hbirge adaptive management for ecosystems
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69th SWCS International Annual Conference “Making Waves in Conservation: Our Life on Land and Its Impact on Water” July 27-30, 2014 Lombard, ILTRANSCRIPT
AM for Soil Ecosystem Services:Incorporating soil ecological knowledge into
management of Conservation Reserve Program Lands
Hannah Birgé & Craig R Allen
“The soil is the one indestructible, immutable asset that the nation possesses. It is the one resource that cannot be exhausted; that cannot be used up.” –Hugh Bennet, 1909
What is soil health, and why does it matter?
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility
Reservoir of biodiversity/genetics
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility/PP
Biodiversity
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Repeated disturbance
Increasing soil organic carbon
Table from Gebhart et al., 1994
Upland Game Birds
Soil Health
Managed Disturbances
The Conservation Reserve Program Dilemma
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility/PP
Biodiversity
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Tillage
Herbicide application
Controlled burn
Drill seeder
30ft firebreak (spring wheat)
Pond
1 mile
W
S
E
N
Mid‐Contract Management treatment plots
Field entrances
Standard CRP seed mix
How can I incorporate SEK into my AM?
-water stable aggregates
-laboratory testing for pH, inorganic N and P, texture
-bulk density
-soil organic carbon quantity
-soil organic carbon quality
-mycorrhizae
-infiltration
Acknowledgments
Questions/Comments
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility/PP
Biodiversity
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Biological
PhysicalChemical
Gas and climate regulation
Water purification
Erosion control
Nutrient cycling
Xenobiotic biomediation
Fertility
Carbon storage
Upland game bird habitat
Repeated disturbance