Douglas Boyer, PhD/ Research Hydrologist
Retired Research Hydrologist, formerly USDA-ARS, Appalachian Farming Systems Research CenterBeaver, West Virginia, United States
Research field: Earth Sciences - Hydrology
karst hydrology
karst water quality
agricultural impacts
hillslope hydrology
agricultural microclimatology
nonpoint source pollution
Publications
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Book (2)
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G R Dasher, D G Boyer (2000) Recent Spring Creek area dye tracings: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, 28. In West Virginia Speleological Survey.
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R Lee, D G Boyer, V J Valli et al. (1979) Global Radiation in West Virginia, 51. In West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Book Section (10)
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D G Boyer (2003) Groundwater pollution: dispersed, 403-404. In Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science.
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D G Boyer (2003) Soil erosion and sedimentation, 658-659. In Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science.
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D G Boyer (2003) Soils on carbonate karst, 658-659. In Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science.
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D G Boyer (1999) Grazing influences on major ion concentrations of groundwater in the karst of central Appalachia, 533-536. In Watershed Management to Protect Declining Species.
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D G Boyer (1995) Agricultural food production versus soil and water conservation on karst land, 583-590. In Water Resources.
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J A Daniel, J V Bonta, G N Flerchinger et al. (1994) Geohydrologic opportunities in agriculture and watershed research, 19-33. In Proceedings of the ARS Conference on Hydrology.
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G L Johnson, J V Bonta, D G Boyer et al. (1994) Weather and climate characterization, 113-122. In Proceedings of the ARS Conference on Hydrology. Denver, CO, September 13-15, 1993.
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D G Boyer, R J Wright, C M Feldhake et al. (1991) Soil spatial variability and steep pasture management considerations in an acid soil environment, 407-416. In Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH.
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G C Pasquarell, D G Boyer (1989) Measuring hydraulic conductivity in a steep Appalachian watershed, 529-553. In Proceedings of the Conference on New Field Techniques for Quantifying the Physical and Chemical Properties of Heterogeneous Aquifers, Dallas, TX, 20-23 March.
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S J Tajchman, D G Boyer (1979) Some energetic effects of forest interception, 83-86. In Commemorative Volume for 60th Anniversary of Dr. A. Baumgartner.
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Conference Proceedings (16)
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D G Boyer, J P S Neel (2007) Characterizations of dissolved organic matter in silvopasture, pasture, and forest leachates, 263-269. In When Trees and Crops Get Together. Proceedings of the 10th North American Agroforestry Conference, Québec City, Canada, 10-13 June 10-13.
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D G Boyer (1998) Agricultural nonpoint source pollution in the karst of southeastern West Virginia, 28-37. In Proceedings of the WV Non-Point Source Conference, Charleston, WV 1-3 October.
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G Dasher, D Boyer (1997) Dye tracings in the Spring Creek area, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, 18-30. In Proceedings of the Karst-Water Environment Symposium, Roanoke, VA, 30-31 October.
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D G Boyer (1995) Best management practices for a mature karst area, 37-40. In Proceedings of the conference Clean Water - Clean Environment - 21st Century, Volume III: Practices, Systems and Adoption.
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K E Turner, D P Belesky, D G Boyer (1995) Blood urea nitrogen levels of lambs grazing orchardgrass and orchardgrass-chicory pastures, 5-6. In Nutrient Cycling in Forage Systems.
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D G Boyer, G C Pasquarell (1994) Agricultural land use impacts on karst groundwater quality, 791-799. In Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association Conference on Effect of Human-Induced Changes on Hydrologic Systems.
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D G Boyer, C M Feldhake (1991) Thermal climate homogeneity in a steep Appalachian pasture, 30-33. In 20th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Sept 10-13, Salt Lake City, UT.
