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How are wetland plants and soils different from drier soils?

September 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Biology, Ecosystem, Ecosystem Services, Environment, Plant Science, soil, Soil Science, water, Wetland, Wetlands

Wetlands are characterized by saturation levels, hydric soils, and hydrophytic plants

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Digging into soil organic matter

September 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate Change, Iowa State, Iowa State University, Organic Matter, soil, Soil Organic Matter

A new study found patterns in how soil organic matter forms across a wide range of climate types. Understanding how soils break down or preserve organic matter is important because organic matter plays a central role in the kind of services soils can provide, such as whether they make good agricultural soils or if they can sequester carbon to slow climate change.

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3D printing ‘greener’ buildings using local soil

August 20, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Carbon Footprint, Infrastructure, soil, Sustainable

The demand for sustainable infrastructure has builders searching for an alternative to concrete’s large carbon footprint. Now, scientists have created a new building material using local soil, and will present their results today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo.

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What is a dung beetle?

August 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Ecosystem, Entomology, Insects, Livestock, Pests, soil, soil health, Soil Science

Dung beetles provide many important functions to ecosystems

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Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools

August 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Analysis, Innovation, soil, Soil Science, Technology

Scientists use a smartphone camera to easily measure soil density — a key metric for analyzing our soils

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Why is testing for soil microbes important?

August 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Bacteria, Fungi, microbes, Microbiology, soil, Soil Science

Various types of microbes are key ingredients to healthy soil

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How do the various soil types in Puerto Rico support different crops?

July 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Crop Production, Food Production, Geography, Puerto Rico, soil, Sustainability

Unique geography allows for wide variety of soils

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What type of insects live in soil?

July 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Entomology, Insects, Pests, Puerto Rico, soil

Insects can be both beneficial and harmful to agricultural land

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How much fluorine is too much fluorine?

July 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Agronomy, Fertilizer, Fluoride, Forage, Grazing, Livestock, Microbiology, New Zealand, Nutrients, soil, soil microbes, Soil Science, Toxicity, water

Research investigates how fluorine levels affect beneficial soil microbes

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The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil

July 8, 2020 sarah Jonas California, Ecosystem, Environment, Geography, Landslides, Research, soil, Soil Science, Water Quality, Wetlands

Areas where landslides are common make hydric soil identification tricky

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How to Tackle Climate Change, Food Security and Land Degradation

July 7, 2020 sarah Jonas 2015 Paris Agreement, afforestation, Agriculture, Benefits, Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Carbon, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Storage, Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate, Climate Change, climate mitigation, Cropland, Crops, Development, Disasters, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystems, Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Farming, Food, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Habitat, Human Ecology, Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, IPCC, LAND, land degradation, Mitigation, New Jersey, NJ, Policy, Risk Management, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Shrubs, soil, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sustainable Development Goals, Trees, United Nations, water

How can some of world’s biggest problems – climate change, food security and land degradation – be tackled simultaneously? Some lesser-known options, such as integrated water management and increasing the organic content of soil, have fewer trade-offs than many well-known options, such as planting trees, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Global Change Biology.

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How are oysters farmed – and what’s the effect on subaqueous soils?

July 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Aquaculture, marine and freshwater biology, oyster farm, soil, Soil Science, Waste, water, Water Quality

Oyster aquaculture poses minor changes to soils and bottom-dwelling communities

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