The journal Nature ‘Highlighted’ an article by Rich Guyette, associate research professor, forestry, Dan Dey, cooperative assistant professor, forestry, and Michael Stambaugh, research associate, forestry – collaborators of the Center for Agroforestry. The research, funded by the Center, shows that dead wood persists for more than 100 times longer in rivers and floodplains than on land, sequestering carbon for centuries. The article was published in Ecosystems; Nature included it as the ‘highlight’ of its Highlights page in a July 2008 issue, including a large illustrative photo. Nature is an international, interdisciplinary weekly journal of science – in fact, it’s the world’s most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal.

Guyette, R.P., D.C. Dey, and M.C. Stambaugh. 2008. The temporal distribution and carbon storage of large oak wood in streams and floodplain deposits. Ecosystems 11:643-653.

An article on research sponsored by the Center for Agroforestry was ‘Featured’ in the issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation in which the full text also appeared. A photo was included to illustrate the study. Sandeep Kumar, graduate student, soil, environmental and atmospheric sciences; Steve Anderson, professor and department chair, soil science; Laura Bricknell, senior; Ranjith Udawatta, research assistant professor, forestry; and Clyde Gantzer, professor, soil science; authored the article, which was published in summer 2008. Research findings show pasture areas have lower porosity and lower saturated hydraulic conductivity compared to buffer areas. Agroforestry and grass buffers maintain the original porosity, enhance infiltration and reduce nonpoint source pollution more effectively than grazed pastures.

Kumar, S., S.H. Anderson, L.G. Bricknell, R.P. Udawatta, and C.J. Gantzer. 2008. Soil hydraulic properties influenced by agroforestry and grass buffers for grazed pasture systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 63(4):224-232.

Center for Agroforestry faculty members recently published a study describing production details and competitive market forces in the shiitake mushroom industry in the July-September 2008 issue of HortTechnology. In addition, the article was ‘Spotlighted’ at the front of the journal issue. An editorial piece on the articles’ findings will soon appear in The Mushroom Grower’s Newsletter. Authors were Michael Gold, associate director, Center for Agroforestry, Ina Cernusca, marketing specialist, UMCA, and Larry Godsey, economist, UMCA.

Gold, M.A., M.M. Cernusca, and L.D. Godsey. 2008. A competitive market analysis of the United States shiitake mushroom marketplace. HortTechnology 18(3):489-499.