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Steven Fonte
Soil and Crop Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences

Plant Sciences Building, Room
Phone:
970-491-3410
Education:
  • Ph D, University of California, Davis; Ecology
  • MS, Oregon State University; Forest Science
  • BS, University of California, Davis; Environmental and Resource Sciences

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Kelly, Courtland, Byrne, Patrick F, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Schneekloth, Joel, Calder\'on, Francisco, , Fonte, Steven John, (2023) Soil management legacy interacts with wheat genotype to determine access to organic N in a dryland system Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment 345 108336

Liptzin, Daniel, Norris, Charlotte E, Cappellazzi, Shannon B, Mac Bean, G, Cope, Michael, Greub, Kelsey LH, Rieke, Elizabeth L, Tracy, Paul W, Aberle, Ezra, Ashworth, Amanda, Fonte, Steven John, 50+ more authors, , (2022) An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments Soil Biology and Biochemistry 172 108708

Bagnall, Dianna K, Morgan, Cristine LS, Cope, Michael, Bean, Gregory M, Cappellazzi, Shannon, Greub, Kelsey, Liptzin, Daniel, Norris, Charlotte L, Rieke, Elizabeth, Tracy, Paul, Fonte, Steven John, 50+ more authors, , (2022) Carbon‐sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water Soil Science Society of America Journal 86 3 612-629

Wang, Daoyuan, Lin, Jonathan Y, Sayre, Jordan M, Schmidt, Radomir, Fonte, Steven John, Rodrigues, Jorge LM, Scow, Kate M, (2022) Compost amendment maintains soil structure and carbon storage by increasing available carbon and microbial biomass in agricultural soil–A six-year field study Geoderma 427 116117

Flynn, Nora Elizabeth, Stewart, Catherine E, Comas, Louise H, Del Grosso, Stephen, Schnarr, Cassandra Marie, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, von Fischer, Joe Charles, Stuchiner, Emily R, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Deficit irrigation impacts on greenhouse gas emissions under drip‐fertigated maize in the Great Plains of Colorado Journal of Enviromental Quality 51 877-889

Kelly, Courtland, Haddix, Michelle, Byrne, Patrick F, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Schipanski, Meagan M., Kallenbach, Cynthia M, Wallenstein, Matthew, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Divergent belowground carbon allocation patterns of winter wheat shape rhizosphere microbial communities and nitrogen cycling activities SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 165

Sanabria, Catalina, Barot, Sébastien, Fonte, Steven John, Dubs, Florence, (2022) Do morphological traits of ground-dwelling ants respond to land use changes in a neotropical landscape? Geoderma 418 115841

Ankrom, Kaytee Elizabeth, Franco, Andre, Fonte, Steven John, Gherardi, Laureano A, de Tomasel, Cecilia Milano, Wepking, Carl J, Guan, Pingting, Cui, Shuyan, Sala, Osvaldo E, Wall, Diana H, (2022) Ecological maturity and stability of nematode communities in response to precipitation manipulations in grasslands Applied Soil Ecology 170 104263

Rieke, Elizabeth L, Bagnall, Dianna K, Morgan, Cristine LS, Flynn, Kade D, Howe, Julie A, Greub, Kelsey LH, Mac Bean, G, Cappellazzi, Shannon B, Cope, Michael, Liptzin, Daniel, Fonte, Steven John, 50+ more authors, , (2022) Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health Geoderma 428 116156

Magonziwa, Blessing, Vanek, Steven John, Ojiem, John O, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Examining the contributions of maize shoots, roots, and manure to stable soil organic carbon pools in tropical smallholder farming soils Geoderma 425 116049

Meza Retamozo, Katherin Paola Paola, Vanek, Steven John, Sueldo, Yulissa, Olivera, Edgar, Ccanto, Raul, Scurrah, Maria, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Grass--Legume Mixtures Show Potential to Increase Above-and Belowground Biomass Production for Andean Forage-Based Fallows Agronomy 12 1 142

Galindo, VĂ­ctor, Giraldo, Carolina, Lavelle, Patrick, Armbrecht, Inge, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Land use conversion to agriculture impacts biodiversity, erosion control, and key soil properties in an Andean watershed Ecosphere 13 3 e3979

Rieke, Elizabeth L, Cappellazzi, Shannon B, Cope, Michael, Liptzin, Daniel, Mac Bean, G, Greub, Kelsey LH, Norris, Charlotte E, Tracy, Paul W, Aberle, Ezra, Ashworth, Amanda, Fonte, Steven John, 50+ more authors, , (2022) Linking soil microbial community structure to potential carbon mineralization: A continental scale assessment of reduced tillage Soil Biology and Biochemistry 168 108618

