Explore a selection of works produced by faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University.

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Works from 2017

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Nitrogen Transformations, Walter K. Dodds, Amy J. Burgin, Amy Marcarelli, and Eric A. Strauss

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Nitrogen transformations, W. K. Dodds, A. J. Burgin, Amy Marcarelli, and E. A. Strauss

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Chronic eccentric arm cycling improves maximum upper-body strength and power, Steven J. Elmer, Dakota J. Anderson, Travis Wakeham, Matthew Kilgas, John J. Durocher, Stan L. Lindstedt, and Paul C. LaStayo

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A preliminary study to design a floating treatment wetland for remediating acid mine drainage-impacted water using vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides), Jeffrey D. Kiiskila, Dibyendu Sarkar, Kailey A. Feuerstein, and Rupali Datta

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Evaluating the effects of culvert designs on ecosystem processes in northern Wisconsin streams, J. C. Olson, Amy Marcarelli, A. L. Timm, S. L. Eggert, and Randall K Kolka

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Assessment of Soil and Water Contamination at the Tab-Simco Coal Mine: A Case Study, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Dibyendu Sarkar, Yang Deng, and Rupali Datta

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Decrease in young-of-the-year yellow perch growth rates following Bythotrephes longimanus invasion, David F. Staples, Ryan P. Maki, Jodie K. Hirsch, W. Charles Kerfoot, Jaime F. LeDuc, Tom Burri, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, and Jay Glase

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Comparison of Thaumarchaeotal populations from four deep sea basins., Stephen Techtmann, Nagissa Mahmoudi, Kendall T Whitt, Maria Fernanda Campa, Julian L Fortney, Dominique C Joyner, and Terry C Hazen

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Corexit 9500 Enhances Oil Biodegradation and Changes Active Bacterial Community Structure of Oil-Enriched Microcosms., Stephen M Techtmann, Mobing Zhuang, Pablo Campo, Edith Holder, Michael Elk, Terry C Hazen, Robyn Conmy, and Jorge W Santo Domingo

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Silencing of stress-regulated miRNAs in plants by short tandem target mimic (STTM) approach, Sachin Teotia and Guiliang Tang

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SINAT E3 Ligases Control the Light-Mediated Stability of the Brassinosteroid-Activated Transcription Factor BES1 in Arabidopsis, Mengran Yang, Chengxiang Li, Zhenying Cai, Yinmeng Hu, Trevor Nolan, Feifei Yu, Yanhai Yin, Qi Xie, Guiliang Tang, and Xuelu Wang

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RISC-interacting clearing 3’- 5’ exoribonucleases (RICES) degrade uridylated cleavage fragments to maintain functional RISC in Arabidopsis thaliana, Zhonghui Zhang, Fuqu Hu, Min Woo Sung, Chang Shu, Claudia Castillo-González, Hisashi Koiwa, Guiliang Tang, Martin Dickman, Pingwei Li, and Xiuren Zhang

Submissions from 2016

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Stream-lake interaction: Understanding a coupled hydro-ecological system, M. A. Baker, C. D. Arp, K. J. Goodman, Amy Marcarelli, and W. A. Wurtsbaugh

Landscape Resistance Models Identify Genetic Connectivity Corridors for a Foundation Riparian Tree (Populus angustifolia), Helen M. Bothwell, Samuel A. Cushman, Scott A. Woolbright, Erika I. Hersch-Green, Luke M. Evans, Gerard J. Allan, and Thomas G. Whitham

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Development of a spectral-based algorithm for mapping and monitoring of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Great Lakes region from an unmanned aerial vehicle platform, C. N. Brooks, Amanda Grimm, Casey Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Evaluating the spread and control of Eurasian watermilfoil through remote sensing technologies, Colin Brooks, Amanda G. Grimm, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Ryan R. Van Goethem, and Richard Dobson

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Nutrient release from moose bioturbation in aquatic ecosystems, Joseph K. Bump, Brenda G. Bergman, Amy J. Schrank, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, Anita S. Risch, and Martin Schütz

