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Biology semina "Soil carbon stability across scales: From the lab to climate-smart agricultural solutions"

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

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"Soil carbon stability across scales: From the lab to climate-smart agricultural solutions", presented by Kelsey Jensen, post-doctoral researcher, department of environmental studies and sciences, Skidmore College.Soils comprise the largest terrestrial pool of organic carbon, presenting an opportunity to mitigate climate change through enhanced soil carbon sequestration. Despite the growing interest in this nature-based climate solution, there is still uncertainty in the mechanisms of soil carbon stabilization that underly CO 2 mitigation efforts. This presentation will address the chemical and biological aspects of soil carbon stability under elevated atmospheric CO 2 , drawing insights from lab analyses of soils from a long-term climate change experiment in the Mojave Desert. We will then discuss the challenges of applying soil carbon science at scale in agricultural systems through the work of The Soil Inventory Project (TSIP). The goal of TSIP is to develop regional soil carbon baselines for diverse agricultural systems throughout the United States using in-field soil sampling and large-scale geospatial modeling. Through these efforts, TSIP will provide robust soil carbon data to support the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices aimed at enhancing soil carbon sequestration.

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