Jose A. Amador
jam7740u@postoffice.uri.edu
University of Rhode Island
Dept. of Natural Resources Science
Coastal Institute in Kingston, #24
1 Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Voice: (401) 874-2902
Fax: (401) 874-4561
Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1990
Dr. Amador's research focuses on three different areas: the interaction of soil microbial processes, soil fauna, and soil physical properties in nutrient cycling; controls on spatial and temporal variability of nutrient cycling in soil; and the interplay between microbial degradation of organic contaminants and soil biogeochemical processes. Dr. Amador's primary research interests are in soil microbiology, soil ecology, and biogeochemistry.
Three Representative Publications:
Savin, M.C., J.H. Görres, and J.A. Amador. 2003. Dynamics of soil microbial and microfaunal communities as influenced by macropores, litter incorporation, and the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (L.). Soil Science Society of America Journal. In press.
Görres, J.H., M.C. Savin, and J.A. Amador. 2001. Soil micropore structure and carbon mineralization in burrows and casts of an anecic earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33: 1881-1887.
Savin, M.C., J. H. Görres, D.A. Neher, and J.A. Amador. 2001. Uncoupling of carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Role of microbivorous nematodes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 33: 1463-1472.
Related Links:
Soil Ecology and Microbiology Lab
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