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Li, Ka Chi Jarvis. "The biology of deep soil microbacteria." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58949.

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The use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has been one of the most significant breakthroughs in modern medicine. However, drug resistance is increasingly threatening the efficacy of the current repertoire of antimicrobials. The search for novel classes of antimicrobials from microbes in varied natural environments has become a useful approach to this issue. The topic of my thesis is to study the resistome and the microbial composition of deep soil samples collected from the Vancouver campus of UBC, and to use these soils in the isolation of Actinobacteria with the potential of produ

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Schneider, Katja. "Feeding biology and diversity of oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari)." Phd thesis, Connect to this title online, 2005. http://elib.tu-darmstadt.de/diss/000585/.

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Sutanto, Yovita. "Manure from grazing cattle effects on soil microbial communities and soil quality in northern West Virginia pastures /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2005. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3933.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2005.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 72 p. : ill. (some col.), map. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

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Reeve, Jennifer Rose. "Soil quality, microbial community structure, and organic nitrogen uptake in organic and conventional farming systems." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2007/j_reeve_071207.pdf.

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Sheremata, Tamara W. "The influence of soil organic matter on the fate of trichloroethylene in soil." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0017/NQ44582.pdf.

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Carter, Jonathan Philip. "Population biology of Trichoderma spp. used as inoculants." Thesis, University of Reading, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329046.

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Heppell, James. "Optimising plant and soil management." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2014. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/373886/.

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This thesis is an accumulation of work regarding the role of phosphorus (P) and water in soils in relation to crop growth and food production. We use a multiscale modelling approach to initially capture the interactions of soil and water on a single cylindrical root and further expand to a growing root structure. Moreover, we have a multi-physics problem involving fluid dynamics of water uptake in plants, and reactive solute transport in the soil for plant P uptake. We use detailed climate data and the super computer at the University of Southampton (Iridis 4) to parameterise our models. These

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Ives, David. "Assessing the Impact of Genetically Modified Canola Cultivars on the Biology of Soil." Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/370734.

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Biotechnological development of transgenic crops and widespread international adoption has stimulated comprehensive research into their effects on the soil environment. Insects (both target and non-target), weeds, aquatic environments, and soils have all been extensively researched. Since the first commercial GM crop in 1995, the debate surrounding controversial aspects of their biology has polarised issues concerning insects, weeds, and the concentration of technology within a few multinational biotechnology corporations. The effect of transgenic crops on the biology of soils seemed to attrac

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Schradin, Kelly Dawn. "The role of plant-soil feedback in exotic plant invasion: soil type, biotic or abiotic factors?" Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1334073581.

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Morris, Sherri Jeakins. "Distribution patterns and scale dependency of microbial abundance and processes in relation to soil chemistry and vegetation in hardwood forest soils /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487949508367988.

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Drees, Kevin Paul. "Quantitative analysis of soil microbial diversity in the hyperarid Atacama Desert, Chile." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284318.

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The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is one of the most arid regions on Earth. The central plateau, between the coastal escarpment and the Andes, is devoid of vegetation and receives only millimeters of rain every few years. Though plants are absent in the soils of this desert, perhaps bacteria can survive, and even thrive, in these hyperarid conditions. This dissertation represents the first comprehensive study of bacterial diversity in the driest central latitudes (approximately 24°S) of the Atacama Desert. Study 1 covers the development of a soil DNA extraction method for the study of soil

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Eriksson, Mikael. "The Role of Soil Biology and Plant Health – Brandywine Tomatoes Grown with Different Microbial Additions." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-290296.

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The microbial life in the soil is essential for providing a functioning habitat for plants to grow. A literature study was conducted to investigate the knowledge and science behind soil biology. The purpose of this study was to define what is soil health and how it is influenced by the soil microbial communities. The literature study concluded that the ability of soil biology to benefit plants includes a variety of aspects. Nutrient availability, soil structure and pest resistance are all greatly influenced by soil microbes. To practically examine these theories, an experiment was conducted w

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Timling, Ina. "Peeking through a frosty window| Molecular insights into the communities of Arctic soil fungi." Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3607060.

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<p> Fungi are thought to be one of the most diverse groups of organisms in the Arctic. They drive mineral and energy cycles and influence the occurrence of other organisms as mutualists (mycorrhizae, endophytes, lichens), decomposers and pathogens. Nevertheless, information on fungal biodiversity and distribution patterns in relation to environments across the Arctic is still sparse. Molecular methods were used to examine the diversity and community structures of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) associated with two principal arctic host plants, <i> Salix arctica</i> and <i>Dryas integrifolia,</i> a

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Vázquez, Rosa I. "Decomposition rates of organic amendments and soil organic matter fractions as indicators of soil quality : an on-farm study of organic and conventional dairy farms in Ohio /." The Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1488202678776313.

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Fisha, Phuti Cedric. "Characterisation of selected soil properties using remote sensing techniques." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2861.

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Thesis (M. Sc. (Soil Science)) --University of Limpopo, 2019<br>Many conventional laboratory methods are used to characterise spatial and temporal variation of soil properties in order to understand soil quality for different purposes. Currently there is a high demand for accurate soil information by land users. Therefore there is a need to develop a rapid, inexpensive, non-destructive and accurate technique that could compensate or replace conventional laboratory methodologies. Remote sensing has the potential to serve as an alternative approach to characterise soil properties due to its adva

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Al-Turki, Ahmad I. "Myrosinase activity in soil and impact of Brassica on plant-microbe interactions /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486394475979013.

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Wiryono. "A Gradient Analysis of The Soil-Vegetation Complex in The Neotoma Valley /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487935125882383.

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Ferdous, J. (Jannatul). "Germination and growth of Deschampsia cespitosa and Festuca ovina in arsenic soil." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201811173060.

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Arsenic contaminated soil is one of the major arsenic sources for potential harmful ecological impact on living organisms. Phytoremediation using viable plant species is an emerging, biological technology for the removal of toxic contaminants from soil. Although hyperaccumulating plants and plant varieties are known, there is still a need to find new (and preferably local) plant species for phytoremediation. The aim of this study was to investigate the germination and growth of two grass species common in the northern Fennoscandia with respect to the influences of high concentration arsenic

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Mueller, Sabrina R. "Chromium, DNA, and Soil Microbial Communities." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1141334651.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.<br>Advisor: Brian K. Kinkle. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 23, 2009). Keywords: SEC-ICP-MS; Fungal community; bacterial community; DGGE. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

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Ramsay, Amanda J. "Early changes in soil under birch and heather." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1990. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU548639.

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Heather plants were established, by Dr. John Miles, in gaps created in existing birch stands in 1979 at Craggan (NJ190322) and birch trees planted in heather moorland during 1977-1980 at Delnalyne (NJ189175). This study attempts to identify the processes leading to differential soil development beneath the two contrasting vegetation types over the period 1985-88 i.e. c 6 years after establishment. Field work involved the chemical analysis of soil solution and estimates of microbial biomass and basal respiration rates under birch and heather at both sites. Laboratory-based experiments were cond

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Gentry, Terry Joe. "Molecular ecology of chlorobenzoate degraders in soil." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289936.

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A series of three experiments were conducted to determine the diversity of indigenous chlorobenzoate (CB) degraders in soil and to investigate the use of different methods of bioaugmentation for remediation of contaminated soil. In the first study, soil was amended with either 500 or 1000 μg of 3-CB g⁻¹ and was either uninoculated or inoculated with the 3-CB degrader Comamonas testosteroni BR60. Bioaugmentation with C. testosteroni BR60 increased 3-CB degradation at both contaminant levels, and the increase was more pronounced at the higher level due to contaminant inhibition of indigenous 3-C

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Baker, Paul. "The distribution and diversity of actinomycetes in soil fractions." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1997. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/59518/.

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The results presented were concerned with the survival of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) (pll673) inoculated into soil microcosms, which were destructively fractionated so that the total propagules and spore counts could be determined in each of the soil fractions. It was found that this microorganism became associated with the smallest soil aggregates at the time of inoculation but with incubation of the soil microcosms the mycelia and spores became attached to the larger soil aggregates. In the sterile soil, the streptomycete growth was much greater than in nonsterile soil, perhaps due to the

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Keskin, Sheena Margaret. "Photosynthetic adaptations in grasses to abnormal levels of soil cations." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 1985. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20893/.

