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 795W: Investigations
- NR 993: Sem/Hot Topic in a Cold Place
Selected Publications
Ernakovich, J. G., Lynch, L. M., Brewer, P. E., Calderon, F. J., & Wallenstein, M. D. (2017). Redox and temperature-sensitive changes in microbial communities and soil chemistry dictate greenhouse gas loss from thawed permafrost. Biogeochemistry, 134(1-2), 183-200. doi:10.1007/s10533-017-0354-5
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
Ernakovich, J. G., & Wallenstein, M. D. (2015). Permafrost microbial community traits and functional diversity indicate low activity at in situ thaw temperatures. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 87, 78-89. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.04.009
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 CH4 and CO2 production from anoxic soil incubations.. Global change biology, 21(7), 2787-2803. doi:10.1111/gcb.12875
Ernakovich, J. G., Wallenstein, M. D., & Calderón, F. J. (2015). Chemical Indicators of Cryoturbation and Microbial Processing throughout an Alaskan Permafrost Soil Depth Profile. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 79(3), 783-793. doi:10.2136/sssaj2014.10.0420
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
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
Mackay, J., Smith, R., Ernakovich, J., & Bernhardt, L. (n.d.). Pesticide seed treatments containing neonicotinoids have limited effect on soil microbial community structure under different tillage regimes.. doi:10.1002/essoar.10501281.1
Perryman, C. R., Wirsing, J., Bennett, K. A., Brennick, O., Perry, A. L., Williamson, N., & Ernakovich, J. G. (n.d.). Heavy metals in the Arctic: Distribution and enrichment of five metals in Alaskan soils. PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0233297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233297
Most Cited Publications