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Curious about Wisconsin soils? Click here to view a short primer (put together by Jim Bockheim) explaining the classification of this important resource
Dr. Jim Bockheim received the America/New Zealand Soil Science Professional Exchange Award at the ASA-CSA-SSSA International meetings in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Matt Ruark's Nutrient Cycling and Agroecosystems Laboratory website has launched! Interested in learning more about Dr. Ruark's lab? Then check out www.wisc.soils.edu/~ruark to find out the latest on nutrient cycling and agroecosystem research. The website is a work in progress, so sign up for the RSS feed to stay updated on information related to grain crops, vegetable production systems, organic agriculture, biofuel production, and water quality!
What's in the Water? When disease-causing microbes find their way in Wisocnsin's water wupply, Sharon Long uses the tools of microbiology to spot them - and find their source. Associate Professor Sharon Long is interviewed about her multi-dimensional role for the university and the state in Grow, Wisconsin's Magazine for the Life Sciences.
Lethal Weapon - Soils may harbor a surprising prion killer. Associate Professor Joel Pedersen investigates using Birnessite (an oxidized form of manganese) to degrade prions in soil (Grow).
Nick Balster's research project on the role of soil in dam restoration was highlighted at the website ScienceDaily "Role of Soil Patterns in Dam Restoration Examined."
Teri Balser chosen to direct the Institute for Cross-College Biology Education! Created in 2004 to improve the teaching of biology — a subject that spans nearly every UW–Madison school and college — ICBE oversees courses and programs for thousands of undergraduates. Read an interview with Teri: http://www.news.wisc.edu/15664
Phil Barak’s latest research with the mineral struvite is highlighted in UW’s News: Soil scientist's fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it. The article can be found at http://www.news.wisc.edu/15422
Some Recent Publications
- Ruark, M.D., J. Panuska, E. Cooley, and J. Pagel. 2009. Tile drainage in Wisconsin: Understanding and locating tile drainage systems. UW Extension Publ. GWQ 054
- Thompson, A.M., A.C. Paul, and N.J. Balster. 2008. Physical and hydraulic properties of engeineered soil media for bioretention basins. Trans. ASABE 51(2):499-514.
- Wells, A.J., N.J. Balster, S. VanWychen, and J. Harrington. 2008. Differences in belowground heterogeneity within a restoration of a dewatered reservoir in southwestern Wisconsin. Restoration Ecology 16(4):678-688. Cover Feature.
- Murphy, M., T. Balser, N. Buchmann, et al. 2008. Linking tree biodiversity to belowground process in a young tropical plantation: Impacts on soil CO2 flux. Forest Ecology and Management 255(7):2577-2588.
- Thompson, A.M., A.C. Paul, and N.J. Balster. 2008. Physical and hydraulic properties of engineered soil media for bioretention basins. Transactions of the ASABE 51(2):499-514.
- Ranatunga, T.D., R.W. Taylor, C.P. Schulthess, D.R.A. Ranatunga, W.F. Bleam, and Z.N. Senwo. 2008. Lead sorption on phosphate-pretreated kaolinite: Modeling, aqueous speciation, and thermodynamics. Soil Science 173(5):321-331.
- Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2008. The effects of gap disturbance on nitrogen cycling and retention in late successional northern hardwood-hemlock forests. Biogeochemistry 87:231-245.
- Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2008. Gaps and soil C dynamics in old growth northern hardwood-hemlock forests. Ecosystems 11:426-441.
- Lindroth, R. and J.G. Bockheim. 2008. Independent, interactive, and species-specific responses of leaf litter decomposition to elevated CO2 and O3 in a northern hardwood forest. Ecosystems 11:505-519.
- Bockheim, J.G., I.B. Campbell, and M. McLeod. 2008. Use of soil chronosequences for testing the existence of high-water-level lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Catena 74:144-152.
- Jencova, V., H. Strnad, Z. Chodora, P. Ulbrich, C. Vlcek, W.J. Hickey, and V. Paces. 2008. Nucleotide sequence, organization and characterization of the (halo)aromatic acid catabolic plasmid pA81 from Achromobacter xylosoxidans A8. Research in Microbiology 159(2):118-127.
- C. A. M. Laboski, J. E. Sawyer, D. T. Walters, L. G. Bundy, R. G. Hoeft, G. W. Randall, and T. W. Andraski. 2008. Evaluation of the Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test in the North Central Region of the United States. Agron. J. 100:1070-1076.
- Kang, S.J., H. Lin, W.J. Gburek, G.J. Folmar, and B. Lowery. 2008. Baseflow Nitrate in Relation to Stream Order and Agricultural Land Use. J. Environ. Qual. 37:808-816.
- Panuska, J.C., K.G. Karthikeyan, and J.M. Norman. 2008. Sediment and phosphorus losses in snowmelt and rainfall runoff from three corn management systems. Trans. of ASABE, 51(1):
- Hinckley, G.T., C.J. Johnson, K. Jacobson, C. Bartholomay, K.D. McMahon, D. McKenzie, J.M. Aiken, J.A. Pedersen. 2008. Persistence of Pathogenic Prion Protein during Simulated Wastewater Treatment Processes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(14):5254-5259.
- Bialk, H.M., J.A. Pedersen. 2008. NMR Investigation of Enzymatic Coupling of Sulfonamide Antimicrobials with Humic Substances. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(1):106-112.
- Sibley, S. D., J.A. Pedersen. 2008. Interaction of the Macrolide Antimicrobial Clarithromycin with Dissolved Humic Acid. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(2):422-428.
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