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This research investigated adaptation of photosynthesis manifest in populations of grasses adapted to growth on abnormal levels of cations. The main investigative plants belong to the Agrostis genus. Plants were sampled from habitats with soi.ls which provided a range of abnormal levels of cations; mine spoil sites with heavy metal contaminations, calcareous and acidic sites with contrasting levels of cations particularly calcium and serpentine sites with low calcium and high magnesium and nickel levels were sampled. Barley and lettuce were used as comparative material as they are more routine

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Barakat, Mohammad 1962. "Seasonal fluctuation in soil and thatch microbial populations in an 80%:20% sand:peat creeping bentgrass putting green." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277909.

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A study was conducted to determine the influence of a bio-organic amendment 'Greens Restore' (6N-1P-3K) and a nitrogen fertilizer (21N-7P-14K) on the microbial numbers, thatch degradation, and soil respiration. A complete randomized block design was used with 3 treatments/4 replications. Both treatments were applied at a rate of 28.6 kg N/ha every 60 and 30 days for the first and second year respectively. No significant changes were observed due to treatments for all the parameters measured except for soil fungi and thatch thickness. Control plots had the lowest and the fertilized plots had th

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Leiva, Soto Andrea S. "Effects of Soil Balancing Treatments on Soils, Vegetable Crops and Weeds in Organically Managed Farms." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu151514193894181.

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Turk, Colleen Mary 1961. "The effect of microorganisms on soil structure development in copper mine tailing." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291594.

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Organic matter amendments have long been known to improve native organic matter content, aggregation and structure of soils. In the laboratory, however, organic matter amendments to autoclaved soils have no such effect. This may explain the failure of many reclamation attempts on mine tailing wastes, which often proceed without regard for the microbiological processes necessary for soil formation and cycling of plant nutrients. In this study, incubation of tailing waste with soil microbes and a simple carbon source proved sufficient to increase the formation of water stable aggregates from tai

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Buratti, James Paul. "Some soil-plant relationships of the halophyte, Salicornia europaea L." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399561518.

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Nairn, Robert W. "Biogeochemistry of newly created riparian wetlands : evaluation of water quality changes and soil development /." Connect to resource, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1251216965.

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Durrett, Melody S. "Spatial variability in plant and soil properties on New Zealand seabird islands, and the effects of introduced rats." Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3624440.

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<p> Seabirds are ecosystem engineers with two major impacts on island ecosystems: they bring large quantities of marine nutrients to the terrestrial environment in the form of guano, carcasses, feathers, eggs, and spilled food, and they disturb the soil surface. Burrowing seabirds can denude the soil surface of all seedlings and leaf litter, plowing them under and loosening the soil. However, seabirds are colonial, and burrows are not even spaced over the surface of an island, producing spatial variability within a single island that might reveal how seabird activities control island ecosyste

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Diawara, Aïssatou. "Molecular and epidemiological studies on human soil-transmitted helminths before and after albendazole treatment." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=119411.

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Soil transmitted helminths (STHs) are gastrointestinal nematodes of humans. Periodic deworming with albendazole (ABZ) and mebendazole (MBZ) is applied to control STHs. However, repeated treatment can cause selection of mutations in the β-tubulin gene at codons 167, 198 and 200 leading to resistance. To maintain an effective control strategy it is crucial to identify resistance, if any, at an early stage. Method: We have developed accurate molecular assays for STHs to detect β-tubulin genetic changes at codons 200, 167 and 198 associated with resistance. We also optimized the in vitro egg hatch

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Owojori, Olugbenga J. (Olugbenga John). "Influence of clay content and salinity on the bioavailability and toxicity of metals (copper and zinc) to soil organisms." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1484.

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Thesis (PhD (Botany and Zoology))—University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Metal pollution is a problem of increasing global concern. It could arise from industrial activities, as well as pesticide use in agriculture, among other sources. For adequate protection of the soil ecosystem from metal toxicity, the bioavailability of metals must be properly evaluated. A plethora of soil factors affect the bioavailability of metals to soil organisms. These include pH, clay and organic matter contents, salinity among others. While much is known about the influence of some of these p

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Deniston-sheets, Holly M. "Short Term Shifts in Soil Nematode Food Feb Structure and Nutrient Cycling Following Sustainable Soil Management in a California Vineyard." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2019. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2021.

