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KEEP SOIL COVERED
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RESEARCH
IMPORTANCE OF SOIL BIOLOGY
ONGOING:
Lisa Marchowitz is currently studying mychorrihiza fungi relations to several native plant species at the Austin's Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.
Lisa Marchowitz is currently studying mychorrihiza fungi relations to several native plant species at the Austin's Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.
HOW WOODY BRUSH BENEFITS KARST COUNTRY
Leite, Pedro A. M., Bradford P. Wilcox, and Kevin J. McInnes, (2022). “Woody Plant Encroachment Enhances Soil Infiltrability of a Semiarid Karst Savanna,” Environmental Research Communications, 2, https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/abc92f.
Marsh, William M., and Nina L. Marsh, (1996). “Soil, Landforms, Hydrologic Processes, and Land-use Issues—Glenrose Limestone Terrains, Barton Creek Watershed,” Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, Central Texas Chapter. December 5.
McGreevy, Elizabeth (2021). Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive. Spicewood Publications: Austin.
Wilcox, Bradford P., M. Keith Owens, William Dugas, Darrell N. Ueckert and Charles R. Hart. 2006. “Shrubs, Streamflow and the Paradox of Scale,” Hydrological Processes. Volume 20: 3245-3259.
Wilcox, Bradford P. and Yun Huang, 2010. “Woody Plant Encroachment Paradox: Rivers Rebound as Degraded Grasslands Convert to Woodlands,” Geophysical Research Letters. Volume 37, doi:10.1029/2009GL041929.
Marsh, William M., and Nina L. Marsh, (1996). “Soil, Landforms, Hydrologic Processes, and Land-use Issues—Glenrose Limestone Terrains, Barton Creek Watershed,” Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, Central Texas Chapter. December 5.
McGreevy, Elizabeth (2021). Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive. Spicewood Publications: Austin.
Wilcox, Bradford P., M. Keith Owens, William Dugas, Darrell N. Ueckert and Charles R. Hart. 2006. “Shrubs, Streamflow and the Paradox of Scale,” Hydrological Processes. Volume 20: 3245-3259.
Wilcox, Bradford P. and Yun Huang, 2010. “Woody Plant Encroachment Paradox: Rivers Rebound as Degraded Grasslands Convert to Woodlands,” Geophysical Research Letters. Volume 37, doi:10.1029/2009GL041929.
HOW VEGETATION COVER BENEFITS KARST
Klimchouk, Alexander (2004). Towards Defining, Delimiting, and Classifying Epikarst: Its Origin, Processes, and Variants of Geomorphic Evolution,” Karst Water Institute, 9: 23-35.
Liu, Zaihua and J. Zhao (2000). “Contribution of Carbonate Rock Weathering to the Atmospheric CO2 Sink,” Environmental Geology, 39 (9): 1053-1058.
Peng, Pudong, and Quanhou Dai (2021). “Drivers of Soil Erosion and Subsurface Loss by Soil Leakage During Karst Rocky Desertification in SW China,” International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 10: 217-227.
Ulrich, Peter B (2002). “Land Use in Karst Terrain: review of impacts of primary activities on temperate karst ecosystems,” Science for Conservation, 198.
Wang, Kelin, et al (2019). “Karst Landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes, and services,” Landscape Ecology, 34: 2743-2763.
Xiao, Qiang, et al (2020). Driving Forest Succession in Karst Areas of Chongqing Municipality Over the Past Decade, Forest Ecosystems, 7 (3).
Liu, Zaihua and J. Zhao (2000). “Contribution of Carbonate Rock Weathering to the Atmospheric CO2 Sink,” Environmental Geology, 39 (9): 1053-1058.
Peng, Pudong, and Quanhou Dai (2021). “Drivers of Soil Erosion and Subsurface Loss by Soil Leakage During Karst Rocky Desertification in SW China,” International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 10: 217-227.
Ulrich, Peter B (2002). “Land Use in Karst Terrain: review of impacts of primary activities on temperate karst ecosystems,” Science for Conservation, 198.
Wang, Kelin, et al (2019). “Karst Landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes, and services,” Landscape Ecology, 34: 2743-2763.
Xiao, Qiang, et al (2020). Driving Forest Succession in Karst Areas of Chongqing Municipality Over the Past Decade, Forest Ecosystems, 7 (3).
