Kerri L. Steenwerth

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between soil physical and chemical characteristics, management factors, and vegetation type with microbial community composition in two coastal valleys in California, and found that higher values of total soil C, N, and microbial biomass (total PLFA) and lower values of soil pH occurred in the grassland than cultivated soils.

TL;DR: Overall, soil water availability was an important determinant of soil microbial community composition, and effects of environmental and management factors suggest that agricultural management can have larger effects on soil microbial communities than elevation and precipitation gradients.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the responses of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial biomass, and microbial community structure to a tillage event in intensively managed vegetable crop systems in California.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the impacts of soil tillage and cover crops on soil carbon dynamics and microbiological function in a vineyard grown in California's mediterranean climate, and evaluated seasonal effects of soil temperature, water content, and precipitation on soil C dynamics.

TL;DR: The Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (GSCA) as discussed by the authors focused on contributing to economic development, poverty reduction and food security; maintaining and enhancing the productivity and resilience of natural and agricultural ecosystem functions, thus building natural capital; and reducing trade-offs involved in meeting these goals.