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Seed Reserves Of Desert Soils, Stuart Childs, David W. Goodall May 1973

Seed Reserves Of Desert Soils, Stuart Childs, David W. Goodall

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Distillation-Condensation Of Water And Nutrient Movement In A Desert Ecosystem, N. Stark May 1973

Distillation-Condensation Of Water And Nutrient Movement In A Desert Ecosystem, N. Stark

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Decomposition And Mineralization In An Artemisia Tridentata Community In Northern Nevada, P. L. Comanor, D. C. Prusso May 1973

Decomposition And Mineralization In An Artemisia Tridentata Community In Northern Nevada, P. L. Comanor, D. C. Prusso

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Proteolytic Activity Of Soil Microorganisms, Robert T. O'Brien May 1973

Proteolytic Activity Of Soil Microorganisms, Robert T. O'Brien

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Chemical Quality Of The Groundwater System In Hall County, Nebraska, Jon C. Atkinson May 1973

Chemical Quality Of The Groundwater System In Hall County, Nebraska, Jon C. Atkinson

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Hall County, an area of 540 square miles, is in south-central Nebraska. The Platte River flows east-northeasterly across the county from its southwest corner; the Wood River, which is tributary to the Platte within Hall County, enters the county about 6 miles north of the southwest corner. Analysis of streamflow data indicates that the Platte and Wood Rivers are losing streams in Hall County. Based on an 18-year period, October 1953 through September 1971, the average annual losses between gaging stations were 48,100 and 1,940 acre-feet, respectively.

The county is underlain by unconsolidated deposits of Quaternary age. These deposits mantle …


Bromegrass Productivity In Relation To Precipitation, Shrub Canopy Cover And Soil Nitrogen Content, Lawrence G. Kline May 1973

Bromegrass Productivity In Relation To Precipitation, Shrub Canopy Cover And Soil Nitrogen Content, Lawrence G. Kline

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In seasons of above normal precipitation, populations of annual weedy species increase in great abundance in semi-arid desert plant communities. These increases in biomass tie up a considerable portion of the available nitrogen of such ecosystems and may depress subsequent annual grass germination.

A big sagebrush-annual bromegrass plant community was irrigated to simulate a spring growth period of abundant precipitation amenable to annual bromegras s productivity. Productivity and nitrogen content parameters were monitored throughout the spring and summer to evaluate the short and potential long term effects of this seasonal increase in "precipitation".

Irrigation increased annual bromegrass productivity almost 50 …


Demographic Studies Of Sagebrush Insects As Functions Of Various Environmental Factors, T. H. Hsiao, R. L. Kirkland Jan 1973

Demographic Studies Of Sagebrush Insects As Functions Of Various Environmental Factors, T. H. Hsiao, R. L. Kirkland

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Distribution Of Mictroorganisms In Desert Soil, A.T. Vollmer, F. Au, S.A. Bamberg Jan 1973

Distribution Of Mictroorganisms In Desert Soil, A.T. Vollmer, F. Au, S.A. Bamberg

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Terrestrial Models: Soil Processes (Versions I, Ii, Iii), J. Radford Jan 1973

Terrestrial Models: Soil Processes (Versions I, Ii, Iii), J. Radford

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Gaseous Losses Of Nitrogen From The Soil Of Semi-Arid Regions, T.C. Tucker, R.L. Westerman Jan 1973

Gaseous Losses Of Nitrogen From The Soil Of Semi-Arid Regions, T.C. Tucker, R.L. Westerman

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Population Studies Of The Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus Auduboni) And Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus Californicus) In The Sonoran Desert, C.R. Hungerford, C.H. Lowe, R.L. Madsen Jan 1973

Population Studies Of The Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus Auduboni) And Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus Californicus) In The Sonoran Desert, C.R. Hungerford, C.H. Lowe, R.L. Madsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Algae In Crust Formation And Nitrogen Cycling In Desert Soils, R I. Lynn, R E. Cameron Jan 1973

The Role Of Algae In Crust Formation And Nitrogen Cycling In Desert Soils, R I. Lynn, R E. Cameron

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Special Purpose Models, D. Wilkin Jan 1973

Special Purpose Models, D. Wilkin

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, J Letey Jr, G R. Mehuys, L V. Weeks Jan 1973

Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, J Letey Jr, G R. Mehuys, L V. Weeks

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Broad Spectrum Microwave Systems For Remotely Measuring Soil Moisture Content, W. P. Waite, K. R. Cook, B. B. Bryan Jan 1973

