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Pastureland Conservation Assessment Studies
USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) is a multi-agency effort led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to quantify the effects of conservation practices across the nation’s working lands.
Mission Evidence Mark
Network Evidence Score 89/100
Established evidenceA distributed evidence network, connecting 29 outputs across 14 states.
- Publications
- 29
- Citations
- 5.9k
- States
- 14
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Geographic footprint
Where Pastureland Conservation Assessment Studies's research happens
11 county-located studies across 8 counties.
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Hub Description
USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) is a multi-agency effort led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to quantify the effects of conservation practices across the nation’s working lands.
Evidence Depth
29
total papers
Funding Base
15
unique funders
Local Fit
14 states
geographic coverage
Actionability
100%
papers with outcomes or takeaways
Key Topics
Recent Papers
R. Daren Harmel, Devendra Amatya, Stephen Sebestyen et al.
The natural background contribution from grasslands and forest lands is important to consider in research and management. To our knowledge, no study has compiled and analyzed this “reference” water quality from small natural grasslands and forests. Thus, our objective was to summarize nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and sediment loads in runoff fromthese referencewatersheds.Measured annual nutrient loadswere compiled from 13 grassland and nine forest reference sites across 12 North American regions.
Merilynn C. Schantz, Douglas R. Smith, Kabindra Adhikari et al.
This study successfully evaluated soil health differences between alternative and prevailing grazing strategies, revealing distinct nutrient dynamics and carbon trends. Additionally, it demonstrated the importance of soil extraction methods in assessing nutrient abundance, particularly for P, which has implications for environmental management and water quality.
Merilynn C. Schantz, Douglas R. Smith, Kabindra Adhikari et al.
Soil health and nutrient dynamics in pasturelands: A decadal study on the effects of alternative grazing management.
Amber Dalke, Jason W. Karl, Jeremy Kenyon et al.
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Merilynn C. Schantz, Douglas R. Smith, Kabindra Adhikari et al.
Adapting to Climatic Extremes: Do Grazing Management Strategies Matter?.
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1. R. Daren Harmel
6 citations
2. Merilynn C. Schantz
6 citations
3. Douglas R. Smith
6 citations
4. Kabindra Adhikari
6 citations
5. Javier M. Osorio Leyton
6 citations
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