BENEFITS OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS & HOLISTIC PLANNING
Fernández, Pedro D. et al (2020). “A Hard-to-keep Promise: Vegetation Use and Aboveground Carbon Storage in Silvopastures of the Dry Chaco,” Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 303, 107117.
Glimp, Hudson A. (1988). “Multi-species Grazing and Marketing, Rangelands, 10(6): 275-278.
Goldscheider, Nico (2019). “A Holistic Approach to Groundwater Protection and Ecosystem Services in Karst Terrains,” Carbonate and Evaporites, 34: 1241-1249.
Kumar, Raj, et al (2019). “Development of Degraded Ravine Lands of Western India Using Sapota (Achres zapota) Plantation with Terracing vs. Terracing-on-slope-based Conservation Measures,” Land Degradation & Development, 32: 101-111.
Ratajczak, Żak, et al (2022). “Reintroducing Bison Results in Long-running and Resilient Increases in Grassland Diversity,” Ecology, 119(36), doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2210433119.
Veni, George (1999). “A Geomorphological Strategy for Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments in Karst Areas,” Geomorphology, 31: 151-180.
Welemariam, Mengistu, et al (2018). “Effect of Community-based Soil and Water Conservation Practices on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Types, Spore Densities, Root Colonization, and Soil Nutrients [Ethiopia]” Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 5:9.
Wilcox, Bradford P., et al, (2012). “Contour Ripping Is More Beneficial Than Composted Manure for Restoring Degraded Rangelands in Central Texas,” Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 111, Nov. 30: 87-95.
Glimp, Hudson A. (1988). “Multi-species Grazing and Marketing, Rangelands, 10(6): 275-278.
Goldscheider, Nico (2019). “A Holistic Approach to Groundwater Protection and Ecosystem Services in Karst Terrains,” Carbonate and Evaporites, 34: 1241-1249.
Kumar, Raj, et al (2019). “Development of Degraded Ravine Lands of Western India Using Sapota (Achres zapota) Plantation with Terracing vs. Terracing-on-slope-based Conservation Measures,” Land Degradation & Development, 32: 101-111.
Ratajczak, Żak, et al (2022). “Reintroducing Bison Results in Long-running and Resilient Increases in Grassland Diversity,” Ecology, 119(36), doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2210433119.
Veni, George (1999). “A Geomorphological Strategy for Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments in Karst Areas,” Geomorphology, 31: 151-180.
Welemariam, Mengistu, et al (2018). “Effect of Community-based Soil and Water Conservation Practices on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Types, Spore Densities, Root Colonization, and Soil Nutrients [Ethiopia]” Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 5:9.
Wilcox, Bradford P., et al, (2012). “Contour Ripping Is More Beneficial Than Composted Manure for Restoring Degraded Rangelands in Central Texas,” Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 111, Nov. 30: 87-95.
HOW PRESCRIBED FIRES CAN HARM DEGRADED KARST COUNTRY
Pellegrini, Adam F., et al. (2017). "Fire Frequency Drives Decadal Changes in Soil Carbon and Nitrogen and Ecosystem Productivity," Nature. 553: 194-198.
Sharma, Sonia and Kundan Dhakal (2021). “Boots on the Ground and Eyes in the Sky: A Perspective Estimating Fire Danger from Soil Moisture Content,” Fire, 4(45).
Sharma, Sonia and Kundan Dhakal (2021). “Boots on the Ground and Eyes in the Sky: A Perspective Estimating Fire Danger from Soil Moisture Content,” Fire, 4(45).
MOUNTAIN CEDAR WATER USE
OUTDATED:
Texas State and Soil and Water Conservation Board (2017). State Water Enhancement Plan: Meeting Critical Water Conservation Needs and Enhancing Public Water Supplies through Brush Control, January.
OUTDATED:
Thurow, T.L. and J.W. Hester, 1997. “How an Increase or Reduction in Juniper Cover Alters Rangeland Hydrology,” 1997 Juniper Symposium Proceedings. Texas A&M Research Center. Technical Report 97-1.
Texas State and Soil and Water Conservation Board (2017). State Water Enhancement Plan: Meeting Critical Water Conservation Needs and Enhancing Public Water Supplies through Brush Control, January.
OUTDATED:
Thurow, T.L. and J.W. Hester, 1997. “How an Increase or Reduction in Juniper Cover Alters Rangeland Hydrology,” 1997 Juniper Symposium Proceedings. Texas A&M Research Center. Technical Report 97-1.