Broad Spectrum Microwave Systems For Remotely Measuring Soil Moisture Content, W. P. Waite, K. R. Cook, B. B. Bryan

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

A theoretical and experimental study of the microwave reflectivity of soils with varying moisture content was conducted. A system was developed to measure reflectivity over a continuous frequency range of 4 to 26.5 GHz, at incidence angles from 10° to 70°, and with both horizontal and vertical polarization. The measurements were found to be extremely accurate for smooth homogeneous surfaces, however, the effects of surface roughness were found to be more severe than predicted due to the discontinuous nature of naturally occurring rough surfaces. An algorithm was developed which used the frequency dependence of the reflectivity to estimate the effective …


Pine Valley Validation Site, C.D. Jorgensen, G. Richins Jan 1973

Pine Valley Validation Site, C.D. Jorgensen, G. Richins

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, G. R. Mehuys, L. H. Stolzy, J. Letey Jr., L. V. Weeks Jan 1973

Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, G. R. Mehuys, L. H. Stolzy, J. Letey Jr., L. V. Weeks

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Annual Nutrient And Energy Intake Of The Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus Auduboni, Under Natural Conditions, H G. Reynolds, F. J. Turkowski, R. M. Chew Jan 1973

Annual Nutrient And Energy Intake Of The Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus Auduboni, Under Natural Conditions, H G. Reynolds, F. J. Turkowski, R. M. Chew

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Reproduction And Survivorship Of The Lizard, Uta Stansburiana, And The Effects Of Winter Rainfall, Density And Predation On These Processes, F. B. Turner, P. A. Medica, D. D. Smith Jan 1973

Reproduction And Survivorship Of The Lizard, Uta Stansburiana, And The Effects Of Winter Rainfall, Density And Predation On These Processes, F. B. Turner, P. A. Medica, D. D. Smith

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Jornada Validation Site Report, Walter G. Whitford Jan 1973

Jornada Validation Site Report, Walter G. Whitford

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Consumption Of Larrea By Chewing Insects, F. G. Werner, A. R. Olsen Jan 1973

Consumption Of Larrea By Chewing Insects, F. G. Werner, A. R. Olsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Tucson Validation Sites Report, John L. Thames Jan 1973

Tucson Validation Sites Report, John L. Thames

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Rock Valley Validation Site Report, Frederick B. Turner Jan 1973

Rock Valley Validation Site Report, Frederick B. Turner

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Density And Dietary Habits Of Pocket Gophers (Thomomy Bottae Centralie) In Rock Valley, R. E. Dingman, James Bandoli Jan 1973

Density And Dietary Habits Of Pocket Gophers (Thomomy Bottae Centralie) In Rock Valley, R. E. Dingman, James Bandoli

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Natural Activity Patterns And Thermal Experience In Dipodomys Merriani, W. O. Wirtz, D. V. Brown Jan 1973

Natural Activity Patterns And Thermal Experience In Dipodomys Merriani, W. O. Wirtz, D. V. Brown

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Density On The Population Dynamics Of Perognathus Formosus And Its Relationships Within A Desert Ecosystem, R. M. Chew, F. B. Turner, Peter August, Bernardo Maza, James Nelson Jan 1973

Effect Of Density On The Population Dynamics Of Perognathus Formosus And Its Relationships Within A Desert Ecosystem, R. M. Chew, F. B. Turner, Peter August, Bernardo Maza, James Nelson

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Role Of Annual Grasses And Shrubs In Nutrient Cycling Of Great Basin Communites, L. G. Kline, C. M. Mckell Jan 1973

Role Of Annual Grasses And Shrubs In Nutrient Cycling Of Great Basin Communites, L. G. Kline, C. M. Mckell

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Growth And Development Of Sitanion Hystrix And Poa Sandbergii, M. Hironaka, E. W. Tisdale Jan 1973

Growth And Development Of Sitanion Hystrix And Poa Sandbergii, M. Hironaka, E. W. Tisdale

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Model Of Net Co2 Exchange Rate For C-4 Grasses, G. L. Cunningham, F. R. Balding, J. P. Syvertsen Jan 1973

Model Of Net Co2 Exchange Rate For C-4 Grasses, G. L. Cunningham, F. R. Balding, J. P. Syvertsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Phenology And Function Of Sonoran Desert Annuals In Relation To Environmental Changes, D. T. Patten, E. M. Smith Jan 1973

Phenology And Function Of Sonoran Desert Annuals In Relation To Environmental Changes, D. T. Patten, E. M. Smith

Memorandum

No abstract provided.