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Restoration Ecology of Disturbed Lands
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Collaborating ScientistResearch Soil Chemist USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station - Logan
Projects: The Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project for Restoring and Maintaining Watersheds and Riparian Ecosystems
A Demonstration Area on Ecosystem Response to Prescribed Burns in the Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
Relevant Publications: Amacher,
M.C., and H.M. Selim. 1994.
Mathematical models to evaluate retention and transport of chromium(VI)
in soil. Ecological Modelling
74:205-230.
Amacher,
M.C., J. Kotuby-Amacher, and R.W. Brown. 1994. Reactions, transport, and remediation of copper in acidic
minespoils and sediments. p.
1348-1351. In: Emerging
technologies for hazardous waste management VI.
19-21 Sept., 1994. Atlanta,
GA. American Chemical Society,
Washington, D.C.
Amacher,
M.C., R.W. Brown, R.C. Sidle, and J. Kotuby-Amacher.
1995. Effect of mine waste
on element speciation in headwater streams.
p. 275-309. In: H.E. Allen
et al. (eds.) Metal speciation and
contamination of soil. Lewis
Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.
Delgado,
J.A., and M.C. Amacher. 1995.
Modeling the uptake of sulfur by crops on two alluvial soils of
Louisiana: Soybeans. Commun. Soil
Sci. Plant Anal. 26:1491-1505.
Delgado,
J.A., and M.C. Amacher. 1995.
Modeling the uptake of sulfur by crops on two alluvial soils of
Louisiana: Cotton. Commun. Soil Sci.
Plant Anal. 26:1921-1934. Kotuby-Amacher,
J. and M.C. Amacher. 1995.
Comparison of three methods for determining total alkalinity in natural
waters. Research Paper INT-RP-480.
USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT.
9 pages.
Selim,
H.M., L. Ma, H. Zhu, I.K. Iskandar, and M.C. Amacher.
1995. A modified
multicomponent model for heavy metal transport in soils.
p. 123-124. In: Vadose zone
hydrology: cutting across disciplines. Proceedings of an international
conference. 6-8 Sept., 1995. University of California-Davis.
Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, Davis, CA.
Amacher,
M.C. 1996. Nickel,
cadmium, and lead. p. 739-768.
In: D.L. Sparks et al. (eds.) Methods
of soil analysis. Part 3. Chemical methods.
Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI.
Brown,
R.W., M.C. Amacher, B.D. Williams, W.F. Mueggler, and J. Kotuby-Amacher.
1996. Ecological restoration
of acidic mine spoils at high elevations: long-term significance of revegetation
and natural succession. p. 127-151.
In: W.R. Keammerer (ed.) Proceedings
of the high altitude revegetation workshop no. 12.
21-23 Feb., 1996. Fort
Collins, CO. Information Series No.
83. Colorado Water Resources
Research Institute, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.
Brown,
R.W., M.C. Amacher, B.D. Williams, W.F. Mueggler, and J. Kotuby-Amacher.
1996. Revegetation of acidic
mine spoils at high elevations: Restoration of native plant communties.
p. 23-33. In: Proceedings of
the 18th annual conference of the association of abandoned mine land
programs. 15-18 Sept., 1996.
Kalispell, MT.
Selim,
H.M., and M.C. Amacher. 1997.
Reactivity and transport of heavy metals in soils.
Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. 201
pages.
Delgado,
J.A., and M.C. Amacher. 1997.
Modeling the uptake of sulfur by crops on three alluvial soils of
Louisiana: Wheat. Commun. Soil Sci.
Plant Anal. 28:225-236.
Selim,
H.M., L. Ma, H. Zhu, M.C. Amacher, and I.K. Iskandar.
1997. Adsorption-desorption
of copper in soils. p. 223-231.
In: R. Prost (ed.) Contaminated soils. Proceedings of the third international
conference on the biogeochemistry of trace elements. 15-19 May, 1995. Paris,
France. Les Colloques, n?85. INRA
Editions, Paris, France.
Bartos,
D.L., and M.C. Amacher. 1998.
Soil properties associated with aspen to conifer succession.
Rangelands 20:25-28.
Amacher,
M.C., A.D. Johnson, T. Christopherson, D.E. Kutterer, D.L. Bartos, and J.
Kotuby-Amacher. 1999.
Nitrogen mineralization in the aspen ecosystem.
p. 145-158. In: T.A. Tindall
and D. Westermann (eds.) Western nutrient management conference proceedings. Vol. 3.
4-5 March, 1999. Salt Lake City, UT. Potash
and Phosphate Institute, Manhattan, KS.
Brown,
R.W., and M.C. Amacher. 1999.
Selecting plant species for ecological restoration: a perspective for
land managers. p. 1-16.
In: L.K. Holzworth and R.W. Brown (eds.)
Revegetation with native species. Proceedings, 1997 Society for
Ecological Restoration annual meeting. 12-15
Nov., 1997. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. RMRS-P-8.
USDA-FS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO.
Amacher,
M.C., and R.W. Brown. 2000.
Mine waste characterization. p.
585-622. In: D. Barcelo (ed.)
Sample handling and trace analysis of pollutants: techniques,
applications, and quality assurance. Vol.
21. Techniques and instrumentation
in analytical chemistry. Elsevier
Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amacher,
M.C., A.D. Johnson, D.E. Kutterer, and D.L. Bartos.
2000. Post-fire and
post-harvest soil temperatures in aspen and conifer stands: the first year after
aspen restoration treatments. USDA-FS
Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ft.
Collins, CO. (In press).
Amacher,
M.C., D.L. Bartos, T. Christopherson, A.D. Johnson, and D.E. Kutterer. 2000. Nitrogen
mineralization in aspen/conifer soils after a natural fire.
In: Sustaining aspen in western landscapes.
13-15 June, 2000. Grand
Junction, CO. USDA-FS Rocky
Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO. (In press).
Education: Ph.D.,
1981, Pennsylvania State University, Soil Chemistry M.S.,
1978, Pennsylvania State University, Chemistry B.S.,
1972, Pennsylvania State University, Chemistry Professional
Experience: 1990-present:
Research Soil Chemist, GS-13, USDA Forest Service 1989-1990:
Research Soil Chemist, GS-12, USDA Forest Service 1986-1989:
Associate Professor, Agronomy Dep., Louisiana State University 1981-1983:
Research Assistant Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Dep. of
Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University 1976-1981:
Research Assistant, Dep. of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University 1974-1976:
Graduate Assistant, Dep. of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University 1972-1974:
Environmental Analytical Chemist, Church Laboratories Awards
and Grants: 1996-1999:
USDA-CSREES Rangelands Research Grant, “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Mineralization
in Aspen and Conifer Soils” Society
Memberships: American
Chemical Society, American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America,
American Geophysical Union, Water Environment Federation, Association of
Exploration Geochemists, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health
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USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station 435.755.3560
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