Zakiya Leggett

Spence, P. L., & Leggett, Z. H. (2024). A pilot program to expand career opportunities in conservation for students of color. Natural Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20136

Korhonen, J., Panwar, R., Henderson, J., Fernholz, K., Leggett, Z., Meyer, E., & Bhuta, A. A. R. (2024). Gaps in diversity representation and data insufficiencies in the U.S. forest sector workforce analysis. TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE, 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100486

Barnes, T., Parajuli, R., Leggett, Z., & Suchoff, D. (2023). Assessing the financial viability of growing industrial hemp with loblolly pine plantations in the southeastern United States. FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1148221

Height, T. C., Martin, K. L., & Leggett, Z. H. (2023). Call for environmental justice amplification among ecology scholars and practitioners: A Black Ecology perspective. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2039

Woods, N. N., Leggett, Z. H., & Miriti, M. N. (2023). The intersections of identity and persistence for retention in ecology and environmental biology with personal narratives from Black women. Journal of Geoscience Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2022.2154935

Arenas, A. A., Spence, P. L., Nilon, C. H., & Leggett, Z. H. (2022, August 20). Diversifying the Field of Forestry Through a Graduate Fellowship Program: A Pilot Study on the Expectations of Students of Color. JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvac024

Dick, D. L., Gardner, T. G., Frene, J. P., Heitman, J. L., Sucre, E. B., & Leggett, Z. H. (2022). Forest floor manipulation effects on the relationship between aggregate stability and ectomycorrhizal fungi. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119873

Shively, T. J., Cook, R., Maier, C. A., Garcia, K., Albaugh, T. J., Campoe, O., & Leggett, Z. (2022). Readily available resources across sites and genotypes result in greater aboveground growth and reduced fine root production in Pinus taeda. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120431

Minick, K. J., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., Fox, T. R., & Strahm, B. D. (2021). Bioenergy production effects on SOM with depth of loblolly pine forests on Paleaquults in southeastern USA. GEODERMA REGIONAL, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00428

Cooper, C. B., Hawn, C., Larson, L. R., Parrish, J. K., Bowser, G., Cavalier, D., … Wilson, S. (2021). Inclusion in citizen science: The conundrum of rebranding. Science, 372(6549), 1386–1388. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abi6487

Bakken, K. A., Forrester, J. A., Mladenoff, D. J., Leggett, Z., Juzwik, J., & Jetton, R. M. (2021). Mortality patterns following a hickory decline event - Is density reduction key to maintaining bitternut hickory? FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118956

Riley, N., Goller, C. C., Leggett, Z. H., Lewis, D., Ciccone, K., & Dunn, R. R. (2020). Catalyzing rapid discovery of gold-precipitating bacterial lineages with university students. PeerJ, 8(4), e8925. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8925

Sealey, B. A., Beasley, D. A. E., Halsey, S. J., Schell, C. J., Leggett, Z. H., Yitbarek, S., & Harris, N. C. (2020). Human Dimensions: Raising Black Excellence by Elevating Black Ecologists Through Collaboration, Celebration, and Promotion. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 101(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1765

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Shi, W., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., Tian, S., … Arellano, C. (2019). Impacts on soil nitrogen availability of converting managed pine plantation into switchgrass monoculture for bioenergy. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 654, 1326–1336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.133

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Wayne Skaggs, R., Appelboom, T. W., Leggett, Z. H., … Arellano, C. (2018). Effects of forest-based bioenergy feedstock production on shallow groundwater quality of a drained forest soil. Science of The Total Environment, 631-632, 13–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.03.020

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Shi, W., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., Tian, S., … Arellano, C. (2018). Impacts of forest-based bioenergy feedstock production on soil nitrogen cycling. Forest Ecology and Management, 419-420, 227–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2018.04.002

Minick, K. J., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., Fox, T. R., & Strahm, B. D. (2017). Soil and Aggregate-Associated Carbon in a Young Loblolly Pine Plantation. Soil Science, 182(7), 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/ss.0000000000000215

Shrestha, P., Seiler, J. R., Strahm, B. D., Sucre, E. B., & Leggett, Z. H. (2016). Soil CO2 Efflux and Root Productivity in a Switchgrass and Loblolly Pine Intercropping System. FORESTS, 7(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/f7100221

Strickland, M. S., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., & Bradford, M. A. (2015). Biofuel intercropping effects on soil carbon and microbial activity. Ecological Applications, 25(1), 140–150. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0285.1

Hatten, J. A., Sucre, E., Leggett, Z. H., Mack, J., Roberts, S., Dewey, J., & Strahm, B. (2015). Explaining the apparent resiliency of loblolly pine plantation to organic matter removal [E-Gen Tech. Report]. Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference, 237–243. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

Cacho, J. F., Youssef, M. A., Chescheir, G. M., Skaggs, R. W., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., … Arellano, C. (2015). Impacts of switchgrass-loblolly pine intercropping on soil physical properties of a drained forest. Transactions of the ASABE, 58(6), 1573–1583. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.58.11238

Minick, K. J., Strahm, B. D., Fox, T. R., Sucre, E. B., & Leggett, Z. H. (2015). Microbial nitrogen cycling response to forest-based bioenergy production. Ecological Applications, 25(8), 2366–2381. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1745.1

Blazier, M. A., Clason, T. R., Liechty, H. O., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., Roberts, S. D., … Vance, E. D. (2015). Nitrogen and Carbon of Switchgrass, Loblolly Pine, and Cottonwood Biofuel Production Systems in the Southeast United States. Forest Science, 61(3), 522–534. https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.14-016

