I research soil ecology and the role of soil fauna in SOM dynamics in agricultural systems
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Joined December 2018
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New paper in Soil Biology & Biochemistry!
In a ¹³C-labeled microcosm experiment, predator addition shifted the effects of bacterial grazers from respiration toward microbial necromass formation and MAOM retention.
doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.20…
Excited to share our new Policy Analysis in the @SciPolJournal Winter Issue! With Helen Silver, @MeganMachmuller & Dr. Jane Zelikova, we explore how diversified ag systems impact soil carbon, soil health & yields.
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Read it here 👉 sciencepolicyjournal.org/art…
Hot off the press!
#JSPG Volume 26, Issue 1 is LIVE.
12 open-access papers tackle climate resilience, digital infrastructure, health equity & national competitiveness.
Read now ➡️ bit.ly/JSPGVol26Iss01
#SciPol #OpenAccess #SciencePolicy
Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
So glad #MFCotrufoNeedsTwitter is an #AGU2024 fellow this year! She is an outstanding scientist and truly caring mentor. She is so deserving and I am so grateful to have been trained by her 👩🏻🔬
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New paper alert. A consensus view (amongst a bunch of researchers in this space) on what we know and need to know to effectively manage croplands for climate benefits led by @eeoldfield & @JM_Lavallee
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Hey Twitter- I'm getting close to wrapping things up! I'll be defending my PhD work on June 20th, at 9 AM MT. I'll talk about SOM fractionation methods, MAOM nitrogen, yield stability, PyOM persistence, and everything in between.
Hope y'all can tune in-- DM me for a Teams link!
I'll be defending my PhD this Friday at 9a MT! Scan the QR for a Teams link.
I'll be talking all about Regen Ag, SOM, and soil critters. Would love for you to tune in!
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Psyched this paper is now out in the world!
Got together with an amazing expert group to review SOM conceptual frameworks. The inspiration for this work was to help PhD student Katie that had little background in SOM prep for prelims. Hope its helpful!
dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007…
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We (me,@JM_Lavallee, Francesca Cotrufo, @brunobasso1 , and Will Brinton) have a new paper out today in @EGU_SOILjournal. We looked how SOM fractions might influence crop yield stability. The results were surprising (little 🧵).
soil.copernicus.org/articles…
Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
How should we *really* be fractionating soils to get truly distinct pools which inform + reflect our mechanistic understanding?
Read @samleuthold's awesome new paper, combining chemical, spectral, and isotopic evidence to answer this question!
FWIW - density is necessary 🫢
Our (me, @JM_Lavallee, Michelle Haddix, and Francesca Cotrufo) new paper thinking about SOM fractionation methods is out (OA!) in @Geoderma_Jrnl today! (Short 🧵)
authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
🚨 Our new paper is out!! 🚨
We developed a conceptual framework to align understanding on the impact of #grazing on soil organic #carbon using a combined lens of plant ecophysiology + soil biogeochemistry & a REAL description of grazing management 🐂
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Cool.
I'm very happy to share new article from @efforts_crc990 published in @Nature! We show that rainforest transformation leads to vast energetic and functional changes in food webs, from soils to canopies. Fantastic teamwork of our international team!
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Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
What’s holding back soil carbon increases under regenerative management? Does MAOC not respond b/c soils are saturated? Does POC response take off with C inputs? In short, no! Happy to share this paper from my postdoc w great group of co-authors:
tinyurl.com/yn94mrxp
A 🧵
Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
New in Geoderma: "The ability of soils to aggregate, more than the state of aggregation, promotes protected soil organic matter formation" by Rebecca J. Even & M. Francesca Cotrufo. buff.ly/3O17zVT
@ColoradoStateU
Aaron Prairie, PhD retweeted
So excited to share this work on emerging controls of soil stoichiometry that I led with a really wonderful group of scientists! We review empirical evidence for soil C:N controls and their representation in models. Take a gander ⬇️
doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.20…
Nice article about why carbon offsets aren't working and how they can be improved. I am a little disappointed they left out soil-based solutions.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Need more evidence for the importance of fractionating SOM? Check out our new article on responses of SOM & its fractions to 30 (!) yrs of increased precip
TLDR: Despite no response of bulk C and N, we found changes in SOM fractions & their drivers... 🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1hbxr…