Publications

2004

• Savin, M. C., J. Martin, M. LeGresley, M. Giewat, and J. N. Rooney-Varga. 2004. Plankton diversity in the Bay of Fundy as measured by morphological and molecular methods. Microbial Ecology. In press.
• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 2004. Microbial and microfaunal community dynamics in artificial and Lumbricus terrestris (L.) burrows. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 68:116-124.
• Brye, K. R., N. A. Slaton, M. Mozaffari, M. C. Savin, R. J. Norman, and D. M. Miller. 2004. Short-term effects of land leveling on soil chemical properties and their relationships with microbial biomass. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Accepted.

2003

• Madewell, T. M., M. C. Savin, and K. R. Brye. 2003. Alumni and employer perceptions of crop, soil, and environmental sciences curricula: survey results. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. 32:100-106.
• Brye, K. R., N. A. Slaton, M. C. Savin, R. J. Norman, and D. M. Miller. 2003. Short-term effects of land leveling on soil physical properties and microbial biomass. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67:1405-1417.
• Amador, J. A., J. H. Görres, and M. C. Savin. 2003. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in Lumbricus terrestris (L.) burrow soil: Relationship to plant residues and macropores. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67:1755-1762.

2001

• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Uncoupling of carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Role of microbivorous nematodes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 33:1463-1472.       
• Görres, J. H., M. C. Savin, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Soil micropore structure and carbon mineralization in burrows and casts of anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 33:1881-1887.
• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 2001. Biogeophysical factors influencing soil respiration and mineral nitrogen content in an old field soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 33:429-438.   
  

2000

• Amador, J. A., Y. Wang, M. C. Savin, and J. H. Görres. 2000. Small-scale spatial variability of physical and biological soil properties in Kingston, Rhode Island. Geoderma 98:83-84.

1999

• Görres, J. H.,  M. C. Savin, D. A. Neher, T. H. Weicht, and J. A. Amador. 1999.Grazing in a porous environment: 1. The effect of pore structure on C and N mineralization. Plant and Soil 212:75-83.
• Neher, D. A., T. R. Weicht., M. C. Savin, J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Trophic interactions in a porous environment 2. Nematode community structure. Plant and Soil 212:84-99.

1998

• Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 1998. Biodegradation of norflurazon in a peat soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 30:275-284.
• Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 1998. Mineralization of norflurazon in a cranberry bog soil: Laboratory evaluations of management practices. Journal of Environmental Quality 27:1234-1239.   

1997

• Görres, J. H., M. C. Savin, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, microbial biomass, and nematode abundance within and outside the burrow walls of anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Science 162:666-671.

2003

• Madewell, T. M., K. R. Brye, and M. C. Savin. 2003. Changing career paths in environmental, soil and water science and crop management: Survey results. Discovery  The Student Journal of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences. 4:47-52.

2000   

• Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 2000. Burrowing a Better Future:  Earthworms and the Life of the Soil. RINHews  The Newsletter of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey 7:2-3.

2003

• Savin, M.C., S.E. Ziegler, G.J. Thoma, K.M. Greer , P.J. Tomlinson, and D.C. Wolf. 2003. Nematode population changes during phytoremediation of a crude oil-contaminated soil. p. 44. In 10th Annual International Petroleum Environmental Conference. 11-14 November 2003. Houston, TX. Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium, Tulsa, OK.
• Savin, M.C., J. L. Martin, M. M. LeGresley, M. Giewat, and J. Rooney-Varga. 2003. A comparison between morphological and molecular methods for identifying phytoplankton. In Bates, S. S. (Ed.) Proceedings of the Eighth Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2498:57.
• Rooney-Varga , J. N., M. W. Giewat, S. Sood, M. C. Savin, M. M. LeGresley, J. L. Martin. 2003. Bacterial community dynamics in the Bay of Fundy: relationships with abiotic factors and the phytoplankton community. In Bates, S. S. (Ed.) Proceedings of the Eighth Canadian Workshop on Harmful Algae.  Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2498:99.
• Savin, M. C., K. R. Brye, and T. M. Madewell. 2003. Has restructuring curriculum changed alumni perspectives?  Suggestions for the future. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Savin, M. C., B. Bellows, P. J. Tomlinson, K. R. Payne, K. Cassida. 2003. Influence of grazing management practices on soil quality parameters. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Payne, K. R., and M. C. Savin. 2003. Microbial dynamics under the invasive species Japanese honeysuckle in wetland soil. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Brye, K. R., N. A. Slaton, M. C. Savin, R. J. Norman, and D. M. Miller. 2003. Short-term effects of land leveling on soil physical properties and microbial biomass. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Moore, J. W., E. M. Rutledge, and M. Savin. 2003.Overview of soil treatment of septic tank effluent in Arkansas. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Slaton, N. A., M. B. Daniels, K. R. Brye, T. C. Daniel, D. M. Miller, R. J. Norman, and M. C. Savin. 2003. A nutrient use balance assessment for nine geographic regions within Arkansas. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Tomlinson, P. J., K. R. Payne, K. R. Brye, and M. C. Savin. 2003. Microbial dynamics in long-term research plots receiving alum-treated and untreated poultry litter. In Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Rooney-Varga, J. N., M. Giewat, S. Sood, M.C. Savin, M. LeGresley, J. L. Martin. 2003. Links between bacterial and phytoplankton diversity in a coastal marine environment. Abstr. Am. Soc. Microbiol.

