Publications:

Rice, Alexandrea, 2025. Mineralogical and Geochemical Controls On Nutrient Dynamics and Forest Productivity In Managed Northeastern U.S. Forests. University of Virginia, Environmental Sciences – Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
doi.org/10.18130/z64f-2m38.

Hanley ML, Vukicevich E , Rice AM, Richardson JB 2024. Uptake of Toxic and Nutrient Elements by Foraged Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Throughout Connecticut River Valley, New England, USA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31 (4), 5526-5539

Street BB, Rice AM, Richardson JB 2023. Forest Floor and Na azide effect on elements in leachate from contrasting New Hampshire and Virginia forest soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal.

Rice, A.M., Garrison-Johnston, M.T., Libenson, A.J. and Yanai, R.D., 2022. Tree variability limits the detection of nutrient treatment effects on sap flux density in a northern hardwood forest. PeerJ, 10, p.e14410.

Bowden, R.D., Wurzbacher, S.J., Washko, S.E., Wind, L., Rice, A.M., Coble, A.E., Baldauf, N., Johnson, B., Wang, J.J., Simpson, M. and Lajtha, K., 2019. Long‐term nitrogen addition decreases organic matter decomposition and increases forest soil carbon. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 83, pp.S82-S95.

Rice, A.M., 2019. Tree Variability Limits the Detection of Nutrient Treatment Effects on Sap Flow in a Northern Hardwood Forest (Doctoral dissertation, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry).

Conference presentations:

Conference Presentation: Rice, AM., Perdrial N., D’Amato AW., Richardson JB “Unveiling Nutrient Sourcing in Forest Ecosystems: A Novel Application of Ca and Mg Isotopes to Determine Dominant Nutrient Sources for Trees across Forest Development. ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO Oct 30th 2023

Conference Presentation: Cable B***, Bloom E***, Perdrial N, Treto V., Underwood K., Shanley JB, Hicks N, Li L, Kincaid DW, Richardson JB, Seybold EC, Stewart B, Vierbicher A, Perdrial JN, Rice A. “Disturbances, Resilience, and the Role of Calcium-Bearing Minerals Weathering in Northeastern Forests”. American Geophysical Union – San Francisco.

Conference Presentation: Rice AM, Richardson JB, “Weathering Rates of Rocks and Soils: Determining Base Cation Release to Northern Hardwood Forests across Lithologic and Pedogenic Gradients” ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO Oct 30th 2023. (Poster- 1st Place Division Award)

Conference presentation: October 10, 2022. “In-situ weathering of calcium-bearing mineral in uneven-aged silvicultural systems” Treto V., Perdrial N., Rice A., Smith G., Richardson J., Amato A. Geological Society of America.

Conference presentation: November 8^th, 2022. “Parent Material Controls on Nutrient Richness and Resilience Following Forest Harvesting in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems. Rice, A., N. Perdrial, V. Treto, A. D’Amato, G. Smith, and J. Richardson. 2022. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. (Poster- 3rd Place Division Award).

Rice, A., Vadeboncoeur, M. and Yanai, R., 2019, November. Using Soil Nutrient Pools to Explain Ecosystem Processes. In ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2019). ASA-CSSA-SSSA