Jessica Ernakovich
My research interests lie in how microbial communities and soil chemistry interact to affect ecosystem function. I use genomics and stable isotopes as my main tools. I have worked in a variety of ecosystems from the Australian Outback to permafrost-affected Arctic tundra. I am currently developing projects exploring how agricultural management affects microbial diversity and function in New Hampshire.
Research Interests
- Biogeochemistry
- Ecology
- Ecosystem Health
- Ecosystems
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Microbial Degradation
- Microbial Processes
- Microbiome
Courses Taught
- INCO 790: Adv Rsrch Exp/Natural Res
- NR 435: Contemporary Conservatn Issues
- NR 706/806: Soil Ecology
- NR 743/843: Arctic Ecology and Society
- NR 795W: Investigations
- NR 993: Sem/Hot Topic in a Cold Place
Selected Publications
Ernakovich, J. G., Eklund, N., Varner, R. K., Kirchner, N., Jeuring, J., Duderstadt, K., . . . Golubeva, E. (n.d.). Is a common goal a false hope in convergence research?: Opportunities and challenges of international convergence research to address Arctic change. Earth's Future. doi:10.1029/2020ef001865
Ernakovich, J. G., Baldock, J., Creamer, C., Sanderman, J., Kalbitz, K., & Farrell, M. (2021). A combined microbial and ecosystem metric of carbon retention efficiency explains land cover-dependent soil microbial biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships. Biogeochemistry, 153(1), 1-15. doi:10.1007/s10533-020-00736-w
Liu, F., Kou, D., Chen, Y., Xue, K., Ernakovich, J. G., Chen, L., . . . Yang, Y. (2021). Altered microbial structure and function after thermokarst formation. Global Change Biology, 27(4), 823-835. doi:10.1111/gcb.15438
Doherty, S. J., Barbato, R. A., Grandy, A. S., Thomas, W. K., Monteux, S., Dorrepaal, E., . . . Ernakovich, J. G. (n.d.). The Transition From Stochastic to Deterministic Bacterial Community Assembly During Permafrost Thaw Succession. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.596589
Bolduc, B., Hodgkins, S. B., Varner, R. K., Crill, P. M., McCalley, C. K., Chanton, J. P., . . . Rich, V. I. (n.d.). The IsoGenie database: an interdisciplinary data management solution for ecosystems biology and environmental research. PeerJ, 8, e9467. doi:10.7717/peerj.9467
Rocca, J. D., Simonin, M., Blaszczak, J. R., Ernakovich, J. G., Gibbons, S. M., Midani, F. S., & Washburne, A. D. (n.d.). The Microbiome Stress Project: Toward a Global Meta-Analysis of Environmental Stressors and Their Effects on Microbial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03272
Schädel, C., Bader, M. K. -F., Schuur, E. A. G., Biasi, C., Bracho, R., Čapek, P., . . . Wickland, K. P. (2016). Potential carbon emissions dominated by carbon dioxide from thawed permafrost soils. Nature Climate Change, 6(10), 950-953. doi:10.1038/nclimate3054
Treat, C. C., Natali, S. M., Ernakovich, J., Iversen, C. M., Lupascu, M., McGuire, A. D., . . . Waldrop, M. P. (2015). A pan-Arctic synthesis of CH4and CO2production from anoxic soil incubations. Global Change Biology, 21(7), 2787-2803. doi:10.1111/gcb.12875
Ernakovich, J. G., Hopping, K. A., Berdanier, A. B., Simpson, R. T., Kachergis, E. J., Steltzer, H., & Wallenstein, M. D. (2014). Predicted responses of arctic and alpine ecosystems to altered seasonality under climate change. Global Change Biology, 20(10), 3256-3269. doi:10.1111/gcb.12568
Wallenstein, M., Allison, S. D., Ernakovich, J., Steinweg, J. M., & Sinsabaugh, R. (2010). Controls on the Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Enzymes: A Key Driver of In Situ Enzyme Activity Rates. In Soil Enzymology (pp. 245-258). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14225-3_13
Most Cited Publications