32. Bush, A., W. A. Monk, Z. G. Compson, D. L. Peters, T. M. Porter, S. Shokralla, M. T. G. Wright, M. Hajibabaei, D. J. Baird. 2020. DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland wilderness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 8539-8545.
31. Liu, J., X. Liu, Q. Song, Z. G. Compson, C. J. LeRoy, F. Luan, H. Wang, Y. Hu, and Q. Yang. 2020. Synergistic effects: a common theme in mixed-species litter decomposition. New Phytologist 227: 757-765.
30. McClenaghan, B., Z. G. Compson, M. Hajibabaei. 2020. Validating metabarcoding-based biodiversity assessments with multi-species occupancy models: a case study using coastal marine eDNA. PLoS ONE 15: e0224119.
29. Bush, A., Z. G. Compson, W. A. Monk, T. M. Porter, R. Steeves, E. Emilson, N. Gagne, M. Hajibabaei, M. Roy, D. J. Baird. 2019. Studying ecosystems with DNA metabarcoding: lessons from biomonitoring of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 434.
28. Compson, Z. G., W. A. Monk, B. Hayden, Z. O’Malley‡, A. Bush, M. Hajababaei, T. Porter, M. Wright, C. Baker, M. Sadnan, A. Curry, and D. J. Baird. 2019. Network-based biomonitoring: exploring freshwater food webs with stable isotope analysis and DNA metabarcoding. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 395.
27. Makiola, A., Z. G. Compson, D. J. Baird, M. A. Barnes, S. P. Boerlijst, A. Bouchez, et al. 2019. Key questions for the next generation of biomonitoring. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 197.
26. Sachs, J., R.D.M. Page, S.J. Baskauf, J. Pender, B. Lujan-Toro, J. Macklin, and Z. G. Compson. 2019. Training and hackathon on building biodiversity knowledge graphs. Research Ideas and Outcomes 5: e36152.
25. Monk, W. A., Z. G. Compson, C. B. Choung, K. Korbel, N. Rideout‡, and D. J. Baird. 2019. Urbanisation of floodplain ecosystems: weight-of-evidence and network meta-analysis elucidate multiple stressor pathways. Science of the Total Environment 684: 741-752.
24. Van den Brink, P., S. A. Bracewell, Z. G. Compson, A. Chariton, K. A. Dafforn, M. Mayer-Pinto, W. A. Monk, A. L. O’Brien, R. B. Schäfer, and D. J. Baird. 2019. Towards a general framework for the assessment of interaction effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems: results from the Making Aquatic Ecosystems Great Again (MAEGA) workshop. Science of the Total Environment 684: 722-726.
23. Compson, Z. G., B. Hungate, T. G. Whitham, G. Koch, P. Dijkstra, A. C. Siders‡, T. Wojtowicz, R. Jacobs†, David N. Rakestraw†, K. Allred†, C. Sayer†, and J. C. Marks. 2018. Linking tree genetics and stream consumers: isotopic tracers elucidate controls on carbon and nitrogen assimilation. Ecology 99: 1759-1770.
22. Compson, Z. G., W. A. Monk, C. J. Curry, D. Gravel, A. Bush, C. J. O. Baker, M. S. Al Manir, A. Riazanov, M. Hajibabaei, S. Shokralla, J. Gibson, S. Stefani, M. Wright, and D. J. Baird. 2018. Linking DNA metabarcoding and text-mining to create network-based biomonitoring tools: a case study on boreal wetland macroinvertebrate communities. Advances in Ecological Research 59(2): 33-74.
21. Gibson, C.A., B. Koch, Z. G. Compson, B. A. Hungate, and J. C. Marks. 2018. Ecosystem responses to restored flow in a travertine river. Freshwater Science 37: 169-177.
20. Monk, W. A., Z. G. Compson, D. G. Armanini, J. M. Orlofske, C. J. Curry, D. L. Peters, J. B. Crocker, and D. Baird. 2018. Flow velocity-ecology thresholds in Canadian rivers: A comparison of trait and taxonomy-based approaches. Freshwater Biology 63: 891-905.
19. Siders‡, A. C., Z. G. Compson, B. A. Hungate, P. Dijkstra, G. W. Koch, A. S. Wymore, A. S. Grandy, and J. C. Marks. 2018. Litter identity affects assimilation of carbon and nitrogen by a shredding caddisfly. Ecosphere 9: e02340.
18. Liu, X. A., J. Sun, R. L. Mau, B. K. Finley, Z. G. Compson, N. van Gestel, J. R. Brown, E. Schwartz, P. Dijkstra, and B. A. Hungate. 2017. Labile carbon input determines the direction and magnitude of the priming effect. Applied Soil Ecology 109: 7-13.
