Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Lybrand, R.A., Veghte, D.P., China, S., Zaharescu, D.G., Anderton, C.R., Aleman, R., Schroeder, P.A., and Qafoku, O. 2021. Deciphering the Incipient Phases of Ice–Mineral Interactions as a Precursor of Physical Weathering. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5 (5), 1233-1241. PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Fedenko, J., Tfaily, M., Rao, S. 2020. Soil properties and biochemical composition of ground‐dwelling bee nests in agricultural settings. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 7-23. PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Austin, J.C., Fedenko, J., Gallery, R.E., Rooney, E., Schroeder, P.A., Zaharescu, D.G., Qafoku, O. 2019. A coupled microscopy approach to assess the nano-landscape of weathering. Nature Scientific Reports 9:5377
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Lybrand, R.A., Gallery, R.E., Trahan, N.A., Moore, D.J.P. 2018. Disturbance Alters the Relative Importance of Topographic and Biogeochemical Controls on Microbial Activity in Temperate Montane forests. Forests. 9(2):97.
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Lybrand, R.A. and Rasmussen, C. 2018. Climate, topography, and dust influences on the mineral and geochemical evolution of granitic soils in southern Arizona. Geoderma. 314:245-261.
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Lybrand, R.A., Heckman, K., and Rasmussen, C. 2017. Soil organic carbon partitioning and 𝚫14C variation in desert and conifer ecosystems of southern Arizona. Biogeochemistry. 134:261-277.
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Lybrand, R.A., Bockheim, J.G., Ge, W., Graham, R.C., Hlohowskyj, S.R., Michalski, G., Prellwitz, J.S., Rech, J.A., Wang, F., and Parker, D.R. 2016. Nitrate, perchlorate, and iodate co-occur in coastal and inland deserts on Earth. Chemical Geology. 442:174-186.
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Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2015. Quantifying Climate and Landscape Position Controls on Soil Development in Semiarid Ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 79:104-116.
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Field, J.P., Breshears, D.D., Law, D.J., Villegas, J.C., Lopez-Hoffman, L., Brooks, P.D., Chorover, J., Barron-Gafford, G.A., Gallery, R.E., Litvak, M.C., Lybrand, R.A., McIntosh, J.C., Meixner, T., Niu, G-Y, Papuga, S.A., Pelletier, J.D., Rasmussen, C.R., and Troch, P.A. 2015. Critical Zone Services: Expanding Context, Constraints, and Currency beyond Ecosystem Services. Vadose Zone Journal. doi:10.2136/vzj2014.10.0142
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Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2014. Linking soil element-mass-transfer to microscale mineral weathering across a semiarid environmental gradient. Chemical Geology. 381:26-39.
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Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2014. A cross-scale study of feldspar transformation in the Santa Catalina Mountain Critical Zone Observatory. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science. 10:63-68.
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Lybrand, R.A., Michalski, G., Graham, R.C., and Parker, D.R. 2013. The geochemical associations of nitrate and naturally formed perchlorate in the Mojave Desert, California, USA. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 104:136-147.
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Pelletier, J.D., Barron-Gafford, G.A., Breshears, D.D., Brooks, P.D., Chorover, J., Durcik, M., Harman, C.J., Huxman, T.E., Lohse, K.A., Lybrand, R., Meixner, T., McIntosh, J.C., Papuga, S.A., Rasmussen, C., Schaap, M., Swetnam, T.L., and Troch, P.A. 2013. Coevolution of nonlinear trends in vegetation, soils, and topography with elevation and slope aspect: A case study in the sky islands of southern Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 118:741-758.
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Lybrand, R.A., Rasmussen, C., Jardine, A., Troch, P. and Chorover, J. 2011. The effects of climate and landscape position on chemical denudation and mineral transformation in the Santa Catalina mountain critical zone observatory. Applied Geochemistry 26: S80-S84.
