selected publications

• academic article

  • Changes in soil pore structure generated by the root systems of maize, sorghum and switchgrass affect in situ N2O emissions and bacterial denitrification.  Biology and Fertility of Soils.  2023
  • The soil pore structure encountered by roots affects plant‐derived carbon inputs and fate.  New Phytologist.  2023
  • Cover crop influence on pore size distribution and biopore dynamics: Enumerating root and soil faunal effects.  Frontiers in Plant Science.  13. 2022
  • A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions.  European Journal of Soil Science.  73. 2021
  • Influence of Pore Characteristics on the Fate and Distribution of Newly Added Carbon.  Frontiers in Environmental Science.  6. 2018
  • Protection of soil carbon within macro-aggregates depends on intra-aggregate pore characteristics.  Scientific Reports.  5. 2015
  • Properties of Soil Pore Space Regulate Pathways of Plant Residue Decomposition and Community Structure of Associated Bacteria.  PLOS ONE.  10:e0123999-e0123999. 2015

• blog posting

  • Long-term contrasting land uses influence on soil pore structure and organic carbon.  . 2023