Kelly, Courtland, Haddix, Michelle, Byrne, Patrick F, Cotrufo, Francesca Francesca, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Kallenbach, Cynthia M, Wallenstein, Matthew, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Long-term compost amendment modulates wheat genotype differences in belowground carbon allocation, microbial rhizosphere recruitment and nitrogen acquisition SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 172

Pantigoso Guevara, Hugo Alejandro, He, Yanhui, Manter, Daniel K, Fonte, Steven John, Vivanco, Jorge M, (2022) Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum enhance growth of modern potato varieties Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 1 1-10

Bagnall, Dianna K, Morgan, Cristine LS, Bean, G Mac, Liptzin, Daniel, Cappellazzi, Shannon B, Cope, Michael, Greub, Kelsey LH, Rieke, Elizabeth L, Norris, Charlotte E, Tracy, Paul W, Fonte, Steven John, 50+ more authors, , (2022) Selecting soil hydraulic properties as indicators of soil health: Measurement response to management and site characteristics Soil Science Society of America Journal

Olayemi, Peter Peter, Schneekloth, Joel, Wallenstein, Matthew, Trivedi, Pankaj, CalderĂłn, Francisco J, Corwin, Jason, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Soil macrofauna and microbial communities respond in similar ways to management drivers in an irrigated maize system of Colorado (USA) Applied Soil Ecology 178 104562

Lavelle, Patrick, Mathieu, JĂ©rĂŽme, Spain, Alister, Brown, George, Fragoso, Carlos, Lapied, Emmanuel, De Aquino, Adriana, Barois, Isabelle, Barrios, Edmundo, Barros, Maria Eleusa, Fonte, Steven John, Vanek, Steven John, 20+ more authors, , (2022) Soil macroinvertebrate communities: A world‐wide assessment Global Ecology and Biogeography 31 1261-1276

Mathieu, JĂ©rĂŽme, Antunes, Ana C, Barot, SĂ©bastien, Asato, Ana E Bonato, Bartz, Marie LC, Brown, George G, Calderon-Sanou, Irene, DecaĂ«ns, Thibaud, Fonte, Steven John, Ganault, Pierre, (2022) sOilFauna-a global synthesis effort on the drivers of soil macrofauna communities and functioning: WORKSHOP REPORT SOIL ORGANISMS 94 2 111–126-111–126

Kelly, Courtland, Haddix, Michelle, Byrne, Patrick F, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Kallenbach, Cynthia M, Wallenstein, Matthew, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Divergent belowground carbon allocation patterns of winter wheat shape rhizosphere microbial communities and nitrogen cycling activities Soil Biology and Biochemistry 165 108518

Kelly, Courtland, Haddix, Michelle, Byrne, Patrick F, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Kallenbach, Cynthia M, Wallenstein, Matthew, Fonte, Steven John, (2022) Divergent belowground carbon allocation patterns of winter wheat shape rhizosphere microbial communities and nitrogen cycling activities Soil Biology and Biochemistry 165 108518

Wyckhuys, Kris AG, Nguyen, Ha, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Artefactual depiction of predator--prey trophic linkages in global soils Scientific reports 11 1 1--13

Liu, Jinhua, Calder\'on, Francisco J, , Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Compost inputs, cropping system, and rotation phase drive aggregate-associated carbon Soil Science Society of America Journal 85 3 829--846

Eash, Lisa Marie, Berrada, Abdel, Russell, Kathleen, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Cover Crop Impacts on Water Dynamics and Yields in Dryland Wheat Systems on the Colorado Plateau Agronomy 11 6 1102

Obour, Augustine K, Simon, Logan M, Holman, Johnathon D, Carr, Patrick M, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Fonte, Steven John, Ghimire, Rajan, Nleya, Thandiwe, Blanco-Canqui, Humberto, (2021) Cover crops to improve soil health in the North American Great Plains Agronomy Journal 113 6 4590--4604

Flynn, Nora Elizabeth, Comas, Louise H, Stewart, Catherine E, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Deficit irrigation drives maize root distribution and soil microbial communities with implications for soil carbon dynamics Soil Science Society of America Journal 85 2 412--422

Kelly, Courtland, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Tucker, Angela, Trujillo, Wilma, Holman, Johnathon D., Obour, Augustine K., Johnson, S. K., Brummer, Joe E, Haag, Lucas, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Dryland cover crop soil health benefits are maintained with grazing in the U.S. High and Central Plains Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 313

Kelly, Courtland, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Tucker, Angela, Trujillo, Wilma, Holman, Johnathon D, Obour, Augustine K, Johnson, SK, Brummer, Joe E, Haag, Lucas, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Dryland cover crop soil health benefits are maintained with grazing in the US High and Central Plains Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment 313 107358

