Grants:
Ohsowski, Brian M., Hart, Miranda M., Dunfield, Kari E., John N. Klironomos. Tallgrass Prairie Restoration within Abandoned Sand and Gravel Pits in Southern Ontario: An Investigation of Native Prairie Plant Response to Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Carbon Amendments in Soil.
Funding Agency: The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation
Publications:
Peer Reviewed Journals
Ohsowski, B.M., Klironomos, J.N., Dunfield, K.E., and M. M. Hart. (2012) The potential of soil amendments for restoring severely disturbed grasslands. Applied Soil Ecology. (In press) Link
Kuehn, K. A., B. M. Ohsowski, S. N. Francoeur, and R. K. Neely. (2011) Contributions of fungi to carbon flow and nutrient cycling from standing dead Typha angustifolia leaf litter in a temperate freshwater marsh. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(2):529-53 Link
Popular Science
Ohsowski, B.M. (2012) Re-vegetating post-extraction sand and gravel pits: Using fungi and soil amendments to increase plant survivorship and growth. Avenues Magazine. Organization: Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. (In press)
Master’s Thesis
Ohsowski, B.M., Kuehn, K.A., Francoeur, S.N., and Neely, R.K. (2008) Annual secondary production of fungal and bacterial decomposers associated with standing and benthic litter of the freshwater emergent macrophyte, Typha angustifolia. Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. Paper 200. http://commons.emich.edu/ theses/200. pp49 (M.Sc.; Fund: NSF)
Technical Reports
Ohsowski, B.M., Hart, M.M., Dunfield, K.E., Klironomos, J.N. (2011) Tallgrass prairie restoration within derelict sand and gravel pits in southern Ontario: An investigation of native prairie plant response to mycorrhizal inoculation and soil carbon amendments. 2010 TOARC Annual Report. In Press. (PhD; Fund: TOARC)
Ohsowski, B.M., Hart, M.M., Dunfield, K.E., Klironomos, J.N. (2010) Tallgrass prairie restoration within derelict sand and gravel pits in southern Ontario: An investigation of native prairie plant response to mycorrhizal inoculation and soil carbon amendments. 2009 TOARC Annual Report. 13:6-10 (PhD; Fund: TOARC)