Zach Aanderud

Research Interests

Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology—Much of my research links temporal fluctuations in resources to microorganism responses and ecosystem services. This overarching theme has inspired questions relating to the: 1) impacts of human-induced disturbances on aquatic and terrestrial bacterial dormancy, dominance, and species interactions; 2) consequences of rainfall, snowfall, and resource changes on bacterial communities and trace gas production in extreme environments; and, 3) more recently, the use of hyperthermophilic bacteria to digest waste streams prior to methane production.

Memberships

International Society of Microbial Ecology, 2010-Present
Soil Science Society of America, 2009-Present
Ecological Society of America, 2004-Present

Courses Taught

Winter 2019

PWS 494R: Mentored Learning Experience Section 016
PWS 699R: Master's Thesis Section 016
PWS 799R: Doctoral Dissertation Section 003

Fall 2018

PWS 150: Environmental Biology Section 001
PWS 365: Environ Micro & Biogeochem Section 001
PWS 366: Env Micro & Biogeochem Lab Section 001
PWS 494R: Mentored Learning Experience Section 018
PWS 699R: Master's Thesis Section 017
PWS 799R: Doctoral Dissertation Section 009

Spring 2018

PWS 699R: Master's Thesis Section 013

Winter 2018

PWS 494R: Mentored Learning Experience Section 019
PWS 697R: Research Section 007
PWS 699R: Master's Thesis Section 018

Publications

Journal Articles

Richardson WC, Badrakh T, Roundy BA, Aanderud ZT, Petersen SL, Allen PS, Whitaker DR, Madsen MD. 2019. Influence of an abscisic acid (ABA) seed coating on seed germination rate and timing of bluebunch wheatgrass. Ecology and Evolution. 9(13):7438-7447.

Richardson WC, Whitaker DR, Sant KP, Barney NS, Call RS, Roundy BA, Aanderud ZT, Madsen MD. 2018. Use of auto‐germ to model germination timing in the sagebrush‐steppe. 8(23):11533-11542.

Aanderud ZT, Smart T, Nan W, Taylor A, Zhang Y, Belnap J. 2018. Fungal loop transfer of N depends on biocrust constituents and N form. Biogeosciences. 15:3831-3840.

Aanderud ZT, Schoolmaster DR, Rigby D, Bybee J, Campbell T, Roundy BA. 2017. Soils mediate the impact of fine woody debris on invasive and native grasses as whole trees are mcechanically shredded into firebreaks in pinon-juniper woodlands. Journal of Arid Environments. 137:60-68.

Aanderud ZT, Schoolmaster DR, Bybee J, Campbell T, Roundy BA. 2016. Soils mediate the impact of fine woody debris on invasive and native grasses as whole trees are mcechanically shredded into firebreaks in pinon-juniper woodlands. Journal of Arid Environments. 137:60-68.

Bybee J, Roundy BA, Young KR, Hulet A, Roundy DB, Crook L, Aanderud ZT, Eggett DL, Cline NL. 2016. Vegetation response to pinyon and juniper tree shredding. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 69:224-234.

Carling GT, Tingey DG, Fernandez D, Nelson ST, Aanderud ZT, Goodsell T, Chapman T. 2015. Evaluating natural and anthropogenic trace element inputs along an alpine to urban gradient in the Provo River, Utah, USA. Applied Geochemistry. 63:398-412.

Baughman O, Meyer S, Aanderud ZT, Leger E. 2015. Cheatgrass die-offs as an opportunity for restoration in the Great Basin, USA: Will local or commercial native plants succeed where exotic invaders fail?. Journal of Arid Environments. 124:193-204.

Aanderud ZT, Jones S, Fierer N, Lennon J. 2015. Resuscitation of the rare biosphere generates pulses of ecosystem activity. Frontiers in Microbiology.

Gornish E, Aanderud ZT, Shelley R, Svejcar T, Rinella M, Englund S, Jeremy J. 2014. Altered snowfall and soil disturbance influence the early life stage transitions and recruitment of a native and invasive grass in cold deserts. Oecologia.

Aanderud ZT, Jones SE, Schoolmaster D, Fierer N, Lennon JT. 2013. Snow alters the respiration sensitivity and composition of soil microbial communities. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 57:217-227.

Lennon JT, Aanderud ZT, Lehmkuhl BK, Schoolmaster DR. 2012. Mapping the niche space of soil microorganisms using taxonomy and traits. Ecology. 93:1867-1879.

Aanderud ZT, Lennon JT. 2011. Validation of Heavy-Water Stable Isotope Probing for the Characterization of Rapidly Responding Soil Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77:4589-4596.

Aanderud ZT, Richards JH, Svejcar T, James JJ. 2010. Shift in seasonal precipitation reduces soil organic storage in a cold desert. Ecosystems. 13:673-682.

Aanderud ZT, Richards JH. 2009. Hydraulic redistribution may influence decomposition. Biogeochemistry. 95:323-333.

Presentations

Sowards T, Aanderud ZT, Petersen SL, St Clair SB, Kitchen S, Roundy BA, Madsen MD. Efficacy of abscic acid in delaying germination of pseudoroegneria spicata to reduce seeding failure in sagebrush-steppe restoration efforts. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 2018.

Richardson WC, Roundy BA, Aanderud ZT, Sant K, Madsen MD. A novel approach to model germination timing of native plant species in the great basin. 71st Annual Meeting for the Society for Range Management. Sparks, Nevada, USA. 2018.

Aanderud ZT. Introducing Gradient Along Mountain-to-Urban Transitions observatory network of water resources and quality across Utah, USA. Perth III: Mountains of our future Earth. Perth, Scottland. 2015.

Aanderud ZT. Resuscitation of the rare biosphere contributes to pulses of ecosystem activity. 2015 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore MD. 2015.

Roundy BA, Roundy BA, Bybee J, Young KR, Hulet A, Aanderud ZT, Cline N, Miller R, Tausch R, Chambers. J. Vegetation restoration from piñon-juniper control treatments. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies summer meeting. Reno, Nevada. 2015.