17. McHugh*, T. A., Z. G. Compson*, N. van Gestel*, M. Hayer, L. Ballard, M. Haverty, J. Hines, N. Irvine, D. Krassner, T. Lyons, E. J. Musta, M. Schiff, P. Zint, and E. Schwartz. 2017. Climate controls prokaryotic community composition in desert soils of the southwestern United States. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 93: 1-13.
16. Compson, Z. G., B. A. Hungate, T. G. Whitham, N. Meneses, P. Busby, T. Wojtowicz, A. Ford†, K. J. Adams, and J. C. Marks. 2016. Plant genotype influences aquatic-terrestrial ecosystem linkages through timing and composition of insect emergence. Ecosphere 7: e01331.10.1002/ecs2.1331
15. Compson, Z. G., B. A. Hungate, Koch, G. W. Koch, S. C. Hart, J. M. Maestas†, K. J. Adams, T. G. Whitham and J. C. Marks. 2015. Closely related tree species differentially influence the transfer of carbon and nitrogen from leaf litter up the aquatic food web. Ecosystems 18: 186-201.
14. Wymore, A. S., Z. G. Compson, W. H. McDowell, J. D. Potter, B. A. Hungate, T. G. Whitham and J. C. Marks. 2015. Leaf litter leachate is distinct in optical properties and bioavailability to stream heterotrophs. Freshwater Science 34: 857.
13. Lamit, L. J., P. Busby, M. K. Lau, Z. G. Compson, T. Wojtowicz, P. Busby, A. R. Keith, M. Zinkgraf, J. Schweitzer, S. M. Shuster, C. A. Gehring and T. G. Whitham. 2014. Tree genotype mediates covariance among diverse communities from microbes to arthropods. Journal of Ecology 103: 840-850.
12. Pastor, A., Z. G. Compson, P. Dijkstra, J. L. Riera, E. Martí, F. Sabater, B. A. Hungate, and J. C. Marks. 2014. Stream carbon and nitrogen supplements during leaf litter decomposition: contrasting patterns for two cottonwood species. Oecologia 176: 1111-1121.
11. Wojtowicz, T., Z. G. Compson, J. L. Lamit, T. G. Whitham and C. A. Gehring. 2014. Afterlife effect of leaves from foundation tree species and their hybrids affect a litter-dwelling generalist predator. Oecologia 176: 799-810.
10. Wymore, A. S., H. M. Bothwell, Z. G. Compson, L. J. Lamit, F. M. Walker, S. A. Woolbright, and T. G. Whitham. 2014. Planning for the future: community genetics applications for forest biodiversity and policy. In: Challenges and Opportunities for the World's Forests in the 21st Century. Ed. T Fenning. Springer, New York.
9. Compson, Z. G. 2013. Energy movement from forests to streams: influences of plant genetic identity on aquatic food webs. Northern Arizona University.
8. Compson, Z. G., K. J. Adams, J. A. Edwards†, J. M. Maestas†, T. G. Whitham and J. C. Marks. 2013. Leaf litter quality affects aquatic insect emergence: contrasting patterns from two foundation trees. Oecologia 173: 507-519.
7. Wymore, A. S., Z. G. Compson, C. Liu, L. Price and J. C. Marks. 2013. Contrasting rRNA abundance patterns for aquatic fungi and bacteria on decomposing cottonwood leaves. Freshwater Science 32: 663-672.
6. Compson, Z. G., K. C. Larson, M. S. Zinkgraf and T. G. Whitham. 2011. A genetic basis for the manipulation of sink-source relationships by the galling aphid Pemphigus betae. Oecologia 167: 711-721.
5. Fuller, B. M., L. S. Sklar, Z. G. Compson, K. J. Adams, J. C. Marks and A. C. Wilcox. 2011. Ecogeomorphic feedbacks in regrowth of travertine step-pool morphology after dam decommissioning, Fossil Creek, Arizona. Geomorphology 126: 314-332.
4. Compson, Z. G., M. Z. Mier, and J. C. Marks. 2009. Effects of travertine and flow on leaf retention in Fossil Creek, Arizona. Hydrobiologia 630:187-197.
3. Compson, Z. G. and J. C. Marks. 2007. Changes in leaf litter retention: the effects of travertine and increased flow. In: James, M and E. Reese (eds.) Fossil Creek EcoNotes: a summary of current research results. Fossil Creek Ecosystem Studies Group, Northern Arizona University.
2. Compson, Z. G. 2004. An isotopic examination of cave, spring and epigean trophic structures in Mammoth Cave National Park. Western Kentucky Universtiy.
1. Compson, Z. G., R. Hoyt, and W. J. Oliver. 2002. Using the statistical properties of an Index of Biotic Integrity to examine temporal changes in stream health in creeks of south-central Kentucky. Proceedings of the contributed paper session of the tenth annual symposium on the natural history of lower Tennessee and Cumberland river valleys. The Center for Field Biology of Land Between the Lakes, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee.
†Undergraduate advisee. ‡Graduate advisee. *Joint first-author.