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 600: Work Experience
- NR 706/806: Soil Ecology
- NR 743/843: Arctic Ecology and Society
- NR 795W: Investigations
Selected Publications
Lynch, L., Margenot, A., Calderon, F., & Ernakovich, J. (2023). Greater regulation of permafrost organic matter composition by enzymes and redox than temperature. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 180, 108991. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.108991
Mackay, J. E., Bernhardt, L. T., Smith, R. G., & Ernakovich, J. G. (2023). Tillage and pesticide seed treatments have distinct effects on soil microbial diversity and function. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 176, 108860. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108860
Bernhardt, L. T., Smith, R. G., Grandy, A. S., Mackay, J. E., Warren, N. D., Geyer, K. M., & Ernakovich, J. G. (2022). Soil microbial communities vary in composition and functional strategy across soil aggregate size class regardless of tillage. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1). doi:10.1525/elementa.2022.00023
Schuur, E. A. G., Abbott, B. W., Commane, R., Ernakovich, J., Euskirchen, E., Hugelius, G., . . . Turetsky, M. (2022). Permafrost and Climate Change: Carbon Cycle Feedbacks From the Warming Arctic. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 47(1), 343-371. doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-011847
Whalen, E. D., Grandy, A. S., Sokol, N. W., Keiluweit, M., Ernakovich, J., Smith, R. G., & Frey, S. D. (2022). Clarifying the evidence for microbial- and plant-derived soil organic matter, and the path toward a more quantitative understanding. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. doi:10.1111/gcb.16413
Rocca, J. D., Simonin, M., Blaszczak, J. R., Ernakovich, J. G., Gibbons, S. M., Midani, F. S., & Washburne, A. D. (2019). 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
Schadel, C., Bader, M. K. -F., Schuur, E. A. G., Biasi, C., Bracho, R., Capek, P., . . . Wickland, K. P. (2016). Potential carbon emissions dominated by carbon dioxide from thawed permafrost soils. NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 6(10), 950-+. 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 CH4 and CO2 production 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. (2011). Controls on the Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Enzymes: A Key Driver of In Situ Enzyme Activity Rates. In SOIL ENZYMOLOGY (Vol. 22, pp. 245-258). doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14225-3_13
Most Cited Publications