University of Saskatchewan

 

Van Rees, Ken


Professor
Department of Soil Science
College of Agriculture
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5A8
Telephone: (306) 966-6853
Facsimile: (306) 966-6881
Email:vanrees@sask.usask.ca


Academic Degrees

B.Sc.F. (Lakehead), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Florida )

Current Teaching

SL SC 460.3 Forest Soils

SL SC 480.3 Soils and Boreal Landscapes

SL SC 812.3 Plant root systems and nutrient uptake

SL SC 898.3 Ecosystems and Art

Current and Recent Research Projects

Root dynamics of boreal tree species Production of willow for biomass energy systems

Publications

N. Bélanger and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2008. Soil Sampling Strategies for Forested Ecosystems (Chapter 2). In M.R. Carter and E.G. Gregorich (eds.), Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, 15-24, 2nd edition. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 

J.J. Gunderson, J.D. Knight and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2008.  Relating Hybrid Poplar Fine Root Production, Soil Nutrients and Hydrocarbon Contamination.  Bioremediation Journal, 12, 156-167.

B.S. Kabba, J.D. Knight and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2007.  Growth of Hybrid Poplar as Affected by Dandelion and Quackgrass Competition.  Plant Soil, 298, 203-217.

J.J. Gunderson, J.D. Knight and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2007.  Impact of Ectomycorrhizal Colonization of Hybrid Poplar on the Remediation of Diesel-contaminated Soil.  Journal of Environmental Quality, 36, 927-934.

J.P. Kimmins, R.S. Rempel, C.V.J. Welham, B. Seely and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2007.  Biophysical Sustainability, Process-based Monitoring and Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Support Systems.  Forest Chronicle, 83, 502-514.

C. Welham, K.C.J. Van Rees, B. Seely and H. Kimmins, 2006. Projected Long-term Productivity in Saskatchewan Hybrid Poplar Plantations: Weed Competition and Fertilizer Effects. Canadian Journal Forest Research, 37, 356-370.

A.L. Kalyn and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2006.  Contribution of Fine Roots to Ecosystem Carbon-cycling in Black Spruce, Aspen, and Jack Pine Forests in Saskatchewan.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 140, 236-243.

R.M.A. Block and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2006.  Wheat Root Dynamics as Affected by Landscape Position. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 86, 523-531.

R.M.A. Block, K.C.J. Van Rees and J.D. Knight, 2006.  A Review of Fine Root Dynamics in Populus Plantations. Agroforestry Systems, 67, 73-84.

N.B. Comerford, W.P. Cropper Jr., H. Li, P.J. Smethurst, K.C.J. Van Rees, E.J. Jokela, H. Adegbidi and N.F. Barros, 2006.  Soil Supply and Nutrient Demand (SSAND): A General Nutrient Uptake Model and an Example of its Application to Forest Management. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 86, 665-673.

M.P. Curran, R.E. Miller, S.W. Howes, D.G. Maynard, T.A. Terry, R. Heninger, T. Niemann, K. Van Rees, R.F. Powers and S.H. Schoenholtz, 2006.  Progress Towards more Uniform Assessment and Reporting of Soil Disturbance for Operations, Research, and Sustainability Protocols. Journal Forest Ecology and Management, 220, 17-30.

R.E. Farrell, D.F.E. McArthur and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2005.  Net Cd2+ Flux at the Root Surface of Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) Cultivars in Relation to Cultivar Differences in Cd Accumulation. Canadian Journal Plant Science, 85, 103-107.

R.M.A. Block and K.C.J. Van Rees, 2004.  Characterization of Aspen Ash, Sand and Log-Yard Waste Mixtures from an Aspen-based Oriented Strand Board Mill for Use as an Intermediate Landfill Cover.  Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 158, 223-235.