Mary E. Collins
Professor,
Environmental Pedology
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2007 Distinguished Alumna, SUNY Cobleskill
DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Soil Quality/Ecosystem Services
Soil/Landscape Analysis
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems
RESEARCH FOCUS
Research emphasis is on environmental pedology investigating the relationship of soils to landscape, vegetation, and hydrology as well as interpretation of land use; exploring near coast subaqueous soils; modeling of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data to analysis subsurface variability; and detecting pedological-human interactions to study the genesis of soils.
Recent studies include:
- Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils in an Ecologically Enhanced Urban Storm Water Retention Basin.
- Observations and Characterization of Subaqueous Soils and Sea Grasses in a Recently Constructed Habitat in the Indian River Lagoon Florida
- Comparison of Archaeological Sites and Gravesites with Ground-Penetrating Radar and Soil Analyses
- Biogeochemical Significance of Channel Substrate in Florida Coastal Spring-fed Rivers
COURSES TAUGHT
SOS 3022 - Introduction to Soil and the Environment
SOS 6717C - Soil Genesis and Classification
Soils for Professional Short Course
CONTACT INFORMATION
Soil and Water Science Department, 2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
email: mec@ufl.edu
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