Abstract
EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION,
VOL. 89, NO. 16,
PAGE 151, 2008
doi:10.1029/2008EO160003
MEETINGS
The Science of Global Soil Change: Networking for Our Future: Global Soil Change Workshop; Duke University and Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina, 10–13 December 2007
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Some of the most important scientific questions today concern the future of Earth's soil. Understanding the biological, ecological, chemical, and physical processes governing soil functions is directly related to most if not all of the grand challenges in environmental science outlined by the National Academies (Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences, National Research Council, 2001). Because of the inherently long-term nature of soil change, addressing these questions requires research over decadal timescales. This feature of soil science presents significant challenges to those designing and implementing research programs, and yet is critical to the understanding of soil systems and the improvement of land management.
Citation: (2008), The Science of Global Soil Change: Networking for Our Future: Global Soil Change Workshop; Duke University and Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina, 10–13 December 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(16), 151, doi:10.1029/2008EO160003.
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