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26. Stephenson, T.*, Dr. Crowder, E. Osburn, M. Strickland, S. Bartel, M. Jones, K. Kittipalawattanapol, C. Cunningham, T. Hudiburg, A. Storfer, J. Piaskowski, L. Lynch. Apex scavenger declines have cascading effects on soil biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes. Global Change Biology, 31(9). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70520
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25. Bartowitz, K., J. Mathias, E. Walsh, L. Lynch, C. Arthaud, K. Miller, S. Krantz, T. Hudiburg. Implementing potential climate-smart practices through diverse partnerships. Plants, People Planet. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70109
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24. R.E. Davenport, L. Lynch, C.J. Wattenburger, D.H. Buckley, J. Lehmann. Functional molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter explained by predicted genome size of soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109933
23. S.L. Bartel, L. Lynch, T. Stephenson, M.E. Jones, M.S. Strickland, A. Storfer, D.W. Crowder. Decline of an apex vertebrate scavenger increases carrion use by invertebrates. Ecology, 106. https://doi.org10.1002/ecy.70214
22. Bryant, K., L. Lynch, C. Kolden, J. Stenzel, C. Hanson, C. Still, J. Mathias, B. Light*, C. Moon*, T. Hudiburg. Delays in peak physiological activity limits resource acquisition as trees recover from wildfire. Ecosphere, 16(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70325
21. Machmuller, M., L. Lynch, S. Mosier, G. Shaver, F. Calderon, L. Gough, M. Haddix, J. McLaren, E. Paul, M. Weintraub, M.F. Cotrufo, M. Wallenstein. Arctic soil carbon loss mitigated by plant-soil-microbe interactions. Nature Climate Change, 14, 1178-1185. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02147-3​
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20. Stephenson, T., T. Hudiburg, J.M. Mathias, M.E. Jones, L. Lynch. Do Tasmanian devil declines impact ecosystem function? Global Change Biology, 30(7). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17413​
19. Min, K., L. Lynch, X. Zhu, F. Chen, C. Liang. Ecotypes shape extracellular enzyme stoichiometries via microbial resource allocation. Applied Soil Ecology, 204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105744​
18. Min, K., L. Lynch, T. Zheng, F. Chen, C. Liang. Factors driving microbial biomass and necromass relationships display ecosystem-dependednt responses. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13555
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17. Hudiburg, T., J. Mathias, K. Bartowitz, D.M. Berardi, K. Bryant, E. Graham, C.A. Kolden, R.A. Betts, L. Lynch (2023). Terrestrial carbon dynamics in an era of increasing wildfire. Nature Climate Change, 13(12), pp.1306-1316. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01881-4
16. Bartel, S. L., T. Stephenson, D. W. Crowder, M. E. Jones, A. Storfer, M. S. Strickland, L. Lynch (2023). Global change influences scavenging and carrion decomposition. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1huPOcZ3WyH0O
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15. Min, K., T. Zheng, X. Zhu, X. Bao, L. Lynch, C. Liang (2023). Bacterial community structure and assembly dynamics hinge on plant litter quality. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97, 1-11.
14. Osburn, E., C. Moon, T. Stephenson, K. Kittipalawattanapol, M. Jones, M. Strickland, L. Lynch (2023). Disturbance of eucalypt forests alters the composition, function, and assembly of soil microbial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 99 (9). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad085
13. Davenport, R., B. Bowen, L. Lynch, S. Kosina, I. Shabtai, T. Northen, J. Lehmann (2023). Decomposition decreases molecular diversity and ecosystem similarity of soil organic matter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(25).
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2303335120
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12. Lynch, L., A. Margenot, F. Calderon, J. Ernakovich (2023). "Greater regulation of permafrost organic matter composition by enzymes and redox than temperature." Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.108991
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11. Bryant, K., H. Kwon, C. Kolden, J.Stenzel, J. Mathias, L. Lynch, T. Hudiburg (2022). Boosts in leaf-level photosynthetic capacity aid Pinus ponderosa recovery from wildfire. Environmental Research Letters, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9cf2
10. Webster, T., R. Wilhelm, L. Lynch, S. Schweizer, T. Inagaki, M. Tfaily, R. Kukkadapu, C. Hoeschen, D. Buckley, J. Lehmann (2022). Persistence of microbially-processed carbon in soils from contrasting ends of a precipitation gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 169.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108681
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9. Gilbert, S., T. Haynes, M. Lindberg, D. Albert, M. Kissling, L. Lynch, D. Person (2022). Potential Futures for Coastal Wolves and Their Ecosystem Services in Alaska, With Implications for Management of a Social-Ecological System. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.809371
8. Sutfin, N., E. Wohl, T. Fegel, N. Day, L. Lynch (2021). Logjams and channel morphology influence sediment storage, transformation of organic matter, and carbon storage within mountain stream corridors. Water Resources Research, 57(5), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028046
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7. Shao, P., L. Lynch, H. Xie, X. Bao, C. Liang. (2021). Tradeoffs among microbial life history strategies influence the fate of microbial residues in subtropical forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 153.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108112.
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6. Shabtai, I., L. Lynch, Y. Mishael (2021). Designing clay-polymer nanocomposite sorbents for water treatment: A review and meta-analysis of the past decade. Water Research, 188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116571.
5. Lynch, L., N. Sutfin, T. Fegel, T. Covino, C. Boot, M. Wallenstein (2019). River channel connectivity shifts metabolite composition and dissolved organic matter chemistry. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08406-8.
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4. Lynch, L., C.M. Boot, T. Covino, M. Machmuller, M.F. Cotrufo, C. Rithner, M.D. Wallenstein (2019). Dissolved organic matter chemistry and transport along an Arctic landscape gradient. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33(1), pp.47-62. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006030.
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3. Shao, P., C. Liang, L. Lynch, H. Xie, X. Bao (2019). Forest restoration accelerates soil organic carbon
accumulation: Evidence from microbial biomarkers. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131, pp.182-190.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.01.012.
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2. Lynch, L., M. Machmuller, E. Paul, F. Cotrufo, M. Wallenstein (2018). Tracking the fate of fresh carbon in the Arctic tundra: will shrub expansion induce soil priming? Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 120, 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.02.002.
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1. Ernakovich, J., L. Lynch, P. Brewer, F. Calderon, M. Wallenstein (2017). Redox and temperature-sensitive changes in microbial communities and soil chemistry dictate greenhouse gas loss from thawed permafrost. Biogeochemistry 134, 183-200. https://doi.org10.1007/s10533-017-0354-5.
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