Dr. Scott Chang | Professor, Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta The impact of grazing and irrigation on soil microbial communities is poorly understood even though microbes play a significant role in affecting Read More …
Category: Active Ecosystem Services
Quantifying the carbon balance of the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. John Gamon | Professor, Cross-appointed Departments of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Alberta Dr. Gamon is continuing to measure net carbon uptake at the Mattheis Research Ranch using a combination of eddy covariance and remote Read More …
Biophysical quantification and mapping of soil quality at the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez | Assistant Professor, Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Albert Forage productivity, quality and persistence are essential factors for the success and profitability of rangeland operations. Good soil quality Read More …
Grazing effects on the plant-pollinator relationship: a contrast of native legumes with an invasive (Astragalus cicer L.)
Dr. Cameron Carlyle | Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Native pollinators experienced a rapid decline in abundance as a result of large scale agricultural conversion across Read More …
Quantifying carbon stocks across Alberta’s grasslands in support of a provincial carbon strategy
Dr. Edward Bork | Professor and Mattheis Chair in Rangeland Ecology & Management Director, Rangeland Research Institute Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Dr. Bork is working with several graduate Read More …
Long-term monitoring of rangeland ecosystem functions on the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Cameron Carlyle | Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta To better understand the sustainability of ecological goods and services derived from Alberta rangelands, Dr. Carlyle and co-investigator Dr. Read More …
Effects of defoliation and soil moisture level on methane production and oxidation in soils of the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Scott Chang | Professor Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Rangelands are a significant global sink for atmospheric methane, however, little is known about the effects of grazing on the production and Read More …
Spatial patterns of and management effects on soil carbon in the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Scott Chang | Professor Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta By systematically sampling rangelands and croplands within the Mattheis Research Ranch, Dr. Chang and co-investigator Dr. Zhiping Wang (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Read More …
Baseline carbon monitoring for rangeland carbon sequestration
Dr. John Gamon | Professor, Cross-appointed Departments of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Alberta Using a combination of atmospheric measurements, plot sampling, and remote sensing techniques, Dr. Gamon and his graduate students monitored Read More …
Mapping patterns in the distribution and abundance of upland songbirds on the Mattheis Research Ranch
Dr. Scott Nielsen | Associate Professor and Alberta Biodiversity Conservation Chair Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Dr. Nielsen’s research team conducted repeated point counts in two consecutive years at 372 locations Read More …