Geomorphic controls on the abundance and persistence of soil organic carbon pools in erosional landscapes
A large part of my field work involves spending time in soil pits. One of my field sites is located in Southern Oregon on Rabbit Mountain. In this field site I am investigating how a gradient of long-term erosion rates influence soil organic carbon storage. I describe soils in the field and then collect samples for soil analysis. Some of the analyses I do include soil texture, pH, carbon and nitrogen analyses and geochemical analysis with a portable XRF (pXRF).
Check out our paper in Nature Geoscience to learn more! Hunter, B.D. et al. (2024).
Using a landslide chronosequence to predict soil organic carbon (SOC) across the Oregon Coast Range (OCR)
I am also looking at how landform age of deep-seated landslides in the Oregon Coast Range (OCR) affects soil stocks.
Time and depth controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) and pedogenic pathways
To find out more on this work, check out our published paper Hunter, B.D. et al 2023 Pedogenic pathways and deep weathering controls on soil organic carbon in Pacific Northwest forest soils, Geoderma https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116531
Wildfire effects on landscapes
During my PhD at the University of Oregon, I worked in the Columbia River Gorge on documenting post-fire erosion potential after the 2017 Eagle Creek Wildfire.
Check out this article "Fire and Slide" by Emily Halnon