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> July 14,2005, daily work and observation
Jordan Larson
post Sep 13 2005, 09:21 PM
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Hey!
You had a fun summer! You had long days if you guys had to stay up alot to get all around to each site. Must have been very tiring. Im just wondering with what were you guys doing with the soil sampling?
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Leslie_Pierce
post Sep 25 2005, 12:11 AM
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Hi Jordan,

Yes, it was fun! We did stay up late and our days ended around midnight, but we usually started late, too! smile.gif Even so, we definitely worked long days. But, it was fun being outside!

The soil sampling will tell Brian how much moisture is in the soil. It also gives him an idea as to what used to be growing there, especially in the cases where snow geese have grubbed the area clear of plants. This information can help him map out areas of good forage, and potentially good forage.

This winter Brian will also measure the soil salinity. The grubbing of the habitat by the snow geese and the subsequent de-vegetation of an area can cause an increase in soil salinity as evaporation of water from a bare surface is increased. The soil salinity will affect the growth of plants - some species will not do very well while other species will do better. Unfortunately, the species that do well in salty soils do not make good forage plants for snow geese.

Great question,
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