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Lybrand, R.A., Veghte, D.P., China, S., Zaharescu, D.G., Anderton, C.R., Aleman, R., Schroeder, P.A., and Qafoku, O. 2021. Deciphering the Incipient Phases of Ice–Mineral Interactions as a Precursor of Physical Weathering. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5 (5), 1233-1241. PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Fedenko, J., Tfaily, M., Rao, S. 2020. Soil properties and biochemical composition of ground‐dwelling bee nests in agricultural settings. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 7-23. PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Austin, J.C., Fedenko, J., Gallery, R.E., Rooney, E., Schroeder, P.A., Zaharescu, D.G., Qafoku, O. 2019. A coupled microscopy approach to assess the nano-landscape of weathering. Nature Scientific Reports 9:5377
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Gallery, R.E., Trahan, N.A., Moore, D.J.P. 2018. Disturbance Alters the Relative Importance of Topographic and Biogeochemical Controls on Microbial Activity in Temperate Montane forests. Forests. 9(2):97.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A. and Rasmussen, C. 2018. Climate, topography, and dust influences on the mineral and geochemical evolution of granitic soils in southern Arizona. Geoderma. 314:245-261.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Heckman, K., and Rasmussen, C. 2017. Soil organic carbon partitioning and 𝚫14C variation in desert and conifer ecosystems of southern Arizona. Biogeochemistry. 134:261-277.
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Lybrand, R.A., Bockheim, J.G., Ge, W., Graham, R.C., Hlohowskyj, S.R., Michalski, G., Prellwitz, J.S., Rech, J.A., Wang, F., and Parker, D.R. 2016. Nitrate, perchlorate, and iodate co-occur in coastal and inland deserts on Earth. Chemical Geology. 442:174-186.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2015. Quantifying Climate and Landscape Position Controls on Soil Development in Semiarid Ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 79:104-116.
PDF of Article
Field, J.P., Breshears, D.D., Law, D.J., Villegas, J.C., Lopez-Hoffman, L., Brooks, P.D., Chorover, J., Barron-Gafford, G.A., Gallery, R.E., Litvak, M.C., Lybrand, R.A., McIntosh, J.C., Meixner, T., Niu, G-Y, Papuga, S.A., Pelletier, J.D., Rasmussen, C.R., and Troch, P.A. 2015. Critical Zone Services: Expanding Context, Constraints, and Currency beyond Ecosystem Services. Vadose Zone Journal. doi:10.2136/vzj2014.10.0142
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2014. Linking soil element-mass-transfer to microscale mineral weathering across a semiarid environmental gradient. Chemical Geology. 381:26-39.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., and Rasmussen, C. 2014. A cross-scale study of feldspar transformation in the Santa Catalina Mountain Critical Zone Observatory. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science. 10:63-68.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Michalski, G., Graham, R.C., and Parker, D.R. 2013. The geochemical associations of nitrate and naturally formed perchlorate in the Mojave Desert, California, USA. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 104:136-147.
PDF of Article
Pelletier, J.D., Barron-Gafford, G.A., Breshears, D.D., Brooks, P.D., Chorover, J., Durcik, M., Harman, C.J., Huxman, T.E., Lohse, K.A., Lybrand, R., Meixner, T., McIntosh, J.C., Papuga, S.A., Rasmussen, C., Schaap, M., Swetnam, T.L., and Troch, P.A. 2013. Coevolution of nonlinear trends in vegetation, soils, and topography with elevation and slope aspect: A case study in the sky islands of southern Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 118:741-758.
PDF of Article
Lybrand, R.A., Rasmussen, C., Jardine, A., Troch, P. and Chorover, J. 2011. The effects of climate and landscape position on chemical denudation and mineral transformation in the Santa Catalina mountain critical zone observatory. Applied Geochemistry 26: S80-S84.
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Book Chapters
Rasmussen, C., Lybrand, R.A., Orem, C., Kielhoffer, J., and Holleran, M. Western Range and Irrigated Land Resource Region. In: Soils of the United States. Pp. 115-130.
Rasmussen, C., Lybrand, R.A., Orem, C., Kielhoffer, J., and Holleran, M. Western Range and Irrigated Land Resource Region. In: Soils of the United States. Pp. 115-130.
