A defining feature of the Anthropocene is the distortion of the biosphere phosphorus (P)
cycle. A relatively sudden acceleration of input fluxes without a concomitant increase in …

In the past decade soil health has been intensively studied as a science and practiced as a
means to help improve the global social, environmental, and economic sustainability. This …

Core Ideas Soil health metrics were sensitive in North Carolina soils. Tillage intensity and
fertility practices were especially differentiated by biological soil health metrics. Soil health …

Soil health is a promising lens through which to approach land management, having the
potential to serve as a descriptor of biophysical processes and as an effective …

Nitrogenous fertilizers have nearly doubled global grain yields, but have also increased
losses of reactive N to the environment. Current public investments to improve soil health …

Abstract Before Euro-American settlement, many Native American nations intercropped
maize (Zea mays), beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), and squash (Cucurbita pepo) in what is …

Understanding and interpretation of soil quality is crucial to strategize land management
practices for sustaining agricultural productivity while mitigating environmental degradation …

Various soil health indicators that measure a chemically defined fraction of nitrogen (N) or a
process related to N cycling have been proposed to quantify the potential to supply N to …

The soil health concept has evolved over the past several decades, recognizing that the
response of dynamic soil properties to management is dependent on site‐specific factors …

Improving soil health is critical to reversing trends of soil degradation and is of increasing
interest to a range of stakeholders including policymakers, agricultural industry leaders, food …