Defoliation and altered precipitation effects on soil microbial communities in the Mattheis Research Ranch

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 …

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 …

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 …

Oasis on the prairie: quantifying and characterizing the water resources of the Mattheis Research Ranch

Dr. Miles Dyck | Assistant Professor Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences University of Alberta Water quantity and quality are important issues that affect and are affected by the management of rangelands in southern Alberta. The Mattheis 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 archaeological research on the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch and Mattheis Research Ranches

Dr. John (Jack) Ives | Professor and Director, Institute of Prairie Archaeology Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts University of Alberta Dr. Ives and Dr. Kisha Supernant (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology) will lead graduate and undergraduate students in undertaking the discovery, evaluation, Read More …