Employee Information |
| Name: |
Kim Ludovici |
| Title: |
Research Soil Scientist |
| Unit: |
Forest Genetics & Biological Foundations (4160)
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| Phone: |
919-549-4044 |
| Fax: |
919-549-4047 - Location Fax
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| E-Mail: |
kludovici@fs.fed.us
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Location Information |
Mailing
Address: |
USDA-Forest Service
Southern Research Station
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
P.O. Box 12254
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 |
Shipping
Address: |
3041 E. Cornwallis Road
Research Triangle Park NC 27709 |
Location
Phone: |
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Research Information |
Education: |
| B.S., Cornell University, Agronomy- Soils, 1984; M.S. North Carolina State University, Forest Soils, 1990; Ph.D., University of Georgia, Forest Soils, 1995 |
Current Research: |
| Long-term effects of soil compaction, organic matter removal and competition on nutrient cycling and biomass allocation in a loblolly pine stand. Specific projects deal with quantifying and modeling root growth and decomposition across soil types and under various silvicultural and anthropogenic conditions; nutrient budgets at the LTSP site, litter decomposition rates; and carbohydrate dynamics of pine root and shoot extension. |
Collaborative Research: |
| Responses of southern forest systems to silvicultural and anthropogenic stresses and competition (especially as these relate to root and soil carbon pools, and root and soil chemistry). |
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Southern Research Station Headquarters - Asheville, NC
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