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De'Monnie is taking lead on microbiome analysis of the urban stormwater control structure at Town Creek (Greenville, NC). This project serves as the research focus of a multi-disciplinary course-based undergraduate research experience. De'Monnie is also a Water Resources Center undergraduate researcher! Goodwillie, C., M.W. McCoy, and A.L. Peralta (2020) Long-term fertilization, mowing, and ditch drainage interact in the dynamics of a wetland plant community. Ecosphere 11(10):e03252. 10.1002/ecs2.3252  Lulu Bernal, Fechi Inyama, and Ivanellis Rodriguez-Torres were named winners for their group presentation!!! Job well done, squad!!!! Check out their presentation.  AP leads new NSF Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems grant 'RUI: CNH2-L: An integrative analysis of perceptions, policy, and land use impact on coastal agricultural watershed resilience' beginning March 2021! Check out the abstract and news article for more information.
Check out Gina's new paper with co-authors Sam Austin (former lab undergrad) and collaborator Eban Bean (University of Florida). Bledsoe, R.B., E.Z. Bean, S. Austin, and A.L. Peralta (2020). A microbial perspective on balancing trade-offs in ecosystem functions in a constructed stormwater wetland. Ecological Engineering. 158. PDF   Lulu Bernal, Fechi Inyama, and Ivanellis Rodriguez-Torres successfully completed an 8-wk virtual research project in the Peralta Lab! We were so lucky to have them on the team. Check our collaborative project video! Best of luck, Lulu, Fechi, and Ivanellis!!! 
Bledsoe, R.B.§ , C. Goodwillie, and A.L. Peralta (2020). Long-term nutrient enrichment of an oligotroph-dominated wetland increases bacterial diversity in bulk soils and plant rhizospheres. mSphere. 5(3). PDF
Despite the global pandemic, Gina rocked her virtual defense and continues to impress!!! Thanks to the years of support from the committee team (Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Erin Field, and Mike McCoy) and friends and colleagues near and far. Bravo, Dr. Bledsoe!!!
Way to go Brian Hinckley! All MS chapters published!
Hinckley, B.R.§, J.R. Etheridge, and A.L. Peralta (2019) Storm event nitrogen dynamics in waterfowl impoundments. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 230: 294. PDF Hinckley, B.R.§, J.R. Etheridge, and A.L. Peralta (2019) Wetland conditions differentially influence nitrogen processing within waterfowl impoundments. Wetlands. PDF All hands on deck for wetland soil processing! It was a truly interdisciplinary effort! Thank you to biology students (Aied, Emory, Dustin, Diego) and friends (Natasha - engineering, Kayla - graphic design, Gabriel - music) for all your help!!! This was the first week of semester break, but this amazing motley crew worked hard to finish the sample sieving and splitting before the holidays! Our amazing field crew successfully collected 48 1-m cores! This sampling was made possible by ECU Geological Sciences staff Mara and Scott, collaborator John, and undergrads C.J. and Bobby. Thanks team!!! Gina (left) presents work focused on tradeoffs in microbial functions in constructed wetlands. Aied (right) presents work on bacterial isolate diversity at the long-term nutrient enrichment wetland experiment. R.B. Bledsoe, E.Z. Bean, A.L. Peralta. If you flood it, they will come: Balancing microbial services in an urban wetland. A. Garcia, R.B. Bledsoe, A.L. Peralta. Long-term nutrient enrichment alters plant-microbe relationships in a coastal plain wetland |
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