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Full-Text Articles in Soil Science
Modeling Spatial Distributions Of Tidal Marsh Blue Carbon Using Morphometric Parameters From Lidar, Bonnie Turek
Modeling Spatial Distributions Of Tidal Marsh Blue Carbon Using Morphometric Parameters From Lidar, Bonnie Turek
Masters Theses
Tidal marshes serve as important “blue carbon” ecosystems that accrete large amounts of carbon with limited area. While much attention has been paid to the spatial variability of sedimentation within salt marshes, less work has been done to characterize spatial variability in marsh carbon density. Driven by tidal inundation, surface topography, and sediment supply, soil properties in marshes vary spatially with several parameters, including marsh platform elevation and proximity to the marsh edge and tidal creek network. We used lidar to extract these morphometric parameters from tidal marshes to map soil organic carbon (SOC) at the meter scale. Fixed volume …
Using Soil And Forest Type To Map Bedrock In Nemo, South Dakota, Madison R. Isaac
Using Soil And Forest Type To Map Bedrock In Nemo, South Dakota, Madison R. Isaac
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Bedrock mapping can be used to locate economic deposits, assess natural disaster (e.g., mass wasting) risk, and decipher the geologic history of a region. This study examines a site at Nemo, South Dakota to assess whether two contrasting types of bedrock produce different soil that result in different types of forest cover. Although bedrock varied, other soil forming factors were uniform. Within an approximately 1 km2 area, quartzite and metagabbro bedrock, ponderosa pine and quaking aspen forests were mapped. The soil above the quartzite bedrock is thinner and sandier and is dominated by ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). …
Soils Of The Central Nebraska Loess Hills And Central Loess Plains, Judith Turk, Rebecca Young, Nicolas A. Jelinsky, Amber D. Anderson, Ashlee Dere, Colby J. Moorberg, Rachel K. Owen
Soils Of The Central Nebraska Loess Hills And Central Loess Plains, Judith Turk, Rebecca Young, Nicolas A. Jelinsky, Amber D. Anderson, Ashlee Dere, Colby J. Moorberg, Rachel K. Owen
Conservation and Survey Division
Understanding soil systems that characterize a region is critical to natural resource management. However, the knowledge gained through intensive study of local soil systems, which takes place annually as part of collegiate soil judging contests, is often poorly preserved for future use. In this study, field descriptions and laboratory data for 16 soil profiles described for the 2019 Region 5 Soil Judging Contest were used to characterize the soil system of the Central Nebraska Loess Hills and Central Loess Plains. Three landscape components of this soil system were analyzed: the loess uplands and rainwater basins, the transitional zone, and bottomlands. …
Holdrege: Nebraska's State Soil, University Of Nebraska - Lincoln
Holdrege: Nebraska's State Soil, University Of Nebraska - Lincoln
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Holdrege Nebraska State Soil, Nebraska Society Of Professional Soil Scientists
Holdrege Nebraska State Soil, Nebraska Society Of Professional Soil Scientists
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Vesicular Porosity In Soils Using High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomograpy, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Analysis Of Vesicular Porosity In Soils Using High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomograpy, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Conservation and Survey Division
Vesicular horizons are common at the surface of arid and semiarid soils and play a critical role in regulating infiltration. Most methods for examining pore morphology in the vesicular horizon involve physical sectioning of the sample and individual measurement of pores, which is time-consuming and provides an incomplete view of the pores. The objectives of this study were to (i) develop methods for the classification and characterization of pores in the vesicular horizon using high resolution X-ray computed tomography (HRXCT) and (ii) use these methods to examine the distribution of pores within vesic-ular peds. Three intact peds were scanned by …
4th International Union Of Soil Sciences Soil Classification Conference Field Tour Guidebook
4th International Union Of Soil Sciences Soil Classification Conference Field Tour Guidebook
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
North Central Region Soil Survey Conference Field Tour
North Central Region Soil Survey Conference Field Tour
