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Measurement Of Heavy Metals And Enzyme Activities In The Wetlands Of The Moreau River, William Doggett
Measurement Of Heavy Metals And Enzyme Activities In The Wetlands Of The Moreau River, William Doggett
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Research has indicated that the use of animal manure as fertilizer is a significant point source of pollution to the environment. Heavy metals can be found in and from items such as cigarettes, construction sites, mining areas, and some over-the-counter medications. The use of these items can cause serious health effects on humans and the environment. Through surface runoff, the heavy metals are transported to the wetlands causing pollution. The sensitivity of enzymes to the environmental pollution, the ease of assay, and their role in soil biological functions makes them useful tool as indicator of soil quality. The objectives of …
Cover Crops As Tools: How Soil Fungal Communities Can Be Prepared For Successful Prairie Restoration, Andrew Allee, Blake Branch
Cover Crops As Tools: How Soil Fungal Communities Can Be Prepared For Successful Prairie Restoration, Andrew Allee, Blake Branch
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have major impact on plant survival, growth and plant community structure. Current land management practices utilize tilled corn-soybean rotations prior to restoration to control exotic weeds. Here, we investigate whether incorporating no-till practices and different cover crop combinations prior to prairie planting provide a more robust prairie restoration. Measuring fungal community changes occurring in old and conventional fields in comparison to a remnant prairie, we found that community composition of all fields was distinct. AMF richness differed among fields, but diversity did not. We will continue to monitor fungal community composition annually, measuring how cover crop …