Department of Soil and Physical Sciences
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The Department of Soil and Physical Sciences has responsibility for the delivery of all undergraduate and postgraduate soil-related subjects, and many physical science subjects.
The range of research being undertaken is extensive but in recent years has increasingly focused on environmental issues, especially soil's role and influence on water and air quality.
Recent Submissions
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Finger flow development in layered water-repellent soils
(Soil Science Society of America and the Geological Society of America, 2018-05-03)Finger flow in water-repellent (WR) soils influences the transport of water, solutes in soil significantly, but the mechanics of finger flow occurrence in layered WR soils is not clear. Soil chamber infiltration experiments ... -
Assessing seawater intrusion vulnerability associated with sea level rise in Christchurch, New Zealand using GIS-based methods
(Lincoln University, 2018-07-03)Seawater intrusion (SWI) is the landward movement of the seawater-freshwater interface in coastal aquifers. Causes of SWI include groundwater pumping, sea level rise, reduced recharge and land drainage. Christchurch aquifers ... -
Altering ruminant urine composition to reduce urine patch nitrous oxide emissions
(Lincoln University, 2018)Grazed pasture systems are a significant source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance. In grazed pastures, N2O emissions are driven by ruminant livestock urine nitrogen (N) deposition ... -
Phylogenetic and functional potential links pH and N₂O emissions in pasture soils
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-10-26)Denitrification is mediated by microbial, and physicochemical, processes leading to nitrogen loss via N₂O and N₂ emissions. Soil pH regulates the reduction of N₂O to N₂, however, it can also affect microbial community ... -
The land use suitability concept: Introduction and an application of the concept to inform sustainable productivity within environmental constraints
(Elsevier, 2018-08)The Land Use Suitability (LUS) concept informs decision-making by providing stakeholders with integrated information about the economic, environmental, social and cultural consequences of land use choices. This paper ...
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