Bryant C. Scharenbroch, Ph.D.

Position

Urban Soil Scientist

Education

Ph.D., Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., Plant Science, University of Idaho
B.S., Urban Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
B.S., Forest Management, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Research

Research in the Morton Arboretum Soil Science (MASS) laboratory is directed towards three goals: 1) to improve soil for urban trees; 2) to study urban biogeochemical cycling; and, 3) to advance urban soil taxonomic classification.

Bryant's Lab

www.masslaboratory.org

Publications

• Scharenbroch, B.C., Boelter, B., Jacobs, K.A., and Bowles, M.L. 2010. Two decades of low-intensity prescribed fire increases soil nutrient availability in a Midwestern oak (Quercus) forest. Geoderma. In Review.


• Scharenbroch, B.C., Catania, M., Treasurer, W., and Brand, V. 2010. Lab assays on the effects of aerated compost tea and fertilization on soil biochemical properties and denitrification in A and Bt horizon soils. Arbor. Urban Forestry. In Review.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and Johnston, D. 2010. A microcosm study of the common night crawler earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) and physical, chemical and biological properties of a designed urban soil. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-010-0145-4.


• Scharenbroch, B.C., 2010. Urban Trees for Carbon Sequestration. In (Ed.). Lal, R. Proceedings from the Urban Ecosystem Carbon Conference.


• Scharenbroch, B.C., Flores-Mangual, M.L., Lepore, B., Bockheim, J.G. and Lowery. B. 2010. Tree encroachment impacts on storage and dynamics of carbon in a sandy prairie in the lower Wisconsin River valley, USA. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. On-line.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. 2009. Assessing the impacts of organic materials using a meta-analytical approach. In (Eds.). Watson, G.W., Costello, L., Scharenbroch, B.C., and Gilman, E. Proceedings from The Landscape Belowground III.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. 2009. A Meta-analysis of studies in the Journal Arboriculture and Urban Forestry relating to organic materials and impacts on soil, tree, and environmental properties. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 35:221-231.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2008. Gaps and soil carbon dynamics in old growth northern hardwood-hemlock forests. Ecosystems. 11:426-441.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2008. The effects of gap disturbance on nitrogen cycling and retention in late-successional northern hardwood-hemlock forests. Biogeochemistry. 87:231-248.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2007. Impacts of forest gaps on soil properties and processes in old growth northern hardwood-hemlock forests. Plant Soil. 294:219-233.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.G. Bockheim. 2007. Pedodiversity in an old-growth northern hardwood forest in the Huron Mountains, Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37:1106-1117.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.E. Lloyd. 2006. Particulate organic matter and soil nitrogen availability in urban landscapes. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. 32:180-191.


• Scharenbroch, B.C., Lloyd, J.E., and J.L. Johnson-Maynard. 2005. Distinguishing urban soils with physical, chemical and biological properties. Pedobiologia. 49:283-295.


• Scharenbroch, B.C. and J.E. Lloyd. 2004. A literature review of nitrogen availability indices for use in urban landscapes. Journal of Arboriculture. 30:214-230.