Education

Ph.D. (1997), University of British Columbia
M.Sc. (1990), University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
B.Sc. (1986), University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Research Interests

• Application of information technology in soil science education
• Soil compaction susceptibility
• Land-use impacts on temperate grasslands: linking soil quality and ecosystems function
• Rehabilitation of degraded forest soils
• Forest grazing and its impacts on soil quality
   

Teaching

Courses:

• APBI 200  – Introduction to Soil Science
• APBI 402 / SOIL 502 - Sustainable Soil Management
• APBI 403 / SOIL 503 – Field and Laboratory Methods in Soil Science

Online Teaching Tools:

• SoilWeb
• Soil Classification: Canadian soil orders
• Soil formation and soil processes
• Land-use impact on soil quality teaching tool
• Virtual soil science learning resources
• Soil formation and parent material
• The soil monolith collection at the University of British Columbia
• Virtual soil lab modules

Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students:

Clara Roa-Garcia (Ph.D., started Sep 2009; co-supervised with Dr. Sandra Brown). Thesis title: “Sources and pathways of heavy metals in the environment and their link to birth defects

Alisha Hackinen (M.Sc., started Sep 2010). Thesis title: “Application of collaborative case based learning in a Sustainable Soil Management course”

Past Graduate Students:

Robert Lee (M.Sc., Nov 2011). Thesis title: “Relationships of plant communities and soil properties to exotic plant invasion under climate change scenario”

Adrienne Scott (M.Sc., Jun 2011). Thesis title: "An assessment of soil water repellency after wildfire in southern British Columbia: Comparison of methodologies and predictive indicators"

Christian Evans (M.Sc., Jan 2011). Thesis title: “A comparison of the effects of 20 and 30 years of grazing on grassland soil properties in southern British Columbia”

Rachel Strivelli (M.Sc., Feb 2010). Thesis title: “Development of an innovative, interactive soils teaching tool for metapedogenesis”

Yihai (Simon) Zhao (Ph.D., Jun 2009). Thesis title: "Compaction susceptibility of forest soils in BC”

Sarah Lamagna (M.Sc., Aug 2008). Thesis title: “Development of health indicators for rough fescue grasslands in the southern interior of British Columbia”. For more details visit http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HRE/ecoearth/ordroad/HealthIndic.htm

Bruce Roddan (M.Sc., Apr 2008). Thesis title: “Development of sediment trap design for riparian areas”

Shannon Ripley (M.Sc., Jun 2007). Thesis title: “Soil quality indicators in the forest grazing systems in Argentina”

Maryam Mofidpoor (M.Sc., Jun 2007). Thesis title: “Soil quality indicators for peat moss as a growing media base”

Brian Wallace (M.Sc., Jun 2007). Thesis title: “Effect of biosoilds on physical properties of rangeland soils in southern British Columbia”

Peter Sorokovsky (M.Sc., Sep 2005). Thesis title: “Compaction on sand-based putting greens in the Lower Fraser Valley”

Awards

• UBC Killam Teaching Prize - 2006
• North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Teaching Award of Merit - 2006
• AMTEC Award of Merit by the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (AMTEC) - 2007
• CADE Award of Excellence for Partnership and Collaboration by the Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) - 2007
• CNIE Award of Merit in the Media Festival for the instructional, post-secondary awarded by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) – 2009
• CNIE Award of Excellence in Innovation in Web Design by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) – 2011

Refereed Publications (Last 10 Years)

Strivelli, R.A., M. Krzic, C. Crowley, S. Dyanatkar, A. Bomke, S.W. Simard, and A. Jakoy. 2011. Integration of problem-based learning and web-based multimedia to enhance soil management course. J. Natural Resources & Life Sci. Education 40: 215-223.

Zhao, Y., M. Krzic, C.E. Bulmer, M.G. Schmidt, and S.W. Simard. 2010. Relative bulk density as a measure of compaction and its influence on tree height. Canadian J. of Forest Research 40: 1724-1735 

Ripley, S.W., M. Krzic, G.E.Bradfield, and A.A. Bomke. 2010. Land-use impacts on soil quality of the Yungas/Chaco transition forest of Jujuy province, northwestern Argentina. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 90: 679-683. 

Mofidpoor, M., M. Krzic, and L. Principe. 2009. Effects of peat source and length of storage time on the quality of baled peat. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 89:635-644.

Wallace, B.M., M. Krzic, T.A. Forge, K. Broersma, R.F. Newman. 2009. Biosolids increase soil aggregation and protection of soil carbon five years after application on a crested wheatgrass pasture. Journal of Environmental Quality 38: 291-298.

Krzic, M., L. Zabek, C.E. Bulmer, B. Chapman, and C. Trethewey. 2009. Soil properties and lodgepole pine growth on forest landings rehabilitated by tillage and fertilizer application. Canadian Journal of Soil Science - Special issue on Forest Soil Disturbance 89: 25-34.

Blouin, V.M., M.G. Schmidt, C.E. Bulmer, and M. Krzic. 2008. Effects of compaction and water content on lodgepole pine seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 2444-2452.

Zhao Y., M. Krzic, C.E. Bulmer, and M.G. Schmidt. 2008. Maximum bulk density of British Columbia forest soils from the Proctor test: relationships with selected physical and chemical properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72:442–452.

Sorokovsky, P, M. Krzic, and M.D. Novak. 2007. Core aeration of sand-based putting greens in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 87:103-111.

Krzic, M., R.F. Newman, C. Trethewey, C.E. Bulmer, and B. Chapman. 2006. Cattle grazing effects on plant species composition and soil compaction on rehabilitated forest landings in central interior British Columbia. Journal of Soil and Conservation 61:137-144.

Blouin, V., M.G. Schmidt, C.E. Bulmer, and M. Krzic. 2005. Mechanical disturbance impacts on soil properties and lodgepole pine growth in British Columbia’s central interior. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 85:681-691.

Krzic, M., H. Page, R.F. Newman, and K. Broersma. 2004. Aspen regeneration, forage production and soil compaction on harvested and grazed boreal aspen stands. British Columbia Journal of Ecosystems and Management 5:30-38.

Blouin, V., M. Schmidt, C. Bulmer, and M. Krzic. 2004. Soil compaction and water content effects on lodgepole pine seedling growth in British Columbia. Supersoil 2004: Program and Abstracts for the 3rd Australian - New Zealand Soils Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, Dec 5-9, 2004.

Krzic, M., C.E. Bulmer, F. Teste, L. Dampier, and S. Rahman. 2004. Soil properties influencing compactability of forest soils in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 84:219-226.

Bulmer, C.E., and M. Krzic. 2003. Soil properties and lodgepole pine growth on rehabilitated landings in northeastern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 83:465-474.  

Battigelli, J.P., G.S. McIntyre, K. Broersma, and M. Krzic. 2003. Impact of cattle grazing on prostigmatid mite densities in grassland soils of southern interior British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 83:533-535.

Krzic, M., R.F. Newman, and K. Broersma. 2003. Plant species diversity and soil quality in harvested and grazed boreal aspen stands of northeastern British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 182: 315-325.

Krzic, M., K. Broersma, R.F. Newman, T.M. Ballard, and A.A. Bomke. 2001.  Soil quality of harvested and grazed forest cutblocks in southern British Columbia.  Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 56:192-197.

Krzic, M., M.-C. Fortin, and A.A. Bomke. 2001.  Sweet corn tillage-planting systems in a humid maritime climate of British Columbia .  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 19:25-39.

Krzic, M., T.M. Ballard, K. Broersma, and R.F. Newman. 2001. Lodgepole pine nutrition and growth on grazed forest cutblocks in southern British Columbia .  British Columbia Journal of Ecosystems and Management Vol.1, No.2.

Affiliations

• TerreWEB Graduate Program
• Soil, Water, and Air Laboratory
• Belowground Ecosystem Group
• Soil–Water Environmental Group