Brent Dalzell

Adjunct Assistant Professor
[email protected]
651-649-5046
150 Borlaug Hall

1991 Upper Buford Circle
St Paul, MN 55108
United States

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Education
  • BS, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, 1997
  • MS, University of Minnesota, 2000
  • PhD, Purdue University, 2004
External Affiliations

USDA ARS

Areas of Interest

Biogeochemistry, Contaminant Hydrology and Water Quality, Ecosystem Modeling

Research

Applied Environmental Geoscience: Application of geochemical and modeling approaches to understand anthropogenic impacts on Earth resources. Evaluation of alternative management practices to improve environmental quality.
Soil Biogeochemistry: Studying the sources, transformations, and sinks of organic carbon and nutrients in soils and their connected aquatic ecosystems by applying a variety of techniques including molecular and stable isotope biomarkers as well as GIS analyses of spatial datasets.

Select Publications

  • Amy T Hansen, Todd Campbell, Se Jong Cho, Jonathon A Czuba, Brent J Dalzell, Christine L Dolph, Peter L Hawthorne, Sergey Rabotyagov, Zhengxin Lang, Karthik Kumarasamy, Patrick Belmont, Jacques C Finlay, Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Karen B Gran, Catherine L Kling, Peter Wilcock. 2021. Integrated assessment modeling reveals near-channel management as cost-effective to improve water quality in agricultural watersheds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024912118
  • Cho, S.J., C. A. Braudrick, C.L. Dolph, S. Day, B.J. Dalzell, and P.R. Wilcock. 2020. Simulation of fluvial sediment dynamics through strategic assessment of stream gauge data: A targeted watershed sediment loading analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111420
  • Dolph, C.L., E. Boardman, M. Danesh, J. Finlay, A. Hansen, A. Baker, and B. Dalzell. 2019. Phosphorus Transport in Intensively Managed Watersheds. Water Resources Research. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR024009
  • Antolini, F., E. Tate, B. Dalzell, N. Young, K. Johnson, and P. Hawthorne. 2019. Flood Risk Reduction from Agricultural Best Management Practices. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12812
  • Gran, K. C. Dolph, A. Baker, M. Bevis, S.J. Cho, J.A. Czuba, B. Dalzell, A. Hansen, S. Kelly, Z. Lang, J. Schwenk, P. Belmont, J.C. Finlay, P. Kumar, S. Rabotyagov, G. Roehrig, P. Wilcock, and E. Foufoula-Georgiou. 2019. The power of environmental observatories for advancing multidisciplinary research, outreach, and decision support: the case of the Minnesota River Basin. Water Resources Research. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR024211
  • Mitchell, N., K. Kumarasamy, S.Cho, P. Belmont, B. Dalzell, and K. Gran. August 2018. Reducing High Flows and Sediment Loading through Increased Water Storage in an Agricultural Watershed of the Upper Midwest, USA. Water. 10, 1053; DOI:10.3390/w10081053
  • Dalzell, B.J. and D.J. Mulla. 2018. Perennial vegetation impacts on stream discharge and channel sources of sediment in the Minnesota River Basin. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 73(2) 120-132. DOI:10.2489/jswc.73.2.120
  • Pennington, D., B. Dalzell, E. Nelson, S. Polasky, D. Mulla, S. Taff, P. Hawthorne., and S. Polasky. 2017. Cost-effective land use planning: Optimizing spatial land management to maximize social benefits. Ecological Economics. 139: 75-90. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.24
  • Fissore, C., B.J. Dalzell, A.A. Berhe, M. Voegtle, M. Evans, and A. Wu. 2016. Influence of topography on soil organic carbon dynamics in a southern California grassland. Catena. 149: 140-149. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.09.016
  • Johnson, K.A., B.J. Dalzell, M. Donahue, J. Gourevitch, D.L. Johnson, G.S. Karlovits, B. Keeler, and J.T. Smith. 2016. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands provide ecosystem service benefits that exceed land rental payment costs. Ecosystem Services. 18: 175-185 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.03.004
  • Dalzell, B.J., J.M.F. Johnson, J. Tallaksen, D.L. Allan, and N.W. Barbour. 2013. Simulated impacts of crop residue removal and tillage on soil organic matter maintenance. Soil Science Society of America Journal.77: 1349-1356. DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0221
  • Keeler, B., S. Polasky, K. Brauman, K. Johnson, J. Finlay, A. O’Neill, K. Kovacs, and B. Dalzell. 2012. Linking water quality and well-being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215991109
  • Dalzell, B.J., J.Y. King, D.J. Mulla, J.C. Finlay, and G.R. Sands. 2011. Influence of subsurface drainage on quantity and quality of dissolved organic matter export from agricultural landscapes. Journal of Geophysical Research. DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001540 [this paper was highlighted in the American Geophysical Union Research Spotlight: Eos 92(31): p. 264]