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Adaptation of white spruce to climatic risk environments in spring: implications for management under climate change
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The timing of spring dormancy release and bud break in trees is an adaptive trait with potentially important management implications. Depending on how spring phenology is controlled, climate warming may disrupt the synchronization of bud break with the available growing season. Further,...
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Fall 2023
Grasslands cover 30% of the planet’s terrestrial surface and provide habitat and forage for livestock and wildlife. In addition, grasslands have the potential to mitigate climate change by sequestering substantial amounts of carbon (C) in the soil. However, the ability of grassland soils to...
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Fall 2023
Biochar is a stabilized carbon with porous structure that can be used as an economical adsorbent for wastewater treatment. Since there are numerous types of biochars, it is important to understand how biochar characteristics influence adsorption performance by selecting or customizing biochars...
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Fall 2015
Pine sawdust biochars produced at 300 and 550 °C with and without steam activation were assessed for its sorption capacity for phosphate and copper (Cu (II)) in aqueous solutions using batch sorption experiments, including isotherm and kinetic studies. This study implied that pine sawdust...
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Fall 2023
The redevelopment of understories is an often-overlooked aspect of forest restoration following anthropogenic disturbances. In my research I explored the feasibility of actively restoring forest understories through seedling planting. First, I examined the quality of nursery-grown boreal shrub...
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Afforestation and stand age affected soil respiration and net ecosystem productivity in hybrid poplar plantations in central Alberta, Canada
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Afforestation and stand development can significantly affect soil respiration and net ecosystem productivity (NEP). I studied 1) the effects of afforestation on NEP by comparing cropland previously planted to barley (on a barley-barley-alfalfa-alfalfa-alfalfa rotation) and that converted to a...
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Agricultural Biosolids Application: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nitrogen Dynamics, and Crop Productivity
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Agricultural activities contribute greatly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for 14% of the total anthropogenic emissions of GHG such as nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4). Of these GHG, N2O is the most concerning gas because of its high global warming...
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Agroforestry and Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Carbon Storage, Soil Carbon Cycling, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Agroforestry systems (AFS) and the application of organic amendments in croplands can contribute to carbon (C) sequestration and reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural lands. However, previously understudied differences among AFS and organic amendments may underestimate...