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Plant electrical signal classification based on waveform similarity, Yang Chen, Dong-Jie Zhao, Zi-Yang Wang, Zhong-Yi Wang, Guiliang Tang, and Lan Huang

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Uptake of ammonium and soluble reactive phosphorus in forested streams: influence of dissolved organic matter composition, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, and Casey J. Huckins

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Temporal patterns of dissolved organic matter biodegradability are similar across three rivers of varying size, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, David Toczydlowski, and Robert Stottlemyer

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Effects of experimentally added salmon subsidies on resident fishes via direct and indirect pathways, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Mycorrhiza and heavy metal resistant bacteria enhance growth, nutrient uptake and alter metabolic profile of sorghum grown in marginal soil, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Do nitrogen fixation and denitrification co-occur across a gradient of stream nitrogen concentrations in a western watershed?, Erin K. Eberhard, Amy Marcarelli, J. E. Ortiz, and Colden V. Baxter

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Nitrogen deposition to lakes in national parks of the western Great Lakes region: Isotopic signatures, watershed retention, and algal shifts, William O. Hobbs, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, Robert Stottlemyer, David Toczydlowski, Daniel R. Engstrom, Mark B. Edlund, James E. Almendinger, Kristin E. Strock, David Vandermeulen, Joan E. Elias, and Jasmine E. Saros

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Collaboration and challenges with prevention, control, and management of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, Rodney Chimner, Colin Brooks, P. Xue, Guy Meadows, and Erika Hersch-Green

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Multiple inducers in aquatic foodwebs: Counter-measures and vulnerability to exotics, Charles Kerfoot and Susan C. Savage

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A plague of waterfleas (Bythotrephes): impacts on microcrustacean community structure, seasonal biomass, and secondary production in a large inland-lake complex, W. Charles Kerfoot, Martin M. Hobmeier, Foad Yousef, Brenda Moraska Lafrancois, Ryan P. Maki, and Jodi K. Hirsch

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Old paradigms and new frameworks for understanding nitrogen fixation in stream ecosystems, Amy Marcarelli, Erin K. Eberhard, Colden V. Baxter, Jill R. Welter, J. Thad Scott, and Robinson W. Fulweiler

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Integrated management of nonnative and hybrid Eurasian Watermilfoil in the Portage Waterway of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Amy Marcarelli, Casey Huckins, Kevyn J. Juneau, Colin N. Brooks, Rodney Chimner, Erika Hersch-Green, and Guy Meadows

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Identification of Biochemical Pathways Associated with Lead Tolerance and Detoxification in Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash (Vetiver) by Metabolic Profiling, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Kefeng Li, Dibyendu Sarkar, Wusirika Ramakrishna, and Rupali Datta

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Immobilization of tetracyclines in manure and manure-amended soils using aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals, Pravin Punamiya, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sudipta Rakshit, Evert J. Elzinga, and Rupali Datta

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Tetracycline uptake and metabolism by vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash), Aparupa Sengupta, Dibyendu Sarkar, Padmini Das, Saumik Panja, Chinmayi Parikh, Dilrukshi Ramanathan, Susan Bagley, and Rupali Datta

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Effects of biosolids and compost amendment on chemistry of soils contaminated with copper from mining activities, Virinder Sidhu, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Prohibitin as the Molecular Binding Switch in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Srinivas R. Sripathi, O’Donnell D. Sylvester, Weilue He, Trevor Moser, Ji Yeon Um, Folami Lamoke, Wusirika Ramakrishna, Paul S. Bernstein, Manuela Bartoli, and Wan Jin Jahng

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Uptake of 2,4-bis(Isopropylamino)-6-methylthio-s-triazine by Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides L.) from Hydroponic Media, S. X. Sun, Y. M. Li, Y. Zheng, Y. Hua, R. Datta, Y. M. Dan, P. Lv, and D. Sarkar

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Colwellia psychrerythraea strains from distant deep sea basins show adaptation to local conditions, Stephen Techtmann, Kathleen S. Fitgerald, Savannah C. Stelling, Dominique C. Joyner, Sagar M. Uttukar, Austin P. Harris, and et al.

