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Contents
Welcome to Kamloops……………………………………………………………. 3
Sponsorship……………………………………………………………………….. 5
Maps……………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Special Events and Exhibitors…………………………………………………… 9
Conference Program…………………………………………………………….. 10
Plenary Speakers………………………………………………………………… 13
Instructions for Speakers………………………………………………………... 16
Oral Technical Session Program
Monday May 16…………………………………………………………………... 17
Tuesday May 17………………………………………………………………….. 20
Wednesday May 18……………………………………………………………… 23
Poster Sessions……………………………………………………………………. 27
Abstracts
Abstracts are not included in this conference program.
All presentation abstracts are included in a PDF that you can download from the conference website
(http://csss2016.ca/).
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Soil – Our Silent Ally for Food Security and Sustainable
Development
The world’s highly diverse and dynamic soils provide numerous functions and services required by
humans. Soil is the basis for most of the food and fiber produced globally. It is a major reservoir of
biodiversity and filter for global water supplies. Soil stores carbon and can help mitigate climate change.
At the same time, soil is a finite natural resource that is essentially non-renewable over a human life time,
and about 1/3 of global soil is moderately to highly degraded. Population growth, with a predicted 9
billion people by 2050, is placing immense pressure on the availability and distribution of water and soil.
Access to quality food will require the combined knowledge and adoption of technologies to maintain
good soil conservation practices. Careful soil management can increase the food supply and provide a
valuable lever for climate regulation and safeguarding of ecosystem services. Soil scientists and land-use
managers are challenged to find ways to increase food, fibre and biofuel production, maximize carbon
sequestration and improve water quality while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, industrial impacts,
erosion and nutrient losses.
We are delighted to host over 160 oral and poster presentations, and an equivalent number of conference
participants for the joint meetings of the Canadian Society of Soil Science and the Pacific Regional
Society of Soil Science. In addition to welcoming participants from across Canada, we are also pleased to
welcome scientists, experts and students from many other countries around the world, including the US,
South Africa, Fiji, and India. Your work and your willingness to share your research with us is the core
business of these meetings and we appreciate your contribution.
In addition to welcoming our guests, we also want to thank the large number of colleagues that have
worked so hard to organize and support this conference, including the Organizing Committee, the session
chairs, volunteers, and our sponsors. We would not have a successful conference without you, so thank
you!
Lastly, we encourage you to take full advantage of your visit to British Columbia (BC) and Kamloops, the
“The friendliest city in BC”. With rugged, desert-like terrain, nearby lakes, and a world-class ski resort,
Kamloops has activities and attractions to make your visit extraordinary.
Thanks for coming to the conference; we hope you enjoy the people, the papers and beautiful British
Columbia!
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Maja Krzic, Conference Chair Tom Pypker, Vice-Chair Margaret Schmidt, Technical Committee Chair
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2016 CSSS/PRSSS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Conference Chair Maja Krzic ([email protected])
Vice-Chairs, Local Arrangements Tom Pypker ([email protected])
Kent Watson ([email protected])
Finances Kent Watson ([email protected])
Website Liaison Zineb Bazza ([email protected])
Technical Session Committee
Margaret Schmidt, Chair ([email protected])
Tom Forge ([email protected])
Brian Wallace ([email protected])
Tom Pypker ([email protected])
Field Tour Coordinators
Chuck Bulmer ([email protected])
Scott Smith ([email protected])
Gerry Neilsen ([email protected])
Tom Forge ([email protected])
Sponsorship Committee Bryanna Thiel ([email protected])
Shannon Berch ([email protected])
Volunteer Coordinator Tim Philpott ([email protected])
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Published since 1957, the Canadian Journal of Soil Science publishes new research on the use,
management, structure and development of soils and draws from the disciplines of soil science,
agrometeorology, ecology, agricultural engineering, environmental science, hydrology, forestry, geology,
geography, and climatology and covers agrometeorology; ecology, biological processes, and plant
interactions; composition and chemical processes; physical processes, and interfaces; genesis, landscape
processes, and relationships; contamination and environmental stewardship; and management for
agricultural, forestry, and urban uses.
Patron Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
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Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor
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THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Buildings of relevance for our conference are:
International building (IB) = #9 on TRU map
Arts and Education (AE) building = #3 on TRU map
Campus Activity Center (CAC) = #7 on TRU map
NOTE: Grand Hall is on 2nd
floor of Rotunda in CAC, while Rotunda is central corridor of CAC
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ROTUNDA (THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR) OF THE CONFERENCE ACTIVITY CENTRE (CAC)
NOTE: CAC IS #7 BUILDING ON TRU MAP ABOVE. REGISTRATION DESK AND EXHIBITORS
WILL BE LOCATED IN ROTUNDA
GRAND HALL, LOCATED ON 2ND
FLOOR OF THE CONFERENCE ACTIVITY CENTRE (CAC),
NOTE CAC IS #7 BUILDING ON TRU MAP ABOVE.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
For information about the events or registration, please visit the registration desk located outside of
the Grand Hall, CAC.
Welcome reception: Sunday May 15, 2016 (18:00-20:00), Grand Hall, CAC
Working Lunches:
CSSS Pedology Committee, Monday May 16, 2016 (12:15-14:00), Boardroom, Executive
Centre, 3rd
floor, CAC)
CSSS Education Committee, Wednesday May 18, 2016 (12:30-14:00), Alpine Rm.130,
CAC
Everyone interested in work done by these two committees is welcome to come.
Student trivia night, Tuesday May 17, 2016 (Duffy’s Pub, 1797 Pacific Way, Kamloops). If you
have questions about this event, e-mail [email protected]
CSSS-PRSSS Banquet, including CSSS and PRSS Awards, Wednesday May 18, 2016 (18:30-
21:00), Grand Hall, CAC
Exhibitors
Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS)
CSSS MERCHANDISE!
We have hats ($15), t-shirts ($13), mugs ($10), and keychains ($2) for sale.
Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS)
Canadian Journal of Soil Science
BC Institute of Agrologists
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
2016 Joint Annual Meetings of the
Canadian Society of Soil Science
Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science
(All events are at the Thompson Rivers University except Student Trivia Night on May 17)
Saturday May 14
8:00 – 18:00 Pre conference tour of Okanagan Valley (requires pre-registration). Organizers: Chuck
Bulmer, Scott Smith, Gerry Neilsen, Tom Forge
Sunday, May 15
8:00 – 18:00 Pre conference tour of Okanagan Valley
16:00 – 19:30 Registration (area outside of Grand Hall, Campus Activity Centre – CAC)
16:00 – 18:00 CSSS Council Meeting (International Building – IB1021)
18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Reception (Grand Hall, CAC)
Monday, May 16
7:30 – 18:00 Registration (area outside of Grand Hall, CAC)
7:30 – 9:00 All posters setup (Grand Hall, CAC)
7:30 – 9:00 Complementary breakfast (Grand Hall, CAC)
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and opening remarks – Maja Krzic, Conference Chair (Grand Hall, CAC)
9:15 – 10:05 Keynote speaker – Ray Weil, University of Maryland (Grand Hall, CAC)
10:05 - 10:55 Keynote speaker – Mark Liebig, USDA-ARS Northern Great Plans Research Laboratory
(Grand Hall, CAC)
10:55 – 11:15 Break – Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
11:15 – 12:15 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
Session 1: Ecological Processes in Managed Systems (IB1015)
Session 2: Putting the Numbers to Nutrient Loss Mitigation Practices (IB1020)
Session 3: Experiential Learning in Soil and Environmental Sciences (Terrace Rm,
CAC)
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch Break (Grand Hall, CAC)
Pedology Committee working lunch (Boardroom, Executive Centre, 3rd
floor of CAC)
Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
14:00-15:50 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
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Session 1: Ecological Processes in Managed Systems – cont. (IB1015)
Session 2: Nutrient Loss Mitigation – cont. (IB1020)
Session 3: Experiential Learning – cont. (Terrace Rm, CAC)
15:50-16:20 Coffee break (outside of oral session rooms) – Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
16:20-18:00 Poster period no. 1: Includes posters from topical sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 (Grand Hall,
CAC)
18:00-19:30 CSSS AGM (Arts and Education, AE, Building, Rm 162)
Tuesday, May 17
8:00-18:00 Registration (area outside of Grand Hall, CAC)
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast (Grand Hall, CAC)
8:00-10:00 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
Session 4: Soil Health: Assessing the Effects of Management on The Soil’s
Physical, Chemical, And Biological Properties (IB1015)
Session 5: Advances in Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Soils (IB1020)
Session 6: Soil Organic Matter: Measurement, Modelling, Field Studies –
sponsored by UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems (Terrace Rm, CAC)
10:00-10:30 Coffee break (outside of oral session rooms) – Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
10:30-12:30 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
Session 4: Management Effects on Soils – cont. (IB1015)
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soil Systems (IB1020)
12:30-13:30 Break & pick up of bagged lunches in Grand Hall, CAC
13:30-18:00 Field tour to Lac du Bois Grassland Protected Area (Parking lot N)
18:30-19:30 PRSSS AGM (AE162)
20:00 Student trivia night:
Duffy’s Pub, 1797 Pacific Way, Kamloops (#5 Bus from TRU Exchange Bay H)
Wednesday, May 18
8:00-18:00 Registration (area outside of Grand Hall, CAC)
7:00-8:00 Breakfast (Grand Hall, CAC)
8:00-10:00 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions – cont. (IB1020)
Session 8: Soil Topics from Restoration, Rangelands, and Forestry Activities
(IB1015)
Session 10: Quantifying Complex Spatial and Temporal Variability for Sustainable
Soil Management (Terrace Rm, CAC)
10:00-10:30 Coffee break (outside of oral session rooms) – Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
10:30-12:30 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
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Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions – cont. (IB1020)
Session 8: Restoration, Rangeland and Forestry – cont. (IB1015)
Session 11: Mapping the Pedosphere (Terrace Rm, CAC)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break (Grand Hall, CAC)
Education Committee working lunch (Alpine Rm 130, CAC)
Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
14:00-16:00 Oral presentations – Concurrent sessions
Session 9: General Soil Science (IB1015)
Session 12: Soil Science and Emerging Digital Technologies (IB1020)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break (outside Grand Hall, CAC) – Exhibit viewing (Rotunda, CAC)
16:30-18:00 Poster period no.2: Includes posters from sessions 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (Grand Hall,
CAC)
16:00-18:00 Judges meeting (Alpine room 130, CAC)
18:00-19:30 Poster removal (Grand Hall, CAC)
18:00-18:30 Cash bar (Grand Hall, CAC)
18:30-21:00 CSSS-PRSSS Banquet, including CSSS and PRSS Awards and reading by Don
Gayton (Ecologist and Non-fiction Writer) on “History, Ecology and Wine Pairing”
(Grand Hall, CAC)
Thursday, May 19
8:00-17:00 Field tour to Cache Creek area (starts from the parking lot N)
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Dr. Ray Weil
Ray Weil Professor of Soil Science at the University of
Maryland where he teaches undergraduate and graduate
courses. He is a Fellow of both the Soil Science Society of
America and the American Society of Agronomy and has
twice been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to support his
work in Africa. He is known for his ecological approach
to soil science as coauthor of the 11th
- 15th
editions of the
most widely adopted and cited textbook in the field, The
Nature and Properties of Soils. His research focuses on
soil organic matter management for enhanced soil
ecosystem functions and nutrient cycling for water quality
and agricultural sustainability. The analytical methods that his lab developed for soil microbial biomass
and labile soil C have been adopted by the USDA/NRCS and are used in ecosystem studies and soil health
assessment worldwide. His contributions to improved cropping systems, including innovative cover crops,
are now increasing on-farm biodiversity and improving soil function on farms large and small. He is an
expert at diagnosing soil-related problems in the field and has worked with the Ag Center at Columbia
University to develop the SoilDoc, a portable lab for on-the-spot soil analysis to assist in field diagnosis.
The Soils Renaissance - Perspectives and Prospects Dr. Ray Weil
University of Maryland
The Soils Renaissance of the 21st century has seen the number of scientific publications on soils and
public interest in soils soar. It has been marked in scientific circles by special issues of the premier
scientific journals, such as the 2004 issue of Science under the title Soil -the Last Frontier, and in the
broader public by at least two feature length films devoted entirely to telling “the story of soils” (Dirt: The
Movie, and The Symphony of Soil). Acknowledging this renaissance (but hopefully not capping it off), the
United Nations designated 2015 as the International Year of Soils. Yet, at the same time, formal soil
science academic programs and departments were shrinking and, in some cases, disappearing at
universities in North America and around the world. It has become increasingly recognized that soil
science has a central role to play in understanding and managing biogeochemical processes, climate
change, biodiversity, water resources, and other great natural resource challenges. One of the joys (and
challenges) of teaching soils is to use this complex system to help students see connections and become
aware of context.
