B005
Advances in Soil Health: Characterizing the Biogeophysical Components of Sustained Productivity in Managed Soils
Advances in Soil Health: Characterizing the Biogeophysical Components of Sustained Productivity in Managed Soils
Session ID#: 80988
Session Description:
Soil management practices that enhance organic matter content, minimize disturbance, and promote soil biology are increasingly viewed as critical strategies to both sequester carbon and improve soil productivity. This session will explore how soils change mechanistically under conservation practices, the implications of those changes for the productivity of working lands, and impacts on elemental budgets at farm- to global-spatial scales.
This session welcomes contributions that advance the scientific underpinnings of the soil health concept. Topics may include: links between soil physical and microbial community development, pore versus aggregate perspectives on soil structural development, soil impacts of pesticides and other inputs, and greenhouse gas implications of improved soil health. Contributions across the physical, biological, and geochemical disciplines of soil health are welcome.
Index Terms:
0402 Agricultural systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0465 Microbiology: ecology, physiology and genomics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0470 Nutrients and nutrient cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0486 Soils/pedology [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
Primary Convener: Claire Louise Phillips, USDA-ARS, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Corvallis, CA, United States
Conveners: Markus Kleber, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States and Daniel Liptzin, Soil Health Institute, Denver, CO, United States
Primary Liaison: Claire Louise Phillips, USDA-ARS, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Corvallis, CA, United States
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