Refereed Publications (*denotes undergraduate researcher, # graduate researcher)
Caudle, C., D. Osmond, J.L. Heitman, M.C. Ricker, G. Miller, and S. Wills. 2020. Comparison of soil health metrics for Cecil soils in the North Carolina Piedmont. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 84:978-993. Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2019. Pollen Preservation in Alluvial Soils: Implications for Paleoecology and Land Use Studies. Soil Science Society of America Journal 83:1595-1600. Link.
Ricker, M.C., G.D. Blosser, W.H. Conner, and B.G. Lockaby. 2019. Wood biomass and carbon pools within a floodplain forest of the Congaree River, South Carolina, USA. Wetlands. Link.
Marken, D.B., M.C. Ricker, #A. Rivas, and *E. Maxson. 2019. Low Density Urbanism in the Maya Lowlands: The Case of El Perú-Waka ', Petén, Guatemala. (In Spanish, English version available upon request). Estudios de Cultura Maya. Link.
Lockaby, B.G., N. Noori, W. Morse, W. Zipperer, L. Kalin, R.M. Governo, R. Sawant, and M.C. Ricker. 2016. Climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors associated with West Nile virus incidence in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Journal of Vector Ecology 41:232-243. Link.
Odhiambo, B.K., M.C. Ricker, *L.M. Le Blanc, and *K.A. Moxey. 2016. Effects of forested floodplain soil properties on phosphorous concentrations in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, USA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23:16056-16066. Link.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, G.D. Blosser, and W.H. Conner. 2016. Rapid wood decay and nutrient mineralization in an old-growth bottomland forest. Biogeochemistry 127:323-338. Link.
Pierfelice, K.N., B.G. Lockaby, K.W. Krauss, W.H. Conner, G.B. Noe, and M.C. Ricker. 2015. Salinity influences on aboveground and belowground net primary productivity in tidal wetlands. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001223. Link.
Brodbeck, A.B., J. LeCompte, A.L. Meder, M.C. Ricker, M. Wedge, H. Schurman, and C.J. Anderson. 2015. Evaluating a campus nitrogen-budget for Auburn University, Alabama, USA. Urban Ecosystems 18:1187-1211. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. 2015. Soil organic carbon stocks in a large eutrophic floodplain forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA. Wetlands 35:291-301. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. 2014. Soil biogeochemical processes across a lateral toposequence in an old-growth floodplain forest. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78:2100-2111. Link.
Manuscript also featured in CSA News Magazine 2015 60:13-17: Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2014. Comparison of soil organic carbon dynamics in forested riparian wetlands and adjacent uplands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78:1817-1827. Link.
*Clark, E.V., B.K. Odhiambo, and M.C. Ricker. 2014. Comparative analysis of metal concentrations and sediment chronologies from two Virginia reservoirs, USA: Lakes Moomaw and Pelham. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225:1860. Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, S.W. Donohue, G.A. Blazejewski, and M.S. Zavada. 2013. Soil organic carbon pools in riparian landscapes of southern New England. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77:1070-1079. Link.
Ricker, M.C., S.W. Donohue, M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2012. Development and application of multi-proxy indices of land use change for riparian soils in southern New England, USA. Ecological Applications 22:487-501. Link.
Odhiambo, B.K. and M.C. Ricker. 2012. Spatial and isotopic analysis of watershed soil loss and sediment accumulation rates in Lake Anna, Virginia, USA. Environmental Earth Sciences 65:373-384. Link.
*Ricker, M.C., B.K. Odhiambo, and *J.M. Church. 2008. Spatial analysis of soil erosion and sediment fluxes: a paired watershed study of two Rappahannock River tributaries, Stafford County, Virginia. Environmental Management 41:766-778. Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2019. Pollen Preservation in Alluvial Soils: Implications for Paleoecology and Land Use Studies. Soil Science Society of America Journal 83:1595-1600. Link.
Ricker, M.C., G.D. Blosser, W.H. Conner, and B.G. Lockaby. 2019. Wood biomass and carbon pools within a floodplain forest of the Congaree River, South Carolina, USA. Wetlands. Link.
Marken, D.B., M.C. Ricker, #A. Rivas, and *E. Maxson. 2019. Low Density Urbanism in the Maya Lowlands: The Case of El Perú-Waka ', Petén, Guatemala. (In Spanish, English version available upon request). Estudios de Cultura Maya. Link.
