
Ashley Bulseco
Courses Taught
- BIOL 402: Biology in our Daily Lives
Education
- Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Bio, Northeastern University
Research Interests
- Microbial Processes
- Microbiome
- Biogeochemistry
- Estuarine Sciences
- Ecosystems
Selected Publications
Bulseco, A. N., Murphy, A. E., Giblin, A. E., Tucker, J., Sanderman, J., & Bowen, J. L. (2024). Marsh sediments chronically exposed to nitrogen enrichment contain degraded organic matter that is less vulnerable to decomposition via nitrate reduction. Science of The Total Environment, 915, 169681. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169681
Kim, C., Staver, L. W., Chen, X., Bulseco, A., Cornwell, J. C., & Malkin, S. Y. (2023). Microbial Community Succession Along a Chronosequence in Constructed Salt Marsh Soils. Microbial Ecology, 85(3), 931-950. doi:10.1007/s00248-023-02189-8
Vineis, J. H., Bulseco, A. N., & Bowen, J. L. (2023). Microbial chemolithoautotrophs are abundant in salt marsh sediment following long-term experimental nitrate enrichment. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 370. doi:10.1093/femsle/fnad082
Bowen, J. L., Giblin, A. E., Murphy, A. E., Bulseco, A. N., Deegan, L. A., Johnson, D. S., . . . Sullivan, H. L. (2020). Not All Nitrogen Is Created Equal: Differential Effects of Nitrate and Ammonium Enrichment in Coastal Wetlands. BioScience, 70(12), 1108-1119. doi:10.1093/biosci/biaa140
Allard, S. M., Costa, M. T., Bulseco, A. N., Helfer, V., Wilkins, L. G. E., Hassenrück, C., . . . Bowman, J. (2020). Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems. mSystems, 5(5). doi:10.1128/msystems.00658-20
Lynum, C. A., Bulseco, A. N., Dunphy, C. M., Osborne, S. M., Vineis, J. H., & Bowen, J. L. (2020). Microbial Community Response to a Passive Salt Marsh Restoration. Estuaries and Coasts, 43(6), 1439-1455. doi:10.1007/s12237-020-00719-y
Murphy, A. E., Bulseco, A. N., Ackerman, R., Vineis, J. H., & Bowen, J. L. (2020). Sulphide addition favours respiratory ammonification (DNRA) over complete denitrification and alters the active microbial community in salt marsh sediments.. Environ Microbiol, 22(6), 2124-2139. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.14969
Bulseco, A. N., Vineis, J. H., Murphy, A. E., Spivak, A. C., Giblin, A. E., Tucker, J., & Bowen, J. L. (2020). Metagenomics coupled with biogeochemical rates measurements provide evidence that nitrate addition stimulates respiration in salt marsh sediments. Limnology and Oceanography, 65(S1). doi:10.1002/lno.11326
Bulseco, A. N., Giblin, A. E., Tucker, J., Murphy, A. E., Sanderman, J., Hiller-Bittrolff, K., & Bowen, J. L. (2019). Nitrate addition stimulates microbial decomposition of organic matter in salt marsh sediments.. Glob Chang Biol, 25(10), 3224-3241. doi:10.1111/gcb.14726
Kearns, P. J., Bulseco-McKim, A. N., Hoyt, H., Angell, J. H., & Bowen, J. L. (2019). Nutrient Enrichment Alters Salt Marsh Fungal Communities and Promotes Putative Fungal Denitrifiers.. Microb Ecol, 77(2), 358-369. doi:10.1007/s00248-018-1223-z
Hiller-Bittrolff, K., Foreman, K., Bulseco-McKim, A. N., Benoit, J., & Bowen, J. L. (2018). Effects of mercury addition on microbial community composition and nitrate removal inside permeable reactive barriers.. Environ Pollut, 242(Pt A), 797-806. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.017