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  1. De Graaff M.-A., Six J., van Kessel C. 2006. Cycling of root-derived N from wild and cultivated maize and wheat genotypes grown under elevated CO2. under review.
  2. B. A. Linquist, S. M. Brouder and J.E. Hill. 2006. Winter straw and water management effects on soil nitrogen dynamics in California rice systems. Agronomy Journal 98: 1050-1059.
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  3. Lee J., J. Six, A.P. King, C. van Kessel, and D.E. Rolston. 2006.Tillage and field scale controls on greenhouse gas emissions. J. Environ. Qual. 35:714-725.
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  4. Van Kessel, C., B. Boots, M.A. De Graaff, D. Harris, H. Blum and J. Six. 2006. Total soil C and N sequestration in a grassland following 10 years of free air CO2 enrichment. Global Change Biol. In Press.
  5. De Graaf, MA., K.J. van Groenigen, J. Six, B.A. Hungate, and C. van Kessel. 2006. Interactions between plant growth and nutrient dynamics under elevated CO2. A meta analysis. Global Change Biol. In Press.
  6. Van Groeningen, K.J., M.A. De Graaff, J. Six, D. Harris, P. Kuikman, and C. van Kessel. 2006. The impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 on soil C and N dynamics: A meta analysis. In: Managed Ecosystems and CO2 Case Studies, Processes, and Perspectives. Eds. J. Noesberger, S.P. Long, R.J. Norby, M. Stitt, G.R. Hendrey, and H. Blum. Sproinger-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Pp. 373-391.
  7. Van Groenigen, K-J, J. Six, B.A. Hungate, M-A DeGraaff, N. Van Breemen, and C. van Kessel. 2006. Element interactions limit soil carbon storage. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 103:6571-6574.
  8. DeGraaff, M-A, J. Six, H. Blum, and C. van Kessel. 2006. Prolonged elevated atmospheric CO2 does not affect decomposition of plant material. Soil, Biol. Biochem. 38:187-190.
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  9. Ladha, J.K., H. Parthak, T.J. Krupnik, J. Six and C. van Kessel. 2005. Efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production: retrospects and prospects. Adv. Agron. 87:85-156.
  10. Moran, K.K., J. Six, W.R. Horwath, and C. van Kessel. 2005. Role of mineral-nitrogen in residue decomposition and stable soil organic matter formation. Soil Sci. Sc. Am. J. 69:1730-1736.
  11. Van Groenigen, J.W., K.B. Zwart, D. Harris, and C. van Kessel. 2005. Vertical gradients of δ15N and δ18O in soil atmospheric N2O-temporal dynamics in a sandy soil. Rapid Comm. Mass Spectr. 19:1289-1295.
  12. Kong, A.Y.Y., J. Six, D.C. Bryant, R.F. Denison, and C. van Kessel. 2005. The relationship between carbon input, aggregation, and soil organic carbon stabilization in sustainable cropping systems. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:1078-1085.
  13. Bedard-Haughn, A, K. Tate and C. van Kessel.2005. Using 15N to quantify vegetative buffer effectiveness for sequestering N in runoff. J. Environ. Quality. 34:1651-1664.
  14. Van Groeningen K.J., A. Gorissen, J. Six, D. Harris, P. Kuikman, J.W. van Groenigen, and C. van Kessel. 2005. Decomposition of 14C-labled roots in a pasture soil exposed to 10 years of elevated CO2. Soil Biol. & Biochem. 37:497-506
  15. Van Groenigen, J.W., P. J. Georgius, C. van Kessel, E. W.J. Hummelink, G. L. Velthof, and K. B. Zwart. 2005. Subsoil 15N-N2O concentrations in a sandy soil profile after application of 15N-fertilizer. Agricul. Ecosyst. Environm. 72:13-25.
  16. de Graaff M., J. Six, D. Harris, H. Blum, C. van Kessel. Decomposition of soil and plant carbon from pasture systems after nine years of exposure to elevated CO2: Impact on C- cycling and modeling. 2004. Global Change Biol. 10:1922-1935.
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  17. Van Diepen, L.T.A., J.W. van Groenigen, and C. van Kessel. 2004. Isotopic evidence for changes in residue decomposition and N-cycling in winter flooded rice fields by foraging waterfowl. Agric. Ecosyst. Environm. 102:41-47.
  18. Lee J., and K.-H. Cho. 2004. Relationships between methane production and sulfate reduction in reclaimed rice field soils. Korean J. Biol. Sci. 8:281-288.
  19. Temple, S., K. Koffler, J. Six, and F. Reis. Fall, 2004. Cover / cash crops in tillage systems. Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) newsletter. Vol 5, No. 1. Davis, CA.
  20. Jackson, L., H. Ferris, S. Temple, K. Koffler, and H. Minoshima. Spring, 2004. Cover crops, tillage and soil food webs. Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) newsletter. Vol. 4, No. 2-3. Davis, CA.
  21. Koffler, K., J. Six, C. van Kessel, S. Kaffka, and S. Temple. 2004. Maximizing the compatibility of cover crops and conservation tillage. Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) Project – 2004 Internal Progress Report.
  22. Van Groenigen, K.J., J. Six, D. Harris, H. Blum and C. van Kessel. 2003. Soil 13C-15N dynamics in an N2-fixing clover system under long-term exposure to elevated atmospheric CO2. Global Change Biol. 9:1751-1762.
  23. Pataki, D.E., D.S. Ellsworth, R.D. Evans, M. Gonzalez-Meler, J. King, S.W Leavitt, G. Lin, R. Matamala, E. Pendall, R. Siegwolf, C. van Kessel, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2003. Tracing changes in ecosystem function under elevated carbon dioxide conditions. BioScience 53:805-818.
  24. Kohls, S.J., D.D. Baker, C. van Kessel, and J.O. Dawson. 2003. An assessment of soil enrichment by actinorhizal N2 fixation using δ15N values in a chronosequence of deglaciation at Glacier Bay, Alaska. Plant Soil 254:11-17.
  25. Bird, JA, C. van Kessel, and W.R. Horwath. 2003. Stabilization of C-13 carbon and immobilization of N-15 nitrogen from rice straw in humic fractions. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:806-816.
  26. Van Groenigen, J.W., E.G. Burns, J.M. Eadie, W.R. Horwath, and C. van Kessel. 2002. Effects of foraging waterfowl in winter flooded rice fields on weed stress and residue decomposition. Agr. Eco. Environ. 95: 289-296.
  27. Van Groenigen, J.W., C.S. Mutters, W.R. Horwath, and C. van Kessel. NIR and DRIFT-MIR spectrometry of soils for predicting soil and crop parameter in a flooded field. Plant Soil. 250:155-165.
  28. Corwin, D.l., S.R. Kaffka, J.W. Hopmans, Y. Mori, J.W. van Groenigen, C. van Kessel, S.M. Lesch, and J.D. Oster. 2003 Assessment and field-scale mapping of soil quality properties of a saline-sodic soil. Geoderma 114:231-259.
  29. Bird, J.A., A.J. Eagle, W.R. Horwath, M.W. Hair, E.E. Zilbert, and C. van Kessel. 2002. Long-term studies find benefits, challenges in alternative rice straw management. Cal. Agric. 56:69-75.