Sharon J. Hall
- Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
PO Box 874501
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-5650
Email:
sharonjhall@asu.edu
Home Page:
http://www.halllab.asu.edu/
Biography
Dr. Hall studies the consequences of human activity on the cycling of nutrients within and between terrestrial ecosystems. She uses an experimental approach to pursue questions across ecosystem types (tropical, temperate, arid, urban) and at multiple scales (microbial to regional and global). Her current research investigates 1) the effects of anthropogenic nutrient deposition of carbon and nitrogen on ecosystem processes, and 2) the effects of land use on land cover on ecosystem functioning. Dr. Hall teaches courses on biology and society, soil ecology, and the socio-ecology of residential landscapes.
Selected Publications
Cook, E., S. J. Hall, and K. Larson. In press. Residential landscapes in an urban socio-ecological context: Multi-scalar drivers and legacies of management practices, ecological structure, and ecosystem services. Urban Ecosystems (2011).
Hall, S. J., R. A. Sponseller, N. B. Grimm, D. Huber, J. P. Kaye, C. Clark, and S. Collins 2011. Ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment across an urban airshed in the Sonoran Desert. Ecological Applications 21(3): 640-660.
Hall, S.J. and G.P. Asner. 2007. Biological invasions alter regional N-oxide emissions in Hawaiian rain forests. Global Change Biology (13) 10, 2143-2160.
Pfirman, S., S.J. Hall, and T. Tietenberg. 2005. Environmental programs: Liberal arts colleges and interdisciplinary education. Environmental Science & Technology 39(10): 221A-224A.
Hall, S.J. and P.A. Matson.1999. Nitrogen oxide emissions after nitrogen additions in tropical forests. Nature 400(6740):152-155.
Expertise
biogeochemistry; land use change; agriculture; soil processes; environmental choices; air quality; ecosystem services;Courses
- BIO 311/HPS 340: Biology and Society
- BIO 494: Soil Ecology
- SOS 594/BIO 591/GCU 594: Socioecology of Residential Landscapes
- BIO 494/598: Ecosystem Ecology
Education
- Ph.D., Soil Science, University of California - Berkeley, 1998
- Ed.M., Education, Harvard University, 1992
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Stanford University, 1990
Journal Articles
Boone, C. G., E. M. Cook, S. J. Hall, M. L. Nation, N. B. Grimm, C. B. Raish, D. M. Finch and A. M. York. 2012. A comparative gradient approach as a tool to understanding and managing urban ecosystems. Urban Ecosystems 15:795-807. (link)
Cook, E., S. J. Hall and K. Larson. 2012. Residential landscapes in an urban socio-ecological context: A synthesis of multi-scalar interactions between people and their home environment. Urban Ecosystems 15:19-52. (link)
Davies, R. and S. J. Hall. 2010. Direct and indirect effects of urbanization on soil and plant nutrients in desert ecosystems of the Phoenix metropolitan area, AZ. Urban Ecosystems 13:295-317. (link)
Groffman, P. M., R. V. Pouyat, J. Cavender-Bares, N. C. Bettez, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. Heffernan, S. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. Nelson, J. Oneill-Dunne, L. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. In review. Ecological homogenization of urban America. Frontiers.
Hall, S. J., D. Huber and N. B. Grimm. 2008. Soil N2O and NO emissions in an arid urban ecosystem. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences 113. (link)
Hall, S. J., R. A. Sponseller, N. B. Grimm, D. Huber, J. P. Kaye, C. Clark and S. Collins. 2011. Ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment across an urban airshed in the Sonoran Desert. Ecological Applications 21:640-660. (link)
Kaye, J. P., S. E. Eckert, D. A. Gonzales, J. O. Allen, S. J. Hall, R. A. Sponseller and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Decomposition of urban atmospheric carbon in Sonoran Desert soils. Urban Ecosystems 4:737-754. (link)
Larson, K. L., E. M. Cook, C. Strawhacker and S. Hall. 2010. The influence of diverse values, ecological structure, and geographic context on residents' multifaceted landscaping decisions. Human Ecology 38:747-761. (link)
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. J. Hall. 2011. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils of urban transportation corridors in an arid ecosystem. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 219:473-487. (link)
Marusenko, Y., D. P. Huber and S. J. Hall. 2013. Fungi mediate nitrous oxide production but not ammonia oxidation in aridland soils of the southwestern US. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 63:24-36. (link)
McCrackin, M. L., T. K. Harms, N. B. Grimm, S. J. Hall and J. P. Kaye. 2008. Responses of soil microorganisms to resource availability in urban, desert soils. Biogeochemistry 87:143-155. (link)
Sponseller, R. A., S. J. Hall, D. P. Huber, N. B. Grimm, J. P. Kaye, C. M. Clark and S. L. Collins. 2012. Variation in monsoon precipitation drives spatial and temporal patterns of Larrea tridentata growth in the Sonoran Desert. Functional Ecology 26:750-758. (link)
Steele, M. K., J. B. Heffernan, N. Bettez, C. Buyarski, J. Cavender-Bares, L. Darling, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, S. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. Learned, J. Morse, C. Neill, J. Oneill-Dunne, K. Nelson, L. Ogden, D. E. Pataki and R. Roy Chowdhury. In review. Convergent surface water distributions in U.S. cities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA).
