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FOREST SOILS INTEREST GROUP
Program Description
The Forest Soils (FS) interest group in the College of Forest Resources
is uniquely structured to provide a flexible program covering many aspects
of
soil science and environmental studies. Students are involved in basic
and applied research relating to such topics as forest resources, restoration
(see
also Restoration Ecology interest group), and waste
applications. Students are exposed to a variety of interests and perspectives
by drawing on
the broad background of the soils faculty. Students will develop expertise
in one or
more fields of soil science including management of forest soils, biosolids
applications, soil chemistry, pedology, soil microbiology, biogeochemical
cycling, or phytoremediation. Course work is flexible to cover
the diversity
of interests within the interest group.
Current Research
Forest soils research in the College of Forest Resources is conducted
by individual faculty and is related to a variety of environmental
topics. Students are often
hired as research assistants. Below are examples of the diverse projects
currently under study. Students interested in graduate work in forest
soils
are encouraged
to contact appropriate faculty members for complete information about
current research areas.
- Altering soils to encourage growth of target native plant communities
(Ewing)
- Coarse woody debris decomposition and nutrient conservation
(Vogt, D , Edmonds)
- Ecosystem restoration using blended residuals (Brown)
- Effects of organic
amendments on soil quality (Harrison)
- Fate of nutrients and trace metals
in soil amendments (Brown, Zabowski)
- Influence of forest edges on fruiting
of mycorrhizal fungi (Edmonds)
- Land-use legacy effects on soil carbon
and nitrogen (Vogt, D )
- Long-term productivity of forest soils (Harrison,
Zabowski, Vogt, D.)
- Nutrient cycling in an old-growth forest watershed, Olympic
Peninsula, WA. (Edmonds)
- Phytoremediation and groundwater remediation
(Strand)
- Recycling waste materials in forest ecosystems (Hinckley, Harrison)
- Soil
carbon quantity and composition (Zabowski)
- Soil modification for native
plant restoration and weed suppression (Ewing)
- Tropical soils (Vogt,
Harrison)
- Whole tree and stand water use (Hinckley)
- Wildfire effects on soils,
soil nutrients, soil organisms (Zabowski, Edmonds)
- Using plants and bacteria
as green solutions to polluted soil and water (Strand)
For current funded grants in this interest group click
here.
| Faculty |
Area of Interest |
| SALLY BROWN |
IN SITU REMEDIATION OF SOILS; USE OF BIOSOLIDS; PHYTOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS |
| ROBERT EDMONDS |
FOREST SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; BIOLOGY OF FOREST DISEASES; AIR POLLUTION |
| KERN EWING |
WETLAND PLANT ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY |
| ROBERT HARRISON |
FOREST NUTRITION; MINERAL CYCLING; LONG-TERM FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; ORGANIC WASTE UTILIZATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION |
| THOMAS HINCKLEY |
FOREST TREE PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS AND CARBON PHYSIOLOOGY; SUBALPINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SRIC |
| STUART STRAND |
FOREST BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; PHYTOREMEDIATION |
| DAN VOGT |
SOIL AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY; NATURAL, DISTURBED, AND SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS |
| DARLENE ZABOWSKI |
FOREST SOILS AND SOIL GENESIS AND CLASSIFICATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF FOREST SOILS |
For further information;
Interest Group Coordinator: Dr. Darlene Zabowski
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2100
email zabow@u.washington.edu;FAX 206-685-3091; Phone 206-685-9550
For admissions packet:
Office of Student Services
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-2100
email cfradv@u.washington.edu; FAX 206-685-0790; Phone 206-543-7081
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