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Increased productivity of a cover crop mixture is not associated with enhanced agroecosystem services by Smith, Richard G, Atwood, Lesley W, Warren, Nicholas D

“…Cover crops provide a variety of important agroecological services within cropping systems. Typically these crops are grown as monocultures or simple…”
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Agriculture in 2050: Recalibrating Targets for Sustainable Intensification by HUNTER, MITCHELL C., SMITH, RICHARD G., SCHIPANSKI, MEAGAN E., ATWOOD, LESLEY W., MORTENSEN, DAVID A.

“…The prevailing discourse on the future of agriculture is dominated by an imbalanced narrative that calls for food production to increase…”
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Soil Functional Zone Management: A Vehicle for Enhancing Production and Soil Ecosystem Services in Row-Crop Agroecosystems by Williams, Alwyn, Kane, Daniel A, Ewing, Patrick M, Atwood, Lesley W, Jilling, Andrea, Li, Meng, Lou, Yi, Davis, Adam S, Grandy, A Stuart, Huerd, Sheri C, Hunter, Mitchell C, Koide, Roger T, Mortensen, David A, Smith, Richard G, Snapp, Sieglinde S, Spokas, Kurt A, Yannarell, Anthony C, Jordan, Nicholas R

“…There is increasing global demand for food, bioenergy feedstocks and a wide variety of bio-based products. In response, agriculture has advanced production,…”
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Influence of pesticide seed treatments on rhizosphere fungal and bacterial communities and leaf fungal endophyte communities in maize and soybean by Nettles, Rachel, Watkins, John, Ricks, Kevin, Boyer, Monica, Licht, Megan, Atwood, Lesley W., Peoples, Matthew, Smith, Richard G., Mortensen, David A., Koide, Roger T.

“…•Pesticide seed treatments may inadvertently affect non-target microbial communities.•They significantly altered rhizosphere and leaf microbial communities of…”
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Cover-Crop Species as Distinct Biotic Filters in Weed Community Assembly by Smith, Richard G., Atwood, Lesley W., Pollnac, Fredric W., Warren, Nicholas D.

“…Cover crops represent a potentially important biological filter during weed community assembly in agroecosystems. This filtering could be considered…”
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Evidence for indirect effects of pesticide seed treatments on weed seed banks in maize and soybean by Smith, Richard G., Atwood, Lesley W., Morris, Matthew B., Mortensen, David A., Koide, Roger T.

“…•Pesticide seed treatments are common in large acreage row crops.•Natural enemies of weed seeds may be affected by pesticides.•Pesticide seed treatments…”
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Structural Equation Modeling Facilitates Transdisciplinary Research on Agriculture and Climate Change by Smith, Richard. G., Davis, Adam S., Jordan, Nicholas R., Atwood, Lesley W., Daly, Amanda B., Grandy, A. Stuart, Hunter, Mitchell C., Koide, Roger T., Mortensen, David A., Ewing, Patrick, Kane, Daniel, Li, Meng, Lou, Yi, Snapp, Sieglinde S., Spokas, Kurt A., Yannarell, Anthony C.

“…ABSTRACT Increasingly, funding agencies are investing in integrated and transdisciplinary research to tackle “grand challenge” priority areas, critical for…”
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Effect of Polyacrylamide Gel on Woody Plant Establishment in Barrier Island Swales by Miller, Deborah L, Thetford, Mack, Atwood, Lesley W

“…Increased hurricane frequency and intensity and residential and commercial development are contributing to loss of maritime forests, coastal hammocks, and…”
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Evidence for multi-trophic effects of pesticide seed treatments on non-targeted soil fauna by Atwood, Lesley W., Mortensen, David A., Koide, Roger T., Smith, Richard G.

“…The use of pesticide seed treatments containing neonicotinoid insecticides is widespread in large-scale row crop agriculture. Recently, use of pesticide seed…”
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Effect of Polyacrylamide Gel on Woody Plant Establishment in Barrier Island Swales by Miller, Deborah L, Thetford Mack, Atwood Lesley W

“…Increased hurricane frequency and intensity and residential and commercial development are contributing to loss of maritime forests, coastal hammocks, and…”
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Increased Productivity of a Cover Crop Mixture Is Not Associated with Enhanced Agroecosystem Services: e97351 by Smith, Richard G, Atwood, Lesley W, Warren, Nicholas D

“…Cover crops provide a variety of important agroecological services within cropping systems. Typically these crops are grown as monocultures or simple…”
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Microsite and rooting depth are more important than water-holding gel for establishment of restoration plantings of Ilex vomitoria on barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico by Thetford, Mack, Miller, Debbie L, Ballard, Barry O, Atwood, Lesley W

“…Restoration of woody plants to barrier islands requires development of production and outplanting protocols as well as determination of "safe sites" for…”
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Interpreting the farm as a system: Differences in worldviews among large-scale non-organic and organic farmers in Michigan's thumb region by Atwood, Lesley W

“…Agrochemicals are the primary tool to manage weeds and diseases on non-organic farms. These chemicals can disrupt microbial communities and increase pathogenic…”
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