W.K. Kellogg Biological Station KBS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

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In our research, we use interdisciplinary approaches to study ecological nutrient management, with an emphasis on diversified agroecosystems, soil nitrogen and carbon cycles, and legume nitrogen fixation. We also examines the social processes that shape food system transformation, from production through consumption, to support more ecologically sustainable and socially just systems.

Our work identifying the outcomes of agricultural diversification with cover crop mixtures contributes to a better understanding of transitions away from reliance on commercial fertilizers and how to build resilience to a changing climate.

Here at MSU, we will link research with LTER, LTAR, and GLBRC experiments at KBS. This enables us to learn more about ecosystem processes and services across diverse agricultural contexts, which can inform how to shift public and private resources toward the systems that have the greatest ecological and social benefits.