2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 57
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM

J3. Biologically Induced Dissolution and Precipitation of Minerals in Soils and Sediments (Posters)

S09 Soil Mineralogy; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; The Clay Minerals Society; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S05 Pedology; S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils; S10 Wetland Soils; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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The Characteristics and Origins of Biogenic Caliches In Texas
ZHOU, Jie, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Rm 312 S&R1, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007 and CHAFETZ, Henry S., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, jie.zhou@mail.uh.edu, jie.zhou@mail.uh.edu
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Carbonate Precipitation In Artificial Soils as a Plant-Driven Carbon Capture Process
MANNING, David A.C.1, RENFORTH, Phil2 and LOPEZ-CAPEL, Elisa2, (1)Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability, Newcastle University, Devonshire Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom, (2)School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Drummond Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom, david.manning@ncl.ac.uk, david.manning@ncl.ac.uk
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To Eat or Not to Eat: A Thermodynamic Model of Free and Calcite-Bound Organic Matter Respiration by Karst Microbes
BENNETT, Ariel F., Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, ZIMMERMAN, Andrew R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611 and NEUHOFF, Philip S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, bennettar@ufl.edu, bennettar@ufl.edu
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Calcium Oxalate Biomineralization by Piloderma Fallax in Response to Calcium and Phosphorus in Solid Medium
TUASON, Melissa Marie S., NRES Program, Univ. of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N4Z9, Canada and AROCENA, Joselito M., Ecosystem Science and Management Program, Univ of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, Canada, tuasonm@unbc.ca, tuasonm@unbc.ca
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Bacterial and Mineral Associations at the Saprolite Interface with Quartz Diorite Bedrock, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico
MINYARD, Morgan L., Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 116 Ag. Sci. and Indust. Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, BRUNS, Mary Ann, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, Agricultural Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802, LIERMANN, Laura, Geosciences, Penn State, Univ Pk, PA 16802, BRANTLEY, Susan, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth and Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802 and BUSS, Heather, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mlm503@psu.edu, mlm503@psu.edu
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Effect of Poultry Manure Amendment on Soil Phosphatase Activity
WALDRIP-DAIL, Heidi1, HE, Zhongqi1, HONEYCUTT, C. Wayne1 and ERICH, M. Susan2, (1)New England Plant, Soil and Water Lab, USDA-ARS, Orono, ME 04469, (2)Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, heidi.dail@umit.maine.edu, heidi.dail@umit.maine.edu
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A Two-Dimensional Alternative to IRIS Tubes
GALE, Paula, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238 and MONTEITH, Steve, MLRA Project Leader, NRCS, 235 Oil Well Road, Jackson, TN 38305, pgale@utm.edu, pgale@utm.edu
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Organic Acid and Dissolved Oxygen Effects on Rare Earth Element and Yttrium Release from Phosphate Minerals
GOYNE, Keith W., Department of Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri, 302 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211-7250, CHOROVER, Jon, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 525 Shantz Building, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038 and BRANTLEY, Susan L., Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth and Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802, goynek@missouri.edu, goynek@missouri.edu
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Alternative Nitrogen Fixation and Its Role In Nutrient Cycling
HODKINSON, Brendan P.1, LOVELESS, Telisa M.2, BISHOP, Paul E.2 and LUTZONI, François1, (1)Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338, (2)Department of Microbiology, USDA Agricultural Research Service and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7615, bph8@duke.edu, bph8@duke.edu
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Diversity of Microbial Communities Associated with Rhizosphere Soils of Selected Rice Varieties Grown In Sri Lanka
DANDENIYA, Warshi Shamila, Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University, 706 Bradfield, Ithaca, NY 14853 and RAJAPAKSHA, R.M.C.P., Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 0094, Sri Lanka, wsd24@cornell.edu, wsd24@cornell.edu
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How Do Prokaryotes Survive In Fluid Inclusions In Halite for 30,000 Years?
LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.1, SCHUBERT, Brian A.2 and TIMOFEEFF, Michael N.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, lowenst@binghamton.edu, lowenst@binghamton.edu
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Microbe – Erionite Intimacy or How to Survive When Things Get Tough
JANUSZ, Robert E., Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663 and BIRNBAUM, Stuart J., Earth and Environmental Science, The Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249, rjanusz@utsa.edu, rjanusz@utsa.edu
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Ni2+ Sorption on Biogenic Manganese Oxides Formed at Various Phs
ZHU, Mengqiang and SPARKS, Donald, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, 152 Townsend Hall, 531 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716, mzhu@udel.edu, mzhu@udel.edu
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Continuous Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction of the Biological Reduction of Mn Oxides and Secondary Phase Precipitation
FISCHER, Timothy B., Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 236 Deike, University Park, PA 16802, HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 309 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, BRANTLEY, Susan L., Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, POST, Jeffrey E., Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and TIEN, Ming, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, 401 Althouse Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, tfischer@geosc.psu.edu, tfischer@geosc.psu.edu
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Quantum Chemical Modeling of Biologically-Mediated Fe(III) Reduction
PULS, Brendan W., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 335 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, TIEN, Ming, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, 401 Althouse Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802 and KUBICKI, James D., Dept. of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 335 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2712, bwp120@psu.edu, bwp120@psu.edu
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Evidence for Microbial Precipitation of Iron Nodules In a California Marine Terrace Soil Chronosequence
SCHULZ, Marjorie, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mschulz@usgs.gov, mschulz@usgs.gov
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Microbially Mediated Massive Iron Hydroxide Deposits Associated with Net Alkaline Coal Mine Drainage
CAPO, Rosemary C., Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, EDENBORN, H.M., Geological & Environmental Systems Directorate, Research & Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Lab; U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, KAIRIES BEATTY, Candace, Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987 and CHAPMAN, Elizabeth C., Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 SRCC, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, rcapo@pitt.edu, rcapo@pitt.edu
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Biodegradability of Drilling Fluids Used for Deep Subsurface Core Recovery in Southern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
CUMPSTON, Ryan M., Geology and Environmental Geosciences; Analytical Center for Climate and Environmental Change (ACCEC), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, LENCZEWSKI, Melissa, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, DeKalb, IL 60115 and S.M.S. SCIENCE PROJECT TEAM, S.M.O, ANDRILL Science Management Office, Lincoln, NE 68588, z102203@students.niu.edu, z102203@students.niu.edu
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