Course:APBI403/Notes
| APBI403 - SOIL 503 Soil Sampling, Analyses and Data Interpretation | |
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| Course Info | |
| Instructor: | Dr. Maja Krzic |
| Email: | maja.krzic@ubc.ca |
| Instructor: | Dr. Sandra Brown |
| Email: | sandra.brown@ubc.ca |
| Instructor: | Dr. Sue Grayston |
| Email: | sue.grayston@ubc.ca |
| Class Schedule: | Lectures Fri 1-2 pm, MCML 160 Lab Mon 1-4 pm, MCML 102A |
| TA: | Teresa Porter |
| Syllabus: | | Syllabus |
| Course Material | |
| Lecture Notes | Lab Manual |
| Lab Assign. | |
| Course Discussion | |
Lecture 1
Course overview and sampling design
Lecture notes - sampling design
Data analysis tutorial
Summary notes https://wiki.ubc.ca/images/8/8b/APBI403_Data_analysis_tips.pdf
Link to LFS excel tips wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Excel_Guide_for_LFS_Students
Link to UBC IT to download xls software https://it.ubc.ca/services/desktop-print-services/software-licensing/office-365-students
Lecture 2
Soil texture & aggregate stability
Lecture notes - Aggregate stability
Lecture notes - Soil texture
Lecture 3
Soil bulk density and water content (Time Domain Reflectometry)
Lecture notes - Soil bulk density_moisture
Lecture 4
Soil organic matter & electrical conductivity
Lecture notes - Soil organic matter and electrical conductivity
Lecture 5
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)
Lecture notes - CEC
Lecture 6
Grad student topics (for methods papers)
Lecture 7
Soil pH, Available P and micronutrients
Lecture notes - soil pH, available P, micronutrients
Lecture 8
Soil respiration
Lecture notes - soil respiration
Lecture 9
Soil biodiversity
Lecture notes - Biological Methods of Soil Analysis
Lecture notes -Biodiversity Lab 1
Lecture 10
Grad student presentation day 1
Lecture 11
Plant-microbe symbioses: mycorrhizae and N-fixing root nodules
Lecture notes - relationships between plants and soil micro-organisms
Lecture 12
Soil biological functions and activity
Lecture notes - Soil biological functions & activity
Supplemental reading on soil enzymes see https://edge.edx.org/courses/course-v1:UBC+APBI40x+2019_W1-2/about specifically the section on soil enzymes within the soil food web module.
Lecture 13
[Lecture notes - closing lecture]
Course summary & certificate presentations