Tree Species Effects on the Distribution of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Calcium in Forest Soils
Turkey Hill Forest Soils Experimental Area, Dryden NY.
Planted between 1939 and 1941, this now mature forest consists of replicated, 0.4 ha individual species plots. This design controls for all abiotic soil forming factors, so that the influence of individual tree species may be investigated directly. I am using this unique site to study how individual tree species influence the distribution of C, N, and Ca within soils.
Sugar Maple
Red Oak
Norway Spruce
Investigating the Interactions between Carbon, Nitrogen, and Calcium Cycling in the Woods Lake Watershed, Adirondack Park, NY.
The Woods Lake Watershed is a 207 ha region within the west-central section of the Adirondacks. In 1989, calcium carbonate (lime) was applied to two ~50 ha subcatchments. I am investigating the long-term effects of increased calcium availability on C and N cycling and storage.
