Overview

My research examines the spatial dynamics and characteristics of the environment. The focus is on land cover, soil and management topology and their effects on biogeophysical processes. His research also addressed the spatial arrangement and characterization of soil properties including nutrient and contaminant distribution.

Research Focus

My research program has been devoted to examination of the spatial distribution and variability of soil characteristics in the urban environment. My major project areas included investigations of the scale of contaminant distribution patterns in relation to soil forming factors and processes as well as landuse, landcover and land tenure characteristics (distributions appears to be scale dependent and based on a assortment of variables) in a variety of urban centers in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Mid-West and Eastern Europe.

Outreach and Extension Focus

My extension activities has been directed mostly towards answering soil related questions to extension clients as well as ongoing partnership activities with the National Cooperative Soil Survey in New York State. I addition, I also serve to organize and instruct short courses and seminars based on need and interest soil information users.

Instruction Focus

My instructional activities has been directed to introductory Soil Science and advanced Pedology courses for both major and non-major students. I also provide additional lecture and field support to other land resource or management based courses within the Agricultural College.

Additional Links

• CSS260
• Introduction to Soil Science
• Link to CALS Research portal
• Link to CALS Impact statements

Selected Publications

• Pouyat, R.V, I. Yesilonis and J.M. Russell-Anelli. 2004. Soil Chemical and Physical Properties in an Urban Environment. Journal of Environmental Quality. In press.
• Pouyat, R.V., I.D. Yesilonis, J. Russell-Anelli and N.K.Neerchal. 2007. Soil Chemistry and Physical Properties that Differentiate Urban Land-Use and Cover Types. Soil Science Society of American Journal. P. 1010?1019 Vol. 71, No. 5
• Shelton, D.R., J.S. Karns, J.A. Higgins, J.A.S. Van Kessel, M.L. Perdue, K.T. Belt, J. Russell-Anelli, and C. DebRoy. 2006. Impact of Microbial Diversity on Rapid Detection of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Surface Waters. FEMS Microbiology Letters
• Higgins, J.A., K. Belt, J. Karns, J. Russell-Anelli and D. Shelton. tir- and stx-Positive Escherichia coli in Stream Waters in a Metropolitan Area. 2005. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. p. 2511?2519 Vol. 71, No. 5
• Pouyat, R.V, J.M. Russell-Anelli, I. Yesilonis, and P.M. Groffman. Soil Carbon in Urban Forest Ecosystems. 2003. In Lal, R., J. Kimble, R.F. Follett, and R. Birdsey. (ed.) The potential of U.S. forest soils to sequester carbon and mitigate the greenhouse effect. CRC Press/Lewis Publishing, NY. [INVITED BOOK CHAPTER]
• Hanlon, B., S. Coleman, R. Hanson, A. Kolendo, J. Kirchner, M. McGuire, A. Rynes, T. Rus, J. Russell-Anelli, and J. Unger. 2002. State of the Baltimore Region. CUERE Publication.
• Bryant, R.B., and J.M. Galbraith, J.M. Russell-Anelli. 1999. Defining Classes for Anthropogenic Soils in Soil Taxonomy: Progress and Future Direction. p. 3-6. In Kimble J.M., R.J. Ahrens and R.B. Bryant. (ed.) Classification, Correlation, and Management of Anthropogenic Soils, Proceedings - Nevada and California, September 21 - October 2, 1998. USDA - NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
• Russell-Anelli, J.M., R.B. Bryant and J.M. Galbraith. 1999. Evaluating the Predictive Properties of Soil Survey - Soil Characteristics, Land Practices, and Concentration of Elements. p. 155-168. In Kimble J.M., R.J. Ahrens and R.B. Bryant. (ed.) Classification, Correlation, and Management of Anthropogenic Soils, Proceedings - Nevada and California, September 21 - October 2, 1998. USDA - NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
• Galbraith, J.M., R.B. Bryant, and J.M. Russell-Anelli. 1999. Major Kinds of Humanly Altered Soils. p. 115 - 119. In Kimble J.M., R.J. Ahrens and R.B. Bryant. (ed.) Classification, Correlation, and Management of Anthropogenic Soils, Proceedings - Nevada and California, September 21 - October 2, 1998. USDA - NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
• Hernandez, L.A., J.M. Galbraith, J.A. Bricker, R.B. Bryant, S. Carlisle, T. Goddard and J.M. Russell-Anelli. 1997. Soil Survey of South Latourette Park, Staten Island, New York City, NY. Department of Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853.

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