The global human population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, increasing the
demand for food and fiber, but also raising concerns about the environmental impact of …

Topographic wetness index (TWI) is used as a proxy for soil moisture, but how well it
performs across varying timescales and methods of calculation is not well understood. To …

Agroforestry practices that include trees on grazing lands could enhance atmospheric CO2
sequestration and storage. However, carbon sequestration rates and storage capacity of …

Management and design affect systems' ability to deliver ecosystem services and meet
sustainable intensification needs for a growing population. Soil–plant–animal health …

Greater adoption and better management of spatially complex, conservation systems such
as agroforestry (AF) are dependent on determining methods suitable for delineating in-field …

Tree species and fertilization sources may affect the soil organic carbon (SOC) and fertility in
agroforestry (AF) systems in temperate regions, but this remains unexplored. This study …

Soil respiration is one of the main soil health indicators and is influenced by several factors
in agricultural fields. Identifying key factors that control soil respiration is desirable for …

Despite a rapidly growing body of literature on the spatial variability of soil microbial
communities at landscape to regional scales, the community structures of forest soil bacteria …

A silvopastoral system (SPS) is defined as a type of agroforestry system wherein grasses
combine with legumes, shrubs, and trees for animal nutrition. Its use, as an alternative to …

Understanding the effects of organic pasture management on the soil microbiome is
important for sustainable forage production since soil microbiome diversity contributes to …