Search Results - "Elliott, E.T"

Aggregation and soil organic matter accumulation in cultivated and native grassland soils by Six, J. (Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.), Elliott, E.T, Paustian, K, Doran, J.W

“…Tillage intensity affects soil structure and the loss of soil organic C and N. We hypothesized that no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT)…”
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Reciprocal transfer of carbon and nitrogen by decomposer fungi at the soil–litter interface by Frey, S.D., Six, J., Elliott, E.T.

“…We have investigated whether decomposer fungi translocate litter-derived C into the underlying soil while simultaneously translocating soil-derived inorganic N…”
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Soil microbial activity, nitrogen cycling, and long-term changes in organic carbon pools as related to fallow tillage management by Doran, J.W, Elliott, E.T, Paustian, K

“…Two experiments were established in 1969 and 1970 near Sidney, NE, to determine the effect of moldboard plow (plow), sub-tillage (sub-till), and no-tillage…”
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Carbon and nitrogen distribution in aggregates from cultivated and native grassland soils by Cambardella, C. A., Elliott, E. T.

“…Long-term cultivation of grassland soils reduces soil organic C and N content and has been associated with a deterioration in the aggregate structure of the…”
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Protozoan grazing affects estimates of carbon utilization efficiency of the soil microbial community by Frey, S.D., Gupta, V.V.S.R., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K.

“…Reliable estimates of microbial growth yield efficiency ( Y=microbial production/substrate utilization) are needed to quantify and predict soil carbon (C)…”
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Soil pH and organic C dynamics in tropical forest soils: Evidence from laboratory and simulation studies by Motavalli, P.P., Palm, C.A., Parton, W.J., Elliott, E.T., Frey, S.D.

“…Acidic soil pH may affect decomposition of added organic materials in humid tropical forest soils. Our objective was to determine the effects of soil pH on…”
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Soil macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation: a mechanism for C sequestration under no-tillage agriculture by Six, J, Elliott, E.T, Paustian, K

“…Soil disturbance from tillage is a major cause of organic matter depletion and reduction in the number and stability of soil aggregates when native ecosystems…”
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Aggregate and soil organic matter dynamics under conventional and no-tillage systems by Six, J, Elliott, E.T, Paustian, K

“…Tillage generally reduces aggregation and particulate organic matter (POM) content. We hypothesized that reduced C sequestration in conventional tillage (CT)…”
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Bacterial and fungal abundance and biomass in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems along two climatic gradients by Frey, S.D, Elliott, E.T, Paustian, K

“…Microbial community composition may be an important determinant of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition rates and nutrient turnover and availability in…”
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Bacterial and fungal cell-wall residues in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems by Guggenberger, G, Frey, S.D, Six, J, Paustian, K, Elliott, E.T

“…Agricultural management practices have been shown to influence the decomposer community in soils, with no-tillage (NT) systems favoring fungi as compared with…”
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Soil carbon pools and fluxes in long-term corn belt agroecosystems by Collins, H.P., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K., Bundy, L.G., Dick, W.A., Huggins, D.R., Smucker, A.J.M., Paul, E.A.

“…The dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) play an important role in long-term ecosystem productivity and the global C cycle. We used extended laboratory…”
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Fungal translocation as a mechanism for soil nitrogen inputs to surface residue decomposition in a no-tillage agroecosystem by Frey, S.D., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K., Peterson, G.A.

“…Additions of ( 15NH 4) 2SO 4 to the soil inorganic nitrogen (N) pool were used to measure rates of N flux from the mineral soil to surface-applied wheat straw…”
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Particulate soil organic-matter changes across a grassland cultivation sequence by Cambardella, C.A. (National Soil Tilth Lab., Ames, IA), Elliott, E.T

“…Many models have been constructed in an attempt to describe the dynamics of soil organic-matter (SOM) turnover, most of which include 2 to 3 kinetically…”
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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics of soil organic matter fractions from cultivated grassland soils by Cambardella, C.A, Elliott, E.T

“…The amount of organic matter present in soil and the rate of soil organic matter (SOM) turnover are influenced by agricultural management practices. Because…”
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Sensitivity of carbon sequestration costs to soil carbon rates by Antle, J., Capalbo, S., Mooney, S., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K.H.

“…Linked economic and biophysical simulation models should be used to assess economic potential for sequestering carbon in agricultural soils. Modifying current…”
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Management effects on the dynamics and storage rates of organic matter in long-term crop rotations by Paul, E.A, Collins, H.P, Paustian, K, Elliott, E.T, Frey, S, Juma, N, Janzen, H, Campbell, C.A, Zentner, R.P, Lafond, G.P, Moulin, A.P

“…Factors controlling soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics in soil C sequestration and N fertility were determined from multi-site analysis of long-term, crop…”
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Nitrogen limitation of production and decomposition in prairie, mountain meadow, and pine forest by Hunt, H. W., Ingham, E. R., Coleman, D. C., Elliott, E. T., Reid, C. P. P.

“…The responses of decomposition and primary production to nitrogen supply were investigated in a shortgrass prairie, a mountain meadow, and a lodgepole pine…”
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The detrital food web in a shortgrass prairie by HUNT, H. W, COLEMAN, D. C, INGHAM, E. R, INGHAM, R. E, ELLIOTT, E. T, MOORE, J. C, ROSE, S. L, REID, C. P. P, MORLEY, C. R

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Application of the hexokinase-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzymatic assay for measurement of glucose in amended soil by Frey, S.D., Elliott, E.T., Paustian, K.

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Correcting Estimates of Root Chemical Composition for Soil Contamination by Hunt, H. W., Reuss, D. E., Elliott, E. T.

“…The simplest method to correct estimates of root nutrient concentration for contamination by adhering soil is to express concentration on an "ash-free"…”
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