Ecosystems research - including agro-ecosystems, and by extension, food security research - is being
dramatically transformed by the emergence of new insights and paradigms about what we long thought
were settled basic truths. The conceptual changes - some completely upending established models - are
partially driven by the development and adoption of new analytical tools, ranging from metagenomics to
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x-ray tomography and abetted by increasingly sophisticated statistical analyses of the resulting huge
amounts of data. The application of these tools to soils questions in ecosystems research may not always
be carried out by those that would identify themselves as soil scientists. As these scientists grapple with
how particular soil processes influence ecosystems, it is important that they have internalized a broad and
integrated view of soil science. Whatever specialty they bring to the ecosystem analysis team - molecular
biology, chemistry, physics, hydrology, microbiology, pedology - scientists also need to see the context of
their specialty within the larger complex soil system. Even in interdisciplinary teams it is important that
each member be able to keep sight of the whole- that the soil physicist understand the landscape, that the
molecular biologist understand soil horizons, etc. Furthermore, the integration of plant and soil sciences
has never been more compelling. The cover crop revolution sweeping North American agriculture is all
about managing plants to improve soils - rather than the other way around. In fact, the boundary between
plant and soil becomes blurred as we learn more about the rhizosphere and plant-microbial community
interactions. Is a mycorrhizal network plant or soil? What about the layer of root exudates that shapes the
physics, chemistry and biology of the soil system? In most contexts (hydroponics and Mars soils,
notwithstanding), plants cannot exist, function or truly be studied in the absence of soils - and vice versa.
Dr. Mark Liebig
Mark Liebig is a Research Soil Scientist at the USDA-ARS
Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL) in
Mandan, ND USA. Originally from a small farm in the central
Platte Valley of Nebraska, Mark holds degrees from University
of Colorado (B.A.) and University of Nebraska (M.S. and
Ph.D.). Mark’s research program at NGPRL encompasses soil
quality and gas flux evaluations of crop, grazing, biofuel, and
integrated management systems. He is an ARCPACS Certified
Professional Soil Scientist and holds an adjunct appointment in
the Department of Soil Science at North Dakota State
University. As a supplement to his research, Mark has
developed decision aides and evaluation tools for farmers and
scientists. He also contributes to various network activities
within and outside USDA-ARS.
Reconsidering Perennials in Dryland Cropping Systems Dr. Mark Liebig
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Mandan, North Dakota
Projection of land use trends suggest a limited role for perennials in conventional crop production
systems, and yet cropping systems are increasingly looked upon to provide ecosystem services beyond the
provision of food, feed, fiber and fuel. Supporting, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services directly or
indirectly benefit human welfare, and accordingly, should be included within a larger rubric of
expectations from agricultural landscapes. Such expectations complement the multiple functions of
perennials, whether for soil fertility/tilth enhancement, targeted remediation, wildlife habitat, or water
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quality protection. Moreover, anticipated changes in climate in most regions of North America highlight
the important role of permanent ground cover under a more vigorous hydrological cycle. Agroecosystems
in the northern Great Plains, for example, are undergoing a transition toward more intensified production
mainly due to climate-driven shifts in greater early-season water availability and an extended growing
season. This transition to a wetter, warmer, and more variable climate will increase the susceptibility of
soil degradation on agricultural lands through increased rates of erosion, nutrient loss, and salinization.
Permanent ground cover, an attribute of most perennial grasses, can serve to buffer climate-induced
stresses while concurrently improving soil conditions to facilitate agroecosystem resilience. Developing
science-based guidance on how to value non-provisioning ecosystem services from perennials under a
changing climate is a key prerequisite for their increased adoption in crop production systems.
Accordingly, soil scientists can play a key role in providing this guidance, as many ecosystem service
benefits associated with perennials are derived from changes to soil properties and processes.
Banquet Speaker
Don Gayton
Don Gayton’s passion is the ecology of grasslands and
dry forests. He has two decades of involvement with
grassland monitoring and fire-maintained ecoystem
restoration in British Columbia’s southern interior. He
obtained a B.Sc. in Agronomy from Washington State
University and an M.Sc. in Plant Ecology from the
University of Saskatchewan. Don’s technical
publications include Impacts of Climate Change on
BC’s Biodiversity, Ground Work: Basic Concepts in
Ecological Restoration, and British Columbia
Grasslands: Monitoring Vegetation Change. Gayton’s
writing includes award-winning books of popular non-fiction including Interwoven Wild, Kokanee,
Landscapes of the Interior and The Wheatgrass Mechanism. He is the winner of the US National
Outdoor Book Award, and has been shortlisted twice for the BC Book Awards. He lives in Summerland,
British Columbia, where he works as a consulting ecologist.
History, Ecology and Wine Pairing
By Don Gayton
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CSSS/PRSSS KAMLOOPS 2016
ORAL TECHNICAL SESSION
Instructions for Speakers:
Please review the information below in preparing for your presentation at the CSSS-PRSSS
Meeting in May 2016.
Acceptable formats for presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint (pptx formats) and PDF.
All oral session meeting rooms are equipped with the following audiovisual equipment:
1. Multimedia projector
2. Computer
3. Screen
4. Remote slide advancer and laser pointer
All speakers are required to be at the session venue 30 min before the start of the session and to
upload your presentation file. We recommend you bring your memory stick with copies of your
presentation to the meeting.
Personal laptops cannot be used in meeting rooms while giving your oral presentation. You must
load your presentation on the computer in the room. At the end of the meeting, all files will be
destroyed.
Be considerate of other speakers and the audience by staying within your allotted time. The time
allotted for volunteer oral presentations is 15 minutes including discussion and changeover to the
next speaker. For some invited presentations, the time allotted may be different.
Session chairs will hold you to the allotted time and will show a flash card 2 minutes before and 1
minute before your time ends.
When answering questions, please repeat the question before you answer, so that the audience can hear
the question.
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CSSS/PRSSS KAMLOOPS 2016 – ORAL TECHNICAL SESSION PROGRAM
Abstracts All presentation abstracts are included in a PDF that you can download from the conference website (http://csss2016.ca/).
MONDAY MAY 16, 2016
Time
Session 1: Ecological Processes in
Managed Soil
Chairs: Kirsten Hannam (Natural
Resources Canada), Sylvie Quideau
(U. Alberta)
Venue: IB1015
Session 2: Putting the Numbers to
Nutrient Loss Mitigation Practices
Chairs: Kim Schneider, Keith Reid
(AAFC)
Venue: IB1020
Session 3: Experiential Learning
in Soil and Environmental
Sciences
Chairs: Tom Yates (U. Sask.),
Amanda Diochon (Lakehead U.)
