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| Web URL(s): | https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2019am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/120821
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Nicklay, Jennifer A.;
Cadieux, K. Valentine;
Jelinski, Nicolas A.;
LaBine, Kat;
Rogers, Mary;
Small, Gaston |
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| Author Affiliation: | Nicklay, Jelinski, and LaBine: Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN; Cadieux: Hamline University, St. Paul, MN; Rogers: Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, Falcon Heights, MN; Small: Biology, University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN |
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| Title: | Initial trends in ecosystem service metrics of urban agriculture in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
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| Section: | SSSA division: Urban and anthropogenic soils
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| Meeting Info.: | San Antonio, Texas: November 10-13, 2019 |
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| Source: | ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2019, p. 120821. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America] |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agriculture; Biodiversity; Biological properties of soil; Chemical properties of soil; Ecosystem services; Hydraulic conductivity; Leachates; Phosphorus; Physical properties of soil; Urban agriculture; Urban habitat
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| Geographic Terms: | Minneapolis, Minnesota; St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Many urban growers in Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) have articulated that their ability to implement regenerative, multi-functional growing practices is restricted by inadequate information about how urban agriculture impacts the environment. This question is also complicated by the range of practices used - urban farms, community gardens, and home gardens use diverse growing strategies, which potentially have different environmental impacts. Thus, this research project seeks to quantify ecosystem service metrics for urban farms in MSP over a three-year on-farm study conducted in collaboration with four growers. Each partner is hosting replicated plots with treatments representing existing practices, including compost addition, brewer's mash addition, intercropping with clover, mulching with comfrey, raised beds, and irrigation with alfalfa tea. We measure a range of metrics such as yield; soil chemical, physical, and biological properties; nutrients in water leachate; and plant/insect biodiversity. Having completed our second year, the initial findings indicate that urban agriculture activities improve hydraulic conductivity compared to lawns/turfgrass but also increase soil phosphorus concentrations significantly. These, and other, results indicate that there will be trade-offs associated with urban agriculture (as with any land use). Locally, elucidating the impacts and potential trade-offs of different urban agriculture management practices will ultimately guide not only grower decisions, but also hopefully city and county programs and policies that support (or hinder) urban agriculture activities. On a larger scale, the environmental impacts of urban agriculture could play an important role in the urban footprint generally (e.g., resources, nutrients, etc.) depending upon how and at what scale urban agriculture is implemented." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only!
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Nicklay, J. A., K. V. Cadieux, N. A. Jelinski, K. LaBine, M. Rogers, and G. Small. 2019. Initial trends in ecosystem service metrics of urban agriculture in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Agron. Abr. p. 120821. |
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