Colorado State University

Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

Development of a DTPA Soil Test for Zinc, Iron, Manganese, and Copper

Abstract A DTPA soil test was developed to identify near‐neutral and calcareous soils with insufficient available Zn, Fe, Mn, or Cu for maximum yields of crops. The extractant c...

Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100

Scenarios of changes in biodiversity for the year 2100 can now be developed based on scenarios of changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate, vegetation, and land use and th...

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science

Empirically analyzing empirical evidence One of the central goals in any scientific endeavor is to understand causality. Experiments that seek to demonstrate a cause/effect rela...

The Natural Flow Regime

H umans have long been fascinated by the dynamism of free-flowing waters. Yet we have expended great effort to tame rivers for transportation, water supply, flood control, agric...

Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting

Agricultural Intensification and Ecosystem Properties

Expansion and intensification of cultivation are among the predominant global changes of this century. Intensification of agriculture by use of high-yielding crop varieties, fer...

Properties of Porous Media Affecting Fluid Flow

Irrigation and drainage engineers must design irrigation and drainage systems such that there is proper maintenance of moisture, air, and salt balance for favorable plant growth...

Cross-biome metagenomic analyses of soil microbial communities and their functional attributes

For centuries ecologists have studied how the diversity and functional traits of plant and animal communities vary across biomes. In contrast, we have only just begun exploring ...

Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperateand tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage

The long-term stabilization of soil organic matter (SOM) in tropical and temperate regions is mediated by soil biota (e.g.fungi, bacteria, roots and earthworms), soil structure ...