Venue: Terrace Rm, CAC
11:15
Manipulating beneficial rhizosphere
microorganisms for enhanced plant
growth in newly planted sweet cherry
orchards
T. Watson, L. Nelson, D. Neilsen, G.
Neilsen, T. Forge
Relating nutrient loss in snowmelt runoff to soil
nutrient concentrations from cattle winter bale-
grazing sites
B.J. Cade-Menun, B.G. McConkey, A.D. Iwaasa,
H.A. Lardner
Session Keynote
Experiential learning: Why it works, and how
to make it work well
Sean Maw
11:30
Interactive influences of organic mulches
and alternative micro-irrigation
practices on vineyard soil organic
matter, root growth and nematode
populations
T. Forge, K. Hannam, G. Neilsen, D.
Neilsen, P. Randall, M. Jones, L. Nelson,
C. Nichol
A six-year study evaluating nutrient BMPs in
Alberta watersheds
B. Olson, A. Kalischuk, J. Charest, J. Villeneuve
11:45
How does crop rotation sequence affect
crop performance and the structure of
the fungal community associated with
wheat in a four-year study?
A. Navarro Borrell, C. Hamel, Y. Gan, G.
Germida
Recycled gypsum amendment reduced
phosphorus release from manured soils to
overlying water under flooded conditions
D. Kumaragamage, S.P. Indraratne
Promoting soil education with graduate student
led workshops
A. Gorgolewski
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12:00
Microbial community energetics and
carbon use in organic and conventionally
managed soils
M. Arcand, B. Helgason
Sorption of phosphorus in saline aqueous
solutions by wheat straw, woodchips, and
willow biochars
A. Dugdug, S.X. Chang, Y.S. Ok, A.U.
Rajapaksha, A. Anyia
Blending multimedia and face-to-face teaching
to enhance learning about forest floor and
humus forms
D. Hoffman, M. Krzic, M. Schmidt, S. Nashon, L.
Lavkulich
12:15
–
14:00
Lunch Break and
Pedology Committee working lunch (Boardroom, Executive Centre, CAC)
Time
Session 1: Ecological Processes in
Managed Soil (continued)
Chairs: Kirsten Hannam (Natural
Resources Canada), Sylvie Quideau
(U. Alberta)
Venue: IB1015
Session 2: Putting the Numbers to
Nutrient Loss Mitigation Practices
(continued)
Chairs: Kim Schneider, Keith Reid
(AAFC)
Venue: IB1020
Session 3: Experiential Learning
in Soil and Environmental
(continued)
Chairs: Tom Yates (U. Sask.),
Amanda Diochon (Lakehead U.)
Venue: Terrace Rm, CAC
14:00
Rapid 13
C-enrichment of microbial
PLFAs in spruce forest floor in response
to the application of 13
C-enriched glucose
and selective inhibitors
M.J.B. Swallow, S.A. Quideau
Putting the pieces together: Accounting
for the effects of source, transport and
agricultural management factors in a
national P loss indicator
K. Schneider, D.K. Reid, B.G. McConkey
Sustainable soil management course provides a
framework for problem-based learning
M. Krzic, A. Bomke, M. Sylvestre, S. Brown
14:15
A comparison of the effects of wildfire
and wood ash applications on forest soil
properties
K.D. Hannam, P.W. Hazlett, L. Venier
Phosphorus source coefficient
determination for quantifying phosphorus
loss risk of various animal manures
Y.T. Wang, T.Q. Zhang, Q.C. Hu, C.S. Tan
Experiential learning in soil science at SFU -
opportunities and challenges
M. Schmidt, B. Heung, J. Zhang, D. Reeves
14:30
Sediment fingerprinting in the Lower
Little Bow River Watershed using Cs-
137
M. Caron, D. Lobb, K. Liu, J. Miller, P.
Owens
Using corn to assess the availability of P
after long term applications of dairy
manure and commercial fertilizer on
perennial grass (Festuca arundinacea)
H. Zhang, S. Bittman, D.E. Hunt, F. Bounaix
Incorporating field experience in an online
pedology course
P. Sanborn
14:45
Modeling of coupled water and heat transfer in
freezing and thawing soils
Y. Zhao, B. Si
Fertilizers made from biodiesel co-
products and their impacts on soil and
crop productivity
Z. Bazza, M. Zinman, N. Ellis, A. Vigneault,
S. Smukler
A forest soils field trip – experiential learning
or just three days in the bush?
K. Van Rees
15:00 Session Discussion
Investigation of the mechanisms by which
perennial grasses prevent nitrate leaching
A. Lasisi, W. Akinremi, M. Tenuta, D. Cattani
Enhancing the experience in experiential
learning: professional learning and course
connectivity in an undergraduate field course
T. Yates
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15:15
Nitrogen dynamics and recoverable yield
in sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) as
influenced by plant population and
harvest date
A.H. DeBruyn, I.P. O’Halloran, J.D. Lauzon,
L.L. Van Eerd
Get out here! hands-on learning in Pukaskwa
National Park
A. Diochon
15:30
A comparison of nutrient dynamics in
multiple manures under different storage
conditions
K. Neufeld, G. Maltais-Landry, S. Smukler
Session Discussion
15:45
Nutrient cycling and greenhouse gas
emissions from soils amended with horse
and poultry manure
G. Maltais-Landry, N. Bertoni, Z. Nesic, N.
Grant, S. Smukler
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Tuesday May 17, 2016
Time
Session 4: Soil Health: Assessing the
Effects of /management on the Soil’s
Physical, Chemical, and Biological
Properties
Chairs: Laura Van Eerd (U. Guelph
Ridgetown Campus), Amanda Diochon
(Lakehead U.)
Venue: IB1015
Session 5: Advances in Nitrogen
Management in Agricultural Soils
Chairs: Noura Ziadi (AAFC), Keith Reid
(AAFC)
Venue: IB1020
Session 6: Soil Organic Matter:
Measurement, Modelling, Field Studies
Sponsored by UBC’s Faculty of Land and
Food Systems
Chairs: Hida Manns (Trent U.), Sean
Smukler (UBC)
Venue: Terrace Rm, CAC
Session is sponsored by UBC’s Faculty of
Land and Food Systems
8:00
Session Keynote Soil health: management effects on soil
properties and link to crop yield
L.L. Van Eerd
Session Keynote Controlled release nitrogen fertilizer use
in potato production: Effects on yield,
tuber quality, nitrogen dynamics and
nitrogen use efficiency in eastern Canada
Mervin St. Luce, Noura Ziadi, Athyna N.
