Ilsa Kantola
| Chair | Drs. Tom Boutton and Terry Gentry |
|---|---|
| Degree Program | PhD-RLEM |
| Phone | (979) 845 2866 |
| ikantola@tamu.edu | |
| Office/Lab | 408E ANIN |
Research interests: Biogeochemistry, soil microbial ecology, nutrient cycling.
Education: BS - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - Environmental Engineering, Soil Science (minor).
Ilsa is researching the effects of woody plant encroachment on nutrient cycling and microbial communities in south Texas grasslands. By analyzing carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in and around mesquite stands, she is developing a picture of biogeochemical cycling changes that occur during mesquite establishment. She is also investigating changes in the soil microbiology during the grassland-to-woodland transition using molecular methods.
Recent presentations:
Kantola IB, Boutton TW, Filley TR, Hallmark CT. 2010. Changes in soil phosphorus following woody plant invasion of grassland. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (in press).
Creamer CA, Boutton TW, Kantola IB, Filley TR. 2010. Respiration dynamics of size separated soil fractions. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (in press).
Boutton TW, Kantola IB, Stott DE, Balthrop SL, Tribble JE, Filley TR. 2009. Soil phosphatase activity and plant available phosphorus increase following grassland invasion by N-fixing tree legumes. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 90(52): B21B-0332.
Kantola IB, Boutton TW, Filley TR, Hallmark CT. 2009. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus increase in soil physical fractions following vegetation change from grassland to woodland. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 90(52): B21B-0338.
Balthrop L, Tribble J, Kantola I, Boutton TW. 2009. Plant-available phosphorus concentrations in soil are altered by woody plant invasion of grassland. Abstracts, Texas A&M Summer REU Poster Symposium 2009: 9.
Kantola IB, Moore DJ, Hallmark CT, and Boutton, TW. 2009. Woody plant invasion of grassland increases C, N, and P in soil physical fractions. Abstracts, Texas A&M Student Research Week and Ecological Integration Symposium, 2009.
