Publications and Data Repository

Data repository

Alattar & Morse (2021). Data files available here and supplementary info available here.

Peer-reviewed publications (see also Google Scholar and my PDX Scholar page) 

(*denotes my student co-authors)

50. Grijseels, N.H., Litvak, E., Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Cavender‐Bares, J., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Hobbie, S.E., Lerman, S.B., Morse, J.L. and Narango, D.L., 2023. Evapotranspiration of residential lawns across the United States. Water Resources Research, 59(6), e2022WR032893. DOI: 10.1029/2022WR032893

49. Helton, A.M., J.L. Morse, E.B. Sudduth, M. Ardón, R. Bier, K.A. Voss, M.R.V. Ross, J.R. Blaszczak, J.E. Brandt, M. Simonin, J.D. Rocca, A. Carter, J.R. Gerson, E.A. Ury, M.J. Vlah. 2023. At the interfaces of the hydrologic sciences: Connecting water, elements, ecosystems, and people through the major contributions of Dr. Emily Bernhardt. Journal of Hydrology, 129251. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129251 

48. Swails, E.E., M. Ardón, K.W. Krauss, A.L. Peralta, R.E. Emanuel, A.M. Helton, J.L. Morse, L. Gutenberg, N. Cormier, D. Shoch, S. Settlemyer. 2022. Response of soil respiration to changes in soil temperature and water table level in drained and restored peatlands of the southeastern United States. Carbon Balance and Management, 17(1), 18. DOI: doi.org/10.1186/s13021-022-00219-5 

47. Ryan, C.D., P.M. Groffman, J.M. Grove, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, D.H.  Locke, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson, and J. O'Neil‐Dunne. 2022. Ecological homogenization of soil properties in the American residential macrosystem. Ecosphere, 13(9), e4208. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4208 

46. Rivers*, E.N. and J.L. Morse. 2022. Variability of Potential Soil Nitrogen Cycling Rates in Storm-water Bioretention Facilities. Sustainability 14 (4), 2175. DOI: 10.3390/su14042175 

45. Alattar*, M. A. and J.L. Morse. 2021. Poised for change: university students are positively disposed toward food waste diversion and decrease individual food waste after Programming. Foods, 10(3), 510. DOI: 10.3390/foods10030510 

44. Kohlsmith*, E., J.L. Morse, C. Poor,  J. Law. 2021. Stormwater Treatment Effectiveness of Established Lined Bioretention Facilities in Portland, Oregon. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. DOI: 10.1061/JSWBAY.0000943

43. Wilson, G., M. Green, J. Brown, J. Campbell, P. Groffman, J. Durán, J. Morse. 2020. Snowpack affects soil microclimate throughout the year. Climatic Change. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02943-8 

42. Alattar*, M., J. DeLaney, J.L. Morse, M. Nielsen-Pincus. 2020. Food Waste Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intentions among University Students. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(3): 109-124. DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2020.093.004

41. Trammell, T.L., D.E. Pataki, R.V. Pouyat, P.M. Groffman, C. Rosier, N. Bettez, J. Cavender‐Bares, M.J. Grove, S.J. Hall, J. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, M. Steele. 2020. Urban soil carbon and nitrogen converge at a continental scale. Ecological Monographs, 90(2): e01401. DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1401

40. Trammell, T.L.E., D.E. Pataki, C.J. Still, J.R. Ehleringer, M.L. Avolio, N. Bettez, J. Cavender‐Bares, P.M. Groffman, J.M. Grove, S.J. Hall, J. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson, J. O'Neil‐Dunne, W.D. Pearse, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. Steele, M.M. Wheeler. 2019. Climate and lawn management interact to control C4 plant distribution in residential lawns across seven U.S. cities. Ecological Applications 29(4): e01884. DOI: 10.1002/eap.1884

