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Research Project: Long-term Management of Water Resources in the Central Mississippi River Basin

Location: Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research

Title: The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands

Author
item BOUGHTON, ELIZABETH - Archbold Biological Station
item Baffaut, Claire
item Bestelmeyer, Brandon
item Browning, Dawn
item Derner, Justin
item HADDAD, NICK - Charles E Kellogg National Soil Survey Laboratory & Research
item Kaplan, Nicole
item Porensky, Lauren
item SAHA, AMARTYA - Archbold Biological Station
item SCALTER, VIVIENNE - Archbold Biological Station
item SONNIER, GREGORY - Archbold Biological Station
item SWAIN, HILARY - Archbold Biological Station
item Tsegaye, Teferi

Submitted to: Ecological Society of America Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/20/2020
Publication Date: 8/2/2020
Citation: Boughton, E.H., Baffaut, C., Bestelmeyer, B.T., Browning, D.M., Derner, J.D., Haddad, N., Kaplan, N.E., Porensky, L.M., Saha, A., Scalter, V., Sonnier, G., Swain, H., Tsegaye, T.D. 2020. The Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network: Towards sustainable food, environmental integrity, and resilience in working lands [abstract]. 2020 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 3-6, 2020, virtual. Available: https://eco.confex.com/eco/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/81842

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: 1) Background/Question/Methods. Agriculture covers ~38% of the world’s land area and over 50% of the US. Such a large land-use, combined with growing populations, creates an urgent need for more productive agriculture that protects and promotes environmental integrity. The USDA’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR) aims to fulfill this need by simultaneously enhancing agriculture’s productivity, minimizing its environmental footprint, and promoting rural prosperity.