Phillips, Helen RP, Bach, Elizabeth, Bartz, Marie LC, Bennett, Joanne M, Beugnon, R\'emy, , Briones, Maria JI, Brown, George G, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B, Guerra, Carlos A, others, , (2021) Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties Scientific Data 8 1 1--12

Phillips, Helen R. P., , Bach, Elizabeth, Bartz, Marie L. C., , Bennett, Joanne M., Beugnon, Remy, Briones, Maria J. I., , Brown, George G., Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., Guerra, Carlos A., Koenig-Ries, Birgitta, Krebs, Julia J., Orgiazzi, Alberto, Ramirez, Kelly S., Russell, David J., Schwarz, Benjamin, Wall, Diana H, Brose, Ulrich, Decaens, Thibaud, Lavelle, Patrick, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jerome, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H., , Rillig, Matthias C., Thakur, Madhav P., de Vries, Franciska T., , Wardle, David A., Ammer, Christian, Ammer, Sabine, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Baretta, Dilmar, Barkusky, Dietmar, Beausejour, Robin, Bedano, Jose C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Brossard, Michel, Burtis, James C., Capowiez, Yvan, Cavagnaro, Timothy R., Choi, Amy, Clause, Julia, Cluzeau, Daniel, Coors, Anja, Crotty, Felicity V., Crumsey, Jasmine M., Davalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Dario J., , Dobson, Annise M., Dominguez, Anahi, Esteban Duhour, Andres, , van Eekeren, Nick, , Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernandez, Rosa, Fonte, Steven John, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, Andre L. C., , Fusilero, Abegail, Geraskina, Anna P., Gholami, Shaieste, Gonzalez, Grizelle, Gundale, Michael J., Gutierrez Lopez, Monica, , Hackenberger, Branimir K., Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernandez, Luis M., Hirth, Jeff R., Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, , Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone, Basil V., III, , Iordache, Madalina, Irmler, Ulrich, Ivask, Mari, Jesus, Juan B., Johnson-Maynard, Jodi L., Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kernecker, Maria L., Kone, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Le Cadre, Edith, , Lincoln, Noa K., Lopez-Hernandez, Danilo, Loss, Scott R., Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Minamiya, Yukio, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Moron-Rios, Alejandro, Motohiro, Hasegawa, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman, P. Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Peres, Guenola, Perez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Ponge, Jean-Francois, Prietzel, Joerg, Rapoport, Irina B., Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodriguez, Miguel A., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, , Scharenbroch, Bryant, Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schroeder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Szlavecz, Katalin, Antonio Talavera, Jose, , Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Uribe-Lopez, Sheila, de Valenca, Anne W., , Virto, Inigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Webster, Emily R., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Wu, Pengfei, Zenkova, Irina V., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Eisenhauer, Nico, (2021) Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties SCIENTIFIC DATA 8 1

Trujillo, Wilma, Fonte, Steven John, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Peterson, Gary A, (2021) "Managing Soil Organic Matter for Alleviating Drought Stress in Dryland Farming in North American Great Plains" CRC Press 253--272

Nyamasoka-Magonziwa, Blessing, Vanek, Steven John, Carolan, Michael S, Ojiem, John O, Fonte, Steven John, (2021) Organic nutrient source allocation and use in smallholder farming communities: what are we missing? Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 289

Caulfield, Mark, Hammond, James, Fonte, Steven John, Florido, Miguel Angel, Fuentes, Walter, Meza, Katherin, Navarette, Israel, Vanek, Steven John, Van Wijk, Mark, (2021) Unpicking the Inter-relationships Between Off-Farm Livelihood Diversification, Household Characteristics, and Farm Management in the Rural Andes Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5

Kelly, Courtland, Fonte, Steven John, Shrestha, Anil, Daane, Kent M, Mitchell, Jeffrey P, (2021) Winter cover crops and no-till promote soil macrofauna communities in irrigated, Mediterranean cropland in California, USA Applied Soil Ecology 166 104068

(2021) Conservation tillage supports soil macrofauna communities, infiltration, and farm profits in an irrigated maize-based cropping system of Colorado Soil Science Society of America Journal 84 1943–1956

Ankrom, Kaytee Elizabeth, Custodio Franco, Andre Luiz Luiz, Fonte, Steven John, Gherardi, Laureano A, Milano de Tomasel, Cecilia Cecilia, Andriuzzi, Walter S, Shaw, Elizabeth Ashley, Sala, Osvaldo E, Wall, Diana H, (2020) Ecto-and endoparasitic nematodes respond differently across sites to changes in precipitation Oecologia 193 3 761-771

