[*undergraduate co-author, §graduate student co-author]
Published
[27] Koceja, M.E.*, R.B. Bledsoe§, C. Goodwillie, and A.L. Peralta (In press). Distinct microbial communities alter litter decomposition rates in a fertilized coastal plain wetland. Ecosphere. biorxiv preprint
[26] Graham, E.B., C. Averill, B. Bond-Lamberty, J.E. Knelman, S. Krause, A.L. Peralta, A. Shade. A.P. Smith, et al. (2021) Towards a unifying framework of disturbance ecology through crowd sourced science. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. PDF
[25] Peralta, A. L., R. B. Bledsoe, M. E. Muscarella, M. Huntemann, A. Clum, B. Foster, B. Foster, S. Roux, K. Palaniappan, N. Varghese, S. Mukherjee, T. B. K. Reddy, C. Daum, A. Copeland, I.-M. A. Chen, N. N. Ivanova, N. C. Kyrpides, T. G. del Rio, and E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh. 2020. Metagenomes from Experimental Hydrologic Manipulation of Restored Coastal Plain Wetland Soils (Tyrell County, North Carolina). Microbiology Resource Announcements 9. PDF
[24] 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
[23] 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 PDF
[22] 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
[21] Werba, J.§, A. Stucy§, A.L. Peralta, and M.W. McCoy (2020) Effects of diversity and coalescence of species assemblages on ecosystem function at the margins of an environmental shift. PeerJ 8:e8608 PDF
[20] Wisnoski, N.I.§, M.E. Muscarella, M. Larsen, A.L. Peralta, and J.T. Lennon (2020) Metabolic insight into bacterial community assembly across ecosystem boundaries. Ecology. e02968. PDF
[19] Mueller, E.A.§, N.I. Wisnoski§, A.L. Peralta, and J.T. Lennon (2020) Microbial rescue effects: how microbiomes can save hosts from extinction. Functional Ecology. PDF
[18] Curtis, W.S., J.R. Etheridge, P. Malali, A.L. Peralta, and F. Filho (2020) Planning for future solar farm development in North Carolina: A geographic food-energy-water approach. Southeastern Geographer. 60( 1):48-64. PDF
[17] 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
[16] Hinckley, B.R.§, J.R. Etheridge, and A.L. Peralta (2019) Wetland conditions differentially influence nitrogen processing within waterfowl impoundments. Wetlands. PDF
[15] Sprunger, C., S.W. Culman, A.L. Peralta, S.T. DuPont, J.T. Lennon, and S.S. Snapp (2019) Perennial grain crop roots and nitrogen management shape soil food webs and soil carbon dynamics. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 137. PDF
[14] Matthews, J.W., S. McIntyre, A.L. Peralta, and C. Rodgers (2019) Long-term assessment of alternative strategies for the restoration of floodplain forest in the presence of an invasive grass, Phalaris arundinacea. Wetlands. PDF
[13] Peralta, A.L., Y. Sun, M.D. McDaniel and J.T. Lennon (2018) Crop rotational diversity increases disease suppressive capacity of soil microbiomes. Ecosphere. 9(5). PDF
[12] McCoy, K.A. and A.L. Peralta (2018) Pesticides could alter amphibian skin microbiomes and the effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Special Issue: Ecology of Amphibian-Microbial Symbioses. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9:748. PDF
[11] Peralta, A.L., M.E. Muscarella, and J.W. Matthews (2017) Wetland management strategies lead to tradeoffs in ecological structure and function. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 5:74. PDF
[10] Peralta, A.L., E.R. Johnston*, J.W. Matthews, and A.D. Kent (2016) Abiotic correlates of microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling functions vary within wetlands. Freshwater Science. 35(2):573–588. PDF
[9] Peralta, A.L., D. Stuart, A.D. Kent, and J.T. Lennon (2014) A social-ecological framework for ‘micromanaging’ microbial services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(9):524–531. *featured on cover PDF
[8] Peralta, A.L., S. Ludmer*, J.W. Matthews, and A.D. Kent (2014) Bacterial community response to changes in soil redox potential along a moisture gradient in restored wetlands. Ecological Engineering 73:246-253. PDF
[7] Peralta, A.L., J.W. Matthews, and A.D. Kent (2014) Habitat specialization along a wetland moisture gradient differs between ammonia oxidizing and denitrifying microorganisms. Microbial Ecology 68:339-350. PDF
[6] Peralta, A.L., S. Ludmer*, and A.D. Kent (2013) Hydrologic history constrains microbial community composition and nitrogen cycling under experimental drying/wetting treatments. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 66:29-37. PDF
[5] Peralta, A.L., J.W. Matthews, D.N. Flanagan, and A.D. Kent (2012) Environmental factors at dissimilar spatial scales influence plant and microbial communities in restored wetlands. Wetlands 32:1125-1134. PDF
[4] Peralta, A.L., J.W. Matthews, and A.D. Kent (2010) Microbial community structure and denitrification in a wetland mitigation bank. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76:4207-4215. PDF
[3] Matthews, J. W., A.L. Peralta, P. Baldwin*, A. Soni*, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress (2009) Local and landscape correlates of non-native species invasion in restored wetlands. Ecography 32:1031-1039. PDF
[2] Matthews, J. W., A.L. Peralta, D.N. Flanagan, P. Baldwin*, A. Soni*, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress (2009) Relative influence of landscape versus local factors on plant community assembly in restored wetlands. Ecological Applications 19:2108-2123. PDF
[1] Peralta, A.L. and M.M. Wander (2008) Soil organic matter dynamics under soybean exposed to elevated [CO2]. Plant and Soil 303:69-81. PDF
In review or revision
Rocca, J.D., M.E. Muscarella, A.L. Peralta, D. Izabel-Shen, and M. Simonin (In revision) Guided by microbes: applying community coalescence principles for predictive microbiome engineering.
Swails, E., D. Shoch, M. Ardón, A.L. Peralta, L. Armstrong, E. Soderholm, B. Boutin, C. Peoples, J. Morse, C.S. O’Doherty, R.E. Emanuel, A.M. Helton, H. Philips, and S. Ward (Submitted) Models for estimating carbon dioxide emissions from drained and restored peatlands in the southeastern United States.
Walker, J. P., C. Goodwillie, K.L. Callis-Duehl, A.L. Peralta, and M. Farwell (In review) Demonstrated benefits of a long-term course-based undergraduate research experience.