Justin D. Gay
@skookumchuck.bsky.social
Assistant Teaching Professor of Ecology @umontana & research fellow @USFS Missoula Fire Sciences Lab // Terrestrial ecosystem ecology, 🔥, soils and biogeochemistry // Affinity for C and N fluxes
On the hunt for some fat (for a semi-arid climate) mollisol A horizons. #soilsluething
August 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
On the hunt for some fat (for a semi-arid climate) mollisol A horizons. #soilsluething
Soil texturing by feel may be more art than science but it sure is a gratifying skill to master (for those soil inclined 😉). @umontana.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Soil texturing by feel may be more art than science but it sure is a gratifying skill to master (for those soil inclined 😉). @umontana.bsky.social
Alright, let’s finally get to the bottom of this question: how do shorter high-severity fire return intervals impact soil carbon fluxes in subalpine conifer forests? Undergraduate research interns are on the case. 🕵️
July 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Alright, let’s finally get to the bottom of this question: how do shorter high-severity fire return intervals impact soil carbon fluxes in subalpine conifer forests? Undergraduate research interns are on the case. 🕵️
An incredible wildcard gift from a student today—a hand-knit blanket for my newborn son, designed to mimic a soil profile! She hasn’t taken my soils course yet, so horizons were a creative shot in the dark. Thick, dark mollic epipedon up top, or clay- and Fe-rich kandic Bt? Mollisol or Ultisol?
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An incredible wildcard gift from a student today—a hand-knit blanket for my newborn son, designed to mimic a soil profile! She hasn’t taken my soils course yet, so horizons were a creative shot in the dark. Thick, dark mollic epipedon up top, or clay- and Fe-rich kandic Bt? Mollisol or Ultisol?
As above, so below? It’s quite clear western conifer forests are facing substantial environmental forcing from both climate and associated fire regimes changes. How are below ground support systems for trees - such as beneficial mycorrhizae being impacted? How does this impact regeneration?
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
As above, so below? It’s quite clear western conifer forests are facing substantial environmental forcing from both climate and associated fire regimes changes. How are below ground support systems for trees - such as beneficial mycorrhizae being impacted? How does this impact regeneration?