic resistance gene dissipation in soil microcosms amended with antibiotics and swine manure”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 50, 2021.
, “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)
, “Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers”, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://theconversation.com/climate-friendly-farming-strategies-can-improve-the-land-and-generate-income-for-farmers-157220.
, “Essays on the Designs and Benefits of Land Conservation Programs”, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2021. essays_on_the_designs_and_benefits_of_land_conservation_programs.pdf (1.98 MB)
, “IA TN 190-ARG-41 Prairie Strips Technical Note ”. USDA-NRCS, 2021. ia_tn_190-arg-41_prairie_strips_technical_note_-_attachment.pdf (862.4 KB)
, “Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests”, Journal of Field Ornithology, 2021.
, “Natural Inquirer Monograph Series: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips”, Natural Inquirer , vol. 20, 2021. ni_creamofthecrop_2021_web.pdf (23.6 MB)
, “Pollinator response to prairie strips in the Iowa agricultural landscape”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021. murraycaroline_2021_msthesis.pdf (1.13 MB)
, “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)
, “Prairie Strips Help Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators”, Iowa State University, 2021. prairie_strips_help_honey_bees_and_wild_pollinators.pdf (1.1 MB)
, “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.
, “STRIPS 2020 Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2021. 2020_strips_landowner_report.pdf (26.71 MB)
, “STRIPS Collaborator Survey: 2020 Results”, Iowa State University Extension, Ames, 1060, 2021. arbuckle_2021_strips_collaborator_survey_2020_str1060.pdf (3.12 MB)
, “Time to Integrate Pollinator Science into Soybean Production”, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021.
, “2019 STRIPS Landowner Report”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020. 2019_strips_landowner_report.pdf (23.46 MB)
, “Degradation of sulfamethazine, tetracycline, and tylosin in prairie strip soils and row crop soils”, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2020.
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