Research Project: Enhancing Water Resources, Production Efficiency and Ecosystem Services in Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain Agricultural Watersheds

Location: Southeast Watershed Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Potential long term water yield impacts from pine plantation management strategies in the southeastern United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisarello, K., Sun, G., Evans, J.M., Fletcher, R.J. 2022. Potential long term water yield impacts from pine plantation management strategies in the southeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 36:e13872. HTTPS://www.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13872.

Plant tissue characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C., Coffin, A.W. 2022. Plant tissue characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus. Scientific Data. 9:308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01424-0.

Spatial and temporal patterns of benthic nutrient cycling define the extensive role of internal loading in an agriculturally-influenced oxbow lake - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Editorial: Rural land change and the capacity for ecosystem conservation and sustainable production in North America - (Review Article)
Coffin, A.W., Akhter, F., Drummond, M., Huggins, D.R. 2022. Editorial: Rural land change and the capacity for ecosystem conservation and sustainable production in North America. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. Article 850424. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.850424.

Quantitative assessment of representativeness of the long-term agroecological research (LTAR) network of sites - (Abstract Only)
Kumar, J., Hargrove, W.W., Coffin, A.W., Baffaut, C., Ponce-Campos, G., Witthaus, L.M. 2022. Quantitative assessment of representativeness of the long-term agroecological research (LTAR) network of sites. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. virtual. 2022.

Identifying suitable spatial frameworks for agroecosystems analysis - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W., Arthur, D.K., Baffaut, C., Goslee, S.C., Pisarello, K., Ponce-Campos, G. 2022. Identifying suitable spatial frameworks for agroecosystems analysis. 2022 Annual Meeting of the US-International Association for Landscape Ecology--North American Chapter; 04/13/2022; Virtual; 2022.

Machine learning and AI for characterizing agricultural production regions - (Abstract Only)
Powell, J., Stone, A., Coffin, A.W., Seymour, L., Ahn, J., Madden, M. 2022. Machine learning and AI for characterizing agricultural production regions. 2022 Annual Meeting of the US-International Association for Landscape Ecology--North American Chapter; Virtual. 2022.

Spatial definitions of working lands, LTAR croplands and grazinglands masks - (Abstract Only)
Ponce-Campos, G., Coffin, A.W., Gaffney, R., Holifield Collins, C.D., James, D. 2022. Spatial definitions of working lands, LTAR croplands and grazinglands masks. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. 4/13/2022; Virtual 2022.

Synthesis of domain-specific agroecoregions and characterization of outcomes - (Abstract Only)
Pisarello, K., Baffaut, C., Coffin, A.W., Goslee, S.C., Ponce-Campos 2022. Synthesis of domain-specific agroecoregions and characterization of outcomes. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology. North American Annual Meeting, April 11-14, 2022

Conserving alpha- and beta-diversity in wood production landscapes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jones, G.M., Frosi, B., Evans, J.M., Gottlieb, I., Lox, X., Nunez-Regueiro, M.M., Ober, H.K., Pienaar, E., Pillay, R., Pisarello, K., Smith, L.L., Fletcher, R.J. 2021. Conserving alpha- and beta-diversity in wood production landscapes. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13872.

Assessing hydrologic and water quality effects of land use conversion to Brassica carinata as a winter biofuel crop in the southeastern coastal plain of Georgia, USA using the SWAT model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hoghooghi, N., Bosch, D.D., Bledsoe, B. 2021. Assessing hydrologic and water quality effects of land use conversion to Brassica carinata as a winter biofuel crop in the southeastern coastal plain of Georgia, USA using the SWAT model. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 2021:13:473-492.

Spatial and temporal patterns of benthic nutrient cycling reveal extensive role of internal loading - (Abstract Only)

Potential long term water yield impacts from pine plantation management strategies in the southeastern united states - (Abstract Only)

Coherence of global hydroclimate classification systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisarello, K., Jawitz, J.W. 2021. Coherence of global hydroclimate classification systems. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6173-2021.

