Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications (lab members in bold)
West, J.R., Cates, A.M., Ruark, M.D., Diess, L., Whitman, T., and Rui, Y. (2020) Winter rye does not increase microbial necromass contributions to soil organic carbon in continuous corn silage in North Central US. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 148, article 107899
Woolet, J. and Whitman, T. (accepted, 2019) Pyrogenic organic matter effects on soil bacterial community composition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
Whitman, T., Whitman, E., Woolet, J., Flannigan, M.D., Thompson, D.K., Parisien, M.-A. (2019) Soil bacterial and fungal response to wildfires in the Canadian boreal forest across a burn severity gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 138, 13pg.
Kranz, C. and Whitman, T. (2019) Surface charring from prescribed burning has minimal effects on soil bacterial community composition two weeks post-fire in jack pine barrens. Applied Soil Ecology, 144, 134-138.
Cates, A., Braus, M., Whitman, T., and Jackson, R. (2019) Separate drivers for microbial carbon mineralization and physical protection of carbon. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 133, 72-82.
Kranz, C. and Whitman, T. (2019) High-severity burning increases jack pine seedling biomass relative to low-severity prescribed fires. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 83, S141-S152.
Whitman, T., Neurath, R., Perera, A., Chu‐Jacoby, I., Ning, D., Zhou, J., Nico, P., Pett-Ridge, J., Firestone, M. (2018) Microbial community assembly differs across minerals in a rhizosphere microcosm. Environmental Microbiology.
DeCiucies, S., Whitman, T., Woolf, D., Enders, A., and Lehmann, J. (2018) Priming mechanisms with additions of pyrogenic organic matter to soil. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 238, 329-342.
Braus, M., Graham, L., and Whitman, T. (2017) Spatiotemporal dynamics of the bacterial microbiota on lacustrine Cladophora glomerata (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology. 8p, 10.1111/jpy.12573
Willis, A., Bunge, J., and Whitman, T. (2017) Improved detection of changes in species richness in high-diversity microbial communities. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 66, 963-977.
Whitman, T., Pepe-Ranney, C., Enders, A., Koechli, C., Campbell, A., Buckley, D., and Lehmann, J. (2016) Dynamics of microbial community composition and soil organic carbon mineralization in soil following addition of pyrogenic and fresh organic matter. ISME J, 10, 2918-2930.
Whitman, T. and Lehmann, J. (2015) Three-source partitioning with two stable isotopes is a powerful tool for the biogeochemical toolbox. Nature Communications.
Dharmakeerthi, R.S., Hanley, K., Whitman, T., Woolf, D. & Lehmann, J. (2015) Organic carbon dynamics in soils with pyrogenic organic matter that received plant residue additions over seven years. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 88, 268-274.
Whitman, T., Zhu, Z. & Lehmann, J. (2014) Carbon mineralizability determines interactive effects on mineralization of pyrogenic organic matter and soil organic carbon. Environmental Science and Technology, 48, 13727-13734.
Whitman, T., Enders, A., Lehmann, J. (2014) Pyrogenic carbon additions counteract positive priming of soil carbon mineralization by plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 73, 33-41.
Whitman, T., Hanley, K., Enders, A., Lehmann, J. (2013) Black carbon labile fraction across production temperatures as related to its initial properties. Organic Geochemistry, 64: 76-83.
Enders, A., Hanley, K., Whitman, T., Joseph, S., Lehmann, J. (2012) Characterization of biochars to evaluate recalcitrance and agronomic performance. Bioresource Technology, 114, 644-653.
Whitman, T., Yanni, S.F., & Whalen, J.K. (2011) Life cycle assessment of corn stover production for cellulosic ethanol in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 91(6): 997-1012.
Whitman, T., Nicholson, C.F., Torres, D., & Lehmann, J. (2011) Climate change impact of a biochar cook stove in western Kenyan farm households: system dynamics model analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(8): 3687-3694. [model download]
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (2011) Systematic under- and overestimation of GHG reductions in renewable biomass systems. Climatic Change, 104(2): 415-422.
Whitman, T., Scholz, S., & Lehmann, J. (2010) Biochar projects for mitigating climate change: an investigation of critical methodology issues for carbon accounting. Carbon Management, 1:89-107.
Whitman, T. & Aarssen, L.W. (2010) The leaf size/number trade-off in herbaceous angiosperms. Journal of Plant Ecology-UK, 3(1): 49-58.
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (2009) Biochar – One way forward for soil carbon in offset mechanisms in Africa? Environmental Science and Policy, 12(7): 1024-1027.
Presentations and Posters
Whitman, T. (March 2016) Opening the black box: Pyrogenic organic matter effects on soil carbon cycling and soil microbial communities. UW-Madison Department of Soil Science seminar.
Whitman, T., et al. (March 2016) Who’s on first? Carbon association and bacterial and fungal colonization of fresh soil minerals. DOE Genomics meeting, Washington, DC. Poster presentation
Whitman, T., et al. (December 2015) Who’s on First? Part II: Bacterial and fungal colonization of fresh soil minerals. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.
Whitman, T., et al. (June 2015) Panel: Future hot topics in soil ecology. Soil Ecology Society, Colorado Springs, CO. Invited talk.
Whitman, T., Pepe-Ranney, C., Koechli, C., Campbell, A., Buckley, D. & Lehmann, J. (June 2015) Pyrogenic and fresh organic matter effects on soil carbon and soil microbial communities. Soil Ecology Society, Colorado Springs, CO. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T., Buckley, D. & Lehmann, J. (December 2014) Pyrogenic and Fresh Organic Matter Effects on Soil Microbial Communities. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T., Zhu, Z. & Lehmann, J. (October 2014) Relative carbon mineralizability determines interactive priming
between pyrogenic organic matter and soil organic carbon. Soil Organic Matter 6, Kiawah Island, SC. Poster presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (December 2013) Three-way partitioning with two C isotopes: A field study of pyrogenic C, soil organic C, and plant root C and their interactions. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation (Ph.D. rsch.). *Outstanding student paper award
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (June 2013) When does 2 + 2 ≠ 4? Testing mechanisms for microbially-mediated priming of soil organic carbon by black carbon. Soil Ecology Society, Camden, NJ. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.). *Student presentation award
Whitman, T., Zinder, S. & Buckley, D. (May 2013) Investigation of Anoxygenic Phototroph Activity in the Pink Layer of a Salt Marsh Microbial Mat by Targeting the pufM Gene with 13C Stable Isotope Probing. ASM, Denver, CO. Poster presentation (MBL rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (June 2012) Black C effects on soil CO2 emissions: A methodological study. Canadian Society of Soil Science, Lac Beauport, QC. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (October 2012) When Does 2+2=3? Exploring Mechanisms for Negative Priming of Soil Organic Matter by Black Carbon. ASA-CSA-SSSA, Cincinnati, OH. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (June 2012) Black C effects on soil CO2 emissions: A methodological study. Canadian Society of Soil Science, Lac Beauport, QC. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Lehmann, J. (October 2011) Black C effects on soil CO2 emissions: A methodological study. ASA-CSA-SSSA, San Antonio, TX. Oral presentation (Ph.D. rsch.).
Whitman, T., Torres, D., Nicholson, C.F., & Lehmann, J. (December 2010) Climate change impact of a biochar cook stove in western Kenyan farm households: system dynamics model analysis. UNFCCC COP16, Cancún, Mexico. Oral presentation (M.S. rsch.).
Whitman, T., Torres, D., Nicholson, C.F., & Johannes Lehmann (September 2010) Climate change impact of a biochar cook stove in western Kenyan farm households: system dynamics model analysis. IBI 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Oral presentation (M.S. rsch.).
Whitman, T. (August 2009) Carbon dynamics of a biochar cook stove system at a household level in western Kenya. North American Biochar Conference. Boulder, CO. Oral presentation and poster presentation (M.S. rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Whalen, J.K. (August 2009) Corn stover production for cellulosic ethanol in Quebec: A life cycle assessment. Canadian Society of Soil Science, Canadian Society of Agronomy, and Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meterology National Conference. Guelph, ON. Poster presentation. (NSERC USRA rsch.).
Whitman, T. & Aarssen, L.W. (May 2009) The leaf size/number trade-off in herbaceous angiosperms. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) & the Genetics Society of Canada National Conference. Halifax, NS. Oral presentation. (NSERC USRA and B.Sc. rsch.).