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  1. “Land use is reliably predicted by soil burst respiration profiles”

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, October 2025, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  2. Unveiling the factors shaping variability in biomass productivity: Meta-analysis of outdoor pilot-scale microalgal cultures

    Article • Bioresource Technology, August 2025, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  3. Renewable energy sources for arctic food sufficiency and sustainability

    Article • npj Sustainable Agriculture, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  4. Author Correction: Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  5. The Impact of Wheat Growth Stages on Soil Microbial Communities in a Rain-Fed Agroecosystem

    Article • Microorganisms, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Adrian Unc

  6. Author Correction: Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  7. Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  8. Soil carbon in the boreal region under climate and land use change

    Article • Soil Use and Management, July 2024, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  9. Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change

    Article • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Adrian Unc

  10. Corrigendum to “A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion” [Appl. Soil Ecol. 183 (2023) 104762]

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  11. The rate dependent efficacy of biochar for crop yield and nutrition on Podzols newly converted from boreal forests

    Article • Field Crops Research, November 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  12. Impact of fertilizer source on the dynamics of carbon and nutrients in a podzol designated for land‐use conversion

    Article • Soil Use and Management, April 2023, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  13. Soil nematode trophic structure and biochar addition in recently converted boreal lands

    Article • Soil Research, March 2023, CSIRO Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  14. Soil community catabolic profiles for a semiarid reclaimed surface coalmine

    Article • International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Adrian Unc

  15. Comparison of agri-environmental phosphorus tests for boreal agricultural and natural Podzols

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, March 2023, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  16. Ex situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried–sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, March 2023, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  17. A review of nematodes as biological indicators of sustainable functioning for northern soils undergoing land-use conversion

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, March 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  18. Utility of wood ash, paper sludge and biochar for the mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions from acid boreal soils

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, March 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  19. Microbial denitrification

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  20. Microbial mobility and transport in soils

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  21. Septic systems and municipal waste disposal on land

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  22. Soil respiration

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  23. The impacts of rock pulverization on soil quality and functional soil nematode and respiration properties of boreal lands converted from forest to agricultural use

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, December 2022, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  24. The challenges fraught opportunity of agriculture expansion into boreal and Arctic regions

    Article • Agricultural Systems, December 2022, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  25. Phosphorus Sorption Capacity and Its Relationships With Soil Properties Under Podzolic Soils of Atlantic Canada

    Article • Frontiers in Soil Science, September 2022, Frontiers

    Adrian Unc

  26. The utility of biochar for increasing the fertility of new agricultural lands converted from boreal forests

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, March 2022, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  27. Editorial: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Boreal and Arctic Regions

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, February 2022, Frontiers

    Adrian Unc

  28. Orchard floor management effect on soil free-living nematode communities

    Article • Soil Research, November 2021, CSIRO Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  29. Understanding soil fertility status in Newfoundland from standard farm soil tests

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, September 2021, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  30. Expansion of Agriculture in Northern Cold-Climate Regions: A Cross-Sectoral Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, July 2021, Frontiers

    Adrian Unc, Hirohiko Nagano

  31. Phosphate removal from landfill leachate using ferric iron bioremediation under anaerobic condition

    Article • Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  32. Effect of the biogenic precipitation of calcium carbonate on bacterial transport in sand columns

    Article • Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  33. Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  34. Phosphorus adsorption characteristics in forested and managed podzolic soils

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, March 2021, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  35. Growing Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) in seawater supplemented with digestate: Trade-offs between increased salinity, nutrient and light availability

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  36. Vineyard soil microbial community under conventional, sustainable and organic management practices in a Mediterranean climate

    Article • Soil Research, January 2021, CSIRO Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  37. Depth Sensitivity of Apparent Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements using Multi-coil and Multi-frequency Electromagnetic Induction

    Article • Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, September 2020, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society

    Adrian Unc

  38. Comparison of Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) for Mapping Properties in Shallow Podsolic Soils

    Article • Sensors, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Adrian Unc

