Current Competitive Grant

Quantifying the effect of perennial vegetation on soil and water quality

Project ID: E2009-16

This 3-year grant for $125,436 was awarded in 2009.

Location: Hamilton, Story counties

The investigators are using data from a well-established research site (Bear Creek in Story County) to interpret the influence of perennial vegetation on soil biogeochemical processes. The information will be used to develop a tool to assess the potential impact of changes in land use on the quality of stream water. The researchers hope to document the influences of perennial plants on various plant communities and groundwater.

Thomas Isenhart

Thomas Isenhart is an associate professor in natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University. His research interests include stream ecosystem management and design. He is also in the establishment of landscape buffers to improve the efficiency of agriculture. Isenhart is a graduate of Iowa State University. [Contact lead investigator]

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This competitive grant project is part of the Leopold Center's Ecology Initiative.

The Leopold Center was established by the 1987 Iowa Groundwater Protection Act as a research and education center at Iowa State University to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources. Iowa State does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Vietnam Era Veteran. Any persons having inquiries concerning this may contact the Director of Affirmative Action, 3210 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

This page was found at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/grants/e2009-16 on 01/20/2013