Caulfield, Mark, Fonte, Steven John, Tittonell, Pablo, Vanek, Steven John, Sherwood, Stephen, Oyarzun, Pedro, Borja, Ross Mary, Dumble, Sam, Groot, Jeroen CJ, (2020) Inter-community and on-farm asymmetric organic matter allocation patterns drive soil fertility gradients in a rural Andean landscape Land Degradation \& Development

Caulfield, Mark, Hammond, James, Fonte, Steven John, van Wijk, Mark, (2020) Land Tenure Insecurity Constrains Cropping System Investment in the Jordan Valley of the West Bank Sustainability 12 16 6557

Matos, Priscila S, Fonte, Steven John, Lima, Sandra S, Pereira, Marcos G, Kelly, Courtland, Damian, J\'unior M, , Fontes, Marcelo A, Chaer, Guilherme M, Brasil, Felipe C, Zonta, Everaldo, (2020) Linkages among Soil Properties and Litter Quality in Agroforestry Systems of Southeastern Brazil Sustainability 12 22 9752

Caulfield, Mark, Groot, Jeroen CJ, Fonte, Steven John, Sherwood, Stephen, Oyarzun, Pedro, Borja, Ross Mary, Dumble, Sam, Tittonell, Pablo, (2020) Live barriers and associated organic amendments mitigate land degradation and improve crop productivity in hillside agricultural systems of the Ecuadorian Andes Land Degradation \& Development

Franco, Andr\'e LC, , Fonte, Steven John, Wall, Diana H, (2020) "Managing Soil Biology for Multiple Human Benefits" CRC Press 275--302

Lavelle, Patrick, Spain, Alister, Fonte, Steven John, Bedano, Jose Camilo, Blanchart, Eric, Galindo, Victor, Grimaldi, Michel, Jimenez, Juan Jose, Velasquez, Elena, Zangerl\'e, Anne, , (2020) Soil aggregation, ecosystem engineers and the C cycle Acta Oecologica 105 103561

Peterson, Gary A, Westfall, Dwayne G, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Fonte, Steven John, (2020) Soil and crop management systems that ameliorate damage caused by decades of dryland agroecosystem mismanagement Agronomy Journal 112 5 3227--3238

Kelly, Courtland, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Kondratieff, Boris C, Sherrod, Lucretia, Schneekloth, Joel, Fonte, Steven John, (2020) The effect of dryland cropping system intensity on soil function and associated changes in macrofauna communities Soil Science Society of America Journal

van Wijk, Mark, , Hammond, James, Gorman, Leo, Adams, Sam, Ayantunde, Augustine, Baines, David, Bolliger, Adrian, Bosire, Caroline, Carpena, Pietro, Chesterman, Sabrina, Chinyophiro, Amon, Daudi, Happy, Dontsop, Paul, Douxchamps, Sabine, Emera, Willy Desire, Fraval, Simon, Fonte, Steven John, Hok, Lyda, Kiara, Henry, Kihoro, Esther, Korir, Luke, Lamanna, Christine, Long, Chau T. M., , Manyawu, Godfrey, Mehrabi, Zia, Mengistu, Dejene K., Mercado, Leida, Meza, Katherin, Mora, Vesalio, Mutemi, Jacob, Ng'endo, Mary, Njingulula, Paulin, Okafor, Chris, Pagella, Tim, Phengsavanh, Phonepaseuth, Rao, James, Ritzema, Randall, Rosenstock, Todd S., Skirrow, Tom, Steinke, Jonathan, Stirling, Clare, Gabriel Suchini, Jose, , Teufel, Nils, Thorne, Peter, Vanek, Steven John, van Etten, Jacob, , Vanlauwe, Bernard, Wichern, Jannike, Yameogo, Viviane, (2020) The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey, data from 13,310 farm households in 21 countries SCIENTIFIC DATA 7 1

Schneekloth, Joel, Calderon, Francisco, Nielsen, David, Fonte, Steven John, (2020) Tillage and residue management effects on irrigated maize performance and water cycling in a semiarid cropping system of Eastern Colorado Irrigation Science 38 5 547-557

Visscher, Anna M, Vanek, Steven John, Meza, Katherin, de Goede, Ron GM, Valverde, Amador A, Ccanto, Raul, Olivera, Edgar, Scurrah, Maria, Fonte, Steven John, (2020) Eucalyptus and alder field margins differ in their impact on ecosystem services and biodiversity within cropping fields of the Peruvian Andes Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment 303 107107

Nyamsoka-Magonziwa, Blessing, Vanek, Steven J, Ojiem, John, Fonte, Steven John, (2020) A soil tool kit to evaluate soil properties and monitor soil health changes in smallholder farming contexts (in Press, June 2020) Geoderma 376 114539

