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Soil microbial communities in northern Alberta's boreal forest floors following resource extraction
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Land disturbance linked to resource extraction in Alberta ranges in severity from full ecosystem removal during surface mining to more surficial disturbance during clearcut timber harvesting. Changes to these ecosystems affect the soil microbial community, and the health of boreal forests is...
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Soil Nitrogen Cycling and Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Interactive Effects of N Fertilization Options, Soil Management, Cropping Systems and Climatic Factors in Central Alberta
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Shakila Kalhari Thilakarathna Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage
Increases in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions derived from inorganic nitrogen fertilization has become a major environmental concern due to the significant contribution of N2O to global warming, and the deterioration of the stratospheric ozone layer. Effective N fertilization management strategies...
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Soil Organic Carbon Content and Stability, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Three Agroforestry Systems in Central Alberta, Canada
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Western Canada’s prairie region is extensively cultivated for agricultural production, which is a large source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agroforestry systems are common land uses across Canada, which integrate trees into the agricultural landscape and could play a substantial role in...
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Soil Organic Carbon Stability, Storage and Response to Heat Wave Events in Agroforestry Systems in Central Alberta, Canada
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Agroforestry systems are a common land-use type in western Canada and play an essential role in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. The stability of SOC within agroforestry systems is critical to achieving the long-term goal of C sequestration in...
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Spring 2018
The development and application of quantitative soil quality assessment (SQA) concepts involve calibrating soil quality indicators (SQI), such as soil organic carbon (SOC), to soil management goals such as yield or biomass productivity to create soil quality-scoring functions (SQF). Currently,...
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Soil Quality Dynamics and Spatial Heterogeneity in Grasslands and Cropping Systems in Western Canada
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Managing the land properly should lead us to conserve the soil which is a critical substance for sustaining our life and the global society. Quantifying the effects of land management and land-use conversion on soil physical and biological properties can aid to identify best management practices...