Christina Nicole Kranz

Wildflowers and compost amendment can improve infiltration in soils impacted by construction

Alshraah, S. H., Kranz, C. N., McLaughlin, R. A., & Heitman, J. L. (2024, April 11). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, Vol. 4.

Influence of compost amendment rate and level of compaction on the hydraulic functioning of soils

Kranz, C. N., McLaughlin, R. A., Amoozegar, A., & Heitman, J. L. (2023, March 16). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, Vol. 3.

Characterizing Compost Rate Effects on Stormwater Runoff and Vegetation Establishment

WATER, 14(5).

Comparison of soil particle density determined by a gas pycnometer using helium, nitrogen, and air

Amoozegar, A., Heitman, J. L., & Kranz, C. N. (2022, November 15). SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, Vol. 11.

Incorporated compost effects on infiltration, water quality, and vegetation establishment

Kranz, C. N., Heitman, J. L., & McLaughlin, R. A. (2022, January 19). https://ieca.mynewscenter.org/incorporated-compost-effects-on-infiltration-water-quality-and-vegetation-establishment/

Influence of compost application rate on nutrient and heavy metal mobility: Implications for stormwater management

Kranz, C. N., Rivers, E. N., McLaughlin, R. A., & Heitman, J. L. (2022, September 20). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Vol. 9.

Amending Roadside Soils with Compost: Effects on Runoff Quality and Quantity, and Vegetation Establishment

Presented at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

Compost Incorporation on Roadsides for Soil Improvements and as a Stormwater Control Measure

Presented at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, (Virtual).

Managing Stormwater Quantity and Quality with Compost Incorporation

Presented at the North Carolina Department of Transportation Summit, (Virtual).

Organic amendments for soil restoration on North Carolina Roadsides: A review

Presented at the Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting, Virtual.

Review of Incorporating Compost into North Carolina Roadsides

Presented at the International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference, Virtual.

Amending roadside with compost post-construction to improve soil hydraulic properties

Presented at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Seminar, (Virtual).

Compost amendment rate and level of compaction alter pore size distribution and soil hydraulic properties in three different textured soils

Presented at the Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC.

Compost and Compaction Effects on Soil Hydraulic Properties

Presented at the International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Nutrient and metal leaching losses verses retention in compost-soil blends

Presented at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual meeting, (Virtual).

The effects of compost incorporation on soil physical properties in urban soils – A concise review

Journal of Environmental Management, 261, 110209.

Tying nutrient and metal leaching losses to infiltration rates in compost-soil blends

Presented at the Graduate Student Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.

Using compost post-construction to improve soil hydraulic properties and manage nutrient export

Presented at the North Carolina Department of Transportation Summit, (Virtual).

Applying compost to roadsides to increase infiltration of water

Presented at the SSC 511: Soil Physics, Raleigh, NC.

Effects of seed source and burn severity on jack pine seedling establishment

[Interview for Research Briefs for Resources Managers]. Lake States Fire Science Consortium.

High‐Severity Burning Increases Jack Pine Seedling Biomass Relative to Low‐Severity Prescribed Fires

Soil Science Society of America Journal, 83(S1), S141–S152.

Level of compaction and compost amendment rate alter soil hydraulic properties in three urban soils

Presented at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Level of soil compaction is more important than compost volume for determining soil hydraulic properties in a sandy loam soil

Presented at the American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting, Ashville, NC.

Optimizing compost application rates for vegetation health, stormwater infiltration, and runoff quality

Presented at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Advisory Panel Meeting, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Short communication: Surface charring from prescribed burning has minimal effects on soil bacterial community composition two weeks post-fire in jack pine barrens

Applied Soil Ecology, 144, 134–138.

The effects of compost on soil physical properties, heavy metals, and turf establishment as means for erosion control and stormwater infiltration

Prescribed burning effects on jack pine seeds from high and low serotiny regions: Microbial interactions and soil properties

Presented at the North American Forest Soil Conference, Quebec City, QC.

Effects of fire on soils: Is fire a soil forming factor?

Presented at the Soil Science Department Seminar, Madison, WI.

High and low serotiny jack pine seeds with prescribed fire: Implications for seedling success and microbial communities

Presented at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Tamps, FL.

An initial study of soil organic carbon and post-agricultural forest succession age on the Ithaca College natural Lands

Presented at the Geological Society of America, Northeast Regional Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH.

Biochar at Ithaca College: Two greenhouse studies testing the effects of biochar and earthworms on plant mass

Presented at the James J. Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca, NY.

What is biochar: Principals and practices for local gardeners

Presented at the Environmental Crisis: Causes and Solution, Ithaca, NY.

Biochar soil application depth on plant mass of radishes

Presented at the Sustainability Café: Global Climate Change, Ithaca, NY.