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Metagenomic applications in environmental monitoring and bioremediation, Stephen Techtmann and Terry C. Hazen

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Comparative transcriptome and proteome analysis to reveal the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles in Arabidopsis, Manish Tiwari, Sneha Krishnamurthy, Devesh Shukla, Jeffrey Kiiskila, Ajay Jain, Rupali Datta, Nilesh Sharma, and Shivendra V. Sahi

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Legacy disturbance effects in a lake littoral zone: effects of stamp sands on structure of macrophyte communities in the Keweenaw waterway of MI, R. R. Van Goethem, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Legacy disturbance effects in a lake littoral zone: Effects of stamp sands on structure macrophyte communities in the Keweenaw Waterway of MI (S), Ryan R. Van Goethem, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Ionic liquid extraction unveils previously occluded humic-bound iron in peat soil pore water, Timothy J. Veverica, Evan S. Kane, Amy Marcarelli, and Sarah A. Green

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Screening miRNAs for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer by small RNA deep sequencing and evaluation in a Chinese patient population, Xiaofeng Wang, Li Chen, Heiying Jin, Shuiming Wang, Yajie Zhang, Xiaoqing Tang, and Guiliang Tang

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Genetic dissection of the maize kernel development process via conditional QTL mapping for three developing kernel-related traits in an immortalized F < inf> 2 population, Zhanhui Zhang, Xiangyuan Wu, Chaonan Shi, Rongna Wang, Shengfei Li, Zhaohui Wang, Zonghua Liu, Yadong Xue, Guiliang Tang, and Jihua Tang

Works from 2015

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Adsorption of arsenic(V) from aqueous solutions by goethite/silica nanocomposite, R. Attinti, D. Sarkar, K. R. Barrett, and Rupali Datta

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More than bags of nutrients: Weighing ecological and social costs of losing migratory fishes versus the management paradigm of compensatory mitigation, Colden V. Baxter, Scott F. Collins, Amy Marcarelli, and J. Ryan Bellmore

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Strontium source and depth of uptake shifts with substrate age in semiarid ecosystems, Ashley A. Coble, Stephen C. Hart, Michael E. Ketterer, Gregory S. Newman, and Andrew L. Kowler

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Ammonium and glucose amendments stimulate dissolved organic matter mineralization in a Lake Superior tributary, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, and Evan S. Kane

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Urea-facilitated uptake and nitroreductase-mediated transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil using vetiver grass, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Rupali Datta

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Differential regulation of genes by retrotransposons in rice promoters, Surendar Reddy Dhadi, Zijun Xu, Rafi Shaik, Kyle Michael Driscoll, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Mycorrhiza and PGPB modulate maize biomass, nutrient uptake and metabolic pathways in maize grown in mining-impacted soil, Faten Dhawi, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Cerebral blood flow velocity during combined lower body negative pressure and cognitive stress, John J. Durocher, Jason R. Carter, William H. Cooke, Angela H. Young, and Morton H. Harwood

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Innovative and Multifaceted Control of Invasive Eurasian and Hybrid Watermilfoil Using Integrated Pest Management Principles, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, and Amy Marcarelli

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Ecological response to Eurasian watermilfoil management in a Lake Superior Coastal Waterway, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Rodney Chimner, Colin N. Brooks, Pengfei Xue, and Guy A. Meadows

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Environmental response of a Lake Superior coastal waterway to Eurasian watermilfoil management, Kevyn J. Juneau, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, Rodney Chimner, and Colin Brooks

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Phytoremediation of Explosive-Contaminated Soils, Jeffrey Kiiskila, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Sand aggradation alters biofilm standing crop and metabolism in a low-gradient Lake Superior tributary, Amy Marcarelli, Casey Huckins, and Susan L. Eggert

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Stream ecosystem process responses to stamp sand stabilization in tributaries of Lake Superior, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, Ashley A. Coble, James C. Olson, G. Nicolas, and R. Aho

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Drinking Water Treatment Residual Amendment Lowers Inorganic Arsenic Bioaccessibility in Contaminated soils: A Long-Term Study, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Invasive myriophyllum spicatum and nutrients interact to influence phytoplankton communities in the Portage Waterway, J. E. Ortiz, Amy Marcarelli, Kevyn J. Juneau, and Casey J. Huckins