39. Sorensen, P.O., J.M. Bhatnagar, L. Christenson, J. Durán, T. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, A.C. Finzi, P.M. Groffman, J.L. Morse, and P.H. Templer. 2019. Roots mediate the effects of snowpack decline on soil bacteria, fungi, and nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 926. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00926

38. Chang, H., D. Allen, J.L. Morse, J. Mainali. 2019. Sources of contaminated flood sediments in a rural–urban catchment: Johnson Creek, Oregon. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12496. DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12496

37. Locke, D.H, M. Avolio, T.L.E. Trammell, R. Roy Chowdhury, J.M. Grove, J. Rogan, D.G. Martin, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P.M. Groffman, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, L.A. Ogden, J.P.M. O'Neil-Dunne, D. Pataki, W.D. Pearse, C. Polsky, M.M. Wheeler. 2018. A multi-city comparison of front and backyard differences in plant species diversity and nitrogen cycling in residential landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 178: 102-111. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030

36. Blaszczak, J., M. Steele, B. Badgley, J. Heffernan, S. Hobbie, J.L. Morse, E. Rivers*, S.J. Hall, C. Neill, D.E. Pataki, P.M. Groffman, and E.S. Bernhardt. Sediment chemistry of urban stormwater ponds and controls on denitrification. 2018. Ecosphere, 9(6): e02318. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2318

35. Groffman, P.M., M. Avolio, J. Cavender-Bares, N.D. Bettez, J.M. Grove, S.J. Hall, S.E Hobbie, K.L. Larson, S.B., Lerman, D.H, Locke, J.B. Heffernan, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson, J. O’Neil-Dunne, D.E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury, and T. L.E. Trammell. 2017. Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1(7): 41559-017. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0191

34. Wheeler, M.M., C. Neill, P.M. Groffman, M. Avolio, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, R.R. Chowdhury, L. Darling, J.M. Grove, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, J.L. Morse, K.C. Nelson, L.A. Ogden, J. O’Neil-Dunne, D.E. Pataki, C. Polsky, M. Steele, and T.L.E. Trammell. 2017. Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 165: 54-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.004

33. Durán, J., J.L. Morse, A. Rodríguez, J.L. Campbell, L. Christenson, C.T. Driscoll, T.J. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, M.J. Mitchell, P.H. Templer, P.M. Groffman. 2017. Differential sensitivity to climate change of C and N cycling processes across soil horizons in a northern hardwood forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 107:77-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.12.028 

32. Fuss, C.B., C.T. Driscoll, P.M. Groffman, J.L. Campbell, L. Christenson, T. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, M.J. Mitchell, P.H. Templer, J. Durán, J.L. Morse. 2016. Nitrate and dissolved organic carbon mobilization in response to soil freezing variability. Biogeochemistry, 131(1-2): 35-47. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-016-0262-0

31. Sorensen, P.O., P.H. Templer, L. Christenson, J. Durán, T. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, P.M. Groffman, J.L. Morse, A.C. Finzi. 2016. Reduced snow cover alters root‐microbe interactions and decreases nitrification rates in a northern hardwood forest. Ecology, 97(12): 3359-3368. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1599

30. Janes, V.J., R.C. Grabowski, J. Mant, D. Allen, J.L. Morse, H. Haynes. 2016. The impacts of natural flood management approaches on in‐channel sediment quality. River Research and Applications. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3068

29. Durán, J., J.L. Morse, P.M. Groffman, J.L. Campbell, L.M. Christenson, C.T. Driscoll, T.J. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, G.E. Likens, J.M. Melillo, and M.J. Mitchell. 2016. Climate change decreases nitrogen pools and mineralization rates in northern hardwood forests. Ecosphere, 7(3). DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1251

28. Groffman P.M., J.M. Grove, C. Polsky, N.D. Bettez, J.L. Morse, J. Cavender-Bares, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, C. Neill. 2016. Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters 11(3):034004. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004

27. Trammell, T.L.E, D.E. Pataki, J. Cavender-Bares, P.M. Groffman, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson. 2016. Plant nitrogen concentration and isotopic composition in residential lawns across seven US cities. Oecologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-016-3566-9