  39. Addition of biochar to acidic boreal podzolic soils enhances micronutrient availability and crop productivity

    Article • Open Agriculture, January 2020, De Gruyter

    Adrian Unc

  40. Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market

    Article • Canadian Journal of Soil Science, December 2019, Canadian Science Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  41. Effect of Biochar Application Rates on the Hydraulic Properties of an Agricultural-Use Boreal Podzol

    Article • Soil Systems, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Adrian Unc

  42. Temporal stability of soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) in managed podzols

    Article • Acta Geophysica, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  43. Nutrient-driven algal-bacterial dynamics in semi-continuous, pilot-scale photobioreactor cultivation of Nannochloropsis salina CCMP1776 with municipal wastewater nutrients

    Article • Algal Research, May 2019, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  44. Soil bacterial community associated with the dioecious Acanthosicyos horridus in the Namib Desert

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  45. The effect of human trampling activity on a soil microbial community at the Oulanka Natural Reserve, Finland

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  46. Soil Moisture Mapping Using Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Sensors on Managed Podzols

    Article • Agronomy, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Adrian Unc

  47. Using agro-industrial wastes for the cultivation of microalgae and duckweeds: Contamination risks and biomass safety concerns

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, July 2018, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  48. Examination of particle dispersion when saline concentrate is released in septic tank wastewater

    Article • Sustainable Water Resources Management, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  49. Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the environment of Hranice Abyss, the world’s deepest flooded cave (Hranice karst, Czech Republic)

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  50. Northward shift of the agricultural climate zone under 21st-century global climate change

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  51. Effect of agronomic treatments on the accuracy of soil moisture mapping by electromagnetic induction

    Article • CATENA, May 2018, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  52. Impact of projected land conversion on water balance of boreal soils in western Newfoundland

    Article • Journal of Water and Climate Change, August 2017, IWA Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  53. Algal Research, Special Issue Editorial: Wastewater and Algae; Risk, biofuels and long-term sustainability

    Article • Algal Research, June 2017, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  54. Defining wastewaters used for cultivation of algae

    Article • Algal Research, June 2017, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  55. Note to Editor: Microalgae cultivation for wastewater treatment and biofuel production: a bibliographic overview of past and current trends

    Article • Algal Research, June 2017, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  56. In vitro examination of the application of saline concentrate to septic tank wastewater

    Article • Sustainable Water Resources Management, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  57. Review of the cultivation program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

    Article • Algal Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  58. The influence of flint stones on a soil microbial community in the northern Negev Desert

    Article • AIMS Microbiology, January 2017, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Adrian Unc

  59. Desert Perennial Shrubs Shape the Microbial-Community Miscellany in Laimosphere and Phyllosphere Space

    Article • Microbial Ecology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  60. Responses of the soil microbial catabolic profile and diversity to vegetation rehabilitation in degraded semiarid grassland

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  61. Diversity of endophytes across the soil-plant continuum for Atriplex spp. in arid environments

    Article • Journal of Arid Land, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  62. Enzymatic Pre-treatment of Wastewater to Minimize Recovery by Reverse Transcriptase PCR of RNA from Inactive Bacteriophages

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  63. Examination of biotic and abiotic controls of soil bacterial diversity under perennial shrubs in xeric soils

    Article • CATENA, April 2015, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  64. Temperature effect on the transport of bromide and E. coli NAR in saturated soils

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Bahram Gharabaghi, Adrian Unc

  65. Soil and Waste Matrix Affects Spatial Heterogeneity of Bacteria Filtration during Unsaturated Flow

    Article • Water, February 2015, MDPI AG

    Adrian Unc

  66. Mini-review: A priori considerations for bacteria–algae interactions in algal biofuel systems receiving municipal wastewaters

    Article • Algal Research, April 2014, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  67. Role of Nannochloropsis salina for the recovery and persistence of MS2 virus in wastewater

    Article • Algal Research, April 2014, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  68. Short RNA indicator sequences are not completely degraded by autoclaving

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  69. Survival ofPseudomonas fluorescensCHA0 in Soil; Impact of Calcium Carbonate and Temperature

