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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
Full Text:: Algae have shown great potential as a source for renewable fuels. However, current production schemes

Evolution and ecology of the Ceanothus-Frankia symbiosis

Creator:: Jeong, Soon-Chun
Abstract:: The evolutionary relationship between Frankia and actinorhizal plants was evaluated by reconstructing molecular phylogenetic trees from nifH, 16S rDNA, and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Subgroupings in Frankia phylogenetic trees reconstructed from nifH and from 16S rDNA sequences were consistent in terms of plant origins of Frankia strains. Although the branching order...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . These results support the current division of Ceanothus into two monophyletic subgenera and agree with

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
Full Text:: . The first objective of this research was to determine the current state of knowledge about how soils

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:: taking into effect how long-term management activities influence current microbial activity. Over the

The link between nitrogen cycling and soil microbial community composition in forest soils of western Oregon

Creator:: Boyle, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: The objectives of this thesis were to examine the links between soil microbial community composition and function using the nitrogen (N) cycle as a model for these interactions and to assess the impact of environmental factors such as microclimate, vegetation type, and nutrient availability on microbial diversity and N transformations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: phospholipids fatty acid (PLFA) profiling as well as DNA-based techniques have expanded our current knowledge

Linking soluble C to microbial community composition and dynamics during decomposition of ¹³C-labeled ryegrass

Creator:: McMahon, Shawna K.
Abstract:: Ryegrass residue consists of three main C fractions: readily available soluble C, intermediately available cellulose and hemicellulose, and slowly available lignin. Changes in chemical composition during decomposition influence rate of degradation as well as composition of the microbial community involved. Use of ¹³C-labeled plant material coupled with analysis of phospholipid...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soil microbial ecology, an examination of current methodology and some of the limitations of PLFA

Litter controls of microbial community composition and function in forest soils

Creator:: Brant, Justin B.
Abstract:: Most carbon (C) transformations in soil are carried out by a diverse and complex soil microbial community. The size and composition of the soil microbial community is determined by poorly understood interactions between the quantity and chemical composition of plant inputs, as well as climate. Given the metabolic diversity of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: estimated that less than 0.1 % of the microorganisms found in typical soils are culturable using current

Microbial community dynamics associated with rhizosphere carbon flow

Creator:: Butler, Jessica L.
Abstract:: The cycling of root-deposited photo synthate (rhizodeposition) through the soil microbial biomass is widely recognized as a critical component of ecosystem functioning. Little is currently known about the flow of photosynthate through the microbial biomass however. My research goal was to examine if and how the flow of root-deposited photo...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the cycling of rhizosphere carbon. 18 Conclusions The study of rhizosphere biology has taken a

Carbon cycling and priming of soil organic matter decomposition in a forest soil following glucose additions

Creator:: Diaz, David D.
Abstract:: Soils are a globally significant carbon (C) pool and have the potential to respond to elevated CO2 and environmental changes through positive feedback cycles that enhance the turnover of soil organic matter (SOM). Understanding the mechanisms governing the turnover of SOM is particularly important for modeling the fate of C...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 6 Current models of soil C commonly evaluate the turnover of SOC based on soil and atmospheric

Functional profiles of soil microbial communities in second-growth Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: McGinnis, Megan L.
Abstract:: Forests are one of the largest repositories of terrestrial C. Understanding factors that drive organic matter transformations and nutrient efflux from these systems is therefore highly important. Temperate forests are of particular significance due to the large fraction of C that is stored below ground in the soil. Characterizing nutrient...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: response to simple and complex nutrient inputs. Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry 37: 937-944. Conant

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Quantifying the fertilizer value of algal meal : an evaluation of an integrated dairy-anaerobic digester-algae production facility

Evolution and ecology of the Ceanothus-Frankia symbiosis

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

Impact of Dairy Manure Digestate on Microbial Activities in Soil

The link between nitrogen cycling and soil microbial community composition in forest soils of western Oregon

Linking soluble C to microbial community composition and dynamics during decomposition of ¹³C-labeled ryegrass

Litter controls of microbial community composition and function in forest soils

Microbial community dynamics associated with rhizosphere carbon flow

Carbon cycling and priming of soil organic matter decomposition in a forest soil following glucose additions

Functional profiles of soil microbial communities in second-growth Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

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