Vanek, Steven J, Meza, Katherin Paola, Ccanto, Raul, Olivera, Edgar, Scurrah, Maria, Fonte, Steven J, (2020) Participatory design of improved forage/fallow options across soil gradients with farmers of the Central Peruvian Andes Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment

Caulfield, Mark, Fonte, Steven John, Groot, Jeroen C. J., Vanek, Steven John, Sherwood, Stephen, Oyarzun, Pedro, Borja, Ross Mary, Dumble, Sam, Tittonell, Pablo, (2020) Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions ECOSPHERE 11 4

Wade, Jordon, Maltais-Landry, Gabriel, Lucas, Dawn E, Bongiorno, Giulia, Bowles, Timothy M, Calder\'on, Francisco J, , Culman, Steve W, Daughtridge, Rachel, Ernakovich, Jessica G, Fonte, Steven John, Kelly, Courtland, others, , (2020) Assessing the sensitivity and repeatability of permanganate oxidizable carbon as a soil health metric: An interlab comparison across soils Geoderma 366 114235

Ramirez, Paulina B, Calderon, Francisco J, Fonte, Steven John, Santibanez, Fernando, Bonilla, Carlos A, (2020) Spectral responses to labile organic carbon fractions as useful soil quality indicators across a climatic gradient Ecological Indicators 111 106042

Fonte, Steven John, Botero, Cesar, Quintero, D Carolina, Lavelle, Patrick, van Kessel, Chris, (2019) Earthworms regulate plant productivity and the efficacy of soil fertility amendments in acid soils of the Colombian Llanos Soil Biology and Biochemistry 129 136-143

RamĂ­rez, Paulina B, CalderĂłn, Francisco J, Fonte, Steven John, Bonilla, Carlos A, (2019) Environmental controls and long-term changes on carbon stocks under agricultural lands Soil and Tillage Research 186 310-321

Eash, Lisa Marie, Fonte, SJ, Sonder, K, Honsdorf, N, Schmidt, A, Govaerts, B, Verhulst, N, (2019) Factors contributing to maize and bean yield gaps in Central America vary with site and agroecological conditions The Journal of Agricultural Science 157 4 300-317

Phillips, Helen R. P., , Guerra, Carlos A., Bartz, Marie L. C., , Briones, Maria J. I., , Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W., Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., van den Hoogen, Johan, , Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth, Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaens, Thibaud, Koenig-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jerome, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H., , Ramirez, Kelly S., Rillig, Matthias C., Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P., de Vries, Franciska T., , Wall, Diana H, Wardle, David A., Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Beausejour, Robin, Bedano, Jose C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Callaham, Mac A., Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark, Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V., Davalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Dario J., , Dominguez, Anahi, Duhour, Andres Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, , Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernandez, Rosa, Fonte, Steven John, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, Andre L. C., , Fugere, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T., Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J., Gutierrez Lopez, Monica, , Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernandez, Luis M., Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kelly, Courtland, Kernecker, Maria L., Klaminder, Jonatan, Kone, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Li, Yiqing, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., , Lincoln, Noa K., Loss, Scott R., Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Moron-Rios, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman, Mujeeb P., Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Peres, Guenola, Perez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Pineiro, Raul, Ponge, Jean-Francois, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodriguez, Miguel A., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, , Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schroeder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, Jose A., Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valenca, Anne W., , Vanek, Steven John, Virto, Inigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Eisenhauer, Nico, (2019) Global distribution of earthworm diversity SCIENCE 366 6464 480-485

Caulfield, Mark, Bouniol, Judith, Fonte, Steven John, Kessler, Aad, (2019) How rural out-migrations drive changes to farm and land management: A case study from the rural Andes Land Use Policy 81 594-603

Webster, Emily, Gaudin, Amelie C. M., , Pulleman, Mirjam, Sile, Pablo, Fonte, Steven John, (2019) Improved Pastures Support Early Indicators of Soil Restoration in Low-input Agroecosystems of Nicaragua ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 64 2 201-212

Rocci, Katherine S, Fonte, Steven John, von Fischer, Joseph C, Cotrufo, M Francesca, (2019) Nitrogen Dynamics in an Established Alfalfa Field under Low Biochar Application Rates Soil Systems 3 4 77

Garcia, Edwin, Siles, Pablo, Eash, Lisa Marie, Van Der Hoek, Rein, Kearney, Sean P, Smukler, Sean M, Fonte, Steven John, (2019) Participatory evaluation of improved grasses and forage legumes for smallholder livestock production in Central America Experimental Agriculture 1-17

Melman, Daniel A., Kelly, Courtland, Schneekloth, Joel, Calderon, Francisco, Fonte, Steven John, (2019) Tillage and residue management drive rapid changes in soil macrofauna communities and soil properties in a semiarid cropping system of Eastern Colorado APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 143 98-106

Manning, Dale Thomas, Lurbe, Salvador, Comas, Louise, Trout, Tom, Flynn, Nora Elizabeth, Fonte, Steven John, (2018) Assessing the Economic Viability of Deficit Irrigation in the Western US Agricultural Water Management 96 114-123

Kearney, SP, Fonte, SJ, GarcĂ­a, E, Smukler, SM, (2018) Improving the utility of erosion pins: absolute value of pin height change as an indicator of relative erosion CATENA 163 427-432

Rosenzweig, Steven, Fonte, Steven John, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, (2018) Intensifying rotations increases soil carbon, fungi, and aggregation in semi-arid agroecosystems Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment 258 14--22

Junaidi, Junaidi, Kallenbach, Cynthia M, Byrne, Patrick F, Fonte, Steven John, (2018) Root traits and root biomass allocation impact how wheat genotypes respond to organic amendments and earthworms PloS one 13 7 e0200646

Sherrod, LA, McMaster, GS, Delgado, JA, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Fonte, Steven John, Montenieri, RL, Larson, Kevin, (2018) Soil carbon pools in dryland agroecosystems as affected by several years of drought Journal of Environmental Quality 47 4 766-773

Wang, Daoyuan, Fonte, Steven John, Parikh, Sanjai J., Six, Johan, Scow, Kate M., (2017) Biochar additions can enhance soil structure and the physical stabilization of C in aggregates GEODERMA 303 110-117

Margenot, Andrew J., Pulleman, Mirjam M., Sommer, Rolf, Paul, Birthe K., Parikh, Sanjai J., Jackson, Louise E., Fonte, Steven John, (2017) Biochemical proxies indicate differences in soil C cycling induced by long-term tillage and residue management in a tropical agroecosystem PLANT AND SOIL 420 1-2 315-329

Margenot, Andrew J, Paul, Birthe K, Sommer, Rolf R, Pulleman, Mirjam M, Parikh, Sanjai J, Jackson, Louise E, Fonte, Steven John, (2017) Can conservation agriculture improve phosphorus (P) availability in weathered soils? Effects of tillage and residue management on soil P status after 9 years in a Kenyan Oxisol Soil and Tillage Research

Rosenzweig, Steven, Fonte, Steven John, Stromberger, Mary E, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, (2017) "Enhancing beneficial fungi through crop rotation: Implications for P acquisition and C sequestration in semi-arid agroecosystems" Ecological Society of America, August 6-11 2017, Portland, OR

Kearney, SP, Fonte, SJ, GarcĂ­a, E, Siles, Pablo, Chan, KMA, Smukler, SM, (2017) Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies from slash-and-mulch agroforestry systems in El Salvador Ecological Indicators

Rosenzweig, Steven, Schipanski, Meagan Erin, Fonte, Steven John, Stromberger, Mary E, (2017) "Fostering native AMF through crop rotation: Implications for P acquisition and C sequestration in semi-arid agroecosystems" Soil Ecology Society, June 5-9 2017, Fort Collins, CO

de Valenca, Anne W., , Vanek, Steven John, Meza, Katherin, Ccanto, Raul, Olivera, Edgar, Scurrah, Maria, Lantinga, Egbert A., Fonte, Steven John, (2017) Land use as a driver of soil fertility and biodiversity across an agricultural landscape in the Central Peruvian Andes ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 27 4 1138-1154

Kearney, Sean Patrick, Coops, Nicholas C., Chan, Kai M. A., , Fonte, Steven John, Siles, Pablo, Smukler, Sean M., (2017) Predicting carbon benefits from climate-smart agriculture: High-resolution carbon mapping and uncertainty assessment in El Salvador JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 202 287-298

Wyckhuys, KAG, Burra, Dharani Dhar, Tran, DH, Graziosi, Ignazio, Walter, Abigail Jan, Nguyen, TG, Trong, HN, Le, BV, Le, TTN, Fonte, Steven, (2017) Soil fertility regulates invasive herbivore performance and top-down control in tropical agroecosystems of Southeast Asia Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 249 38-49

de Valenca, Anne, Vanek, Steven John, Meza, Katherin, Ccanto, Raul, Olivera, Edgar, Scurrah, Maria, Latinga, Egbert, Fonte, Steven John, (2017) Land use as a driver of soil fertility and biodiversity across an agricultural landscape in the Central Peruvian Andes Ecological Applications 27 1138-1154

Murphy, Ryan P, Montes-Molina, Joaquín A, Govaerts, Bram, Six, Johan, van Kessel, Chris, Fonte, Steven John, (2016) Crop residue retention enhances soil properties and nitrogen cycling in smallholder maize systems of Chiapas, Mexico Applied Soil Ecology 103 110–116

Sanabria, Catalina, Dubs, Florence, Lavelle, Patrick, Fonte, Steven John, Barot, SĂ©bastien, (2016) Influence of regions, land uses and soil properties on termite and ant communities in agricultural landscapes of the Colombian Llanos European Journal of Soil Biology 74 81–92

Blankinship, Joseph C, Fonte, Steven John, Six, Johan, Schimel, Joshua P, (2016) Plant versus microbial controls on soil aggregate stability in a seasonally dry ecosystem Geoderma 272 39–50

De Palma, Adriana, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Aizen, Marcelo A, Albrecht, Matthias, Basset, Yves, Bates, Adam, Blake, Robin J, Boutin, Céline, Bugter, Rob, Connop, Stuart, others, , Fonte, Steven John, (2016) Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes: Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases Scientific Reports 6

LaHue, Gabriel T, van Kessel, Chris, Linquist, Bruce A, Adviento-Borbe, Maria Arlene, Fonte, Steven John, (2016) Residual Effects of Fertilization History Increase Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Zero-N Controls: Implications for Estimating Fertilizer-Induced Emission Factors Journal of Environmental Quality

Lavelle, Patrick, DolĂ©dec, Sylvain, de Sartre, Xavier Arnauld, Decaens, Thibaud, Gond, Valery, Grimaldi, Michel, Oszwald, Johan, Hubert, Bernard, Ramirez, Bertha, Veiga, Iran, others, , Fonte, Steven John, (2016) Unsustainable landscapes of deforested Amazonia: An analysis of the relationships among landscapes and the social, economic and environmental profiles of farms at different ages following deforestation Global Environmental Change 40 137–155

Fonte, Steven John, Kong, Angela, (2016) "Polyculture and covercrops, section in Chapter IV: Soil Biodiversity: Threats and Interventions " Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Nesper, Maike, BĂŒnemann, Else K, Fonte, Steven John, Rao, Idupulapati M, VelĂĄsquez, Jaime E, RamĂ­rez, Bertha, Hegglin, Django, Frossard, Emmanuel, Oberson, Astrid, (2015) Pasture degradation decreases organic P content of tropical soils due to soil structural decline Geoderma 257-258 123-133

Sanabria, Catalina, Lavelle, Patrick, Fonte, Steven John, (2014) Ants as indicators of soil-based ecosystem services in agroecosystems of the Colombian Llanos Applied Soil Ecology 84 24–30

Fonte, Steven John, Nesper, Maike, Hegglin, Django, VelĂĄsquez, Jaime E, Ramirez, Bertha, Rao, Idupulapati M, Bernasconi, Stefano M, BĂŒnemann, Else K, Frossard, Emmanuel, Oberson, Astrid, (2014) Pasture degradation impacts soil phosphorus storage via changes to aggregate-associated soil organic matter in highly weathered tropical soils Soil Biology and Biochemistry 68 150–157

Lavelle, Patrick, RodrĂ­guez, Nubia, Arguello, Orlando, Bernal, Jaime, Botero, Cesar, Chaparro, Paula, GĂłmez, Yolanda, GutiĂ©rrez, Albert, del Pilar Hurtado, MarĂ­a, Loaiza, Sandra, others, , (2014) Soil ecosystem services and land use in the rapidly changing Orinoco River Basin of Colombia Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 185 106–117

Hudson, Lawrence N, Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha LL, Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen RP, Senior, Rebecca A, Bennett, Dominic J, Booth..., Hollie, others, , (2014) The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts Ecology and Evolution 4 24 4701–4735

Lubbers, Ingrid M, van Groenigen, Kees Jan, Fonte, Steven John, Six, Johan, Brussaard, Lijbert, van Groenigen, Jan Willem, (2013) Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms Nature Climate Change 3 3 187–194

Rousseau, Laurent, Fonte, Steven John, TĂ©llez, Orlando, Van der Hoek, Rein, Lavelle, Patrick, (2013) Soil macrofauna as indicators of soil quality and land use impacts in smallholder agroecosystems of western Nicaragua Ecological Indicators 27 71–82

Fonte, Steven John, Vanek, Steven J, Oyarzun, Pedro, Parsa, Soroush, Rao, Idupulapati, Quintero, D. Carolina, Lavelle, Patrick, (2012) "Explorando Opciones Agroecológicas para el Manejo de la Fertilidad del Suelo en Sistemas de Agricultura en pequeña escala de las Zonas Alto-Andinas" McKnigh Foundation

