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Characterization of hydrologic parameters and processes in shrink-swell clay soils

Creator:: Stewart, Ryan D.
Abstract:: Vertisols and other vertic-intergrade soils are found all over the globe, including many agricultural and urban areas. These soils are characterized by their cyclical shrinking and swelling behaviors, where bulk density and porosity distribution both vary as functions of time and/or soil moisture. In turn, alterations in physical soil parameters...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Soil Development and Organic Carbon Stocks Across a Lithosequence in the Perhumid Coastal Temperate Rainforests of Southeast Alaska

Creator:: Fedenko, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The perhumid coastal temperate rainforests of southeast Alaska contain an abundance of soil organic carbon (SOC) that has accumulated in a wet, cool climate where forest fire disturbance is minimal and organic matter decomposition rates are low. Coastal temperate rainforests are supported by carbon-rich soils that provide ecosystem services including...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Estimating Lime Requirement for Oregon Soils with Non-Hazardous Soil Test Methods

Creator:: Makepeace, Carl A.
Abstract:: Various soil tests are routinely used in the United States to predict soil lime requirement. New non-hazardous methods have recently been proposed for adoption in Oregon, however the accuracy of these methods for Oregon soils has not been established. The objectives of this investigation were: (a) to document and describe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Relationship of Soil Fungal Communities and Burn Severity to Post-Fire Vegetation Response

Creator:: Roach, Skylar K.
Abstract:: The effects of fire on above-ground forest systems have been extensively studied. However, research on fire effects on belowground processes is lacking. While the soil microbiome is understood to be vital to conifer growth and regeneration, the complexity of soils means that research on the topic has largely been accomplished...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 10.2136/sssaj2004.1729 Maclennan, A. 2019. Relationship of Soil Type and Burn Severity to Post-Fire

Estimation of Soil Particle Size Distribution using CT Scans

Creator:: Boath, Max E.
Abstract:: Remote sensing techniques have been applied extensively in geospatial investigations, but their use in measuring soil physical attributes has been far less explored. Soil particle size distributions (PSD) are indispensable in modeling pedological and hydrological processes as well as biodiversity. However, estimation of PSD via gravimetric measurement methods, the standard...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Water management tools and irrigation strategies for blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry production in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Carroll, Jesse L.
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest region of the United States is known for quality production of blueberries, blackberries, and red raspberries. However, as the climate shifts to warmer, drier, and more extreme summers, growing these water intensive berry crops is becoming increasingly difficult. Furthermore, water regulations within agriculture are becoming more prevalent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 1050, https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1952.03615995001600030027x. Houston, L., S. Capalbo, C. Seavert

Dilute Permanganate Preferentially Oxidizes Polyphenols Rather than Microbial Food: A Reinterpretation of a Common “Active Carbon” Measurement

Creator:: Christy, Isabel
Abstract:: “Active carbon” is a rapidly cycling soil organic carbon (SOC) fraction that acts as an energy and nutrient source for the microbial community. Dilute permanganate oxidation has been used to measure an “active carbon” fraction with the assumption that permanganate oxidation mimics enzymatic decomposition. Permanganate oxidizable carbon (PoxC) has become...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Lithologic Controls on Soil Carbon Partitioning in the Alaskan Coastal Temperate Rainforest

Creator:: Fleiner, Julia H.
Abstract:: Coastal Temperate Rainforests of western North America are carbon dense ecological regions of great importance due to their high biological productivity and climatic conditions leading to the natural accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC). Yet, the distribution of SOC remains understudied in the CTR environments, particularly in upland mineral soils,...
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

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Characterization of hydrologic parameters and processes in shrink-swell clay soils

Soil Development and Organic Carbon Stocks Across a Lithosequence in the Perhumid Coastal Temperate Rainforests of Southeast Alaska

Estimating Lime Requirement for Oregon Soils with Non-Hazardous Soil Test Methods

Relationship of Soil Fungal Communities and Burn Severity to Post-Fire Vegetation Response

Estimation of Soil Particle Size Distribution using CT Scans

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

Water management tools and irrigation strategies for blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry production in the Pacific Northwest

Dilute Permanganate Preferentially Oxidizes Polyphenols Rather than Microbial Food: A Reinterpretation of a Common “Active Carbon” Measurement

Lithologic Controls on Soil Carbon Partitioning in the Alaskan Coastal Temperate Rainforest

Impact of Dairy Manure Digestate on Microbial Activities in Soil

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