Cambouris, Bernie J. Zebarth
Evaluating agroforestry as a climate-smart
management option across four tropical maize
based smallholder landscapes S.M. Smukler, C. Sullivan, S.P. Kearney, S.J.
Fonte, P. Siles, C.A. Palm
8:15
Organic carbon depth distribution in a
solifluction-affected slope, Garry Island, NWT M.R. Phillips, C. Burn, E. Gregorich
8:30
Evaluating Haney and Cornell soil
health assessments using a long-term
cover crop experiment
I. Chahal, L. L. Van Eerd
Long-term rotation and fertilization affect crop N
uptake and NUE on a Gray Luvisol: Soil organic
N contributions to crop N uptake and implications
for N recommendations
M. Dyck, D. Puurveen, K. Kipps
Paenibacillus polymyxa inoculation affects
Festuca arundinacea’s growth, soil-C and soil-N
under drought stress V. Nazeri, F. Nourbakhsh, M.R. Sabzalian, L.
Fraser, K. Donkor, M. Sepehri, H. Garris
8:45
Effect of diverse compost products on
potato productivity and soil quality
C. Wilson, B.J. Zebarth, D.L. Burton, C.
Goyer
Pulse legume benefits to a subsequent crop in the
long-term rotation study at Bow Island, Alberta
E. Bremer, D. Pauly, R. McKenzie
Feeding the saprophytic soil microbial
community to produce stable soil organic
matter: advances in conceptual understanding
and analytical methods
J. Whalen, S. Gul
9:00
Physical and chemical properties of an
Orthic Black Chernozem after 5 years of
solid and liquid pig manure application
to annual and perennial crops
O. Akinremi, T. Adesanya, F. Zvomuya
Tillage uncouples microbial nutrient
cycling during the early cropping season
L. Phillips, C. Schefe, R. Armstrong, P. Mele
Influence of manure type and bedding material
on carbon content of particulate organic matter
in amended soil using 13
C NMR-DPMAS
J. Miller, P. Hazendonk
9:15
Soil changes over 12 years of
conservation management on irrigated
rotations in southern Alberta
F. J. Larney, N. Z. Lupwayi, D. C. Pearson,
R. E. Blackshaw
Does plant litter quality affect nitrogen
excretion from earthworms?
Z. Abail, J. Whalen
Assessment of NIR and MIR spectroscopy for
the estimation of nutrient content in manures
from Southwest British Columbia Z. Zhang, K. Neufeld, S. Smukler
21
9:30
Impact of various mulch materials on
soil health, weed suppression and yield of
maize under rain-fed conditions
A.R. Gurmani, T. Mehmood, S.U. Khan, A.
Farid, D. L. Smith
Method to improve prediction of available
nitrogen from livestock manure applied to
cropland
J. Lauzon, K. Reid, C. Brown, K. Janovicek
Session Discussion
9:45
Session Discussion
Session Discussion
10:00
–
10:30 Coffee Break
Time
Session 4: Soil Health: Assessing the
Effects of Management on the Soil’s
Physical, Chemical, and Biological
Properties (continued)
Chairs: Laura Van Eerd (U. Guelph
Ridgetown Campus), Amanda Diochon
(Lakehead U.)
Venue: IB1015
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
from Soil Systems
Chairs: Scott Chang (U. Alberta), Rich
Farrell (U. Sask.), Mario Tenuta (U.
Manitoba)
Venue: IB1020
10:30
Seedlings emergence of okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus L.) and maize
(Zea mays L.) as affected by soil strength
and moisture content
K.M. Babatunde, D.J. Oyedele, M. F.
Adelekun, K.A. Shittu, O.A. Adekanmbi
Sugar maple downed woody debris is a
methane sink
A. Gorgolewski, S. Thomas
10:45
Biochar as a soil amendment to improve
soil fertility and crop productivity:
Highlights of research work conducted in
north eastern South Africa
J.J.O. Odhiambo, S.G. Lusiba, P.J. Macil,
J.B.O. Ochanda, B.E. Ndhlovu
Effect of lowering the rate of nitrification
using Nitrapyrin (N-Serve) on cumulative
N2O emissions using 15
N isotope tracers
M. Runzika, M. Tenuta
11:00
Soil conditions affecting cranberry
production
J. E. Wilson, A. Leung, L.M. Lavkulich
Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
emissions in response to cover crop
management over two non-growing
seasons in southern Alberta
B.W. Thomas, X. Hao, F.J. Larney, C.
Goyer, M.H. Chantigy, A.F. Olson, J.L.
Stoeckli, A. Charles
22
11:15
Evaluating the effects of grassland set-asides on
soil nutrient availability in Delta, BC.
K. Walji, S.M. Smukler, M. Krzic, C. Terpsma
Application of biochar and nitrogen
influences fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O in a
forest soil
I. Hawthorne, M.S. Johnson, R.S. Jassal,
A.T. Black
11:30
Evaluation of the early remedial effects of
grassland set-asides on agriculture soils
J.M. Lussier, M. Krzic, S.M. Smukler, C. Terpsma
Growing season N2O emissions from a Gray
Luvisol as a function of long-term fertilization
history and crop rotation
M. Giweta, M. Dyck, S.S. Malhi
11:45
Relations between landscape characteristics and
sediment properties in prairie watersheds
A. Desilets
Daily and seasonal nitrous oxide flux
measurements: How much data is enough?
R.E. Farrell, R.L. Lemke
12:00 Session Discussion
Contribution of pulse crop residues to N2O
and CO2 emissions in a subsequent wheat
crop: A 13
C/15
N study
L. Liu, R.L. Lemke, J.D Knight, R.E. Farrell
12:15
Session Discussion
12:30
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13:00
Break & Pick up of Bagged Lunches
23
WEDNESDAY MAY 18, 2016
Time
Session 8: Soil Topics from Restoration,
Rangelands, and Forestry Activities
Chairs: Brian Wallace (BC Min. of
FLNRO), Wendy Gardner (TRU)
Venue: IB1015
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
From Soil Systems (continued)
Chairs: Scott Chang (U. Alberta), Rich
Farrell (U. Sask.), Mario Tenuta (U.
Manitoba)
Venue: IB1020
Session 10: Quantifying Complex
Spatial and Temporal Variability for
Sustainable Soil Management
Chair: Asim Biswas (McGill U.)