Kearney, Sean, Fonte, Steven John, Salomon, Abraham, Six, Johan, Scow, Kate M, (2012) Forty percent revenue increase by combining organic and mineral nutrient amendments in Ugandan smallholder market vegetable production Agronomy for sustainable development 32 4 831–839

Fonte, Steven John, Quintero, D Carolina, Velásquez, Elena, Lavelle, Patrick, (2012) Interactive effects of plants and earthworms on the physical stabilization of soil organic matter in aggregates Plant and soil 359 1-2 205–214

Fonte, Steven John, Vanek, Steven J, Oyarzun, Pedro, Parsa, Soroush, Carolina Quintero, D, Rao, Idupulapati M, Lavelle, Patrick, (2012) Pathways to Agroecological Intensification of Soil Fertility Management by Smallholder Farmers in the Andean Highlands Advances in agronomy 116 125

VelĂĄsquez, Elena, Fonte, Steven John, Barot, SĂ©bastien, Grimaldi, Michel, Desjardins, Thierry, Lavelle, Patrick, (2012) Soil macrofauna-mediated impacts of plant species composition on soil functioning in Amazonian pastures Applied soil ecology 56 43–50

Schowalter, TD, Fonte, Steven John, Geaghan, J, Wang, J, (2011) Effects of manipulated herbivore inputs on nutrient flux and decomposition in a tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico Oecologia 167 4 1141–1149

Briar, Shabeg S, Fonte, Steven John, Park, Inmyoung, Six, Johan, Scow, Kate, Ferris, Howard, (2011) The distribution of nematodes and soil microbial communities across soil aggregate fractions and farm management systems Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 5 905–914

Smukler, SM, Sanchez-Moreno, Sara, Fonte, Steven John, Ferris, H, Klonsky, Karen, O’geen, AT, Scow, KM, Steenwerth, KL, Jackson, LE, (2010) Biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions in an organic farmscape Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 139 1 80–97

Fonte, Steven John, Barrios, Edmundo, Six, Johan, (2010) Earthworm impacts on soil organic matter and fertilizer dynamics in tropical hillside agroecosystems of Honduras Pedobiologia 53 5 327–335

Fonte, Steven John, Six, Johan, (2010) Earthworms and litter management contributions to ecosystem services in a tropical agroforestry system Ecological Applications 20 4 1061–1073

Fonte, Steven John, Barrios, Edmundo, Six, Johan, (2010) Earthworms, soil fertility and aggregate-associated soil organic matter dynamics in the Quesungual agroforestry system Geoderma 155 3 320–328

Kong, Angela YY, Gentile, Roberta, Chivenge, Pauline, Fonte, Steven John, Six, Johan, (2010) "Trade-Offs Associated with Using Soil Carbon Sequestration as Climate Change Mitigation" Imperial College Press

Fonte, Steven John, Winsome, Thais, Six, Johan, (2009) Earthworm populations in relation to soil organic matter dynamics and management in California tomato cropping systems Applied soil ecology 41 2 206–214

Fonte, Steven John, Yeboah, Edward, Ofori, Patrick, Quansah, Gabriel W, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Six, Johan, (2009) Fertilizer and residue quality effects on organic matter stabilization in soil aggregates Soil Science Society of America Journal 73 3 961–966

Kong, Angela YY, Fonte, Steven John, van Kessel, Chris, Six, Johan, (2009) Transitioning from standard to minimum tillage: trade-offs between soil organic matter stabilization, nitrous oxide emissions, and N availability in irrigated cropping systems Soil and Tillage Research 104 2 256–262

Fonte, Steven John, Kong, Angela YY, van Kessel, Chris, Hendrix, Paul F, Six, Johan, (2007) Influence of earthworm activity on aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen dynamics differs with agroecosystem management Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39 5 1014–1022

Kong, Angela YY, Fonte, Steven John, van Kessel, Chris, Six, Johan, (2007) Soil aggregates control N cycling efficiency in long-term conventional and alternative cropping systems Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 79 1 45–58

Fonte, Steven John, Schowalter, TD, (2005) The influence of a neotropical herbivore (Lamponius portoricensis) on nutrient cycling and soil processes Oecologia 146 3 423–431

Fonte, Steven John, Schowalter, Timothy D, (2004) "Decomposition in forest canopies" Elsevier

Fonte, Steven John, Schowalter, Timothy D, (2004) Decomposition of greenfall vs. senescent foliage in a tropical forest ecosystem in Puerto Rico Biotropica 36 4 474–482

Rinker, H Bruce, Lowman, Margaret D, Hunter, Mark D, Schowalter, Timothy D, Fonte, Steven John, (2001) Literature review: canopy herbivory and soil ecology, the top-down impact of forest processes Selbyana 225–231

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