Lockaby, B.G., N. Noori, W. Morse, W. Zipperer, L. Kalin, R.M. Governo, R. Sawant, and M.C. Ricker. 2016. Climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors associated with West Nile virus incidence in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Journal of Vector Ecology 41:232-243. Link.
Odhiambo, B.K., M.C. Ricker, *L.M. Le Blanc, and *K.A. Moxey. 2016. Effects of forested floodplain soil properties on phosphorous concentrations in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, USA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23:16056-16066. Link.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, G.D. Blosser, and W.H. Conner. 2016. Rapid wood decay and nutrient mineralization in an old-growth bottomland forest. Biogeochemistry 127:323-338. Link.
Pierfelice, K.N., B.G. Lockaby, K.W. Krauss, W.H. Conner, G.B. Noe, and M.C. Ricker. 2015. Salinity influences on aboveground and belowground net primary productivity in tidal wetlands. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001223. Link.
Brodbeck, A.B., J. LeCompte, A.L. Meder, M.C. Ricker, M. Wedge, H. Schurman, and C.J. Anderson. 2015. Evaluating a campus nitrogen-budget for Auburn University, Alabama, USA. Urban Ecosystems 18:1187-1211. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. 2015. Soil organic carbon stocks in a large eutrophic floodplain forest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA. Wetlands 35:291-301. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. 2014. Soil biogeochemical processes across a lateral toposequence in an old-growth floodplain forest. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78:2100-2111. Link.
Manuscript also featured in CSA News Magazine 2015 60:13-17: Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2014. Comparison of soil organic carbon dynamics in forested riparian wetlands and adjacent uplands. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78:1817-1827. Link.
*Clark, E.V., B.K. Odhiambo, and M.C. Ricker. 2014. Comparative analysis of metal concentrations and sediment chronologies from two Virginia reservoirs, USA: Lakes Moomaw and Pelham. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225:1860. Link.
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, S.W. Donohue, G.A. Blazejewski, and M.S. Zavada. 2013. Soil organic carbon pools in riparian landscapes of southern New England. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77:1070-1079. Link.
Ricker, M.C., S.W. Donohue, M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. 2012. Development and application of multi-proxy indices of land use change for riparian soils in southern New England, USA. Ecological Applications 22:487-501. Link.
Odhiambo, B.K. and M.C. Ricker. 2012. Spatial and isotopic analysis of watershed soil loss and sediment accumulation rates in Lake Anna, Virginia, USA. Environmental Earth Sciences 65:373-384. Link.
*Ricker, M.C., B.K. Odhiambo, and *J.M. Church. 2008. Spatial analysis of soil erosion and sediment fluxes: a paired watershed study of two Rappahannock River tributaries, Stafford County, Virginia. Environmental Management 41:766-778. Link.
Manuscripts in Review
Manuscripts in Preparation
Ricker, M.C., N. Noori, B.G. Lockaby, R.M. Governo, and N. Liu. The effects of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) mosquito larvae on the biogeochemistry of simulated breeding sites. In preparation for Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.
Technical Reports and Field Tour Guidebooks
Ricker, M.C., and D.B. Marken. 2019. Water management within the connected Xucub Reservoir and Northeast Tank hydrologic systems. (In Spanish with English abstract). In: J.C. Pérez, editor, Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’: Informe No. 16, Temporada 2018. Fundación de Investigación Arqueológica Waka’, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and Z. Cooper. 2018. Using soil descriptions to evaluate surface water management in the Ical Group. (In Spanish with English abstract). In: J.C. Pérez, G.P. Robles, D. Freidel, editors, Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’: Informe No. 15, Temporada 2017. Fundación de Investigación Arqueológica Waka’, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 130-195.
Ricker, M.C., D.J. Steinhauser, and J.T. Prezkop. 2017. The Gibraltar Soil Series: A Historical Record of Coal Mining in the Schuylkill River Basin. In: J.A. Valentine editor, Northeast Regional Pedology Field Tour Guidebook (Pennsylvania Portion), June 14-15, 2017. Available Online. *M.C. Ricker also led tour of Gibraltar soils on 06/14/17.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and A. Rivas. 2017. Chapter VI: Soil coring transects in surface water features: Xucub, Northeast Tank, and Plaza 1 reservoirs. (In Spanish with English abstract). In: J.C. Pérez, editor, Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’: Informe No. 14, Temporada 2016. Fundación de Investigación Arqueológica Waka’, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 161-222.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and Z. Cooper. 2018. Using soil descriptions to evaluate surface water management in the Ical Group. (In Spanish with English abstract). In: J.C. Pérez, G.P. Robles, D. Freidel, editors, Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’: Informe No. 15, Temporada 2017. Fundación de Investigación Arqueológica Waka’, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 130-195.
