Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) refers to the uptake of carbon (C) containing substances
from the atmosphere and its storage in soil C pools. Soil microbial community (SMC) play a …

Natural climate solutions (NCS) are strategies for climate mitigation in the land sector that
increase carbon storage or avoid GHG emissions. Here we estimate China's historic NCS …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is closely tied to soil health. However, additional biological
indicators may also provide insight about C dynamics and microbial activity. We used SOC …

Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Cover crop (CC) impacts on soil ecosystem services including erosion control, C
sequestration, soil productivity, and others have been reviewed. However, CC impacts on …

Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Plant biodiversity–productivity relationships become stronger over time in grasslands,
forests, and agroecosystems. Plant shoot and root litter is important in mediating these …

Widespread adoption of improved cropland management measures is advocated to
increase soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, thereby improving soil fertility and mitigating …

Conservation management practices–including agroforestry, cover cropping, no-till, reduced
tillage, and residue return–have been applied for decades to control surface runoff and soil …