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Effects of 20 years of litter and root manipulations on soil organic matter dynamics

Creator:: Wig, Jennifer D.
Abstract:: Globally, the forestry sector is the second largest contributor of greenhouse gases, and sustainable forest management is a major target of international environmental policy. However, there is the assumption underlying many policy recommendations that an increase in above-ground carbon stocks correspond to long term increases in ecosystem carbon stocks, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in soil respiration rates, probably due to decreases in moisture and organic matter content, but

Assessing the role of reactive metal species in soil organic matter cycling using chemical imaging

Creator:: Keiluweit, Marco
Abstract:: Intimate associations with reactive metal species permanently protect soil organic matter (SOM) from microbial access and oxidation, contributing to the build-up of organic carbon (C) stocks in soils. It is increasingly recognized, however, that such associations can be reversible and that reactive metal species might even facilitate the oxidation of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Marco Keiluweit for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science

Exploring mechanisms that drive the development of reversible soil hydrophobicity

Creator:: Woolverton, Priscilla B.
Abstract:: This study focuses on one widespread characteristic of poor soil quality: hydrophobic soil. Previous research has produced conclusive evidence to show that soil hydrophobicity is affected by soil organic matter (SOM) and soil water content (WC). Hydrophobicity that responds to changes in WC is a unique form of surface hydrophobicity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: as to why soil moisture content impacts the expression of soil hydrophobicity (Doerr and Thomas

Soil organic carbon response to six years of warming : assessing the impacts of altered diurnal temperature range

Creator:: Murphey, Virginia L. W.
Abstract:: There is a growing consensus that anthropogenic warming will impact soil organic matter (SOM). Globally, soil contains 2-3 times more carbon (C) than plants, and like plants, temperature induced change of SOM could have significant climate repercussions. Although, the majority of warming experiments have increased day and night temperatures equally,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: content (mean ± s.e.) of soil density fractions at a) 0-10cm and b) 10-20cm for ambient (AMB), symmetric

Exploring Soil-Landscape Relationships on the Pacific Slope of Monteverde, Costa Rica

Creator:: Hesson, Kevin M.
Abstract:: Landscape positions have been used to determine soil properties. My soil study in Monteverde on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica was designed to examine soil-landscape relationships for sites with various land use histories and management. Soil pits were dug at Nacimiento y Vida, Crandell, Curi-cancha, La Calandria, and Finca...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: information on soil carbon content and clay content for the probe points. Statistical analysis revealed a

Identification, Quantification, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives in Soil after Steam Enhanced Extraction

Creator:: Santiago Delgado, Lisandra
Abstract:: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental contaminants produced mainly from the incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of organic matter. PAHs are among the major contaminants at over 800 Superfund sites, nationwide. Thermal remediation is used as a method to remediate soils contaminated with PAHs through the use of heat to mobilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives in Soil after Steam Enhanced Extraction. Abstract approved

Interactions between ecosystem nitrogen and bedrock control long-term calcium sources in Oregon Coast Range forests

Creator:: Hynicka, Justin D.
Abstract:: Ecosystem nitrogen (N) supply strongly influences the availability and cycling of other essential nutrients in temperate forests, especially calcium (Ca). Short-term additions of N that exceed ecosystem demands often increase dissolved nitrate fluxes and decrease soil pH, which can stimulate soil Ca loss. However, the long-term effects of high N...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: weathering at sites with the highest soil N. Surprisingly, differences in fresh rock Ca content and base

Response of Striga-susceptible and Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes to soil phosphorus and colonization by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

Creator:: Leytem, Alicia B.
Abstract:: Striga, a genus of obligate parasitic weeds in the family Orobanchaceae, has been identified as the most important biological factor limiting agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Germination of Striga seeds is triggered by strigolactone root exudates from host plants. Strigolactones also induce hyphal branching in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: properties, such as soil structure, organic matter content, and soil fertility can be significantly

An Examination of Factors Controlling the Activity of Ammonia- and Nitrite-oxidizers in Diverse Soils

Creator:: Giguere, Andrew T.
Abstract:: Nitrification is a critical step in the global nitrogen cycle involving the biological oxidation of ammonia (NH₃) to nitrite (NO₂⁻ ) and then to nitrate (NO₃⁻). The first step in nitrification is carried out by NH₃-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA), and the second by NO₂⁻-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). In addition...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: content of soil samples was determined. The three field samples of cropped or non-cropped soil from each

Patterns of carbon storage within a mature northern highbush blueberry production system

Creator:: Nemeth, Denise Alexandra
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine how organic matter (incorporated vs. surface mulch) and nitrogen fertilization rate impact northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plant biomass, carbon accumulation, plant losses and allocation, and mycorrhizal infection in mature plants, and 2) determine the magnitude of carbon fluxes (carbon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: planting to increase soil organic matter content and maintain the appropriate pH 3 level, around

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Effects of 20 years of litter and root manipulations on soil organic matter dynamics

Assessing the role of reactive metal species in soil organic matter cycling using chemical imaging

Exploring mechanisms that drive the development of reversible soil hydrophobicity

Soil organic carbon response to six years of warming : assessing the impacts of altered diurnal temperature range

Exploring Soil-Landscape Relationships on the Pacific Slope of Monteverde, Costa Rica

Identification, Quantification, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives in Soil after Steam Enhanced Extraction

Interactions between ecosystem nitrogen and bedrock control long-term calcium sources in Oregon Coast Range forests

Response of Striga-susceptible and Striga-resistant sorghum genotypes to soil phosphorus and colonization by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

An Examination of Factors Controlling the Activity of Ammonia- and Nitrite-oxidizers in Diverse Soils

Patterns of carbon storage within a mature northern highbush blueberry production system

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