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John C. Zak is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with additional contributions to Environmental Science and Arts and Humanities. Their work spans several subfields including Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Archeology, and Small Animals.

Their research topics include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

John C. Zak has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, including the following recent publications:

  • No-Till and Crop Rotation Are Promising Practices to Enhance Soil Health in Cotton-Producing Semiarid Regions: Insights from Citizen Science, 2024, Soil Systems
  • Comparative analysis of rhizobial and bacterial communities in experimental cotton fields: Impacts of conventional and conservation soil management in the Texas High Plains, 2023, Soil and Tillage Research
  • A PIGEON'S EYE VIEW OF A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, 2022, The Southwestern Naturalist

Frequent co-authors associated with John C. Zak include Tesfay Atsbha Hailu, Pawan Devkota, Taiwo O. Osoko, Rakesh K. Singh, and Natasja van Gestel.

The scientist's work is published across several venues, notably Soil Systems, Soil and Tillage Research, and The Southwestern Naturalist.

Best Publications

  • Functional diversity of microbial communities: A quantitative approach

    John C. Zak;Michael R. Willig;Daryl L. Moorhead;Howard G. Wildman

  • Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency

    Travis E. Huxman;Melinda D. Smith;Melinda D. Smith;Philip A. Fay;Alan K. Knapp

  • Assessing the Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Potential Changes in Precipitation

    Jake F. Weltzin;Michael E. Loik;Susanne Schwinning;David G. Williams

  • Field response of wheat to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and drought stress.

    Ghazi Al-Karaki;B. McMichael;John Zak

  • Pyrosequencing and mid-infrared spectroscopy reveal distinct aggregate stratification of soil bacterial communities and organic matter composition

    Marko Davinic;Lisa M. Fultz;Veronica Acosta-Martinez;Francisco J. Calderón

  • Linking Microbial Community Structure and Function to Seasonal Differences in Soil Moisture and Temperature in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland

    Colin W. Bell;Veronica Acosta-Martinez;Nancy E. McIntyre;Stephen Cox

  • Soil Microbial Responses to Temporal Variations of Moisture and Temperature in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland

    Colin W Bell;Nancy E McIntyre;Stephen Cox;David T Tissue;David T Tissue

  • Assessment of pathogens and toxicants in new orleans, LA following hurricane Katrina

    Steven M. Presley;Thomas R. Rainwater;Galen P. Austin;Steven G. Platt

  • Soil microbial community response to drought and precipitation variability in the Chihuahuan Desert.

    Jeb S. Clark;Jeb S. Clark;James H. Campbell;Heath Grizzle;Veronica Acosta-Martìnez

  • Water and nitrogen effects on growth and allocation patterns of creosotebush in the northern Chihuahuan Desert.

    F.M. Fisher;J.C. Zak;G.L. Cunningham;W.G. Whitford

  • Differences in native soil ecology associated with invasion of the exotic annual chenopod, Halogeton glomeratus

    Jeffrey J. Duda;Jeffrey J. Duda;D. Carl Freeman;John M. Emlen;Jayne Belnap

  • Predominant bacterial and fungal assemblages in agricultural soils during a record drought/heat wave and linkages to enzyme activities of biogeochemical cycling

    V. Acosta-Martínez;J. Cotton;T. Gardner;T. Gardner;J. Moore-Kucera

  • Effects of Gap Size on Litter Decomposition and Microbial Activity in a Subtropical Forest

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  • Soil microbial and nutrient responses to 7 years of seasonally altered precipitation in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland

    Colin W Bell;David T Tissue;David T Tissue;Michael E Loik;Matthew D Wallenstein

  • Long-term soil microbial community and enzyme activity responses to an integrated cropping-livestock system in a semi-arid region

    V. Acosta-Martínez;C.W. Bell;B.E.L. Morris;J. Zak

  • Precipitation timing and magnitude differentially affect aboveground annual net primary productivity in three perennial species in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland

    Traesha R. Robertson;Colin W. Bell;John C. Zak;David T. Tissue;David T. Tissue

  • A MICROTITER PLATE PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING FUNGAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

    Jason K. Dobranic;John C. Zak

  • Effects of water and nitrogen amendment on soil microbial biomass and fine root production in a semi-arid environment in West Texas

    Qishui Zhang;John C. Zak

  • Species richness, equitability, and abundance of ants in disturbed landscapes

    John H. Graham;Anthony J. Krzysik;David A. Kovacic;Jeffrey J. Duda

  • Microbially Mediated Degradation of Common Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Soil Under Aerobic and Reduced Oxygen Conditions

    Deborah L. Carr;Audra N. Morse;John C. Zak;Todd A. Anderson

  • Effects of an increase in summer precipitation on leaf, soil, and ecosystem fluxes of CO2 and H2O in a sotol grassland in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

    Lisa Patrick;Jessica Cable;Daniel Potts;Danielle Ignace

  • Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aeromonas spp. isolated from environmental sources.

    Jennifer R. Huddleston;John C. Zak;Randall M. Jeter

Frequent Co-Authors

David T. Tissue
David T. Tissue Western Sydney University
Jeffrey J. Duda
Jeffrey J. Duda United States Geological Survey
Veronica Acosta-Martinez
Veronica Acosta-Martinez Agricultural Research Service
Todd A. Anderson
Todd A. Anderson Texas Tech University
Michael E. Loik
Michael E. Loik University of California, Santa Cruz
Daryl L. Moorhead
Daryl L. Moorhead University of Toledo
Melinda D. Smith
Melinda D. Smith Colorado State University
Michael R. Willig
Michael R. Willig University of Connecticut
Travis E. Huxman
Travis E. Huxman University of California, Irvine
David C. Weindorf
David C. Weindorf Central Michigan University

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