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soil ecology, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, polar ecology, desert ecology, decomposition

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Employment (2)

Arizona State University: Phoenix, US

2010-09 to present | Professor (School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Dartmouth College: Hanover, NH, US

2007-09 to 2010-09 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Environmental Studies)
Employment
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Becky Ball

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Georgia: Athens, GA, US

2003-08 to 2007-12 | Ph.D. (Odum School of Ecology)
Education
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Becky Ball

Goucher College: Baltimore, MD, US

1998-08 to 2002-05 | B.A. (Biology)
Education
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Becky Ball

Professional activities (15)

US Long-Term Ecological Research Network: Washington, US

2021 to present | International Committee
Service
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Becky Ball

Global Futures Laboratory: Tempe, AZ, US

2021 to present | Global Futures Scientist
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP-LTER): Phoenix, AZ, US

2020 to present | Executive Committee
Service
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Pedobiologia: Journal of Soil Ecology: international, US

2019 to present | Section Editor
Service
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

NEON Terrestrial Biogeochemistry Technical Working Group: Boulder, US

2019 to present | TWG member
Service
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Becky Ball

Global Drylands Center: Tempe, AZ, US

2019 to present (Executive Committee)
Service
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Becky Ball

Global Drylands Center: Tempe, AZ, US

2018 to present | Affiliate
Invited position
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Becky Ball

Center for Biodiversity Outcomes: Tempe, AZ, US

2014 to present | Affiliated faculty
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability: Tempe, AZ, US

2011 to present | Senior Sustainability Scientist
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Fulbright Association: Washington, DC, US

2021 to 2025 | Fulbright Specialist Roster
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball

Ecological Society of America: Washington, DC, US

2019 to 2022 | Science Committee / Emerging Ecological Issues
Service
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Becky Ball

Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP-LTER): Phoenix, AZ, US

2017 to 2022 | Co-lead (Water & Fluxes IRT)
Service
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Becky Ball

Ecological Society of America, Soil Ecology Section: Washington, DC, US

2015 to 2017 | Secretary
Service
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Becky Ball

Soil Ecology Society: _, US

2014 to 2017 | Secretary
Service
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Becky Ball

Phi Beta Kappa Society: Washington, DC, US

2002 | Inducted
Distinction
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Becky Ball

Funding (6)

LTER: CAP V: Investigating how relationships between urban ecological infrastructure and human-environment interactions shape the structure and function of urban ecosystems

2023-03-01 to 2029-02-28 | Grant
Directorate for Biological Sciences (Alexandria, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.13250301
GRANT_NUMBER: 2224662
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via DimensionsWizard

Collaborative Research: Exploring the Functional Role of Antarctic Plants during Terrestrial Succession

2020-09-01 to 2023-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.9397374
GRANT_NUMBER: 1932876
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via DimensionsWizard

LTER: CAP IV - Investigating urban ecology and sustainability through the lens of Urban Ecological Infrastructure

2018-12-01 to 2022-11-30 | Grant
Directorate for Biological Sciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.7817909
GRANT_NUMBER: 1832016
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via DimensionsWizard

Polar (DCL- 16-119): Development and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in Arctic Sciences

2017-08-15 to 2020-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.6935720
GRANT_NUMBER: 1707867
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via DimensionsWizard

Collaborative Research: EAGER: Pathways and patterns of litter chemistry during decomposition

2015-06-01 to 2017-05-31 | Grant
National Science Foundation - Directorate for Biological Sciences (Arlington, US)
URL: https://grants.uberresearch.com/100000076/1537920/Collaborative-Research-EAGER-Pathways-and-patterns-of-litter-chemistry-during-decomposition
GRANT_NUMBER: 1537920
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Collaborative Research: Climatic and Environmental Constraints on Aboveground-Belowground Linkages and Diversity across a Latitudinal Gradient in Antarctica

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Works (39)

“Two Sides of the Same Coin”: Benefits of Science–Art Collaboration and Field Immersion for Undergraduate Research Experiences

Education Sciences
2024-06 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/educsci14060620
Contributors: Susannah Sandrin; Becky Ball; Ishanshika Arora
Source: check_circle
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Ecological stoichiometry drives the evolution of soil nematode life history traits