Dimov, L. D., Howard, K. J., Leggett, Z. H., Sucre, E. B., & Weninegar, L. L. (2015). Removal of Organic Matter from the Forest Floor in Loblolly Pine Plantations Increased Ground-Layer Richness and Diversity 16 Years after Treatment. Forest Science, 61(3), 554–558. https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-151

Albaugh, J. M., Albaugh, T. J., Heiderman, R. R., Leggett, Z., Stape, J. L., King, K., … King, J. S. (2014). Evaluating changes in switchgrass physiology, biomass, and light-use efficiency under artificial shade to estimate yields if intercropped with Pinus taeda L. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS, 88(3), 489–503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-014-9708-3

Albaugh, J. M., Domec, J.-C., Maier, C. A., Sucre, E. B., Leggett, Z. H., & King, J. S. (2014). Gas exchange and stand-level estimates of water use and gross primary productivity in an experimental pine and switchgrass intercrop forestry system on the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina, USA. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 192, 27–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.02.013

Minick, K. J., Strahm, B. D., Fox, T. R., Sucre, E. B., Leggett, Z. H., & Zerpa, J. L. (2014). Switchgrass intercropping reduces soil inorganic nitrogen in a young loblolly pine plantation located in coastal North Carolina. Forest Ecology and Management, 319, 161–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2014.02.013

Mack, J., Hatten, J., Sucre, E., Roberts, S., Leggett, Z., & Dewey, J. (2014). The effect of organic matter manipulations on site productivity, soil nutrients, and soil carbon on a southern loblolly pine plantation. Forest Ecology and Management, 326, 25–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2014.04.008

Ridley, C. E., Jager, H. I., Clark, C. M., Efroymson, R. A., Kwit, C., Landis, D. A., … Miller, D. A. (2013). Debate: Can Bioenergy Be Produced in a Sustainable Manner That Protects Biodiversity and Avoids the Risk of Invaders? Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 94(3), 277–290. https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9623-94.3.277

King, J. S., Ceulemans, R., Albaugh, J. M., Dillen, S. Y., Domec, J.-C., Fichot, R., … Zenone, T. (2013). The Challenge of Lignocellulosic Bioenergy in a Water-Limited World. BIOSCIENCE, 63(2), 102–117. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2013.63.2.6

Leggett, Z. H., & Sucre, E. B. (2012). Evaluating the impact of switchgrass intercropping in loblolly pine plantations on long-term soil productivity. Proceedings from Sun Grant National Conference: Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization. New Orleans, LA.

Albaugh, J. M., Sucre, E. B., Leggett, Z. H., Domec, J. C., & King, J. S. (2012). Evaluation of intercropped switchgrass establishment under a range of experimental site preparation treatments in a forested setting on the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy, 46, 673–682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.06.029

Nettles, J. E., & Leggett, Z. H. (2012). Extent and distribution of sustainable intensive forest biofuel practices. Proceedings from Sun Grant National Conference: Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization. New Orleans, LA.

Blazier, M. A., Clason, T. R., Vance, E. D., Leggett, Z., & Sucre, E. B. (2012). Loblolly Pine Age and Density Affects Switchgrass Growth and Soil Carbon in an Agroforestry System. Forest Science, 58(5), 485–496. https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.11-052

Albaugh, J. M., Domec, J., Maier, C. A., Sucre, E. B., Leggett, Z. H., & King, J. S. (2012). Water relations and productivity in an intercropped pine-switchgrass study examining biofuel production in North Carolina, USA. Proceedings from Sun Grant National Conference: Science for Biomass Feedstock Production and Utilization. Presented at the 2012 National Conference: Science for Biomass Feedstock Producation and Utilization, New Orleans, LA.

Nettles, J., Youssef, M., Cacho, J., Grace, J., Leggett, Z. H., & Sucre, E. (2011). The water quality and quantity effects of biofuel operations in pine plantations of the southeastern US. In N. E. Peters, V. Krysanova, A. Lepisto, R. Prasad, M. Thomas, R. Wilby, & S. Zandarya (Eds.), Water Quality: Current Trends and Expected Climate Change Impacts (pp. 115–122). Oxfordshire, UK: IAHS Press.

Sanchez, F. G., Carter, E. A., & Leggett, Z. H. (2009). Loblolly pine growth and soil nutrient stocks eight years after forest slash incorporation. Forest Ecology and Management, 257(5), 1413–1419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.12.016

Leggett, Z. H., & Kelting, D. L. (2006). Fertilization effects on carbon pools in loblolly pine plantations on two upland sites. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, 70(1), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2003.0232

Sanchez, F. G., Leggett, Z. H., & Sankar, S. (2005). Analyzing water soluble soil organics as trifluoroacetyl derivatives by liquid state proton nuclear magnetic resonance. COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS, 36(19-20), 2793–2805. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103620500304150

Leggett, Z. H. (2004). Carbon storage and transport in fertilized loblolly pine (Pinus taeda, L.) plantations on upland sandy and clayey soils (Ph.D. Dissertation.). Department of Forestry. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Verchot, L. V., Holmes, Z., Mulon, L., Groffman, P. M., & Lovett, G. M. (2001). Gross vs net rates of N mineralization and nitrification as indicators of functional differences between forest types. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 33(14), 1889–1901. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-0717(01)00095-5

Holmes, Z. (2000). Leaching loss of chemical elements from decomposing logs of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda, L.) (Duke University Masters Project Publication). Duke University, Durham, NC.