Summary of the Space Environment Engineering and Science Applications Workshop – Ionospheric Impacts (SEESAW-II): Precision Agriculture - (Abstract Only)

Estimating Soil Roughness in Agricultural Fields Using Uncrewed Aerial Systems. - (Abstract Only)

Coherence of global hydroclimate classification systems - (Abstract Only)

Data from: Plant Tissue Characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus - (Database / Dataset)
Pisani, O., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C., Coffin, A.W. 2021. Data from: Plant Tissue Characteristics of Miscanthus x giganteus. USDA, National Agricultural Laboratory, Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1523127.

Little River Experimental Watershed, a keystone in understanding of coastal plain watersheds - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Sheridan, J.M., Pisani, O., Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C. 2021. Little River Experimental Watershed, a keystone in understanding of coastal plain watersheds. Hydrological Processes. 35, e14334. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14334.

Sustainable manure management: Exploring the 'Manureshed' concept in Georgia - (Abstract Only)

Summary of the space environment engineering and science applications workshop – ionospheric impacts (SEESAW-II): precision agriculture. - (Abstract Only)

Scaling agricultural field measurements to drone and satellite imagery using deep learning to assess the regional boundaries of the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network - (Proceedings)

Flue gas desulfurization gypsum and grass buffer strips influence on runoff and nutrient loss from inorganically and organically fertilzed corn on a US Coastal Plain soil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Schomberg, H.H., Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Coffin, A.W. 2021. Flue gas desulfurization gypsum and grass buffer strips influence on runoff and nutrient loss from inorganically and organically fertilzed corn on a US Coastal Plain soil. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.02156.

Peak flow characterization for the Little River Experimental Watershed. - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Bieger, K., Arnold, J.G., Allen, P. 2022. Peak flow characterization for the Little River Experimental Watershed.. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. 217p.. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-264.

Little River Experimental Watershed History - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Sheridan, J.M., Davis, F.M., Strickland, T.C., Endale, D.M., Coffin, A.W., Pisani, O. 2022. Little River Experimental Watershed History. Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. 217 p.. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-264.

Cropping patterns over two decades in the Little River Experimental Watershed, Georgia, USA - (Proceedings)

Data from: Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus - (Database / Dataset)
Coffin, A.W., Olson, D.M., Seymour, L., Bosch, D.D., Schmidt, J.M., Strickland, T.C. 2021. Data from: Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus. Ag Data Commons. p. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246855.

Ecosystem services in working lands of the southeastern USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coffin, A.W., Sclater, V., Swain, H., Ponce-Campos, G., Seymour, L. 2021. Ecosystem services in working lands of the southeastern USA. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.541590.

Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network Regions, 2018 version - (Database / Dataset)
Coffin, A.W., Sclater, V., Holifield Collins, C., Archer, D., Armendariz, G., Arthur, D.K., Augustine, D., Baffaut, C., Bean, A.R., Bestelmeyer, B., Browning, D.M., Carlson, B.R., Clark, P., Derner, J.D., Goslee, S.C., Huggins, D.R., James, D.E., Kaplan, N.E., King, K.W., Kleinman, P.J., Ponce Campos, G.E., Porensky, L.M., Robertson, P., Sadler, J., Smith, D., Spiegal, S.A., Steiner, J.L., Strickland, T.C., Vandenberg, B.C., Van Vactor, S.S., Wienhold, B.J., Yasarer, L.M. 2021. Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network Regions, 2018 version.Ag Data Commons, USDA National Agricultural Library. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1520632.

Regional frameworks for the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem research (LTAR) Network: Preliminary concepts and potential indicators - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bean, A.R., Coffin, A.W., Arthur, D.K., Baffaut, C., Holifield Collins, C.D., Goslee, S.C., Ponce Campos, G.E., Sclater, V., Strickland, T.C., Yasarer, L.M. 2021. Regional frameworks for the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem research (LTAR) Network: Preliminary concepts and potential indicators. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4:612785. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.612785.

Data from : Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus - (Database / Dataset)
Coffin, A.W., Olson, D.M., Bosch, D.D., Davis, R.F., Hornbuckle, A.M., Russell, K., Seymour, L., Smith, C.M., Strickland, T.C., Thompson, M., Schmidt, J. 2021. Data from : Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1520060.