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Injury risk estimation expertise, Erich J. Petuchek, Edward Cokely, Paul Ward, John J. Durocher, Sean J. Wallace, and Gregory D. Myer

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Injury risk estimation expertise: Assessing the ACL injury risk estimation quiz, Erich J. Petushek, Edward T. Cokely, Paul Ward, John J. Durocher, Sean J. Wallace, and Gregory D. Myer

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Effect of solution properties, competing ligands, and complexing metal on sorption of tetracyclines on Al-based drinking water treatment residuals, Pravin Punamiya, Dibyendu Sarkar, Sudipta Rakshit, and Rupali Datta

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Surface complexation of antimony on kaolinite, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage-Impacted Water, Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Dibyendu Sarkar, and Rupali Datta

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Role of the ovarian cycle on neural cardiovascular control in sleep-deprived women, Hun Yang, John J. Durocher, Robert Larson, and Jason R. Carter

Submissions from 2014

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Spatial and temporal measurements of N, P, and C uptake in small Lake Superior tributaries, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, Evan S. Kane, and Casey J. Huckins

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Direct and indirect responses of stream and riparian organisms to experimental subsidies of Salmon, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Mark S. Wipfli, S. Florin, Laura Felicetti, and Gregg Servheen

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Non-traditional uses of maize: Biofuels, remediation and pharmaceuticals, Rupali Datta, Goeff K. Kinrade, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Biofilm nutrient limitation, metabolism, and standing crop responses to experimental application of salmon carcass analog in Idaho streams, Jonathan D. Ebel, Amy Marcarelli, and Andre E. Kohler

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Improved stream food web function associated with stream simulation design culverts in northern Great Lakes streams, Susan L. Eggert, Anne Timm, Nicole R. King, James Olsen, Randall K. Kolka, Dale Higgins, and Sue Reinecke

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Genetic analysis of admixture and patterns of introgression in foundation cottonwood trees (Salicaceae) in southwestern Colorado, USA, Erika Hersch-Green, Gerard J. Allan, and Thomas G. Whitham

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Arresting the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Keweenaw Waterway, Kevyn J. Juneau, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, Rodney Chimner, Colin Neil Brooks, Pengfei Xue, and Guy Meadows

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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral scanner (MSS) studies examine coastal environments influenced by mining, W. Charles Kerfoot, Martin M. Hobmeier, Foad Yousef, Sarah A. Green, Robert Regis, Colin N. Brooks, Robert Shuchman, Jamey Anderson, and Molly Reif

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Integrated metabolomic and proteomic approaches dissect the effect of metal-resistant bacteria on maize biomass and copper uptake, Kefeng Li, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Rafi Shaik, Rupali Datta, and Wusirika Ramakrishna

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Modeling long-term continuous stream metabolism across the continent: NEON opportunities and approaches, Claire K. Lunch, Keli Goodman, Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Robert O. Hall Jr., Amy Marcarelli, Madeline M. Mineau, Jerad Bales, Melody Bernot, and Brian J. Roberts

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Nutrient additions to mitigate for loss of Pacific salmon: consequences for stream biofilm and nutrient dynamics, Amy Marcarelli, Colden V. Baxter, and Mark S. Wipfli

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Nitrogen fixation along the freshwater to marine continuum: state of the science and research needs, Amy Marcarelli, R. W. Fulweiler, J. Thad Scott, and J. R. Welter

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Monitoring stream ecosystem function responses to stamp sand stabilization in tributaries of Lake Superior, Amy Marcarelli, Casey J. Huckins, and Nicholas C. Grabemeyer

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Fine sediment removal greatly increases fish selection of restored habitat during restoration of a sandy river, Tony Matthys, Casey J. Huckins, Amy Marcarelli, and Edward A. Baker

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Water resources management in a homogenizing world: Averting the growth and underinvestment trajectory, Ali Mirchi, David Watkins, Casey Huckins, Kaveh Madani, and Peder Hjorth