Ricker, M.C., D.J. Steinhauser, and J.T. Prezkop. 2017. The Gibraltar Soil Series: A Historical Record of Coal Mining in the Schuylkill River Basin. In: J.A. Valentine editor, Northeast Regional Pedology Field Tour Guidebook (Pennsylvania Portion), June 14-15, 2017. Available Online. *M.C. Ricker also led tour of Gibraltar soils on 06/14/17.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and A. Rivas. 2017. Chapter VI: Soil coring transects in surface water features: Xucub, Northeast Tank, and Plaza 1 reservoirs. (In Spanish with English abstract). In: J.C. Pérez, editor, Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’: Informe No. 14, Temporada 2016. Fundación de Investigación Arqueológica Waka’, Guatemala City, Guatemala. p. 161-222.
Selected Presentations (* denotes undergraduate researcher, # denotes graduate researcher)
Plante, A.F., E.K. Williams, S. Kim, and M.C. Ricker. (San Francisco, CA – December, 2019) – Organic carbon storage in anthracite-containing riparian soil. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. and J.G. Taylor. (Wilmington, NC - November, 2019) - Blue carbon stocks and saltwater intrusion: What do we really know? North Carolina Coastal Conference.
Ricker, M.C. and #S. Bradley. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Prying the lid off the "garbage can": Evaluating the Chewacla soil series. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
*Maffie, S. and M.C. Ricker. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Lateral variability and soil formation in alluvial coal deposits within the Schuylkill River Basin, Pennsylvania. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
#Caudle, C., D. Osmond, J. Heitman, M. Ricker, and R. Cook. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Variations present in soil health metrics in a single soil type under differing management systems. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. (Raleigh, NC - October, 2019) - The NC State University Pedology Program. 35th Annual North Carolina Onsite Water Protection Conference.
*Chartier, L., B.K. Odhiambo, M.C. Ricker, and J. Antwi. (Phoenix, AZ – September, 2019) - Biogeochemistry of reclaimed sand-mined soils in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Virginia, USA. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
*Maffie, S. and M. Ricker. (Raleigh, NC – August, 2019) - Lateral variability and soil formation in alluvial coal deposits within the Schuylkill River basin, Pennsylvania. NC State Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
#Caudle, C., D. Osmond, M. Ricker, J. Heitman, and R. Cook. (Pittsburgh, PA – July, 2019) - Assessing soil health metrics in the Piedmont of North Carolina. 74th SWCS International Annual Conference.
Ricker, M.C. (Narragansett, RI – June, 2019) - Complexity in riparian soil formation and ecosystem services. National Cooperative Soil Survey National Meeting.
*Joseph, M., *S. Savidge, J. Whisner, and M.C. Ricker. (Portland, ME – March, 2019) - Impacts of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) at Kocher Park, Columbia County, PA. GSA NE Regional Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Raleigh, NC – January, 2019) - Morphology, genesis, and classification of ancient anthropogenic soils at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., and D.B. Marken. (San Diego, CA – January, 2019) - The role of soil science in interdisciplinary studies at El Peru-Waka', Guatemala. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Link.
Vepraskas, M.J., M.R. Levi, M.C. Ricker, J.N. Shaw, and P.M. Gale. (San Diego, CA – January, 2019) - Systems approach in developing ecological site descriptions. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Auburn, AL – November, 2018) - Interdisciplinary approaches to understand ancient Maya natural resource management at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Departmental Seminar Series.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Harrisburg, PA – October, 2017) - Application of traditional soil pedology in Maya archaeology: Examples of interdisciplinary research at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. PAPSS Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and A. Rivas. (Tampa Bay, FL - October 2017) - Utilizing soils to understand Maya water management at El Peru-Waka', Guatemala. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. Link.