Venue: Terrace Rm, CAC
8:00
Elevated nitrogen and sulfur depositions
affect nitrogen transformation rates in a
boreal mixedwood forest in northern
Alberta
J.H. Kwak, S.X. Chang, M.A. Naeth
Effect of drip irrigation frequency, nitrogen
application rate and mulching on nitrous oxide
emissions in a semi-arid climate: An assessment
across two years in an apple orchard
M. Fentabil, C. Nichol, M. Jones, G. Neilsen,
D. Neilsen, K. Hannam
Variable management of nitrogen
fertilizer in canola fertilizer response
and variability between fields
A. Moulin, M. Khakbazan
8:15
Effects of exponential fertilization and
understory vegetation competition on growth of
white spruce seedlings planted on reclaimed soils
of oil sands
P. Pokharel, S. X. Chang
Response of CO2, N2O, and microbial
community to increasing temperature in
two mountain peatland profiles
X. Wang, C. Westbrook, B. Helgason, A. Bedard-
Haughn
Spatial structure of soil texture in relation to
soil properties and nitrate leaching in a soil
over the Assiniboine Delta aquifer
O. Akinremi, K. Vivekananthan, D.
Kumaragamage, A. Moulin
8:30
Soil compaction and organic matter removal
reduces aspen and white spruce productivity
R. Kabzems
Determining the environmental optimum
rate of fertilizer N for irrigated canola in
the semiarid prairies
S. Wilcott, R. Lemke, R. Farrell
Cumulative contributions of various forms of
swine manure application to soil test
phosphorus under long-term corn-soybean
rotation
T.Q. Zhang, X.J. Hao, C.S. Tan, T.W. Welacky,
Y.T. Wang, Y.T. Hong, J.P. Hong
8:45
Nutritional implications of forest-floor removal
for 15- to 20-year-old lodgepole pine in British
Columbia
A. Reid, B.K. Chapman, C. Prescott
Differences in field-scale N2O flux linked
to crop residue removal under two tillage
systems in cold climates
K.A. Congreves, S.E. Brown, D.D. Németh, K.E.
Dunfield, C. Wagner-Riddle
Soil tillage and P fertilization effects on root
distribution and morphology of soybean
(Glycine max, L.)
Li, H., A. Mollier, L. Parent, Y. Shi, N. Ziadi, C.
Morel
9:00
Diverging species response to harvest-
related soil disturbance in B.C.’s sub-
boreal spruce forests
J.M. Kranabetter, B.K. Chapman, S. Dube,
E.B. Lilles
Soil respiration and nitrous oxide fluxes
from liquid pig manure and urea fertilizer
M. Adelekun, W. Akinremi, P. Nikiema, M.
Tenuta
Determining sources of suspended sediment in
an agricultural watershed in Atlantic Canada
M. Boudreault, D. Lobb, L. Sheng, K. Liu, Z.
24
9:15
Technosol evaluation for mine
reclamation on the boreal shield
R. Vanderhorst, A. Watkinson, P. Beckett,
G. Spiers
Forest and grassland cover types decrease
emissions of methane and nitrous oxide
but not carbon dioxide in agroforestry
systems in western Canada
M. Baah-Acheamfour, S.X. Chang, E. Bork,
C. Carlyle
Human-induced problems on soil and water in
the Yellow River Basin examined by GIS-based
models
M. Lin, A. Biswas
9:30
The effects of amendments to enhance
vegetative growth on developing
Technosols
J. Serré, R. Vanderhorst, A. Watkinson, G.
Spiers, P. Beckett
Session Discussion
Evaluation of SIL 4 soil maps based on SIL 1
survey data: accuracy and precision
K. Dlusskiy, S. Boorman, S. Murchison.
9:45
Session Discussion
Session Discussion
10:00
–
10:30 Coffee Break
Time
Session 8: Soil Topics from Restoration,
Rangelands, and Forestry Activities
(continued)
Chairs: Brian Wallace (BCMoFLNRO),
Wendy Gardner (TRU)
Venue: IB1015
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
from Soil Systems (continued)
Chairs: Scott Chang (U. Alberta), Rich
Farrell (U. Sask.), Mario Tenuta (U.
Manitoba)
Venue: IB1020
Session 11: Mapping the Pedosphere
Chairs: Brandon Heung (SFU), Chuck
Bulmer (BCMoFLNRO)
Venue: Terrace Rm, CAC
10:30
Long term impacts of a onetime biosolids
application on available metals and
nutrients at a BC southern interior
copper mine tailings pond
M. Phillips, W. Gardner, T. Pypker
Bicarbonates dissolved in irrigation water
contribute to soil CO2 efflux
K.D. Hannam, A.J. Midwood, D. Neilsen,
M.D. Jones
Multi-scale digital soil mapping using wavelet
transform
A. Biswas, Y. Zhang, H.P. Cresswell
10:45
The influence of well pads on toluene
biogenesis in peatlands
M. Beasse, S. Comparelli, M. Cotton
Do shelterbelts mitigate greenhouse gases?
- A Saskatchewan analysis.
B. Amichev, C. Amadi, M. Bentham, G.
Dhillon, C. Laroque, K. Van Rees, S.
Kulshreshtha, J. Piwowar
Modelling of exposed bedrock and soil depth in
the Critical Zone of southern British Columbia
M.G. Schmidt, C. Scarpone, C.E. Bulmer, A.
Knudby
11:00
Testing soil mixtures for reclamation of
diamond mine wastes in a subarctic
region
A. Hanson, D. Campbell
Simulating soil respiration and assessing
the alternative scenario effects from
monoculture and rotational cropping of
corn, soybean and winter wheat in Canada
using DNDC model
Z. Li, C. Drury, J. Yang
Comparison of geospatial techniques for three-
dimensional digital soil mapping in Delta,
British Columbia
S.S. Paul, K. Neufeld, M. Krzic, S.M. Smukler
25
11:15
Restoration of ecosystem processes in
disturbed arctic and alpine soils using
biological soil crust
K.J. Stewart, A. Letendre, D. Coxson
Long-term ecosystem fluxes of Nitrous Oxide to
separate weather and management effects for a
cropping system in Manitoba
M. Tenuta, X. Gao, B. Amiro
Using digital soil mapping methods and legacy
soil survey data to produce soil class maps at a
fine resolution
J. Zhang, B. Heung, C.E. Bulmer, A. Knudby,
M.G. Schmidt
11:30
Biochar classification tool
S. Lange, S.E. Allaire
Session Discussion
Use of ensemble learning for mapping soil
taxonomic units and assessing prediction
uncertainty
B. Heung, M. Hodúl, M.G. Schmidt
11:45
Long-term weathering of Mount Polley
tailings spill material along Hazeltine
Creek, Secwepemc Territory
E. Evans, L. Lavkulich
Digital soil mapping through disaggregation:
aggravation or alleviation?
