Collaborative Research: Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the Tropics: Determinants and Consequences

将对热带土壤有机物质进行一项试点研究。 在秘鲁的尤里马瓜斯和几个国家进行实地研究， 其他热带农业站点将提供土壤数据 有机物动力学 其中一些数据将用于 温带土壤有机质模型的改进 农业生态系统，使其可以在热带地区使用。 的 其余数据将用于验证修改后的 模型 该模型是当前土壤思维的前沿综合 生物学和化学。 它在热带土壤中的应用 问题将提供非常需要的整合， 热带土壤及其反应的非综合信息 到管理层 有了这个合成工具， 来管理热带地区脆弱的土壤 参与试点研究的研究人员来自世界各地- 在各自领域的知名专家。 桑切斯医生 近20年来，他证明了自己的工作能力， 在拉丁美洲的偏远地区 机构支助 北卡罗来纳州州立大学和科罗拉多州州立大学是 好极了

A pilot study of tropical soil organic matter will be conducted. Field studies being conducted in Yurimaguas, Peru and in several other tropical agricultural sites will provide data on soil organic matter dynamics. Some of these data will then be used to modify a soil organic model developed for temperate zone agroecosystems so that it can be used in the tropics. The remainder of the data will be used to validate the modified model. The model is a cutting-edge synthesis of current thinking in soil biology and chemistry. Its application to tropical soils problems will provide much need integration of here-to-fore unsynthesized information on tropical soils and their responses to management. With this synthesis tool we should be better able to manage the often fragile soils of the tropics. The investigators involved in the pilot study are world- recognized experts in their respective fields. Dr. Sanchez has demonstrated, for almost two decades, his ability to work in remote field settings in Latin America. Institutional support at North Carolina State University and Colorado State University are excellent.