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Arsenic bioaccessibility and speciation in the soils amended with organoarsenicals and drinking-water treatment residuals based on a long-term greenhouse study, Rachana Nagar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, and Rupali Datta

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Assessing the impact of culvert design on three ecosystem functions in Northern Wisconsin streams, James C. Olson, Amy Marcarelli, Susan L. Eggert, Anne Timm, and Randall K. Kolka

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Impact of nutrient loading and Eurasian Watermilfoil on phytoplankton communities among channels of the Les Cheneaux Islands, Lake Huron, Jade E. Ortiz, Amy Marcarelli, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, and Rob A. Smith

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Kinetics of oxytetracycline sorption on magnetite nanoparticles, S. Rakshit, D. Sarkar, P. Punamiya, and R. Datta

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Surface complexation of oxytetracycline by magnetite: Effect of solution properties, Sudipta Rakshit, Dibyendu Sarkar, Evert J. Elzinga, Pravin Punamiya, and Rupali Datta

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Evaluation of a combined macrophyte–epiphyte bioassay for assessing nutrient enrichment in the Portneuf River, Idaho, USA, Andrew M. Ray, Christopher A. Mebane, Flint Raben, Kathryn M. Irvine, and Amy Marcarelli

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Therapeutic hepatocyte transplant for inherited metabolic disorders: Functional considerations, recent outcomes and future prospects, Kara R. Vogel, Andrew A. Kennedy, Luke A. Whitehouse, and K. Michael Gibson

Submissions from 2013

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Nitrogen and phosphorus, but not carbon, are quickly taken up in streams: assessing variability in nutrient uptake across six Lake Superior tributaries, Ashley A. Coble, Amy Marcarelli, and Casey J. Huckins

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Spatiotemporal complexity in stream food web responses to salmon subsidies, Scott Collins, Colden Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, and Mark Wipfli

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Effectiveness of urea in enhancing the extractability of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene from chemically variant soils, Padmini Das, Dibyendu Sarkar, Konstantinos C. Makris, Pravin Punamiya, and R. Datta

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PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF VETIVER GRASS [CHRYSOPOGON ZIZANIOIDES (L.)] FOR TETRACYCLINE, Rupali Datta, Padmini Das, Stephanie Smith, Pravin Punamiya, Dil M. Ramanathan, Ramana Reddy, and Dibyendu Sarkar

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Challenges and opportunities of long-term continuous metabolism, Keli Goodman, Robert O. Hall. Jr., Colden V. Baxter, Amy Marcarelli, Brian J. Roberts, Jennifer L. Tank, Claire K. Lunch, Steve Berukoff, and Heather Powell

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Challenges and opportunities for energy resource and environmental research, Keli Goodman, Claire K. Lunch, Colden V. Baxter, Robert O. Hall Jr., Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Brian J. Roberts, Amy Marcarelli, and Jennifer L. Tank

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The effect of squat depth on multiarticular muscle activation in collegiate cross-country runners, Joshua Gorsuch, Janey Long, Katie Miller, Kyle Primeau, Sarah Rutledge, Andrew Sossong, and John J. Durocher

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Evaluation of hardboard manufacturing process wastewater as a feedstream for ethanol production, Stephanie Groves, Jifei Liu, David Shonnard, and Susan T. Bagley

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Three years of experimental carbon andnutrient additions in upper Salmon River Basin streams using salmon carcass analogs: what have we learned so far?, Andre E. Kohler, David P. Richardson, Amy Marcarelli, Jonathan D. Ebel, and rnest R. Keeley

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MicroRNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Diabetes, Yiping Mao, Ramkumar Mohan, Shungang Zhang, and Xiaoqing Tang

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Integrating ecosystem science into fisheries-targeted nutrient enhancement programs aimed to mitigate for the loss of Pacific salmon, Amy Marcarelli

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Does quality trump quantity? Ecosystem-level consequences of subsidies in a forested stream, Amy Marcarelli, Colden Baxter, Joseph R. Benjamin, and Masashi Murakami

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How can ecosystem ecology learn from and inform fisheries restoration?, Amy Marcarelli, Scott F. Collins, Colden V. Baxter, and Casey J. Huckins