Runoff nutrient losses from tall fescue pastures varying in endophyte association, fertilization, and harvest management - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Endale, D.M., Schomberg, H.H., Franzluebbers, A.J., Seman, D.H., Franklin, D., Stuedemann, J.A. 2021. Runoff nutrient losses from tall fescue pastures varying in endophyte association, fertilization, and harvest management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00164.

Riparian land cover and hydrology influence stream dissolved organic matter composition in an agricultural watershed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Endale, D.M., Liebert, D.P., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Riparian land cover and hydrology influence stream dissolved organic matter composition in an agricultural watershed. Science of the Total Environment. 717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137165.

Multi-variable sensitivity analysis, calibration, and validation of a field-scale swat model: Building stakeholder trust in hydrologic and water quality modeling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Karki, R., Srivastava, P., Bosch, D.D., Kalin, L., Lamba, J., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Multi-variable sensitivity analysis, calibration, and validation of a field-scale swat model: Building stakeholder trust in hydrologic and water quality modeling. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 63(2):523-539. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13576.

Effect of rainfall events on SMAP radiometer-based soil moisture accuracy using core validation sites - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Colliander, A., Jackson, T., Berg, A., Bosch, D.D., Caldwell, T., Chan, S., Cosh, M.H., Holifield Collins, C.D., Martinez-Fernandez, J., Mcnairn, H., Prueger, J.H., Starks, P.J., Walker, J., Yueh, S. 2020. Effect of rainfall events on SMAP radiometer-based soil moisture accuracy using core validation sites. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 21:255-264.

Improved SMAP dual-channel algorithm for the retrieval of soil moisture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chaubell, J., Yueh, S., Dunbar, S., Colliander, A., Chen, F., Chan, S., Entekhabi, D., Bindlish, R., O'Neill, P., Asansuma, J., Berg, A., Bosch, D.D., Caldwell, T., Cosh, M.H., Holifield Collins, C.D., Martinez-Fernandez, J., Seyfried, M.S., Starks, P.J., Su, Z., Thibeault, M., Walker, J. 2020. Improved SMAP dual-channel algorithm for the retrieval of soil moisture. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 58(6):3894-3905. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2019.2959239.

Markets and values of non-timber forest products in the United States: a review, synthesis, and prioritization of future research - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Frey, G., Alexander, S., Chamberlain, J., Blatner, K., Coffin, A.W., Barlow, R. 2019. Markets and values of non-timber forest products in the United States: a review, synthesis, and prioritization of future research. Journal of Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137165.

Synergy of grass buffer and amendment with flue gas desulfurizaton gypsum for imporving edge-of-field runoff quality - (Abstract Only)
Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C., Pisani, O., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W., Schomberg, H.H. 2019. Synergy of grass buffer and amendment with flue gas desulfurizaton gypsum for imporving edge-of-field runoff quality [abstract]. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, November 10-13, 2019, San Antonio, TX.

Evaluation of miscanthus productivity and water use efficiency in southeastern United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maleski, J.J., Bosch, D.D., Anderson, R.G., Coffin, A.W., Anderson, W.F., Strickland, T.C. 2019. Evaluation of miscanthus productivity and water use efficiency in southeastern United States. Science of the Total Environment. 692:1125-1134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.128.

Vegetation-soil moisture coupling metrics from dual-polarization microwave radiometry using regularization - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zwieback, S., Bosch, D.D., Cosh, M.H., Starks, P.J., Berg, A. 2019. Vegetation-soil moisture coupling metrics from dual-polarization microwave radiometry using regularization. Remote Sensing of Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111257.

SWAT+ estimates of peak flows for a Coastal Plain Watershed - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Bieger, K., Arnold, J.G., Allen, P. 2019. SWAT+ estimates of peak flows for a Coastal Plain Watershed [abstract]. Annual International SWAT Conference. Pg. 5.