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Evaluating soil health using bioindicator organisms has been suggested as a method of analyzing the long-term sustainability of agricultural management practices. The main objective of this study was to determine the effects of vineyard management strategies on soil food web structure and function, using nematodes as bioindicators by calculating established nematode ecological indices. Three field trials were conducted in a commercial Pinot Noir vineyard in San Luis Obispo, California; the effects of (i) fertilizer type (organic and inorganic), (ii) weed management (herbicide and tillage), and

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Kuperman, Roman Gregory. "Relationships between acidic deposition, soil invertebrate communities, microbial activity, and litter decomposition in oak-hickory forests /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487843688958806.

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Flynn, Laura J. "Soil seed stocks of tropical hardwood hammocks in southern Florida : implications for restoration." FIU Digital Commons, 1998. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3342.

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Tropical hardwood hammocks are evergreen, broad-leaved forests occurring in southern Florida and throughout the Caribbean basin. 1 examined the soil seed stocks of hardwood hammocks in six south Florida sites. Three sites represent urban, fragmented forests situated along coastal uplands of mainland Florida and three sites are located in relatively undisturbed forests in northern Key Largo. The purpose of my research was to determine the species composition and abundance of seeds in the soil, and to determine the abundance and distribution of exotic seeds in this community. Seed bank character

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Arthur, Mickey Francis. "Soils containing 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : aspects of their microbial activity and the potential for their microbially-mediated decontamination /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487330761218489.

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Aloudah, Eman A. "Isolation and identification of oil degrading bacteria from oil contaminated soil." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2015. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2965.

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Oil spills are a universal threat impacting local, national and world communities alike. Bioremediation that is natural, efficient, economical and safe is the best solution for protecting the environment from oil related damages. In this study, motor oil degrading bacteria were isolated from oil-contaminated soil samples from a suburban Atlanta, Georgia community. Mineral salt broth containing 1 Ow-40 motor oil as the sole carbon source was used to isolate motor oil degrading bacteria. Motor oil tolerant and metabolizing bacteria were identified using morphological and biochemical tests. Two b

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Goodfriend, Wendy Lynn 1965. "Exploring a community of saline soil microorganisms: Who, where, and when." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282313.

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The abundance, distribution, and diversity of the soil microbial community from a seawater-irrigated, halophyte agroecosystem was examined. The abundance and trophic composition of decomposers responded to the biochemical composition of residue from three salt-tolerant plants, Salicornia bigelovii, Suaeda sp., and Batis maritima. Decomposers were also influenced by the decomposition environment as it interacted with residue resource quality. The microbial community responded to the availability of residues and the planting density of the halophyte Salicornia bigelovii (Chenopodiaceae) in a sea

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Johansson, Linda. "Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in a boreal mixed mire in northern Sweden." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema vatten i natur och samhälle, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-60285.

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Carbon accumulation in soils constitutes a significant sink for carbon. How the climate change with increasing temperatures will affect the soil carbon storage represents uncertainty of the predictions in the climate change ecosystem feedback mechanisms. In this study the temperature impact on the decomposition of the large carbon pools in peatlands was investigated. Peat cores from different microtopographic units in a boreal oligotrophic minerogenic mire in northern Sweden were collected from in three depths (5-10, 10-15 and 15-20 centimeters below the surface). The samples were incubated at

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Dittmer, Kyle Michael. "Mitigating Gaseous Nitrogen and Carbon Losses from Northeastern Agricultural Soils via Alternative Soil Management Practices." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2019. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/1161.

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Traditional agricultural practices often result in gaseous losses of nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3), and carbon dioxide (CO2), representing a net loss of nutrients from agricultural soils, which negatively impacts crop yield and requires farmers to increase nutrient inputs. By adopting best management practices (BMPs; i.e., no-tillage, cover crops, sub-surface manure application, and proper manure application timing), there is great potential to reduce these losses. Because N2O and CO2 are also greenhouse gases (GHGs), climate change mitigation via BMP adoption and emissions reductions wou

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Rose, Caroline Gayle. "Temporal Changes in the Microbial Community of a PAH-Contaminated Soil during Bench-Top Bioremediation." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28540.

