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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/).

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])

mailto:[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)


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)



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)


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)



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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)


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.)


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)


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

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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

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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


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

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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


From Soil Systems (continued)



Manitoba)

Venue: IB1020

Session 10: Quantifying Complex

Spatial and Temporal Variability for

Sustainable Soil Management

Chair: Asim Biswas (McGill U.)


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.

Xing

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


from Soil Systems (continued)



Manitoba)

Venue: IB1020

Session 11: Mapping the Pedosphere

Chairs: Brandon Heung (SFU), Chuck

Bulmer (BCMoFLNRO)


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

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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


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

-

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

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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

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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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