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Colorado State University
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About: Colorado State University is a education organization based out in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Laser. The organization has 31430 authors who have published 69040 publications receiving 2724463 citations. The organization is also known as: CSU & Colorado Agricultural College.
Topics: Population, Laser, Radar, Poison control, Soil water
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed the relationship of work and family stressors with outcomes of work, family, and life distress, physical health, and turnover intentions, and extended the work of other researchers by testing the moderating effects of self-esteem.
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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of improved grassland management practices and conversion into grasslands on soil C worldwide to assess the potential for C sequestration was reviewed. But the authors focused on the top 10 cm of soil.
Abstract: Grasslands are heavily relied upon for food and forage production. A key component for sustaining production in grassland ecosystems is the maintenance of soil organic matter (SOM), which can be strongly influenced by management. Many management techniques intended to increase forage production may potentially increase SOM, thus sequestering atmospheric carbon (C). Further, conversion from either cultivation or native vegetation into grassland could also sequester atmospheric carbon. We reviewed studies examining the influence of improved grassland management practices and conversion into grasslands on soil C worldwide to assess the potential for C sequestration. Results from 115 studies containing over 300 data points were analyzed. Management improvements included fertilization (39%), improved grazing management (24%), conversion from cul- tivation (15%) and native vegetation (15%), sowing of legumes (4%) and grasses (2%), earthworm introduction (1%), and irrigation (1%). Soil C content and concentration in- creased with improved management in 74% of the studies, and mean soil C increased with all types of improvement. Carbon sequestration rates were highest during the first 40 yr after treatments began and tended to be greatest in the top 10 cm of soil. Impacts were greater in woodland and grassland biomes than in forest, desert, rain forest, or shrubland biomes. Conversion from cultivation, the introduction of earthworms, and irrigation resulted in the largest increases. Rates of C sequestration by type of improvement ranged from 0.1 1 to 3.04 Mg C-ha-l yr-l, with a mean of 0.54 Mg C-ha-l yr-l, and were highly influenced by biome type and climate. We conclude that grasslands can act as a significant carbon sink with the implementation of improved management.
1,240 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the correlation of 1H and 15N chemical shifts based on zero and double quantum NMR is discussed. And the indirect determination of nitrogen shifts from the proton signals provides a dramatic gain in sensitivity over direct observation of 15N signals, and examples are given of applications of the methods to samples with natural abundance 15N concentration and to a sample of 0.7 mM 65% 15N enriched tRNA in H2O.
1,236 citations
01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of improved grassland management practices and conversion into grasslands on soil C worldwide to assess the potential for C sequestration was reviewed. But, the results were limited to the top 10 cm of soil.
Abstract: Grasslands are heavily relied upon for food and forage production. A key component for sustaining production in grassland ecosystems is the maintenance of soil organic matter (SOM), which can be strongly influenced by management. Many management techniques intended to increase forage production may potentially increase SOM, thus sequestering atmospheric carbon (C). Further, conversion from either cultivation or native vegetation into grassland could also sequester atmospheric carbon. We reviewed studies examining the influence of improved grassland management practices and conversion into grasslands on soil C worldwide to assess the potential for C sequestration. Results from 115 studies containing over 300 data points were analyzed. Management improvements included fertilization (39%), improved grazing management (24%), conversion from cultivation (15%) and native vegetation (15%), sowing of legumes (4%) and grasses (2%), earthworm introduction (1%), and irrigation (1%). Soil C content and concentration increased with improved management in 74% of the studies, and mean soil C increased with all types of improvement. Carbon sequestration rates were highest during the first 40 yr after treatments began and tended to be greatest in the top 10 cm of soil. Impacts were greater in woodland and grassland biomes than in forest, desert, rain forest, or shrubland biomes. Conversion from cultivation, the introduction of earthworms, and irrigation resulted in the largest increases. Rates of C sequestration by type of improvement ranged from 0.11 3.04 Mg C.ha(-1) yr(-1), with a mean of 0.54 Mg C.ha(-1).yr(-1) and were highly influenced by biome type and climate. We conclude that grasslands can act as a significant carbon sink with the implementation of improved management.
1,236 citations
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United States Department of Agriculture1, La Trobe University2, Grand Valley State University3, University of British Columbia4, Florida International University5, University of Gothenburg6, University of Alaska Fairbanks7, Abisko Scientific Research Station8, University of Virginia9, University Centre in Svalbard10, Colorado State University11, Michigan State University12, Marine Biological Laboratory13, University of California, Irvine14, United States Geological Survey15, Finnish Forest Research Institute16, Norwegian University of Life Sciences17, University of Colorado Boulder18, University of Stirling19
TL;DR: Warming increased height and cover of deciduous shrubs and graminoids, decreased cover of mosses and lichens, and decreased species diversity and evenness, which predict that warming will cause a decline in biodiversity across a wide variety of tundra, at least in the short term.
Abstract: Recent observations of changes in some tundra ecosystems appear to be responses to a warming climate. Several experimental studies have shown that tundra plants and ecosystems can respond strongly to environmental change, including warming; however, most studies were limited to a single location and were of short duration and based on a variety of experimental designs. In addition, comparisons among studies are difficult because a variety of techniques have been used to achieve experimental warming and different measurements have been used to assess responses. We used metaanalysis on plant community measurements from standardized warming experiments at 11 locations across the tundra biome involved in the International Tundra Experiment. The passive warming treatment increased plant-level air temperature by 1-3°C, which is in the range of predicted and observed warming for tundra regions. Responses were rapid and detected in whole plant communities after only two growing seasons. Overall, warming increased height and cover of deciduous shrubs and graminoids, decreased cover of mosses and lichens, and decreased species diversity and evenness. These results predict that warming will cause a decline in biodiversity across a wide variety of tundra, at least in the short term. They also provide rigorous experimental evidence that recently observed increases in shrub cover in many tundra regions are in response to climate warming. These changes have important implications for processes and interactions within tundra ecosystems and between tundra and the atmosphere.
1,232 citations
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Mark P. Mattson | 200 | 980 | 138033 |
Stephen J. O'Brien | 153 | 1062 | 93025 |
Ad Bax | 138 | 486 | 97112 |
David Price | 138 | 1687 | 93535 |
Georgios B. Giannakis | 137 | 1321 | 73517 |
James Mueller | 134 | 1194 | 87738 |
Christopher B. Field | 133 | 408 | 88930 |
Steven W. Running | 126 | 355 | 76265 |
Simon Lin | 126 | 754 | 69084 |
Jitender P. Dubey | 124 | 1344 | 77275 |
Gregory P. Asner | 123 | 613 | 60547 |
Steven P. DenBaars | 118 | 1366 | 60343 |
Peter Molnar | 118 | 446 | 53480 |
William R. Jacobs | 118 | 490 | 48638 |
C. Patrignani | 117 | 1754 | 110008 |