Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2497 The University of Texas at San Antonio (144385)
Principal Investigator: Veach, Allison
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 37,500
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: none
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Cos Integrative Biology
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: The Evaluation of Interaction in Soil Microbial Functionality, Diversity, and Water Retention
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Edwards Aquifer Authority
CFDA: 0
Program Title: none
Note:
SAMs 1.1.1; The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) has established a Field Research Park (FRP) to demonstrate and quantitatively evaluate various land management techniques. There is some qualitative evidence that installation of berms and swales, coupled with planting of appropriate native trees, shrubs, and grasses, may enhance soil development and provide greater water retention and filtration. This research projects will quantitatively assess the effectiveness of berms and bioswales is required to justify the expenditure of public funds to further develop and implement these land management techniques in the Edwards Aquifer region. The research team will quantitatively assess soil development to characterize potential changes in soil microbial function, diversity, and microbial interaction with changes in soil moisture. For example, sampling and soil moisture measurements over time can determine whether bioswales increase water infiltration (e.g., soil moisture), soil carbon and nitrogen content, and microbial biomass in semi-arid riparian ecosystems. Similarly, it is important to understand how active land management can alter the soil microbial ecosystem.
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