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Contamination of soils with PAHs, substances that can pose serious environmental and human health risks, is a serious problem. Removal of risk requires effective and sustainable methods to decrease or eliminate toxicological hazard. Bioremediation is a sustainable option that can be accomplished by a variety of means. However, due to the limitations of classical culturing methods, there is a paucity of information regarding the composition of soil microbial communities, and moreover, the identity of organisms involved in contaminant catabolism. Newer, molecular techniques directly examine meta

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Klemm, Sara. "Microbial responses to the biostimulation of Subartic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil under seasonal freeze-thaw conditions." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=86944.

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Nutrient-deficient, acidic soil from Resolution Island, Nunavut was contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons during operations from 1954-1973 at a former radar station. Two mesocosm tanks containing ~200 kg hydrocarbon-contaminated Resolution Island soil each were exposed to a seasonal freezing profile designed to simulate in situ ground conditions after the summer landfarming season. Soil from one tank was treated with 100.0 mg N kg-1 soil and 2.0 g CaCO3 kg-1 soil, while the second mesocosm remained untreated. Aliphatic nC10-nC16 hydrocarbon biodegradation was enhanced by soil treatments aft

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Henderson, Rachel A. "Partitioning Soil CO2 Efflux through Vertical Profiles of Manipulated Forests in MOFEP." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1177701393.

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Penuela, Useche Viviana. "Influences of yard management intensity on urban soil biogeochemistry." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5386.

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Soils are critical to ecosystem function as they provide essential nutrients for primary producers, habitat and organic energy for decomposers, and storage of organic matter. Irrigation with reclaimed water is an increasingly popular water conservation strategy; yet its high salinity and nutrient content potentially affect soil properties. In this study, set in a residential neighborhood of Tampa (U.S.). I tested whether there are distinct lawn system management strategies characterized by systematic differences in reclaimed water usage and irrigation and fertilization practices. I then invest

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Kurek, Danielle K. "Effects of prescribed burning on soil physical, biological, and chemical properties of the Oak Openings region of Northwest Ohio." Toledo, Ohio : University of Toledo, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=toledo1271430752.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Toledo, 2010.<br>Typescript. "Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Science Degree in Biology." "A thesis entitled"--at head of title. Title from title page of PDF document. Bibliography: p. 58-63.

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Freund, Stephanie M. "Biological Soil Crust Cover and Richness in Two Great Basin Vegetation Zones." Thesis, University of Nevada, Reno, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10001568.

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<p> Biological soil crusts are communities of bacteria, microfungi, algae, lichens, and/or bryophytes that colonize the surfaces of soils where other vegetation is sparse. Soil crust communities are best known from the world’s arid and semiarid regions, including North America’s hot and cool deserts, where they aid in soil stabilization and aggregation, reduce erosion, and contribute to nutrient inputs in the soil. Although a significant body of work has emerged on soil crust function in arid and semiarid environments, there is still much to be learned about their geographical dist

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Wang, Jiann-Ming. "Intrinsic and enhanced biodegradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous and soil systems." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284046.

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Bioremediation is currently one of the most popular methods for remediating soil and groundwater contaminated by organic compounds. However, it has been found that the availability of the target contaminant to the microbial populations capable of degrading the compound may serve as a limiting factor in many systems. Thus, there is interest in the use of solubilization agents for enhancing bioavailability of organic contaminants. The impact of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) on the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was investigated in a batch study. Results showed th

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Keogh, Teri M. "Changes in competition intensity, herbivory and stress along a soil depth gradient in an old field." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0021/MQ58467.pdf.

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Dyen, Michael. "Culture-dependent and independent microbial analyses of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated Arctic soil in a mesocosm system." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=19249.

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Microbial-based strategies were investigated for eventual bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated, acidic soils from Resolution Island (RI), Nunavut. A biotreatability assessment phase one study determined that supplementation of soil with commercial fertilizer and lime enhanced hydrocarbon mineralization. Phase two applied these conditions to large scale mesocosm trials, containing ~150 kg soil, incubated in a temperature cycle that represented the ambient summer conditions on RI (10 d of 1°C - 10°C for 60 d)

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Thiet, Rachel Kay. "Soil microbial community pattern and process : impacts on vascular plant communities in three ecosystems of high conservation value /." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486459267521939.

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Al-Ouran, Ratib Musa. "Biology of transmission stages of Eimeria vermiformis (Ernst, Chobotar and Hammond, 1971) and Trichuris muris (Schrank, 1788)." Thesis, University of Reading, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.276188.

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