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Native Grass Seeding and Native Grass Seeding and M ulch Effects on Weedy M ulch Effects on Weedy
Species:Species:a linkage between weeds and restorationa linkage between weeds and restoration
Michael HoganMichael HoganIntegrated Environmental Restoration Services, Integrated Environmental Restoration Services,
Inc.Inc.
Tahoma, CATahoma, CArevegetaterevegetate@@ earthlinkearthlink.net.net
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Lake Tahoe, MicrocosmLake Tahoe, Microcosm
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The IssuesThe Issues
•• Water quality is dependant upon soilWater quality is dependant upon soil
•• Plant growth is dependant upon soilPlant growth is dependant upon soil
•• Erosion control is dependant upon soilErosion control is dependant upon soil
•• Weed growth is dependant upon soilWeed growth is dependant upon soil
•• What do we know about the soil?What do we know about the soil?
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•• Habitat restoration is difficult or Habitat restoration is difficult or impossible without stable soilimpossible without stable soil
•• Erosion control has been agricultural Erosion control has been agricultural in approachin approach
•• 25 years, little progress…25 years, little progress…
The JourneyThe Journey
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Asking the (soil) QuestionsAsking the (soil) Questions
•• What’s missing? What’s missing? (disturbance)(disturbance)
•• How to put it backHow to put it back…(restoration)…(restoration)
•• What will grow? What will grow? (restoration)(restoration)
•• How do we stop the weeds? How do we stop the weeds? (restoration)(restoration)
•• Do we ‘Do we ‘stopstop’ the weeds?’ the weeds? (ecological)(ecological)
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W hat’s Missing?W hat’s Missing?
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MM
SOILSOILSOILMicrobesMicrobes
WaterWater PlantsPlants
DecompositionDecomposition
UptakeUptake
BYE!!BYE!!MulchMulch
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What’s Missing?What’s Missing?Total N in Disturbed Tahoe Soils Total N in Disturbed Tahoe Soils
±1.96*Std. Err.±1.00*Std. Err.Mean
Volcanic Soil N total0-50 cm layer sum
Veg Level
N to
tal
kg h
a-1
200
600
1000
1400
1800
2200
2600
0-10 10-40 >40
Claassen and Hogan, 2002 Restoration Ecology v.10,#2 pg 195-203
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What’s Missing, the rest of the N storyWhat’s Missing, the rest of the N story
Regression95% confid.
% plant cover vs. mineralizable NH4
% plant cover
min
eral
izab
le N
H 4 (k
g N
/ha)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
r2=0.4723
Regression95% confid.
% plant cover vs. extractable NO3
% plant cover
ext
ract
able
NO
3 (kg
N/h
a)
0
2
4
6
8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
r2= .0172
% plant cover vs. total N
% plant cover
tota
l N (k
g N
/ha)
0
400
800
1200
1600
2000
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
r2=0.4662
% plant cover vs. extractable NH4
% plant cover
ext
ract
able
NH
4 (kg
N/h
a)
0
2
4
6
8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
r2=0.0693
Claassen and Hogan, 2002 Restoration Ecology v.10,#2 pg 195-203
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Replacing N: Soil Replacing N: Soil Am endm entsAm endm entsU C D avis S oils and R evegetation
S and Leaching C olum n Experim ent
0
5 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 5 0 0
2 0 0 0
2 5 0 0
3 0 0 0
3 5 0 0
4 0 0 0
4 5 0 0
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le ach in g e ve n t
mg NH4/L solution
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Claassen and Hogan, 1998 National Technical Information Service rept. # FHWA/CA/TL 98/18
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Replacing N: Com postsReplacing N: Com posts
N i t r o g e n y ie ld ( p e r c e n t o f t o t a l N lo a d e d ) o v e r a 4 8 0 d a ya e r o b ic i n c u b a t io n o f s o i l s a n d a m e n d e d s o i l s ( m in u s c o n t r o l s u b s t r a t e ) .
d a y s0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0
% o
f N
lo
ad
ed
0
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
3 0Y W C 1Y W C 2Y W C 3Y W C 4C C M 1C C M 2G T G SS TS SD G
0
C C M - 2C C M - 1
G S
S T
D GY W C - 2
G TY W C - 3Y W C - 4
S S
Y W C - 1
N i t r o g e n y ie ld ( p e r c e n t o f t o t a l N lo a d e d ) o v e r a 4 8 0 d a ya e r o b ic i n c u b a t io n o f s o i l s a n d a m e n d e d s o i l s ( m in u s c o n t r o l s u b s t r a t e ) .
d a y s0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0
% o
f N
lo
ad
ed
0
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
3 0Y W C 1Y W C 2Y W C 3Y W C 4C C M 1C C M 2G T G SS TS SD G
0
C C M - 2C C M - 1
G S
S T
D GY W C - 2
G TY W C - 3Y W C - 4
S S
Y W C - 1
Compost N Yield, 480 days
Carey, Jan; 2002, UC Davis Masters Thesis
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Soil amendments, mulches, Soil amendments, mulches, weeds…weeds…
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Where it the Where it the CheatgrassCheatgrasscoming from??coming from??
•• CompostCompost
•• MulchMulch
•• Seed bankSeed bank
•• Blowing in?Blowing in?
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Succession and com petitionSuccession and com petitionHigh N availability=high early High N availability=high early seralseralweedsweeds
(Bernese&Aerts, 1984; Heil&Brugggink 1987)
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Initial Study ResultsInitial Study Results
•• TreatmentsTreatments
–– Compost + BiosolCompost + Biosol
–– BiosolBiosol
–– Mulch (no Mulch (no addt’laddt’l nutrients)nutrients)
•• Results:Results:
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Bromus Bromus tectorumtectorum response to compost response to compost mulch and nutrientsmulch and nutrients
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C om p
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Soil Restoration:Soil Restoration:Other VariablesOther Variables
•• CompactionCompaction
•• WaterWater
•• Water holding capacityWater holding capacity
•• InfiltrationInfiltration
•• WaterWater
•• HH22OO
•• MicroorganismsMicroorganisms
•• Other nutrients (macro and micro)Other nutrients (macro and micro)
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Other VariablesOther Variables
•• CompetitionCompetition
•• Native GrassesNative Grasses•• Francis & Francis & PykePyke 1996 1996
–– Wheatgrass (Wheatgrass (NordenNorden, , HycrestHycrest))
–– 130130--520 seeds m520 seeds m22
•• Herron, Herron, SheleySheley, Maxwell & Jacobsen , Maxwell & Jacobsen 20012001–– BluebunchBluebunch, annual Rye, Squirreltail, annual Rye, Squirreltail
–– 3000 seeds m3000 seeds m22
•• Northstar Unit 7Northstar Unit 7–– 3000 seeds m3000 seeds m22
–– < 1% Bromus < 1% Bromus tectorumtectorum
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Other Variables IIOther Variables II•• Soil Physical TreatmentSoil Physical Treatment
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Ecosystem Trajectories Ecosystem Trajectories vsvs Weed TrajectoriesWeed Trajectories
Restoration
Original Ecosystem
Biomass and nutrient accumulation
Species and complexity
Rehabilitation
Neglect?
Replacement
Original material or Degraded ecosystem
Replacement
Weeds
After Bradshaw and Chadwick, The Restoration of Land 1980
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Weeds and Restoration:Weeds and Restoration:W here do we go from here?W here do we go from here?
••TestingTesting
••Adaptive ManagementAdaptive Management