26. Larson, K.L, K.C. Nelson, S.R. Samples, S.J. Hall, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P.M. Groffman, M. Grove, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, J. Learned, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, L.A. Ogden, J. O’Neil-Dunne, D.E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. Steele, T.L.E. Trammell. 2015. Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns. Urban Ecosystems DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0477-1

25. Hopkins, K.G., N.B. Morse, D.J. Bain, N.D. Bettez, N.B. Grimm, J.L. Morse, M.M. Palta. 2015. Type and timing of stream flow changes in urbanizing watersheds in the Eastern US. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 3(1). DOI: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000056

24. Hopkins, K.G., N.B. Morse, D.J. Bain, N.D. Bettez, N.B. Grimm, J.L. Morse, M.M. Palta, W.D. Shuster, A.R. Bratt, and A.K. Suchy. 2015. Assessment of regional variation in streamflow responses to urbanization and the persistence of physiography. Environmental Science & Technology 49(5):2724–2732

23. Morse, J.L., J. Durán, and P.M. Groffman. 2015. Soil denitrification fluxes in a northern hardwood forest: the importance of snowmelt and implications for ecosystem N budgets. Ecosystems 18(3): 520-532

22. Morse, J.L., J. Durán, F. Beall, I. Creed, E. Enanga, I. Fernandez, and P.M. Groffman. 2015. Soil denitrification fluxes from three northeastern North American forests across a range of nitrogen deposition Oecologia 177 (1), 17-27

21. Waters, E. R., J.L. Morse, N. D. Bettez, and P.M. Groffman. 2014. Differential carbon and nitrogen controls of denitrification in riparian zones and streams along an urban to exurban gradient. Journal of Environmental Quality 43:955–963

20. Durán, J., J.L. Morse, P.M. Groffman, J.L. Campbell, L.M. Christenson, C.T. Driscoll, T.J. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, M.J. Mitchell, and P.H. Templer. 2014. Winter climate change affects growing-season soil microbial biomass and activity in northern hardwood forests. Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.12624

19. Morse, J.L., S.F. Werner, C. Gillin, C.L. Goodale, S.W. Bailey, K.J. McGuire, and P.M. Groffman. 2014. Searching for biogeochemical hotspots in three dimensions: soil C and N cycling in hydropedologic units in a northern hardwood forest. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences 10.1002/2013JG002589.

18. Polsky, C., J.M. Grove, C. Knudson, P.M. Groffman, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson, L.A. Ogden, J. O’Neil-Dunne, D.E. Pataki, R. Roy Chowdhury, M.K. Steele. 2014. Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 111(12): 4432-4437.

17. Steele, M.K., J.B. Heffernan, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P.M. Groffman, M. Grove, S. Hall, S.E. Hobbie, K. Larson, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K.C. Nelson, J. O’Neil-Dunne , L. Ogden, D.E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury. 2014. Convergent surface water distributions in U.S. cities. Ecosystems 17(4): 1-13.

16. Groffman, P.M., J. Cavender-Bares, N.D. Bettez, J.M. Grove, S.J. Hall, J.B. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, K.L. Larson, J.L. Morse, C. Neill, K. Nelson, J. O’Neil-Dunne, L. Ogden, D.E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdury, M.K. Steele. 2014. Ecological homogenization of urban USA. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12 (1): 74-81.

15. Ardón, M., J.L. Morse, B.P. Colman, and E.S. Bernhardt. 2013. Drought-induced saltwater incursion leads to increased wetland nitrogen export. Global Change Biology 19(10): 2976-2985.

14. Durán, J., A. Rodríguez, J.L. Morse, and P.M. Groffman. 2013. Winter climate change effects on soil C and N cycles in urban grasslands. Global Change Biology 19(9): 2826-2837.

