| dc.contributor.author | Montgomery, Brandon | |
| dc.description.abstract | Quantifying long-term, global soil change is of the utmost importance as the human population continues growing and food security needs intensify. North Dakota presents a unique opportunity to study dynamic soil change because of its agricultural prominence and extensive soil survey data. A resampling method to characterize soil change from legacy soil survey data was utilized on a benchmark soil series, the Barnes, in North Dakota. Significant decreases (p<0.05) in soil organic carbon (SOC) were measured in surface horizons of three Barnes pedons, and depending upon management practices, morphologic changes ranged from highly eroded, with the complete loss of the A horizon, at two sites, to non-eroded conditions at sites returned to CRP 25 years ago. Additionally, using remotely sensed evapotranspiration (ET) data as a non-biased proxy for soil function shows modeling potential. These results serve as a proof of concept and demonstrate the need for more comprehensive research. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Evaluating Dynamic Soil Change in the Barnes Soil Series Across Eastern North Dakota | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-31T20:25:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-31T20:25:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27384 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service’s National Soil Survey Center | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Soil Science | en_US |
| ndsu.department | School of Natural Resource Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Soil Science | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Hopkins, David | |
