M.S. Graduate Assistantship Carbon Sequestration The School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello and the Louisiana State University AgCenter seeks candidates for a half time M.S. assistantship. The assistantship can begin in either the spring or summer of 2008 and carries a stipend of $17,400. This is a cooperative study between the two institutions and the student will be housed at UAM School of Forest Resources (SFR).
The successful candidate will work on a long-term project investigating carbon sequestration and nitrogen dynamics in response to litter removal and nutrient amendments in loblolly pine stands managed for both timber and pine straw production. The study will be used to determine the impact of pine straw harvesting with and without nutrient amendment on 1) soil and aboveground carbon accumulation in and 2) soil and forest sustainability of managed loblolly pine stands. The graduate students project will add to previous work on soil compaction, soil moisture regimes, and microbial biomass that has occurred at the research sites. Dr. Hal O. Liechty Professor, School of Forest Resources UAM PO Box 3468 Monticello, AR 71656 Phone: (870) 460-1452 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assistantship Website: http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/liechtyh/agroforest_asst_.htm Deadline: Application Deadline 11/1/07-Spring Term 5/1/07-Summer Term