*Sullivan R.J., *D.J. Steinhauser, and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - April, 2017) - Trace Metals in Coal Contaminated Alluvial Soils. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Prezkop, J.T., *S.M. Savidge, and M.C. Ricker. (Pittsburgh, PA – March, 2017) – Trace metal storage in coal legacy sediments deposited along the North Branch Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. GSA Northeast Section Meeting. Link.
*Steinhauser, D.J., *R.J. Sullivan, and M.C. Ricker. (Pittsburgh, PA – March, 2017) – Spatial analysis of contaminant metal trapping on floodplain surfaces of the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania. GSA Northeast Section Meeting. Link.
Ricker, M.C. (San Francisco, CA - December, 2016) - Major Biotic and Abiotic Factors that Influence Soil Carbon Dynamics in Forested Floodplains of the Eastern United States. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Link.
*Prezkop, J.T., *S.M. Savidge, and M.C. Ricker. (Lewisburg, PA - November, 2016) - Analysis of soil geochemistry in tributary alluvial deltas of the Susquehanna River. 11th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium. Link. (Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation)
Ricker, M.C. , *D.J. Steinhauser, *J.T. Prezkop, *S.M. Savidge, and *B.M. Diehl. (Phoenix, AZ – November, 2016) – Environmental functions of alluvial soils in coal mining regions of eastern Pennsylvania. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. Link.
*Steinhauser, D.J. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - July, 2016) - Quantification of the spatial extent and water quality improvement functions of alluvial river islands in the North Branch Susquehanna River basin. 6th Annual Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium. Link. (Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation in Natural Sciences and Engineering)
Marken, D.B., M.C. Ricker, #A. Rivas, and *E. Maxson. (Guatemala City, Guatemala - July, 2016) - El Urbanismo de Baja Densidad en las Tierras Bajas Mayas: El Caso de El Perú-Waka’, Petén, Guatemala. XXX Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala.
*Steinhauser, D.J. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - April, 2016) - Waterborne contaminant removal and storage by alluvial river islands of the Susquehanna River: A case study in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Bogan, M., M. Shepard, and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - December, 2015) - Bloomsburg University upper campus soil survey. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Tompkins, D., C. Venn, M.C. Ricker, and C. Hallen. (Baltimore, MD – November, 2015) – Anthropogenic effects on soil and water chemistry in the middle Schuylkill River watershed, Montgomery Co., PA. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 47,7, p. 729.
Ricker, M.C. (State College, PA – October, 2015) - Changes in riparian zone functions as a result of current and historical land use alteration. Penn State Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar Series.
Ricker, M.C., N. Noori, B.G. Lockaby, and R.M. Governo. (Providence, RI – June, 2015) - Linkages between water quality, biogeochemical processes, and larval southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) growth in simulated breeding sites. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting.
*Diehl, B.M. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA – May, 2015) - The importance, genesis, and spatial extent of transient islands within the Susquehanna River in the Ridge and Valley Province of Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Le Blanc, L.M., *K.A. Moxey, B.K. Odhiambo, and M.C. Ricker. (Blacksburg, VA – April, 2014) – A comparative analysis of the effects of forested buffers and floodplain soil properties on phosphorous dynamics in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, USA. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, Vol. 46, No. 3, p.16.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (Izmir, Turkey – January, 2013) – Nitrogen mineralization trends in floodplain forests of the southeastern United States. International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment Conference.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, and L.D. Behnke. (Charlotte, NC – November, 2012) – Belowground carbon stocks in an old-growth floodplain forest: Congaree National Park, South Carolina. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, Vol. 44, No. 7, p. 424.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (Portland, OR – August, 2012) – Woody debris decomposition and nutrient dynamics in an old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Stolt, M.H., M.C. Ricker, and M. Richardson. (Portland, OR – August, 2012) – Soil organic carbon flux in riparian ecosystems. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (San Antonio, TX – October, 2011) – Assessment of biogeochemical processes in an old-growth bottomland forest: Congaree National Park, South Carolina. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, and M.H. Stolt. (San Antonio, TX – October, 2011) – Soil carbon pools in forested riverine landscapes. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (3rd place graduate student oral presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. (Pittsburgh, PA – November, 2009) – Effects of land use change on riparian zone soils in southern New England. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (1st place graduate student oral presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. (Houston, TX – October, 2008) – Soil morphology and pollen distribution in riparian zones: indices of land use change. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (2nd place graduate student poster presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C. and B.K. Odhiambo. (Denver, CO – October, 2007) – Application of RUSLE2 and isotopic sediment core analyses to estimate watershed soil losses and reservoir sediment accumulation rates for Lake Anna, Virginia. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 39,6, p. 218.