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G C Pasquarell, D G Boyer (1991) Water quality impacts of agriculture on karst conduit waters, Greenbrier County, WV, 72-78. In Proceedings of the 1991 National Cave Management Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
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D G Boyer, C M Feldhake (1990) Precipitation variability effects on modeled soil water deficits, 323-331.
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D G Boyer, G C Pasquarell (1988) Modeling water availability for forage growth in a small Appalachian watershed, 195-205. In Agricultural Engineers, Chicago, IL, 12-13 December.
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Journal Article (41)
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D G Boyer, J P S Neel (2010) Nitrate and fecal coliform concentration differences at the soil/bedrock interface in Appalachian silvopasture, pasture, and forest, 89-96. In Agroforestry Systems 79 (1).
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D G Boyer, E Kuczynska (2010) Prevalence and concentration of Cryptosporidium oocysts in beef cattle paddock soils and forage., 893-900. In Foodborne pathogens and disease 7 (8).
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D G Boyer, D P Belesky (2009) Interactions of slope and canopy of herbage of three herbage species on transport of faecal indicator bacteria by rain splash, 432-442. In Grass and Forage Science 64 (4).
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D G Boyer (2008) Assessment of a sinkhole filter for removing agricultural contaminants, 47-52. In Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 63 (1).
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D G Boyer (2008) Fecal coliform dispersal by rain splash on slopes, 1395-1400. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148 (8-9).
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K D Ritchey, D G Boyer, K E Turner et al. (2008) Goat urine and limestone affect nitrogen and cation distributions in an acidic grassland, 626-633. In Soil Science Society of America Journal 72 (3).
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Douglas G Boyer, Ewa Kuczynska, Ron Fayer (2008) Transport, fate, and infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts released from manure and leached through macroporous soil, 1011-1019. In Environmental Geology 58 (5).
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D G Boyer, D P Belesky, K E Turner (2007) Sustainable turkey litter amendments for mixed swards grazed by sheep in Appalachia: Nitrate leaching, 75-86. In Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 29 (4).
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D G Boyer (2005) Water quality improvement program effectiveness for carbonate aquifers in grazed land watersheds, 291-300. In Journal of the American Water Resources Association 41 (2).
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E Kuczynska, D G Boyer, D R Shelton (2003) Comparison of immunofluorescence assay and immunomagnetic electrochemiluminescence in detection of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in karst water samples, 17-26. In Journal of Microbiological Methods 53 (1).
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Report (1)
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R Lee, H W Rauch, D G Boyer et al. (1980) Predicting normal minimum-flow rates for ungaged streams in West Virginia, 68.
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Thesis (2)
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D G Boyer (1980) Frequency Analysis and Prediction of Minimum Streamflow Rates, 128.
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D G Boyer (1975) The Climatological Water Balance in a Mountainous Terrain, 95.
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Biographical Information
Dr. Boyer received his Ph.D. in forest hydrology at West Virginia University in 1980. Since that time Dr. Boyer has been employed with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Beaver, WV as a research hydrologist. Since 1991 Dr. Boyer has been studying agricultural impacts on karst water quality and has been developing and testing best management practices for protecting groundwater quality in karst terrain. He has conducted research programs in surface mine reclamation hydrology, steep pasture microclimatology, and hillslope hydrology. He has also served as a cooperating scientist on an international team investigating karst agroforestry in Slovenia. He has published more than 50 scientific and technical papers and has presented his research to more than 100 audiences. His karst research work has also appeared in Agricultural Research, Stormwater, and Wonderful West Virginia magazines. Reports about his work have also appeared in several newspapers and television and radio shows.
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Professional Experience
1979 - Present
Retired Research Hydrologist at formerly USDA-ARS, Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center
Beaver, West Virginia, United States
Beaver, West Virginia, United States
Education
Jan 1973 - Aug 1980
West Virginia University
in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
BsF; MsF; PhD
BsF; MsF; PhD
Aug 1970 - May 1979
SUNY, Morrisville
in Morrisville, New York, United States
A.A.S.
A.A.S.
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