Using dense time-series of C-Band SAR imagery for classification of diverse, worldwide agricultural systems - (Proceedings)
Dingle Robertson, L., Davidson, A., Mcnairn, H., Hosseini, M., Mitchell, S., De Abelleyra, D., Veron, S., Defourny, P., Le Maire, G., Planells, M., Valero, S., Ahmadian, N., Coffin, A.W., Bosch, D.D., Cosh, M.H., Siqueira, P., Basso, B., Saliendra, N.Z. 2019. Using dense time-series of C-Band SAR imagery for classification of diverse, worldwide agricultural systems. In: Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2019, pp. 6231-6234. https://doi.org/101109/IGARSS.2019.8898364.

Runoff and nutrient losses from conventional and conservation tillage systems during fixed and variable rate rainfall - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Endale, D.M., Schomberg, H.H., Truman, C., Franklin, D., Tazisong, I., Jenkins, M., Fisher, D. 2019. Runoff and nutrient losses from conventional and conservation tillage systems during fixed and variable rate rainfall. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Society. 74(6):594-612. doi:10.2489/jswc.74.6.594.

Water quality and land cover in the Coastal Plain Little River watershed, Georgia, United States - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bosch, D.D., Pisani, O., Coffin, A.W., Strickland, T.C. 2020. Water quality and land cover in the Coastal Plain Little River watershed, Georgia, United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 75(3):263-277. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.3.263.

The promise and challenges of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for agricultural research in the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network. - (Abstract Only)

Remotely estimating beneficial arthropod populations: Implications of a low-cost small unmanned aerial system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xavier, S., Coffin, A.W., Olson, D.M., Schmit, J. 2018. Remotely estimating beneficial arthropod populations: Implications of a low-cost small unmanned aerial system. Remote Sensing. 10:1485-1498. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10091485.

The promise and challenges of unmanned aerial vehicles for calibrating remote sensing data for agricultural models in the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network: a case for the southeastern U.S.A. - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W., Strickland, T.C., Smith, C.M., Endale, D.M., Bosch, D.D. 2018. The promise and challenges of unmanned aerial vehicles for calibrating remote sensing data for agricultural models in the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network: a case for the southeastern U.S.A.[abstract]. American Society of Agronomy Meeting, November 4-7, 2018, Baltimore, Maryland.

Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D., Wang, X., Jeong, J., Doro, L., Williams, J., Pisani, O., Endale, D.M., Strickland, T.C. 2018. Conservation tillage effects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain: An APEX examination. Meeting Abstract. Pending Volume/Page.

Hydrologic impacts of extreme precipitation events on a low gradient coastal plain watershed - (Abstract Only)
Bosch, D.D. 2018. Hydrologic impacts of extreme precipitation events on a low gradient coastal plain watershed. Meeting Abstract. Pending Volume/Page.

USDA Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and earth observation research - (Abstract Only)
Tsegaye, T.D., Coffin, A.W. 2018. USDA Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network and earth observation research. Workshop: Emerging Technologies and Methods in Earth Observation for Agricultural Monitoring. Abstract.

The Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain (GACP) Tifton, GA, LTAR site - (Abstract Only)
Coffin, A.W. 2018. The Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain (GACP) Tifton, GA, LTAR site. Workshop: Emerging Technologies and Methods in Earth Observation for Agricultural Monitoring. Abstract.

Understanding the scale and drivers of ecosystem services in working landscapes of the southeastern US - (Abstract Only)

Identifying agro-ecoregions for the Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network - (Abstract Only)

Comparative analysis of SWAT model with Coupled SWAT-MODFLOW model for Gibbs Farm Watershed in Georgia - (Abstract Only)
Sangeetha, K., Narasimhan, B., Bosch, D.D., Coffin, A.W. 2018. Comparative analysis of SWAT model with Coupled SWAT-MODFLOW model for Gibbs Farm Watershed in Georgia. Annual International SWAT Conference. Pending Volume/Page.

Comparison of NOAA lidar data at 1.5 and 3 meter resolutions, for adequate watershed delineation in Tift County, Georgia, USA - (Abstract Only)
Ellzey, D., Coffin, A.W., Bosch, D.D. 2017. Comparison of NOAA lidar data at 1.5 and 3 meter resolutions, for adequate watershed delineation in Tift County, Georgia, USA. Meeting. [abstract] Presented at 23rd Annual Undergarduate Research Symposium, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, April 11-13, 2017.