*Ricker, M.C., *J.M. Church, and B.K. Odhiambo. (Harrisburg, PA – April, 2006) – GIS analysis of soil erosion and fluvial sediment fluctuations in two sub-watersheds of the Rappahannock River, Stafford County, Virginia. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 38,2, p. 89.
Ricker, M.C. and J.G. Taylor. (Wilmington, NC - November, 2019) - Blue carbon stocks and saltwater intrusion: What do we really know? North Carolina Coastal Conference.
Ricker, M.C. and #S. Bradley. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Prying the lid off the "garbage can": Evaluating the Chewacla soil series. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
*Maffie, S. and M.C. Ricker. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Lateral variability and soil formation in alluvial coal deposits within the Schuylkill River Basin, Pennsylvania. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
#Caudle, C., D. Osmond, J. Heitman, M. Ricker, and R. Cook. (San Antonio, TX – November, 2019) - Variations present in soil health metrics in a single soil type under differing management systems. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. (Raleigh, NC - October, 2019) - The NC State University Pedology Program. 35th Annual North Carolina Onsite Water Protection Conference.
*Chartier, L., B.K. Odhiambo, M.C. Ricker, and J. Antwi. (Phoenix, AZ – September, 2019) - Biogeochemistry of reclaimed sand-mined soils in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Virginia, USA. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
*Maffie, S. and M. Ricker. (Raleigh, NC – August, 2019) - Lateral variability and soil formation in alluvial coal deposits within the Schuylkill River basin, Pennsylvania. NC State Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
#Caudle, C., D. Osmond, M. Ricker, J. Heitman, and R. Cook. (Pittsburgh, PA – July, 2019) - Assessing soil health metrics in the Piedmont of North Carolina. 74th SWCS International Annual Conference.
Ricker, M.C. (Narragansett, RI – June, 2019) - Complexity in riparian soil formation and ecosystem services. National Cooperative Soil Survey National Meeting.
*Joseph, M., *S. Savidge, J. Whisner, and M.C. Ricker. (Portland, ME – March, 2019) - Impacts of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) at Kocher Park, Columbia County, PA. GSA NE Regional Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Raleigh, NC – January, 2019) - Morphology, genesis, and classification of ancient anthropogenic soils at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., and D.B. Marken. (San Diego, CA – January, 2019) - The role of soil science in interdisciplinary studies at El Peru-Waka', Guatemala. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Link.
Vepraskas, M.J., M.R. Levi, M.C. Ricker, J.N. Shaw, and P.M. Gale. (San Diego, CA – January, 2019) - Systems approach in developing ecological site descriptions. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Link.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Auburn, AL – November, 2018) - Interdisciplinary approaches to understand ancient Maya natural resource management at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Departmental Seminar Series.
Ricker, M.C. and D.B. Marken. (Harrisburg, PA – October, 2017) - Application of traditional soil pedology in Maya archaeology: Examples of interdisciplinary research at El Perú-Waka’, Guatemala. PAPSS Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., D.B. Marken, and A. Rivas. (Tampa Bay, FL - October 2017) - Utilizing soils to understand Maya water management at El Peru-Waka', Guatemala. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. Link.
*Sullivan R.J., *D.J. Steinhauser, and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - April, 2017) - Trace Metals in Coal Contaminated Alluvial Soils. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Prezkop, J.T., *S.M. Savidge, and M.C. Ricker. (Pittsburgh, PA – March, 2017) – Trace metal storage in coal legacy sediments deposited along the North Branch Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. GSA Northeast Section Meeting. Link.
*Steinhauser, D.J., *R.J. Sullivan, and M.C. Ricker. (Pittsburgh, PA – March, 2017) – Spatial analysis of contaminant metal trapping on floodplain surfaces of the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania. GSA Northeast Section Meeting. Link.
Ricker, M.C. (San Francisco, CA - December, 2016) - Major Biotic and Abiotic Factors that Influence Soil Carbon Dynamics in Forested Floodplains of the Eastern United States. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Link.