Books and Book Chapters
Spielmann, K., S. J. Hall, M. Kruse-Peeples and D. Nakase. eds. In review. Legacies on the landscape: Long-term Socio-ecological Interactions in the Southwestern U.S. from Field to Table: The Historical Ecology of Regional Subsistence Strategies. University of South Carolina Press. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Posters/Presentations
Ahmed, B., R. A. Sponseller, N. B. Grimm and S. J. Hall. 2008. Observed extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Allen, J. O., D. A. Gonzales, R. A. Sponseller, S. J. Hall and N. B. Grimm. 2008. Atmospheric dry deposition of gaseous and particulate nitrogen to urban-influenced Sonoran Desert sites in central Arizona. Presentation at the April 2008 18th Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences, Orlando, FL.
Camba, M. O., E. Warkus, D. Nakase, C. Strawhacker, J. Learned and S. J. Hall. 2013. Landscape legacies influence rock and succulent distribution. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Cook, E. M., S. J. Hall and K. L. Larson. 2008. Residential landscapes: Synthesis of the literature and preliminary survey results. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Cook, E. M., S. J. Hall and K. L. Larson. 2008. A synthesis of the ecological properties and processes of urban residential landscapes. Poster presented August 3-8 at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Milwaukee, WI.
Cook, E., S. J. Hall, K. L. Larson and C. A. Strawhacker. 2009. An interdisciplinary, multi-scalar framework for understanding the social and ecological dynamics of residential landscapes: A case study in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented September 13-17 at the 2009 LTER All Scientist Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change. Estes Park, CO.
Cook, E. M., S. Hall, R. A. Sponseller, D. P. Huber, S. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2011. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition fluxes in arid Phoenix, Arizona: A comparison of sampling methods. Poster presented at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Cook, E. M., S. J. Hall, R. Sponseller, D. P. Huber, S. R. Earl and N. B. Grimm. 2012. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Phoenix AZ is lower than expected: Findings from a methods comparison. Poster presented at the 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Cook, E. M., P. Padgett and S. J. Hall. 2013. Effects of co-occurring urban atmospheric compounds on desert herbaceous plants. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Cook, E., C. Strawhacker, K. L. Larson and S. J. Hall. 2009. Values and other social drivers of the management and ecological properties of residential landscapes in Phoenix, Arizona. Presentation at the August 2-7, 2009 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Davies, R. and S. Hall. 2007. The effects of urbanization on belowground process in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at the January 10, 2007 CAP LTER Ninth Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Davies, R. and S. Hall. 2006. The effects of urbanization on below-ground processes in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at the Sept 2, 2006 meeting of the All Scientists Meeting for the Long-Term Ecological Research Network, Estes Park, CO.
Funke, B. M., E. M. Cook, S. J. Hall, K. L. Larson, C. Strawhacker and V. Turner. 2009. Legacy effects and the social-ecological dynamics of residential landscapes: An interdisciplinary study in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented at the 15 January 2009, 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Funke, B., E. Cook, C. Strawhacker, V. Turner, K. L. Larson and S. J. Hall. 2009. Legacy effects and the socio-ecological dynamics of residential landscapes: An interdisciplinary study in Phoenix, AZ. Poster presented at the March 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV.
Gonzales, D. A., J. O. Allen, R. A. Sponseller, S. J. Hall and N. B. Grimm. 2008. Atmospheric dry deposition of gaseous and particulate nitrogen to urban-influenced Sonoran Desert sites. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Grimm, N. B., J. Kaye, S. Hall, J. O. Allen and D. B. Lewis. 2004. A distinct urban biogeochemistry?. Presented at July 30-August 7, 2004, 89th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR.
Grimm, N. B., J. P. Kaye, S. J. Hall, J. O. Allen and D. B. Lewis. 2005. A distinct urban biogeochemistry?. Poster presented at the 19 January 2005 CAP LTER Seventh Annual Poster Symposium, International Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Hall, S. J., N. B. Grimm, S. L. Collins, K. Gade, D. Hope, G. D. Jenerette, A. Kinzig, J. D. Schade, R. Sponseller, J. R. Welter, W. Wu, T. Johns, M. Luck, R. Erickson and C. Kochert. 2002. NOx emissions and uptake by urban soils. Poster presented at January 17, 2002, CAP LTER Fourth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Hall, S., N. Grimm, J. Kaye and J. Allen. 2006. Ecosystem response to the urban atmosphere in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at the 6-11 August 2006 91st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN.
Hall, S. J., H. Schaafsma, J. Trujillo and J. Briggs. 2008. Legacies of prehistoric agriculture in the arid US Southwest. Presentation at the August 3-8, 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, WI; Symposium "Combining Archaeological and Ecological Perspectives to Understand the Reciprocal Dynamics of People Ecosystems that Sustain Them".
Hall, S. J., B. Shrestha, S. Yabiku, J. Glick, A. York, D. Ghimire, L. An and S. Murphy. 2013. Human community dynamics and social-ecological vulnerability in a biodiversity hotspot. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Hall, S. J., R. Sponseller, N. B. Grimm, D. Huber, C. Clark, S. L. Collins, J. P. Kaye and J. Allen. 2009. Ecosystem response to the urban atmosphere in the Sonoran Desert. Presentation at the August 2-7, 2009 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Huber, D. P., K. A. Lohse and S. J. Hall. 2013. Climate controls the fate of anthropogenic nitrogen additions in desert ecosystems. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Larson, K. L., E. Cook, J. Brumand, S. Hall and K. Feldbauer. 2013. The social ecology of residential landscape management: Complex effects, tradeoffs and legacies in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Learned, J., D. Nakase, E. Vivoni and S. J. Hall. 2013. Experimentally validated mathematical modeling reveals the influence of surface rock cover on soil water availability in a semi-arid ecosystem. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Marusenko, Y., F. Garcia-Pichel and S. J. Hall. 2013. Nitrogen fertilization creates new niches for ammonia-oxidizing microbial communities in soil. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Marusenko, Y. and S. Hall. 2010. Magnitude, distribution, and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban highway soils. Poster presented at the January 14, 2010 12th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability.
Marusenko, Y., S. Hall and P. Herckes. 2009. The fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in urban soil. Poster presented at 14-16 September 2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. J. Hall. 2009. The fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in urban soil. Poster presented at February 13, 2009 Graduates in Earth, Life, and Social Sciences (GELSS) Symposium, Arizona State University.
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. J. Hall. 2009. Fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in arid urban soil. Poster presented at August 2-7, 2009 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. Hall. 2009. The fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in urban soil. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, January 15, 2009, Global Institute of Sustainability. (link)
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. J. Hall. 2009. The fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in urban soil. Poster presented at February 27, 2009, Frontiers in Life Sciences (FiLS) Dynamic Deserts Conference, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University.
Marusenko, Y., P. Herckes and S. J. Hall. 2009. The fate of combustion-derived carbon deposition in urban soil. Poster presented at March 20, 2009 Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Appreciation Poster Session, Arizona State University.
Marusenko, Y., D. Huber and S. Hall. 2009. Denitrification in desert soils: Importance of fungi. Poster presented at 14-16 September 20009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Marusenko, Y. Y., K. A. Wyant, S. J. Hall and J. L. Sabo. 2012. Land-use type affects biogeochemical cycling, soil microbial communities, and the belowground food-web in an arid ecosystem. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
McHale, M. R., N. B. Grimm, L. A. Baker, B. A. Koerner, K. Li and S. J. Hall. 2009. Impacts of urbanization on regional and global carbon cycling: A complete carbon budget of Phoenix metropolitan region as a case study. Presentation at the August 2-7, 2009 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
Ramirez, B., Y. Marusenko and S. J. Hall. 2012. Characterizing ammonia oxidizing communities under legumes and non-legume plants in the Sonoran Desert. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Salem, M., E. Cook, K. L. Larson and S. J. Hall. 2009. Effects of landscape cover on microclimate in urban residential landscapes of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Poster presented March 22-27 at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV.
Sayles, J. S., E. M. Cook, K. L. Larson and S. J. Hall. 2011. The influence of environmental values and neighborhood context on household-level biodiversity. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Schaafsma, H., M. Kruse, W. Russel, J. Briggs, K. Spielmann and S. Hall. 2008. Ancient agriculture of the Perry Mesa tradition in central Arizona: Interpreting ancient land-use and modern landscapes. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Schmoker, M. K., E. M. Cook, S. Amaru, J. K. Learned, S. L. Collins and S. J. Hall. 2012. Bottom-up vs. top-down regulation of desert annual plants in an urban arid ecosystem. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Schmoker, M. E., E. M. Cook, S. L. Collins and S. Hall. 2011. Impacts of urban soil nitrogen availability and herbivory on primary production of herbaceous annual plants in an arid ecosystem. Poster presented at the 7-12 August 2011 96th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
Strawhacker, C., E. M. Cook, K. L. Larson and S. J. Hall. 2009. Landscape preferences and yard management: The effects of homeowner's values on residential landscapes. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, January 15, 2009, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Warkus, E., D. Nakase, J. K. Learned and S. J. Hall. 2012. Spatial associations between surface rocks and succulents in the Agua Fria National Monument. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Wyant, K. A., Y. M. Marusenko, S. J. Hall and J. L. Sabo. 2013. Land-use type changes the belowground food-web in an arid, urban ecosystem. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Current Projects/Teams
Ecological Homogenization of Urban America
Ecosystem Response to N and Organic C Deposition from the Urban Atmosphere
Feedbacks between Human Community Dynamics and Sociological Vulnerability in a Biodiversity Hotspot
Legacies on the Landscape: Prehistoric Human Land Use and Long-Term Ecological Change 
