Publications

MEMS V3:

MEMS V2:

  1. Zhang, Yao and Santos, Rafael S. and Hamilton, Emma K. and Stanley, Paige and Yang, Hao and Paustian, Keith and Patterson, Erica L. and C. F. Maciel, Isabella and F. S. Congio, Guilhermo and Aljoe, Hugh and Goodwin, Jeff and Rowntree, Jason and Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Enhancing Grazing Simulations with Spatially Explicit Livestock Movement in the Mems 3.0 Model. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5177053 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5177053 
  2. Falvo G, Zhang Y, Abraha M, Mosier S, Su Y, Lei C, Chen J, Cotrufo F, Robertson G. (2025) Combining eddy covariance towers, field measurements, and the MEMS 2 ecosystem model improves confidence in the climate impacts of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 17:e70023, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.70023
  3. Zhang Y, King AE, Hamilton E, Cotrufo MF (2024) Representing cropping systems with the MEMS 2 ecosystem model. Agronomy Journal, (116):2328–2345. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21611
  4. Santos RS, Hamilton EK, Stanley PL, Paustian K, Cotrufo MF, Zhang Y (2024) Simulating adaptive grazing management on soil organic carbon in the Southeast U.S.A. using MEMS 2. Journal of Environmental Management, 365:121657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121657
  5. Cotrufo MF, Haddix ML, Mullen JL, Zhang Y, McKay JK (2024) Deepening Root Inputs: Potential Soil Carbon Accrual From Breeding for Deeper Rooted Maize. Global Change Biology, 30(11):e17591. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17591
  6. Zhang Y, Lavallee JM, Robertson AD, Even R, Ogle SM, Paustian K, Cotrufo MF (2021) Simulating measurable ecosystem carbon and nitrogen dynamics with the mechanistically defined MEMS 2.0 model. Biogeosciences, 18(10):3147–3171. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3147-2021

MEMS V1:

  1. Robertson, AD, Paustian K, Ogle S, Wallenstein MD, Lugato E and Cotrufo MF (2019) Unifying soil organic matter formation and persistence framework: the MEMS model. Biogeosciences, 16:1225-1248 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1225-2019
  2. van der Pol., L.K., Robertson, A., Schipanski, M, Calderon, F.J, Wallenstein, M.D., Cotrufo, M.F. (2022) Addressing the soil carbon dilemma: Legumes in intensified rotations regenerate soil carbon while maintaining yields in semi-arid dryland wheat farms. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment. 330:107906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107906