13. Morse, J.L. and E.S. Bernhardt. 2013. The relative contribution of nitrification and denitrification to N2O and N2 emissions in coastal plain wetlands under contrasting land uses and soil moisture conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 57(1): 635-643.

12. Groffman, P.M., L.E. Rustad, P.H. Templer, J.L. Campbell, L.M. Christenson, N.K. Lany, A.M. Socci, M.A. Vadeboncoeur, P.G. Schaberg, G.F. Wilson, C.T. Driscoll, T.J. Fahey, M.C. Fisk, C.L. Goodale, M.B. Green, S.P. Hamburg, C.E. Johnson, M.J. Mitchell, J.L. Morse, L.H. Pardo, N.L. Rodenhouse. 2012. Climate change effects are manifest in complex and surprising ways in the northern hardwood forest. BioScience 62: 1056-1066.

11. Villa, P., M. Boschetti, J.L. Morse, and N. Politte. 2012. A multitemporal analysis of tsunami impact on coastal vegetation using remote sensing – a case study on Koh Phra Thong island, Thailand. Natural Hazards 61(1): 667-689.

10. Morse, J.L., M. Ardón , and E.S. Bernhardt. 2012. Forecasting denitrification potential and nitrous oxide fluxes in coastal plain wetlands based on environmental variables and soil processes. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 117: G02023.

9. Durán, J., J.L. Morse and P.M. Groffman. 2012. Comparison of in-situ methods to measure N mineralization rates in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 46: 145-147.

8. Morse, J.L., M. Ardón, and E.S. Bernhardt. 2012. Greenhouse gas fluxes in southeastern US coastal plain wetlands under contrasting land uses. Ecological Applications 22: 264–280.

7. Ardón, M., J.L. Morse, M.W. Doyle, and E.S. Bernhardt. 2010. The water quality consequences of restoring wetland hydrology to a large agricultural watershed in the southeastern coastal plain. Ecosystems 13: 1060-1078.

6. Ardón, M., S. Montanari, J.L. Morse, M.W. Doyle, and E.S. Bernhardt. 2010. Phosphorus export from a restored wetland ecosystem in response to natural and experimental hydrologic fluctuations. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 115: G04031.

5. Groffman, P.M., K. Butterbach-Bahl, R.W. Fulweiler, A.J. Gold, J.L. Morse, E.K. Stander, C. Tague, C. Tonitto, and P. Vidon. 2009. Challenges to incorporating spatially and temporally explicit phenomena (hotspots and hot moments) in denitrification models. Biogeochemistry 93(1): 49-77.

4. Fierer, N., J.L. Morse, S.T. Berthrong, E.S. Bernhardt, and R.B. Jackson. 2007. Environmental controls on the landscape-scale biogeography of stream bacterial communities. Ecology 88(9): 2162–2173.

3. Palmer, M.A., E.S. Bernhardt, E.A. Chornesky, S.L. Collins, A.P. Dobson, C.S. Duke, B.D. Gold, R.B. Jacobson, S.E. Kingsland, R.H. Kranz, M.J. Mappin, M.L. Martinez, F. Micheli, J.L. Morse, M.L. Pace, M. Pascual, S.S. Palumbi, O.J. Reichman, A.R. Townsend, and M.G. Turner. 2005. Ecological science and sustainability for the 21st century. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3(1): 4–11.

2. Morse, J.L., J.P. Megonigal, and M.R. Walbridge. 2004. Sediment nutrient accumulation and nutrient availability in two tidal freshwater marshes along the Mattaponi River, Virginia, USA. Biogeochemistry 69: 175-206.

1. Palmer, M., E. Bernhardt, E. Chornesky, S. Collins, A. Dobson, C. Duke, B. Gold, R. Jacobson, S. Kingsland, R. Kranz, M. Mappin, M.L. Martinez, F. Micheli, J. Morse, M. Pace, M. Pascual, S. Palumbi, O.J. Reichman, A. Simons, A. Townsend, and M. Turner. 2004. Ecology for a crowded planet. Science 304: 1251-1252.