C.A.S. Smith, C.E. Bulmer, B. Daneshfar, G.
Lelyk, R.A. MacMillan, D. Kroetsch
12:00 Session Discussion
Digital mapping of soil properties in
Canadian managed forests at 250 m of
resolution using the k-nearest
neighbour method
N. Mansuy, E. Thiffault, D. Paré, P.
Bernier, L. Guindon, P. Villemaire, V.
Poirier, A. Beaudoin
12:15
A new landform classification for
mapping at 1:500,000 scale
R.A. MacMillan, C. Bulmer, X. Geng, P.
Schut, S. Smith, A. Bedard-Haughn
12:30
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14:00
Lunch (Grand Hall, CAC) and
Education Committee Working Lunch (Alpine Rm130, CAC)
Time
Session 9: Topics in Soil Science
Chairs: Thomas Forge (AAFC) and Gerald
Neilsen (AAFC emeritus)
Venue: IB1015
Session 12: Soil Science and Emerging
Digital Technologies
Chairs: Saeed Dyanatkar (UBC), Steeve
Deschenes (GeoBC)
Venue: IB1020
14:00
Radiative properties of plastic films and their
use as soil mulches and low tunnels to modify
crop microclimate
H. Jones, T.A. Black, P. Jassal, Z. Nesic
Digital data collection and web mapping
S. Deschenes
14:15 Deficit irrigation strategies for strawberry: yield
and water savings
J. Caron, L. Anderson
Community-based soil contamination mapping
D. Stevenson, S. Deschenes
26
14:30 Sustainable soil and nutrient management of
apple 0rchards
G. Neilsen, D. Neilsen, T. Forge
Launching a new era of soil mapping for Ontario
S.J. Sweeney, A.W. Gillespie, D. Saurette
14:45 The isotopic lability of Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd in
terrestrial environment of Egypt
E.R. Marzouk, W. Shetaya, A.H. Sakr, N.Badreldin
Alberta grassland vegetation inventory: A detailed
mapping tool using a soil survey foundation
R. McNeil, E. Karpuk, O. Castelli
15:00
Field-aged phosphate impacts on glyphosate and
phosphorus sorption patterns in two Prairie soils
S. Munira, A. Farenhorst, W. Akinremi, M.
Bammeke
Using remote sensing methods to quantify changes
of soil surface morphology on a cultivated field
F. Zheng, S. Li, F. Meng, R. Wackrow, D. Lobb
15:15
Session Discussion
Three-dimensional digital soil mapping of bulk
density at a field-scale by using 3D regression-
kriging
Y. Zhang, A. Biswas, W. Ji, A. Adamchuk
15:30 Canadian Digital Soil Data Consortium: Big data
for a big country
A. Bedard-Haughn
15:45
Session Discussion
16:00
Conference Adjourned
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
POSTER PERIOD 1 – Monday MAY 16 (16:20-18:00, GRAND HALL)
Poster Authors Title
Session 1: Ecological Processes in Managed Soils
Conveners: Kirsten Hannam (Natural Resources Canada), Sylvie Quideau (U. Alberta)
1
B. McAdams, S.A. Quideau,
M.J.B. Swallow, L. Lumley,
Characterization of oribatid mite communities and their
use as a bioindicator of forest floor development in the
Alberta Oil Sands
2
C.E. McKenzie, S.A. Quideau Soil microbial structure and function in natural and
reclaimed surface-mined boreal forest soils in the
Athabasca oil sands region
3
E. Vukicevich, T. Lowery, J. R.,
Úrbez-Torres, P. Bowen, M.
Hart
Can cover crops be used as a management tool to
mitigate decline in perennial agriculture?
4 Y. Wang, Z. Qi Soil management techniques, biological communities,
and functions
Session 2: Putting the Numbers to Nutrient Loss Mitigation Practices
Conveners: Kim Schneider and Keith Reid (AAFC)
5 M. Lang, P. Li, C. Li, X. Hao Nutrient leaching from soils amended with manure and
compost from cattle fed different diets
6 S. Dheilly, M. Tenuta Extremely high plant available P and N in home
vegetable garden soils
7
A.H. DeBruyn, I.P. O’Halloran,
J.D. Lauzon, L.L. Van Eerd
Utilizing nitrogen use efficiency and yield to evaluate
optimal fertilizer placement and timing in sugarbeet
(Beta vulgaris L.)
Session 4: Soil Health: Assessing the Effects of Management on the Soil’s Physical,
Chemical, and Biological Properties
Conveners: Laura Van Eerd (U. Guelph Ridgetown Campus) and Amanda Diochon
(Lakehead U.)
8
I. Chahal, L. L. Van Eerd Soil health and yield and quality of processing tomatoes
as influenced by wheat straw management and cover
crops in a long-term cover crop experiment.
9
J. Drummelsmith, L.L. Van
Eerd, K. Dunfield
The impact of cover crops and crop residue removal on
soil microbial community abundance and soil health in
a long-term cover crop field trial in Southwest Ontario.
10 Y. Niu, L. Bainard, M. Bandara,
C. Hamel, Y. Gan
Effect of pulse crop intensification on soil nutrient
properties
11
D. Rocha, T.K. Kunhamu, V.
Jamaludheen, A.V.
Santhoshkumar, C. Prescott
Changes in soil carbon and nutrient stocks as a function
of planting density and pruning in 12-year-old Acacia
mangium stands
12 B. Cade-Menun Changes in soil P from long-term studies with and
without P fertilizer
13
U.K.P.S. Sanjeevani, S.P.
Indraratne, S.V.R.
Weerasooriya, U.W.A.
Baseline concentrations and contributing sources for
some trace metals in a tropical Alfisol
28
Vitharana
14
R. L. Lemke, C. A. Campbell,
M. Schellenberg, R. Kroebel
Long-term influence of cropping frequency, legume
green manure and a permanent cover crop on soil
organic carbon in a semiarid Canadian prairie soil
15
E. Wepruk, A. Diochon, B.
Dean, A. Hayes, A. Verhallen,
L.L. Van Eerd
Assessing soil organic matter quality as an attribute of
soil health in a long-term tillage and crop rotation
experiment
16 C. Wilson, B.J. Zebarth , D.L.
Burton, C. Goyer
Effect of diverse compost products on severity and
incidence of soil-borne potato diseases
17
M.S. Shahariar, R.
Soolanayakanahally, W.
Schroeder, A. Bedard-Haughn
Using short rotation willow as a management practice
for wetland riparian zones: effects on macronutrient
status
18
M.A. Liebig, J.R. Hendrickson,
J. Franco Jr., K. Nichols, D.L.
Tanaka
Soil quality accrual in semiarid cropping systems –
What is an adequate stand length for perennial forages?
