A sequence of soil profiles was sampled along a climate-vegetation transect on the dated Mazama pumice fall in central
Oregon. The <2 μ size fraction from each sample was characterized
with respect to the relative significance of amorphous and
crystalline components, and the individual minerals of the latter
group were...
Effects of three mulches of tree foliage and twigs (red alder, Douglas-fir, and
salal) and homogenized, partially decomposed material (forest floor) on soil macronutrients
(Ca, K, Mg, P, NO3, and NH4) were evaluated in the summer of 1997. These
effects were measured with buried, coated ion-exchange resin bags at two...
A variety of soil properties have been proposed and tested as potential
indicators of soil quality. This study was conducted in an effort to produce a
standardized soil quality index for systems in Oregon. Soils in both forested and
agricultural systems were sampled in a wide variety of locations, climates,...
Six headwalls in the central Oregon coast range were selected for study of soil engineering properties and vegetativecharacteristics important for analysis of slope stability. The headwalls were considered representative of those which would be candidates for timber leave areas due to geomorphic and topographic features, including steepness of slope and...
The mechanisms governing short- and long-term belowground carbon
dynamics need to be understood. As part of a larger project developed to assess the
effect of quantity and quality of litter inputs on the rate of soil organic matter (SOM)
formation, I examined SOM in the H. J. Andrews Detritus Input...
Soil carbonate is used to interpret paleoenvironmental conditions in the Eastern Korinthia, Greece, with the use of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes. The Eastern Korinthia consists of a series of marine terraces ranging in age from ~600 to 70.2 ka. The lateral stratigraphic context of the marine terraces allows the...
Dense hyphal mats formed by ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi are prominent features in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forest soils and have been estimated to cover up to 40% of the forest floor in some stands. Although previous studies have examined various aspects of EcM fungi, little is known about their associated microbial...