CHED 837 |
| Erick R. Anderson and Joseph J. Piatt. |
| The soil fertility and soil structure characteristics were determined for sediments behind a dam impoundment on Genesee Creek at the Carroll College Greene Field Station. Differences in soil structure and fertility are expected to affect the succession of plant species at this site. The sediments were exposed recently due to dam removal in February 2005 to reestablish natural flow in the class-A trout stream. As the sediments have dessicated and subsided, extensive soil fracturing has resulted. Currently, three major zones of plants have succeeded on site. The soil structure was characterized for fracture density and texture. The soil fertility was determined by chemical analysis of soil pH, cation exchange capacity, total organic carbon, ortho-phosphate, nitrate, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, 27 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- Ex. Hall B4, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |