Catalyzing rapid discovery of gold-precipitating bacterial lineages with university students

Autor: Noah G. Riley, Carlos C. Goller, Zakiya H. Leggett, Danica M. Lewis, Karen Ciccone, Robert R. Dunn

Publikováno v: PeerJ, Vol 8, p e8925 (2020)

Intriguing and potentially commercially useful microorganisms are found in our surroundings and new tools allow us to learn about their genetic potential and evolutionary history. Engaging students from different disciplines and courses in the search

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Diversifying the Field of Forestry Through a Graduate Fellowship Program: A Pilot Study on the Expectations of Students of Color

Autor: Aaron A Arenas, Porché L Spence, Charles H Nilon, Zakiya H Leggett

Publikováno v: Journal of Forestry. 121:12-19

Overall interest and involvement in forestry is relatively low for students of color compared to other STEM programs. This exploratory study aims to further understand the reasons graduate students of color in a National Needs Fellowship (NNF) progra

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https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac024

Impacts on soil nitrogen availability of converting managed pine plantation into switchgrass monoculture for bioenergy

Autor: Eric B. Sucre, Zakiya H. Leggett, Wei Shi, Mohamed A. Youssef, R. Wayne Skaggs, Consuelo Arellano, Julian F. Cacho, Jami E. Nettles, Shiying Tian, George M. Chescheir

Publikováno v: Science of The Total Environment. 654:1326-1336

Biofuels derived from lignocellulosic materials is one of the options in addressing issues on climate change and energy independence. One of the most promising bioenergy crops is switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), particularly in North America. Futur

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.133

Inclusion in citizen science:The conundrum of rebranding

Autor: Gillian Bowser, Caren B. Cooper, Lincoln R. Larson, Mordechai Haklay, Darlene Cavalier, Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, Omega Wilson, Chris L. Hawn, Sacoby Wilson, Kaberi Kar Gupta, Robert R. Dunn, Madhusudan Katti, Valerie A. Johnson, Julia K. Parrish, Zakiya H. Leggett

Publikováno v: Cooper, C B, Hawn, C L, Larson, L R, Parrish, J K, Bowser, G, Cavalier, D, Dunn, R R, Haklay, M, Gupta, K K, Jelks, NT O, Johnson, V A, Katti, M, Leggett, Z, Wilson, O R & Wilson, S 2021, ' Inclusion in citizen science : The conundrum of rebranding ', Science, vol. 372, no. 6549, pp. 1386-1388 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abi6487

As the scientific community, like society more broadly, reckons with long-standing challenges around accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, we would be wise to pay attention to issues and lessons emerging in debates around citizen

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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/inclusion-in-citizen-science(3bfa9c92-cd40-4c52-b953-cceb6e782442).html

Forest floor manipulation effects on the relationship between aggregate stability and ectomycorrhizal fungi

Autor: Zakiya H. Leggett, David L. Dick, Joshua L. Heitman, Juan Pablo Frene, Terrence G. Gardner, Eric B. Sucre

Publikováno v: Forest Ecology and Management. 505:119873

Forest floor and mineral soil manipulations influence the soil biogeochemical properties important for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) tree growth. The impacts of forest floor manipulations on soil aggregate stability and the presence of ectomycorrhiz

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119873