*Prezkop, J.T., *S.M. Savidge, and M.C. Ricker. (Lewisburg, PA - November, 2016) - Analysis of soil geochemistry in tributary alluvial deltas of the Susquehanna River. 11th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium. Link. (Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation)
Ricker, M.C. , *D.J. Steinhauser, *J.T. Prezkop, *S.M. Savidge, and *B.M. Diehl. (Phoenix, AZ – November, 2016) – Environmental functions of alluvial soils in coal mining regions of eastern Pennsylvania. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. Link.
*Steinhauser, D.J. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - July, 2016) - Quantification of the spatial extent and water quality improvement functions of alluvial river islands in the North Branch Susquehanna River basin. 6th Annual Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium. Link. (Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation in Natural Sciences and Engineering)
Marken, D.B., M.C. Ricker, #A. Rivas, and *E. Maxson. (Guatemala City, Guatemala - July, 2016) - El Urbanismo de Baja Densidad en las Tierras Bajas Mayas: El Caso de El Perú-Waka’, Petén, Guatemala. XXX Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueologicas en Guatemala.
*Steinhauser, D.J. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - April, 2016) - Waterborne contaminant removal and storage by alluvial river islands of the Susquehanna River: A case study in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Bogan, M., M. Shepard, and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA - December, 2015) - Bloomsburg University upper campus soil survey. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Tompkins, D., C. Venn, M.C. Ricker, and C. Hallen. (Baltimore, MD – November, 2015) – Anthropogenic effects on soil and water chemistry in the middle Schuylkill River watershed, Montgomery Co., PA. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 47,7, p. 729.
Ricker, M.C. (State College, PA – October, 2015) - Changes in riparian zone functions as a result of current and historical land use alteration. Penn State Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar Series.
Ricker, M.C., N. Noori, B.G. Lockaby, and R.M. Governo. (Providence, RI – June, 2015) - Linkages between water quality, biogeochemical processes, and larval southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) growth in simulated breeding sites. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting.
*Diehl, B.M. and M.C. Ricker. (Bloomsburg, PA – May, 2015) - The importance, genesis, and spatial extent of transient islands within the Susquehanna River in the Ridge and Valley Province of Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg University College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Day.
*Le Blanc, L.M., *K.A. Moxey, B.K. Odhiambo, and M.C. Ricker. (Blacksburg, VA – April, 2014) – A comparative analysis of the effects of forested buffers and floodplain soil properties on phosphorous dynamics in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, USA. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, Vol. 46, No. 3, p.16.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (Izmir, Turkey – January, 2013) – Nitrogen mineralization trends in floodplain forests of the southeastern United States. International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment Conference.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, and L.D. Behnke. (Charlotte, NC – November, 2012) – Belowground carbon stocks in an old-growth floodplain forest: Congaree National Park, South Carolina. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, Vol. 44, No. 7, p. 424.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (Portland, OR – August, 2012) – Woody debris decomposition and nutrient dynamics in an old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Stolt, M.H., M.C. Ricker, and M. Richardson. (Portland, OR – August, 2012) – Soil organic carbon flux in riparian ecosystems. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C. and B.G. Lockaby. (San Antonio, TX – October, 2011) – Assessment of biogeochemical processes in an old-growth bottomland forest: Congaree National Park, South Carolina. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting.
Ricker, M.C., B.G. Lockaby, and M.H. Stolt. (San Antonio, TX – October, 2011) – Soil carbon pools in forested riverine landscapes. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (3rd place graduate student oral presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. (Pittsburgh, PA – November, 2009) – Effects of land use change on riparian zone soils in southern New England. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (1st place graduate student oral presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C., M.H. Stolt, and M.S. Zavada. (Houston, TX – October, 2008) – Soil morphology and pollen distribution in riparian zones: indices of land use change. Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting. (2nd place graduate student poster presentation in wetland soils (S-10))
Ricker, M.C. and B.K. Odhiambo. (Denver, CO – October, 2007) – Application of RUSLE2 and isotopic sediment core analyses to estimate watershed soil losses and reservoir sediment accumulation rates for Lake Anna, Virginia. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 39,6, p. 218.
*Ricker, M.C., *J.M. Church, and B.K. Odhiambo. (Harrisburg, PA – April, 2006) – GIS analysis of soil erosion and fluvial sediment fluctuations in two sub-watersheds of the Rappahannock River, Stafford County, Virginia. GSA, Abstracts w/ Programs, 38,2, p. 89.