Session 6: Soil Organic Matter: Measurement, Modelling, Field Studies
Conveners: Hida Manns (Trent U.) and Sean Smukler (UBC)
19
S. Liu, L. Jingshuang, Z. Zhidan,
G. Qiang, L. Yanan, Z. Shanshan
Evaluation on soil organic carbon pool and distribution
of organic carbon density in Phaeozem Region in
Northeast China
20 H. Zhang, R.P. Voroney, G.W.
Price, A.J. White
Sulfur-enriched biochar as a potential soil amendment
and fertilizer
21 É. Maillard, D. Angers, M.
Chantigny, J. Lafond, D. Pageau
Greater retention of manure-derived carbon under
perennial than annual crops
22
O. Olajumoke, O. Adesanwo, T.
Adeoye, T. Fashina, J.
Adesanwo, G. Ogunlusi
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties of humic acids
from raw and composted agrowaste using FTIR
Spectroscopy
23 A.J. VandenBygaart The potential to regain organic carbon in degraded
soils: A boundary line approach
24 S. Morgan, M. Oelbermann, L.
Echarte
The effect of climate change on soil carbon and
nitrogen dynamics in different cropping systems
POSTER PERIOD 2 – Wednesday MAY 18 (16:30-18:00, GRAND HALL, CAC)
Session 5: Advances in Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Soils
Conveners: Noura Ziadi (AAFC) and Keith Reid (AAFC)
26 A.N. Cambouris, I.Perron, N.
Ziadi, B.J. Zebarth
Controlled release fertilizers can reduce nitrate leaching
under potato production in humid environments
27 B. Gagnon, N. Ziadi, G.
Bélanger, G. Parent
Evaluation of enhanced efficiency N fertilizers for
forage grass production in eastern Canada
28 L.X. León, J.K. Whalen Tillage intensity boosts the soil nitrogen supply from
green manure to arugula
29
T. Voegel, M. Fentabil,
K. Hannam, M. Jones, C.
Nichol, D. Neilsen, L. Nelson
Nitrifier and denitrifier abundances in apple orchard soil
in response to agricultural management practices
Session 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soil Systems
Conveners: Scott Chang (U. Alberta), Rich Farrell (U. Sask.), Mario Tenuta (U. Manitoba)
30 P. Li, M. Lang, C. Li, X. Hao Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from soils
amended with compost and manure from cattle fed
29
different diets
31
N. Basiliko, M. Carson, B.
Robinson, J.P. Belanger, S.
Williams-Johnson, G. Aulakh,
G. Spiers, N. Mykytczuk
Trace metals (Ni, Cu) and methane dynamics in
northern peatlands.
32
M. Giweta, M.F. Dyck, K.
Kipps
Effect of long-term fertilization history and
contemporary N and S fertilizers application on nitrous
oxide emission in S-deficient soils under laboratory
incubation condition.
33
G.K. Hans, T.M. Voegel, M.M.
Fentabil, C.F. Nichol, L.M.
Nelson
Abundance of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria
and their relation with nitrous oxide fluxes in woody
perennial cropping systems
34
S. Liyanage, R. Lemke, D.
Knight, R. Farrell
Development of a research tool to quantify the below-
ground nitrogen fixed by pulse crops using a soil-
atmosphere labeling approach
35
C. Ogilvie, R. Lemke, F.
Walley, R. Farrell
Evaluating the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen
fertilizer products to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions
36
S. Zhu Effects of fertilizer history on short-term greenhouse
gas emissions from a Gray Luvisolic soil in west-central
Alberta
37 D. Bramble, R. Farrell, G.
Gouveia
Carbon dioxide emissions from Trinidad acid soils
following the addition of lime and organic amendments.
Session 8: Soil Topics from Restoration, Rangelands, and Forestry Activities
Conveners: Brian Wallace (FLNRO) and Wendy Gardner (TRU)
38
E.B. Lilles Could the assisted migration of western larch into
northwest BC affect an ecosystem function like soil
nutrient cycling within one rotation?
39 B. Templeton, J.J. Germida Assessment of native plant species for tolerance to
metals and salts
40 M. Mechler and M. Oelbermann Riparian zone disturbance and its influence on
mycorrhizae communities
41 A. Ritchie-Bonar, W. Gardner,
Tom Pypker, John Karakatsoulis
Determining effects of fire severity on soil water
repellency in a southern interior British Columbia forest
Session 9: Topics in Soil Science
Conveners: Thomas Forge (AAFC) and Gerald Neilsen (AAFC emeritus)
42
B. Brooks, L. Kulchycki, D.
Lobb, Md. A. Haque, P. Badiou
Assessment of wind erosion in the Prairie Pothole
Region using wind-eroded sediments collected in
wetlands
43
L. Kulchycki, B. Brooks, D.
Lobb
Assessment of wind erosion using wind-eroded
sediments collected in surface drainage ditches of the
Red River Valley
44
S. Gul, J. Whalen Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in biochar amended
soils: Implications for fertilizer management and
sustainable crop production
Session 10: Quantifying Complex Spatial and Temporal Variability for Sustainable
Soil Management
Convener: Asim Biswas (McGill U.)
45 D. Vidana Gamage, A., Biswas Comparison of power and heating time in fiber optic
30
distributed temperature sensing to measure soil water
46 K. Guenette, G.H. Ramirez. Variation of soil properties within a controlled traffic
environment
Session 11: Mapping the Pedosphere
Conveners: Margaret Schmidt (SFU)
47 C.E. Bulmer, P. Sanborn, I.
Giesbrecht
Digital soil mapping in a hyper maritime coastal
watershed: British Columbia
48 M. Hodúl, B. Heung, M.G.
Schmidt
Development of training data to facilitate digital soil
mapping: A comparison of soil polygon data and point
data
49 J. Kiss, A. Bedard-Haughn
Predicting spatial distributions of wetland types and
associated soils in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada
through digital elevation model analysis
50 Y. Zhang, A. Biswas, W. Ji, V.
Adamchuck
Comparison of sampling designs for calibrating three-
dimensional digital soil maps of soil organic matter
Session 12: Soil Science and Emerging Digital Technologies
Conveners: Saeed Dyanatkar (UBC) and Steeve Deschenes (GeoBC)
51
M. Iverson, M. Krzic, N. Sidles,
S. Dyanatkar, S. Smukler, C.
Crowley
Digging in: An educational tool promoting science
citizenship for the Introduction to Soil Science course
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