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Distribution And Properties Of Vesicular Horizons In The Western United States, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Distribution And Properties Of Vesicular Horizons In The Western United States, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Conservation and Survey Division
Vesicular horizons are thin (usuallycm) surface or near-surface horizons characterized by the predominance of vesicular porosity. Th ey are widespread in arid and semiarid lands, occurring on every continent and covering 156,000 km2 of the western United States. Vesicular horizons have critical implications for management due to their role in controlling surface hydrology and dust mobilization. Th is study evaluates the distribution and varia-tion in expression of vesicular horizons across the western United States using the soil databases available from the USDA. A vesicular horizon index (VHI) that incorporates vesicular horizon thickness and the size and quantity of vesicular pores …
Holdrege: Nebraska's State Soil
Holdrege: Nebraska's State Soil
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Soil Carbon And Nitrogen Accumulation In A Forested Debris Flow Chronosequence, California, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Soil Carbon And Nitrogen Accumulation In A Forested Debris Flow Chronosequence, California, Judith K. Turk, Robert C. Graham
Conservation and Survey Division
The role of forest soils in the biogeochemical cycling of C and N is most dynamic during the early stages of soil development. To define C and N trends that occur with soil development in a mixed coniferous forest, a chronosequence formed by debris flows was studied. The accumulation rates of total organic C (TOC) and total N (TN) were evaluated in soils on 10 debris flow deposits, ranging from depth, since this was the depth of the shallowest debris flows. Carbon was found to accumulate in the organic horizons at a rate of 26.5 g m−2 yr−1 …
Some Post-Pliocene Buried Soils Of Central United States, James Thorp, W. M. Johnson, E. C. Reed
Some Post-Pliocene Buried Soils Of Central United States, James Thorp, W. M. Johnson, E. C. Reed
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Environmental Radiocesium In Subarctic And Arctic Alaska Following Chernobyl, M. Baskaran, J. J. Kelley, A. S. Naidu, D. F. Holleman
Environmental Radiocesium In Subarctic And Arctic Alaska Following Chernobyl, M. Baskaran, J. J. Kelley, A. S. Naidu, D. F. Holleman
Environmental Science and Geology Faculty Research Publications
Radiocesium (¹³⁴ Cs and ¹³⁷ Cs) concentrations were measured in soil, plant and wildlife samples from subarctic to arctic Alaska. Concentrations of ¹³⁷ Cs ranged from below detectable or low levels in whale and fish samples to as high as 242 Bq/kg in lichen. For all potential human food items, the radiocesium concentrations measured in this study were below accepted permissible levels for human consumption. Chernobyl-derived radiocesium concentrations ranged from below detectable or low levels in all arctic samples (soil, sediment, lichen, whale, fish and caribou) to 32 Bq/kg in subarctic moss. Therefore the distribution and subsequent deposition of Chernobyl-derived …
General Soil Map Of Nebraska, Mark S. Kuzila, Ann M. Mack, J.R. Culver, Steven J. Schaefer
General Soil Map Of Nebraska, Mark S. Kuzila, Ann M. Mack, J.R. Culver, Steven J. Schaefer
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Nebraska Soil Association Map, 1969, Conservation And Survey Division
Nebraska Soil Association Map, 1969, Conservation And Survey Division
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Occurrence Of Great Soil Groups In Nebraska, J. A. Elder
Occurrence Of Great Soil Groups In Nebraska, J. A. Elder
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Generalized Soil Map Of Nebraska
Generalized Soil Map Of Nebraska
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Geological Phases Of Soil Erosion Investigation And Control In Nebraska, G. E. Condra
Geological Phases Of Soil Erosion Investigation And Control In Nebraska, G. E. Condra
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
The Soil Resources Of Nebraska, G. E. Condra
The Soil Resources Of Nebraska, G. E. Condra
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Road Materials Of Nebraska, Part 3, Soil And Subsoil, G. E. Condra
Road Materials Of Nebraska, Part 3, Soil And Subsoil, G. E. Condra
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.
Report Of The Nebraska Conservation And Soil Survey, G. E. Condra
Report Of The Nebraska Conservation And Soil Survey, G. E. Condra
Conservation and Survey Division
No abstract provided.