Alan L. Wright

Assistant Professor
Soil and Water Quality

Everglades Research and Education Center

RESEARCH and EXTENSION FOCUS
Wetland biogeochemical processes, carbon sequestration, soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics, and land management impacts on soil and water quality in agricultural, wetland, and urban systems.

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH AREAS
Soil/Landscape Analysis
Wetlands and Aquatic Systems

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Wright, A.L., and P.W. Inglett. Soil organic C and N and distribution of 13C and 15N in aggregates of Everglades Histosols. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. (in press)

Wright, A.L. Phosphorus sequestration in soil aggregates after long-term tillage and cropping. Soil Tillage Res. (in press)

Wright, A.L., K.R. Reddy, and R. Corstanje.  Patterns of heterotrophic microbial activity in eutrophic and oligotrophic peatlands. Eur. J. Soil Biol. (in press)

Ye, R., A.L. Wright, K. Inglett, Y. Wang, A.V. Ogram, and K.R. Reddy. Land use effects on soil nutrient cycling and microbial community dynamics in the Everglades Agricultural Area, Florida. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. (in press)

Rowland, J.H., G.H. Snyder, J.L. Cisar, J.B. Sartain, A.L. Wright. Impacts of cultural practices on soil properties in USGA ultradwarf Bermudagrass golf greens. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Florida Proc. (in press)

Rowland, J.H., G.H. Snyder, J.L. Cisar, J.B. Sartain, A.L. Wright. Effects of cultural practices on Ultradwarf Bermudagrass putting green surface properties. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. (in press)

Wright, A.L. Soil phosphorus stocks and distribution in chemical fractions for long-term cropping, pasture, turfgrass, and forest systems in Florida. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosys. (in press)

Wright, A.L., K.R. Reddy, and S. Newman. Biogeochemical response of the Everglades landscape to eutrophication. Global J. Environ. Res. (in press)

Wright, A.L., Y. Wang., and K.R. Reddy. 2008. Loss-on-ignition method to assess soil organic carbon in calcareous Everglades wetlands. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant. Anal. 39:3074-3083.

Dou, F., A.L. Wright, and F.M. Hons. 2008. Sensitivity of labile soil organic carbon to tillage in wheat-based cropping systems. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:1445-1453.

Wright, A.L., and K.R. Reddy.  2008. Catabolic diversity of periphyton and detritus microbial communities in a subtropical wetland. Biogeochemistry 89:199-207.

Castillo, M.S., and A.L. Wright. 2008. Soil phosphorus pools for Histosols under sugarcane and pasture in the Everglades, USA. Geoderma 145:130-135.

Wright, A.L., T.L. Provin, F.M. Hons, D.A. Zuberer, and R.H. White. 2008. Compost impacts on dissolved organic carbon and available nitrogen and phosphorus in turfgrass soil. Waste Manage. 28:1057-1063.

Dou, F., A.L. Wright, and F.M. Hons. 2008. Dissolved and soil organic carbon after long-term conventional and no-tillage sorghum cropping. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 39:667-679.

Provin, T.L., A.L. Wright, F.M. Hons, D.A. Zuberer, and R.H. White.  2008. Seasonal dynamics of soil micronutrients in compost-amended bermudagrass turf. Biores. Technol. 99:2672-2679.

Castillo, M.S., and A.L. Wright. 2008. Microbial activity and phosphorus availability in a subtropical soil under different land uses. World J. Agric. Sci. 4:314-320.

Wright, A.L., F.M. Hons, R.G. Lemon, M.L. McFarland, and R.L. Nichols. 2008. Microbial activity and soil C sequestration for reduced and conventional tillage cotton. Appl. Soil Ecol. 38:168-173.

Wright, A.L., T.L. Provin, F.M. Hons, D.A. Zuberer, and R.H. White. 2008. Compost impacts on sodicity and salinity in a sandy loam turfgrass soil. Compost Sci. Util. 16:30-35.

Wright, A.L., V.L. Guzman, and D. Sui. 2008. Optimization of plant population to improve lettuce quality and yield. Vegetarian Newsletter. Issue 538.

Wright, A.L., V.L. Guzman, and R.W. Rice. 2008. Management practices to reduce fertilizer requirements for celery in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Vegetarian Newsletter. Issue 534.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Soil & Water Science Dept, Everglades Research & Education Center, 3200 E. Palm Beach Rd., Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
(561) 993.1555, (561) 993.1582 fax
email: alwr@ufl.edu