In the Corn Belt states of the Midwestern U.S., intensive row-cropping surrounds small streams, effectively eliminating riparian cover and habitat. Agricultural activities can have profound effects on the chemical and physical characteristics of small streams. In 2013, the USGS Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA) investigated relations between stream characteristics and stream ecology in 100 small streams across the Midwest.| USGS
The storage of carbon is a critical part of rebalancing the carbon cycle to ensure that climate change is less severe than many predict.| Geography Realm
Researchers applied machine learning to satellite-derived datasets to to analyze tillage practices and crop yields in the US Corn Belt.| Geography Realm
To cope with ever-changing agricultural needs and conditions, the USDA uses data from Landsat to monitor crops in the contiguous United States.| Geography Realm
In partnership with scientists and researchers, farmers are coming up with different ways to keep soil from degrading and releasing more CO2 into the air.| Geography Realm
Researchers from the Crowther Lab recently published a study in Science which reviewed existing research on soil communities and how climate change will accelerate the loss of carbon stored in the world's soil.| Geography Realm