2002

• Savin, M.C., J. Martin, M. LeGresley, M. Ferrier, and J. Rooney-Varga. 2002. Phytoplankton diversity in the Bay of Fundy as determined by morphological and molecular methods. Abstr. Am. Soc. Microbiol., p.336.

2000

• Savin, M. C., H. Taylor, J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 2000. Seasonal variation in acid phosphatase activity as a function of landscape position and nutrient inputs. Agron. Abstr., p.391.
• Amador, J. A., M. C. Savin, J. H. Görres, and E. Nicosia. 2000. Nutrient dynamics and microfauna in earthworm burrows in a corn field soil. Agron. Abstr., p.249.       
  
• Görres, J. H.,  M. C. Savin, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 2000. Soil pore diameter as a niche separator for nematode fauna. Agron. Abstr., p.248.
• Rooney-Varga, J. N., M. Savin, M. Ferrier, and A. B. Golay. 2000. Inhibition of         Alexandrium fundyense str. CB301-A by marine bacteria. Symposium on Harmful Marine Algae in the U.S. p.171.
  

1999

• Amador, J.A., J. H. Görres, M. C. Savin, and W. Rodriguez. 1999. Enhanced C and N mineralization in earthworm burrow soil: Role of ecological interactions and soil structure. Agron. Abstr., p.369.
• Görres, J. H., M. C. Savin, W. Rodriguez, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Habitat and resource effects on microfauna and C and N mineralization in earthworm burrows. Agron. Abstr., p. 232.
• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Effect of interactions among pore size distribution, nematodes, and microorganisms on soil respiration and inorganic nitrogen. Agron. Abstr., p.232.

1998

• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, J. B. Lyons, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 1998. Carbon and nitrogen mineralization as affected by water tension and grazing in a field soil. Agron. Abstr., p. 220.
• Görres, J. H.,  M. C. Savin, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 1998. The effect of the interaction between grazing and soil structure on nutrient mineralization. Invited contribution. 24th International Nematology Conference, Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
• Neher, D. A., T. R. Weicht, M. C. Savin, J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1998. The effect of matric potential on nematode community structure and grazing associations. Invited contribution. 24th International Nematology Conference, Dundee, Scotland, U.K.

1997

• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, J. B. Lyons, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Effects of litter layer and landscape position on nematode abundance, microbial biomass, and carbon and nitrogen mineralization in forest soil. Agron. Abstr., p.112.
• Savin, M. C., J. H. Görres, J. B. Lyons, D. A. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Carbon and nitrogen mineralization, nematode abundance, and microbial biomass in field soil at various water tensions. Agron. Abstr., p.112.   

1996

• Görres, J. H., J. A. Amador, S. Aubois, K. Conde, and M. C. Savin. 1996. Effect of earthworm channels on nematode aggregation and mineralization. Agron. Abstr., p.231.

1995

• Savin, M. C., and J. A. Amador. 1995. Effects of cranberry cultivation practices on the biodegradation of norflurazon in a peat soil. Agron. Abstr., p. 236.

1994

• Amador, J. A., and M. C. Savin. 1994. Factors affecting mineralization of norflurazon in a peat soil. Agron. Abstr., p. 283.

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