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108891
EID:

2-s2.0-85143869948

Part of ISSN: 00380717
Contributors: Xue, X.; Adhikari, B.N.; Ball, B.A.; Barrett, J.E.; Miao, J.; Perkes, A.; Martin, M.; Simmons, B.L.; Wall, D.H.; Adams, B.J.
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Habitat severity characteristics structure soil communities at regional and local spatial scales along the Antarctica Peninsula

Antarctic Science
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102023000019
EID:

2-s2.0-85161269811

Part of ISSN: 13652079 09541020
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Convey, P.; Feeser, K.L.; Nielsen, U.N.; Van Horn, D.
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Soil biogeochemical responses to multiple co-occurring forms of human-induced environmental change

Oecologia
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05360-7
EID:

2-s2.0-85150030850

Part of ISSN: 14321939 00298549
Contributors: Williamson, M.; Ball, B.A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Vegetation influences desert soil arthropods and their response to altered precipitation

Journal of Arid Environments
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104873
EID:

2-s2.0-85138767650

Part of ISSN: 1095922X 01401963
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Bergin, K.; Morrison, A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

A Cross-System Analysis of Litter Chemical Dynamics Throughout Decomposition

Ecosystems
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-022-00749-6
EID:

2-s2.0-85126376658

Part of ISSN: 14350629 14329840
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Christenson, L.M.; Wickings, K.G.
Source: Self-asserted source
Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Environmental harshness mediates the relationship between aboveground and belowground communities in Antarctica

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108493
EID:

2-s2.0-85119291320

Part of ISSN: 00380717
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Convey, P.; Feeser, K.L.; Nielsen, U.N.; Van Horn, D.J.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Mesofauna community influences litter chemical trajectories during early-stage litter decay

Pedobiologia
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2022.150844
EID:

2-s2.0-85140273706

Part of ISSN: 00314056
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Haberkorn, M.; Ortiz, E.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Restoring closed trails in the Sonoran Desert: interactions of seed timing, seed source, and ripping

Restoration Ecology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/rec.13532
EID:

2-s2.0-85114742291

Part of ISSN: 1526100X 10612971
Contributors: Rowe, H.I.; Sprague, T.A.; Ball, B.; Langenfeld, D.; Rivera, L.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Introducing Databases in Context Through Customizable Visualizations

Frontiers in Education
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2021.719134
EID:

2-s2.0-85115666616

Part of ISSN: 2504284X
Contributors: Dietrich, S.W.; Goelman, D.; Broatch, J.; Crook, S.; Ball, B.; Kobojek, K.; Ortiz, J.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

The structural and nutrient chemistry during early-stage decomposition and desiccation of cacti in the Sonoran Desert

Journal of Arid Environments
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104636
EID:

2-s2.0-85115747639

Part of ISSN: 1095922X 01401963
Contributors: Bilderback, A.H.; Torres, A.J.; Vega, M.; Ball, B.A.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Using formative assessment for improving pedagogy

ACM Inroads
2020 | Other
DOI: 10.1145/3430766
EID:

2-s2.0-85096914801

Part of ISSN: 21532192 21532184
Contributors: Dietrich, S.W.; Goelman, D.; Broatch, J.; Crook, S.M.; Ball, B.; Kobojek, K.; Ortiz, J.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Nutrient dynamics during photodegradation of plant litter in the Sonoran Desert

Journal of Arid Environments
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.004
EID:

2-s2.0-85053826910

Part of ISBN:

1095922X 01401963
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Christman, M.P.; Hall, S.J.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

The Hydroecology of an Ephemeral Wetland in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2019JG005153
EID:

2-s2.0-85076786542

Part of ISBN:

21698961 21698953
Contributors: Wlostowski, A.N.; Schulte, N.O.; Adams, B.J.; Ball, B.A.; Esposito, R.M.M.; Gooseff, M.N.; Lyons, W.; Nielsen, U.N.; Virginia, R.A.; Wall, D.H. et al.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Soil biological responses to C, N and P fertilization in a polar desert of Antarctica

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.03.025
EID:

2-s2.0-85044744500

Part of ISBN:

00380717
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Adams, B.J.; Barrett, J.E.; Wall, D.H.; Virginia, R.A.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Stoichiometric shifts in soil C:N:P promote bacterial taxa dominance, maintain biodiversity, and deconstruct community assemblages

Frontiers in Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01401
EID:

2-s2.0-85049414783

Part of ISBN:

1664302X
Contributors: Aanderud, Z.T.; Saurey, S.; Ball, B.A.; Wall, D.H.; Barrett, J.E.; Muscarella, M.E.; Griffin, N.A.; Virginia, R.A.; Adams, B.J.
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Urbanization alters small rodent community composition but not abundance

PeerJ
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4885
EID:

2-s2.0-85047800568

Part of ISBN:

21678359
Contributors: Guevara, J.N.A.; Ball, B.A.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Stoichiometric linkages between plant litter, trophic interactions and nitrogen mineralization across the litter-soil interface

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.10.001
EID:

2-s2.0-84945245822

Part of ISBN:

00380717
Contributors: Carrillo, Y.; Ball, B.A.; Molina, M.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Controls on diel soil CO<inf>2</inf> flux across moisture gradients in a polar desert

Antarctic Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102015000255
EID:

2-s2.0-84945477059

Part of ISBN:

13652079 09541020
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Virginia, R.A.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

Impacts of altered precipitation regimes on soil communities and biogeochemistry in arid and semi-arid ecosystems

Global Change Biology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12789
WOSUID:

WOS:000351214100006
Contributors: Nielsen, U. N.; Ball, B. A.
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Penguin activity influences soil biogeochemistry and soil respiration in rookeries on Ross Island, Antarctica

Polar Biology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-015-1699-7
EID:

2-s2.0-84938740411

Part of ISBN:

07224060
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Tellez, C.R.; Virginia, R.A.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

The nutrient plasticity of moss-dominated crust in the urbanized Sonoran Desert

Plant and Soil
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2355-7
EID:

2-s2.0-84939976193

Part of ISBN:

15735036 0032079X
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Alvarez Guevara, J.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier

The role of water tracks in altering biotic and abiotic soil properties and processes in a polar desert in Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2014jg002856
WOSUID:

WOS:000351402800006
Contributors: Ball, B. A.; Levy, J.
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Approaches to advance scientific understanding of macrosystems ecology

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/130019
WOSUID:

WOS:000335370600003
Contributors: Levy, Ofir; Ball, Becky A.; Bond-Lamberty, Ben; Cheruvelil, Kendra S.; Finley, Andrew O.; Lottig, Noah R.; Punyasena, Surangi W.; Xiao, Jingfeng; Zhou, Jizhong; Buckley, Lauren B. et al.
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Microbial biomass and respiration responses to nitrogen fertilization in a polar desert

Polar Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1459-0
WOSUID:

WOS:000332770800012
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Virginia, Ross A.
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The ecological role of moss in a polar desert: implications for aboveground-belowground and terrestrial-aquatic linkages

Polar Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1465-2
WOSUID:

WOS:000334172600006
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Virginia, Ross A.
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The influence of litter composition across the litter-soil interface on mass loss, nitrogen dynamics and the decomposer community

Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.10.048
EID:

2-s2.0-84888225450

Part of ISBN:

00380717
Contributors: Ball, B.A.; Carrillo, Y.; Molina, M.
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Becky Ball via Scopus - Elsevier
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At Limits of Life: Multidisciplinary Insights Reveal Environmental Constraints on Biotic Diversity in Continental Antarctica

Plos One
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044578
WOSUID:

WOS:000309388400027
Contributors: Magalhaes, C.; Stevens, M. I.; Cary, S. C.; Ball, B. A.; Storey, B. C.; Wall, D. H.; Turk, R.; Ruprecht, U.
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Legacies of plant litter on carbon and nitrogen dynamics and the role of the soil community

Pedobiologia
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.02.002
WOSUID:

WOS:000307156500001
Contributors: Carrillo, Y.; Ball, B. A.; Strickland, M. S.; Bradford, M. A.
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Meltwater seep patches increase heterogeneity of soil geochemistry and therefore habitat suitability

Geoderma
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.06.028
WOSUID:

WOS:000311875900072
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Virginia, Ross A.
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The ecology of pulse events: insights from an extreme climatic event in a polar desert ecosystem

Ecosphere
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/ES11-00325.1
WOSUID:

WOS:000327299100005
Contributors: Nielsen, U. N.; Wall, D. H.; Adams, B. J.; Virginia, R. A.; Ball, B. A.; Gooseff, M. N.; McKnight, D. M.
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Implications of meltwater pulse events for soil biology and biogeochemical cycling in a polar desert

Polar Research
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v30i0.14555
WOSUID:

WOS:000312499600001
Contributors: Ball, B. A.; Barrett, J. E.; Gooseff, M. N.; Virginia, R. A.; Wall, D. H.
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Soil fauna alter the effects of litter composition on nitrogen cycling in a mineral soil

Soil Biology &amp; Biochemistry
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.011
WOSUID:

WOS:000291576800007
Contributors: Carrillo, Yolima; Ball, Becky A.; Bradford, Mark A.; Jordan, Carl F.; Molina, Marirosa
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Direct and Terrestrial Vegetation-mediated Effects of Environmental Change on Aquatic Ecosystem Processes

Bioscience
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.8.5
WOSUID:

WOS:000281299400005
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Kominoski, John S.; Adams, Heather E.; Jones, Stuart E.; Kane, Evan S.; Loecke, Terrance D.; Mahaney, Wendy M.; Martina, Jason P.; Prather, Chelse M.; Robinson, Todd M. P. et al.
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Interactions between physical and biotic factors influence CO(2) flux in Antarctic dry valley soils

Soil Biology &amp; Biochemistry
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.04.011
WOSUID:

WOS:000267775300018
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Virginia, Ross A.; Barrett, J. E.; Parsons, Andy N.; Wall, Diana H.
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Linkages between below and aboveground communities: Decomposer responses to simulated tree species loss are largely additive

Soil Biology &amp; Biochemistry
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.025
WOSUID:

WOS:000266942900018
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Bradford, Mark A.; Coleman, Dave C.; Hunter, Mark D.
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Release from Mixed Litter Layers is Lower than Predicted from Single Species Decay

Ecosystems
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9208-2
WOSUID:

WOS:000263794200007
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Bradford, Mark A.; Hunter, Mark D.
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Consequences of non-random species loss for decomposition dynamics: experimental evidence for additive and non-additive effects

Journal of Ecology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01346.x
WOSUID:

WOS:000252899300007
Contributors: Ball, Becky A.; Hunter, Mark D.; Kominoski, John S.; Swan, Christopher M.; Bradford, Mark A.
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Nonadditive effects of leaf litter species diversity on breakdown dynamics in a detritus-based stream

Ecology
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/06-0674
WOSUID:

WOS:000246369900012
Contributors: Kominoski, J. S.; Pringle, C. M.; Ball, B. A.; Bradford, M. A.; Coleman, D. C.; Hall, D. B.; Hunter, M. D.
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Peer review (47 reviews for 32 publications/grants)

Review activity for Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. (1)
Review activity for Antarctic science. (3)
Review activity for Applied soil ecology. (1)
Review activity for Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research. (1)
Review activity for Biogeochemistry. (1)
Review activity for Biology. (1)
Review activity for Catena. (1)
Review activity for Communications earth & environment. (1)
Review activity for Conservation biology : (2)
Review activity for Ecology letters. (2)
Review activity for Ecology. (1)
Review activity for Ecosphere. (2)
Review activity for Ecosystems. (1)
Review activity for Geoderma. (1)
Review activity for Global change biology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of arid environments. (1)
Review activity for Journal of ecology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. (2)
Review activity for Journal of urban ecology. (1)
Review activity for Landscape and urban planning. (1)
Review activity for Oikos. (2)
Review activity for Pedobiologia. (1)
Review activity for Pedosphere. (1)
Review activity for Plant and soil. (2)
Review activity for Plant and soil. (1)
Review activity for Plant biology. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Science of the total environment. (1)
Review activity for Science of the total environment. (1)
Review activity for Soil biology & biochemistry. (5)
Review activity for Soil biology and biochemistry. (4)
Review activity for The cryosphere. (1)
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