Course:APBI403/Notes

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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