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Enhanced carbon, nitrogen and associated bacterial community compositional complexity, stability, evenness, and differences within the tree-soils of Inga punctata along an age gradient of planted trees in reforestation plots by Eaton, William D., Hamilton, Debra A.

“…Aims This study was designed to determine if planting the leguminous tree Inga punctata in previously cleared former tropical premontane wet forests changed…”
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Increase in abundance and decrease in richness of soil microbes following Hurricane Otto in three primary forest types in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica by Eaton, William D., McGee, Katie M., Alderfer, Kiley, Jimenez, Angie Ramirez, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…Little is known of how hurricane-induced deposition of canopy material onto tropical forest floors influences the soil microbial communities involved in…”
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Increasing Ages of Inga punctata Tree Soils Facilitate Greater Fungal Community Abundance and Successional Development, and Efficiency of Microbial Organic Carbon Utilization by Eaton, William D, Hamilton, Debra A

“…Leguminous trees are thought to enhance soil carbon (C) accumulation following reforestation, through mostly unknown mechanisms. This study amplified soil DNA…”
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Use of high throughput DNA analysis to characterize the nodule-associated bacterial community from four ages of Inga punctata trees in a Costa Rican cloud forest by Eaton, William D, Hamilton, Debra A, Chen, Wen, Lemenze, Alexander, Soteropoulos, Patricia

“…Leguminous tree root nodule nitrogen-fixing bacteria are critical for recuperation of soil C and N cycle processes after disturbance in tropical forests, while…”
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Determinants of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Composition Toward Carbon-Use Efficiency Across Primary and Secondary Forests in a Costa Rican Conservation Area by McGee, Katie M., Eaton, William D., Shokralla, Shadi, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…Tropical secondary forests currently represent over half of the world’s remaining tropical forests and are critical candidates for maintaining global…”
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Natural regeneration or tree planting in a tropical forest‐to‐pasture damaged area: which is more efficacious for soil ecosystem recovery? by Eaton, William D., Hamilton, Debra A., Lemenze, Alexander, Soteropoulos, Patricia

“…This study assessed whether a natural regeneration or active tree‐planting reforestation strategy better restored the C and N‐cycle processes and associated…”
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Differences in the soil microbial community and carbon‐use efficiency following development of Vochysia guatemalensis tree plantations in unproductive pastures in Costa Rica by Eaton, William D., McGee, Katie M., Donnelly, Robert, Lemenze, Alex, Karas, Olivia, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…This study shows that Vochysia guatemalensis tree plantations were associated with enhanced soil biotic and abiotic characteristics in previously cleared…”
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Differences in the soil microbiomes of Pentaclethra macroloba across tree size and in contrasting land use histories by McGee, Katie M., Eaton, William D., Porter, Teresita M., Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…Aims Legacy attributes from land-use history have lingering effects on soil and its below-ground components undergoing succession that has important…”
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Using metagenomics to show the efficacy of forest restoration in the New Jersey Pine Barrens by Eaton, William D, Shokralla, Shadi, McGee, Kathleen M, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…The Franklin Parker Preserve within the New Jersey Pine Barrens contains 5000 acres of wetlands habitat, including old-growth Atlantic white cedar (or AWC;…”
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A comparison of the wet and dry season DNA-based soil invertebrate community characteristics in large patches of the bromeliad Bromelia pinguin in a primary forest in Costa Rica by McGee, Katie M., Eaton, William D.

“…In Costa Rica, the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge (MNWLR) contains a unique habitat gradient ranging from primary old growth forests, grasslands, pastures,…”
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Effects of Bromelia pinguin (Bromeliaceae) on soil ecosystem function and fungal diversity in the lowland forests of Costa Rica by Looby, Caitlin I, Eaton, William D

“…BACKGROUND: Bromelia pinguin (Bromeliaceae) is a terrestrial bromeliad commonly found under forest stands throughout the Neotropics that has been shown to have…”
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Microbial and nutrient activity in soils from three different subtropical forest habitats in Belize, Central America before and during the transition from dry to wet season by Eaton, William D.

“…Significant variations were found in soil texture, levels of organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon, nitrate, and nitrification rates in the upper 20 cm of…”
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Microbial Community Indicators of Soil Development in Tropical Secondary Forests (Costa Rica) by Eaton, William D., Giles, Emily, Barry, Dwight

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Catabolic and genetic microbial indices, and levels of nitrate, ammonium and organic carbon in soil from the black locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia) and tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees in a Pennsylvania forest by Eaton, W.D, Farrell, R.E

“…Soil samples were collected from the upper soil horizon within 4 m of black locust ( Robinia pseudo-acacia) and tulip poplar trees ( Liriodendron tulipifera)…”
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The impacts of a logging road on the soil microbial communities, and carbon and nitrogen components in a Northern Zone Costa Rican forest by Eaton, William D., McGee, Katie M., Donnelly, Robert, Lemenze, Alex, Larimer, Morgan, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…Logging road development is considered as potentially more damaging to a tropical forest than the felling of the actual trees. However, little work has been…”
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Soil microbiomes associated with two dominant Costa Rican tree species, and implications for remediation: A case study from a Costa Rican conservation area by McGee, Katie M., Eaton, William D., Porter, Teresita M., Shokralla, Shadi, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…It is now widely accepted that the majority of tropical landscapes are in transition from disturbance to recovery. Remediation efforts are occurring in Central…”
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Changes in soil bacterial communities, and carbon and nitrogen metrics as potential indicators of land use effects in a humid tropical forest by Eaton, William D., McGee, Katie M., Larimer, Morgan, Hoke, Elizabeth, Karas, Olivia, Hernandez, Brenda, Wayland, Natalie A.

“…•Separate tropical forest land uses differentially impact soil ecosystem components.•Logging road and grasslands decrease soil C, N and microbial…”
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Influence of Two Important Leguminous Trees on Their Soil Microbiomes and Nitrogen Cycle Activities in a Primary and Recovering Secondary Forest in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica by Eaton, William D., McGee, Katie M., Hoke, Elizabeth, Lemenze, Alex, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad

“…Inga edulis and Pentaclethra macroloba are dominant N-fixing forest trees in Costa Rica, likely important for recovery of soil N and C after deforestation, yet…”
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A retrovirus in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) with plasmacytoid leukemia and evidence for the etiology of the disease by EATON, W. D, KENT, M. L

“…A plasmacytoid leukemia (PL) has caused mortalities in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) reared in seawater netpens in western British Columbia,…”
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Genetic diversity and genetic structure of Corydalis tomentella Franch. (Papaveraceae), an endangered herb species from Central China by Zhang, Zhong-Xin, Niu, Hong-Yu, Guo, Xuan, Wang, Dong, Eaton, William D.

“…Corydalis tomentella Franch. (Papaveraceae), a species endemic to Central China, occurs within specialized habitats of limestone cliffs. To date, extensive…”
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