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Soil Health and the Response of the Soil Microbial Community to Disturbances across Western North America

Creator:

Kersey, Jordan H.

Abstract:

Temperate coniferous forests, such as those that cover vast areas of the western US and Canada, have evolved to depend on cycles of disturbance for succession of species and overall ecosystem maintenance. Many of these forest systems are managed, often for timber production, where disturbances are of anthropogenic origin and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Impact of Dairy Manure Digestate on Microbial Activities in Soil

Creator:

Waggoner, Ashley L

Abstract:

Amendments and fertilizers applied to optimize crop production and improve soil health also supply inputs of soil organic matter (SOM) and nutrients that affect soil microorganisms. In the dairy-intensive Pacific Northwest, dairy manure is stored as slurry mixtures until conditions are appropriate for soil application. During storage, the manure begins...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

oxide emissions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 80, 1560–1571. doi:10.2136
Quantifying the fertilizer value of algal meal : an evaluation of an integrated dairy-anaerobic digester-algae production facility

Creator:

Andrews, Shannon B.

Abstract:

Algae have shown great potential as a source for renewable fuels. However, current production schemes have not been able to prove a sustainable energy return on investment due in part to the high costs of nutrient addition and the energy required for drying the biomass. Integrated algae-dairy production systems have...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis