S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry Session: General Soil Biology & Biochemistry: II (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (San Antonio, TX

Poster #145

Small Peptides with High Affinity to Clay Minerals.
Himaya Mula, Mississippi State University; Mark A. Williams, Virginia Tech University; Kang Xia, Virginia Tech University; Michael Cox, Mississippi State University

356-2

Poster #146

The Role of Soil Characteristics and Microbial Community In Substrate Utilization.
Michelle Haddix, Colorado State University; Hannah E. Birge, Colorado State University; Richard Conant, Colorado State University; Sherri Morris, Bradley University; Ronald Follett, USDA-ARS; Francisco Calderon, USDA-ARS; Kim Magrini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University; Suhana Chattopadhyay, Kent State University; Merle Vigil, USDA/ARS; Eldor Paul, Colorado State University

356-3

Poster #147

Mid-Infrared Soil Spectral Changes Due to Cultivation, C Mineralization, and Short-Term Substrate Utilization.
Francisco Calderon, USDA-ARS; Michelle Haddix, Colorado State University; Richard Conant, Colorado State University; Sherri Morris, Bradley University; Ronald Follett, USDA-ARS; Kim Magrini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Matthew wallenstein, Colorado State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University; Eldor Paul, Colorado State University

356-4

Poster #148

Mid-IR Spectroscopic Assessment of Structural Features of Organic Carbon In Particle Size Fractions of a Clay Loam Soil.
Ruqin Fan, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Xueming Yang, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Craig F. Drury, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

356-5

Poster #149

Determination of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen In Particulate and Particle Size Fractions of Brookston Clay Loam Soils Using Soil Infrared Spectroscopy.
Xueming Yang, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre; Craig Drury, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre; W. Dan Reynolds, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre; Jingyi Yang, Greenhouse & Processing Crops Research Centre; hongtu Xie, Institute of Applied Ecology

356-6

Poster #150

Long-Term Nitrate Removal In a Denitrification Wall.
Lauren M. Long, University of Waikato; Louis A. Schipper, University of Waikato; Denise A. Bruesewitz, University of Waikato

356-7

Poster #151

Plant Residue Addition Affects Soil Nitrous Oxide Emission Differently Between Aerobic and Oxygen-Limited Conditions.
Xuechao Li, North Carolina State University; Lei Tian, North Carolina State University; Feng Hu, Nanjing Agricultural University; Wei Shi, North Carolina State University

356-8

Poster #200

N₂O, CO₂ and CH₄ Fluxes Under Elevated CO₂ From Wheat Cropping System in Semi-Arid Environment in Southern Australia and Northern China.
Shu Kee Lam, University of Melbourne; Robert Norton, International Plant Nutrition Institute; Roger Armstrong, Victoria Department of Primary Industries; Deli Chen, University of Melbourne

356-9

Poster #201

Influence of Fungal Endophyte Genotypes On Plant Diversity and Soil-Atmospheric Trace Gas Fluxes.
Javed Iqbal, University of Kentucky; Jim Nelson, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth Carlisle, University of Kentucky; Rebecca McCulley, University of Kentucky

356-10

Poster #202

Soil Microbial Biomass C and δ¹³ C Values of Total and Soluble Organic C Responded to Free Air CO₂ Enrichment (FACE) In Rice Paddy.
Miwa Matsushima, Chiba University; Weiguo Cheng, Yamagata University; Takeshi Tokida, National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences; Hirofumi Nakamura, Taiyo Keiki; Kazuyuki Inubushi, Chiba University; Masumi Okada, Iwate University; Toshihiro Hasegawa, National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences

356-11

Poster #203

Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Related to Structural Changes in Earthworm-Worked Soil by Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning.
Joann K. Whalen, McGill University; Liwen Han, McGill University; Pierre Dutilleul, McGill University

356-12

Poster #204

Study On the Community Structure and Abundance of Soil Collembolan Flora In Paddyfields of Transgenic Bt Rice with Different Breading and Genotypes.
Zhu Xiang-Yu, Nanjing Agricultural University; Li Zhi-Yi, Nanjing Agricultural University; Chang Liang Sr., Institute of Zoology; Feng Ge, Institute of Zoology; Wu Gang Sr., Huazhong Agricultural University; Megha N. Parajulee Sr., Texas A&M University; Anup Bastola, Institute of Zoology; Fa-Jun Chen Sr., Nanjing Agricultural University

356-13

Poster #205

Types of Carbon Compounds That Accumulate Under No-Tillage In Rice-Based Rotations.
Daniel C. Olk, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Merle Anders, University of Arkansas

356-14

Poster #206

Kinetics of Net Nitrification Associated with Soil Aggregates Under Conventional and No-Tillage In a Subtropical Rice Soil.
Alan Wright, University of Florida; X. Jiang, Southwest University; W. Liu, Southwest University; X. Shi, Southwest University

356-15

Poster #207

Cancelled

356-16

Poster #208

Impacts of Constant Versus Fluctuating Water-Filled Pore Space On Carbon Mineralization In Soils.
Xiaobin Guo, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Craig F. Drury, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Xueming Yang, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; W. Daniel Reynolds, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Renduo Zhang, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University

356-17

Poster #209

Structural Changes In Humic Acid During the Degeneration Process of a Steppe Soil.
Yizhong Lu, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Weiwei Cong, China Agricultural University; Baoguo Li, China Agricultural University; Xueming Yang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

356-18

Poster #210

Does Earthworm Ecological Group Influence Gross Nitrogen Mineralization and Plant Uptake?.
Peter Tomlinson, Kansas State University; Mary Savin, University of Arkansas

356-19

Poster #211

A Multi-Site Decadal-Duration Litter Decay Study: Problems and Prospects.
Benjamin Ellert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Henry Janzen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre; Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

356-20

Poster #212

A Multi-Site Decadal-Duration Decay Study: Early Findings From the First Half-Decade.
Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Benjamin Ellert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Henry Janzen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre

356-21

Poster #213

High Throughput Soil PLFA Analysis.
Jeffrey Buyer, USDA-ARS; Myron Sasser, MIDI, Inc.

356-22

Poster #214

The Effects of Calcium and Nitrogen Amendments On Soil Organic Matter Dynamics In Pine Forests Stands At Sand Ridge State Forest.
Azeem A. Rehman, Bradley University; Joseph Taura, Bradley University; Jason Koch, Bradley University; Kelly McConnaughay, Bradley University; Eldor Paul, Colorado State University; Sherri Morris, Bradley University

356-23

Poster #215

The Impacts of Natural N Enrichment On Soil Organic Matter Dynamics On Nutrient Poor Sands.
Sherri Morris, Bradley University; Azeem Rehman, Bradley University; Kelly McConnaughay, Bradley University; Michelle Haddix, Colorado State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University; Suhana Chattopadhyay, Kent State University; Francisco Calderon, USDA-ARS; Eldor Paul, Colorado State University

356-24

Poster #216

Temperature-Associated Changes In Soil Respiration In a Japanese Cool-Temperate Oak-Birch Forest: Analysis of Multiyear Monitoring Results.
Ayaka W. Kishimoto-Mo, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences; Masaki Uchida, National Institute for Polar Research; Miyuki Kondo, National Institute of Environmental Sciences; Yoko Shizu, Institute for Basin Ecosystem Studies, Gifu University; Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Institute for Basin Ecosystem Studies, Gifu University; Hiroyuki Muraoka, Institute for Basin Ecosystem Studies, Gifu University; Hiroshi Koizumi, Laboratory for Environmental Ecology, Waseda University

356-25

Poster #217

Comparing Headspace and Alkalai Trap Methods of Carbon Mineralization Measurement In a Papermill Biolsolid Ammended Soil Incubation Study.
Cory J. Roberts, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Gordon Price, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

356-26

Poster #218

Carbon Mineralization and Microbial Biomass In Soil Aggregates From Two Tillage Systems.
Thomas J. Mayer, NC A&T State University/Syngenta; Gudigopuram Reddy, NC A&T State University/Syngenta; Charles Raczkowski, NC A&T State University/Syngenta; Alan Franzluebbers, USDA-ARS; Philip Bauer, USDA-ARS; Warren Busscher, USDA-ARS

356-27

Poster #219

Long-Term Tillage Effects On the Distribution Patterns of Microbial Biomass and Activities within Soil Aggregates.
Alan Wright, University of Florida; X. Jiang, Southwest University; J. Wang, University of Florida; Z. Li, University of Florida

356-28

Poster #220

Designing An Ethylene-Neutral Biochar As a Substitute for Vermiculite In the Horticulture Industry.
William H. Fulton, Oregon State University

356-29

Poster #221

Species Composition of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi In Soils After Cultivation of Various Winter Crops.
Masao Higo, Nihon University; Katsunori Isobe, Nihon University; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Takuya Kondo, Nihon University; Saki Takeyama, Nihon University; Takahiro Endo, Nihon University; Ryuichi Ishii, Nihon University

356-30

Poster #222

Correlation Between Nitrate and Calcium In Soils with and without Earthworms.
Josef Gorres, University of Vermont; Ryan Melnichuk, University of Vermont

356-31

Poster #223

Impact of Mustard (Brassica juncea) and Flax (Linum usitatissimum) Seed Meal Amendments On Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Microbial Community Composition.
Anil Somenahally, Texas A&M University; Luis P. Moncayo, Zamorano University; Terry Gentry, Texas A&M University

356-32

Poster #224

The Quantity and Quality of Soil Organic Matter In a Sub-Arctic Cryosol.
Amanda Diochon, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Adam Gillespie, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Charles Tarnocai, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada; Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

356-33

Poster #225

Molecular-Scale Organic Matter Composition of a Sub-Arctic Soil Profile: a C and N K-Edge XANES Study.
Adam W. Gillespie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Amanda Diochon, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Charles Tarnocai, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; David Chevrier, Canadian Light Source Inc.; Tom Z. Regier, Canadian Light Source Inc.; Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

356-34

Poster #226

Nitrogen Transformation and Enzymes Activity As Affected by Broiler Litter Enriched with Trace Elements.
Osagie Idehen, Federation of Southern Cooperatives; Kokoasse Kpomblekou-A., Tuskegee University

356-35

Poster #227

Microbial Source Tracking In a Northwestern California Watershed.
Anthony Baker, Humboldt State University; Stephanie Talamantes, Humboldt State University; Annayal Yikum, Humboldt State University; Susan Edinger-Marshall, Humboldt State University

356-36

Poster #228

Bacterial Resistance to Tetracyclines In Soils Following Swine Effluent Application.
Inna Popova, Oklahoma State University; Jeffory Hattey, Oklahoma State University; Shiping Deng, Oklahoma State University

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