    Article • Arid Land Research and Management, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Adrian Unc

  70. Pyrosequencing estimates of the diversity of antibiotic resistant bacteria in a wastewater system

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, April 2013, IWA Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  71. Impact of calcium carbonate and temperature on survival of Escherichia coli in soil

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, April 2013, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  72. Soil Microbial Diversity in the Vicinity of Desert Shrubs

    Article • Microbial Ecology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  73. Significance of physical weathering of two-texturally different soils for the saturated transport of Escherichia coli and bromide

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Bahram Gharabaghi, Adrian Unc

  74. Analysis of matrix effects critical to microbial transport in organic waste‐affected soils across laboratory and field scales

    Article • Water Resources Research, April 2012, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Adrian Unc

  75. Effect of regenerated soil structure on unsaturated transport of Escherichia coli and bromide

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Bahram Gharabaghi, Adrian Unc

  76. A PCR-DGGE approach to evaluate the impact of wastewater source on the antibiotic resistance diversity in treated wastewater effluent

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, April 2012, IWA Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  77. Microarray Assessment of Virulence, Antibiotic, and Heavy Metal Resistance in an Agricultural Watershed Creek

    Article • Journal of Environmental Quality, March 2012, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  78. Bacterial filtration rates in repacked and weathered soil columns

    Article • Geoderma, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Bahram Gharabaghi, Adrian Unc

  79. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOURCE OF WASTE USED TO PRODUCE AUTOTHERMAL AEROBIC DIGESTED BIOSOLIDS ON THE APPARENT PHYTOAVAILABILITY OF COPPER AND ZINC

    Article • The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, November 2011, Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management

    Adrian Unc

  80. Discriminatory power of MicroResp^TM^ analyses across variable spatial scales in semiarid ecological zones

    Article • Nature Precedings, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  81. Soil Disturbance Increases Soil Microbial Enzymatic Activity in Arid Ecoregions

    Article • Nature Precedings, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  82. Endophyte Microbiome Diversity in Micropropagated Atriplex canescens and Atriplex torreyi var griffithsii

    Article • PLOS One, March 2011, PLOS

    Adrian Unc

  83. Composted biosolids as a source of iron for hybrid poplars (Populus sp.) grown in northwest New Mexico

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  84. Do aluminium concentrations in drinking water inhibit cultivation of Escherichia coli?

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, July 2010, IWA Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  85. Saturated and unsaturated transport of cow manure-borne Escherichia coli through in situ clay loam lysimeters

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2010, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  86. The role of lysimeters in the development of our understanding of processes in the vadose zone relevant to contamination of groundwater aquifers

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, January 2010, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  87. Influence of organic waste type and soil structure on the bacterial filtration rates in unsaturated intact soil columns

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2009, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  88. Agronomic Evaluation of ThermAer ATAD Biosolids; Greenhouse Growth Trials

    Article • Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, January 2009, Water Environment Federation

    Adrian Unc

  89. Culturable Escherichia coli in Soil Mixed with Two Types of Manure

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, May 2006, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  90. Effect of Spring Application of a Paper Mill Soil Conditioner on Corn Yield

    Article • Agronomy Journal, May 2006, Wiley

    Adrian Unc

  91. Impact of organic waste amendments on soil hydraulic properties and on water partitioning

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, May 2006, Emerald

    Adrian Unc

  92. Recovery of Escherichia coli from Soil after Addition of Sterile Organic Wastes

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2006, ASM Journals

    Adrian Unc

  93. Transport of bacteria from manure and protection of water resources

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2004, Elsevier

    Adrian Unc

  94. Movement of Faecal Bacteria through the Vadose Zone

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, October 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc

  95. Development of a Protocol for Sampling Faecal Coliform Bacteria Originating from Manure in the Vadose Zone

    Article • Water Quality Research Journal, February 2000, IWA Publishing

    Adrian Unc

  96. Transport of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Microorganisms from Manure into Surface- and Groundwater

    Article • January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Adrian Unc