of a Master's Thesis in Human Biology at the University of Indianapolis filed June 2000 Dr. Stephen P. Nawrocki, Chair Dr. Christopher W. Schmidt, Reader Of the many factors that affect buried remains, one that is particularly pertinent to forensic studies is the inclusion of lime in a burial. It would seem that assailants believe that lime accelerates the decomposition of soft tissues in burie...

The results of a 3-yr study on the effects of elevated CO2 on soil N and P, soil pCO2, and calculated CO2 efflux in a fire-regenerated Florida scrub oak ecosystem are summarized. We hypothesized that elevated CO2 would cause (i) increases in soil pCO2 and soil respiration and (ii) reduced levels of soil-available N and P. The effects of elevated CO2 on soil N availability differed according to ...

The presence of magnetic iron oxides in the soil can seriously hamper the performance of electromagnetic sensors for the detection of buried land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Previous work has shown that spatial variability in soil water content and texture affects the performance of ground penetrating radar and thermal sensors for land mine detection. In this paper we aim to study the ...

Very little is known about fungal diversity in Antarctica as compared to other biomes and how these important organisms function in this unusual ecosystem. Perhaps one of the most unusual ecosystems is that of Deception Island; an active volcanic island part of the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula. Here we describe the fungal diversity associated with historic wood from structu...

Previous modeling studies and experimental work have demonstrated that soil physical properties have a significant effect on most sensors for the detection of buried land mines. While a modeling approach allows for testing of the effects of a wide range of soil variables, most experimental work is limited to (field) soils with poorly known or controlled properties. With this in mind, we constru...

The perennial stoloniferous herbaceous vine Mikania micrantha H.B.K. is among the most noxious exotic invaders in China and the world. Disturbance can fragment stolons of M. micrantha and disperse these fragments over long distances or bury them in soils at different depths. To test their regeneration capacity, single-node stolon fragments with stolon internode lengths of 0, 3, 6 and 12 cm were...

On the outskirts of cities landfill bodies are formed, territories which later used in urban planning. Over buried soils represent construction and household garbage, methane flows worsen environmental conditions negatively affect psychosomatic health residents. The goal was to study emissions from various landfills Moscow. Our on urbanized ecosystems Moscow revealed different soils. Thus, over...

The addition of organic byproducts to soils is a vital source essential nutrients for plant uptake. To reuse the effectively, there need estimate release patterns from byproducts. This study aimed investigate [nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)] bagasse, sugarcane milling byproduct, at two soil depths (surface 0 cm vs. buried 15 cm) in fallow fields on types (Histosols Spodosols) F...

earthquakes could have catastrophic impacts on tunnels and buried structures. liquefaction phenomenon is one of the most destructive effects of earthquakes. liquefaction results in decreasing effective stress and this consequently leads to decreases in shear strength of the soil. as a result, large deformation in both soil and buried structure occurs. moreover, liquefaction causes soil boiling,...

in a greenhouse experiment, changes in inorganic phosphorus fractions as well as their availability in the rhizosphere of rice (oryza sativa c.v. khazar) crop, following an application of 40 mg p (as monocalcium phosphate per kg of soil) were investigated in paddy soils north of iran. the study was performed as a 14×2 factorial in a completely randomized design of two factors namely: soil at 14...